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B2 Local Journal and Courier Saturday ebruary 6 1993 2 bomb laden rail cars derail By James Prichard The Associated Press BURNS CITY Human error most likely caused two railroad cars carrying tons of military ex plosives to derail outside a Navy base in southern Indiana early riday a railroad official said No injuries were reported and military personnel said there was no danger of a blast following the derailment at 4:30 am EST at the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center The derailment did close traf fic on Indiana 645 at US 231 and residents of about 21 homes with in a mile of the site were asked to leave as a precaution authorities said 1 The two derailed cars spilled a total of eight steel shipping con tainers holding various bombs detonators and propellant charges Seven of the containers each of which is about the size of a one car I Wil IM 2 1 oraa am She think much about it until she looked outside again around sunrise and saw the two derailed cars lying along the back edge of her property Their spilled cargo had crushed part of her wooden fence trains are back here all the she said really think nothing of Photos by The Associated Press DERAILED: Two of the containers holding bombs and detonators dumped from a train (top) that derailed ear ly riday are shown outside Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center near Burns City in southern Indiana No injuries were reported and military officials said there was no danger of a blast fur dioxide was among four cars of a Canadian Pacific train that derailed inside the Burns City gate The base about 75 miles south west of Indianapolis is the second largest in the continental garage had been opened and ex amined by investigators and found to be intact The eighth was to be examined late riday rom a small hole torn in one container the word could be seen printed on a brown strongbox view it as an explo sive said Col Lawrence Sowa who is in charge of Army munitions activity at the center United States covering 982 Cleanup of the derailment was square miles of Martin Greene expected to continue until at least and Lawrence counties It has a Saturday military officials said civilian work force of more than Thirteen of the Canadian Pa 3200 cific Railway trains 47 cars con tained explosives They were en route to the Navy base from a Ma rine Corps munitions ship an chored near Jacksonville la said Capt William Shotts base com mander The derailment happened about one half mile southwest of the base as the 13 munitions cars were being switched for entry onto the facility said John Bergene a spokesman for the railroad com pany cause of the derailment is still under said An thony letcher manager of road operations for the railroad in Terre Haute we suspect that human error may be involved in the derailment" A Canadian Pacific was expected to begin clearing the spilled explosives by riday evening letcher said our of the shipping containers wall be hauled by train to the base and the other four will be taken by flatbed truck It was at least the second de railment involving hazardous car go at or near the base In June 1997 a tanker car containing sul Alunitions are routinely shipped to the Crane Army Ammunition Depot a enant of the Navy cen ter for storage or reworking Operations at the base conduct research and development on weapons such as aerial bombs al ternative fuel cell technology and chemical and biological warfare detection The accident didn't affect a tour of the base riday by Lee Buchanan an assistant Navy sec retary said Michael Jahr a spokesman for Rep John Hostet tler Ind The congressman had scheduled the tour to demonstrate Crane's importance to national de fense Among the residents who dis regarded evacuation orders and stayed in town were William A Strange a 76 year old Crane re tiree and his wife Man who went to a nearby beauty parlor he said came to the door and said it would be better if we left but if we left we couldn't come back Goodness knows how long that could Strange said There are two main routes out of town the closed state high BEWARE: An "explosive" tag sticks out of a hole in a container carrying tons of military explosives after a train derailment riday near Crane Di vision of the Naval Surface Warfare Center near Burns City Ind Hu man error is blamed for the two cars derailing and dumping eight steel containers holding bombs detonators and propellant charges way and through the base The derailment occurred about 100 yards behind the mobile home of Joel and Carmen Schuler He manages the base exchange and she works intermittently for the Army at Crane Mrs Schuler said she heard a loud sound resembling the noise of rail cars backing up around 4:30 PAY PHONES RECOVERED TH By The Associated Press Indianapolis police department dive team members Chris Purvi tis (left) and Ed Brickley help retrieve a stolen pay phone riday from the Little Eagle Creek in Indianapolis Approximately 26 pay phones one newspaper box and a coin operated towel vending machine were recovered from the creek The pay phones are valued at nearly $1000 each and all of the coin boxes had been broken into Rube Goldberg contest set for eb 13 Purdue University students will be adding a new hazard to the game of golf in the 17th an nual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest on eb 13 The competition honors the late cartoonist Rube Goldberg who specialized in drawing whim sical machines with complex mechanisms to perform simple tasks Each year Purdue students are challenged to build actual work ing machines that Goldberg him self might have dreamed up The task for 1999 is to tee up a golf ball in 20 or more steps The event which is free and open to the public will be held at 11 am in Purdues Elliott Hall of Music The winner of the compe tition will represent the univer sity at the National Rube Gold berg Machine Contest to be held at Purdue on April 10 Students will build their ma chines by combining the princi ples of physics and engineering with common objects such as marbles mouse traps bicycle gears small kitchen appliances rubber tubing and duct tape The goal is to tee up a stan dard golf ball in a complicated and humorous fashion within a specific time limit Each machine must run be reset and run again in nine minutes Points are taken off if students have to assist the machine once started The teams also will be judged and awarded points based on the creative use of ma terials and use of related themes 0 The local contest is organized by members of the Purdue chap ter of Theta Tau with support from industrial sponsor General Electric The national competi tion which attracts teams from across the country has been won the past two years by a team from the University of Texas Austin Staff Reports DEAS Attorney: Purdue overreacted Continued from Page B1 Deas allegedly committed plagia rism was taught by rank Wilson head of the political science de partment The other was taught by professor Keith Shimko The former head of affirmative action at Purdue James Bell tried unsuccessfully last summer to get the department to let Deas redo the papers Shimko gave him an and Wilson gave him an The matter was turned over to the Dean of Students Office for disciplinary action matter should never have been taken to the Dean of Deas said the past students have been allowed to write papers over again up to the depart ment attorney said Purdue over reacU The only evidence of alleged plagiarism that he saw was an im properly footnoted paper that Deas had done a few years ago at anoth er school and footnotes appar ently track the page in the document ergo Kendall said hear mis take or faux I hear you copied the Encyclopedia Brit tanica and called it your many other graduate stu dents at Purdue could withstand such a he said guy got an A on the paper and an A in the course at the college he was Deas 32 of Sumter SC start ed at Purdue in January 1998 He is a graduate of Georgetown Uni versity Dartmouth and Washing ton University Assistant Dean of Students Kel lie Cox who heard case would not comment on it riday Between 1994 95 school year and this year 272 disciplinary pro ceedings were held for academic misconduct resulting in 37 sus pensions and no expulsions This 67 disciplinary pro ceedings brought five suspensions and expulsion take it Cox said have every intention to push Deas said or The Record Births Home Hospital Jan 3 Sven and Lisa Verlinden Brook ston a daughter Jan 4 Jason McGowen and Amanda Bennett West Lebanon a son Christopher and Sarah Corrigan West Lafayette a son Phil and Karla Dowden Delphi a daughter Greg and Deb Gordon Rossville a son Scott and Kimberlie Hall West Lafayette twin daughters Glenn and Lynn Hegewald West Lafayette a son John and Christy Preston Rens selaer a daughter Bradley and Traci Richardson Lafayette a son Tonya Scott Lafayette a son St Elizabeth Medical Center Jan 2 Elmer III and Lisa Oaks Lafayette a son Jan 4 Jeffrey and Toby Nakaguchi Lafayette a daughter Births elsewhere Jeff and Gisella Busse are the parents of a daughter Megan Daniell born Jan 28 in Charlotte NC Grandparents are Lynn and Jean Busse of West Lafayette great grandmother is Viola Welsh of Lafayette To call us To reach the newsroom call 423 551 1 from 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays After hours and on weekends call the Local Desk di rectly at 423 5522 and the Sports Desk at 423 551 8 Comments also can be sent to editors via the In ternet To learn how to send mail to the Internet from commercial on line services seek posting in structions directly from the serv ice to which you subscribe Outside Tippecanoe County call toll free (800) 407 581 3 Our AX number is 420 5246 4 a Deaths Kelly Modisett 75 Loren Kelly Modisett 75 of 823 Preston St died at 6:45 am ri day eb 5 in St Elizabeth Med ical Center Mr Modisett was owner and president of Kel Pop Inc a pop corn processing business in Lafayette for 20 years He was president of Bremen School Board from 1966 to 1974 and retired as division vice president of Stokely Van Camp in 1986 Bom March 8 1923 in Cass County he moved to Lafayette in 1975 from Bremen Mr Modisett graduated from Purdue University in 1949 with a of science degree in agriculture He married Marian Hyres on Sept 16 1945 in Logansport and she survives Mr Modisett served in the Army during World War II He was a member of the Elks Lodge Amer ican Legion Post 11 John Purdue Club the Presidents Council and the Popcorn Institute serving on the board of directors He enjoyed playing golf Surviving with his wife are two sons Steven Modisett of Mountain Lakes NJ and Robert Modisett of Carmel two daughters Kathr leen Turner of Denver Colo and Carol Tener of Bremen two broth ers rank Modisett of San Pedro Calif and James Modisett of Windfall and two sisters Joanne Lindberg of Richmond Va and Barbara Green of ullerton Calif Marie Shellcrosslee 99 Marie Shellcrosslee 99 of St Joseph Home West Peoria Bl died there at 10:50 am riday eb 5 She was the mother of a local res ident Bom Dec 31 1899 in Evans Luella A Butler OXORD Luella A Butler formerly of 3160 County Road 300 was dead on arrival at 3:18 pm riday aftemoon eb 5 at St Elizabeth Medcal Center No further information was available DEATHS ELSEWHERE Lotfi el Khoull writer By The Associated Press CAIRO Egypt Lotfi el Khouli a prominent Egyptian writer died riday of pneumonia official Middle East News Agency reported He was 69 A colorful figure who threw himself into political causes el Khouli first was a staunch oppo nent of Israel then championed peace with the Jewish state UNERAL NOTICES LITTLE John Services 11 am (CST) today at Schmaedeke uneral Homes Worth III the Rev Leland McReynolds of ficiating Interment Chapel Hill Gar dens South Cemetery Surviving are 6 grandchildren MODISETT Kelly riends may call 5 8 pm Sunday at Hippensteel uneral Home Services 1 pm Monday at Hippensteel Chapel Pastor Phil Emerson offici ating Interment Hopewell Cemetery Camden Surviving are 2 daughters in law Kristen Modisett and Lisq Modisett and 7 grandchildren Pre ceded in death by a brother Tom Modisett Memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes As sociation or the John Purdue Club STOJANAC Allan Memorial service 1:30 pm Sunday Lang uneral Home Morocco: Memorial contributions to Morocco Bow Hunters Club Youth Archers Modisett ville she married redrick Shellcrosslee on July 4 1922 in Peoria He died on May 11 1981 Mrs Shellcrosslee was a mem ber of St Catholic Church in Peoria and the Senior Citizens and Blue Circle groups at the church Surviving are three sons Hany Shellcrosslee of Lafayette red Schellcrosslee of ayeteville NC and John Shellcrosslee of Ger mantown Hills Ill and Monticel lo and three daughters Mrs Dick (Beatie) Jewell and Mrs Louis SHELLCROSSLEE Marie Visitation 6 8 pm (CST) with Rosary at 7:30 pm (CST) Monday at Wright and Salmon Mortuary Peoria III Vis itation 12 hour before services 11 am (CST) Tuesday at St Mark's Catholic Church the Rev Dennis Nguyen officiating Interment St Cemetery West Peoria Sur viving are 22 grandchildren 2 step grandchildren 31 great grandchil dren 6 stepgreat grandchildren and 7 great great grandchildren Preced ed in death by 2 brothers: a sister a grandson and a stepgrandson (Marilyn) Sheets both of Ger mantown Hills and Mrs Gerald (Bonnie) Koch of Tremont Ill Berniece Head 78 Bemiece Haling Head 78 of 300 Windy Hill Drive died at 9:10 pm Thursday eb 4 in Lafayette Home Hospital Mrs Head worked at Manor Nursing Home in Kansas City Kan Bom Oct 15 1920 in Wolcott Kan she moved to Lafayette eight years ago from Kansas She mar ried Clyde Head in 1939 in Hu mansville Mo He died in 1960 She received a degree in dietary science from the University of lorida Mrs Head was a member of St James Lutheran Church Lafayette Surviving are two sons Teny Head of Indianapolis and Jerry Head of Eldorado Kan and two daughters Mrs Charles (Virginia) Parker of Lebanon and Gloria Gale of Parsons Kan Services are Monday in Kansas City Kan HAHN uneral Homes lAAYETTE CHAPEL 7742 7873: OXORD CHAPEL UNDEN CHAPEL 385 2119 339 4321 Lafayette Chapel 1104 Columbia St 742 7873 DR CHARLES HAAS Linden Chapel 319 South St 339 4321 EUGENE SEXTON Oxford Chapel 304 Justus 385 2119 LUELLA A BUTLER Allan Stojanac 70 MOROCCO Allan Stojanac 70 of Morocco died Mon day eb 1 in his home Mr Stojanac worked with the city of Chicago until retiring in 1996 He also served on the staff of New Archery Products for 24 years Bom Nov 27 1928 in Chicago he attended Chicago Public Schools He moved to Morocco in 1996 from Chicago Mr Stojanac was a veteran of the Air orce serving a tour of duty in Europe He was a member of the Highland Association and enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman There are no immediate sur vivors John Little 74 BROOKSTON John Little 74 of Worth Bl died at 4:15 pm Wednesday eb 3 in Palos Com munity Hospital Palos Heights Ill He was the father of Brookston resident Mr Little was an electrician Bom May 19 1924 in Scotland he married Margaret McKillop on March 18 1950 in Chicago and she survives Mr Little was a life member of Scottish Masons and sdso a mem ber and past president of the Worth Lions He served in the British Royal Air orce in World War II Surviving with his wife are three sons Robert Little of Brookston Richard Little of Tinley Park Hl and Randall Little of Willmington Ill a brother James Little and a sister Phemie Little of Scotland People who know you People you can rely on I I 1 I UNEKAU I HOME INC JAMES WOODRU MOSS MARY CARR DOZIER MILDRED A BRAND LOREN KELLY MODISETT BERNIECE HALING HEAD 60 years 822 Ninth SL Lafayette IN 742 7302 SOLLERBAKER uneral Homes Inc Obituary Line 474 3113 Lafayette Chapel 1184 Sagamore Pkwy MOREHOUSE Clarabelle DECAMP Cleo NELSON Edmond ADMPHONE: 474 1111 bi 43.