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SECOND PAGE ONE DAYTON DAILY NEWS Wednesday, Mar. 6,1985 Page 3 Action! Please Valued poster now has 2nd prized signature 1 woodcarvings that he had done hoping to influence the powers that be to grant his latest request. MONDAY, A PACKAGE came in the mail, from the White House, complete with Nancy Davis-Reagan's signature. "My kids called and asked me if they could open the package. I told them, 'Don't you touch Heck said.

A film poster buff, Heck says he has posters from the films of Hopalong Cassidy and Bela Lugosi but none are more valuable than the poster about charting mine fields in the water of Japan, knocking out enemy installations. Heck plans to get the poster framed and is interested in finding out how much it is worth. "I'm like a kid at Christmas," Heck said. to sign the poster, which features a squinting Commander Reagan, binoculars in hand, and Nancy Davis, practicing what would become a world-famous adoring look. Heck, who collects old movie posters, arranged to get Reagan's autograph on the poster the day the President came through Dayton during a whistle-stop campaign tour last fall.

The poster made it to the presidential train but not immediately back to Heck. Three months later, however, the mail brought the poster with Reagan's signature. Our travelogue faded to black with Heck, still beaming, saying, "The story may not be over yet. I've now got to brainstorm to try to get Nancy to sign it." Two weeks ago, Heck sent Nancy Reagan and one of her secretaries By MARK BRUNSWICK Staff Writer Back when it was released in 1957, The New York Daily News gave Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis' Hellcats of the Navy three stars for the story of the daring exploits of a submarine commander. Nobody, especially The Daily News, is giving out any stars for his efforts, but Dayton police officer John Heck should receive critical acclaim for his performance in obtaining a poster of the B-grade film.

The poster is signed by both then-submarine-commander-now-Commander in Chief Reagan and then-nurse-now-First Lady Nancy Davis-Reagan. "It's like a dream come true," says Heck, beaming. POSTER STORY you may recall, involved Heck's efforts to get Reagan Staff photo by Bill Garlow John Heck displays Reagan-signed poster What school is taking trivia in pursuit of funds? By MARIE DILLON Staff Writer North Miami Vaitv Bwhj SIDNEY OK, trivia buffs, try this one: Who scored the last touchdown in Sidney High School's string of 30 consecutive victories? Bobby Leighty? Good guess. Roll again. What was originally located on the third floor of the Monumental Building, at the corner of Court and Ohio streets in Sid ney? Give up? An opera house.

If it seems like Sidney residents might have an unfair advantage in this particular version of the trivia game genre, there's a reason. The questions are from "The Trivia Game of Sidney," a board game being sold by the Lehman Catholic High School Music Boosters. Since Lehman draws about half of its students each from Sidney and Piqua, there's also a Piqua version in the works, according to band director Elaine in turn provides the school with 200 of the games, which will be sold for $10 each "clear profit," Schweller said. With two separate versions of the game, the school can make up to $4,000 profit on the first order. After that, the school pays $5 for each game, generating a $5 profit.

Included on the board are 1,000 general trivia questions, so the game can be played (but probably not won) by folks who aren't from Sidney or Piqua. At least 100 local questions, provided by the boosters, will also be included. Schweller. Proceeds will go to purchase new instruments for the school's 46-mem-ber band. THE GAMES are supplied by Ideas, a Pennsylvania fund-raising company.

Local businesses are now being approached by representatives, who are selling advertising space on the game board for $98 per square. Advertisers can design their own logo and message for the copyrighted board. Advertising proceeds go to which Grand JU17 gets testimony of club owner Eulogy for an era: Talk radio is gone Feb. 28, 1985. The day full-time talk radio died in Dayton, Ohio.

After 14 years of arguing, rabble-rousing, complaining, praising and yes, even causing some folks to think, or perhaps to laugh from time to time, the interaction was over. For better or for worse, WAVI radio and People Power, as they called it, was carried, still kicking, to its grave. With rumors rampant that day that Stoner Broadcasting the new owners, would make drastic changes, both talkmasters and callers to the station began what was to become a wake on the airwaves. It wasn't clear until Friday that WAVI would no longer exist under those call letters, and that the talk format was gone. But the handwriting was on the wall Thursday.

Sensing the end of an era, I spent the final hour of WAVI's life sitting at my radio's side. I turned on my tape recorder. Here are some samplings of what happened: A caller asked, "How about Bud Crowl. Did he know? Before he died did he know they would change it all like this?" Talkmaster John Rapp replied, "I don't know. I really don't know.

I don't think he did. I just don't know." And the caller countered, "Well, this is life. Things change, move over, and everything else." Another participant talked about the mafia in New York; a woman wanted information about an America Cancer Society grant; and a Dayton View woman wanted to warn about tranquilizers. The subject was painful Then, as Rapp said, "We have an open forum but you know what the subject is." A male caller knew the subject. "I have been listening to this station since its conception," the caller said.

"Mark Scott a whole lot of them I have seen come and go. You have been kind and fair," the caller told Rapp. "I am going to miss you a lot." Then a man who said he had been a Dayton police officer for 23 years, and who seemed to have been celebrating something said, "1 will miss calling this station. But I want to say goodbye to all my fans." A Kettering woman was almost in tears. "I was recently driving to Columbus and I could hear you until just after the London exit.

Talk shows are provocative and interesting and better than music. Music puts me to sleep. The airwaves are full of sickening elevator music." Talk show host A.J. Austin, who had wandered into the studio, was heard in the background quipping, "Tell her they are installing an elevator out in the lobby." The last half hour of WAVI's broadcasting history was interesting to say the least. Down the hall a number of present and former employees had gathered at a party to mark the end of an era.

Many dropped in at the studio from time to time. Rapp, trying to hold on until the end, found himself without a producer. But punching buttons himself, and trying to keep background noise to a minimum, he made it to the end. Some hope for rebirth "We have lost all control," Rapp said. "I don't know where my producer is, and hardly know where I am.

Go ahead, caller, whoever you might be The caller was from Harrison Twp. "I just wanted to say I will miss you. I listen all the time. It is not easy, but I won't say goodbye. I will say so long.

Maybe we will be together again sooner than we expect." A regular listener calling from Dayton had the opinion that "from the professional management point of view, it seems the new owners are doing all the wrong things. But I guess that remains to be seen. I am a longtime listener. I remember the days of Tom Mann and Jack McCoy. I am one of the few liberals who kept this station alive." Then he concluded his call with this: "I want to add that I have many, many taped conversations the best of WAVI.

Maybe I should make them available some day. Anyway, the best of Bob Kwessel, the best of John Rapp and AJ. Austin. We would give you the best of Mike Scinto," he added, laughing, "but there wasn't any." A caller became sentimental: "There was a friendship that the listeners and callers have had at WAVI," he said. "It is kind of like a big happy family.

There are a lot of people who infuriated me and a lot of people made me laugh. I am going to miss my friends on the radio. But hopefully we will have a forum someplace else in due time, where again we can all get together." Finally it was 30 seconds to sign-off time, for what was to be the very last time. Host John ipp punched the button, and the voice of a imiliar caller came on the air. As part of an apparent ongoing, good-natured feud, she chastised A J.

Austin, who was listening in the studio, and then said, "I want to say I love you all. Good luck and be happy." Just as she bung up and the station was no more, Austin called out one last message to the final caller, which hut might identify her for a lot of you: "By the way Florence, I still don't like your hats." WAVI talk radio People Power. At 1210 on yow AM dial, 1971-85. May you rest in peace, Staff photo by Bill Garlow And a great light shone through below. The winds are still blowing.

It's cold outside. But a few rays of sunshine (remember?) break through with the promise of brighter days to come. Providing the backdrop, west of the Career Academy, are the old Biltmore Hotel and the Central YMCA. Just when things looked their bleakest on Tuesday, when pedestrians had given up hope that Monday's runaway hats would ever come back or that umbrellas would ever be the same after the merciless buffeting they had endured, a glimmer of hope appeared. Oh, the clouds are still up there, threatening poor creatures here Off and running Newcomer Johnson chases commission seat By DAVID SACASH and WES HILLS Staff Writers Downtown nightclub owner Constantine "Dino" Liakakos appeared for three hours Tuesday before a special Montgomery County grand jury looking into allegations of wrongdoing within the area's criminal-justice system.

His attorney, Dwight Brannon, waited outside the grand jury room while Liakakos testified. After his A special prosecutor is sworn in to review allegations against former Dayton Organized Crime Unit member Robert Clemmer. Page 33. client testified, Brannon also made an appearance before the grand jury. Liakakos' night spot, Dino's, was a popular police hangout when it was at 243 N.

Main St. Dino's is now at 24 W. Monument Ave. A 1979 prostitution investigation at the Main Street location has been cited by current and former police officers as an example of a case that was dealt away needlessly. LIAKAKOS HAS denied any association with prostitution or other wrongdoing in the investigation.

Robert Clemmer, who resigned from the police department Monday and announced he is running for mayor of Dayton, and former Detective Nick Zukc-witz have alleged they were threatened by a police supervisor when they tried to pursue the case against Liakakos. No criminal charges were filed and there is no record that the case ever was presented to a Montgomery County prosecutor for review. Several violations were filed against Dino's with the Ohio Department of Liquor Control, but none ever was prosecuted. Dayton Police Lt. Virgil McDaniel, who reportedly once had business ties with Liakakos, was scheduled to testify Tuesday but that was delayed while other witnesses were called ahead of him.

He waited most of the day in a hallway outside the grand jury room. LT. COL. WILLIAM Riley, deputy director of the Dayton Police Department, was expected to testify today, but that might change because the grand jury schedule of witnesses has not been running on time. Dayton police officer Jack Llpker, a former member of the Dayton Organized Crime Unit, also appeared before the grand jury.

His attorney also was Brannon. Lipker's appearance before the grand jury was stopped for a short time while Jose Lopez, the special Montgomery County prosecutor, and Brannon had a closed-door discussion in the chambers of Judge Robert Brown. During that session, a source said, there was a discussion about invoking the Fifth Amendment. After the meeting with Brown, Lipker returned to the grand jury room. BROWN HANDLED the grand jury Tuesday because Montgomery County Common Pleai Court Judge Carl D.

Kessler, who has been overseeing the grand jury proceedings, was absent. Dayton police officer Richard Garrett also testified before the grand jury. His attorney was Bobby Joe Cox, who waited outside the grand jury room while Garrett testified. Court rales do not permit attorneys inside the grand jury room with their cheats. Witnesses appearing before the grand jury are told not to disclose their testimony.

By DAVE ALLBAUGH and DAVE DALEY Staff Writers Faith Johnson promises a "personalized campaign" in her bid for election to the Dayton City Commission seat vacated last week by Pat Roach. Johnson, 34-year-old coordinator of the Center for Afro-American Affairs at the University of Dayton, has the endorsement of the Montgomery County Democratic Party in the non-partisan election, but she has never run for public office. She said she plans to campaign widely so city voters "will know what I'm about." "I see myself as primarily a new person on the scene which I think is good," Johnson said in an interview Monday. Her top priority, if elected, will be economic development. "We need to lure more industry into the area," she said.

JOHNSON ALSO promises to be "a candidate of the neighborhoods" and said the city's residency rule, which requires city employees to live in the city, could be a major issue in the special election. Johnson said the residency rule was "crucial" to neighborhood stability and preservation. Former City Commissioner Abner Orick, one of the three principal candidates in the race for the commission seat, has previously advocated scrapping the city's residency requirement. Dayton school board member Susan Sibtnng is the third major candidate for Roach's seat. A Springfield native who grew up in Cincinnati, Johnson said she was spurred by her parents, and by a grandfather who repeatedly advised, "I will is more important than IQ." Johnson graduated from Ohio State University in 1974 and later earned a master's degree in guidance counseling.

In Dayton, Johnson was a divorce counselor in Montgomery County Domestic Relations Court, and an administrative officer in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court before joining UD. ON JAN. 3, Johnson was named to a vacancy on the board of the Miami Valley Regional Transit Authority (RTA). An active Democrat, Johnson was a Jesse Jackson delegate at the party's national convention in 1984. Despite her professional and civic commitments, Johnson said.

"I still like to roller skate." Johnson is divorced and lives with her 4-year-old son, Christopher. Roach stepped down from the commission last week and has accepted an administrative post with the Presbyterian Church in New York City. The special election to pick a replacement is scheduled May 7. The winning candidate will serve out the unexpired portion of Roach's term, which ends in January 1988. And despite candid predictions by party leaders that she faces an uphill battle to win, Johnson says "people ought to have more faith in Faith." "I think you'll get a nice surprise May 7." she said.

Staff photo by BIO Garlow Johnson to get personal Johnson, a political newcomer who won the Democratic endorsement with the strong backing of state Rep. C.J McLin. D-Dayton, also emphasized she was not simply a candidate of one faction in the local Democratic Party. "I AM NOT anybody's person I'm my own person," she said. "While I'm strongly supported by C.J.

McLin, I also have support elsewhere in the city. "As a black, we are roughly 40 percent of the city's population but I don't necessarily want to be looked at as a candidate only of blacks," she said. "I will be a city-wide candidate.".