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THE NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1987 Section General News B-1 B-3 Museum aets chief executive officer 1st top officer in and Sturgess would essentially be doing the same "We cannot afford to hire two people to do the chief curator's Job," Ashby said. Sturgess could not be reached for comment. Sturgess Joined the museum as chief curator in November 1984. He organized the museum's current "blockbuster" show, "Art of the Fantastic: Latin America 1920-1987." Position created to ease load for Yassin Tho Indianapolis News The Indianapolis Museum of Art lost its chief curator and gained its first chief executive officer in its 105-year history Wednesday. E.

Kirk McKinney 64, former chairman of the recently sold Jefferson attack he suffered in May and is expected to return to the museum soon. With McKinney serving as the museum's top administrator, Yassin will direct only the museum's artistic and curatorial effects. That meant, however, that IMA Chief Curator Hollister Sturgess was relieved of his duties. Robert S. Ashby, chairman of the museum's board of trustees, said Yassin National Life Insurance was named president and CEO of the museum.

McKinney will "have overall responsibility for the museum, reporting to Its board of governors," the IMA announced. Robert A. Yassin. who has been director of the IMA Since 1975, will report to McKinney, the IMA added. The creation of the position of chief executive officer is seen as a way to lighten Yassin's administrative load.

Yassin is recuperating from a heart 105 years B. Kirk McKinney Jr. Water dance still dormant in new canal It was Another Great Day For Indianapolis. Mayor Bill Hudnut is fond of saying that phrase. He says "This is a another great day for Indianapolis" about as often as he says "Good morning." Anyway, It was another great day for Indianapolis on July 31 when Hudnut and Gov.

Robert Orr officially opened a 2-block stretch, of the renovated downtown canal. For roughly $4 million, the canal between Ohio and West streets had been lowered 12 feet, a pe- -jy rir- CD, Th News Photo, Jo Young David Mannweiler Keegan McCamment, 2, Grccnsbarg, plays with toy tractor during the State Fair' opening day parade. Huge horses are mane attraction Highlights of Indiana State Fair Tonight 7 p.m. Lumberjack show, tractor pull strip. 7:15 p.m.

Grand champion 4-H wether selected. Coliseum. 7:45 p.m. Grand champion 4-H steer selected. Coliseum.

8 p.m. Gladys Knight and the Pips concert. Grandstand. 8:30 p.m. Gold medal steer show, Friday 8:30 a.m.

4-H English horse and pony show, Coliseum outdoor arena. 9 a.m. Clogging competition and Jamboree. Farm Bureau Building. 1 p.m.

Celebrity watermelon sced-splttlng contest, AgricultureHorticulture Building. 2:30 p.m. Senior queen contest. Senior Citizens Building. 8 p.m.

Alabama and Restless Heart concert. Grandstand. I a bridge had been built over the canal, a temporary dam had been constructed at West Street, some bushes and trees had been planted and a 20-foot-wide sidewalk had been added to each side of the canal. ,4 Some underground pipes had also been lowered, but they were out of sight and out of mind. What we had here was Another Reason To Cme Downtown.

That's favorite saying of the mayor. But what the 100 people at the dedication ceremony came to see was a new fountain and waterfall. People In land-locked Indianapolis always like dancing waters. Everyone was happy At the mayor's signal, a geyser of water spouted from the fountain in a lagoon near the State Office Building. More water cascaded over the nearby waterfall.

1 Everyone clapped and went home happy. That was the last time the fountain or the waterfall have been turned on. Too bad for the out-of-town visitors here for the Pan American Games. They missed seeing the fountain and the waterfall. "We did have it turned on, but that really was a test." said David Whitcher, deputy administrator of the division of economic and housing development In the city's Department of Metropolitan Development.

The problem. Whitcher explained, is a dispute between the city and the company that installed the pumps for the fountain and waterfalls. "We haven't accepted the work." Whitcher said. "This really is the responsibility of the contractor. We are working on some modifications for the pumps, but until that is completed the fountain won't work.

"Obviously." Whitcher added, "the contractor does not wish to take responsibility for It. so he won't turn it (the fountain) on. We wonU accept the pumps, so we won't turn the fountain on." Followed the contract Rob Duncanson. who supervised the Installation of two 10.000-gallons-a-minute water pumps for the E.H. Hughes Co.

said the city needs some air release valves to modify the pumps. "That was not originally part of our contract. We put in what we were contracted to put In." he said. Duncanson said the pumping system was designed to operate seven or eight canal fountains between West and North streets, but the canal hasn't been renovated up to North Street yet. Whitcher said the city anticipates "having water up to Michigan Street next summer." So the fountain and waterfall may not work until next summer? "I would hope it won't be that long." he said.

By PAUL BIRO Tho Indlanopolif Now( Some people like to go boating; others prefer the beach. A select group of people Just like to "horse around." This week the action is at the Indiana State Fair. Dr. Cathy Darr. Coshocton.

Ohio, brought six Belgians to the fair to compete in a variety of competitions. "If you ever sat behind six beautiful Belgians you'd know why." Darr said. "The power, feeling of self-accomplishment, a feeling you are doing something everyone enjoys something they wish they could do that's why." Darr, a veterinarian, and her husband. Jack, a farmer and carpenter, own 13 Belgians. The Darrs traveled to the fair to enter the slx-horse-hltch event.

"That's what we are here for." Darr said. "The other contests are fun. but our emphasis is on driving the six." All Belgian owners at the fair shoot to win the six horse. Look at a 2.000-pound Belgian, and you are looking at power. Some large ones weigh 2.400 pounds and are nearly 6 feet tall at the bottom of their mane! we enjoy showing them.

We are not In It to make money." Schatz said. The Belgian Judging continued this afternoon. Final showings will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday In the Coliseum. The LaPorte County Farm Bureau entered the top float in Wednesday's opening day parade.

The float also received the Sweepstakes Award. The winning youth float was entered by the Henry County Future Farmers of America. Danny Schatz, Mlnot. N. traveled 1.000 miles for the fair.

He brought seven Belgians. "This Is our Sunday family said Schatz. who owns two truck stops. "We use II (showing draft horses) to get away from business." Schatz's wife, Diane; daughters Deane. 8: and Krista.

and son Donny, 10: share the work of caring for the large animals. "We are In the hitch business to compete, and Police need tips on rapist who attacked teen car keys and broke free. She ran to an apartment complex near 76th Street and Shadcland Avenue, where a resident called for help. She was taken to Community Hospital North for treatment for nu- merous bruises, cuts and scratches. She described the rapist as black, between 20 and 29 years of age, 6-foot, green eyes and thin build.

He was wearing a blue T-shirt and blue Jeans. through the Inner city for a while before he told her to head for the Northeastslde. When she reached the 7500 block of Hague Road, the gunman forced her to turn Into a field near the high school. Behind the school, the car became stuck on the embankment of an open water cistern. Then the man pushed the woman out of her stalled car and raped her.

During the assault, the woman hit her assailant In the face with her Tho IndianopolU Nowt Indianapolis police are searching for a man who abducted a 19-year-old Brownsburg woman In Broad Ripple and raped her in a field near Lawrence North High School. Crime Stoppers Is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for Information leading to the arrest and conviction of this felon. Persons with any knowledge of the crime are urged to call 637-2323. All callers may remain anonymous. Crime Stoppers The woman's ordeal began late Aug.

4 near 62nd Street and Guilford Avenue after she returned to her car, which she had left unlocked. As she started to follow a friend's car. a man with a handgun rose from the floor of the back seat. He grabbed her and placed the gun to her head. He ordered the woman to drive for apartments at ex-Colts site plan Sexton drops waiting for DPW to Issue a new develop an apartment complex Instead.

Some city officials seemed to support the project, but then made a complete turnaround, Weiss said. On April 29. the Department of Public Works gave the firm a letter saying adequate sanitary sewage facilities would be available. On June 5. a few days after the firm showed this letter to neighborhood groups, DPW rescinded Its approval.

Weiss said Sexton was still a residential retirement nlty. Those plans were put on hold when the Capital Improvement Board leased the property for about 15 months as a temporary training facility for the Indiana-polls Colts. When the school was razed in March, the retirement community was still the announced plan. But in late April, Sexton, which was negotiating with Con-ard, sought zoning approval to back of the cards, were the. words.

"We ll be back." But. to the approval of the crowd, the commission rejected attorney Zeff Welss's argument that Sexton needed more time. The property has been considered for a number of uses since the Washington Township School Board closed the facility In May 1983 because of declining enrollment. The board sold the property to a Florida physician. Frank Connrd, who planned to develop groups who say area sewage lines are already too full and dump raw sewage Into basements and Fall Creek when It rains.

Wearing round cardboard cards labeled "Save the Valley," about 300 residents attended a Metropolitan Development Commission hearing Wednesday to oppose the company's rezonlng request. They anticipated a postponement Unseen, but written on the decision. But when the commission said the case should be heard anyway, he withdrew the company's application. Residents were happy but cautious. "We will fight apartments.

We will get something that the neighborhood can live with." neighborhood leader Edle Leet said. Weiss noted afterward that the company can resubmit Its project after 90 days. By TtttY HOINI Tho Indianapolis Nowt In a faceoff with nearly 300 neighborhood residents, the Sexton Co. shelved its plans for an apartment complex on the grounds of the former Fall Creek Elementary School. The development firm had been seeking zoning to build 278 apartments on the 29-acre site in the 4900 block of East Kessler Boulevard.

But the plans aroused the opposition of eight neighborhood 1.