Journal and Courier from Lafayette, Indiana • 3

aZ Victim helped Pole broken by truck Journal and Courier Police report 50 crashes Metro report Two hurt in accident Sat Dec 21 1974 Telephone line theft brings prison APC Newell joins Plows out again replacing Kerkhoff for Rocky to the Lafay report dozen accidents investigated by Tip pecanoe County police the eight crashes in West Lafayette and a dozen wrecks in Tippecanoe County investigated by Indiana state police State police also reported another eight crashes in Carroll Boone and White counties took the injured boy to St Elizabeth Hospital emergency room where he was treated and released Snow slick streets and highways contributed to the 13 wrecks report Three men have been sentenced four persons accused in drug related charges and cases against two oth ers dismissed in Tippecanoe County courts In Circuit Court Judge Warren Thompson sentenced Donald Likens 21 of 505 New York St to 1 to 10 years in prison on his plea of guilty to the theft of $400 worth of cable from a General Telephone construc tion site on Aug 13 A second charge against him for a second degree burglary at Richard Auto Parts on Aug 18 was dropped The judge issued suspended sen tences to Tony McLaughlin 19 of 2200 Union St and Louis Baker 20 Gannett News Service Congressman Earl Land grebe voted against Vice Pres ident con firmation this week because of what he called The former New York gov fiscal policies and for eign policy views Landgrebe said led to his casting the only vote in the Indiana House delegation Rockefeller became vice president Thursday night Landgrebe said he agree with sup port for union and one world and that he was disturbed by the steady increase in New state budget under Rockefel ler Charges of conflict of inter est arising from financial holdings and gifts to friends were not the reason for his vote Landgrebe said It was a question of the nomi philosophy 1 The vote 'against Rockefeller was one of last before stepping down in favor of Democrat loyd ithian who defeated him last month for the 2nd District congres sional seat Lafayette police credited ing service and Wabash with freeing the woman BECKY NEWELL the once loyal opposition All of them are free on $1000 bonds and no arraignment dates are set County Prosecutor David Crouse dismissed two cases more than a year old for lack of prose cution against two men A charge of pandering against Raymond Lucas no address who was accused in connection with pro viding a prostitute Tor hunters from Anderson on Nov 10 1973 was dis missed Also dismissed was a first degree burglary charge against Dick Shockey 28 of 1829 Greenbush St He was accused of a Sept 27th 1973 break in at the home of James Terry 2930 Greenbush St in which a television was taken Lucas and Shockey were never ar raigned for entering pleas to the charges and have been free on bonds A White County Deputy Sheriff was also on the scene to give aid and notify police immediately after the accident as he was following the truck in traffic when the crash hap pened Linda Stillabower 22 of 83 Wedgewood Mobile Home Court was reported in stable condition at Home Hospital today after she suf fered injuries in a car truck colli sion on Indiana 26 west of West La fayette riday afternoon She suffered a concussion and Rescue workers struggle to free Mrs Ellen Swit zer 42 Otterbein from her car at North River Road and Happy Hollow Road during a snowstorm riday 'Mrs Switzer 1 was seriously injured when a semi truck jack knifed in front of her while attempting to avoid an other vehicle She was pinned after the crash and West Ml and Courier Lafayette Ind7901 Tippecanoe School Corp autho rized spending $34355 for the pur chase of five bus bodies from Impe rial Equipment Co during a special session Wednesday The bid for the Bluebird bodies was the low bid Board president Richard Harlow asked TSC aboard members to sub mit names of patrons who might be willing to serve on the planning committee of the Council of Governments starting in January Harlow said he and the superin tendent would go over the names submitted and make a recommenda tion on Jan 9 the next regular meeting of the TSC board About three inches of snow blan keted the Lafayette area riday but warm temperatures and city crews joined forces to eliminate some of the evidence by this morn ing No official measurement of the snowfall was available at the Pur due University weather stations but officials there estimated the precipi tation at three inches Snow slick pavements contributed to more than 50 accidents in Tippe canoe County and the surrounding area riday However both ette and WL city streets are ed clear today County roads are clear south but slick north of the city ac cording to the Tippecanoe County Highway Department ive county trucks were out this morning spreading salt and sand and four plows were out clearing blacktop roads in the northern areas the department reported Blacktop roads should be in good shape today but gravel roads are expected to remain slick State police report that roads north of South Bend remain snow covered and hazardous The new snow may have contributed to a three car crash riday night which killed a Chicago woman on the In diana Toll Road Below South Bend roads are wet and caution is advised South of La fayette roads are open and in good shape state police said Roads be given much chance to revcover from snowfall a 30 per cent chance ofsnow flurries in the north ern and central parts of the state tonight and a chance of rain Mon day think women have a great deal to offer the APC After all we are assigned planning roles in tak ing care of our families and I think this makes us well suited for broadening the scope in plan ning the Her main goal as an APC member is to see better cooperation between the APC and citizens groups She said the two groups are often opposed to each other when both are actually concerned about the same thing planning better use of the land think the APC needs to keep an open mind and listen to the people This is its strength This county has a lot of potential and it could become a guiding example of orderly growth for the northern part of the she said between 8 am and 5 pun Mon day through riday "The Ombudsman position was established to help you with prob lems reaquiring the attention of top management of the Journal and Courier Call742 8182 of 1530 Virginia St McLaughlin pleaded guilty to passing a bad $195 check at Pay Less on June 2 1973 receiving a suspended to 5 year sentence Baker pleaded guilty to a second degree burglary at the Chicago Daily News office 122 9th St on May 27 receiving a suspended one year sentence In Superior Court 1 four persons are accused of conspiracy to com mit a felony and selling narcotics Demerol Percodan and morphine to Indiana State Police under covermen on Nov 13 The county office filed the charges against Wesley Elmore 23 of 125 Ruby Road Douglas Brown 25 of 1315 Greenbush St Minda Buser 23 of 1315 Greenbush St and Michael Kiefer 24 Clarks Hill workers from Wreck Township Volunteer firemen A nearby utility pole was bro ken (at right) when it acted as a buffer to stop the trailer of the semi truck from toppling over (Staff Photos by Dick Vellinger) By CHARLES McCLURE Staff Writer Two women were injured in two accidents on The outskirts of West Lafayette riday olice recorded a total of at least 50 crashes in the area during and after a snowfall Injured was Mrs Ellen Swti zer 42 Otterbein who was reported in serious condition in the intensive care unit of Indiana University Med ical Center today Mrs Switzer suffered severe face injuries in a car semi truck collision on North River Road at Happy Hol low Road at 11:30 pm riday The victim was pinned in her car for some time following the crash The Switzer car was southbound on Indiana 43 (North River Road) when a truclj driven by Richard letcher 34 of 76 Cor Dale Mobile Home Court jack knifed on the snow slick pavement West Lafay ette police said The letcher truck was north bound and the driver was trying to avoid a third vehicle which had skidded from Happy Hollow Road across Indiana 43 in front of the truck i The third Vehicle which struck in the ensuing crash ended in a ditch The letcher truck jack knifed and was across the centerline when struck in the rear tandem wheels by the southbound Switzer car The trailer of the truck hit a util ity pole breaking the pole some 15 to 20 feet up The pole stopped the trailer from crashing onto its side police said Workers from Emer gency Wrecker Service and the Wa bash Township Volunteer ire De partment were credited with freeing Mrs Switzer from the wreckage of her car i By KEN RAINS Staff Writer Becky Newell a home economist who is a veteran remonstrator of many Tippecanoe Area Plan Com mission (APC) hearings is the latest member of the planning body Mrs Newell was appointed to the post this week by the county council as its citizen representative She replaces Joseph Kerkhoff a charter member of the APC who told the council he wish to be reappointed A Sheffield Estates resident Mrs Newell has been active the past 18 months in preparing opposition and speaking in behalf of residents opposed to the building of 377 homes adjacent to Sheffield subdivi sion at Indiana 43 and County Road 500 She said she would abstain from all discussions and voting on the Sheffield debate that is still pend ing before the APC course I became familiar with the workings of the APC as a remonstrator But I view my appoint ment as a challenge to serve as a private citizen to help better planning in Tippecanoe she said A housewife and mother of three children Mrs Newell earned a bachelors degree in home econom ics and a masters degree in clothing and textiles from Purdue in 1966 67 Her husband is a counselor at Jefferson High School She is a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church treasurer of the Purdue Home Economics Alumni Association and is 4 judge for clothing and dress reviews A resident of the county since 1962 she was reared on a farm near rankfort Mrs Newell said she will continue to work with a Sheffield neighborhood organization that mails news letters to 20 residents there and about 100 others in Raineybrook and Trees subdivisions to keep them in formed of local issues affecting their neighborhoods think this is what a lot of people and neighbor hood should do They ought to become' involved in their community so they can see what can be she said One of three women on the APC she sees the fe male point of view as offering the APC opinions oth er than ones based simply on progress and increased tax revenue bases for the community Mrs Carol a Ludwig and Mrs Shiela Klinker also serve on the APC TSC to buy schopl buses Landgrebe votes Scott Boone 9 of 1005 Winth rop St suffered a cheek bruise and his sled was demolished after he was hit by a car while sledding in the 1000 block of Winthrop Street The car driver reportedly stopped gave the injured boy five dollars then drove away Darrell Coleman 7 of 3018 Green bush St suffered cuts and bruises in a mishap at 4:35 pm riday in the 3000 block of Greenbush Street Coleman was hit by a car driven by Jacoby Jacob 34 of 50 Mulberry multiple cuts in the 3:45 pm crash Court police said The car driver A tow truck driven by George Nelson Jr 32 of 2005 Manta Drive was westbound on 26 when the driv er had to brake to avoid a vehicle fin nine left in front of him Nelson lost control and his truck ed in Lafayette more than a half skidded across the centerline into the path of the oncoming Stillabower car police said The 1974 car was demolished while the 1972 truck received an es timated $1000 damage Two pedestrian vehicle accidents brought injuries riday afternoon OMBUDSMAN i If you have a question or com plaint about news coverage A A 1 a a SZ 1 'J I'' 1 Jr Jr 4 7 'V 3 r' SsS Sara? zz A iv I z' zz vv zzz zzz Jibu Sz zz zZ'z fw A 7 A 3 term Jfc 'Jr 'i a' JRTJV i z' lugBartsL 1.