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A-2 THE TIMES Tuesday. January 24. 1989 ISC Hoosier pro-lifers join protest in Washington legislative support for their cause. A Lugar staffer assured the activists that Indiana's senior senator will support a constitutional amendment that would outlaw abortion by saying that life begins at conception. Scott Campbell, press secretary to Rep.

Jim Jontz. D-5th. said about 20 pro-life activists from the 5th District, met with one of Jontz' legislative assistants because the congressman was in Indiana. law." Bush, she said, "wants to drag American women back to a time when they risked mutilation, humiliation and even death in order to take the most basic control of their own lives." A group of pro-life activists met face-to-face with Vice President Dan Quayle Monday morning. Approximately 100 members of Indiana's pro-life movement met with staff aides from the offices of Sens.

Richard C. Lugar and Dan Coats Monday to garner fj4 EPA says steel mills are chief pollutants Times photo by John Smierciok CRASH VICTIM: Paramedics remove Debrah Labert of Calumet City from her car, which was involved in a two-car accident at Sibley and Clyde in Calumet City. County stalls cleaning contract mitted by Professional Building Maintenance of Gary, at was $166,248. Kelley's Cleaning Service Inc. of Gary had the contract in 1988 to clean the government center.

That contract was for 1 65.4 20. Kelley's was one of two companies which took over the cleaning chores at the government center in November 1987. when commissioners terminated their contract with Maids Unlimited Janitorial Co. of Gary. Maids Unlimited 's contract was terminated after county employees and elected officials filed more than 30 complaints alleging items had been stolen from their offices.

They also complained that little cleaning had been done in some $159,002.40. The other bids were Regional Maintenance. Hammond, Dobbins Janitorial Service. Calumet City. Kelley's Cleaning Service Gary.

Hazlett Associates East Chicago, $212,160: Tradewinds-Superior Cleaning. Gary, $216,552: Blue Pine Professional Services, Valparaiso, Shining Penny Maintenance, Crown Point, $235,000. The bid submitted by BEK Maintenance of Portage was rejected because the bid forms hadn't been signed. BEK's bid CROWN POINT More than $104,000 separated the lowest bid from the highest for the contract to clean the Lake County Government Center this year. Lake County Commissioners took all the bids under advisement Monday.

The apparent low bidder was Multi-Craft Inc. of Crown Point, at 8130,324.92. Multi-Craft owner Wayne Bateman laid he's been in business for three years, doing heavy industrial maintenance as well as janitorial work. Multi-Craft works for local businesses and industries, he said. Bateman said he is a Democratic vice-precinct committeeman.

The second lowest bid was sub- Clay urges By PETRA LUKE Times S'ofr Writer CROWN POINT Voters should be able to register to vote on the day an election is held, said Lake County Commissioner Rudolph Clay. D-Gary. In Indiana, voter registration is cut off 30 days before an election. Clay said Monday at a press conference that the state election law which cuts off voter registration 30 days before an election "is tantamount to disenfranchise-ment." Clay said Minnesota has had same-day voter registration since 1973. He said 80 to 85 percent of the people in Minnesota register to election-day voter registration tion of an East Chicago city employee in 1988.

Elmore Harris 39, was convicted of vote fraud and conspiracy for casting two illegal ballots in East Chicago Precinct 5-1 in the May 1986 Democratic primary. Harris was sentenced to five years in federal prison and was fined $1,000. The federal government is conducting an investigation into vote fraud as part of the continuing probe into corruption in county government. Clay said a bill which would set By ANNE HAZARD States News Service WASHINGTON A crowd estimated by various sources of between 40.000 and 65.000 pro-life activists, including 100 from Indiana, gathered in Washington to protest the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion 16 years ago. President George Bush told the group by remote telephone hookup he believes the decision was wrong and should be overturned.

The protestors gathered on the ellipse behind the White House. They later marched to the Supreme Court to protest the Roe vs. Wade decision. The justices recently decided to hear arguments in a Missouri abortion case, a move that abortion foes hope signals the court's intention to reverse its earlier ruling. Bush also said he supported a constitutional amendment to ban abortion.

"There's a better way. the way of adoption, the way of life." the new president told sign-carrying, cheering protestors in remarks that were broadcast from the White House. The National Abortion Rights Action League called Bush's position "unconscionable" and said he was asking the Supreme Court "to strip away a fundamental constitutional right." "It is ironic." said Kate Michelman, executive director of the league, "that a president who claims that he wants to unify the country, would carry the banner of an extremist minority which is seeking to impose its narrow religious beliefs through force of up a same-day registration system has been introduced in the Indiana General Assembly. It's House Bill 1211, written by Rep. Marc Car-michael, D-Muncie, and co-sponsored by Reps.

John Day, D-In-dianapolis. and Hurley Goodall. D-Muncie. That bill provides that the votes of people who register to vote on Election Day won't be counted for 10 days after the election, so their registrations can be verified. It also requires people who register to vote on Election Day to cast paper ballots.

Margaret Hospital family. vote 20 days before the election, and 5 to 15 percent register to vote on Election Day. Clay said in Minnesota, voter registration is officially closed 20 days before an election, but anyone who wants to register after that date is sent a card saying they may register to vote at their polling place on election day. Only with the proper card can a person register to vote on Election Day, he said. Clay said allowing voters to register on the day of an election won't cause an increase in vote fraud.

"I think those days (of vote fraud) are gone forever." he said, because of the vote fraud convic of education at a state institution. "I want to help bring the best and brightest students to the field of education because all reports say we're losing them to other fields," Reppa said. i Illinois lottery Monday, Jan. 23 Dally Game 1-0-2 Pick Four 6-1-6-5 Cash Five 3-10-15-24-34 Lotto Jackpot S5 million Reps would give grants to future Hoosier teachers At Monday's conference EPA officials told local residents and activists they would assist them to help secure changes in the law governing pollution control. None of the local leaders attending the press briefing expressed surprise over the study's findings.

Among those attending were Southeast Side activist Miriam Byrnes, United Neighborhood Organization-South Deering representative Stella Rymus, and Burnham Trustee Anthony Avalos. Byrnes said coke oven emission standards must be made stricter. "Anything at all that could be done to reduce (coke oven) emissions (would help). I'm not a technical expert in this, but they can be reduced, and must be," Byrnes said. Byrnes also reacted to an earlier statement made by EPA spokesman David Kee that area residents should not be alarmed or move from the area because of the study results.

Byrnes said. "I certainly wouldn't want to move into one of the houses next to Acme Steel." The study suggested areas around operating coke plants could be high risk areas for future cancer cases. SMITH PAINT SUPPLT INC INTERIOR DESIGN MANOR HALL SERVICE LATEX FLAT ENAMEL 5411 Hortman Ave. Hammond 932-0563 100 S. Broad SL, Griffith 924-0340 MiT illM! llu.

lt li il i saint asm MARGARET HOSPITAL HLALTH CLN I tro Hottman Avnur Hjnrnmd. Mm) 46320 53 if By LARRY GALICA Times Correspondent The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency placed much of the blame for air pollution which a study it commissioned linked to increased cancer risk to steel mills in Southeast Chicago and Northwest Indiana. The three-year study which was released Monday said 34 percent of the pollution it blamed for the cancer risk comes from mills, especially coke ovens. The study recommends federal and state governments toughen pollution standards.

USX spokesman George Kuebler said he could not comment on a study he has not seen. Acme spokesman Bob Sayre said he could not comment either because he has not seen it. A report published Sunday in The Times pointed out. however, that since 1964 Inland Steel. LTV, USX Acme Steel Co.

and Bethlehem Steel have spent more than $1.1 billion to purchase and install pollution control equipment for local plant operations. In addition, they spend more than $145.5 million annually to operate pollution control facilities. Domestic steel companies are using flux pellets, coal injection and direct reduction to reduce their reliance on coke. Foreign steelmakers are looking at new technology that would eliminate the need for coke. But that technology, which has not been applied on a large scale, may not provide much relief for at least 10 vears, an expert said.

ii r-i 73 AND MM ill til i. INDIANAPOLIS To encourage high schoolers to take a personal stake in the future of education, a new source of scholarship money may soon be available. State Rep. Jerome Reppa, R-Munster, has authored a bill that would make the Indiana General Assembly another place for high school seniors to turn for financial assistance. The law would provide for one four-year.

$4,000 scholarship per district, based on the representative's choice. High school principals would nominate students based on leadership abilities, extracurricular activities and academics. Eligible candidates would also have to be accepted into a school Times- The A Celebration of Commitment A Memorial Mass, Celebrating the lives of Sister M. Doris Hodges, Jormer Administrator of Saint Margaret Hospital Dr. Jean Pilot, jormer Medical Director of the Clinical Laboratory Mrs.

Ellen Mann, Jormer Administrative Assistant will be held on Thursday, January 26, 1989 at 11:30 a.m in the Saint Margaret Hospital and Health Centers Chapel. CELEBRANT: Father Anthony Molnar, Saint Margaret Hospital Chaplain PARTICIPANTS: Rabbi Michael N. Stevens, Temple Beth-El, Hammond; and VOL.81 NO. 219 ll SI'S Published doily by Howord Publicotions. 417 Fayette Hammond, Ind.

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