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SECTION A PAGE 15 THE MUNCIE STAR. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1984 Virgil Cline Compulsory Seat Belt Use Due Indiana Legislators Scrutiny Honored by Stock Group Virgil Cline of Selma was hon ored at the 59th annual Eastern Indiana Livestock Breeders Asso ciation Banquet last week for long- for the same age group. "It is looking very, very good," Byram said. Thomas Hanna, president of a Washington organization called Traffic Safety Now said the same success would be seen with adults.

"Certainly the research is clear that it is much safer being belted in," Hanna said. "I believe we can make the same kind of effort to save adults from death and serious injury." Hanna is senior vice president and chief operating officer of the Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, which represents the companies that produce almost all domestic cars and trucks. Those serving with him on the board of directors also hold vice-presidential titles with companies such as General Motors, Ford Motor Chrysler American Motors Corp. and Volkswagen 'of America. There is one school of thought that these companies are pushing for mandatory seat belt use among adults to avoid having to install airbags in cars.

Automakers will be required to install the equipment in 1989 model cars, unless enough states enough that two-thirds of the population is included mandate that adults wear seat belts. Hanna said that was not the organization's motive. "We're going ahead with this regardless," he said. "We've taken the attitude that even if passive restriant is required, passive restraint is not going to get injuries and fatalities down in a satisfactory amount to solve the problem. A lap and harness is the way this is going to be done." He said Ford Motor Co.

is now building airbag-equipped cars for fleet buyers. He said he did not know whether cars available to the general public would have the device by 1986. New York and New Jersey have passed laws requiring that adults wear seat belts. term contributions to agriculture and the livestock Cline, a Selma businessman and Liberty Township what to do. Nicholson said the law might be a good idea, but be said he also believed citizens should be allowed a choice.

He said he would wait to hear the feelings of his constituents, but that he personally wouldn't support such legislation. Sen. Allie Craycraft, on the other hand, said it would not surprise him if the mandatory seat belt issue were raised in Indiana. The Selma Democrat said it was a "very fine idea, but to impose it I'm not sure if I'm to that point yet I'm not sure if the people are ready for it" Statistics from Indiana State Police show that the number of deaths and injuries to infants has dropped since the child restraint law took effect Comparing the first 7 months of 1983 to the same period this year. First Sgt John Byram said, the number of child deaths had gone down 62 percent and injuries were down 18 percent.

In the first 7 months of 1983, there were 13 deaths, compared to five in the same time period this year, Byram said. Injuries dropped from 815 through July 1983 to 665 for the same period this year. In the entire year of 1983, there were 22 deaths and 1,469 injuries to children under 5. In 1982, there were 17 deaths and 1,435 injuries farmer, has been a long-time official of the cline By KATIE GEARY Sur Stiff Reporter Will adults be required to do for themselves what state law says they must do for children while traveling? Indiana is among 49 states that have laws requiring children to be buckled up while traveling. A Washington-based organization is at work to convince state legislators that adults should be required to buckle up, too.

Though statistics indicate the child restraint law is successful in reducing deaths and injury among children, three area legislators said they would be hesitant to force seat belt use on adults. Rep. Hurley Goodall, D-Muncie, is a member of the House Public Safety Committee. "I have a problem with legislation that mandates what people should do out of common sense," he said. He cited the state's passage and subsequent repeal of the motorcycle helmet law as an example of why such legislation wouldn't work.

"I think you would get into controversies trying to get something like that in effect," he said. Two other East Central Indiana legislators Sens. Allie Craycraft, D-Selma, and David Nicholson, D-Boston are members of the Public Safety Committee's Senate counterpart, the Public Policy Committee. All three said they had heard of no impending legislation along that line, and all said they preferred personal choice over telling people SlGWtlU Did You Know That BILL O'ROURKE and RON QUAKENBUSH hove brought Delaware County voters the bast leodership that your County Commissioners have ever given tor many years. This completes my series of telling you our "TRUE STORYI" The term I om completing is a record that speaks for itself.

The past 4 years have been very rewarding to oil of you voters and taxpayers. If I om re-elected, I will continue to bring you progressive and conservative County government ot the least possible cost to oil. RE-ELECT BILL O'ROURKE Indiana Farm Bureau. He is a former Liberty Township trustee and has served on various statewide advisory boards. He has served as clerk in the 4-H livestock auction at the Lions Delaware County Fair for more than three decades.

Speaker for the banquet, which attracted a crowd of more than 500, was Mauri Williamson, executive secretary of the Purdue Ag Alumni Association. Speaking on "The Good Old Days," he shared many childhood and adult agricultural and church experiences. He indicated that Americans should not forget their heritage as they progress forward in all areas. Dr. Walter Woods, Purdue University Department of Animal Sciences, presented plaques to out-standing 4-H members and livestock award winners: Melinda Ludwig and Kevin Pluimer of Blackford County.

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Patsy Kirkwood, Larry Coulter and Pam McGriff of Grant County. Melissa Sue Kellam and Kathy Arford of Henry County. Kimbra Chenoweth, David W. Blackford and Rick Klenke of Jay County. Michelle Venters, Steve Morris and Dan Egger of Madison County.

Dawn Jackson, Todd Coulter and Don Tinsman of Randolph County. Gold Medal Beef Get-of-Sire award winners were: Roy Weh-meier of Albany for Angus and Dannie Witter of Bath for Charo-lais. I Seldom Rest Farms of Muncie had On-Foot and On-Rail carcass barrows at the Eastern Indiana Carcass-Barrow Show. Jim Scott, livestock superintendent of the Lions-Delaware County Fair, presented Premier Breeder Dairy Awards to: Richard Felton Family of Muncie for Ayshire. Ed Mar Farm (Edward W.

Bradtmueller) of Hoagland for Brown Swiss. Sequa Farms (Jay Godwin Family) of Daleville for Holstein. M.T.J. Jersey Farm (Tom Jeffrey Family) of Eaton for Jersey. James T.

Scott of Muncie for Guernsey. Louie 0. Landrum of Guilford for Milking Shorthorn. Ralph Coddington of Indianapolis was honored for being the winner of the Premier Breeder Draft Horse IBM 'U BB it OBI 'Lit Award, and Sickels Suffolks of Winchester won an award for having the Supreme Champion Ram. Keith Painter of Springport was recognized as top membership salesman.

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