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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2002 LAKE NEWS NOTES LOTTERIES THIS DATE IN HISTORY TODAY IS WE DN A 0 6 3 1 0 A OF 2002.THERE ARE 55 DAYS LEFT IN THE YEAR. Vol. 95, No. 82 (USPS 629-960) Published dally by Lee Publications, a subsidiary of Lee Enterprises, Inc. a division of Lee Enterprises.

601 W. 45th Munster, IN 46321. Entered as Second Class Matter In the Post Office at Hammond, lnd Feb. 3, 1911, under Act of Congress of March, 1879. Postmaster Send address changes to The Times, 601 45th Munster, IN 46321 Member Audit Bureail of Circulation ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO 34 YEARS AGO TODAY Democrat Shirley Chlsholm gives the sign for victory in the early morning of Nov.

6, 1968, In her Brooklyn, New York, headquarters after learning she was elected the first black woman to serve In the U.S. House of Representatives. won New York City's mayoral race, defeating Democrat Mark Green. The Federal Reserve slashed its federal funds rate, the key benchmark for overnight loans, by a half-point to 2 percent, its lowest level in 40 years. Baseball owners voted 28-2 to eliminate two major league teams by the 2002 season.

Playwright Anthony Shaffer, who'd written the thriller "Sleuth," died in London at age 75. FIVE YEARS AGOc The Clinton administration warned Iraq it could face military action or economic sanctions if it continued to bar UN weapons inspections. Former President George Bush opened his presidential library at Texas University; among the guests of honor was President Clinton, the man who'd sent him into retirement ONE YEAR AGO: Billionaire Republican Michael Bloomberg THOUGHT FOR TODAY "Under pressure, people admit to murder, setting fire to the village church or robbing a bank, but never to being bores." Elsa Maxwell, American socialite (1883-1963) I AKF IM I COUNTY ONLY, WITH 100 OF PRECINCTS REPORTING VOTER Tuesday, November 5, 2002 INDIANA Dally Three Midday: 61 Dally Three Evening: 4-2-6 Daily Four Midday: Dally Four Evening: 56-3 MAX5-Midday: 8-12 MAX5 Evening: 3-15 Lucky live Midday: 2-9-11-19-27 -Lucky Five Evening: 46-15-18-28 Lotto Jackpot $5.5 million. ILLINOIS Pick Three Midday: 20-7 Pick Three Evening: 0-4-0 Pick Four- Midday: 506-4 Pick Four- Evening: 04-98 Uttle Lotto: 02O9-10-24-27 Lotto Jackpot: $2 million 1 MICHIGAN Midday Daily Lottery: 6-1-2 Midday Dally Four 56-54 Daily Three: 3-3-5 Daily Four. 40-7-8 Rolldown: 6-7-12-18-30 Keno: 1, 5, 6, 12, 21, 25, 28, 29, 37, 38, 40, 43, 44.

46, 48, 56, 63, 68,70,74,78,80 Change A-J-l-3-9-3; B-N-5-4-OS; W-P-5-5-1-5; H-A-9-3-3-3 Minions Jackpot: $14.5 million Mega Millions Jackpot $79 million POWERBALL Saturday's game: 08-15-32-34-35 Power Play: 4 Current Jackpot $17 million AREA DEATHS Altgllbers, Wallace Winchester, Tenn. Bittner, John F. 69, Portage Bums, Eugene 77, Bremen Casey, James 71, Gary Fey, Captain Norman 87, Whiting Gardner, Leona Mancewicx, 72, Glenwood Johnson, William 76, Crown Point LaBarbara, Peter, 89, Homewood Lundewall, Elsie 82, Portage Marencik, Mary 72, Valpo Molondoz, Manuel, 73, East Chicago Morris, Eliza, 88, Gary Noak, David 51, Wheeler O'Donnell, Mildred, 84, Whiting Shneider, Norman, 82, Dyer Simko, Frank 64, Munster Sinai, Mary 87, Burbank, Calif. Szczepanski, Marcus 20, Schererville Van, Josephhe 93, Hammond Watts, Donald 39, Hobart Wiggins, Willie 87, Gary Williams, Terry 38, Gary Wilson, Cletora 82, Gary Wilson, Ona 87, Hammond Wolford, Norman 88, Hobart A complete obituary report appears before the classified section on F5. SECRETARY OF STATE John Fernandez -D ...51986 ToddRokita-R 31117 Rebecca Sink-Burris ......2237 STATE AUDITOR Barbara Huston 53202 Connie Nass 27556 Bruce Parisi ....2629 STATE TREASURER Day Smith 52056 Tim Berry -R 28257 Sam Goldstein 32143 CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT Jon Bond -D 51672 Brian Bishop .....27843 Lisa Tennies 2904 U.S.

REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 1 Peter J. Visclosky 63199 MarkJ.Leyva-R 23340 Timothy P. Brennan 1659 STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 1 Frank Mrvan Jr. D. 14449 STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 4 Rose Ann Antich 4251 M.

Shane Stillman 2269 STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 6 Sue Landske 14694 Ryan Flynn .1536 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST. 1 Linda C. Lawson 5867 Myra Rosenbloom 3012 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST. 2 Earl L. Harris 8068 Thomas Cavanaugh 2253 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST.

3 Charlie Brown 6991 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST. 4 Ralph Donald Ayres 1712 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST. 11 Dan Stevenson Sr. 6647 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISt 12 John Aguilera 7377 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST. 13 Chester F.

Dobis-D 8379 Anthony S. Azcona 3906 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST. 14 Vernon G. Smith 8740 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST, IS George Baranowski 2349 Don Lehe-R 2899 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST. 19 Robert D.

Kuzman 5506 Pamela M. Roth 4911 LAKE SUPERIOR JUDGE COURT 1 Nicholas J. Schiralli LAKE SUPERIOR JUDGE COURT 2 Sheila Marie Moss 61617 LAKE SUPERIOR JUDGE COURT 3 Julie N.Cantrell-D 62127 LAKE COUNTY PROSECUTOR Bernard A. Carter ....62363 LAKE COUNTY CLERK Thomas R. Philpot- 61100 LAKE COUNTY AUDITOR Stephen (Bob) Stiglich 54766 JoeKrnich-R 29522 LAKE COUNTY TREASURER -Peggy Holinga Katona ...62651 NEW YORK VNS abandons national exit poll operation Voter News Service abandoned its state and national exit poll plans for Election Night, saying it could not guarantee the accuracy of the analysis that media organizations use to help explain why people voted as they did.

The decision did not affect VNS' separate operation for counting the actual vote. VNS also hoped to have limited information 1 from the exit poll surveys to give its members guidance in projecting winners for individual races. Still, it was a major setback for VNS a consortium consisting of ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox and The Associated Press. VNS had completely rebuilt its system in response to the 2000 election, when television networks twice used its information to make wrong calls in the decisive Florida vote for the presidential election. VNS said the exit poll information was being collected but not being properly analyzed by the organization's new computer system.

-Tunes wire report CORRECTION Father's name incorrect A recent birth announcement in The Times incorrectly printed the name of Kyle Larkin, of Hammond, whose son was born Sept. 17. The Times regrets the error. Setting the record straight The Times wants to ensure the accuracy of all stories and information it publishes. If you wish to report an error or request a clarification, please contact us so we may correct the error or further explain the information.

To do so, call Paul Mullaney, managing editoroperations, at 219) 933-3239 or toll free at (866) 301-3223, Ext. 3239, or e-mail him at mullaney nwitimes.com. You also can send a fax to (219) 933-3249 or a letter to 601 45th Munster, IN 46321. Corrections and clarifications will be published routinely on Page A2 of the newspaper. TURNOUT AT 29 SCHOOL CITY OF WHITING AT LARGE (2) Milo Dumezich 614 Allison Ferconio 474 Linda (Undy) Fisher 657 PUBLIC QUESTION JUDICIAL OFFICES (RETENTION) INDIANA SUPREME COURT Shall Justice Robert D.

Rucker be retained in office? YES: 43,271 NO: 19,282 INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS THIRD DISTRICT Shall Judge Michael P. Barnes be retained in office? YES: 39,525 NO: 19,187 INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS THIRD DISTRICT Shall Judge Paul D. Mathias be retained in office? YES: 39,284 NO: 18,513 INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS FIFTH DISTRICT Shall Judge Nancy H. Vaidik be retained in office? YES: 40,165 NO: 18,222 LAKE SUPERIOR COURT JUVENILE DIVISION Shall Judge Mary Beth Bonaventura of the superior court of Lake County be retained in office for an additional term? YES: 42,879 NO: 20,541 LAKE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL DIVISION ROOM 2 Shall Judge Clarence D. Murray of the superior court of Lake County be retained in office for an additional term? YES: 40,709 NO: 18,151 LAKE SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL DIVISION ROOM 4 Shall Judge Gerald N.

Svetanoff of the superior court of Lake County be retained in office for an additional term? YES: 40,389 NO: 18,723 TOWN OF MERRILLVILLE Shall the Town of Merrillville change into a city? YES: 2,446 4,481 TOWN OF MUNSTER Shall the number of Town Council members be increased from the current number of four (4) members to five (5) members? YES: 2,641 2,530 SPECIAL ELECTIONCOURT ORDER PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN EAST CHICAGO 6-1 Tia J. Cauley ....................124 Drake Morris ....98 Edward Rodriguez EAST CHICAGO 6-8 Deneitrice Hill 67 Charlene Mahone 65 TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT ON NOV. 6, 1888, Benjamin won the presidential election, defeating incumbent Graver Cleveland with enough electoral votes, even though Cleveland led in the popular vote. ON THIS DATE In 1860, former Illinois: Congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the presidency. In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected to a six-year term as president of the Confederacy.

In 1893, composer Peter llyich Tchaikovsky died In St. Petersburg, Russia, at age 53. In 1900, President McKinley was re-elected, beating Democrat William Jennings Bryan. In 1906, Republican Charles Evans Hughes was elected governor of New York, defeating newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst. In 1928, in a first, the results of Herbert Hoover's election victory over Alfred E.

Smith were flashed onto an electric sign outside the New York Times building. In 1956, President Eisenhower won re-election, defeating Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson. In 1962, Democrat Edward M. Kennedy was elected senator from Massachusetts.

In 1976, Benjamin L. Hooks was chosen to be the new executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, succeeding Roy Wilkins. TEN YEARS AGO: Presidentelect Bill Clinton asked Vernon Jordan and Warren Christopher to lead the White House transition team as Clinton accelerated his efforts to select a Cabinet, build a staff and fill thousands of positions. FCTION TOTALS FROM LAKE LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF Rogelio Roy Dominguez 59503 DanBursac-R 26518 LAKE COUNTY ASSESSOR Paul G. Karras-D 55481 Bill Muha-R 29038 COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1 Rudolph Clay -D 22866 Charles Kirkland 5071 COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Ronald Tabaczynski 6836 COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 Elsie Brown Franklin 10411 COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 Will A.

Smith Jr. -D 11250 COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 Thomas C. O'Donnell 7472 Daniel C. Langmesser- 6132 COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 Joel G. Markovich 8274 Pete Torres 2297 COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 Donald Potrebic-D 8909 COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 Michael J.

Gruszka 5213 Larry N. Blanchard 9013 TOWNSHIP OFFICES CALUMET TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR Booker Blumenberg Jr. 19627 CALUMET TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Mary Elgin 19977 CALUMET TOWNSHIP BOARD (3) Roosevelt Allen Jr. -D 18422 Joel Henry Harris 18186 Philippa Cody Tolliver-D 18525 CEDAR CREEK TWP. ASSESSOR Cynthia A.

(Bruckman) Vick ..1467 CEDAR CREEK TWP.TRUSTEE Alice F.Dahl-R 1496 CEDAR CREEK TWP. BOARD (3) Robert T. Gunning 1179 W. Brian Mathias-R 1186 Ronald E. Mills 1109 CENTER TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR Martha Wheeler- 4628 CENTER TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE EldonW.

Strong -R 4547 CENTER TOWNSHIP BOARD (3) Richard (Rick) Peron 1994 Jerry Smith -D 2207 John C. Ensweiler-R 3541 Richard C. Julian -R 3226 Roland E. (Bub) Wise Jr. -R 3781 EAGLE CREEK TWP.

ASSESSORTRUSTEE James L. Morrow .........277 EAGLE CREEK TWP. BOARD (3) WilbertE. Fitch -R 217 John R. Jurs-R 237 Bruce McNeill 223 HANOVER TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR CarlG.

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"Fm encouraging all people across this country to vote." Outside the polling place, Bush flashed a thumbs-up -then wagged it signaling the too-close-to-call chances for Republicans. By the time he was climbing the steps of Air Force One to return to Washington, Bush showed inquiring reporters a confidently vertical thumb in the air. With that, Bush could do nothing more than anxiously wait. It was his 25th wedding anniversary, and the president and his wife were hosting a small dinner at the White House with Republican political and congressional leaders and their wives. Afterward, the president planned to watch election returns on television.

Vice President Dick Cheney voted by absentee ballot. He spent Tuesday pheasant hunting in South Dakota, the scene of a fierce Senate battle in which the White House got intimately involved. For White House staff digesting the night's developments for their boss, the West Wing's Roosevelt Room was transformed into a central gathering spot with some of the crucial ingredients: TVs and food. Progress under Republican Senate leadership also could hand Bush successes for a 2004 re-election race. Likewise, lack of progress under continued Democratic, leadership could give him a' handy 2004 target.

TOWN OFFICES CEDAR LAKE TOWN COUNCIL WARD1 Robert H. (Bob) Carnahan ....1148 WARD 3 Patricia Jean Wisniewski 609 Gregory L. (Greg) Wornhoff ....930 WARD 5 W.C.(Bill)Lueder-D 779 Bryon Lee Pinkerton 726 DYER TOWN COUNCIL WARD 2 Michael Josef Kapitan 1366 Jeremy Brown -R 1284 WARD 4 Dennis Hawrot-D 1125 Mary C. McShane 1288 Leonard J. Lessner-1 271 WARD 5 Debbie Astor-D 1366 Patricia Lee Hunter 1296 LOWELL TOWN COUNCIL WARD 2 Al Bachman 946 WARD 4 Phillip Alan Kuiper-D 925 Larry R.

Just-R 507 SCHERERVILLE TOWN COUNCIL WARD 2 John M. Fladeland 0 .627 Harold (Hal) Slager-R 669 WARD4 Mark E. Purevich 406 Ed Cook -R ...536 Robert A. Rowe-I 28 ST. JOHN TOWN COUNCIL WARD 3 KathyJ.Willman-D 743 Gregory J.

Volk-R 1118 HOBART SCHOOL BOARD AT LARGE (4) William D. (Dave) Bigler 2066 L. (Bruce) Johnson 1872 Robert W. Marszalek .....2072 Nancy D. (Debbie) Medellin 1900 NancyJ.Norris 2006 Brian R.

Rosenbaum 2644 LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL BOARD SCHERERVILLE Dorothy C. Michalak 3829 Debra Phelps ..4098 UNINCORPORATED Howard W.Marshall Jr. 6261 MERRILLVILLE SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 1 Donna Rene Stath 5758 DISTRICT 2 Ben A. Richmond 2512 Scott Rosenbalm 4463 DISTRICT 3 Mark S.Lucas.... 5659 TRI-CREEK SCHOOL BOARD AT LARGE (2) Lon P.

Childress 1774 Linda J. Pancinl 1481 Cheryl L. Rosevear 1385 HANOVER TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE James W. Hunley-D ....1167 HANOVER TOWNSHIP BOARD (3) Mercedes Austgen .791 Mary Joan Dickson 806 Frank L. King-D Robert Calabrese ..............824 Donald H.

Dust-R ,...840 Richard H. Niemeyer- .....1096 HOBART TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR Julia M.Wolek-D 4833 HOBART TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Barbara S. Rosser 4380 DaveSpott-R 1926 HOBART TOWNSHIP BOARD (3) Michael E. Ellis -D 4088 Margaret J. Kuchta 4420 TomSilich-D 4082 Casey R.

Bumbaies 2218 David S. Willamowski 1920 NORTH TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR John S. Matonovich 17293 Bertram Edward Hodge 8486 NORTH TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Greg Cvitkovich 18892 NORTH TOWNSHIP BOARD (3) Pete Auksel 16681 Frank J. Mrvan 18319 Richard J. Novak 16708 ROSS TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR Randall J.

Guernsey -0 6468 ROSS TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE JohnW.Rooda-D .6748 ROSS TOWNSHIP BOARD (3) Robert J. Hamady 5402 Rich Kendera 5104 PatWiding-D 5384 Cheryl A. Azcona 2532 Dan R. Estes-R 2941 EricJ.Jostes-R 2472 ST. JOHN TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR Bob Bosko Grkinich 4718 Hank Adams 5744 ST.

JOHN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE David A. Dowling ...5099 Jean E. Shepherd 5160 ST. JOHN TOWNSHIP BOARD (3) Thomas F. Anderson 4436 William A.

Bednar-D 4852 Craig A. Ponton 3856 John Brackins-R 4700 Alfred M. Hansen 5090 MaryTanis-R 5137 WEST CREEK TOWNSHIP ASSESSORTRUSTEE Rick Niemeyer -R 821 WEST CREEK TWP. BOARD (3) Gerald Little -R 618 Michael R. Mclntire 613 Harold Mussman Jr.

601 WINFIELD TWP ASSESSORTRUSTEE Daniel J. (Dan) Kernagis 479 JohnB.Curley-R ...1120 WINFIELD TOWNSHIP BOARD (3) Karen A. Piercy-D 638 Linda G. Eisenhauer-R .....1043 Nicholas 4 Gasparovlc ........1028 Garry Rinkenberger- 974.