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(The 2imt5 etroNews Shreveport-Bossier 16-A Saturday, Nov. 1, 1980 Metro (Landidates highlights ru continue to Texas Heard voices? trade barbs Roemer's admitted three years of campaigning. Referring to Roemer ads about his silence before the full House, he said he was "not here to defend or to challenge campaign rhetoric." He said later, however, that a limited number of speeches are given during actual House sessions and that the speakers are usually determined by committee chairmen. Leach said his experience will help him draw the line on federal spending, if he is re-elected. "I think my record shows I can stand up and say Both candidates were asked again how they would vote if the presidential race were thrown into the House of Representatives.

Such a vote would only occur if no candidate received a majority of the electoral votes. Roemer said he would vote the way the majority of the district votes. Leach said his prime consideration would be how the district voted, but he would also consider the candidates' stands on national defense and other issues. Leach said he could not vote for Independent John Anderson. Roemer, discussing inflation, called it "an illness we can't cure with Band-Aids or symptomatic treatment.

We must get to the heart of the matter." "The No. 1 job of the next Congress is to balance the budget of this country." Roemer advocated cutting federal programs, including possible across-the-board cuts except in the military. He acknowledged that with the nation's $59 billion deficit, it could take more than a year to balance the budget. Also discussing ways to reduce federal spending, Leach pointed to his votes against foreign aid, saying he made such votes except when it was in the national interest to keep certain foreign governments stable. He listed Turkey as an example, saying after the United States lost Iran, Turkey was in a precarious position and lets America stay there, "a strategic point on the globe." Roemer referred to the high administrative costs of the Department of Education, and Leach said he voted against the department more than once.

"I do not believe all wisdom comes from Washington." Some of Leach's strongest remarks came against SALT, saying passage of the treaty as it is now could be "fatally detrimental." By JUDY PACE Times Political Writer -f The candidates for the 4th District congressional seat wove a day of handshaking around structured luncheon speeches Friday as their battle for Congress wore on. Charles "Buddy" Roemer III moved out of Caddo and Bossier parishes with Friday night campaigning in Webster Parish. Claude "Buddy" Leach concentrated on the Caddo vote, appearing at the Shreveport Police Department and shaking hands with bus riders on their way to work. During noon speeches to the Life Underwriters Political Action Committee, the two men seldom seemed excited as they tossed around the well-worn words about inflation and America's defense system. Roemer, trying to make a 12:30 p.m.

appointment, spoke to the group for 15 minutes, answered questions for approximately 15 minutes and rushed off. Leach, joking as he began his speech on Roemer's heels, drew a correlation between what the mind can absorb and the seat can endure. The group of insurance men threw numerous questions at the candidates. The queries ranged from how a single congressman can have any effect in the House to what the incumbent thinks about the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty. Roemer, asked about how he could stand up and get things done, said he wold use news media and speak in the halls of Congress and on the House floor.

"I've been accused of being idealistic and a dreamer," he said. "I plead guilty. I am." "My voice will be heard, if I'm lucky enough to go." Roemer told the group that if he is elected, he will stay in Congress as long as the people will have him and as long as he remains enthusiastic and effective. "My head will not be turned," he said. "I'm really serious about this job." Leach, asked about the benefit of his experience in public office.said he has taken part in committee debate many times and worked to earn the respect of his colleagues.

He mentioned that members of the House have come to the district during his campaign. "I have not spent the last three years of my life running for office," Leach said, taking a shot at Haunted' Shreveport residence goes Gift shop visitor no WICHITA FALLS, Texas (UPI) An unwed mother with a history of drug abuse believed she was haunted by tormenting demons who forced her to cut the heart out of her 4-year-old daughter, a psychiatrist testified Friday. Psychiatrist Enrique Macher, testifying for the defense in the trial of Patricia Ann Frazier, 25, said Miss Frazier's mind conjured not just the sight of demons but sounds of them as well. He said her hallucinations led her to take a butcher knife and cut th haart mit if Vior Hanrrhtpr Khunji Wilson. a 71 i a ii ir: earner testimony irom miss Frazier's father, Issac Frazier, established she had a history of taking LSD, cocaine and "various pills." The defense has contended Miss Frazier was tormented by fears that demons inhabited her apartment and had taken over her daughter.

She has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Victim dies MARSHALL, Texas A teen-ager who was wounded in the head Wednesday while target shooting with a friend died Thursday in a Shreveport hospital. Ward Binotti, 17, of Route 5, Marshall was transferred to the maximum intensive care unit of LSU Medical Center where he died around 10 a.m. Deputies said the shooting was accidental. Binotti and a friend, also 17, were reportedly practicing target shooting near Binotti's home on FM 1997 just north of Marshall.

The other youth was loading a pistol when the weapon discharged, hitting Binotti who was standing about 14 feet away, according to investigator Brandon Cullum of the Harrison County Sheriff's Department. Shreveport Line saved BATON ROUGE Shreveport preservationists have won their battle to save the old Line Avenue School Building in Shreveport. The historic building will be incorporated into the new Northwestern School of Nursing Center to be built on the site by state government. Northwestern State University officials had wanted to demolish the old school building to make way for the new nursing school, but the Historic Preservation of Shreveport organization has fought the destruction in court and the political arena for the past two years. The Line Avenue School was designed in 1905 by Shreveport's first architect, N.

S. Allen. Only three of Allen's buildings survive in the Shreveport area. The issue was decided by Commissioner of Administration E. L.

"Bubba" Henry this week. "Bubba has instructed the architects for the Northwestern School of Nursing to incorporate the old school building into the nursing education center," said Larry Dickinson, Henry's assistant. Motion denied Shreveport attorneys involved in the case of Wayne Felde were informed Friday that Rapides District Judge Guy Humphries has denied a motion concerning an alleged missing photograph. Felde was convicted in Au gust of first-degree murder in the shooting of a Shreveport policeman Thomas Glen Tompkins. During the Felde trial held in Alexandria the defense attorney, Graves Thomas, contended that the state failed to produce a photograph of Felde taken at the scene of his arrest.

Trial prosecutor, Assistant District Attorney B. Woodrow Nesbitt produced three photos taken of Felde at the scene of the shooting, but Thomas contends there was one more. Nesbitt. in this motion, had asked the judge to hold a hear ing to clear the record regarding whether or not such a photo existed. The record of the case will be submitted to the Louisi ana Supreme Court when the conviction is appealed.

Boss Hogg9 visits Colfax pecan est "I saw the same man again, through the window at the front door. This time I ran and looked out the door. There wasn't anyone there. He was the same man wearing those black clothes." "She came into the office trembling," said Mrs. Little.

Mrs. Roberts said here experience was equally disturbing. "I saw him late in the afternoon, at closing time," she said. "I peeked out of the window of the gift shop to see if the gates were locked, and they were. So I came across to the office and I saw a man in dark clothes outside the window.

When I got to the door, no one was there. "It gave me goose bumps," said Mrs. Roberts. "What we must understand is that all of these things have been seen by people who don't really believe in ghosts," said Mrs. Little.

"Sure, we have a lot of reports of ghosts and eerie presences, but most of them come from people who come here with the idea that ghosts do really exist. I don't put a lot of faith in those kind of sightings. But the people who work here don't generally believe in ghosts, so their sightings have us puzzled." Mrs. Little said, however, that other experiences reported by DESTREHAN (AP) They don't believe in ghosts, but three women employees say a tall, thin man has been appearing and then disappearing mysteriously at 193-year-old Destrehan Manor. "This isn't a hoax," insisted Ann Little, administrator for the past five years at the elegant plantation about 15 miles up the Mississippi River from New Orleans.

Carol Schexnayder, assistant administrator, and Maxine Roberts, manager of the gift house, said they recently saw the apparition. "I was walking from the gift shop to my office," said Mrs. Schexnayder. "As I passed a window, I saw he wanted to come in, but when I opened the door to invite him in, he had disappeared." The two-story manor house has broad galleries and stately columns and is the centerpiece of an old plantation surrounded by a wrought iron fence the sort of place where you'd expect to see a ghost, particularly around Halloween. Mrs.

Schexnayder said she also saw the man about two hours later. "Again, I was walking back from the gift shop," she recalled. (Times Photo by Lee Shively) on the block patron workmen and tourists are often fascinating. She recalled once that painters were working, late and alone, some years ago in an upstairs room and clearly heard footsteps in an adjoining room. When they investigated, no one was there.

And years after that, Mrs. Little recalled, a women visitor interested in Jean Lafitte legends looked up a fireplace and dared the legendary pirate to come out. A friend photographed the visitor and, when the film was developed, the ghostly face of a man looked out from a nearby mirror. Then, she said, there was the movie crew that recently shot scenes at Destrehan Manor for a film about the life of voodoo queen Marie Laveau. The crew left behind a black cat.

"The cat was acting rather strangely all day a couple of weeks ago," said Mrs. Little. "She was prowling around the house, hissing at something. She wouldn't keep still. "Later that afternoon, I saw the darkly clothed man on the front porch.

It was after closing time and the gates had already been locked, so I went to the door to investigate. When I opened the door, no one was there." And the cat has never been seen since. About a week after the robbery one suspect was murdered in San Antonio, Sayes said. Johnny Lucas, an escapee from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, was apparently beaten to death with a blunt instrument, authorities said. Another suspect, Gerald Howard of San Antonio, was found dead Oct.

17 near Conroe, Texas, according to Sayes. "He was shot once between the eyes and once in the top of the head," Sayes said. A third suspect, arrested Sept. 29 on armed robbery charges, was released last Thursday because of a lack of evidence, Sayes said. Girl identified WINNFIELD Winn Parish Sheriff Dan L.

Page has identified the skeletal remains recently found at Little Nantachie Creek in St. Maurice to be that of Katherine Jean Hayes, 16, of Coushatta. Miss Hayes has been missing from Red River Parish since March. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Claunver M. Hayes of Coushatta. Sheriff Page said the cause of death is still uncertain, but investigation continues by Winn parish deputies, state police region III and Red River Parish Sheriff's Department, i Ruston school named in suit for the many youngsters. With the interest in Tuesday's presidential election, Booke was asked what qualities Boss Hogg would look for in a candidate. "I think Boss Hogg would vote for a man much like himself," Booke said with a laugh.

Then he added some advice to the undecided voter. "If anyone's having any trouble when they step in the voting booth, they can write in the name of J.D. Hogg," he said. "They could do worse." Boss Hogg will be in town again today with another familiar political figure. Gov.

Dave Treen is the grand marshal of the Pecan Festival parade which begins at 10 a.m. today. Additionally, the parade will feature the new festival queen, Donna LaFleur, and her court. The queen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Donald LaFleur of Colfax. The first runner-up in the queen's contest is Kathleen Molaison of Lul-ing. Laura Hamm of DeRidder was named second runner-up. The festival also features arts and crafts displays, a flea market and concession stands selling hot sausage sandwiches. Naturally, plenty of pecans and pecan pie will be available.

The festival concludes at 6:45 p.m. today with a fireworks display on Front Street. near Coushatta Although Getty Oil Co. has oil and gas leases on the land, Fowler said the area was apparently not being leased for lignite mining. The fire is burning in a lignite vein about 150 feet long and two or three feet deep, Fowler said.

"Lignite is hard to put out," Fowler said. "We're just going to have to isolate it." Fowler said officials of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources are expected to arrive early next week to view the fire site. He said state foresters will organize efforts to extinguish the smouldering fire. By CALVIN GILBERT Times Natchitoches Bureau COLFAX Everything was "boss" here Friday as Grant Parish welcomed hundreds of visitors to the 12th annual Louisiana Pecan Festival. Actor Sorrell Booke, better known as "Boss Hogg" of the "Dukes of Hazzard" television series, created quite a stir among children and their parents as he mingled with the crowd during the festival which continues today.

Unlike many actors, Booke isn't worried about being typecast as the political boss of a small southern town. In fact, the Buffalo, N.Y. native was taken by surprise when one of the festivalgoers referred to him as Mr. Booke. "I've been an actor for 40 years," Booke said during a morning interview.

"This is the most recognition I've received. It's a role of such high visibility and high notoriety." And to the folks on the street in Colfax, he was, without doubt, Jefferson Davis Hogg. "I see Boss Hogg as a man who's really frustrated," he said. "Despite all the wealth and reins he holds, it's just not enough for him." Clad in his famous white suit and white cowboy boots, Booke puffed a huge cigar while signing autographs Lignite pit ablaze Times Natchitoches Bureau COUSHATTA A fire which ha been burning for two weeks in a lignite pit north of here will apparently be isolated and allowed to. consume itself, Coushatta Fire Chief H.M.

"Buddy" Fowler Jr. said Friday night. Fowler said the blaze started Oct. 11 when campers near Loggy Bayou allowed a campfire to rage out of control, igniting trees in a wooded area. He said the fire spread to a shallow vein of lignite on a bluff.

"That fire got into it (the lignite) and it's been continuing since then," Fowler said. Times Ruston Bureau RUSTON A $236,500 suit has been filed here on behalf of a West Monroe couple whose 14-year-old daughter drowned in May 1980 in a pond at Ruston State School. The petition names as defendants the state Department of Health and Human Resources, two school employees and recently suspended administrator Edward N. Dettenheim. It was filed Friday in 3rd Judicial Court.

The document states that dirt and grass stains found on the clothing of Kathryn Myles during an investigation into her death suggests "some sort of struggle" prior to the drowning. Mike Hilton, parish coroner at the time of the death, said Friday an autopsy had revealed no marks on the body and that the drowning appeared accidental. Miss Myles was a resident at the school, which houses some 140 mentally retarded students, from Sept. 12, 1979, until her death May 7, 1980. The suit alleges Miss Myles had been sexually assaulted.

She was about 10 weeks pregnant when she drowned. The DHHR is looking into allegations of inadequate patient care and child abuse at the facility. The probe resulted in Det-tenheim's suspension Oct. 16. Det- Ark-La-Tex news briefs tenheim was administrator from 1971 until his suspension.

Found innocent Times Ruston Bureau RUSTON A 21-year-old Ruston man was found innocent on charges of armed robbery in connection with the May 1979 holdup of two men at the Ruston Country Club. Frankie L. Daniels was acquitted in Third Judicial Court here Friday before Judge O.L. Waltman. Daniels and 18-year-old Stanley B.

Burton were arrested by city policemen following the incident. Suspects killed Times Natchitoches Bureau PINEVILLE Two suspects believed to have been involved in a July 21 armed robbery here were killed in Texas, Pineville authorities say. Pineville Police Officer Eldon Sayes said leads on the suspects were developed shortly after the holdup and an alert was broadcast to other states asking for assistance..