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THE INDIANA POLtS NEWS Mondoy, October 3, 1977 Pog 20 'Coed, Nioonles Depot Now Deplace For Bookworms ssible Link Is Po sr. IHomilton buburDanr I h-r HendrickslMorion JHoncock iFutnon omen WW (Skill Dlto i p. News jOwtn Dtcotw IT MonroelSrown IBartho- I -J lomew Oh HIT TTimmwb. mi i i Sptcltl Tht Ntwt BLOOMINGTON, Indr Members of the Unification Church or "Moonies" now figure into the search for missing Indiana University coed Ann Louise Harmeier, as police are Investigating the possibility that Miss Harmeier might have been persuaded to join the controversial cult. Investigators, have said some leads point strongly to the possibility that Moonies, followers of South Korean religious leader Sun Myung Moon, were in the Bloomington-Martinsville area Sept.

12, the day Miss Harmeier was last seen. State Police have received information that Moonies were in the Columbus -area the same day. Meanwhile, a search in parts of the Morgan-Monroe State Forest by Sierra Club members and I.U. police and cadet police turned up no new leads. Investigators believe Miss Harmeier, 20; Cambridge City, would have been a prime target for the Moonies.

Members of the cult are typically from middle to upper-middle-class homes, are intelligent, in their early to mid-20s, are well-dressed and are deeply religious. Miss Harmeier fits this description well, according to persons who know her, police said. 3-Day Retreat Moonies have been known to pick up young persons along Southern Indiana By RODGER BIRCHFIELD Staff Reporter ARCADIA, Passenger trains are a thing of the past in. Arcadia but residents of this Hamilton County community still" flock to the old depot. The one-story wooden railroad station has been converted into the town's library.

"This is really nice," said Librarian Marion McBane, as she ran a sweeper over rich brown and tan carpet. "It sure beats the old location," she continued. "It was in a store front building behind an insurance firm more than 10 years." Mrs. McBane, librarian since 1963, beamed with pride as she showed off the library. In addition to the carpeting, the walls of the old train depot are paneled to retain its rustic appearance.

Fluorescent lighting has been installed. Her office is located in the center of the building where depot agents of the past sold passenger train tickets and routed freight. The office was not remodeled. It was painted and Mrs. McBane has hung plants at the The former freight office and baggage room, complete with a set of scales, also was left intact.

Freight trains still lumber past the former depot but it has been several years since one has stopped. "The Arcadia Heritage Committee, the driving force behind the building, is planning a museum in the room," McBane said. "They plan to display Arcadia glass and other small artifacts in the room." She explained that there once was a factory in Arcadia that produced glass. The outside of the building has been painted yellow with white trim. Old but freshly painted railroad signs hang on the outside of the building proclaiming the building as the Arcadia depot.

Railroad ties highways and enlist them in the church. Police believe Moonies have a base in Bloomington. Moonies persuade young people to attend a three-day retreat in which they are invited to "discover how to make'a better world and how they can be a part of it." i The student's mother, Marjorie Har- I meier, said it is possible her daughter may have been persuaded to join the Moonies, and she expressed joy that police are investigating this lead, i Six Cambridge City residents traveled to Paducah, yesterday i inform persons of the search. The i investigation spread to Paducah when a Paragon service station owner reported 1 seeing a person resembling Miss, Harmeier in a car with a license plate from the Paducah area. Librarian Marion McBane, surrounded by books, spruces Elementary Grade VD Course Urged Ex-Inmates Helping Youth TIM Ntwt Phttt, Rttfftr ilrcMItlt up premises.

back books, medical and reference books and records. Other reference books, if not available, can be ordered from the State Library at Indianapolis. "We have about 600 library cards out," said Mrs. McBane. The library is open from 1 to p.m.

Monday through Wednesday and Friday and Saturday. 2 Children's Toy Stores To Open Thursday Ceremonies marking the opening of two new Children's Palace stores Thursday will feature gifts, drawings and visits by local personalities. New Children's Palace stores are opening at 38th and Moller Road and at Castleton Mall on East 82nd. They join the Children's Palace on Shadeland Avenue, which has been open since 1973. Mickey Mouse, Cowboy Bob and his dog Tumbleweed, and Janie and Friends will help celebrate the opening.

Free surprise bags of gifts will be given to the first 2,000 children who enter the stores. Visitors also can register to win one of two 10-speed bikestwo three-speed bikes and two motocross bikes. Children's Palace stores offer a full range of famous name dolls, toys, games, models and bicycles for children of all ages. The stores will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

at Walnut Grove School, and a group of students moved the books. "The books were packed in boxes and ready to go moving day," she said. "The book cases and tables also were moved from the old library." Library patrons can select from more than 4,000 books. The library also has a large selection of paper selors and are paid hourly wages through the government's Comprehen- sive Employment Training Act. Once their instruction is complete, the men are ready to work with youngsters, stressing the importance of family communications and the need for a job.

Dr. Val Clear, president of Re-Entry, says the training through the Streetworkers project will help the former inmates move on to other positions in social services. One already has been hired by the Madison County Juvenile Court to serve as a probation officer. The directors of the project say their program has saved the state hundreds of thousands of tax dollars which might have been spent on returning parolees to jail eventually. Now, the group is going to the public for financial assistance to help it buy a building to house ex-inmate's.

"I'm confident we will reach our goal," said Clear. "The program is well worth the effort." ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) A local community services group is finding that providing a released prisoner with employment is a successful way to keep them from returning to prison. The group, known as Re-Entry, says that of 228 persons who have used its job location services only seven have been sent back to prison. That's a major difference from the national av- erge of 50 percent.

And since July 1, the group has been trying a new method to keep youths away from the pitfalls of crime. have laws permitting minors to get such treatment without the consent of their parents. "Persons are going to be sexually active whether we want them to -or not," reasons Yarber. And, knowing this, he believes VD education must center on four basic aspects: How iVs transmitted, ways to-prevent getting it, how to know when you have it and where to go for diagnosis and treatment. He said venereal disease and ptbers types of STDs can cause permanent damage, such as blindness, reproductive-system damage, birth defecU and insanity.

"Anyone can get VD that's, the kind of thing that can be stressed. Anybody who is sexually active, is a candidate for venereal he added. 'v- He points to a new strain of gonorrhea a penicillin-resistant type that is being treated with spectinomycin and tetracycline. He said there are some bacteria that have genes resistant to penicillin, and the gonococcus, the bacterium Causing gonorrhea, acquired "If this strain of gonorrhea becomes resistant to the other two drugs, then we'll have an incurable disease until some new drugs are discovered to combat it," Yarber said. Tht Nm Purttt-Liftrattt Bum WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

Some venereal disease education should start at the upper elementary school grades with heavier focus at the junior high level, a Purdue University health expert believes. Professor William Yarber also believes venereal disease education should be part of a unit on communicable diseases instead of a unit on sex education. Yarber has conducted research in various aspects of sexually transmissible diseases (STDs), research among college students and teen-age females on their knowledge of VD prevention. He found that college students who received venereal disease education in junior high school contracted VD less frequently than did those not receiving such education at that level. "Most of them knew fairly well how to prevent VD," said Yarber, assistant professor of health education.

On the other hand, he found that teen-age females who had school education on venereal disease "got it just as often as those who didn't have the education!" He also found that one-third of the females didn't know a teen-ager could be given VD treatment without parental consent. Yarber noted that all 50 states now were used to construct stairs. The library, a branch of the Jackson Township Library, dates back to early 1920s. Eunice Ross was the first librarian. She served from November 1922 to April 1923.

The new library has electric heat and air conditioning. "We moved in Labor Day Weekend," said Mrs. McBane. Allen Meyerrose, principal Using Federal funds, three ex-inmates are offering counseling to juveniles who have had some type of delinquency problem. The former inmates have been specially trained for their work, says Re-Entry deputy director William C.

Ellison. The three work in a program called the Streetworkers project. Ellison said they are expected to set an example for teen-agers (who often find no one to look up to except the street-wise criminal. The participants are trained as coun- i John Capper, a Crawfordsville lawyer, will represent Smith. Parke County prosecutor Clelland Hanner will present the state's case.

He has predicted he will win. Jasper Circuit Judge. Michael Kanne has ordered a psychiatric report at the start of the trial. Others accused and to be tried separately are Daniel Stonebraker, 21, Darlington, and Michael Wright, 21, Crawfordsville. Both testified against Drollinger and are expected to testify against Smith.

Drollinger testified in his own trial xthat Smith accompanied him to Florida and told him he, Smith, participated in the Hollandsburg slayings. Drollinger has insisted on his. own innocence. Second Trial In layings Under Way Water Program Speaker Named Rex E. Jones, executive director of the Indiana -Heartland Coordinating Commission, will speak at a community program on water quality management at V.

RENSSELAER, Ind. (UPI) Another small town courthouse today became the stage for a recounting of the Hollandsburg murder case. Jury selection began in the trial of David Smith, 18, Wingate. Smith is the youngest of the four defendants. He has pleaded innocent by reason of insanity to the four counts of first-degree murder.

Again the chief state witness is expected to be Betty Jane Spencer, whose home was invaded Feb. 14 and who escaped only by faking death as her son and three stepsons were slain beside her. She testified last month in Blackford Circuit Court at Hartford City where a jury took less than an hour Sept. 22 to convict Roger Drollinger, 24, Waynetown. Heading For Pay Dirt 8 p.m.

Wednesday at Craig Junior High School, 6501 Sunnyside Road. Jones will discuss the "opportunities and burdens" of water quality management as they relate to the Lawrence area. Lawrence is one of several Indiana cities plannin A Federal water pullution control project involving construction of more than $6 million in sewers. The city's sewage treatment plant is to be phased out and the new sewer system is to be linked with the Indianapolis sewage disposal system. The Wednesday night meeting is sponsored by the Eastern Lawrence Township Planning Council.

Marion Man Held In Traffic Death Sptclll Id Tht Nfw ANDERSON, Ind. A Marion man was arrested yesterday on multiple charges in connection with a traffic accident last Wednesday in which an Elwood woman was killed. State Police said Richard Tyler, 25, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, causing the death of another while under the influence of alcohol and driving while under the influence of alcohol. June Dunaway, 21, was killed about 9 p.m. when Tyler's truck crossed the center line of Ind.

28 east of Elwood and slammed head-on into Mrs. Dunaway's car, police said. He was being held in jail at Anderson. $200 Taken In Holdup At Car me I Restaurant SpkM I Tht Ntwt CARMEL, Two men armed with pistols took more than $200 in cash last night in a holdup at a Carrael area "restaurant, Hamilton Countysheriff 's deputies said two men in their 20s, one armed with a 38 caliber revolver and the other brandishing a 45 caliber semi-automatic pistol, entered the Lucky Steer restaurant on U.S. 31 north of GREENFIELD, Ind.

With a teammate screening her from a tackier, a Greenfield Central High School girl carries the ball in a powder puff football game at the school's football field. Members the school's varsity boys football team served as cheerleaders for the game. The NEWS Photo, Horace Ketring. Carmel about 9 p.m. Witnesses said they demanded money from the cash register.

Investigators said the two fled with receipts in a white bank bag. i fs.

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