The Daily Journal from Franklin, Indiana • Page 1

life mm 15' VolJ.No. 294 Franklin Greenwood, Indiana. Wednesday. July 5, 1972 Federal ret court uses Demo delegate ruling Weather: By t'nited Press International Partly cloudy and cool today and tonight. Mostly sunqy and a little warmer Thursday.

Highs today low 70s. l-ows tonight near 50. Precipitation probability percentages I today. 5 tonight and Thursday. Indiana extended outlook for Friday through Sunday: Sunny and mild days and fair and cool nights Friday and Saturday.

Partly cloudy with chance of showers Sunday. Highs in the 70s north and central to 80s south. l.ows in the 50s. WASHINGTON (UPI) A federal appeals court refused today to uphold Sen. George S.

McGovern's claim to 153 California delegates denied him by the Democratic Credentials Committee, and remanded the case to a lower court for further deliberation. In the California ruling, the appeals court reversed Hart's ruling that he lacked jurisdiction on the delegate challenge and said the matter "is hereby remanded to the District Court for the District of Columbia for further proceedings." judges of the U. S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia were unanimous in voting to bar the Chicago mayor from seeking a state court order preventing the seating of a group challenging his delegation. I A -V A The court, overruled U.

S. 1 1 JS 'AJ Hill District Court Judge George L. Hart who had upheld the credentials committee action, and, instructed Hart to hold further hearings on the case. At the same time, the appeals court issued an injunction barring Mayor Richard J. Daley from bringing further action' in Illinois state courts to reinstate himself and 58 other members of that state's delegation to the national convention starting Monday.

In the California case, McGovern had brought suit before Hart in an effort to Greenwood council handles heavyagenda Chilly record for July By United Press International Subnormal cold weather, which set two records at Indianapolis and tied another during June, added a July date to the list of statistical overturn, the Credentials Com By AL STILLEY Journal Staff Writer There was a definite lack of the Fourth of July holiday atmosphere during two Greenwood meetings as the seven-member city council and the three-member board of works handled a heavy volume of business Monday night. I I I I I 4 -4 jl mittee decision stripping away 153 of. the 271 delegates he won in that state's winner-take-all primary. Prior to the credentials panel decision, McGovern had been verging oh sufficient delegate strength, primarily through the primary route, for a first-ballot victory for the presidential nomination. On the Daley case, the three board of works okayed a petition for dis-annexation on behalf of property owners Mr.

The board of works also passed a resolution calling for future subdivision developers to post a "three-year" maintenance bond and approved the purchase of an "economy" car for use by the and Mrs. Walter Beckner whose 80 acres of land had been erroneously annexed into Greenwood on April 3 by the city sanitation department. council. ment and is being purchased with funds from the "department's operational officials said. The city council passed ordinances Monday dealing with "holiday pay" bonuses for full-time city employes and the establishment of a fund for the Smith Valley road by-pass.

The city's "holiday pay" ordinance (No. 72-4) provides for financial compensation to city employes who work' during various holidays throughout the year. According to the ordinance, eligible city employes for the "holiday pay" bonus would consist of those employes who are employed on a weekly schedule of at least 35 hours and have been employed by the city for 12 consecutive months. The "holiday pay" ordinance would be effective Jan. 1, 1973 and would provide bonus pay for those full-time city employes who are on the payroll as of Oct.

1. The council also unanimously passed an ordinance establishing (Continued on back page, col. 3) marks in Indiana today. The temperature dipped toi 49 degrees in the Hoosier capital early this morning, breaking by three degrees the old mark for July 5 which was established in 1890 and tied in 1915 and 1963. The 49 degree mark was also reached in Johnson county during the night, after dropping from a high Tuesday of 60 degrees and risingto 57 by 8 a.m.

today. It was even colder at Lafayette with 46 degrees, and other stations had readings in the 50s, including South Bend 50, Terre Haute 51, Evansville 55, and Fort Wayn 56. Prior to the board of works session, the city council took action on four proposed ordinances and discussed two additional proposals and okayed two resolutions to be presented at That's a mighty big snake the state convention of Indiana Cities and Towns next month in Indianapolis. After reading a petition to' dis Holding this 51 and one-half inch rattlesnake are nine-year-old Charles Mathena, right, and his brother, Alan, 7, of Whiteland rural route one. The boy's father (Jim Mathena) killed the big snake near Bear Wallow in Brown county after the family's car struck it while crossing the road.

The snake had 11 rattles at its tail. (Daily Journal photo) News summary Bv United Press International SAN CLEMENTE. Calif. (UPI) President Nixon, mapping U.S. negotiating strategy for the renewed Paris peace talks, considers a report today from a military adviser who returned Tuesday from a fact-finding trip to Southeast Asia.

Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Haig, the No. 2 man to Henry A.

Kissinger on the National Security Council staff, made a four-day visit to Saigon and Phnom Penh to furnish Nixon a first hand assessment of the military situation there as the peace negotiations are resumed. annex the Becknef property from the city, Mayor John O. Boner said that the board "accepted the petition and returned the freedom (to the property owners to act with this property as they so choose." Mayor Boner also explained to the Beckners that "the council was advised in Johnson county gets barrage of traffic accidents Holiday misha ps inju re any we were told they (the Beckners) were in favor of annexation and that they would not contest council action (to young woman riding on the back 1969 Chevrolet driven by Bice Plymouth driven, by Judy F. Franklin police said two drivers were injured, one CHICAGO tUPI) The conspiracy WaLof Cook County State's Attorney Edward Hanrahan begins today after almost 11 months of court battles in the controversial 1969 Black Panther case. Hanrahan, 51, was charged with conspiring with an assistant and 12 policemen to cover up evidence and prevent prosecution of police who raided a Black Panther apartment Dec.

4, 1969. Hanrahan has refused to plead in the case stating the charges were illegal. Two young Panther leaders, Mark Clark and Fred Hampton, were killed during the raid. City Attorney R. Michael Cordray, 47, Edinburg route one of a motorcycle was seriously Kirby 21, 700 East Samuel street, Franklin.

The mishap was seriously, early Tuesday morn were involved in the accident, injured. 's iwo-car accident on Other accidents were reported The accident on1 Arvin road, west of Franklin road in Franklin reported at 5:05 p.m. Franklin police reported no in Arvin road in Franklin. Grand jury in session on county road 750 North south of Gholston explained that the board of works handled the dis-annexation proceedings in accordance with existing state statutes which call for board action following the expiration of the 60-day appeal deadline which The crash was one of several occurred about 2:50 a.m. Greenwood; at State Road 37 and juries in a two-car accident at Tuesday morning.

county road 700 North; on reported by law enforcement authorities in Johnson county. In one of the county accidents, a City police said a 1972 Greensburg road east of Plymouth driven by Paul Franklin; and on U.S. highway 31 12:30 p.m. Tuesday on North Main street' south of Graham street. Bradley C.

Kirby 38, Franklin, and Janet Hussion, 18, expired June 20. north of Edinburg. Mitchell, 18, 847 North Main street, Franklin, and a 1969 Following the meeting, the No reports were made Beckners expressed relief that John D. Lawlor, executive vice president of the National Safety Council, today said the final traffic death toll for the Fourth of July holiday could fall far short of a pre-holiday estimate that between 800 and 900 persons would die. A United Press international count at 3 a.m., EDT showed at least 699 persons had died in traffic over the holiday available by police Wednesday Pontiac driven by Darrell W.

Carter, 21, 956 Graham street, their property had been dis- Indianapolis, were the two morning. annexed from the city. A portion State police today said they had drivers. Franklin, were involved in the no information on a personal The Johnson county Grand Jury convened behind closed doors at the courthouse in Franklin Wednesday morning to Edinburg police reported a of the Beckner property nad been reportedly sought by two banks early morning crash. Mitchell's car.

traveled into a field and struck a utility pole. injury accident north of Edm Approve 525-acre complex located in Johnson county. burg in front of Riegel Paper two-car accident at State road 252 and Toner street in Edinburg at 8:25 p.m. Tuesday. study- facts in the June 24 The board okayed a purchase company Sunday afternoon.

Carter's car, police said, went off the roadway into a field and shooting death of 18-y ear-old Edinburg fire department was A 1966 Ford driven by Brenda Penny Tinkle Ashley. called to the scene. overturned, throwing Carter out K. McQueen, 20, Columbus, and a Facing criminal charges in the order by the sanitation department to buy a 1972 Ford Pinto after accepting an offer of $2,265 by Smart and Perry Ford Sales, Greenwood. The vehicle is to be used by the sanitation depart fatal shooting is the young TOKYO (UPI) Kakuei Tanaka, 54, a pro-American politician, was elected prime minister of Japan today to climax a hectic campaign to select a successor to Eisaku Sato.

Tanaka will officially take office Thursday following his certification by the Diet parliament, Tanaka defeated-former Foreign Minister Takeo Fukuda, who was supported by former Premier Eisaku Sato. A run-off was necessary because none of the original four candidates got a majority on the first ballot. of the vehicle. Carter was treated at Johnson County Memorial Hospital and was later transferred to the I.U. woman's husband, Ramon D.

Ashley, 30. Ashley was bound Final approval for a 522-acre over to the grand jury following a planned unit development south Inside today Medical Center in Indianapolis. Mitchell was treated and court hearing last week. The six-member grand jury panel went into session in released, at the county hospital of Greenwood road, east of Greenwood, was granted Monday night to Yeager Contracting company by the Johnson county Police said both cars were Johnson Superior Court shortly extensively damaged in the after this morning with accident. deputy prosecutor Terrance The $65 million housing A 19-year-old rural Trafalgar recreational, commercial and industrial development was -The telephone Martha Mitchell's trademark and her undoing, page 9.

Indiana is set op in many areas for a first class flood disaster, page 18. Bobby Fischer arrives in Iceland for the world chess championships, page 3. woman, Sherry Stevenson, route two, was seriously injured To start delivery of your Daily Journal, or if your Daily Journal is not delivered by 5:30 p.m. each day TELEPHONE 736-7101 Between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Monday afternoon in.

a motor REYKJAVIK. Iceland (UPI) Soviet world chess championship titleholder Boris Spassky wants American challenger Bobby Fischer punished for his behavior, before he will agree to play. Fischer failed to turn up for the 24-game match because he wanted more money. This aspect was settled when a British millionaire banker dug into his pocket to offer another $125,000. But when the draw came Tuesday to see who would play white for the first game, Fischer sent his second.

Spassky apparently decided he had enough and demanded that Fischer be punished for holding up the matches. He also demanded a personal apology for Fischer's refusal to come for the ceremony of opening the match. cycle accident on County Road 500 West at 700 South, east of recommended for. approval by the county plan commission in June and awaited formal approval of the appeals board Monday. Work has already begun on the Morgantown.

County police said the woman was riding a 1972 Honda being operated by Donald Stafford, 19, Galveston route two. Stafford was not seriously injured. project which will include an 18-hole golf course, single-family houses, and apartment buildings, The Yeager firm estimates the project will not be completed for The Stevenson woman was treated at Johnson county 1 Eads to present facts jnl the The Franklin shooting is reported to be the "only criminal case to be studied by the grand jury while in session. Grand jurors are also scheduled to make inspections of Johnson county jail facilities and at the' County Nursing Home before adjourning. Grand jurors include: Helen Cruse, Morgantown; Rebecca J.

Griggs. Edinburg rural route one; Edmund Williams, Franklin rural route one; Mattie M. Smith. Greenwood route three; Gwendolyn N. Hall.

529 Melrose New Whiteland; and William A. Vorte. 78 North Walnut street, Franklin. Ramon Ashley, of New -Whitelandf is being held in the Johnson county jail without bond on a preliminary charge of first degree murder in the alleged' hospital and was later transferred to Community Hospital in about eight years. Other action taken 'by the appeals board Monday included the following: Approval for a variance Indianapolis.

The accident oc curred about 12:45 p.m. V' A rural Greenwood driver was injured Sunday in a one-car requested by James and Emily Wood of Whiteland route one to accident on State Road 144 at the west edge of Bargersville. place a beauty shop in residence in Woodview sub division. County police said Richard E. Lantis, Greenwood route four, Approval of a variance requested by.

Robert D. Wilson of was hurt when a 1967 Chevrolet he was driving went out of control 360 North Walnut street, Franklin, for construction of a and struck a utility pole broadside. I Mri residence on land otherwise I fatal shooting of his young wife, Dmmu The accident occurred about zoned in Franklin township. Denial of a request for, a 3:25 p.m. Lantis was treated at the county hospital.

variance by Ronald D. Russell of Two persons were injured in a Ottawa, Illinois, to park a mobile one-car accident on State Road 44 east of County "Road 600 East' Approval oi a variance about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. viuij 7 Authorities said the who was married to Ashley only last February, died of a single gunshot wound in the head, above the left A coroner's report also listed the cause of death as a gunshot wound. She died only a few hours after police found her lying unconscious in a pickup camper truck in a car sales lot off Jefferson street in Franklin; about Continued on back page, col.

4) Stanley K. Xantippi, 24, ndianapolis, was identified as the driver of the car, a 1971 which struck a utility pole. Area deaths Injured were Randall C. Clark, 20,. 176 Washington strait.

Franklin, and Barbara Camd 20. Franklin route three. 1 ft JJr A two-car accident at Sta persons hurt in U.S. 31 crash Road 135 and State Road 44 north Mrs. Susan (Mcllvain) Shufflebarger.

of Phoenix, Arizona, and formerly of Bar-gersville. William H. Morgan; 47, Morgantown route two. 1 Nellie Snyder, 85, Indiana 1:15 a.m. June 24 (Saturday).

The husband was arrested after the shooting on charges -of public intoxication and violation of the "1935 Firearms Act. The murder charge was placed against Ashley after the woman died in an Indianapolis hospital. of Trafalgar was investigated Tuesda'yby county police. In the accident were a 1972 Bartholomew county sheriff's deputy Mike Coy, right, obtains in- and William S. HoUey, Columbus route four.

They were taken in "fair" formation on a car-truck mishap which occurred around 11 a.m. today on condition with head and facial lacerations vto Bartholomew county U.S. 31 about one mile south of the Bartholomew-Johnson county line. TheT hospital. i- driver of the vehicles were-identified as.

Denise K. Wilbur, Columbus, 1 V'" Joiirnid photo)" x. brd driven by Danny P. Scott, Masonic Home resident at Franklin. 27- Mulberry, and a 1965.