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d. ii 4, mvt IEiniquuinirer Obituaries B-2 Features B-5 Comics B-6 and 0) Feb. 11, 1983 LQ) Section Karklins forgoes jury in mass-slaying trial murder charges in the slayings of Robert Paulson, 42, his wife Mary Jane, 40, and their daughters Cindi, 18, Carta, 13, and Casey, 8. The five were found shot to death March 13, 1982, in their burning home west of Grand Rapids. Karklins also faces trial for the slaying of his 64-year-old mother, Milda Karklins.

Karklins has been lodged in the Kent County Jail but will be moved to the Ottawa County Jail for the Paulson slayings trial. The Associated Press GRAND HAVEN A judge will decide the guilt or innocence of Maris Karklins, accused of the March 1982 slayings of five members of an Allendale family. Karklins on Thursday waived his right to a jury trial. Ottawa County Circuit Judge James Townsend will preside over the trial, which will begin Tuesday. At Thursday's proceeding, previous motion filed by Legatz to have a confession suppressed.

Karklins allegedly gave the confession to Michigan State Police in July. Bosman will hear the motion and decide the issue rather than Townsend, because Townsend now must decide Karklin's guilt or innocence. A motion for a change of venue in the case is now moot, Townsend said. Karklins faces five first-degree ih II pgSSIf? It iUt I OjC '7-x I. iff II I Wm vD TOlf lis Officer cited for role in credit card 41-year-old accused mass murderer.

Ottawa County Prosecutor Wes Nykamp said he preferred having the case heard by a judge "just from the standpoint of saving time." Townsend said he had mixed feelings about hearing the case alone. "It certainly changes my role," he said. The trial will begin with Circuit Judge Calvin Bosman hearing a the location and arrest of four men believed to be the ski-masked bandits suspected of at least a dozen armed robberies since September. They were bound over Monday for Cicuit Court arraignment after preliminary examinations in District Court. In his tenure with the department, Ross was a patrolman and a youth officer before becoming a detective, A native of Kalamazoo, Ross, 49, is married and has two sons.

He has Michael Neal group concept for a theme park. The LBA's Theme Park Committee will work with officials of Zaharion Development, Battle Creek Unlimited, Kellogg the Battle Creek Area Chamber of Commerce and other interested groups to promote the concept of a destination theme park. Zaharion has said the area would benefit more from a destination theme park than an amusement park because it would draw visitors to the area for their entire vacation rather than for one day. in buying land quisitions has been submitted to the Legislature, Edward Hagen, who oversees Michigan's land acquisition program, said this week. The Great Lakes frontage includes 90 acres and 2,700 feet of sandy beach on Lake Michigan to add to Lake Leelanau State Park.

Another 1.5 miles of Lake Michigan frontage up for sale is near Wilderness State Park, at the top of the Lower Peninsula. rfM, I Townsend asked Karklins if he understood that he had a right to a jury trial and that he had a right to waive such a trial. "Yes sir," Karklins replied. "We've gone over the advantages and disadvantages of a jury trial and non-jury trial, and ultimately he (Karklins) has made a rational judgment he will receive a fairer trial with a non-jury trial," said Joseph Legatz, the court-appointed attorney for the It was the largest such seizure ever reported in the United States. Charges against one of the men are pending in Calhoun County Circuit Court.

Charges against the other were dropped after he agreed to plead guilty to volation of federal statutes. Ross, who was nominated for the award by Police Chief Thomas Thear, also was lauded at the presentation program Wednesday for helping develop information that led to Ralph Kartheu area which was proposed last week as part of a plan for Battle Creek in the 1990s. The plan for the 1990s was drawn up by an ad hoc committee of local business, governmental and community leaders. The 1990s plan proposed a smaller park than Zaharion has proposed that would be located along the Battle Creek River at the east end of downtown. LBA members said the Fort Custer site offers easier access, more land and surrounding natural beauty State hits snag The Associated Press LANSING Hard economic times are forcing many land owners to put their shoreline property up for sale, but state officials say they are having difficulty coming up with enough money to make the purchases.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources hopes to use $15 million from a trust fund to acquire four choice parcels of Great Lakes frontage this spring. A list of more than 40 proposed ac handling Commission would prevent the open display and direct consumer handling of such commodities as honey, peanut butter, flour and sugar, which sometimes are sold from open containers. Department of Agriculture officials said sales of bulk food are increasing because often it is cheaper served as a Cubmaster, a Scoutmaster, a National Jamboree Scoutmaster and an assistant district commissioner with the Boy Scouts of America. He is a graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School and Parsons Business School and has attended Western Michigan University and Case Western Police School. Ross was one of six nominees for the Exchange Club award.

The others were Pennfield Police Detective David Saunders Battle Creek Police Detective Duane L. Ross has been awarded the Battle Creek Exchange Club Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award for his role in the seizure of a record number of counterfeit credit cards. Ross, a member of the Battle Creek force for 19 years, was involved in October in the arrest of two men in connection with a nationwide credit card scheme in which 90 bogus cards and drivers licenses were seized. Brian Fish 4ea 11 f4 Wfr Jd Most of us eventually encounter some type of technical problems while working on our daily jobs. But it takes a special person to overcome the problem and see a permanent solution.

That's the type of person Master Sgt. Ray Jones is and, as proof, he recently received two awards for his inventions. Jones, of 57 New Moon Terrace, works in what is called the combined tele-type-crypto wire section of the 110th Communications Electronics Maintenance Squadron of the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base. His most recent suggestion was for designing and making an equipment testbox for a communications system that is used to communicate with Air National Guardsmen either in the field or in aircraft. The device enables him to troubleshoot in the shop, instead of having to go to the site.

The suggestion earned him $510. Another suggestion netted Jones $100. That was simply that dust-connector caps be placed on the radio set control that his unit uses to keep the set cleaner. Since joining the Air Force in 1968, Jones has received numerous awards for his suggestions, but many were received privately because of their classified nature. Jones joined the Battle Creek unit in 1977 after serving 8Vfe years on active duty.

He was a full-time technician at the Battle Creek base until transferring to the Federal Center, where he is an equipment specialist. Do animals have souls? An awareness of death and expressions of love are among several behavior characteristics which indicate that they do, according to noted veterinarian and animal psychologist Dr. Michael W. Fox. Fox, whose column appears regularly in the Enquirer and News, says the strongest evidence favoring a theory that animals have souls lies in many animals' ability to express love.

"All religions teach that love is the highest expression of the soul," he said. "And if the expression of love is proof of the existence of the soul, then certainly the devotion that our animals show us should make disbelievers think twice." Another sign is that many animals react to the deaths of their companion or master much like human beings react to the death of a loved one. City flj Scene A huge motor home covered with snow and parked in a yard on Radley Street, where its owner apparently is awaiting weather ideal for traveling. Chuckle As a woman in the grocery store was paying for 100 pounds of onions, the man behind her observed, "You must really like onions." "I don't." the woman re- Dlied. "I never eat them.

But I haven't seen anything for 10 cents a pound for so long that I took them all." Compiled by Jim Dean By KEVIN KEAN QUESTIONS 1. Can you name the three Gabor sisters? 2. In 1897, Thomas Edison made the first recording. What was it? 3. Know the name of the sheriff who killed Billy the Kid? 4.

Diane Keaton has been memorably directed by Woody Allen in films. What other famous director has she worked for more than once? 5. Know the name of the actor who played the psychiatrist on TV's "The Eleventh ANSWERS 1. Magda, Zsa Zsa and Eva. 2.

"Mary Had a Little Lamb." 3. Pat Garrett 4. Francis Ford Coppola 5. Wendell Corey Columbia Features Inc. 1 rivia ZJWri 3f tic: i Battle Creek Detective Duane P.

Ross, center, receives his Policeman of the Year award from Don Walbridge of the Battle Creek Exchange Club. With Ross are his wife, Patricia, and sons, Mark, left, and Glenn. Photo by Michelle Jones seizure Sgt. Brian Fish, nominated by Chief Robert Tessin; Michigan State Police Detective Sgt. Ralph Kartheu, nominated by State Police Lt.

Allen Byan; Calhoun County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Neal, nominated by Sheriff Jon Olsen; Emmett Township Police Lt. David Saunders, nominated by Chief Ed Barney; and former Battle Creek Township Officer Howard Wonderly, nominated by the department's former chief, Edward Jacobs. Howard Wonderly sion's recommendations by Feb. to keep them from taking effect. But the 12 senators want to extend that deadline and then vote down the increase, provided they get a two-thirds vote by each chamber of the Legislature.

They claim it is inappropriate to grant pay raises when Blanchard has proposed raising the state's 4.6 percent income tax to 6.35 percent to wipe out a budget deficit he says is $900 million. Sen. James Barcia of Bay City, the only Democrat among the 12 senators, said he plans to introduce legislation to extend the deadline for rejecting the pay increase recommendations. The other senators are Alan Cropsey of DeWitt, Dan DeGrow of Port Huron, Harmon Cropsey of Decatur, Ed Fredricks of West Olive, Norm Shinkle of Lambert-ville, Doug Cruce of Troy, Dick Posthumus of Lowell, Richard Fessler of West Bloomfield and Harry Gast of St. Joseph.

bulk food The new rules would aDnlv to supermarkets, bakeries, fruit markets, grain elevators, gas stations and other establishments that sell bulk food. They would permit continued bulk sale of fruits, grains and vegetables with skins or rinds which will be xe; moved or washed before eating. hJ rM I Lakevtew business backs theme-park 12 senators seek Blanchard backing to freeze '84 pay, too Members of the Lakeview Business Association have voted to endorse the concept of a destination theme park for the Battle Creek area and are establishing a committee to work to incorporate such a park into the city's redevelopment plans. Thomas Zaharion presented his proposal for an enclosed Kingdom of Adventure theme park at the Wednesday meeting of the LBA. Zaharion, president of Zaharion Development has proposed building a resort with exhibits centered around a high-technology theme.

Such a park would be enclosed in a fabric structure similar to the material used in the Pontiac Silverdome and would include cultural, educational and entertainment exhibits. Zaharion has proposed building such a park on approximately 750 acres near Hart's Lake in the Fort Custer area. Zaharion currently is seeking state funds to update studies on the feasibility of such a park in the Battle Creek area. In endorsing the concept of a destination theme park, LBA members also expressed a preference for the Fort Custer area over a theme-park site at the east end of the downtown The Associated Press LANSING State government should "set the example for the rest of Michigan," 12 state senators said in asking Gov. James Blanchard to support their bid to cancel a scheduled 1984 pay raise for top elected officials.

"The taxpayers should not be expected to pay a tax increase and then have the high state officials turn around and accept a pay raise," the senators said in a letter sent Thursday to Blanchard. Among those signing it were Republican Sens. Nick Smith of Addison and Robert Welborn of Kalamazoo. The State Officers Compensation Commission in December voted to freeze the pay of top state officials in 1983, but granted them raises averaging 7.2 percent in 1984. The raises are for the governor, lieutenant governor, Supreme Court justices and members of the House and Senate.

The Legislature had to reject the commis ture Departmen t's Food Division. The commission unanimously adopted the stricter regulations and will schedule public hearings on them. The rules then will return to the commission for further review and be sent to the Legislature's Committee on Administrative Rules for final approval. Tightened rules proposed for than products in containers. But complaints also are increasing about possible contamination from customers handling the food or foreign substances in the bins.

"You should act cautiously where there's a question of health and it doesn't cost any more," said Dr. Edward Heffron, chief of the Agricul The Associated Press LANSING The growing popularity of food sold in bulk and the increasing fear that it can be contaminated has prompted the state to begin tightening handling requirements for such products. Proposed regulations adopted Thursday by the state Agriculture.