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KOKOMO 1 (ind.) MORNING TIMES Sundox Jonuory 1, 1967 Vita) 'Statistics Hospital Notes Committee, fb-abolish capital punishment submits its report Obituaries HOWARD COMMUNITY DISMISSALS Eads, Ted, 308 Elliott Ct. Price, Mrs. George, 211 W. Elm. Irwin, Mrs.

Mary, 633 S. Main. Lamb, Mrs. C. Ray, Greentown.

Harper, John Greentown. Montgomery, Kevin, 3106 Oxford. Carl, Mrs. Donald, 1318 N. Bell.

Walls, Richard, Miani. Hughes, Michael, 1225Belve- derem BIRTHS MILLER, Mr. and Mrs. Donald, RR 5, a girl, 7 pounds at 12:03 a.m. Saturday.

CRAWFORD, Mr. and Mrs. Pompey, 924 N. Bell, a girl, 6 pounds 13 ounces, at 5:10 a.m. Saturday.

THIEKE, Mr. and Mrs. George, 2139 N. Elizabeth, a girl, 6 pounds, 9 ounces at 8:34 a.m. Saturday.

ST.JOSEPH DISMISSALS Payne, Mrs. Carolyn, 2219 N. Lafountain. Hankins, Nida, RR 1. Whyte, Mrs.

Lilly, 1101 E. Jefferson. Bishop, Mrs. Alice, and baby RR 1, Russiaville. Goode, Brent, RR 5.

Mack, Vickie, 2016 N. Indiana. Stout, James RR 1. son, 302 Washington. BIRTH Mr.

and Mrs. Howard Meyers, 1003 E. Boone, a girl, TIPTON ADMISSIONS Lester Planalp, Fairmount. Mrs. Dorothy Moon, 321 Kentucky.

Mrs. Joan Duncan, 503 N. East. Mrs. Goldia DeVault, 122 Oak St.

Ross McGill, Arcadia. Scott Bryan, Windfall. DISMISSALS Violet Rebecca Hunter, RR 2, Atlanta. Jerry Hunter, RR 2, Atlanta. Ted Hunter, RR 2, Atlanta.

Ruby Hudson, RR 1, Kokomo. Linda Huger, Sharpsville. Lyndall Huger, Sharpsville. Randall Huger, Sharpsville. BIRTHS HARTWICK, Mr.

and Mrs. George, RR 2, Kirklin, a boy, Friday. LOGAN MEMORIAL ADMISSIONS Gary Lee Brown, 109 Minor. Susan Walker, 1848 Woodlawn. Mrs.

Effie Malone, RR 2, Kewanna. Harold Kniefly, RR 3. Cheryl Rodgers, RR 2, Kewanna. Victor DeHaven, 406 Minor. Forrest Eiler, RR 2.

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) --The Indiana Citizens to Abolish Capital Punishment asked Cover- nor Branigin to accept the work done by its organization meeting his requirement that there- peal of the death sentence be widely discussed. Branigin had vetoed a bill passed almost unanimously by the 1965 Legislature which would have repealed capital pun- ishment.When he did so.he said that he felt the public had not had a full opportunity to make its views known on the subject and that he hoped there would be wide discussion during the legislative campaign of 1966. Dr.Grover L.Hartman.chalr- man of the ICACP, wrote to the governor, in a letter made public today. "It has come to my attention that you are seeking to survey that extent to which repeal of the death penalty has been carried as an issue to the people of Indiana during this election year," Hartman wrote. He then outlined to Branigin the circulation of two pamphlets issued by the ICACP and numerous meetings sponsored by it to acquaint the public with the pros of capital punishment.

"I am sure you will agree that as a body of deeply concerned citizens we have done a great deal to carry this issue to the people as you properly told Branigin. "You are fully aware of the difficulty of bringing any issue into campaign debate. Neither party was willing to place the repeal of capital punishment in its platform. The manner in which legislative campaigns are conducted gives little opportunity for candidates to inject their own viewpoints." Hartman pointed out th.it a bill to repeal capital punishment will be prepared for the 1967 legislature and is sure to get a full hearing, Mid extensive floor debate. "I feel sure than when the repeal bill comes to vote, it will have been accorded more careful considerations by citizens and legislators alike than would ever be possible in a campaign setting when many issues are involved and few can be sharply delineated," Hartman said.

"It is our earnest hope that in view of these considerations you will accept the balidity of the decision by the legislators. We believe they will act on many other vital issues with much less thorough debate and exploration of implications than on the repeal of capital punishment." The ICACP had published a pamphlet with the arguments in favor of abolishing capital punishment written byScdttying an Indianapolis attorney, a the opposition by Indiana Police Supt. Robert O'Neal. Another pamphlet contained a discussion of capital punishment by the Rev. Ronald Haldeman, vice chairman of the ICACP.

Hartman said both pamphlets were widely circulatedandused as a basis for discussion groups by many organizations. S. Shorritt Jesse S. Sharritl, 71, of Dayton, Ohio, father of Mrs. Dorothy Glosser of Kokomo, died Wednesday in Dayton following a two week illness.

He was well known in the Kokomo area. Funeral services were conducted Saturday in Dayton. Cupid tops divorce judge LOGANSPORT Marriage hi cense applications outnumbered nmv call at the Co- divorcefgranted in Cass County a during the year according to pher and Fesler Funeral Home ts fr om -cass County Clerk after 7 p.m. Sunday. Randolph tanning's office.

Nora Carmody ELWOOD Nora Carmody, 91, 1901 South died at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, at her home. Her marriage was to Joseph F. Carmody in 1898 and he died Ray Long Julys, 1951. Survivors are one son and four daughters.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call anytime at the Copher and Fesler Fuueial Home.

Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Monday. Funeral services are scheduled at 2 p.m. today for Kenneth Ray Long, 61, RR 2, who died Thursday. Services will be conducted at the Ellers Funeral Chapel by the Rev.

Dan Mattox. Burial will follow in the North Union Cemetery. Longtime Delco employe, G.W. Clare, retires BIRTHS BIR TM Mr and rs. Dale Goris, neth 732 girl 73 West floselawy, a boy, at I fl 6 7 pounds, 11 dunces, at i 2 40 Friday 7:07 a.m.

Saturday. George W. Clare, assistant divisional comptroller at Delco Radio Division, retires Jan. 1, 1967, under the provisions of the General Motors retirement program. Clare has worked for Deleo Radio since its start here in 1936.

He previously had worked for the Crosley Corporation which operated the plant until General Motors made arrangements to form Delco Radio to take over the Crosley operations. Clare began work at Delco Radio in the Receiving Department. He transferred to the Accounting Department and worked his way up from a position as clerk in Accounts Payable to become assistant divisional comptroller. Born in Pennsylvania, Clare graduated from Kokomo High School. He is a member of the Sarah Smith ELWOOD Sarah J.

Smith, 96, West Elwood, died at 12:45 p.m. Friday, at her home. She was married to Joseph Smith in 1889 and he died in April 1940. Survivors include two daughters, and three sons. Funeral services will be at 2 Figures from (he report show a total of 454 licenses for marriage were Issued in 1966 in comparison with-138 divorces granted during thesameperiod.

A total of 62 divorce cases were dismissed by Cass County Courts in 1966. Support payments collected and issued from the County Clerk's Office during the year amounted to $290,540.53. Delinquent taxes collected in 1966 totaled $7,625.36 and the year's receipts amounted to $500.597,22. A balance of $10,696.99 was brought forward on the clerk's office books from 1965 leaving a grand total of receipts recorded at $511,294.21. House leader supports Lesniok ELWOOD ADMISSION Wayne Jones, 901 North 19th.

DISMISSALS. Sherman Bickey, 212 North Mrs. Arnold Campbell, 1610 South James Clark, 192 South Mrs. Frances Tomlinson, 120 N. 13th; Mrs.

James Idlewine, 220 N. 13th; Mrs. Larry Smith and baby, Green Acres Trailer Court; Mrs. Danny Holmes, 2023jSouth and; Sandra Lundy, 110 N. 5th.

FRANKFORT DISMISSALS Mrs. Richard Howe, 1900 W. Barrier, William Skaggs, 704 W. Clinton; Daniel Smith, Logansport; Michael Chambers, Kirklin; Wanda Sue Ferguson, 819 W. Boone; Richard Brammell, 700 N.

Columbia; William Zobrist, RR Mrs. Dorothy Strange, Wesley Manor; Mrs. Larry McBee and son, 309 W. Morrison; Mrs. Virginia L.Wil- Former legislator dies at his home PORTLAND, Ind.

(UPI) -Former State Rep. Robert L. Smith, D-Portland, 62, died ol a heart attack Friday at his home here. Smith, considered one of the most brilliant attorneys in the Indiana House of Representatives in recent years was defeated in the Nov. 8 election Flora youths apprehended FLORA Quick action on the part of the Flora police Tuesday afternoon after a "tip" led to the apprehension of three teen-age boys.

A Bringhurst resident called (he police after seeing three boys taking articles from the Garrison building in Bringlmrst. The youths were putting the articles in a black and white pickup truck. An inquiry at the junk yard at Flora brought no clues while further investigation at a Frankfort junk yard revealed the boys had been there and sold brass bathroom fixtures. The truck was sighted when the trio returned to Bringhurst and they were taken into custody by Flora police. David Lee Hicks, 19, is being held in the county jail and two 17-year-old boys are being detained there.

PERU DISMISSALS Kathy Rohrer. Amboy; Edward Hall, 324 Columbia; Clarence Chism, RR 5, Peru; Mrs. John Cole and son, 83 Thorpe Dr. Teens fined LOGANSPORT In i Court yesterday three teenagers were fined $10 and costs for illegal possession of Rotary Club, the Elks, and the a Chamber of Commerce. G.W.

CLARE He married the former Mary Heleen Cline of Kokomo. They are the parents of two married daughters Mrs. Douglas (Carolyn) Ulrich and Mrs. Charles (Marilyn) Woolley. Mr.

and Mrs. Clare reside at 1216 W. Havens St. a re- By EUGENE J. CADOU United Press International INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)--House p.m.

Monday in the Pilgrim Minori Leader Richard C. Bo- Holiness Church. Burial will be done D-Mishawaka, staunchly in the Hobbs Cemetery. supported the efforts of Rep. Friends may call anytime at Ben Chicago, to the Copher and Fesler Funeral retain his seat in the legisla- Home.

ture. U.U.* At a news conference Friday newne amirn afternoon, Bodine eluded House ELWOOD HeleneSmith, 53, Speaker Otis R. Bowen, R-Brer 1800 North died at 10 a.m. men, Lesmak's Saturday, at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie. She was married to William D.

Smith, June 10, 1936. Surviving is her father, Dick Sizelove, Elwood, one son, Roland, at home, and one brother. Jack Sizelove, Elwood. tenure after Bowen had written Lesniak saying he was ineligible for the post because he serves as director of the Federal Housing Authority in East "I must warn the Republican leadership that if they continue in their present position, utter political parties of our state but to all the people whom we represent," Bodine said. He said he "must alsoadvise that on the basis of the Julian Bond case, federal court intervention appears to be possible." Bond, a Georgia Negro, was I seated by the U.

S. Supreme Court after he had been denied a seat in the Georgia legislatures because of anti-draft utterances. Chicago. Bodine said that under Bowen's theory, a man having a notary public license could be denied a legislative seat. Bodine also pointed out that former Atty.

Gen. Edwin Steers, Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Pres- 3 nabbed for chaos could reign in the Gener- publlca(n -Jj? d0ruIed al Assembly which would be a GOP representatiyewas eligible great detriment not only to the rhose ere, Charles i'-Wissinger, "18, 1801 Smead; Richardson, 18, 700 W. Market, and Michael Carson, 18, 2115 George St. In other actions Omer Bee- bouts, 27, of 80 Eel River was fined $25 and costs, and a 30-day sentence was suspended on charges of theft.

Theft charges were also suspended against Ned Morgan of Logahsport. Bonnie Hunt, 23, 1930 George had charges of assault and battery dismissed and assault and battery charges were suspended for Orville Eades, 19, Young America. She's a pilot FLORA Mrs. JoCerva Budd of Fort Wayne was the first lady to solo from the Flora Municipal Airport on Monday. 2 pledged MUNCIE Kokomo women attending Ball State University have pledged social sororities on campus.

The announcement of new pledge classes was made this week after three weekends of rush activities. Pledges are Rebecca Dunn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W.

Dunn, 3401 Cobble Lane, Delta Zelta, and Jane Elizabeth Switzer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jospeh G. Switzer, 1720 W. Taylor, Alpha Phi.

A slight warming trend was expected to greet the new year Sunday in Indiana but the weatherman persisted in orderly precipitation for the last day of the old year. The forecast said temperatures Sunday should climb into the 30s north and 40s south, which would be slightly higher than the readings expected today. A rise in the mercury above freezing, expected to rnelt, pafiL qt ifie snow: adcumujations oh ground in northern parts of the state. South Bend still had 4 inches on the ground today and Fort Wayne had one inch. The state police road report this morning said secondary roads in northern Indiana were slick in spots.

Otherwise, roads were normal. There was some precipitation in today's forecast in the form of snow mixed with rain or plain rain, depending on the temperature. But the precipitation was expected to end by evening and give Hoosiers a "dry new year's eve" weather- wise. The forecast said the drying conditions probably would be short lived. Monday's outlook called for a chance of rain again.

The 30-day outlook for Indiana for January called for temperatures averaging near normal over the state and precipitation to be below normal. Lows tonight were expected to range from the upper 20s north to the lower 30s south. Highs Friday ranged from 37 at Evansville, Cincinnati and Louisville to 26 at Fort Wayne and South Bend. It reached 36 at Indianapolis. Lows this morning ranged from a chilly 15 at Fort Wayne to 28 at Evansville.

Indianapolis recorded a 2:1, South Bend an 18, Chicago 28, Cincinnati 21, Lafayette 24. State pays to former governor duled for Jan. 20. final tribute i KNOX, -Ind. (UPI) --Indiana paid its final tribute Saturday to Henry F.

man in modern times to be elected to two terms as governor of the state. The 83-year-old Democrat died Wednesday after suffering his third heart attack since being hospitalized Dec. 1 for treatment of an intestinal ailment. Governor Branigin, members of the Indiana congressional delegation and a host of present and former state officials headed the list of mourners who were on hand for the 1 p.m. funeral services at Knox Center Gymnasium, the only building in the community large enough for the crowd.

The former governor's body laid in state from Thursday night until mid-morning Saturday local funeral home and hundreds of Schricker's friends and neighbors filed slowly past the bier to pay their last respects. Sehricker, "the man in the white hat," whose face was a Pleades insanify CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (UPI) -Wilbur Berg, 46, Cumberland, Ohio, pleaded innocent by reason of insanity Friday in connection with the fatal shooting earlier this week of a man from Indiana. Berg was arraigned in court here on a preliminary first-degree murder charge in the death of Robert Stukey, 37, Grove, who died Tuesday in a hospital after being shot in the head Sunday. Stukey was shot while he and his wife were visiting Mrs.Stu- key's daughter here. Mrs.

Stukey formerly was married to Berg. Judge Russell B. Delhi bound Berg over to a grand jury. Berg was held without bond. familiar sight at political, church and boy scout affairs over the state through the years, was first elected governor in 1940.

At the end of his term he made an unsuccessful try for the U. S. Senate and then vowed he was through with politics. But. in 1948, Democratic leaders urged him to run.

for governor, again, and he elected to a second term. Before being elected to the legislature in 1932, Sehricker was an attorney, newspaper publisher and banker to Ef Paso. Warrants for unlawful flight and interstate transportation of a stolen automobile were filed day and arrested two men and against the men along with a woman on federal charges of grand larceny charges a kidnaping a Reno gambling ca- charges of violation of the fed- slno credit manager. eral firearms act. William Thomas Banks, 23, of Police questioned the men Little Rock, and Robert about the deaths of Eileen Ma- Lee Gawne, 28, olEcorse, Mich, rie, Alex, 19, of Allen Park, were held on $60,000 bond each Mich, and Mrs.

Janet Stewart and Mary Kathryn Evans, 21. of Dearborn Heights, Mich, a half-sister of Banks, was held Miss Alex was found shot to on $50,000 bond, death near South Bend, Police said they shouted for Nov. 18. Mrs. Stewart disap- the three to come out of their apartment and surrender.

Gawne emerged from a doorway with two pistols drawn but two.detectives grabbed him and. seized'the'guns. No further rev sistance was offered. peared from her home Nov. 19 and was found near Dry Ridge, Nov.

28. Police said'the men had vist- ed Banks' half-siter in Baggs, and the FBI traced them The casing credit manager. Mrs. Edith 'Grisham, was kid- naped but released unharmed Dec. 21' near Tonopah, Nev.She identified Banks and Gawne from police photographs.

for his seat under similar circumstances, acting on the advise of his then deputy, William Ruckelshaus. Ruckelshaus will be 1967 House GOP floor leader. Life Man of Year PERU Carlos A. Life was named Peru's man of the year for 1966 yesterday for his active participation in flood control. The honor was bestowed by the Peru Jaycees and the Peru Daily Tribune.

He is a charter member oi the Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission, Life is chairmen of the board of directors of the Wabash Valley Bank and Trust Co. His son, Richard, was named Man of the Year in 1959. Longer sessions favored by solons Churches seek food for Delta Two Kokomo churches are collecting food in hopes of sending 300,000 pounds in January to the Mississippi delta where the declining cotton labor market has resulted in high unemployment. First Presbyterian Church, 2200 West Jefferson, and First Congregational i i a Church; 505 West Mulberry, are among mldwestern church- 1 es participating in the drive. By HORTENSE MYERS United Press International INDIANAPOLIS (UPI)--More than 70 per cent of the Indiana legislators voting in a poll conducted by United Press International favor longer working time and more pay for General Assembly members.

Individual legislators frequently wrote notes on the ballots to indicate their vole for higher pay was contingent upon lengthening of the maximum legislative session. The future role ofthelegisla. five branch of government and that of the judicial branch both will confront the 1967 General Assembly in the form of bills produced by two major study committees. The bills prepared by the Committee to Study Legislative Operations, Including some constitutional amendments, would make biennial sessions of ays 1 days and the Legislature 61 working day instead of 61 calendar days ah special sessions (now 40 'calendar days would be 40 working days with a 90 calendar day limit. The limit on a regular session would be April 30.

The committee also approved a bill calling for a per diem allowance for the 1967 session of $25 instead of the $20 in effect in 1965. and proposed that beginning with the 1969 session, the annual salary be $4.000 instead of $1,800. The committee stressed longer working time and more pay necessary to make the legislative branch co-equal with the judicial and executive branches. The balloting showed 75 per cent ot those lawmakers participating favored a pay increase and 71 per cent lengthened working time. but another question in the poll relating to the judicial branch indicates the 1966 lawmakers are opposed 2 to 1 to making changes at this time i would look toward achievement of recommendations for a uniform and statewide judicial system.

The work done by the Judicial Study Commission suffered from a slow start due to court action and it may not have been completed in time to fully acquaint legislators with its findings. Several ballots on the judicial system question bore question marksor comments indicating the lawmakers wanted to know more about the proposed legislation, or felt it needed further revision. In both the legislative and judicial questions, the voting did not indicate any political pattern. Both Republicans and Democrats were in favor of the legislative strengthening proposals In about the same ratio and opposed to the statewide judicial system in about the same numbers. TIMES-0-GRAM INDIANA'S FASTEST GROWING NEWSPAPER SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1967 TO: YOU OUR READER The Times Reaches More People In The Rural Areas Than Any Other Newspaper In North Centra! Indiana STOP Our Lowest-Cost-Circulation-Per Thousand Is Designed For Advertisers On The Go.

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