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THE ANDERSON HERALD In Its Second Century Of Service To The Public VOLUME 1 16 NUMBER 107 ANDERSON INDIANA THURSDAY OCTOBER 20 1977 PRICE 15 CENTS WEATHER: Sunny and warmer today with highs in the low to mid 60s Clear tonight with lows in the low to mid 40s Sunny and mild riday with the high near 70 high 54 (12C) low 40 (4C) Despite Reversal Case Still In ederal Court By PAM MULKEY Herald Staff Writer Max Howard's perjury conviction was reversed two months ago but the Anderson attorney is not yet completely freed of all federal court entanglements brought about by the indictment On Aug 8 the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals at Chicago overturned the perjury conviction returned Sept 24 1976 in US District Court at Indianapolis ATTORNEY redrick Spencer last month filed with the US District Court a motion to dismiss the perjury indictment citing as its basis the reasons set out in the appeals court decision A spokesman in the federal office Wednesday told The Herald no ruling has been made on the motion to dismiss A check of the' docket also showed no ruling has been made on a separate motion filed by Spencer Oct 5 seeking to recover certain costs second motion attempts to recover a total of $1684 spent on preparing the record for appeal printing appeal briefs and appellate docket fees The court action asks that these expenses be taxed against the government IN ADDITION to the fact the perjury indictment has not yet been completely done away with Howard cannot recover the $1000 appeal bond posted the day his sentence was read in US District Court until the case is dismissed Also pending before the federal court in case is a motion to produce certain evidence alleged to be in the hands of government agents motion filed last April by Anderson attorneys William Norton and Al Woolbert requests that the government be ordered to turn over tape recordings of radio transmissions between agents who were conducting surveillance of Howard ACCORDING TO the court action during trial the witnesses testified they were conducting surveillance of the attorney the morning of Nov 24 1975 The perjury indictment naming Howard alleged he gave false testimony before the grand jury regarding whether he met with Dr John Lind during the early morning hours of Nov 24 1975 Throughout the whole ordeal Howard steadfastly contended his wife Sharon met the doctor on the morning in question ASSISTANT US Attorney Charles Goodloe Jr who participated in the grand jury investigation and late court action in case Wednesday told The Herald the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision included do instructions regarding dismissal or further action on case He said it is his assumption the matter of dismissing the indictment is up to the US District Court in light of the motion filed by attorney Goodloe added to his knowledge the government has "no answer in the works" regarding response to the motion to dismiss HE ALSO explained the government last summer filed its answer opposing the motion to produce the tapes This too is left to the court "to decide Goodloe stated Reasonable Doubt? Jury Pondering State Of Mind Of Kiritsis At Time Of Kidnap JNDIANAPOLISJAP) A jury began deliberations Wednesday to decide whether Anthony Kiritsis is a madman or an adept salesman peddling phoney insanity to avoid life in prison Kiritsis charged with kidnaping armed robbery and armed extortion in the eb 8 shotgun abduction of mortgage company executive Richard Hall has pleaded innocent by reason of insanity caused he says by the Hall efforts to swindle him on a land loan In his instructions Marion County Superior Court Judge Michael Dugan told the jurors they must find Kiritsis innocent unless the state proved beyond any reasonable doubt that Kiritsis was sane The jury reviewed Dugan's instruction on the subject late Wednesday night and then recessed until 9 am Thursday Dugan said he received a note from Gregory Hach the jury foreman which read "We are far from a decision may we recess for the Dugan agreed and after telling the jury not to discuss the case the proceeding recessed Defense attorney Richard Kiefer said he remained optimistic "1 think its a good sign (the continuing deliberations) because I think it implies they have a doubt in their minds and it may be a reasonable he said Prosecutors said the 45 year old former car salesman invented the symptoms of mental illness after deciding to plead insanity They produced several psychiatrists who examined Kiritsis shortly after the abduction and who testified that he did not mention any of the symptoms that became a keystone of his defense during the three week trial August of this year he got with the program and he brought in the evidence of psychosis necessary to get him to first place" Deputy Prosecutor eo rge Montgomery told the seven man five woman jury "He made it defendant is a salesman has been all his adult Montgomery said used to sizing people up knowing what be receptive to lie did this with the Tony Kiritsis made up this defense he started when he was a countered defense attorney Nile Stanton "You heard about what his family was voice cracked several times and he wiped away tears as Kiritsis sat with his tear stained face buried in a handkerchief admit what' he did We admit he planned it It's a despicable thing that he Stanton said "But try to put your own son or loved one right here where Tony Kiritsis is not a vicious Stanton said Kiritsis knew in his own (Continued On Pag 2) AWAITING THE VERDICT Anthony Kiritsis (right) talks with defense attorney Richard Kiefer in the back of Marion County Superior Court Wednesday night while the two awaited the verdict in Kiritsis' armed robbery extortion and kidnap ping trial Coed Clues INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The long search for Ann Louise Harmeier ended in a hospital autopsy room Wednesday with the worst fears of her friends and family "confirmed Using dental records doctors positively identified a badly decomposed body found in a cornfield as' that of the young Cambridge City woman who disappeared on her way back to Indiana University Sept 12 Dr' Josefino Aguilar said Miss Harmeier 20 was strangled with a shoestring twisted by her own hairbrush The autopsy which took five hours because the body was so badly decomposed indicated Miss Harmeier had been sexually assaulted he said adding that medical proof of that was impossible because of decomposition Aguilar said thd young woman's Bond Drive or Library On Agenda By ROB PRILLAMAN Herald Staff Writer Procedure for circulating petitions in favor of the Anderson $35 million bond issue to finance a new library is slated for informal discussion following regular library board meStLo Library Director David Bucove said Wednesday the petitions have actually been circulating on a rather limited basis since last week but that library officials want to be certain propei procedures are followed before putting the petitions in general circulation SEVERAL HUNDRED signatures which did not meet specified criteria reportedly were struck by the Madison" County auditor from petitions circu lated recently by the Anderson Rede velopment Commission for its $2 mil lion bond issue to construct a down town parking garage Also listed on library board agenda is an executive session closed to the public for the purpose of discussing property acquisition As formal action to acquire property is not permitted in a closed session under Indiana's amended Door RESPONDING Detroit Mayor Coleman A Young talks with newsmen Wednesday after a story was published by the Detroit News which claimed that the BI hired the common law husband of the mayor's sister to spy on him and other city of ficials HbH Essex Union Rejects Proposal rom Detroit Bargaining Table By TED KRETTER Herald Staff Writer United Auto Workers officials refused even to bring back for a ratification vote the latest Essex International contract offer presented to the Local 1663 bargaining committee in Detroit Wednesday jThf unipn selected the proposal outright because Essex refused to acceed to its demand to get rid of approximately 100 non union workers now employed at the Elwood plant ESSEX LEGAL COUNSEL rank Gallucci said the jy'on proposed at the meeting that all replacement employees be laid off before any strikers are recalled and 'cited such action as condition necessary for settling the Elwood strike" Gallucci also said the union proposed that the contract negotiated during the six month strike be and that the contract in effect before the strike began "be reinstated but modified to incorporate all economic benefits already agreed The company rejected both union proposals and countered with what Gallucci called "a final and comprehensive Essex contract IN THAT PROPOSAL Essex said it would guarantee that 80 to 90 percent of the estimated 150 striking workers would be recalled within three months and the remainder would be reinstated soon as It also called for a simplified rotation of work scheduling a process that would guarantee quick and positive correctives action within a 24 hour period The contract also provided for the reopening of wage discussions at the end of the second year ofthe contract "UAW I RN A I A representative James Johnson said the Essex offer was the same as it has been all along" even asked to go back and live Inside INDEX: Police Blotter Page 2 Obituaries funeral services and new arrivals Page 3 Editorial opinion and comment Page 4 How About This Page 5 Acgent on Living features and social items Pages 6 9 Page 16: Sports highlights and features Pages 19 23 Comics and daily features Pages 30 31 Stock markets Page 36 by the language of the old agreement if get rid of the scabs and give our people a chance to go back he stated Johnson said the offer to reopen wage talks in the second year of the contract was not new and that it did not give the union the right to strike if a new agreement could not be reached at that time ESSEX HAS STUCK to its original wage offer of a 62 cent per hour increase over the three years of the contract throughout the strike which began April 6 Gallucci noted that the union had" recommended previous contract offers made by the company 'All were Rejected in local ratification votes Wednesday the union advised the company it would not recommend ariy new proposal that did not provide for the prior layoff of workers now employed at the GALLUCCI SAID "Employees currently working will not be laid off and production will continue at the Elwood plant" Johnson said Wednesday's meeting was held in Detroit so that officials from the UAW president's office could attend sweater had been ripped OH her bra torn away' and her jeans and underwear pulled down around her ankles The body was found lying face up between two rows of com the wrists bound by a shoestring: The flesh on the head and right hand of the bodV which was in an advanced slate of decay was missing Aguiiar said In Cambridge City David Weston the leader of a citizens' Committee that mounted a nationwide search for Muss Harmeier said of the grim discovery was in the back of a lot of people's minds as a possibility We re very saddened about the situation but on the other hand if it has to be that way glad that she was 4f that's any consolation at all we re glad that she's been found That thought was echoed by Gams Stearns who also helped in the search had hoped she would be alive but iTShe is dead I glad we found her rather than never' know mg he said she was my daughter 1 wouWuant to know a Po 1 1 eMa an heading the investigation said leads are very Weston principal at the elementary school where Muss Harmeier mother Marjorie Harmeier teaches said the same townspeople who searched for the woman now may turn their efforts to helping police locate the killer as a community have done just about everything that could have possibly been done' Weston said didn't help Ann but maybe this will (Continued On Page 2) Bucove stressed the executive session has been called only to discuss the possible future acquisition of the Jones and Broderick Real Estate and Insurance property on the southeast comer of Superblock Korea Probe: Seducing And Buying US Leaders SUPERBLOCK HAS been named the probable site of the new library based on a tentative land trade agreement announced in June by the library board and redevelopment Redevelopment owned Superblock bounded by Eighth Ninth and Main streets and Central Avenue would be traded for library owned land at 11th and Meridian streets which is the announced site of the proposed parking deck Library officials have Indicated the new facility will not be constructed on Superblock unless the Jones and Broderick property is acquired and included in the package Tentative architectural drawings of the new library on Superblock already Incorporate the Jones and Broderick site Bucove said Wednesday the library board is at a point to take any in regard to the property's acquisition He indicated he believes the board needs to discuss privately several details possible regarding future acquisition plans presumably including their estimation of the potential value BUCOVE STATED he has had only one discussion" with Jones and Broderick officials in regard to the possible acquisition of their property WASHINGTON (AP) A South Korean embassy official ended a brief courtesy call on a congressman by leaving an envelope stuffed with $100 bills a Capitol Hill secretary told a House committee Wednesday Nan Edler said that when her bossRep Larry Winn Jr discovered the envelope was filled with money he told her: it or get rid of it" The incident in September 1972 was part of what was described as a South Korean government effort aimed at the and buying of American leaders particularly in the Congress" of what has come to light in our investigation buttressed by the present attitude of the South Korean government' there are compelling indications that the South Korean government was engaged in an effort to influence members of Congress by giving them valuable special counsel Leon Jaworski told the House ethics committee Jaworski made the statement in opening remarks as the ethics panel began a nationally televised hearing into what could become one of the worst scandals in congressional history He said the Seoul regime has withheld cooperation in the investigation because he would not agree to drop the probe before it reaches into the South Korean government A former official of the Korean embassy identified the visitor to Winn's office as Dong Jo Kim then the ambassador and now the South Korean minister of foreign affairs Mrs Elder said Winn who was in a hurry to leave the office left the envelope unopened in his desk Later he called Mrs Elder and told her to see what was in the envelope was more money in the envelope than I had ever seen in my she testified was a stack of hundred dollar bills about an inch Mrs Elder said she tried to locate the visitor through the Korean embassy and was told he was paying a call on another congressman The second congressman was not identified She said she located the Korean he returned to office and she gave the money back to Another witness Jai Hyon Lee former official spokesman for the embassy described high level staff meetings in the embassy at which Korean Central Intelligence Agency officials outlined plans to use money and favors to assure continuing support of the United States for the government of President Park Chung hee of South Korea Lee said the Park government was "very much worried about the possibility of losing United States support military economic and political" Lee left his embassy post in June 1973 and received political asylum in the United States He now teaches journalism at Western Illinois University The former embassy attache toid the House committee that only about 10 embassy officials including the ambassador were allowed to attend discussions of the influence buying scheme On one occasion he said documents were circulated describing methods that included the and buying of American Lee also said he once entered the ambassador's office unannounced and surprised the envoy as he was stuffing hundred dollar bills into envelopes Lee estimated there were about two dozen envelopes He said the ambassador was in a hurry to leave asked him where he was said Lee said the Sometime in 1971 or 1972 said Lee the embassy advised the Korean government that Tongsun Park might be representing himself as an ambassador He said there was no immediate response but that two or three months later the ambassador showed him part of a letter from President Park He quoted letter as saying quarrel with Park Tong Sun (Tongsun Park) Give him good cooperation" In later testimony a former South Korean intelligence agent produced letters he said indicated President Park Chung Hee was kept advised of the $600000 KC1A operation to influence US congressmen One of the letters said Patriarch has expressed his The former KCIA agent said that was the code name for Park The former agent Kim Sang Keun said he helped conduct the operation known as "Operation White Snow" He said it was conducted in consultation with Gen Yang Du Hwon assistant director of the KCIA in Seoul The agent produced two' letters referring to consultations with chief priest of Bulkook Buddhist 'and Patriarch of the Haisung which he said were names for Park As hearings opened in the House caucus room Jaworski said South Korea has not only been unwilling cooperate "but has made efforts to resist our progress in ascertaining the If the committee had agreed with restrictions and limitations proposed by the South Korean government on any interrogation of Tongsun Park the investigation would have become "a he said He said before the committee will establish that Park was paid $9 million in commissions on nee sales during a seven year period beginning in 1967 and that he was under orders from the KCIA io use the money to buy influence He said that in the spring of 1973 a plan "to buy off" American congressman "was explained by the Washington station chief of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency a man named Yang Doo Wan who operated here under the alias Le Sang Ho The plan was to be implemented personally by the ambassador Kim lg Jo" and the KCIA station chief' Jaworski said his investigation has been difficult because the South Korean plan "was shrouded in extreme secrecy" through the use of code (Continued On Pege 2).