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Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, Tuesday, December 6, 1988 Page 17 I REMEMBER THIS CouLD BE YOU: Ammon LAKE NATAL Pr43te 4 fly Wow 10 Cond, Tier. at hect those: Ac Associated Press Amnesty Week Ball State University junior Shannon Dakin sits tional Human Rights Week, which started in a cage Monday in observance of Interna- Monday and Indiana Briefs Film Editor To Be Paid First NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) A California film editor who threatened to sell a master negative of the film "Pushed Too Far" over a $6,130 bill will be the first of creditors to be paid by a court-appointed receiver under a ruling by a Hamilton County judge. The film editor, who had not been paid by the local producers of Pushed Too Far, had said he would sell the negative if he did not receive payment by late Monday, said Greenfield attorney Eric N. Allen.

Fort Wayne Teen Shot To Death FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) A 15-year-old youth was in jail today charged in the fatal shooting of his best friend, police said. Dana L. Causey, 15, of Fort Wayne, was shot once in the chest from close range shortly before 3 p.m. Monday, said Master Sgt.

Steve Butz, Fort Wayne police spokesman. Causey and his unidentified friend had been handling a handgun and rifle when the handgun discharged. striking Causey in the chest, Butz said. The other boy ran to a neighbor's house to call police. He was initially charged with the delinquent act of reckless homicide, a juvenile court charge.

The boy's mother, Georgia Richardson, visited him Monday night. He was in shock and was worried that he might not be able to attend Causey's funeral, she said. "He said this was the first time they had played with the gun," she said. "He can't believe he's dead. He said Dana just looked at him and said, 'You got FBI Probes Marion Jail Death INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The FBI and the Marion County coroner's office are investigating the hanging death of a young woman in the county lockup, officials said.

Sylvia Botella, 23, a trainee at the Job Corps center at Camp Atterbury, was found hanged by her belt in an isolation cell at the lockup a few hours after her arrest Nov. 19. Botella was arrested at a motel with two other Job Corps trainees, both 18, for drinking, after police were called over a disturbance in a room. Botella was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a misdemeanor. The victim's mother, Elaine Botella of Saginaw, said Monday she asked the FBI to investigate because she had doubts about the circumstances of her daughter's death.

Bannister Named Butler President INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Geoffrey Bannister will be named president of Butler University today, according to a published report. The Indianapolis Star quoted sources as confirming the appointment of Bannister, the English-born executive vice president and chief operating officer of the school. He would replace John G. Johnson, who is resigning the presidency to become university chancellor. Bad Grades Send Youth To Jail HAMMOND, Ind.

(AP) A 17-year-old Hammond youth is in jail under conditions resembling solitary confinement for bad school grades and disobeying City Court Judge Peter Katic. The teen is serving a 48-day sentence in the city lockup in a cell without windows, bedding or books, said Ron Hill, Hammond police spokesman. Katic said Monday, "I'm not a goofball sending a 17-year-old to a city lockup with no facilities. I'm acutely aware of the problemn we've got in the lockup, and I'm in the midst of making exceptional arrangements for this unique circumstance. The boy is showing blatant disregard for authority." The case IS the latest example of Katic's policy of jailing students who commit traffic violations and take home bad grades.

He hopes to shock them into obtaining an education. A number of educators have praised his goal but criticized his method. Hill said of the jail where the student is held, "We have no windows. All we've got are steel beds to sleep on; no mattresses at all." Dobis, Goodall Appointed To House Demo Positions CRep. Chester F.

Dobis of Merrillville will serve as Democratic speaker pro tem and Rep. Hurley C. Goodall of Muncie will be the Democrats' assistant floor leader INDIANAPOLIS (AP) House of Representatives Democratic Speaker Michael K. Phillips has appointed Reps. Chester F.

Dobis of Merrillville and Hurley C. Goodall of Muncie to highranking Democratic positions. Phillips announced Monday that Dobis will serve as Democratic speaker pro tem, and Goodall will be the Democrats' assistant floor leader. The Democratic leader also announced that Rep. Edward E.

Goble of Batesville will be the caucus' whip. Dobis, a legislator since 1971, will preside in the House at times when Phillips, during his alternate days on the rostrum, is away from the speaker's chair. Phillips, a Boonville attorney, and Republican Paul S. Mannweiler, R-Indianapolis, are co-speakers of the House. They will serve on alternate days under a historic power-sharing agreement negotiated after 50 members of each party were elected for the General Assembly.

Dobis, a vice president of Gainer Bank in Merrillville, has been Phillips' assistant minority floor leader in recent years. Goodall will work as an assistant to Democratic Floor Leader Stanley G. Jones, D- Lafayette. A lawmaker since 1979, Goodall is chairman of the Indiana Black Caucus. He is a retired firefighter.

Goble, a senior vice president of Indiana Insurance has been 3 state representative since 1971. He had been Phillips' minority party whip since 1983. The whip makes sure members of the Democratic caucus are present for important votes and enforces party discipline on partisan issues. The other Democratic leadership position of caucus chairman was given to Rep. Dennis Heeke of Dubois during a Democratic caucus in November.

Phillips also announced that William F. Schreiber will return to the House Democratic staff as executive assistant to the cospeaker. Schreiber was Phillips' administrative assistant from 1983 to 1987 before leaving to become director of governmental affairs for the Indiana Association of Realtors. Long active in politics, Schreiber was commissioner of the International Boundary Comission of the United States and Canada during the administration of President Jimmy Carter. Ann Latshea will remain in her position as Democratic staff director, Phillips said.

Woman Arrested In Theft Of Jewelry OThe woman, charged with stealing more than $300,000 worth of jewelry, was a home health aide for the victim, a wealthy Indianapolis businesswoman INDIANAPOLIS (AP) A home health aide for a wealthy businesswomen has been charged with stealing more than $300,000 worth of jewelry from the victim's home, officials said. Dorothy A. Merriweather, 30. was arrested Saturday after she arrived for a court date for her boyfriend, Tyrone C. Smith, also 30, arrested for trying to sell two diamond rings at a jewelers' shop.

They have been charged in the theft of jewelry from the farnorthside condominium of Edna Lacy, 82, chairman and former executive officer of Lacy Diversified Industries. Police said Monday Merriweather took the items from Lacy's safe Nov. 21 after she cared for the widow in her home. Thirteen items were missing, including several diamond rings, police said. They said Smith was arrested that day after he tried to sell two diamond rings, one a three-carat ing the ring had been owned by diamond Scottish Rite Masonic her late busband, Howard Lacy ring valued at $40,000.

Shop Il. clerks realized the value of the After finding the rings were rings was far higher than the taken froin the Lacy residence, $200 Smith was asking and police asked whether any notified police. strangers had been in the home. It took police almost two weeks The detectives learned a "home to identify the rings because they health aide" had gone to the Lacy had not been reported stolen, residence that day. said Indianapolis Police De- "It.

turns out she was Tyrone's tective Paul G. Arkins. girlfriend," Arkins said of worked 011 i it solidly for two riweather, the $5-an-hour home weeks before we found whose it health aide. was," Arkins said. "It's not a Merriweather was charged very common ring, a three-carat Monday with theft and cocaine flawless possession after police found The ring was traced to Lacy residue of the drug in her resithrough the Scottish Rite Cathe- dence during a search, Arkins dral, which had records indicat- said.

Examiners: Ex-Trustee Should Repay Money INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The State Board mowers not belonging to the township, In a response to auditors, Johnson's of Accounts says a former township trustee examiners said. attorney said his client didn't misappropriin Wayne County improperly spent $4,213 in The examiners also charged Johnson ate public funds. Cy Gerde said no public public funds during 1985 and 1986. improperly spent $234 in township funds to money was used to pay for mowing private In an audit of Jackson Township's books, pay his personal attorney's fees, paid lawns; instead, Johnson always paid for examiners said Monday that Wilfred R. workfare program participants $214 for that work with separate, private funds.

Johnson paid $1,500 a to a worker who repairs to the trustee's rental properties Gerde also rejected the charge that year mowed the lawns of properties belonging to and other unauthorized work and $172 for Johnson used workfare recipients for Johnson and his relatives. The money was parts for vehicles that didn't belong to the private chores. The lawyer said legal supposed to for care of four public township. services the examiners described as go cemeteries, examiners said. All of the improperly spent funds should personal were instead for township Another $593 was spent on repairs to be repaid, examiners said.

services. Court Rejects Special INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indiana Supreme Court has rejected a defense attorney's request to let a special prosecutor handle both probes into the August shooting death of an Indi- anapolis police officer. The ruling, on a 4-1 vote Monday, will allow two separate investigations of the Aug. 14 death of Patrolman Matt Faber, 24. to proceed.

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