The Des Moines Register from Des Moines, Iowa • Page 11

na RANTjY EVANS, Metro Editor, SISOBJ.SOftS Police Supping Up W'nmsnw, Maw h.U, Shtiov Scholarship Plan Moines officials want to start a program for pi'ople who live in putilic housing. Page3M and they're tired of it. The steps at the station aren't safe, officers say, and they want something done. Page2M And Iowa News cljc Dcs Illoinf 3 Jk gtolc Metro Record AUJNG Of BJDTS IN PUBUQUE Already in Prison Woman indicted in death of daughter The Urbandale woman has been convicted of endangering another child. ByJOY rIgCS RmmstkkStui Whioh 7: fx.

-A "I Drake Diner jury panel to be given questions Lawyers in the Drake Diner murder case have agreed to submit a list of questions to a jury panel next week to determine whether Joseph White will be able to receive a fair trial in Polk County. District Judge Ray Fenton said the list would be submitted Monday to the approximately 140 to 160 people chosen for the April jury panel. Included in the list will be general questions about what the jury panel members have read or heard about the case and whether they think they could be impartial jurors. White, 17, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree robbery in the robbery and double homicide Nov. 29 at the Des Moines restaurant.

His trial is set for May 3. lllllltllhr. $Emr 1 I i I v-, An I'rbandale woman convicted in 1989 of child endangerment for cutting off air to her 3-year-old son has been indicted in Texas in the death in 1984 of her 8-m 0 0 1 daughter. A grand jury Monday indict "Vs" ed Tanya Reid on one count of murder and one count of serious Reid injury to a child, indicted said Gene Ger- ringer, investigator with the district attorney's office in Hereford, Texas. Gerringer said Texas officials Man gets 5-year term for sex abuse charge A Des Moines man who pleaded guilty in February to a sexual abuse charge was sentenced Tuesday to up to five years in prison.

Robert Eugene Kearney, 67, was arrested in October and charged with conspiracy to sexually abuse a 14-year-old boy. He was accused of abusing a boy from February 1992 to early summer of 1992. Also implicated was Stephen Frederick Woodcock, another convicted sex offender. Woodcock pleaded guilty in February to a charge of third-degree sexual abuse and was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. A former teacher, he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 1986 for engaging in sexual activities with two 14-year-old boys.

will be working with Iowa prison officials to bring Reid to Texas. No date has been set for a court appearance, he said. 1 LI jtwiitil iiiiili iiiMiii i iinnirmiWiniMimiw. 1 1 htii.iii- iiMmnimmmamtaimtM mummmmmui i mi mmimi MawinMot run umim inn A former nurse, Reid was con victed of charges that she cut off air to her son, Robert, on several occasions to enjoy the glory of re viving him. She has served four years of a 1 0-year prison term.

The son survived. During Reid's trial, Assistant Polk County Attorney Melodee Photon by IIARKY HAL'MKRTTlIK RRCISTER Dubuque Casino Belle workers Todd Fishnick, left, and Bret Lyons unload a machine that counts and rolls slot-machine tokens. Casino boat industry still Property tax payments are due today If you haven't paid the second and final installment of your 1992-93 property taxes, today is the last day to do so without penalty. Polk County Treasurer Mary Malo-ney estimated that about 20,000 of the county's 125,000 or so taxpayers wait until taxes are due. About 70 percent, she said, don't have to think about the payment; their mortgage companies take care of it.

or s. come in waiting 1 nip to 1 1 V. if Hanes introduced evidence that Reid cut off air to her 8-month-old daughter, Morgan, at least 20 times in Illinois and Texas. Hanes contended that Reid eventually killed Morgan by shaking her violently. Hanes contended that Reid suffered from a rare psychological disorder called "Munchausen syndrome by proxy," which led her to induce the episodes in both children because she enjoyed the glory of reviving them and the attention she received from doctors.

Hanes said Tuesday that she could not comment on the indictment because she is listed as a witness in the case. Des Moines lawyer Mark Pennington, who defended Reid in 1989, said the indictment did not surprise him. "It's no secret that for the past five years since the initial trial, Iowa has done everything it could to get Texas to initiate the action," he said. Pennington and Reid last year appeared on the "Donahue" television show to discuss the disorder. Reid, who appeared on the show by satellite hookup from prison, has always contended that she is innocent.

'IT By WILLIAM PETR0SKI Rbcistkr Staff Writbr Dubuque, la. Iowa marks the second anniversary of its plunge into riverboat gambling this week, but there will be more tears than cheers in Dubuque. Tonight, the Dubuque Casino Belle, a floating casino, will become the third Iowa riverboat to call it quits in the past nine About 350 workers here will lose their jobs after this evening's final gambling sessions, which are being noted with a "Bon Voyage" party and free cake and coffee. The four-deck paddlewheeler has been sold by owner Robert Kehl for 1 7 million and will head south this week for richer prospects in St. Charles, Mo.

It could be August, maybe far longer, before a promised, much smaller, replacement boat begins plying the waters of the Missis Doctors' groups to study feasibility of merger After the announced merger of two Des Moines hospitals, two of the area's largest doctors' groups announced Tuesday their intention to investigate a merger. i McFarland Clinic, a 93-physician group in Ames, and Iowa Physicians Clinic, headed by well-known Des Moines physician Michael Richards, released a statement saying the groups intend to "evaluate the feasibility of a merger." McFarland Clinic, which has primary-care physicians as well as specialists, is located next to Ames' Mary Greeley Medical Center. Iowa Physicians Clinic, which has mostly primary-care doctors, has offices in five Des Moines-area locations, including the Methodist Medical Plaza next to Iowa Methodist Medical Center. m.mm 'A New Age' sippi River here. "We think it sad that the boat is leaving," said Diane Clark, a Doris Gorius operates a roulette table aboard to-last day of business in Iowa.

The boat is the Casino Belle Tuesday, the boat's second- moving to St. Charles, Mo. of Iowa aids study of women's health Casino Belle floor worker who has lined up a part-time family counseling job. "You meet a lot of nice people here. People come here to have fun.

So it's been like having fun all the time." Resentful Gary Cashaman, a gambling pit By CHARLES BULLAR0 Of Tiik wa Cm- Bi mm supervisor, said many casino Belle workers are deeply resentful that state and local leaders "So our tax dollars will also be going to Illinois." When riverboat gambling was inaugurated on April 1, 1991, Iowa captured the imagination of the nation's tourist trade with its promise of scenic river cruises, fine dining and low-stakes wagering. The floating casinos started with a boom, and more than 4.7 million people have boarded Iowa's boats over the past two years. But since April 1991, Illinois has launched a fleet of gambling Whittier Law School professor and gambling author. Even in Atlantic City, N.J., where a host of casinos have gone through bankruptcy, there is a brighter outlook because its gambling market is still relatively protected, Rose said. "Iowa has nothing going for it, other than having the closest casinos of convenience" for local gamblers, Rose said.

William Eadington, director of BOATS Ptea.se turn to Page 6M Supervisors OK buying Fords for sheriffs office Polk County's Board of Supervisors On Tuesday approved the purchase of 10 patrol cars for the sheriffs office from Charles Gabus Ford. The 1993 Ford Crown Victorias will cost $12,823 each. The board also agreed to buy three sets of maintenance manuals at $74 each. In other action Tuesday, the board agreed to buy five heavy-duty tandem-axle trucks from O'Halloran International Inc. of Des Moines at a price of $38,157 each; to grant the Iowa Department of Transportation all access rights from 63rd Street to Brown's Woods County Park; and to set a public hearing for April 13 on a move to convey property at South-nest Ninth and Allen streets to the Hispanic Education Resources Center.

boats, American Indian casinos have grown and gambling has rapidly expanded in other states. Struggle To Survive As a result, Iowa's riverboat industry is struggling to survive. Furthermore, some experts say too many mistakes have been made in Iowa and the state's image in the gambling business has been badly tarnished. "When I talk at investment seminars, I use Iowa as an example of a complete disaster," said I. Nelson Rose of Los Angeles, a didn't do more to ensure that Du Iowa City, la.

The University buque wouldn't be without river boat gambling. of Iowa was chosen Tuesday to participate in the $625 million Women's Health Initiative, the largest clinical trial ever undertak 'A lot of jobs will be leaving this state and going to Illinois," en in the United States. Cashaman said, referring to high-stakes riverboats across the river. The 15-year study will attempt to answer Honked at Police Garage Tmf RFfirsiTR Driver leads Cedar Falls police on chase Women between 50 and 79 who are interested in finding out more about volunteering for the study may call key health questions faced by middle-age and elderly women, questions that have been ignored until now by the medical establishment's exclusion of women from clinical WOODLAND AVENUE from 24th Street to 25th Street in West Des Moines will be closed for repairs for three to four weeks, beginning today. By JACK H0VELS0N Of Tiif Rk hsitk's W.XTf Ml Bl RMI J1L Woodland As Griffith tried to turn off Olive Street onto University Avenue a block east of the campus, a squad car pulled alongside and nudged him off the street.

He was arrested and handcuffed on the ground without resistance. There were no injuries and only minor damages to the truck and police car. Williams said police have had no serious problems with Griffith in the past and there was no obvious reavn for his actions He was taken to a hospital psychiatric fat-ility in Waterloo Police were compiling a list of charges to be filed against him police garage and began beeping his horn, officers thought he was signaling for help and tried to stop him, but he sped off in an erratic manner and a police car followed, Williams said. He drove through parking lots and on residential and commercial-area streets for an estimated three to four miles, once reaching speeds approaching 70 mph on Hudson Road near I'M. police said.

"Several times there were near head-on collisions with oncoming cars and we finally had to get him off the road. Other drivers had to swerve to avoid him." Williams said. Griffith also trn-d to ram police cars during the chase, police said. Road Closed trials. The of I will receive 1 1 .9 million to conduct its portion of the study.

Researchers at the Uofl will monitor the health of 3.5(H) women from central and eastern Iowa and western Illinois for 12 years "Today, we are entering a new Cedar Falls, la. A man drove into the Cedar Falls police garage Tuesday morning, honked his horn, then led officers on a life-threatening chase around town before he was forred off the street a blxk from the I'niversity of Northern Iowa campus. At one point. Edward Griffith. 23, of Cedar Falls led a pursuing squad car onto a street behind the I'NI-Dome, said Cedar Falls Police Car.

Dean Williams. When Griffith drove his pu kup tnak into the Ashworth Road STUDY urn to rarr 6M.