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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1S76 PAGE TEN THE HERALD PALLADIUM, BeiUi Hartxr-St Jtsrph, Mkklgai Lawrence Votes Sewage Revision OBITUARIES upp HARTFORD Elmer Paralysis Cases Are Investigated '1 1 1 t- usually non-fatal, the spokesman said. There is no particular treatment for the ailment Dr. Wilcox said most victims fully recover but, in severe cases, death can occur. "It usually goes away after a few weeks," he said. "Nobody really fcnows what causes Guillain-Barre, but many people confuse it with polio.

"We're keeping an eye on it and are attempting to determine if there are any more cases in Michigan. We're, aware of the situation as it has been developing," Dr. Wilcox added. into the Paw Paw nver only during high water times in the spring and fall. The original plans for future sewer improvements were adopted by the council in September.

If the state Department of Natural Resources approves the' village's plan, the next step would be to apply for a grant to fund the preparation of detailed engineering plans. In other areas last night, the council agreed to pay full-time village employes one week's salary and part-time employes $25 for Christmas bonuses. The council appointed Mrs. Ruth Durbin to the library board as a replacement for Lauralea Duncan who moved out of Lawrence. The council agreed to have a second telephone installed in the village hall.

At present, both village officials and police use the same phone. LAWRENCE The Lawrence village coum.il last night voted to revise official plans for future improvements to the village sewage system. The revision calls fur digging a storage lagoon and treatment ponds on a 15-acre site somewhere near the village. The lagoon and treatment ponds wwikt cost about to build and would cost about J8.7O0 a year to operate, according to Dan Homes," a n-prcsentative of the Kaiamaaoo engineering firm of Gove and Associates. Rome, who was present to outline the revised plan last night, said the lagoon system would result a savings of about $660,800 over the previous plan of building a new sewage treatment plant.

The monthly use fee to sewer customers would be about $6.90, Koines said. The lagoon would discharge Baghdad Airport Blast Kills 3 Malpractice Insurance Idea LANSING. Mich. (AP) The state has proposed closer scrutiny of companies that sell medical malpractice insurance following a request by doctors for tighter regulation of the firms. Insurance Commissioner Thomas Jones said he has adopted new administrative rules to make the insurance rate-setting process more fair, though they will not necessarily lower the rates.

The rules must be approved by the Legislative Service Bureau, the attorney general and the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules before they can take effect Jones said the proposed rules would hold insurance.companies to a higher standard of fairness on malpractice policies than in any other state. Rules would make rates conform to actual losses by insurance companies and reduce disparities in rates charged to high-risk and low-risk medical specialists. Jones said the differences in rates are inequitable and unsupported by actuarial studies. Enable a physician to know hy he is denied insurance; assure that rates are based on all sources of insurance companies' income, including investment income; and prevent premiums paid by Michigan doctors from subsidizing doctors in other states. Post-Accident Illness Rule LANSING.

Mich. (AP) The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld an award of $6,209 in personal damages to a man who got pneumonia 12 days after a car accident. The appeals court reversed a Macomb County Circuit Court ruling that threw out the damages because the pneumonia was not directly caused by the accident. Instead, the appeals court said that a party can be held liable for negligent injury to another person when that person's health condition is impaired so he gets a disease. Richard Selewski and member of his family were involved in the accident with Roderick Williams, who was found guilty of negligence by a Roseville jury.

Selewski suffered gashes in his arm and hip and complained of aches and pains in his head, chest and back. Selewski's son was severely injured and placed in the intensive care unit of a local hospital Selewski spent eight hours a day at the hospital with his son and ate irregularly. He contacted pneumonia soon after that. Ambulance Bill Signed LANSING, Mich. (AP) All ambulances must be inspected twice a year beginning in April and have a licensed attendant in the passenger compartment under a bill signed into law this week.

The measure is the third of a three-bill emergency medical services package to be signed by Gov. William Milliken. In addition to the requirements that go into effect April 1, the bill also says that by Jan. 1, 1979, ambulances must have a licensed emergency medical technician. Ambulances that go into operation after April 1 must also meet certain equipment standards.

Existing ambulances are exempt from that provision, although they must meet the lesser standards of a 1969 law. The other two bills in the package create a coordinated statewide ambulance system and license and regulate emergency medical service personnel. Lottery Buffs Beat Odds LANSING, Mich. (AP) Lottery customers' beat the odds last week on the "Winter Wonderland" game, the state Lottery Bureau said. The mathematicians at the bureau who determine the odds say they expected only one, perhaps two, winners.

But three tickets worth $100,000 each were sold. Two winners Wilford Wood, 45, of Drayton Plains, and Ricky Steinport, 30, of Grand Rapids have claimed their winnings. The third winner hasn't turned in his ticket but is believed to be an Escanaba accountant, the bureau said. More than 1.2 million of the new $1 tickets were sold for the first of six weekly drawings last Thursday. GUN SHOP, RESIDENCE Ohio Man Is Accusei long history of bitter quarrels.

The Iraqi casualty count contrasted with earlier reports abroad of six killed in the blast Tuesday evening. A government statement broadcast by the" Iraqi state radio identified thdead as one Saudi Arabian and two Iraqis. It said West Germans and Japanese were among the 'Wounded. BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -Iraq accused the Syrian secret service today of planting, a bomb that exploded in Baghdad airport's customs section. The Iraqis said three persons were killed and many injured, including 1(1 requiring hospital treatment.

'Syria and Iraq arc governed rival factions of the Arab liaath'socialist party and have a tan i k-i m. Break-In this morning. Lingle said that a window to the gun shop was broken out, but entry to the building was prevented by a wire mesh screen guard. Peterson was then awakened by a window in his house being broken and his son was summoned, police said. Lingle said the arrested man told police he broke the two windows to order to seek shelter from the cold.

A second man taken into custody at a nearby truckstop and questioned in connection with the broken windows was not charged, Lingle said. Kerlev Starks vmM. MOKES MFC 983-5538 ST. JOSEPH BERRIEN SPRINGS NEW BUFFALO Anton P. Mrozek Funeral mass 2 p.m.

Thursday St Mary of the Lafte Catholic church Rosary 8 p.m. Tuesday Smith Chapel, "New Buffalo Mrs. Nick (Stella) Dudiek Funeral mass 10 a.m. Thursday St. Mary of the Lake Catholic church Rosary 7 p.m.

Wednesday Smith Chapel, New Buffalo John C. Rider 10:30 a.m. Friday In the funeral chapel Williams. 91. formerly of Hart imams, formerly of Hart ford, died Tuesday evening at Morton Plant hospital.

Clearwater. Ha. Be resided at 201 Ranch road, Clearwater, Fla. Be was born Nov. II.

1885, in Verona. J. Bis wife, the former Ava Jewctt. whom he married April 18. 1911, survives.

Also surviving is a daughter. Mrs. Arthur (Ruth) Dowd, Hartford. Funeral services and burial will be held in Clearwater. The Moss funeral home, Clearwater, is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to Van Buren County cancer society. The Calvin funeral home. Hartford, is handling local arrangements. He was a member of Hartford Federated church and a member of Hartford Gun club. II odder Rites SOUTH HAVEN In the Dec.

13 obituary for Mrs. Mary Hodder. 93, of 206 Superior street. South Haven, who died Saturday, the name of a stepdaughter, Mrs. Clarissa Hodder, of Pasedena.

was omitted by the Calvin funeral home. South Haven. Verdie Jones HARTFORD Mrs. Verdie M. Jones, 70, of route 1, Bart-ford, died Tuesday evening at Berrien General hospital.

Berrien Center. She was born Oct. 7, 1906, in Rector, Ark. Survivors include her husband, R. Joe; four daughters, Mrs.

Dorothy McCrellis, St. Louis, Mrs. David (Rose) Weaver, Bonne Terre, Rowland and Mrs. John (LaVeda) Brackin, both of Napa, and four sons, Al-vie, Leesburg, Russell and Bill, both of Vallejo, Burl, Hartford. Funeral serv ices will be held Friday at 2 p.m.

at Calvin funeral home. Burial will be in Maple Bill cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mrs.

Annie Tat uni FENW1LLE Mrs. Annie Mae Tatum, 74, of 821 58th street, Pullman, died at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Allegan General hospital. Funeral arrangements were incomplete this forenoon at the Chappell funeral home, Fenn-ville. Henry Weber SOUTH HAVEN Henry Weber, 80, Route 1.

South Haven, died early this morning in South Haven Community hospital. Funeral arrangements were incomplete this forenoon at the Calvin funeral home. South Haven. Mrs. Ford Faces 2nd Hearing (Continued From Page Three) bank loan on Dee.

HI. but testified Mrs. Ford did not mention she had already received possession of the cap nor did she mention she already had a financing agreement with Greer for the same car. Brewitz said when the loan was transferred to the Ford checking account, he asked Mrs. Ford to see that ICB's lien was added to the title.

He noted it is not standard policy to ask the person receiving the loan to have the lien added, since the bank or the seller usually does so. But he said he asked Mrs. Ford to do so "because I trusted her." Greer had testified he was not asked to add ICB's lien, and didn't know about: the bank loan until just before he testified before the grand, jury, which was a number of months after Mr. Ford had paid for the car. "Would you have approved the loan if you knew anything on the application (for a loan) was false?" Smietanka asked Brewitz, who replied "No." Under questioning from Defense Atty.

Benjamin Logan, of Grand Rapids, Brewitz said he was unaware Greer already held a lien when the loan was made, but he did not check with Greer. Robert Small, vice president for installment loans at ICB. said he was not consulted on the loan, but if he had been the loan officer "I wouldn't have made the loan because there was a secured party ahead of us." Under questioning by the defense attorney. Small stated: "1 would have made the loan but I would have followed a different procedure." He added that he would have done more Pleads Guilty To Murder COLDWATER, Mich, (AP) A 33-year-old Coldwater man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree murder in the slaying of a restaurant owner. Fred Barter entered the plea at his arraignment in Branch County Circuit Court.

Barter was originally charged with first-degree murder in the death of Wesley Macklin, 56, last month. The Branch County prosecutor's office said the reduced charge resulted from a pleabargaining session. Barter also pleaded guilty to attempted armed robbery in the holdup of a Coldwater party store. The prosecutor's office said first-degree murder charges stemming from the Macklin death were dropped against a 31-year-old Coldw ater woman. Two armed robbery charges against her ere also dismissed, authorities said.

Officials said another adult and a 16-year-old youth are also being held in Macklin's death pending further legal hearings. Ethics Bill Path Clear LANSING, Mich. (AP) The Senate sponsor of a political regulation bill has approved a Bouse version of the measure. Manasier MiVfiSUn Is Dead At 63 Lee Benson. 63.

of 317 Wallace, St. Joseph, manager of the Pine Pub Restaurant, died at 11 2(1 a m. Tuesday in St. Jtneph Memorial hospital. Be was born July 27.

1913. in Camden. and had resided in the area ,25 years, coming from Hayti. Mo. Be was a veteran of World War II, Scrv-" ing in the medical corps.

Mr. Benson was a member of the ISenton Harbor TW Post. No. 1137; American Legion Post. No.

518. New Troy, and the Benton Harbor Moose Lodge, No. 1570. Surviving are his widow Virginia: two sons. Donald.

Kalamazoo and Edward of St. Joseph; three brothers. R. T. Benson.

Kirby, Pete and Fred Benson, both of Caruthersville, and four daughters. Mrs. Floyd (Mae) Melton. Mrs. Helen Darnell, both of Hayti and Mrs.

Nadine Stone. Brighton, aand Mrs. Francis Williams. Harrison, Ark. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.

Friday in the Dey-Florin funeral, home, where friends may call after 4 p.m. today. Burial will be in North Shore Memory Gardens. Memorials may be made to Niles Avenue Baptist church. Eddie Infant Syndra Eddie, 9-day-old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. William (Rose) Eddie. 420 East Empire, Benton Harbor, died Tuesday Bropson Methodist Kalamazoo. She had been ill since birth. Surviving besides the parents are two brothers.

Anthony and Shawn, and a sister, Lisa, all at home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lampkin, Benton Harbor, Private services will be held Thursday and burial will be in Crystal Springs cemetery. Local arrangements are in charge of the Robbins Brothers funeral home. John C.

Rider John.C. Rider, 80, formerly of Benton Harbor, died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Moose Haven, Orange Park, Fla. He was born Feb. 24, 1896, in Jackson, Mich.

His wife, Mary E. Rider, preceded him in death in 1974. Surviving arc a daughter, Mrs. Walter (Donna) Daggett, Westland. two sons, Wesley, Stevensville and James of Pompano Beach, Fla.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Kerley and Starks funeral home, St. Joseph, where friends may call after 7 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in North Shore Memory Gardens.

Mrs. U. McAndrew Mrs. Bertha McAndrew, 44, of '3808 Green Acre drive, St, Joseph, died at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in Borgess hospital, Kalamazoo, following an illness of three years.

She was born April 13, 1932, in and had resided in the area 24 years. Mrs. McAndrew had been employed by Gast Manufacturing Company before taking a disability leave. Her husband, Leroy McAndrew," preceded her in death in 1959. Surviving are a son.

Rick Lee Eau Claire: a daughter, Mrs. Wade (Tina Renee) Blankenship, St. Joseph; her mother, Mrs. Molly Holcomb, Harrisburg, two brothers, Lester and Dexter, both of Harrisburg: three sisters, Mrs. Ruby Quinn and Mrs.

Allen (Peggy) Quinn, both A of Harrisburg and Opal Hol-comb, Florida. Funeral serv ices ill be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Apostolic Tabernacle, of hich she was a member. Burial will be in North Shore Memory Gardens. Friends may call at the Fairplain Chapel.

Florin funeral home. Robert Blood BUCHANAN Robert E. Blood, 61, of 305 East Jordan street. Buchanan, died at 11:20 a.m. Tuesday in Niles Pawating hospital, following an illness of one week.

He was born July 30, 1915, in Buchanan and before becoming disabled he had been a truck driver. Surviving are three sons. Robert, Las Vegas, William of Carson City. and Barrie of Fort Smith, and his mother. Mrs.

Ora Reamer Johnson. Buchanan. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Swem-Smith funeral home, Buchanan, where friends may call. Burial will be in Oak Ridge eemeterv LANSING.

Mich. (AP) State and federal health officials are try ing to determine whether there is any connection between swine flu shots and four Michigan paralysis cases. Dr. Kenneth Wilcox, chief of the bureau of disease control and laboratory services of the Michigan Department of Public Iknilth, said four state residents are suffering from the so-called Guillain-Barre syndrome. Wilcox said, however, that three of the Michigan victims never were immunized against swine flu and that officials weren't sure whether or not the fourth victim received the shot.

The health officials emphasised there was no immediate link between the flu shots and the paralysis cases. The federal Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, however, reports that 54 persons including the four in Michigan in 10 states have developed paralysis and that 30 of those victims were believed to have received swine flu in-noculations. "Nevertheless," a CDC spokesman in Atlanta said, "the center has initiated a full investigation to assure itself that no relationship exists between the vaccination and the illness." The other states reporting paralysis cases are Colorado, New Jersey, Alabama, Minnesota, Ohio, Maryland, Oklahoma, Virginia and Con-' necticut. Three unconfirmed cases also have been reported by South Dakota, the center said. The Guillain-Barre syndrome is a little-known disease, a spokesman for the center said.

It is poorly understood but Car Ignites Fire In Pile Of Leaves Benton Harbor firemen said gasoline leaking from a car's gas line was ignited by heat from the manifold, starting a fire in a pile of leaves under the car. Owner of the 1966 Chevrolet, Leo Goody, 255 Lake street, said he started the car to warm it up and when he returned a short time later found the leaves ablaze. Firemen reported the alarm was turned in at 5:32 p.m. and there was no damage to the car. 1-196 Death Blamed On Heart Attack SOUTH HAVEN The death an elderly Grand Rapids man yesterday, afternoon when his car ran off 1-196 near here has been attributed to a heart attack, according to state police.

Francis Thompson, 64, was pronounced dead on arrival at South Haven Community hospital at 2 p.m after his car left the interstate near M-140 and went into a ditch. Dr. O.T. Lorenz. deputy Van Buren county-medical examiner in South Haven, attributed the death to cardiac arrest.

Police said there was only minor damage to the car and it did not appear that Thompson had any injuries caused by the accident. Ward S. Hamlin, Van Buren 'prosecutor, said an autopsy would not be performed as relatives advised him that Thompson was a diabetic and in poor health Police said his death would not be counted as a traffic fatality. Wrong Address Eugene Crawford, 49, who is being held under $50,000 bond on a charge of breaking and entering, does not live at 1605 Pearl street, according to George Patterson who said he lives at that address. Patterson said Crawford had lived there two years ago but not currently.

Crawford's address was listed as 1605 Pearl street on a booking sheet at Berrien county jail after he was arrested Sunday on a charge of breaking and entering Mr. Dee's market. Harbert. ROBBINS BROS. FUNERAL HOME 161 N.

Fair Av iron Harbor HON! 917-9111 Syndra Eddie Private services Thursday Deputies Probe Two Burglaries Berrien sheriff's deputies from the Galien substation investigated burglaries at a machine shop and a private residence in south Berrien county yesterday. Dennis Kosta, co-owner of the Machine US-12 West, Three Oaks, told deputies that a tool box containing tools valued at $2,500, $100 in cash and a .22 automatic pistol valued at $50 was taken from the shop. Entry as made by breaking the glass in a door, deputies said. Tim Cavey, Glendora road, Buchanan, told deputies yesterday afternoon that $123 in cash and eight wood carving chisels valued at $120 were taken from his home. Deputies said Cavey discovered the cash and tools missing yesterday, and that the house could have been entered through an unlocked door sometime in the past several days.

Coloman Injured In Crash COLOMA William Martmer, 47. Bundy road, Coloma, was listed in serious condition morning at Memorial hoapital, St. Joseph, as a result of head injuries suffered in a two-car accident east of here yesterday- afternoon. Colama township police said -Martmer was driving an auto west on Red Arrow highway and attempting to turn left into a parking lot when he drove into the path of an eastbound auto driven by Harold Schumacker, 29, 7604 Little Paw Paw Lake road, Coloma. Schumacker and two passengers in his auto escaped injury, police said.

Police said the 4:29 p.m. accident remains under investigation and that no citations have been issued. Is Charged Drug Act Violation BUCHANAN Ricky David Thomas, 20, Terre Coupe road, Buchanan, was arrested by Berrien sheriff's deputies yesterday on a warrant charging him with violation of the controlled substance act, possession of the drug "phentermine." Deputies said the warrant stemmed from the arrest of Thomas on Nov. 5 on an unrelated charge. While he was being searched in the county jail after the arrest, deputies said two capsules of the suspected drug were confiscated.

The warrant was sought after laboratory testing of the capsules, deputies said. Of Quality. Distinction A and Good Value for All Occasions Step or Call CRYSTAL SPRINGS FLORrST Flower Shop GrttniiMsts PipastOM Ffc. 92S-1U7 Saw 10 Or All Blooming Plant Cath 'n Tarry clearing ine way lor quick senate anion on me hwswm, m-u Patrick McCollough, D-Dearborn, who had earlier expressed doubts about the bill's constitutionality, said Tuesday he would not urge it be sent to a House-Senate conference committee. Instead, he said, he will push for its prompt approval by the -Senate.

-The bill regulates state and kcal campaign financing and provides for partial public funding of gubernatorial campaigns. McCollough said Monday he' was not sure both topics could be included in one bill. The state Supreme Court overturned a sweeping 1975 political ethics law because it contained too many issues in one measure. But McCollough said after studying the subject, he was reasonably sure the campaign and gubernatorial funding issues could be written into one bill. It's The Law Now LANSING (AP) A bill signed this week by Gov.

William Milliken requires the name and location of the manufacturer-and distributor on the prescription label of a drug. The measure is intended to reduce confusion about various drugs with the same generic composition. Also signed into law were bills to replace a 109-year-old law on animals running at large. The new law makes it illegal for cattle, horses, swine, sheep, mules, burros and goats to run free and makes owners liable for damage caused by the animals. Clear up language in a tax law to make it clear that persons subject to the single business tax are not subject to the intangibles tax.

Tow Truckers Boycott AAA By ASSOCIATED PRESS The Automobile Club of Michigan is being boycotted bv some angry tow truck drivers who say the AAA does not pay enough. Bob Groat, a board member of the Downriver Towing Association, said the boycott has soread to 42 stations anrt ir. Of Sawyer By JOHN DYE South Berrien Bureau SAWYER An Oxford, Ohio man was scheduled to be arraigned in Berrien Fifth District court today on a charge of malicious destruction in connection with windows being broken at the gun shop and residence of Carl Peterson, Wolcott avenue. Sawyer, early today. Tpr.

Henry Lingle of the Benton Harbor state police post said Theron F. Steiniger, 25, was originally taken into custody on a charge of breaking and entering after Peterson's son, Art, held a man at bay with a shotgun until police arrived about 3:30 a.m. today. Lingle said the Berrien prosecutor's office authorized the reduced charge FLORIN FUNERAL SERVICE Mrs. Emma Busse 11 a.m.

Thursday Dey-Florin chapel Visitation after noon Wednesday Mrs. Effie Mutz 2:30 p.m. Thursday Trinity Lutheran church Visitation at Dey-Florin Lee Henson 2 p.m. Friday Dey-Florin chapel Mrs. Bertha McAndrew 2 p.m.

Friday Apostolic Tabernacle visitation Fairplain Chapel FAIRPLAIN CHAPEL 1053 E. NAPIER BENTON HARBOR LAKESHORE CHAPEL 5767 RED ARROW HIGHWAY STEVENSVILLE DAVIDSON CHAPEL 249 E. CENTER COLOMA DEY-FLORIN FUNERAL HOME 2506 NILES AVENUE ST. JOSEPH munities downriver from Detroit. The tow truck operators are refusing to honor AAA cards.

They insist on cash pavments from motorists they do go to help. AAA pays operators $4.50 for each service call and $7.50 if they tow a member's car to another garage or station. The towing association says AAA should pay $7 for a service call and $12 for a tow between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m' on weekdays and Saturdays, with an extra charge on Sundays and holidays. Payoff After The 'Burial' DETROIT (AP) A pizza firm that had to bury 40.000 of its products three years ago because they were suspected of containing deadly botulism has been awarded $211,000 in damages.

Fabrinni Family Foods of Ossineke in Alpena County won the award last week from a jury after suing United Canning Corp. and tlie Solbern Corp. in Wayne County Circuit Court. United Canning East Palastine, Ohio, supplied the mushrooms that forced the pizza recall, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The FDA reported finding botulism in part of the same lot of -mushrooms shipped to Fabrinni for its pizza. The suit contended Solbern. a New Jersey firm, made the packaging equipment suspected of causing the contamination which triggered botulism in the mushrooms. Mario Fabrinni, 44, founder of the pizza-making firm, gained widespread publicity in 1973 when he buried the suspect food in a mass grave. During the burial.

Fabrinni served untainted 01773 to spectators, including Gov. William Millilrnn.