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Strange Sea Creatures at a Glance. Mini Page -7 HL MES Illinois Home Newspaper of the Calumet Region 76th Year-No. 22 Tuesday, July 14, 1981 3 Sections 25 Cents Copyright, 1981, The Times rwTn "ft -hi Jay Given Bullet -tin 1 asinff Altered turned last week to East Chicago custody additional steps were taken to prevent further tampering. Flores, though he talked freely with The Times, said he was concerned that disclosure of the casing alteration would shake public confidence in the East Chicago Department. That confidence already was shaken somewhat by disclosure that Deputy Police Chief John Cardona was questioned as a suspect in the killing.

(Cardona has dimissed reports fingering him as a suspect as "malicious," and Lake County Prosecutor Jack Crawford has said there is no evidence to warrant charging Cardona.) "Because we're aware of that feeling (a lack of public confidence), we've left that part of the investigation (questioning people) mostly to the state police, Flores said. At the request of East Chicago Police Chief Stephen Stiglich, first a team of county investigators, then, two state police detectives have' aided the probe. Police so far have said they have no solid suspect in the killing of Given, who was shot in a downstairs vestibule of the Elks building, near Shooting Victim Police attend to Lester Gill, 25, of 1132 Moss Hammond, Monday night after he was shot twice in the back outside an apartment at the Columbia Center housing project. Story on Page A-2. Times picture by D.M.

Fraire. By RONALD RAPOSA Times Staff Writer EAST CHICAGO The casing of the bullet that killed former city attorney Jay Given was tampered with after It was in police custody, The Times has learned. Someone, in an effort to block identification of the weapon that fired the bullet, punched a small hole In the back of the cartridge where the firing pin hit. To accomplish the tampering, the person likely had to gain access to the casing in an area of the East Chicago Police Station where it was kept under double lock. The tampering indicates that Given's killer, or someone working with the killer, was able to enter restricted police facilites following the murder.

That fact raises the strong possibility that the casing was altered by a police officer or someone with close police ties. East Chicago Police Sgt. Gus Flores, who has been coordinating the investigation, said he is "personally outraged and embarrassed" that the tampering apparently took place in police headDespite the altering, though, the shell still can be matched to the handgun from which it was fired, Flores said. Flores said that the man with the prime responsibility for handling the evidence, East Chicago Paul DiCharia, has been cleared of any role in the tampering. The cartridge alteration was discovered by-specialists at the FBI crime lab in Washington, where evidence was sent for processing about four days after the May 15 murder.

Flores said he was informed of the tampering two weeks ago. He said that after the cartridge was re JAY N. GIVEN Flores said that from there it was conveyed to the police station, where it was eventually placed in a sealed plastic bag in a locked drawer in a room behind a locked door. He said he doubted that the shell had been altered prior to the time it arrived at the police station after the 11:14 p.m. shooting.

Hammond Not Culprit FJores said that only two people the entrance to the Jockey Club, as leflrarrrBpstairs -fundraiser ior- been assigned keys UUhe crime Lake County Commissioner N. At- lab, though some maintenance personnel and high-ranking officers have master keys that would fit the King said the MSD's opening of the Wilmette locks late Sunday could not have caused the bacteria finding on southside beaches Monday. The northern locks were opened after severe rainstorms caused flash flooding in northside communities and clogged combined storm and sanitary sewer systems. King said the lock opening would allow some sanitary waste into the lake, but it could not have travelled quickly enough to have been recorded on the south side Monday morning. She said baceteria samples were collected Monday for 24-hour content tests that will help determine the source.

out as the source. Hammond Sanitary District officials rebuffed that remark, saying the city's sewer system has not discharged any waste into Lake Michigan since extensive repairs were conducted several months ago. City Engineer Thomas Conley said Hammond has "nothing to do with it. We have plenty of capacity of our own Several Chicago beaches were closed last summer when the Hammond Sanitary District discharged overflow waste into the lake. Fecal bacteria counts then were much higher than those found Monday, officials said.

CHICAGO Hammond apparently is not in Chicago's doghouse as it was last summer when pollution closed the big city's lakefront beaches. Beaches along Lake Michigan remained closed today awaiting the results of Monday's bacteria testing. The beaches were shut down early Monday after high fecal bacteria levels were found at five southside swimming areas. Kathy King, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago, said the source of the bacteria is unknown. King said Hammond, which has been blamed for serious lake pollution in the past, has not been ruled tersonSpann.

One man did tell police that he caught a brief glimpse of a black-haired man in a gray suit talking with Given in the vestibule shortly before the shooting. Given, 51, who served as city attorney from 1964 until 1973, remained a controversial and powerful figure in the city known for constant political intrigue and occasional scandals. He was a man who made many enemies, as, well as supporters. DiCharia said the bullet casing was found in the far right hand corner of the vestibule where Given was shot. lock.

DiCharia said the hole punched in the casing back was so small "I don't think you could tell it by the naked eye." He said the person who made the hole in an attempt to block handgun identification had some knowledge of ballistics, but did not appear to be an expert. DiCharia said he "didn't dream" that anyone connected with the East Chicago Police Department would emerge as a suspect during those first few days that the shell casing was at the station. Young Baptists Await God's Word "This is the most positive emphasis for good that I know of," he said. "There are so many negative things in the world, this reinforces the positive things." Stone said skits and entertainment help hold the young peoples' attention while many outstanding men of God preach on morality, courage and patriotism. He said people had come from as far as Australia, Cambodia (Continued Back Page This Section) and games like basketball and volleyball and water balloon throwing to break up the constant religious message that shines through.

Rev. Rick Stone, who had brought 12 youths with him from the Columbus Baptist Temple of Columbus, Ohio, was one of the youth leaders who had come to Hammond. Stone, who is the director of the Moral Majority in Franklin County, Ohio, has attended the conference the last five years. tionship with God, they said. They were waiting to get into the large auditorium of Hyles Baptist Church at 523 Sibley were the conference is held.

Meanwhile, a man on a platform across the street was asking them through a loudspeaker where they all were from. The answer was just about everywhere in the United States. The week-long conference features guest preachers, teaching sessions, Picture, A-12 By JAMES MITZELFELD Times Staff Writer HAMMOND There were a lot of young Baptists lined up on Sibley Street Monday, waiting to hear the -word of the lord. Most of the thousand or so teenagers who were attending the ninth annual youth conference of the First Baptist Church of Hammond had come to improve their rela I' A i 7 THE TIMES TOD A 1 U.S. Eyes Bloom Transfer of Funds The Times at a Glance.

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The office had called Bruno's concerns "local matters" that should be handled by the township attorney. Now, the federal office has agreed to review the issue, Bruno said. About $200,000 is believed to be involved in the Grossi transaction. Baczynski was unavailable for comment Monday. Also part of Bruno's complaint is a charge township officials failed to post the revenue sharing budget 30 days before its expected passage.

The township has used revenue sharing funds to pay the cost of its township center on Halsted Street and Vollmer Road. By GREGORY LEWANDOWSKI Times Staff Writer CHICAGO HEIGHTS Bloom Township will be coming under federal government scrutiny, The Times has learned. The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Revenue Sharing will soon conduct a compliance study on complaints brought by former Township Supervisor Raymond Bruno. Bruno complained Township Supervisor Robert Grossi had illegally transferred money into the revenue sharing fund without township board approval.

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