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PAGE 2C THE MUNCIE STAR, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1995 NATIONAL LOCAL NEWS NOV. 29- PAULINE THE RECORD SPRINGER, ESTATE. JOY CLINE, OWNER. Antique, period, mission 50's furniture, collectibles, cranberry. Depression, Press Cut Fen-ton, glass, crystal, silver service, Haviland other china, art, adv.

book, modem household misc. Memorial Bldg Del. Co. Fairgrounds. 10 a.m.

See descpt. ad Sat. Star Press. Nov. 25th.

Wilbur Puck-ett, Auct. Lie. AU01040485 'Radical center' discusses independent bid ASSOCIATED PRESS NOV. 29- ANOTHER DRAGOO AUCTION. 20 pc.

furniture, memorabilia, collectibles, oak stack bookcase, spinet desk, salt pepper sets, stoneware, Sm. Mugsy dogs, Fenton, Cranberry waierset, china, box lots collector glass china, lots more. 4-H Alexandria. IN. 4 p.m.

Dragoo Auction Jim Dragoo, Auctioneer AU09000082 WASHINGTON Seven prominent politicians, including New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley and former Massachusetts Sen. Paul J1ZJ LLJ liMa LSI KSSlI LmJ NOV. 30- FRED HART KING TSONGAS WEICKER LAMM BRADLEY PENNY STEWART OWNER. 50 acres 42.3 tillable-non tillable acres in woods, Jackson Township, Blackford County.

Includes 1.5 acre homesite WB64 sq. ft house wshade trees. Sold in 2 tracts then as unit 4 p.m. 2 mi. N.

of Dunkirk, IN on Hwy. 167 to Blackford Co. Rd. 300 S. then W.

2 north side. Pete Shawver, Auct. AU01012022 DEC. 2- MINDY SCOTT ASHLEY, OWNER. Real Estate: formerly Miller's Market in Dunkirk.

Antique Clawfoot bathtub, freezers, saws, cuber, grinder, meat-case, office furniture, file cabinet wsafe, shelving much more. See large ad Nov. 30. 109 W. Center Dunkirk, IN.

10:30 a.m. Danny Chalfant, Auctioneer, AU09200034 Tsongas, have been secretly discussing the nation's problems and the political solutions for them. Tsongas said the seven made up a kind of "radical center" that felt "disenfranchised at this point" by current major party trends. The group shares "a similar philosophy, that is socially inclusive, fiscally conservative," Tsongas told The Associated Press in a broadcast interview Sunday. He said the group was "talking about the fact that the two major parties seem to be pandering, in one case to the left, in another case to the right, and leaving a huge vacuum in the center." Meanwhile, a published report said the seven five Democrats and two independents were planning an independent presidential campaign.

The group has discussed in telephone conference calls the need for a new voice to challenge the two-party system, according to Time magazine. Tsongas downplayed the magazine report. "It may well be the end of the day all this group does is articulate on paper where this country should be going," he said "but I would not read very much into this. It's just an early date for this group." Bradley's chief of staff said the seven had been discussing issues but not an independent presidential candidacy. "I don't think the discussions have focused on that, but I don't know that for a fact," Bernie Toon said.

In editions going on sale today, Time identified the seven as Democrats Bradley; Tsongas; former Colorado Sen. Gary Hart; former Colorado Gov. Dick Lamm; former Minnesota Rep. Tim Penny, and two independents, former Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker and Maine Gov.

Angus King. Toon said Bradley "has been participating with that group, discussing issues facing the country generally." Dennis Bailey, a spokesman for King, said the governor had participated with the group in "just general discussions about problem-solving and the direction of the country," but not a presidential race. "I can't say anything about it. I just can't," said Lamm, when asked for comment. None of the others were immediately available for comment.

"There is a center in this country whether you call it the passionate center, the radical center, the sensible center, that is basically socially inclusive, fiscally conservative, pro environment, pro campaign reform and those people feel rather disenfranchised at this point," said Tsongas. Several members of the group have expressed interest either in running for president or backing an independent candidacy but it would be unusual for so many political figures with diverse ideological backgrounds to discuss it together. Both Hart and Tsongas unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination. Weicker was originally a Republican. Time said the group's next meeting, scheduled for next Sunday, would go a long way toward deciding which of the seven might run for president.

"I don't know if that's what they've really been talking about," said Bailey, adding the talks were mainly about "the direction of the country." "Government reform, the economy and job creation have come up in this group," said Toon, Bradley's aide. Time reported that the group's first conference call, on Oct. 22, lasted nearly 2 hours and that the participants agreed to write position papers to be circulated among themselves. In their second 2-hour conversation last week, according to Time, the group debated the papers and agreed there is a "huge" hunger for a party that is fiscally conservative, socially liberal, pro-environment and favoring campaign reform. The article noted that none of the group's participants' wanted to join Texas billionaire Ross Perot's fledgling independent party for fear of seeming a Perot puppet.

DEC. 2- MR. MRS. CLAUDE ABBOTT, OWNER. Antique collectibles, oak post off.

front, china glassware, '91 Lincoln iu, 82 rjnev. tractor, 3 pnt. tiller, contractor- power hand tools, walk boards ladders, welder farm appliances, modem misc. S. of Selma, IN on Pittenger follow signs from Hwy.

32, 10 a.m. See detail ad Sat. Nov. 25th. Wilbur Puckett, Auct.

AU01 040485 DEC. 2- ARROW AUTO SALVAGE, STOUT MOTOR SERVICE, OWNERS. Garage Shop equipment, trucks, cars, buses, autos, trailers, salvage units, automotive-garage shop parts, tires, mobile home axles more. 10 a.m. 1950 N.

Elm Muncie. Pete Shawver, Auctioneer. Lie. AU01 01 2022 Farmhand ay he received! beatings, dog food meals DEC. 5- EDITH KNAPP, ESTATE.

HOME BUYERSIf! Turn of the century 3 bdrm. Lge parlor, Ige Irv. Ige. Butler pntry, wrap around end. rear prch; part.

bsmt. 1010 S. Macedonia, Muncie. 5:30 p.m. (See Real Estate ads Wed.) The Bartlett Co.

Auctioneers, AU09200005 BANKRUPTCIES Filed In Indianapolis Nov. 17, 1995 Thomas R. and Grace M. Beckett, 4332 Brenda Lane, Anderson. Debts: $127,309.

Assets: $101,248. Chap ter7. Traeie A. Cummings and James N. Harrington 108 S.

Grafton Apt. Muncie. Debts: $63,677. Assets: $4,300. Chapter 7.

Patty A. Shirrell, 119 N. Grafton Muncie. Debts: $31 ,694. Assets: $27,950.

Chapter 7. Mark A. Decker, 2008 S. Jefferson Muncie. Debts: $34,228.

Assets: $810. Chapter 7. Dan A. and Denise Lynn Wallace Winningham, 210 E. 28th Muncie.

Debts: $40,249. Assets: $25,715. Chapter 7. Keitha Louann Aguayo, 914 Columbia R.R. 3, Alexandria.

Debts: $6,326. Assets: $1,379. Chapter 7. Ronald D. King, 2604 Crystal Anderson.

Debts: $6,697. Assets: $4,450. Chapter 7. Kimberly K. Gregory Brooks, 104 E.

Brown Knightstown. Debts: $10,926. Assets: $585. Chapter 7. Nov.

20, 1995 Scott A. and Teresa Ann Wolfe, 1717 New Castle. Debts: $53,528. Assets: $44,670, Chapter 13. Roger A.

Dytmire, 309 E. Harvard Muncie. Debts: $21,064. Assets: $4,101. Chapter 7.

Emanuel S. and Ruth A. Minton, 425 W. Church Cambridge City. Debts: $53,235.

Assets; $39,400. Chapter 7. Dana Lynn Wrin; 2128 Alexandria Pike, Anderson. Debts: $12,050. Assets: $14,575.

Chapter 13. Mary Lynn Fodrea, 516 Ohio Parker City. Debts: $56,030. Assets: $36,555. Chapter 7.

Gary Morrison, 8379 E. Delaware County Road 500-S, Cambridge City. Debts: $144,793. Assets: $97,750. Chapter 7.

Haskell and lla D. McCormick. 5114 Main Anderson. Debts: $80,383. Assets: $56,941 Chapter 7.

Reginald and Sherrt Brown, 900 S. 10th Richmond. Debts: $66,700. Assets: $27,700. Chapter 7.

Zachary Lee Serine, 1841 E. Fifth Anderson. Debts: $16,100. Assets: $3,560. Chapter 7.

Richard E. and Lorraine Lynn Clabom, 110 S. Jefferson Sulphur Springs. Debts: $49,234. Assets: $28,830.

Chapter 7. John A. and Sondra D. Amonett, 2120 Spring New Castle. Debts: $7,434.

Assets: $7,120. Chapter 7. Nov. 21, 1995 Mark A. and Debbie Mundy.

2422 S. East Elwood. Debt: $1 8,621 Assets: $7,850. Chapter 7. James E.

and Cynthia Ann Irwin, 2605 E. Main Richmond. Debts: $8,636. Assets: $4,150. Chapter 7.

Gregory A. and Lisa McCormick Guffy Conner, 1 107 S. 17th New Castle. Debts: $56,184. Assets: $26,730.

Chapter 13. YORKTOWN COURT James S. Harker, 5400 W. Kllgore Lot 30, failure to appear, $148: Kasey L. Davis, Terre Haute, failure to appear, $148; Donnie E.

Hendrickson, Rushvllle, failure to appear, $148; Pamela K. Steele, Indianapolis, failure to appear, $148; Justin T. Ramage, 19, Merrillville, minor in a tavern, possession of false identification, $296; Nathan D. Dwenger, 19, Highland, minor consuming alcohol, $148; Todd Martin, 19, Highland, minor consuming alcohol, $148. Linda J.

Hasins, 39, 1622 N. Wheeling seat-belt violation, $25; Amy L. LeMaster, 31, Portland, speeding, Bradley A Tomllnson, 22, 616 E. Adams driving while intoxicated, speeding, $497; Brian M. Ellis, 18, Plainlield, minor possessing false identification, minor in a tavern, $346; Chartene Toennines, 56, Fishers, seat-belt violation, $25; Mary Denne, 42, Indianapolis, speeding, Rachel M.

Osaoczuk, 18, Indianapolis, speeding, Jeffrey T. Wildrick, 33, Shoals, seat-belt violation, $25; John J. Hadley, 25, Kirklin, speeding, Jeffrey F. Robinson, 19, Elkhart, speeding, Martha L. Hugon, 68, 2304 W.

Christy Lane, speeding, Lizzie W. Toomer, 50, Anderson, seat-belt violation, $25; Angel N. Klaus, 18, Ossian, speeding, William L. Osborne, 54, Danville, improper headlight, Michelle D. Heine, 41, Fort Wayne, speeding, Jennifer E.

Moorman, 18, Indianapolis, speeding, Roy D. Green, 54, Michigan, failure to yield, Dale P. Seyfrted, 71, Michigan, speeding, Douglas L. Henderson, 30, Greentown, speeding, Homer L. Covey, 19, Eaton, disregarding a stop sign, Brian A.

Thomas, 36, Portland, improper U-tum, Jeremy L. Glass, 19, Hartford City, reckless driving, Jerald C. Jones, 32, Fountain City, over-registered weight violation, Keith B. White, 42, New Castle, speeding, Eric J. Baty, 17, 8305 Glacier Drive, speeding, Cameron C.

Gasparino, 15, 312 N. Bittersweet Lane, operating without a license, Robert W. Welling 45, 3705 S. Mock seat-belt violation, $25; Stephen W. Harris, 30, Alexandria, speeding in a worksite, Floyd A.

Rencher, 27, Indianapolis, seat-belt violation, $25; Teaven D. Rencher, 20, Indianapolis, illegal U-iurn, seat-belt violation, Sarah E. Adams, 24, 1107 N. Sheilbark Road, speeding, Brad A. Davis, 20, Gaston, speeding, Tina Myreace Huckelby, 20, Albany, speeding, Jimmy Michael Sheffield, 29, Anderson, seat-belt violation, $25; Kenneth C.

Haworth, 58, Noblesville, speeding, Nadeena D. Spice, 34, Fort Wayne, speeding, Daniel F. Crooke, 47, New Castle, speeding, Ryan A. Herbert, 18, Illinois, minor consuming alcohol, $148; Carl K. Relchelt, 18, Illinois, minor consuming alcohol, $148; Cheryl J.

Stumph, 35, Marion, speeding, Danny L. Shaw, 19, Illinois, seat-belt violation, $25; H. Elizabeth McKnight, 39, New Castle, speeding, Jeff W. Linn, 41, Yorktown, speeding, Catherine A. Daleville, speeding, Bryan R.

Hurst, 22, 2240 Oakwood speeding, Naomi J. Pettus, 19, New Castle, seat-belt violation, $25; Clarence M. Ashbum. 69, Ridgeville, disregarding a stop sign, Mark A. Wilson, 24, Indianapolis, seat-belt violation, $25; Mark J.

Weaver, 18, Fort Wayne, minor possessing alcohol, $148; Lorissa K. Elus, 19, Greenwood, seat-belt violation, $25; Leslie C. Harness, 25, Anderson, child restraint violation, Leslie C. Harness, 25, Anderson, speeding, Angela E. Parks, 24, 2605 Loma speeding, Jeremy K.

Lyons, 19, Edwards Hall, minor possessing alcohol, $148; Amy M. Sharp, 18, Valparaso, minor consuming alcohol, $148; Troy M. Thompson, 18, Yorktown, minor consuming alcohol, $148; James J. Rakas, 18, Edwards Hall, minor consuming alcohol, $148; Larry D. Bickel, 18, Anderson, minor consuming alcohol, $148; Kyle R.

Lewis, 18, minor consuming alcohol, $148; Cassidy T. Faulkner, 20, Indianapolis, minor in a liquor store, $148; Patrick P. Cope, 19, Springport, minor consuming alcohol, $148; Alexis L. Rinehart, 18, 202 Botsford Hall, minor consuming alcohol, $148; Kathryn M. Thelen, 18, Valparaiso, minor consuming alcohol, $148; Barbara A.

Haffner, 37, 1009 S. Stockport, out-of-state registration violation, Bradley D. Yount, 26. 8417 S. Center Road, no valid fuel tax permit, no annual inspection, $137; Joseph K.

Meade, 27, New Palestine, speeding, Melissa L. Jones, 21, Kouts, seat-belt violation, $25; C.L Knezevich, 21, Griffith, seat-belt violation, $25; Nadeau Marc, 36, Quebec, speeding In a worksite, Gary L. Gowin, 40, Missouri, speeding, Scott A. Buckles, 29, 3544 N. Tillotson speeding, Melissa J.

Massey, 22, Parker City, speeding, Donald W. Bunn, 22, Fort Wayne, speeding, Scott A. Griffin, Indianapolis, speeding, Bruce A. Hathaway, 40, 4200 N. Rosewood speeding, Aaron M.

Edgell, 18, Daleville, seat-belt violation, $25; Antonio D. Goodwin, 30, 2206 N. Brady seat-belt violation, $25; Gerald W. Hall, 32, Albany, speeding, Kenneth O. Madler, 36, Parker City, speeding, Russell G.

Kautz, 60, Georgia, speeding, $78.50. Bonnie J. Miller, 43, Farmland, speeding, Montaven Hughes, 43, Albany, speeding, $76; Steve C. Holler, 44, 12220 W. Delaware County Road 350-N, seat-belt violation, $25; Henry G.

Cook, 60, Fort Wayne, speeding in a worksite, Mary F. Nibarger, 49, 1205 Ribble seat-belt violation, $25; Margaret A. Hamm, 43, Indianapolis, speeding, Todd W. McFadden, 20, 2125 E. Princeton driving while suspended, seat-belt violation, Brent W.

Rowtes, 29, Franklin, speeding, Joseph A. Hampton, 17, York-town, speeding, Paul Cooley, 47, Franklin, speeding, Shirley Waggoner, 60, Florida, speeding, Brad A. Raymer, 18, Whiteland, seat-belt violation, $25; David W. Knott, 1428 E. 21st driving while suspended, James E.

McGee, 25, New Castle, seat-belt violation, $25; Sab-rina J. Fouts, 22, 1715 W. Justamere Lane, speeding, James D. Hall, 27, 3405 Torquay Road, improper U-turn, Joy D. King, 18, 11546 U.S.

35-S, speeding, seat-belt violation, Jeremiah C. Broughton, 18, Clarksville, speeding, Reana Maria Maddox, 21, Michigan, speeding, Shepard Welton, 18, 1515 N. Walnut minor consuming alcohol, $148; Brent E. Smith, 44, Greenwood, driving left of center, Sharon R. Kramer, 49, 530 N.

Cork Drive, speeding, Albert C. Burtow 50. Chesterfield, illeaal DEC. 6- THOMAS PORTER. 2 4 pc.

bath, GFA, partial block 114 lots; 2 bdrm. home, 1 bath eat-in GFA 1 bdrm. cottage in rear on 1 Vi lots, adjng. prpty. at 2813 2815 S.

Pershing. Also 3 bdrm. 2 story on Ige lot wshed at 2017 S. Penn. Sells on site at 2815 S.

Pershing. 5pm. Wilbur Puckett, Auct. AU01040485 DEC. 6- TRUSSIE OPAL CAMESASCA.

80 Acres N.W. of Dunkirk, IN, inclu: 65 acres tillable, approx. 10 acres wooded, 1 V4 story residence bam. 3617 S- 825 Dunkirk, Indiana. 10 a.m.

Karl Ed. Orr, Auct. AU01 006285 DEC. 6- NORMAN DICKEY. 3 John Deere Tractors, John Deere 45 combine, farm tools, misc.

2 mi. N. of Albany, IN. on 167. 1 p.m.

Tom D. Flesher, Auct. AU01 002079 DEC. 7- JACK HOL-LANS ROGER THOMAS. Commercial Property.

Brick alum, trim elec. heat, air commer. wired. Full security system, Ige. paved parking lot, drive up window.

High traffic location, 3 street frontage. Business location: 1437 e. Main Muncie. Sells on site, 6 p.m. Wilbur Puckett, Auct.

AU01 040485 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TITUSVILLE, Pa. If you believe Rodney Chappel, Barbara Burleigh See is a modern-day Simon Legree in the flesh. See hired this slender, simple-minded man to tend the 60 cows at her farm. But she thought he worked too slowly, he says, and she made his life helL In his soft, quavering voice, the 35-year-old Chappel told a court hearing how See who outweighs him by at least 100 pounds frequently confronted him, poked him in the ribs with a shovel handle (he had a bruised heart and broken ribs, doctors said) and boxed his ears until they were misshapen. Three times, he said, she burned him with cigarettes when she caught him smoking near hay in her bam.

Another of her workers, 18-year-old Larry Sopher, punched him and kicked him with steel-toed boots, he said. A court will decide whether they did all these things; she and Sopher have pleaded not guilty to charges of assault, harassment and reckless endangerment. But many people in this economically depressed city about 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh have already decided that something seriously wrong was happening at Barbara See's farm especially since another farmhand made similar complaints 6 years ago. At the converted feed mill known as the Powder Horn Cafe, the regulars expect she'll avoid jail. They don't like it, though; around Titusville, people tend to believe in their own laws, not the state's, but even they feel Barbara See has crossed the line.

"We may not all be wrapped together right, but by and large we're good people. If we run out of meat and we have no money, we go shoot a deer. Yes, we break some laws. But nothing like this, and no one should be able to get away with it, not even her," said Jim Slagter, a former Navy Seal. The See farm had a history of high turnover, neighbors and townspeople say.

People in this town of 6,800 people are still Chappel said he took his beatings in silence because he needed the work. "I figured they would just go away. The soreness always went away," he said in court. He added, "I had nowhere else to go." He recalled two half-hearted attempts to flee this past spring, once through the woods behind the farm and once via roads. See caught up with him in her truck each time, and he said he got in without protesting.

Chappel said he didn't try harder to escape, because See told him his mother and stepfather hated him. And he said See told him not to use the telephone to call them because it would interfere with her satellite TV reception. He told a state trooper he got so hungry that he resorted to eating green apples off the ground and dog food out of the bag. The 5-foot-7 Chappel weighed 100 pounds when he left the farm July 31 after a 3-day bout with diarrhea, according to his medical records. He said See gave him three paychecks, drove him into town at his request and dropped him at a grocery store, where he called his mother.

See has been cleared of one charge already unlawful restraint, a less severe form of kidnapping. Defense attorney Don Lewis successfully argued to a judge that Chappel was able to come and go from the farm as he pleased. Lewis insists that See cooked Chappel regular meals. And he suggested in court that Chappel was clumsy, and had hurt himself. Under questioning, the farmhand acknowledged that he was knocked off his bike by a bull, fell down the stairs once and often whacked his own foot with farm tools, though he couldn't say when these things happened.

See and Sopher had no comment when reached by telephone. But Chappel's family is not so reticent. His mother, Helen McCal-mont, showed bingo buddies pictures of her shirtless son bruised from head to toe. DEC. 9- MRS.

EVERETT R. (WINIFRED) COX. Ornate antique furniture, antiques, appliances, household goods, misc. A LARGE QUALITY AUCTION. DO NOT MISS THIS ONE! National Guard Armory, 700 Western Ave.

(SW part of town) Winchester, IN. 11 a.m. Tom D. Flesher, Auct. AU01 002079 ASSOCIATED PRESS Bill and Barbara See leave a preliminary hearing Oct.

27 in Titusville, Pa. Barbara See faces charges she repeatedly beat and starved a farmhand. The Sees were married at one time, but their relationship now is not known. DEC. 9- MARY A.

VAN MATRE, ESTATE. Pers. Stephen Van Matre William Van Matre. Household furniture, appliances, glassware, 1992 Chev. Caprice Classic.

SW of Muncie On Hwy 67 to Co. Rd. 513 W. (Belle Center Rd S. V6 mi.

to 600 W. V4 mi. to Twilight, left, 2nd. house on right. 11 a.m.

Max Wagner, Auct. AU01 101 0753 talking about the farmhand who left one day and hitchhiked as far as the Midwest before calling See to ask for money. "She finds the boys who are a little slow and gives them a place to live, room and board. She makes it look like she's doing their families a favor, because otherwise they might end up in an institution," said Donna Appel, a Titusville resident and psychology student at Edinboro University. See is 50 years old, husky and blond; her father owns a large patch of land, two dozen gas wells and one of Titusville's only bams with aluminum siding.

Farmhands came and went for years. Then, a half-dozen years ago, See was accused of wounding another worker, Danny Mott. That charge was dropped, according to court records, but See paid $112.50 in court costs. Mott, now 40, says See nearly poked his left eye out with a pitchfork in 1989 because he wasn't milking cows fast enough. In an interview, Mott recalled having to beg for food from See's neighbors.

"If I saw her today, well, I would tell her, 'I do not appreciate what you did to And I would want her to be in jail, because I would not want her anywhere near me," said Mott, a mechanic in Warren, 30 miles north. He was replaced at the See farm by Chappel, a high-school graduate who took some special education classes. Chappel failed in the military in the early 1980s because he could not march in step. DEC. 14- DOLLENE K.

MILLER, OWNER "4 DESIRABLE HOMES EXCELLENT INVESTMENTS 2102 S. Vine St. (4:30 PM)- 400 E. 8th. St.

5:00 P.M)- 320 W. 9th St. 5:30 P.M.)- 1009 W. Powers St. (6:00 ALL IN MUNCIE-ALLSELLON SITE AT TIMES SHOWN (See large ads Sat.

Press, Sun. Wed. StarPress) The Bartlett Company Auctioneers, AU09200005 U-turn, seat-belt violation, Tamara J. Murray, 23, York- town, anvtng wrote suspenaea, seat-oett violation, $163. DEC.

16- ESTATE AUCTION, name withheld at family's request. Antique furniture, antiques, collectibles, household goods, LOTS OF MISC. National Guard Armory, 700 Western Winchester, IN. 10 a.m. (sharp).

Cox Auctioneering. Gary Cox, AU1 95001 94 Mary Cox, AU1 95001 95 Legal Notices As year nears end, GOP has one big win la NOTICE OF SALE Notice it hereby given that the undersigned will SM on (1) 1966 Volvo White Truck, Serial Number 1WXYOCJF8GN108905, on Monday. January 8. 1996, at 9:00 a.m. at 4500 South Madison Street.

Muncie. Indiana unless charges in the amount of $2,949.93 as of November 20, 1995 together with 5 00 per day storage charges from November 20, 1995 are paid by the a cove time ana date, in unoar IN LOVING MEMORY of ROBERT (BOB) FOUST 11 27-'93 They say time heals all sorrow. So far, time has only proved how much we miss you. We love you, Nancy, Rob, Lora, Hannah Rachel signed reserves the right to bid at "The budget is really everything." Rep. John Kasich House Budget Committee chairman said saie.

STOOPS FREIQHTLINER SP33961 MUNCIE By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Republicans are near-ing the end of their first year in control of Congress with the Holy Grail a 7-year balanced budget plan in sight but many other goals clouded by disappointment and delay. GOP lawmakers celebrated their Thanksgiving this year with two giant achievements, passage of their spending and tax cut package aimed at balancing the budget by 2002 and the winning of President Clinton's commitment to their 7-year timetable. But the heady first days of the 104th session of Congress, when House Republicans marched their "Contract With America" items to passage, has given way to more sober assessments of their legislative achievements. "The budget is really everything," he said. Asking about other issues "is like asking who else besides Babe Ruth was on the Yankees." There have been other successes.

Clinton has signed into law legislation to restrict so-called unfunded mandates federal rules imposed on local governments that Washington doesn't pay for. Also enacted was a law making members of Congress abide by the same labor laws that other employers must obey. The House has changed its rules to restrict the receiving of gifts and to limit the terms of the speaker and committee chairmea Also near completion is a measure to strengthen the reporting requirements for lobbyists. i Among key "Contract" items, a new crime bill calling for tougher sentences and more prisons and a bill to ease federal regulatory burdens are mired in the Senate. A proposed constitutional amendment on term limits failed in the House and another, on balancing the budget, passed the House but was defeated by one vote in the Senate.

"Republicans overreached and their agenda is now considered too extremist by the American people," said Rep. Bill Richardson, "There's been a lot of rhetoric and a lot of press releases but hardly any bills signed into law." But the House Budget Committee chairman, Rep. John Kasich, R-Ohio, said the occasional legislative logjam is insignificant compared to the GOP success in creating "a whole different culture" with their budget priorities. 6 NIGHTS- 7 DAY Ft. Lauderdale Vacation.

'558. Ph. 747- awxt or 747-7820, Michelle. Need to file BANKRUPTCY or DIVORCE Charged with O.W.I.? Call 288-5067 ROWLAND 4 DOYLE, Atty's. 'eras' NOV.

28- ROBERT DEARDUFF, ESTATE. Major small appliances, furniture, antiques, repro furniture, uniques, TV's, electrical, interesting misc. household items. 2244 W. Muncie.

Pers. Prpty sells 4 p.m. See ad Sat. Nov. 25.

The Bartlett Co. Auctioneers, AU0920OO05 LOST: elect, motor pump, on McGalliard, between Broadway 300 call 288-3514. Reward..