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Newi Journal, Mansfield, O. 't Tuesday, August 10, 1982 6-A Madison trustees decide to seek road levy again was having cash-flow problems. The $135,700 does not Include the township payroll, she said. The clerk said two part-time employees in the road department will be laid off Aug. 12 due to the current cash-flow problem.

"If the cash flow does not get better, more men will be laid off," she said. Mrs. McQiillen also said trustees decided the names of all applicants for the road superintendent's position would remain confidential. The only name to be released is the name of the individual to be hired, she said. The trustees' discussion was prompted by questions from a resident on their procedures for hiring a re.

placenient. Trustees fired current road superintendent Harold Mc Quillen last Monday. He is on 30 days' sick leave, after which his termination becomes effective. Applications for the road superintendent's job are still being accepted by trustees, Mrs. Mc Quillen said.

MANSFIE1D A 2-mill, five-year road repair and maintenance levy will be resubmitted to township voters at the November general election. Township trustees voted Monday night to return the issue, which was defeated in the June primary by 12 votes, to township residents. The decision to resubmit the levy came on the heels of a report by township Clerk Jackie Mc Quillen that trustees should curtail all major spending due to "extremely slow" tax collections. Mrs. Mc Quillen said she advised the board to pay current bills, but not to incur any major new debts.

There currently is about 2135,700 in outstanding major debts, Mrs. Mc Quillen said, adding that $50,000 is from a loan made earlier this year when the township .044.4 't IttotietKtoft ttt ttits ti A 11 ei' 4 1 4, VA 1 43:11 A jet tt 0 A I PI A 1 1' tt .,1 I I 'A I 1 14 I 't i I 'pc, 7 tt ,40. kl'---, 1.4 1 IV! 1 I 1 .4, I 1 kt I 1 .1 41 1 fli I ,) i 41 it I 1 1 Driver of death car to charges, both minor misdemeanors, because state law does not permit a jury trial for minor misdemeanors. Six prosecution witnesses two Highway Patrol troopers and four other drivers testified Monday that Barretta was driving north, came over a hill just north of Grace Street, went airborne and out of control, according to Assistant Law Director William Fithian. Witnesses said the car went off the right berm, crossed the road, went into a yard off the left side and struck Tonia, according to Fithian.

Tonia's body was carried on the hood of the car across a driveway, where the car went airborne again, and she was thrown off when the car hit a tree, he said. Troopers measured 383 feet from the hillcrest to the tree, he said. Defense attorney James Mayer Bill Hall, a 23-year-old British pilot who was forced to land in Mansfield during Sunday's thunderstorms, stands outside the cockpit of the single-engine Robin Mg Ion which he recently flew across the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo by Alan King) Ocean-hopping pilot forced down at Lahm MANSFIELD Michael A. Barretta was expected to testify in his own defense today as his trial for vehicular homicide entered its second day in Mansfield Municipal Court.

Barretta, 21, of 286 Auburn Mansfield, is charged with causing the death of 12-year-old Tonia Linn Warner last April 23 on McElroy Road just north of Grace Street in Madison Township. Barretta also is accused of having an unsafe vehicle and exceeding the 35-mile-per-hour speed limit. A four-woman, four-man jury was seated Monday to decide the vehicular homicide charge, a first-degree misdemeanor carrying a maximum penalty of six months in jail andor a $1,000 fine upon conviction. Judge George Murray will decide the speeding and unsafe vehicle Commissioner MANSFIELD C. Ray Gregory, Republican candidate for Richland County commissioner, has invited his Democratic opponent, Mansfield 2nd Ward Councilman Paul White, to engage in a series of debates prior to the November general election.

Monday, Gregory released a letter he wrote to White in which he said he believes "that it would be most helpful to the electorate if the candidate wants debates Rail's only problems so far have been weather-related. His longest delay occurred when he was grounded for three days in Kulusuk, a town on the east coast of Greenland. Kulusuk has a dirt airstrip, an American radar station, and plenty of seals and polar bears, according to Hall. "I spent three nights in a tent, and it was below freezing every night," he said. Testimony estimony resuming in theft trial MANSFIELD Testimony was scheduled to resume this morning 41 the Richland County Common Pleas Court trial of Helen Mae Williams, who is charged with felony theft for an alleged shoplifting spree last March.

Williams, 28, of 129 E. Arch St. Is charged with' stealing more than $400 worth of merchandise from Conley's, 995 Ashland Road; Zayre's, 2063 W. Fourth Ontario; and the Super Drug Store at 1050 Ashland Road last March 18. An eight-man, four-woman jury was seated after Judge James Henson overruled defense motions to suppress evidence in the case and hold separate trials.

Deputies counted 57 items, nearly all apparently stolen from seven area stores, in a car after stopping it at Ashland Road and Grace Street. Assistant Prosecutor James Ross called attorney Robert Whitney as his first witness Monday. Whitney, who represented Williams on a petit theft charge in Mansfield Municipal Court, was called to identify her and to testify that she was convicted on the petit theft charge. State law makes the second offense of petit theft a felony. Ross said Williams was arrested on the day she was released from the Richland County Jail after serving a 10- day petit theft sentence.

Also testifying Monday was Deputy Joe Masi, who identified merchandise found in the car and said the items were stolen from Conley's, Zayre's, Super Drugs, Gray Drugs, Woolworth's, Sears and Montgomery Ward and Co. Williams' co-defendant, Nancy C. Jones, 23, of 150 W. First Mansfield, was scheduled to testify today. Jones previously pleaded guilty to one count of grand theft and was sentenced to one to five years in prison.

Ceremony set for airport radar MANSFIELD The newly installed radar equipment at Mansfield-Lahm Airport will be officially commissioned Saturday at 1:30 p.m. during a brief ceremony in front of the Air National Guard Operations Building. The ceremony will feature Roscoe Armstrong, who led the drive to obtain the radar appropriation, and Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, whose office pushed the appropriation through government channels. Stan Rivers, Airways Facilities Division chief of the Federal Aviation Administration in Chicago, will represent the FAA.

The 93.5 million project was approved by Congress in late 1979, despite protests from FAA officials who claimed Mansfield-Lahm did not meet official criteria necessary for a radar system. Boats hunt victims JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Ninety motor and sail boats have been deployed to search for victims of the passenger ship Hasrat Mulia which sank in the Straits of Makas sar last Thursday with 400 passen gers aboard. A provincial official, Alim Bachri, said 135 passengers have been saved, six were found dead and 259 are missing and feared drowned. The cash you need may be right in front of your eyes Turn Unwanted Items Into Instant Cash flews Journal Classified CALL 522-3311 You Can Charge It! riCji '-II testify Jr. said he planned to call Barretta this morning, perhaps as his second witness of the day.

Mayer called three witnesses on Monday, including a highway engineer who testified that speed limit signs on McElroy Road were smaller than they should be. Larry Stormer, a traffic engineer for the Ohio Department of Transportation, said the "Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices" requires larger signs and smaller signs "could be considered to be non-existent." On cross-examination by Assistant Law Director William Fithian, however, Stormer said he was not an expert in the legal interpretation of traffic laws. Mayer also presented photographs of a chuckhole near the accident site that were taken by Barretta's sister. tives of all inasmuch as the individuals attending such meetings are usually very aware of the Issues and are likely to provide very informative questions," Gregory wrote. Gregory sent copies of the letter to GOP Chairman M.

Joan Douglass, Democratic Party Chairman Kenneth McCartney and the local League of Women Voters. White was not available for comment today. justice is ill served by the correct application of plea bargaining. Mrs. Krupansky, who is only the second woman in Ohio history to occupy a seat on the state's high court, points to the burgeoning caseload affecting courts at all levels and said we have become a "litigious society." She expressed some concern over the caseload on the Ohio Supreme Court docket, where she said there are 40 to 50 requests for cases to be heard each week.

The Supreme Court determines which cases it will hear, but the justice said there are certain classes of litigation, such as cases in which the death penalty is imposed, which the Supreme Court must hear. Other cases which the court must hear include conflict cases where separate district courts offer conflicting opinions, and the court must also hear all appeals from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals. Mrs. Krupansky was appointed to the court by Gov. James Rhodes in September 1981 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Paul W.

Brown. State law says a person appointed to an office must run for election if there is more than a year remaining in the term. Mrs. Krupansky was the only female in her law school class when she graduated from Case Western Reserve University Law School in 1946. She holds both a Julia doctorate and a master of laws degree.

Ohio Supreme Court justice believes people misunderstand plea bargaining By John Futty The News Journal MANSFIELD Bill Hall of Oxford, England, made an unscheduled landing Sunday at Mansfield-Lahm Airport when heavy thunderstorms chased his single-engine airplane from the skies. For the 23-year-old pilot it was Just one more city to add to his logbook as he embarks on a tour of the United States a tour which began two weeks ago with a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Although he admits that such a journey is unusual for a young man with just four years of flying experience, Hall downplayed the cross-Atlantic accomplishment during his two-day layover in Mansfield. "Don't make me out as a sort of daredevil," he said with an engaging British accent. "I'm very cautious and I never take chances.

It's the old saying, 'There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots." Hall took off from an airport near London on July 24 in his French-made Robin Aiglon, a two-seater powered by a 180- horsepower engine. Including weather delays, he completed the crossing to America in 10 days. He made stops in the Scottish islands, Iceland and Greenland before landing in Canada on Aug. 3. "There is a bit of danger involved," Hall said.

"It is a calculated risk. But I consider it a good risk." Keeping himself occupied while cruising 10,000 feet above the Atlantic wasn't difficult, he said. "Most of the time I just tried to make sure I was on course," he said. "I was always worried enough to stay alert. I was too worried to fall asleep." CERTIFICATE MONEY MAKER CERTIFICATE Minimum Doposit AO 3 Month Maturity iir an Vt Higher Mon 001or Banks Fod.

Savings Loans 3 Month Saving Cortifkates MONEY MARKET 10.525 two candidates for (commissioner) would debate the various issues." The Republican candidate said he did not want to get "bogged down on a forum or location" for the debates and said he would be receptive to any place that can be arranged for debates, including before the League of Women Voters or at Democratic and Republican headquarters. "These may be the best alterna 4' ft l. 4 JUSTICE BLANCHE KRUPANSKY bargaining in criminal cases. She said that without plea bargaining the cost of criminal prosecution would be "astronomical" to taxpayers who would be compelled to add more judges to the criminal justice system and pay additional costs for criminal trials and appeals. She said that in some instances, criminals who actually commit serious offenses might otherwise go free were it not for the plea-bargaining process that allows prosecutors the latitude to avoid costly litigation and still achieve the desired result.

She said she does not believe that 4 Alkart.s 4 4 lir It 4'1 4.44, A 4 4 ro; 14z 1.A .144441 A Hall's first stop in the United States was Oshkosh, where he attended a large air show. He was flying out of Lansing, en route to New York when he encountered the driving rains and low visibility which caused him to land in Mansfield. His home here has been a downtown motel, but he has man. aged to make some new friends. James and Marjorie Gorman, a couple of local flying buffs, have been making certain that the foreigner has a comfortable stay.

"The whole American aviation community has been interested, friendly and helpful," Hall said. "Flying in America is easier than In Europe. The weather service is more sophisticated, and the airports are used to handling small airplanes." While in the United States, Hall plans to visit the standard tourist spots, including the Kennedy Space Center and the Grand Canyon (which he hopes to fly over.) He'll also visit an uncle in New York and a cousin in Los Angeles before finishing his tour in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7. From there he will fly back to England.

Hall is the son of a professor who runs an engineering firm and a research lab for Oxford University. His parents are not without concern about the journey. "I'm instructed to ring them up as often as possible," he said. PASSBOOK SAVINGS Daily Interest on an Average Monthly Botts No Minimum Required Rate for Month of July 1 sAvirms CMS ASSOCIATION 1468 Lexington Avenue Mansfield, Ohio 44907 Phone: 419-758-1890 Formerly Ortndon Ito Ming, loon end Son lop Co miming the community sine 1190. By Jim Underwood The News Journal MANSFIELD Ohio Supreme Court Justice Blanche Krupansky said Monday that many people in Ohio do not understand the plea-bargaining process as an "essential tool of the criminal justice system." The justice was in Mansfield Monday as part of her election campaign for the unexpired two-year term of former Ohio Justice Paul W.

Brown. (She holds the post by appointment now.) She talked about the plea-bargaining process and a wide range of court issues, including the growing caseload facing Ohio's high court. Mrs. Krupansky, 56, generally characterized as a conservative on the court, is believed to be the only judge in Ohio history to have served on all four court levels municipal, common pleas, appellate and the state high court. In an interview with The News Journal, she said she agrees that there is a general public perception that justice is not served by plea Deadline passes for paying taxes MANSFIELD It's mail-opening time in the Richland County treasurer's office.

Monday was the deadline for payment of second-half real estate taxes, and the office was deluged by bundles of envelopes. More are pected today as workers take on the task of opening each item and recording the payment. Treasurer George Griffith said about $8 million had been put on the books through the end of Monday. The second-half collection is expected to total more than $12 million. The largest payment was submitted by United Telephone about $766,000.

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