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MONDAY Lunch with TV talk show host Maury PovichPagelS All six division 4 leaders in the NFL lose Page 19 The Muncie Evening 1 A HIT: Fans flock to 'Addams page 11 BURRR: A bit warmer on Tuesday. Details, page 12 Campbell stopped in effort to derail plans for cottages (. ly' 4 tacted another architect to get a "second opinion" requested by County Council in August said the possibility of a single-building Children's Home should be considered. Campbell, Peckinpaugh and former commissioner Doyle Bell in May 1990 hired Taylor to design cottages to replace the Children's Home. Shortly after Friday's press conference, Peckinpaugh said he would vote against changing architects and Children's Home designs.

But Bonham's opinion had not been heard. Today, an audience member asked Bonham what his opinion is. "I feel strongly about not tampering with Bob's contract at all," Bonham said. Children's Home proponents have for months urged county officials to use economic development income tax revenue to replace the home. In June, County Council pledged that $2.6 million annual revenue to a plan drafted by the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce.

That plan saw $9.1 million earmarked for expansion of the Horizon Center, the chamber's home, and $2 million for Children's By KEITH ROYSDON Evening Press reporter In an emotional meeting, Delaware County commissioners Jack Peckinpaugh and Ron Bonham defeated commissioner Cordell Campbell's effort to abandon the cottage concept for the Children's Home. A crowd of about 50 most of them proponents of plans to replace the dilapidated, 90-year-old Children's home with cottages shouted down Campbell when the commissioners president tried to prevent a vote. On Friday, Campbell and County Council president Robert Hartley held a hastily arranged press conference and said they wanted to order Children's Home architect Robert Taylor to stop work on cottage plans. Taylor last week submitted' designs for, a "village" of eight, cottages each housing 10 children and a central service building. Implementing the plans would cost the county $6.7 million.

That amount includes $2.9 million for cottages. $2.5 million for the central building' and other costs including demolition of the existing home, site development and professional fees. Campbell who recently con- Kyle Evens with a traditional holiday dinner. Shirley Hoots' pupils watch "Michael Parks and Shannon Kirby churn butter. ROUND AND ROUND: Albany Elementary School fifth graders enjoyed a special Thanksgiving celebration this past week, complete; See HOME Page 6 Goodall to retire from Ball Corp.

plans to buy majority of Kerr Glass Legislature if 4s-, By )OHN McGAULEY i Evening Press reporter j- State Rep. Hurley Goodall was to announce at a press conference today that he will retire at the end of his current term, associates said. i' 4 1 m. Ii By HOLIY RAVER-ADAMS Evening Press reporter Muncie-based Ball Corp. today announced plans to purchase most of Kerr Glass Manufacturing a move that will increase Ball's market share of the commercial glass industry by four percent.

The transaction, estimated to cost $70 million, would see Ball acquiring the assets of Kerr's four glass manufacturing plants, including the machinery, equipment, contracts and inventory associated with the business. The Ball Corp. acquisition does not include Kerr's home canning business. Kerr currently employs about 1,300 people and had 1990 net sales of $161 million. The company produces glass containers, primarily for the food processing industry.

Ball will purchase Kerr plants in Plainfield, 111., and Sand Springs, Okla. Kerr's other two facilities located in Dunkirk and in Santa Ana, Calif. will be leased with an option to purchase. The facilities will become part of Ball-Incon Glass Packaging a wholly owned subsidiary of Ball which had 1990 net sales of $571 million. According to Bradley Wilks, manager of external communications for Ball the Ken-purchase had been under consideration for "quite some time." "It's a good strategic move for Ball Wilks said.

"It increases our market share of the commercial glass industry from 12 percent to 16 percent." Wilks said any speculation concerning Ball operation of the Kerr facilities would be "premature." He emphasized that the agreement is contingent upon Kerr shareholder approval and government regulatory approval, which could conclude in February. Goodall, who would not today confirm plans to leave the General Assembly, has served in the Indiana House of Representatives since 1978. The first black to represent I ifl Parry Reichanadtw ICY ACCIDENT: Emergency personnel clean up and County Road 400-N that injuried three people after a two-car accident at the intersection of Ind. 67 late-Sunday afternoon. Icy roads blamed for crashes Carmel optometrist will challenge Sharp Goodall Muncie in the General Assembly, Goodall was unopposed in his 1990 bid for a seventh term.

Goodall, a Democrat from Muncie, formerly served on the Muncie Community School Board and the city fire department. He served as chairman of the Democratic party's recent city election campaign. Goodall confirmed that he will announce his plans for the 1992 campaign at a 3 p.m. press conference at Delaware County Democratic Party Headquarters. "I think that's where I should do it," he said.

"These are the people that sent me (to the However, the representative would say little more, citing criticism that swirled around the resignation of fellow Rep. Marc Carmi-chael. In August, Carmichael resigned his House District 35 seat, citing personal reasons and frustration with an often bitterly partisan, drawn-out 1991 session of the legislature. Goodall represents District 34. Carmichael was criticized for announcing his resignation to Indi- See GOODALL Page 6 By DOUGLAS WALKER Evening Press chief reporter A Carmel optometrist today set his sights on a goal that has eluded Republicans since 1974 ousting Democrat Phil Sharp from his seat Cynthia Sudler, 33, Indianapolis, according to state police reports.

Both cars skidded 27 feet north before coming to rest off the highway. Sudler was taken to Henry County Memorial Hospital where she was treated and released. i The name of the driver was not available today pending notification of relatives. Police believe the car had hit a patch of ice on the road. Within Delaware County, a 4:3,5 p.m.

accident on Ind. 67 sent three people to the hospital. Jane A. Robinette, 24, Hartford City, lost control of her car when southbound on Ind. 67 near County Road 400-N and hit a northbound car.

The driver, Bert Gilkison, 84, Portland, his Lena, and a passenger in car, Dawn Morgan, 14, 324 S. Beacon were taken to Ball Memorial Hospital. Lena "Gilkison was treated and released; Morgan and Bert Gilkison were listed in fair condition this morning. Traffic accident reports for Muncie police indicated at least a dozen instances of cars sliding into other care or stationary objects By ROBIN GIBSON Evening Press reporter Icy roads caused numerous accidents Sunday, but by today drivers had apparently adjusted to changed driving conditions, and many roads had been City, county and state police said today that dispite a sudden rush of weather-related traffic accidents Sunday, none had been reported this morning. "This morning people are pretty well used to the snow and ice," said Lt.

Joe Turner, head of the; Muncie Police Department traffic division. "Yesterday it kind of came as a shock to them." He noted that after the first few snows of the" winter drivers grow accustomed to driving more carefully. "It gets better as the winter goes' along." Sunday's roster of weather-related traffic 'acci- dents included a fatal accident in Henry County. In a crash attributed to the icy road, a Maryland man was killed along 1-70 in Henry County on Sunday. The Maryland driver was traveling east about three miles east of Spiceland when his car hit the center median, flipped over the median and landed on top of a westbound vehicle driven by new leadership," Simmerman said during a press conference at Delar ware County Republican Headquarters.

"We have to ask ourselves if incumbent congressmen serve our interests or their own The Republican said he would try to persuade voters that he has "the willpower and self-discipline to say no to the cancerous bureacracy" and would be "a good steward of the resources that our nation has." In his opening remarks, Simmer man made only one reference to Sharp, who he said was "allowed to take in a half-million dollars in special interest money." He did mention recent news i i. i.uiuwumwii; e. bt; V. I "ail in the U.b. House of Repre- sentatives.

Jerrell a 32-year-old Pendle-1 tori. native, announced he is pursuing 'the 'Republican con-' gressional nomi See ICE Page 6 nation in Indi-, Simmerman ana's redesigned Second District. "The time has come to look for See SHARP Page 6, 1 Index Girt gangs: Popular for stealing, status, help By FELICIA R. LEE Y. Times News Service 25-30 31 15-16 3 12 EW YORK For Aleysha the road to crime has been Classified Comics 1 Lifestyle Lotteries 1 Marketplace Obituaries Opinion Sports Theaters TV old or younger, experts say, results from less supervision, the breakup of families and an increase in gang behavior.

Rather, they say, many girls join the loosely organized gangs, imitations of the ones they see boys forming, for protection from the violence around them. But the imitation often then extends, the experts say, to fighting, shoplifting, and robberies. Boys are still far more likely to be arrested and convicted for violence, than are girls, according to statis-tics, and the ratio of boys to girls who go through juvenile courti more than 10 to 1, has not changed. But arrest statistics reflect a new; reality around the region. In New York City, the number of See GANGS Page 6 never hurt anybody.

I just want things." There are more and more like Aleysha in troubled neighborhoods around the New York metropolitan area, people who work with children say. There are more girls in gangs, more girls in the drug trade, more girls carrying guns and knives, more girls in trouble. The rise in crime by girls 17 years diminutive 15-year-old steals them, an act that she feels makes her equal parts bad girl and liberated woman. "It's like I don't want to do it, but my friends put a lot of pressure on me," said Aleysha, who spoke on condition that her full name not be used. "Then I see something I want so bad I just take it.

The worst time, I pulled a knife on this girl, but I 19-25 10 11 paved with huge gold earrings and name-brand clothes. At Aleysha's high school in the Bronx, N.Y., popularity comes from looking the part. Aleysha's mother has no money to buy her nice things so the i i jW.ti.im mi- iji lam -f -m mtim imrfjiLr-' M-' tl'.