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THE Uppos Inside This Section Comics Sports Business Classified Weather Herman PAGE 19 TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1982 To $5 Condo By HUGH RUTLEDGE A proposal to build a $5 million condominium project on the former 32 acre Holcomb Estate at 4400 Cold Spring Road is being opposed by some residents of the neighborhood. Owned by Butler University, the main house and rugged tract with elaborate landscape features would be restored under a plan being formulated by Compucom Development Corp. for the residential complex. Compucom is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indianapolis Water Co. A hearing on the firm's request to rezone the site, located in Spring Hill, scheduled for tomorrow before the Metropolitan Development Commis-' sion.

However, an attorney for Compucom said he will seek to postpone the case until Nov. 17. Attorney Kurt Pantzer, representing the Spring Hill community and other area residents, reports the main concern of remonstrators is the planned density of the proposed development. "We feel they just want to put too many units in too small an area," he said. The preliminay plan calls for erecting up to 120 two- and three-bedroom units in attached structures clustered on the northern half of the property.

According to the proposal, the low-lying portion of the land along White River would be maintained as a common open area. In written statements prepared for the case, the staff of the city division of planning and zoning generally supports the condominium plan as the best use of the estate, which has been used by the university for fine arts instruction. Hamilton Get Van Evidence confiscated from a Car-mel man's van by State Police probing the strangulation-murder of homosexual prostitute Delvoyd Baker, 14, will be presented to a Hamilton County grand jury. The van is owned by Agusto "Gus" Caito, Indianapolis Police investigator Norman Matthews said today. Matthews said Caito denied any involvement in Baker's death.

"He said he wasn't there (downtown Indianapolis) that night, and that Baker wasn't in his van," Matthews said. Baker was last seen getting into a dark blue van near Meridian and St. Clair streets Oct 2, after returning to downtown Indianapolis in a light blue van. His body was found the next day in a ditch along a Southern Hamilton County road. He had been strangled.

The driver of that light blue van, a Florida man, was arrested by po The NEWS Photo, Bob Doeppers Tech High School students are busy building a house at 1521 Central. Not All Parties Pleased As Another House 'Tops Out' By STEVE HALL High school vocational students tomorrow will "top out" the framing of a house they're constructing at 1521 Central by placing an evergreen tree on the roof. The European tradition symbolizes the first benchmark in the construction of enclosing the frame before winter. The act, however, will not cap the Old College Corners Neighborhood Association's long standing opposition to the project of Indianapolis Career Education Center students. But since the organization lost a lawsuit arguing the 1 xh story stick style residence and five other proposed structures were inappopriate to the neighborhood in the Old Northside, members are resigned to their construction: "Now that we can actually see one, we think they're even less appropriate than before," sighed Bob Phillips, president of the Old College Corners group.

"But we tried everything we could think of to fight them and got nowhere." The students are building the "micro-neighborhood" south of All Saints Episcopal Church, 1559 Cen Million Plan The planners point out the estate of the late James I. Holcomb, an Indianapolis industrialist and philan-tropist, is one of several developed during the 1920s along Cold Spring Road and the west bank of the river. "Despite some evidence of deferred maintenance and the disappearance of Holcomb's elaborate landscape features, the atmosphere of a large estate is still paramount," the report says. It is also noted an evaluation made by the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission suggests the estate could be considered for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Under the housing development plan, the main house is to be restored and used as a meeting house for the project.

According to the planning staff, Compucom officials have been unable to provide the details required for obtaining a "planned unit development" zoning classification for the tract because they don't know yet whether they will develop or sell the property. However, the firm has agreed to submit a detailed list of commitments, a conceptual plan and general project proposal statements to establish the framework for the proposed development, planners say. Hayes O'Brien, Compucom president, said sale prices of the planned living units probably will range from $75,000 to $100,000. In other business tomorrow, the commission is due to consider a proposal to develop an 81-acre mobile home park at 9900 E. 52nd in Lawrence.

Jury To Data lice for child molesting after admit ting he took the youth to a Southside motel and paid him for a sex act He was cleared as a suspect in Baker's death, but pleaded guilty to the molestation charge and received a one-year suspended sentence. Police had been seeking a van matching the description of Caito after witnesses gave investigators a partial license number of the dark blue van. Investigators went to Caito's home Oct 13 with a search warrant to check the van. Investigators are not saying what type evidence, if any, linking Baker to Caito or the van was recovered during the search. Matthews said all evidence found was sent to the State Police laboratory.

The laboratory findings will be presented to the grand jury Nov. 16. Several witnesses have been subpen-aed to appear that day, Matthews said. MORE THAN EVER. United Way Stewart-Carey, 41.6.

Union Federal Savings Loan Association, 53.5. The United Way drive, scheduled to end Nov. 10, helps finance 67 health, rehabilitation and youth agencies in Central Indiana. Possum PAUL WILLIAMS may be only 5 foot-2, but he has big plans. His production company has budgeted $60 million for eight feature films in the next three years.

In progress is the movie version of the comic strip, "The Wizard of Id," with Williams as the nasty little king. He is working on a proposed TV series, "Rooster," starring with JACKIE GLEASON in "Smokey and the Bandit III," will play Rooster in an episode of LEE MAJORS "The Fair Guy," and will sing atop a rocking lobster in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC. Tuesday tidbits: LINDA RON-STADT will perform in a live concert from Reunion Hall in Dallas to be offered affiliates of NBC-Radio's The Source on Thanksgiving night Two-time Oscar winner LUISE RAINER flew from Switzerland to NYC on her way to Rochester, N.Y, to receive the Eastman Medal of Honor KRISTY MCNICHOL is due on location in Canada later this month to shoot "I Won't Dance," with MICHAEL ONTKEAN. For the first time in the 8 year run of NBC's "Saturday Night Live," the host will be younger than the show: DREW BARRYMORE, 7, granddaughter of the late great JOHN BARRYMORE, will be the star of "Saturday Night Live" Nov. 20 Actress JENNIFER O'NEILL, 33, who told police she accidentally shot herself in the stomach Oct.

22 while inspecting a 38-caliber revolver, has been discharged in good condition from the hospital, officials said yesterday at Mount Kisco. N.Y. Blizzard Of Entries Michael Perkins hasn't won The News annual first inch snowfall contest yet, but he's trying. At 10 p.m. Sunday two hours before the deadline for entering this year's contest Perkins delivered a paper grocery sack to the newspaper.

Inside, in separate envelopes, were "roughly about 2,000 entries. "It took me about three days to do all the work," said Perkins, 3018 S. Villa. "The range of dates I covered is from Nov. 10 to Jan.

10. I kind of varied the times of the guesses. Sometimes it was every half-hour during a day and sometimes it was every hour." Entered Before Perkins has entered the contest before, but never won the $50 prize for coming closest to the day, hour, minute and second when this winter's first inch of snow will be measured at Weir Cook International Airport "I also entered the Oscar-guessing contest last year in The News, but I didn't win that, either," Perkins said. "I learned that going into somethipg tn's-there's always a chance you can lose." Perkins owns the record for the most entries in this year's contest, but he's still a long way from covering all the bases. He would have to submit 86,400 entries just to cover every second in one 24-hour day.

David Mannweiler This For That Eli Lilly Co. earned headlines around the world Friday when the Food and Drug Administra tion okayed the use of Humulin, a diabetic insulin made through ge netic engineering, but the new product isn't expected to be a huge money-maker for Lilly. Lilly already sells 85 percent of the insulin sold in this country, largely because Lilly was the first company to develop insulin for public use, back in 1922. That insulin is made from pig and cattle pancreas. Humulin is made by a tech nique called "recombinant which involves isolating the hu man gene with the chemical "code" that causes the human pancreas to produce insulin.

The gene is inserted into genetic mate rial taken from bacteria, which causes the bacteria to synthesize the human insulin. The FDA approval marked the first time the Federal government had approved the use of artificially made human insulin produced through a gene-splicing technique. Lilly will make Humulin at two new plants in Indianapolis and Liverpool, England, and market it under a license from Genentech a South San Francisco, company that will get a royalty on each sale. Genentech, one of the leading research firms in using gene-splicing techniques to make commercial products, developed the process that led to the creation of Humulin. Since the company already owns such a large share of the insulin market, what may happen is diabetics may "trade" sales, buying Humulin instead of the usual Lilly insulin, thus, it won't mean big bucks for the Indianapolis company.

Most diabetics spend 26 to 30 cents a day on insulin. Humulin, when it becomes available as a nonprescription, over-the-counter product next year, is expected to cost patients 50 to 55 cents a day. Police Arrest 95 Af Concert Ninety-five concertgoers, including a resident of Juneau, Alaska, were arrested before a concert last night by the rock band Rush. Police and officers from the Alcoholic Beverage Commission arrested three adults, 67 minors and 25 juveniles in the vicinity of Market Square Arena between Today's Bible Verse God hears every person who calls upon Him in sincerity. And the publican, standing afar oft, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast saying, Cod be merciful to me a sinner.

Luke 1813. satisfy a need for low to moderate income housing in the neighborhood, project supporters say. The homes are expected to sell for $45,000 to $50,000. The Old College Corners group fought the project because members considered the proposed dwellings "tract housing" and suburban-type structures not in line with the large, multi-story Victorian homes in the neighborhood. They feared the micro-neighborhood would devalue their properties.

They filed a lawsuit against the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission for approving the project and temporarily halted construction. In July, Superior Court Judge Michael Dugan upheld the commission's decision. "Looking back, I guess we might as well just have forgotten about the whole thing," Phillips said. "We went through the process, and they're building them anyway. But we showed they can't twist our arms about anything." Ms.

Gilbert said the students have received positive response about the first home from other neighborhood residents. ter. Expo is designed to provide eighth-graders and high school students with information about classes available next year. Reported that, for the second year in a row, Eugene Clones, North Central's principal, has been named "outstading secondary school administrator" in the region by the Association of Secondary School Principals. U.

W. At 64 Of Goal Guidelines On Child Abuse tral, under the supervision of protes-sionals from the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis and Don Perry Associates. The volunteers comprise the not-for-profit Career Education Center Builders a project of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce and the Indianapolis Public Schools' Partners in Education program. IPS Supt James Adams, CECB president Alan VanderMeer and student representative Guy Marlow will attend the ceremony at 2 p.m. tomorrow to celebrate the framing of the first structure.

"The foundation was laid by professionals in May, and then the kids started working in August when school started," said Janean Gilbert, a Chamber spokesman. "It's unusual that they could make such rapid progress in that time. Last year we had a similar ceremony for another house elsewhere in the middle of December, which shows you how far along the kids are." This house which eventually will have three bedrooms, two baths, living room, country kitchen, parlor, entry stair hall, front and back summer porches and a one-car garage with covered walkway will help to help teachers, are we being too specific and getting into an area where we don't need to be?" Administrators responded that law enforcement officials have requested that school officials be detailed in policies that define the problem, noting terms such as "emotional abuse" and "child neglect" could be interpreted in dozens of ways if left undefined. They also stressed that phrases such as "unrealistic expectations" would refer to long-standing, dramatic problems, such as a parent "chronically putting unrealistic expectations on a child, perhaps in public." Board members will vote on the proposed policy Nov. 15.

Also at that meeting, Supt. Phillip McDaniel is expected to make a recommendation on the future of Delaware Trail School, 7411 Hoover Road, which was closed in 1981 as a result of declining enrollments. Several neighborhood groups object to the school's sale. In other matters yesterday, Washington Township Schools officials: Set Nov. 16 as the date for Expo, an annual curriculum fair at North Central High School; the fair includes display booths that highlight course offerings at the high school and the J.

Everett Light Career Cen Office of Student Services 812-299-1121, Extension 24 or 25, or pick up one at Ivy Tech. Registration will begin next Monday. NStice? trees along the 600 block of North Franklin Road. Puttin' The In By NELSON PRICE A detailed, revised policy on reporting suspected cases of child abuse is needed for Washington Township Schools, administrators say. Guidelines to help teachers and other school employes identify incidents of child abuse and neglect, as well as procedures for handling such cases, were proposed yesterday to the Washington Township School Board.

Administrators in the suburban Northside school district said the number of child abuse and neglect cases has increased recently, but added that specific data could not be provided because current school district policies are "too nebulous" on record-keeping. Some school board members, however, voiced concerns that the proposed policy is too specific in its definitions of child abuse and neglect They questioned the inclusion of "unrealistic (parental) expectations" and lack of physical affection as examples of possible child abuse. "I appreciate the work you've done, and we all realize the importance of this problem (child abuse)," board member Thomas Cook told administrators, "but what I'm trying to bring forth here is, in an attempt Pledges totaling $10,180,237 have pushed the United Way campaign to 64.5 percent of its $15,773,918 goal. Among employe campaigns reported and percentage increases over last year were: Fred A. Beck 540 percent Crown Paper Box 37.7.

Indianapolis Rubber 37.7. ITT Educational Services, 33.6. McCready Keene, 71.1 Steak Shake, 540. PEOPLE Clea Newman Luise Rainer He was taken off stage, bandaged and about 20 minutes later came back to finish his set despite dizziness and blurred vision. Cougar wore a hard hat and sang "Hurts So Good" to audience cheers.

Then he was taken to the hospital for rays and stitches. The Who also had some audience trouble a cherry bomb was thrown on stage and exploded on JOHN ENTWHISTLE bass. CLEA NEWMAN, 18, daughter of PAUL NEWMAN JOANNE WOODWARD, has a good chance of winning this year's Maclay Finals at the National Horse Show that opens tonight at NYC's Madison Square Garden. She'll compete in the trials Friday in Leonia, N.J., and is a good bet to go on to the finals Sunday. She'll be riding a horse called "What's Up Doc?" i-inm'ii muni Ivy Tech Class Schedules Ready By BROWN A long-neglected gap in the nation's cultural facilities is now being filled by the International Possum Museum in downtown Rhonesboro, Tex.

The museum of possum artifacts is located in the west wing of Ford's Grocery past the Popsicle freezer and just this side of the flea and tick collars. "Did you know there's not another possum museum in the whole world? Look how many people might pass through life and never know about the possum. It's staggering," said the museum's founder, Professor of Possumology JACK "SPOT BAIRD of Gilmer. "We invited the governors of all 50 states to our opening day festivities. So far we've heard back from 16 governors," Prof.

Baird said. "They were the most sorrowful regret letters you have ever seen." FRANK FORD'S grocery store was selected to house the museum because it is "the Neiman-Marcus of Rhonesboro," Baird said. It's also the only business in town except for the Rhonesboro Beauty Shop, which is too small for a possum museum anyway. Hoosier rocker JOHN COUGAR was hit on the head by a bottle thrown from the audience, went on with the show after some patch-up first aid then wound up with six stitches in his head. It occurred Sunday when Cougar was opening for the WHO before a rowdy crowd of 51,000 fans at the Sun DeVjil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.

A bottle came flying out of the audience and knocked him unconscious. The schedule for winter quarter classes at Indiana Vocational Technical College is now available. To obtain a schedule, call the Did YSu Toddler mixing shoes that had been left in the lobby of the Carmel Ice Skadium by skaters using the rink. Washington Township Fire De-. partment car parked in a "No Parking Fire Lane" area in front of Kroger at 71st and Michigan Road.

Hundreds of crows roosting in.