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Pharos-Tribune. Logansport, Ind. Flu, Pneumonia Deaths Climb 33 Mayors Back Peterson Bid News Roundup ATLANTA (UP1 1 Influenza and pneumonia deaths since the first of the year have climbed past the 5.01)0 mark with 1,200 of the fatalities blamed on a two-month flu epidemic, the national Center for Disease Control said Friday. But the CDC said only two states. Pennsylvania and Nebraska, listed widespread outbreaks oi influenza.

Six states. Connecticut. Maine. Virginia. North Carolina.

Tennessee and South Dakota, had regional outbreaks and 18 states reported sporadic cases. The CDC said about 5,150 influenza and pneumonia deaths were reported from 117 major U.S. cities since January I. compared to a statistically-expected total oi 3.H50.vThe 1,200 "excess" deaths, those above the so-called "epidemic threshold." were attributed to the current outbrak of influenza-B. the CDC sairi.

The epidemic took the lives of an estimated 200 people across the nation during the week that ended March 15. Martial Law Ends In Rhodesia SALISBURY. Rhodesia (UPI) Martial law was lifted today in a series of sweeping moves that British Governor Lord" Soames said would enable Rhodesia "to make a fresh start" in becoming the new independent African nation of Zimbabwe. Besides ordering today's lifting of martial law. Soames Thursday also decreed an amnesty pardoning persons convicted during the 16 months it was in effect while guerrillas waged a war for black majority rule.

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) Sen. Robert Peterson, D- Rochester, received the backing of more than half of the Democratic mayors in his bid for nomination as lieutenant governor. Peterson held a joint news conference at the Stalehouse today with Mayor Keith McClarnon. spokesman for the Mayors for Peterson Committee, and Pat Byrd, former Marion County recorder, co-chairman of the Marion County committee backing Peterson, whose formation also was announced today. McClarnon said 33 Indiana Democratic members endorsed Peterson so far and other endorsements are expected later.

Peterson; former state senator Graham Richard. D-Fort Wayne, and Elkhart County, Concord Twp. Assessor Ruth Stuart are competing for the May 6 Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Dollar Up, Gold Declines By United Press International A sharp drop in the U.S. currency deficit and higher American interest rates boosted the dollar at the opening of trading in Europe Friday.

The price of gold declined. A two-day recovery in the price of gold came to an abrupt halt with the metal opening $18 lower in Zurich at $533 an ounce. It was down $20.50 in London, opening nt $532.50 an ounce. It moved to S535 at mid-morning. London bullion dealers said gold fell back as the dollar strengthened.

They said buying was light. Friday, March 21,1660 Put Freeze On Loans INDIANAPOLIS "(UP!) Merchants National Bank says it is halting unsecured personal loans in compliance with President Carter's new controls on credit. Bank vice president Thomas M. Fiedler said the freeze on loans not backed by collateral would affect "maybe 10 people a day." The freeze does not affect secured loans, such as those for mortgages, home improvements and auto purchases. Merchants, the first of the three major banks in Indianapolis to respond to President Carter's controls, also said it is tightening controls on credit cards and overdraft- protection.

Texas' Superport Dream Fades HOUSTON (UPI i Texas' hopes for building a massive offshore superport technically do not expire until mid-May, but the chairman of the Texas Deepwater Port Authority says the project is already dead and needs only to be buried. Bob Casey told Friday's meeting of the TDPA he blamed both oil company uncertainty about continued crude oil importation into the United States and the state of the nation's economy for the failure of the $843 million dream. "It's pretty slim (chance) of anything new turning up," Casey said. "I'm through beating on doors and trying to sell. I don't have anything new to sell.

I say the last light is fading." Yesterday's Range Today's Markets CHICAGO (UP! i Closing range of grain futures tnideci on the Chicago Board of Trade: Mar May Jly' Sep Dec- Mar May Jly' Sep Dec- Ma May Jly' Sep May Jly' Sep High Low Close Prev. Wheat 1 413 4)3 41K' 433 430 443'a 431 432'i43K-' 446 447- i45S i 470 465 4lili'j -171 2ia 265' i 27(1' i i 293 i HIM Corn 267 1 2fil" 269 287 21Q 1 298 293 306 301" Oats 137 158 153 133 1 103'; 161' 2 1 Soybeans (HP-; 615'; tilG 1 B39 1 620 B2M'-; 663'; 653 fi53'; 674 661 MM'; 1175 IJ75 IJ72 681' CHICAGO (UPI) Wheal was irregularly lower, corn lower, oats fractionally lower and soybeans substantially lower at the opening loday on the Chicago Board nl Trade. Wheat was off 1'; lo 3--i cenls: L-orn off to 1: unchanged and soybeans off 1'; to 4' Wheat May 4.20-4.1!!'; off 2' "lo Jly 4.3(1-4.28'.. off 2'i Sep 1.45off2'i. Corn May 2.70-2.69-1 off to Jly 2.B3-2.8! 1 i off to Sep 2.93-'; Off to Oak May I.4:i'; unch: Jly 1.531.52 unch lo Sep 1.61 Soybeans Mav 6.27';-(i.2(i'; olf 2 3: Jly 6.52-6.50 off 1' to Aug i.630ff The outside markets lower INDIANAPOLIS i UPI i Livestock: Hogs barrows and gills 25-50 higher: No 1-2 210-245 Ib 34.50-35.00: 260 In 34.OT.

No 1-3 235-245 ib 34.25-34.50: sows steady lo 1.00 lower: No 1-3 35(1-440 Ib 30.00-31.00; 525-625 Cattle none. Sheep none. Driver Hurt OnU. S. 31 PERU A Kokomo man was injured and his vehicle heavily damaged in a one-car accident Thursday morning.

Steven O. Nichols Kokomo. suffered a broken nose when the car he was driving hit a concrete abutment and landed in a ditch about 3 a.m. Thursday.He was treated and released at Dukes Memorial Hospital. Nichols, who was southbound on U.S.

31. said he was forced off the road by an oncoming car. The car. owned by David and Jan Barthelemy. Kokomo.

sustained estimated damage of S3.000. The accident was investigated by the Countv Police. Hospital Notes Logansport BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Randy A.

Hamilton, 1211 North a daughter. ADMITTED Harry K. Bruce. 508 Shultz St. JohnE.

Fisher. Rt. 1. James L. Erickson.

Rt. 4. Geraldine Wilson. 2437 Usher St. Pharos H.

Pumel. 726 State St. Jonathan M. VerMaas. Royal Center.

Phillip E. Ladd. Royal Center. MaxL. Trapp.

Rt. I. Delores Chapman. 700 Helm St. Judy E.

Maloney. 328 High St. Oscar E. DeFord. 1307 Lobelia St.

Raymond K. Scott. 1714 Meadlawn Ave. DISMISSED Jonathan M. VerMaas.

Royal Center. Mrs. Raymond New and son. Royal Center. Loretta J.

Timko. Monticello. William C. Carithers. 423 Eighth St.

Ronald E. Hayden. Itt.2. TedC. Jams.

1011 Vine St. Mrs. Richard T. Gilsinger and daughter. 2109 Westgate Drive.

Martha Snell. Bringhurst. Donald L. Sprunger, Mon- ticdlo. Geraldine J.

Van Dyke, 510 W. Miami Ave. Rochester ADMITTED Mrs. Stanley Ellison. 129 W.

Fifth St. DISMISSED Mrs. Lulu Riley. Akron. Larry Simpson.

Rt. 5. Peru BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Dossey.

Converse, a girl. ADMITTED Mrs. Harry Hentgen. Rt. 1.

William Caldwell.Rt. 3. Charles Knill. Logansport. James Kornegay.

Rt. 5. Mrs. Paul Mclntosh. 430 E.

Third St. DISMISSED Mrs. Donald Browning. 19 Forest Ranch. Mrs.

Worthy Borders. 10126 Rosewood Drive. John Johnson. Amboy. Phillip Landgrave.

79 W. Warren Ave. Dorothy Uhlig. 521 W. Fifth St.

Winamac BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Maddox. a son. ADMITTED Harry Cannon.

Mrs. James Hauser. Mrs. Donald Hedger. DISMISSED Mrs.

Michael Welch and daughter. JohnScramrn. Judy Huff. Medaryville. Isadore Stone.

Monterey. Mrs. Phillip demons. Kewanna. AAonticelio DISMISSED Kelly Austin Chalmers.

Deborah Morinskey. Laureen Bruckman. Opal Clark. Robert Mitch. Eugene Maliott.

Charles Smith. Alba Swisher. Monbn. Laura Braublette, Monon. Mrs.

David Klein and daughter. Joseph Stoller. Arnie Fry. Gertie Imus. Mary Galloway.

Barbara IdaviUe. Cooler, Sunny Weather Expected By United. Press International Rain drenched areas of Indiana early- today, paving the way for at least a brief period of sunny but cool conditions. The National Weather Service said clearing conditions would develop this afternoon and continue into Saturday. However, more rain could return to Indiana by Saturday night or Sunday.

Highs today headed only into the and 40s and lows tonight should dip into the 20s. Highs Saturday were forecast for the 40s. The extended outlook said highs would reach the 50s and 60s by Sunday, then ease back into the 40s and 5Ds by- Tuesday. Lows should be in the 30s and 40s Sunday and Monday and in the 20s Tuesday morning. NATIOWAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST 0 7AM EST 3 22-80 30.00 25.77 UPI WEATHER FOTOCAST National Weather Outlook MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES PARTLY CLOUDY During Friday night snow will fall over the southern Rockies and the northern Plains as well as in upper New England with showers in the rest of the Northeast.

Clear to partly cloudy elsewhere. Atlanta Boston Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver 61 47 43 40 46 53 Duluth Houston Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis New Orleans 33 66 59 75 36 K6 New York Phoenix San Fran. Seattle St. Louis Washington 45 69 60 53 56 57 Nutribird Flies South The carrot-nosed Nutribird visits Longclifrs dinine room as part of the observance of National Nutrition Month. To Be Healthy, Eat Smart, Nutribird Advises People At a time when most birds are flying north.

Nutribird flew south Thursday, all the way from Memorial Hospital to the Logansport State Hospital. It was all part of the local observance of National Nutrition Month to increase public awareness of the importance oi nutrition and physical fitness for good health. Nutribird. with her carrot nose, lettuce head, and the legs of Priscilla Crosby. Memorial Hospital dietitian, already had attracted a lot ol attention among the patients at Memorial Hospital when she flew south to Longcliff through a cooperative effort with the state hospital dietitian.

At Longcliff she presented Nutribird T-shirts to the winners of nutrition contests held for patients and employees, she also presented James Frohbieter, Longcliff superintendent, with a Nutrition Month key ring. "To Hit Your Smart" is the theme for National Nutrition Month. The five foot, two inch bird hatched by the American Dietetic Association is trying to get the message across to local citizens that they need the basic four food groups-dairy products: meats and alternatives: fruits and vegetables and breads and cereals-in three well rounded meals a day. Nutribird also is trying to convince people that they need to know how to cook foods to get the optimum nutrients out of them. Vegetables especially should be cooked in very little water.

People tend to boil the vitamins right out of their food, according to Nutribird. Man Found School Vandalism Beaten In Peru Alley PERU A beaten Peru man was found lying in an alley here Thursday night. Ralph Myers. 58. 69 Ewing was found in the E.

Sixth Street alley, between Broadway and Wabash Avenues shortly after midnight. He was found when police responded to a call about a man in the alley. Myers, who suffered a gash by the right eye, was taken to Memorial Hospital and transferred to Univeristy Hospital in Indianapolis. He was listed in fair condition Friday morning. Police liave a suspect and are investigating the incident.

Capt. Tom Woodhouse is heading the investigation. Lottery Winners The winning number drawn Thursday in the Illinois State Lottery's 50-cent Pot of Gold game is 874569. The estimated jackpot is $50.400. Winning numbers in the $1 Lucky Stars game are 34-22488-694-88544.

Wednesday's winning number in the Michigan Lottery daily game wa? 123. Brings 5 Arrests FRANCESVILLE Two Medaryville and three Rensselaer juveniles have been BooherTo Be Speaker At State Meeting A local school administrator will speak during the Indiana High School Athletic Director's Association conference. Ted Booher. assistant principal and athletic director of Lincoln Middle School, will address the group next Monday concerning problems in financing the junior high sports program. The conference will be conducted in the Sheraton West Hotel in Indianapolis.

Booher will outline areas in which junior high athletic directors can support their programs. Lincoln showed a deficit of $790.23 during the 1978-79 sports year in comparing expenses and gate receipts, but Booher said the deficit was offset by fund raising projects. He said he will attempt to show the group the different areas available for financing the junior high program. charged with $3.500 worth of vandalism to West Central Junior-Senior High School. They are also being questioned in connection with a $70 burglary at the Gilliam Elementary School.

State Police said the juveniles, ages 12 to 14. broke into a bus parked behind West Central Junior-Senior High School about 12:25 a.m. Wednesday. The boys took a fire ax from the bus and used it to-smash six double-pane windows valued at $2.000. police said.

They threw the ax through the last window they smashed, police said. In addition to the windows. $1,500 damage was done to the bus and other facilities. Police said the boys reportedly did not enter the school. About 20 minutes later, the boys allegedly broke into Gilliam Elementary School, police said.

They gained entry through a window in the back door of the school. They made off with $20 in cash, $25 worth of checks and $20 worth of basketballs, pencils and other supplies. The boys have been turned over to juvenile authorities, police said. Troopers Ed Chapman and George Patlon were the investigating officers. Rendel To Preside At Women's Meet INDIANAPOLIS A Miami County woman is in charge of the meeting of the Indiana Federation of Republican Women to be held here next month.

GOP Vice-Chairman Betty Rendel is not only president of the State Federation but is also first vice-president of the national organization. More than 700 women are expected for the April 9 meeting in the Sheraton West Hotel. Speakers will include Lt Gov. Robert Orr, Republican State Chairman Bruce Melchert, Betty Heitman of Baton Rouge, the national president; Gov. Otis Bowefi, and Eleanor Rooks, president of the Tennessee Federation of Republican Women.

Reservations for the program may be made by- contacting the Republican state committee. Greta Krasner Dies At 41 WINAMAC Greta Jane Krasner. 41. 520 S. Riverside died at 7:40 p.m.

Thursday at her residence following a year of failing health. Born June 3, 1938. in Lafayette, she was the daughter of Harold and Dorothy Gephart Himelick. She was married Dec. 14,1963, to Jack Krasner.

who survives. A member- of the First United Methodist Church in. Winamac, she was a board member of the Culver Mothers Association of Culver Military Academy. Surviving with the husband are two sons. Grant and Clay; and one daughter, Jackie, all at home; and the parents; Cambridge City.

Rites are pending at Frain Mortuary. Moneta Quinn Rites Set ROCHESTER Moneta H. Quinn. 91. 215 E.

10th died at 10:15 a.m. Thursday at her home. Born Jan. 24. 1889.

in Rochester, she was the daughter'of William and Olive Izzard Harding. She was married May 23. 1937, in Fulton to Robert Quinn, who died in 1949. A lifetime Rochester resident, she was a retired Stanley Products dealer and a member of Queen Esther Chapter-3 Eastern Star of Indianapolis. She was also a member of the Rochester Rebekah Lodge and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Surviving are one daughter. Olive Cavens: one stepdaughter. Fern Russell; and one stepson. Claude Quinn, all of Rochester. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.

Saturday at the Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Home with the Rev. James Hardin. of the First Baptist Church in Peru, officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester Citizens Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m.

Friday. Beulah Thompson Dies At 82 GALVESTON Beulah G. Thompson. 82. Young America, died at 10:05 a.m.

Thursday at St. Joseph Hospital. Kokomo. Born in Ervin Township of Howard County, she was the of Grant and Dora Pearch Garrctt. She was married on May 11.

1916. to Orville M. Thompson, who survives. A resident of Young America for 40 years, she had resided at the Sycamore Village Nursing Home. Kokomo.

for the past three years. Surviving with her husband are one son. Dean. Kokomo; two sisters, Eva Valentine and Grace Crume, both of Kokomo: and two grandchildren. One daughter, one brother and one sister preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Murray Funeral Home, Galveston, with the Rev. 'Dale Brubaker officiating. Burial will be in South Union Cemetery, Howard County. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m.

Friday. Richard Bartholomew Dies PERU Richard E. Bartholomew, 57. 600 E. Fifth died at 2 a.m.

Sunday at his residence. Born July 22, 1922, in Miami County, he was the son of Royla and Agnes Mays Bartholomew. He was a member of the.First Christian Church, Peru. Surviving are one sister, Bonita Kotterman. Peru; and the mother, Peru.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Eskew officiating. Burial will be in the Chili Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m.

Sunday. Funeral Notices ELMORE MONTICELLO Services for Dudley Guy Elmore 62, 6 Pierce Monticello, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Monticello Christian Church. Full military rites will be conducted at the Riverview Cemetery Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Miller- Voorhis Funeral Home and one hour prior to services at the church.

Masonic services be at 7 p.m. Saturday. ENGELS WINAMAC Services for John Mathew Engels, 83. Rt. 2, Winamac.

(Pulaski) will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Frain Mortuary. Burial will be in the Pulaski Presbyterian Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday.

EYTCHESON PERU Services for Hazel G. Eytcheson, 76, 66 Thorpe will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Eikenberry-Eddy Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Peru.

Friends may call two hours prior to services. FELLERS Services for George H. Fellers, 90, 424 S. Third will be at 10 a.m. Saturday the McCloskey-Hamiltbn- Gundrum Funeral Home.

BUr- ial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Masonic services will be at-7 p.m. Friday.

GERARD DELPHI Services for Roger W. Gerard, 77, Rt: 1, Delphi, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Jacksen Funeral Home. Burial will-llJe in the Pyrmont Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 tJW and6to9p.m.

Friday. MARLIN i MONTICELLO for Raymond Marlin, 63, Tucson, former Moit- ticello resident, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the MilleiJ- Voorhis Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery 1 Marocco. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m.

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