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"I es 41 'His parents drove him to Fiancee doesn't fear Shaddy Greg Shaddy is pictured at his arrest for slaying of parents. (UPI Photo) WICHITA. Kan. (UPI1 Toni Reiz plans to marry Greg Shaddy even though he murdered his parents two years ago with an axe. "People say he's cold-blooded and he's a killer but he's not.

he's very kind and very considerate." Miss Reiz says of her fiance. "Greg doesn't have a bad temper. He's not a violent person. His parents drove him to it. They were very cruel to him." A hearing was scheduled for Tuesday on a move by the Sedgwick County district attorney's office to block plans to release Shaddy from Larned State Hospital, whose psychiatrists have pronounced him cured.

Shaddy has been confined there since February 1976. when he was found innocent by reason of insanity for the July 1975 slaying of his parents at their Wichita home. If released, he could receive a $180,000 inheritance from his parents. Enough punishment "As far as I'm concerned, he's undergone enough punishment," Miss Reiz said in a telephone interview. "Greg's been punished both ways, punished by his parents for 18 years, and punished by society being in jail and the hospital.

He shouldn't have to pay for what his parents did to him." Both Shaddy and Miss Reiz are 20 years old and have known each other for seven years. Miss Reiz, an optician, said if Greg is released the two plan to move out of the area. "We've had just too much trouble with people," she said. "People haven't been very kind. We just want to go someplace where we can start over." John Reiz Miss Reii's father, says, "Greg is one of the nicest kids I've ever met.

He is a very nice person and we don't have any fears about the marriage. We'd like to see him get a chance to get out and lead a normal life." Miss Reiz has visited Shaddy every weekend at the western Kansas hospital for about a year. Her parents have been along every two weeks. The jury in Shaddy's second trial the first ended in a deadlock was told by a defense psychiatrist that Shaddy did not know what he was doing the night his parents were murdered as they slept in their home. Their nude bodies were found in a closet.

Mike Morgan, the prosecutor at the trial, said he thinks Shaddy "conned those psychiatrists just like he conned the jury." He described his feeling as "terrified" about Shaddy being released. Miss Reiz's father said he is not worried about Shaddy. "He was under a lot of physical and emotional- stress from his parents and, while we don't approve of what he did, we understand it," Reiz said. "Neither he nor my daughter will be under that kind of pressure again in the future." awaited Schilling Manor sale terms set Supreme Court strikes down mandatory death for cop-killers BrMsh their queen By DALE GOTER How much is Schilling Manor worth? That question will ultimately decide the fate of the Salina military housing complex to be be vacated this Summer by the federal government, according to a select group of Salina community leaders that met Monday with top government officials in Washington, D.C. The Salina contingent "cut through barrels of red tape" by making the trip to the nation's captitol, Salina Mayor Keith Duckers told a Tuesday press conference in Government Center.

But it still will be several months before the future of the housing area is determined. The key factor in disposal of the property will be the appraisal of the "fair market value" of the 735 housing units. The federal officials at the Monday meeting declined to estimate what the appraised value of Schilling Manor might be, but were firm about what the final terms of the sale would be, said Fred Vandegrift, publisher of The Salina Journal and chairman of the Mayor's task force which scheduled the Washington meeting. If the city wants the property, it will have to pay 20 percent down on the appraised price and pay off the balance in 10 years, Vandegrift said. Local officials had hoped for a more lenient financial arrangement, said Mayor Duckers, and were somewhat "disappointed" to learn that federal law requires the "20 percent down, 10 years to pay" terms.

The city hopes it can purchase Schilling Manor and immediately sell it to the Good Samaritan Society which has indicated it is interested in converting the area into a senior citizens housing complex. Although the terms of the sale won't be negotiable, Duckers indicated the city will attempt to secure its own appraisal of the property's worth. That information will be used when the city and the General Services Administration sit down in late October to hash out the final details of the sale. If the city decides not to buy the property, GSA would put the property up for private sale by taking sealed bids. Ma honey to Air Academy DORRANCE Anthony J.

Mahoney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Mahoney, Dorr a nee, has accepted an appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy after graduation from the academy's 10-month prpearatbry school at Colorado Springs, Colo.

WASHINGTON (UPI) The Supreme Court has vetoed as cruel and unusual punishment a rigid rule that all murders of on-duty policemen, regardless of circumstances, must be punished by death. "It is a narrow and humane decision controlled by the decisions of last July," said David Kendall of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which represents many of the 370 people now on death row throughout the country. "The court simply applied settled precedent," he said. In July the court upheld some state capital punishment laws but struck down others because, among other things, they did not allow juries to consider circumstances which might produce leniency. Louisiana's law was invalidated.

Nevertheless the court earlier this term surprised the state by agreeing to review its mandatory death sentence for killing police officers. On Monday in an unsigned opinion for five justices, the court said the law cannot survive the Constitution's ban on "cruel and unusual punishment" because mitigating factors are not considered. Kendall said the court simply means the jury must have all relevant Information, such as that the killer had gone off the deep end emotionally or perhaps was a former mistress of the officer. All murders are perceived by juries as heinous crimes and states are not likely to be hindered in obtaining convictions by the latest decision, he added. In deciding the Louisiana case the court continued to reserve the question of mandatory death for convicts who commit first-degree murder while in prison for life.

The only other state which makes death mandatory for killing a policeman is New York, where Joseph Davis and Joseph James are in Greenhaven Prison in Stormville after conviction for this crime. They probably will benefit from Mon- day's decision as well as the man who won it Harry Roberts, sentenced for fatally shooting a New Orleans officer at Mardi Gras time in 1974. it WASHINGTON (UPI) A summary of the Supreme Court's actions Monday: Crime down Louisiana's law making the death sentence mandatory for killing a policeman on the ground that it does not allow the jury to consider circumstances that make for leniency. 6 to 3 that customs officers may inspect incoming international mail without a warrant if they have cause to think it contains such illegal material as narcotics. 7 to 1 that a felon may be convicted for possession of a firearm even though the weapon has been obtained and carried across a state line before the felony conviction.

in a Kentucky case to decide next term whether a prosecutor may threaten to bring more severe charges against a defendant who refuses to plead guilty. Constitutional Law former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark's challenge to the burgeoning practice of permitting a single house of Congress to disapprove actions by the Executive Branch. stand a ruling that Congress, not state courts, is the final arbiter in disputes over elections to the House of Representatives. Veterans an avalanche of lawsuits on behalf of World War II veterans by ruling that time spent in service must be counted toward a pension if the individual returned to his old job.

Obscenity 5 to 4 that an obscenity conviction under state law is permissible if the material is sold or advertised in a "sexually provocative" way. Welfare in an Illinois case to straighten out a major dispute over public assistance in the case of fire or other disaster to needy families with dependent children. Blue Laws a hearing to a Texas discount house, which challenged the state law barring sales of many commodities on both Saturday and Sunday in a single weekend. (Continued from Page 11 barriers insisted on by Scotland Yard. Thus the Queen, in a bright pink outfit with a close-fitting pink hat, could speak to but not be touched by the public.

The Queen stopped so many times to chat over the barriers that it cut several minutes from the scheduled time for the lunch. After lunch the Queen made a brief broadcast to the Commonwealth recalling: "My Lord Mayor, when I was 21, I pledged my life to the service of our people and I asked for God's help, to make good that vow. Although that vow was made 'in my salad days when I was green in judgment' I do not regret nor retract a word of it." She said: "During these 25 years I have traveled widely throughout the Commonwealth as its head. And during those years, I have seen from a unique position of advantage, the last great phase of the transformation of the Empire into Commonwealth and the transformation of the Crown from an ent- blem of dominion into a symbol of free and voluntary association. "In all history this has no precedent." Sylvan Grove farmers get early harvest jump Miami residents to the polls Gay referendum burgeons into The Salina Journal a moral (or immoral) crusade P.O.

Box 779 Zip 17401 Published five days a weeks and Sundays except Memorial, Independence and Labor Days, at 333 S. 4th, Salina, Kansas, Salina Journal, Inc. Fred Vandegrift, President and General Manager Glenn Williams, Editor Second-class postage paid at Salina. Kansas. Founded February 18,1871 Department heads News: John Schmiedeler, Larry Ma thews, Bill Burke, senior editors; Robert Entriken, Jacquelyn Woolsey, Jim Suber, Pat Gaston, assistant editors.

Photos: Fritz Mendell, chief; Evelyn Burger, technician. Webb, display and national advertising manager; Jim Pickett, classified advertising manager. Production: Kenneth Ottley, foreman, William Chandler, co-foreman, composing room; Howard Gruber, press foreman, David Atkinson, assistant foreman; Larry McElderry, circulation manager; Walter Frederking, mailing foreman. Builneis: Arlo Robertson, office and credit manager. Served by the United Press International, the New York Times News Service and the Harris News Service.

Member of UPI The United Press International is entitled exclusively to the use for publication of all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all UPI news dispatches. Area Code 913 Dial 823-6363 Subscription rates Daily Sunday By Carrier- Monthly rate plus Kansas sales tax, a total of 14.00. By mall In Sales Journal Tax Remit One year 145.00 $1.35 $46.35 Six months 25.00 .75 25.75 Three months 15.00 .45 15.45 One month 8.00 .24 8.24 By mall outside Kansas- One year $65.00 $65.00 Six months 40.00 40.00 Three months 27.00 27.00 One month 11.00 11.00 By mall outside U.S.A.— One year 190.00 $90.00 Six months 55.00 55.00 Three months 35.00 35.00 One months 15.00 15.00 Postal regulations require mail subscriptions to be paid in advance. If you fall to receive The Journal In Sallna Dial 823-6363. Weekdays between 5:30 and 7:30 pm.

Sunday between 8:00 am and 12:30 pm. (See Editorial, Page 4) MIAMI (UPI) Tuesday's referendum in Miami has grown into a symbol of the countrywide battle for homosexual rights. It pits the zeal of singer Anita Bryant, who wants to repeal an ordinance outlawing discrimination against homosexuals, against the anti-repeal efforts of newly energized gay activists. The referendum will decide whether to repeal the ordinance enacted in January. Miss Bryant, most widely known for her commercials for Florida orange juice, is a devout Baptist.

She says she tolerates homosexuals but opposes the ordinance. The ordinance bans discrimination on the basis of "affectional or sexual preference." It provides penalties of up to 60 days in jail and $500 fine for violators. "When the law requires you to let an admitted homosexual teach your children and serve as a model for them, it's time to stop being so tolerant," she said. i She joined with other anti-homosexual forces and collected enough signatures to force Tuesday's referendum on the ordinance. The organization fighting the ordinance calls itself the Save Our Children coalition.

Gay activists, who had usually remained quiet in the past, responded with a get-out-the-vote campaign and urged a boycott against Florida orange juice. Bumper stickers and T-shirts taunted, "Anita Bryant married a homo sapiens" and "Anita Bryant is a thespian." Another bumper sticker countered "Kill a queer for Christ." One opponent proposed the death penalty for homosexuals. Miss Bryant noted that ordinances barring discrimination against homosexuals are in effect in some communities in 38 states and there is legisla- tion before Congress for a national "gay rights." If the coalition is successful in repealing the Miami ordinance, she has vowed to "take the drive nationwide." Homosexual groups as far away as San Francisco, New York and Washington raised funds for the pro-ordinance forces and launched boycotts of Florida orange juice because Miss Bryant appears in the state Citrus Commission commercials. Entertainer Rod McKuen, who gave $1,000 to the pro-ordinance forces, threw California oranges at a Miami concert audience. Actress Jane Fonda announced her support for the ordinance.

Both sides expressed concern about the wording of proposition on the voting machines. To vote "for" on the machine will be recorded as in favor of repeal. A vote "against" will be recorded as favoring retention of the ordinance. Repeal of the ordinance has been endorsed by both the Miami Herald and the Miami News, the county's two largest dailies. UD327 school board recall petitions filed ELLSWORTH Petitions demanding a recall election of 3 UD327 school board members were filed Monday evening with the Ellsworth county clerk.

The signatures on the petitions unofficially totaled 310 against Mrs. Peg Britton, 312 against Mrs. Pat Bender and 309 against Nick Slechta, school board members. The county clerk has up to 30 days to check the petitions' validity. Then, if the documents are valid, the clerk must prepare for a special election in not less than 60 days and not more than 90 days after the date on which they were filed (June 6).

The petition committee of Mrs. Leo Bircher, Kanopolis; Russell Bunch, Kanopolis, and Jimmy Strong, Ellsworth, needed 246 signatures on Bender, 232 on Slechta and 179 on Britton. In the meantime, the 3 board members have sued the 3 committee members for libel over wording in the petition. The controversy centers around a proposal by the board to bus Kanopolis grade schoolers to Ellsworth and to create a middle school at Kanopolis. Most Kanopolis patrons oppose the measures, which school officials and proponents say would provide the district better services and would eliminate duplication of services.

14-year-old driver dies in highway crash ST. FRANCIS, Kan. (UPI) A pickup truck and motor home collided nearly head-on in northwest Kansas Monday, killing the 14-year-old driver of the pickup. Officials said Janette M. Louden, St.

Francis, was killed instantly. Four persons in the motor home, all from Kent, Washington, were injured and taken to a St. Francis hospital. Authorities said Janette lost control of the pickup on US 36 one mile east of St. Francis and the truck slammed into the motor home.

(Continued from Page 1) Grove, wheat closed at $1.79 a bushel. Spot harvesting is barely underway in the southern tier of Kansas counties, and most custom cutters are still in Oklahoma. In fact, as late as Monday, long convoys of custom operators' equipment were seen headed south on Interstate 135. Elmer Kern, Saline county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) director, said Monday that his field reporters predicted some Saline county wheat would be harvested by the first of next week, probably in the northwestern part of the county. A spokesman at the Bridgeport elevator said harvest in Saline county probably wouldn't begin in earnest until around July 1, and the yields, he predicted, would be below last year's.

Eldon Hampl, Luray Midway Cooperative elevator manager, said his facility would "get some wheat this week if the weather stays as it has been." Hampl said many farmers' wheat fields would be ready for cutting before the farmers were. "There are still the Spring crops to get planted, and the custom cutters are still way south, while some fields are nearly ready," he said. Hampl said a Spring drouth in the Luray area spurred maturity of some wheat, and harvest will be probably "2 weeks early, or a week early. "I wouldn't be surprised if some came in today," said Hampl, adding that yield forecasts looked "real good" on Summer fallowed ground, while some wheat and other crops planted on continuous crop ground "as a whole has had a battle." Yields around Luray should be within 80 percent of last year's, Hampl predicted. No fuel problems? Kern said his office had heard no reports of looming fuel shortages either from operators or suppliers.

Hopper cars, according to one elevator operator where the wheat apparently is ripening first, are being delivered by the railroads. But, one spokesman said, hopper availability as harvest unfolds will pretty much depend on how efficiently the terminal elevators are able to empty the loads and return the cars to the country. Space at both country and terminal elevators is expected to "be very short over the state as a whole," said Manuel Penn, acting state ASCS director. And, country elevators, despite added storage at many of them and added storage bins on the farms, may 1 be forced to pile the wheat outside ail- harvest wears on. One elevator man laid he believed terminals would be "choosy" about ac-' cepting wet grain.

Penn said relaxed storage and loan procedures had caused "a lot of activity" in movement and storage of wheat And, he said, there's "much about where to put the Fall crops, sucjji- as grain sorghum and com. Despite lower yield predictions for some Central Kansas counties, the- State Statistical Service, Topeka, sticking by its state yield projection 384 million bushels. That is just below'" the record harvest of 1973, when ers lugged 384.5 million bushels from, the fields. Last year's state harvest totaled 3391 million bushels. Parity Monday, as established by the', ASCS, was a whopping $5.09 a bushelVl The figure includes a "fair the grower and includes all averagrl costs of production.

Acreage planted to wheat was substantially lessened, if any, from" last year's. The reasons are complex; said one government official Monday. One, some farmers apparently arej anticipating the return of and are planting as many acres as sible to establish an historical base. Want to be sure Two, farmers, before revamping. their operations to include other crops', want to be sure the changeovers won't: bankrupt them.

Wheat in most parts of Kansas is and has been the most re-: liable crop for production. The same federal official said didn't think the Carter administration would re-institute wheat allotments, In the meantime, in separate views, 2 elevator operators said the ad- ministration would bring no relief toil wheat growers until the sagging economy here was felt by the steel industry'" in the East. "Farmers buy a lot of steel," said one, "and when the steel industry finds the farmer no longer able, then and only then, will anything be done.".

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