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'-62 Monday, August 25. 1986 South Bend Tribune METRO 3 3 Marchers head for EHdiart erty. At Notre Dame, march participants rested, "enjoying the architecture, doing the laundry and so forth, said Schnelver. The march, which has an estimated 650 participants, was expected to continue 1 across northeastern Indiana the rest of this week. The march started March 1 In Los Angelea Marchers hope to reach Washington, D.C., by Nov.

15. After spending the night in McNaughton Park In Elkhart, the group plans to march to Eby Pines near Bristol Tuesday; an area near the flea market in Shlpshewana Wednesday, LaGrange Thursday and Crooked Lake Camp in Angola Friday. The march is to leave Indiana on Saturday. and stayed about an hour and a half. Some said they were there because of the presence of the so- called "Doomsday Plane, one of the specially equipped jet airliners reserved for the use of the president in the event of nuclear war.

Frank Carver, a retired schoolteacher, said his motivation stemmed partly from the memory of his former pupils. It has to do with the hundreds of children that Ive taught In school, the Image of those children and the loving relationship Ive had with them, said Carver, a 1944 graduate of Notre Dame who now lives in the state of New York. The demonstrators did not block traffic into the base and stayed behind a white line drawn by Grissom officials to mark government prop The Great American Peace March headed for Elkhart today after resting at the University of Notre Dame over the weekend. And about SO members of the group traveled to Grissom Air Force Base, about 60 miles south of South Bend, The quiet demonstration, In which, pickets walked outside the main gate of the base 70 miles north of Indianapolis, was not endorsed by the Peace March, according to Mickey Schnetver, spokesman for the cross-country group. Thats Something they would do on their own, she said, adding she had seen only one or two names on a signup sheet at the Notre Dame base Sunday morning The pickets arrived at Grissom in an unmarked bus about 1 p.m.

Security tight as 2 trials start By MARTI QOODLAD HELINE Tribun Staff Writer Two trials started today in Superior Court under especially tight security. Jury selection began In Judge Jerome Freses court in the murder trial of Allen Phillips. Phillips, 25, of 306 S. Illinois St, is charged with the May 27 shooting death of Bernard Ray Smith, 24, of 1819 W. Linden Ave.

Smiths body was found lying across the street from a vacant building at 1225 W. Washington St He had been shot several times. Police believe the shooting followed an argument involving Smith, Phillips and other people over a stolen gun, according to the case. Deputy Prosecutor Sanford Brook is presenting the state's case. Phillips is represented by attorney Kenneth Hays.

More than 40 potential jurors were called for the trial Jury selection also got under way this morning in the burglary trial of Richard A. Davis, 27, of 1915 S. Carroll St. Judge William H. Albright is presiding.

Davis is charged with the Jan. 22 St. Matthews burglary of the clubhouse at Ers-kine Park Golf Course, 4201 S. Miami St. Another suspect in that burglary, Kenneth Lee Harlan, died Feb.

20 in Memorial Hospitid of injuries from a gunshot wound he received at the burglary scene. Harlan, 26, of 114 W. Donald SL, was wounded by police after he confronted officers outside the clubhouse. Two officers reported they saw Harlan crawl out of a window on the north side of the clubhouse and ordered him to stop. Harlan then reportedly pointed a handgun at the officers, who then fired their guns.

Harlan was shot once in the abdomen, officials said. Police arrested Davis at the scene of the burglary. Officers investigating the shooting said they found him hiding in bushes near the clubhouse. Court records show that Davis had a knife and a screwdriver in his possession. The states case in the Davis trial will be presented by Carol Ann Nix, a deputy prosecutor.

Public defender Paul Newman is Davis attorney. Spectators for both Phillips and the Davis' trials are subject to ing OBrien this fall as another Riley elementary school Superintendent Robert Fallon decided not to, but he has mentioned the possibility that the school will be reopened next fall. South Bend school board members have a standing policy that they will not turn vacant buildings over to private schools that teach the same grades as public schools. However, the policy was passed when board members where considering who to rent buildings to on a permanent basis. The board holds a five-year lease Stadium from Page B1 Schwartz revealed today that the city filed a countermotion Friday to Elliotts request that the case be heard.

The city has maintained that Elliott erred in not meeting the 30-day deadline for filing the appeal and has urged the court to dismiss the case on that basis. a 2 4 being searched for weapons before entering the courtrooms. County police officers also are checking purses, brief cases and other items carried into the courtrooms. Officials said they are concerned there might be a potential for violence because of the nature of both cases. Phillips and Davis both have been in custody since their arrests.

A murder trial that was supposed to begin Tuesday has been postponed by agreement of the attorneys and judge. Henry Jones 23, of 133 S. Chicago is now scheduled to go on trial Sept 17. He is charged with the June 1985 shooting death of Carl Lee Wells, 28, of 231 E. Dubail Ave.

Jones originally was to go on trial in June, but the case was delayed after Jones brother, Wayne Mack, was murdered. Mack, 27 of .133 S. Chicago St, was scheduled to be a witness for both the prosecution, and defense. Jones also faces a Sept. 15 trial date on a charge of intimidating the states key witness in the murder case.

Jones has been held in custody since his bond was revoked last month in the murder case. with Michiana College of Commerce, which is housed in the former Hamilton SchooL Henthom and Crowley said they cannot yet guess how long St. Matthew students wiU be in OBrien, although the arrangement is expected to last no longer thap three months. At this point, they are trying to arrange the logistics-of moving School about two miles southwest of its usual location. Particularly difficult is transportation.

SL Matthew runs some bus routes, but many children walk to school who now are too far away to arrive on foot, Henthorn explained. Meanwhile, Elliott acknowl edged today that the Fair Tax appeal is a long shot and said his clients have only one chance to. overturn the Circuit Court decision; They, want the appeal Elliott-: said of his clients, adding that he doesnt want to deny them the appeal simply because they dont have much of a chance. -IP 1 Tribun Photo DONN BOJELUNQ teed minimum of $1 million, the finalists will compete for prizes ranging from $11,000 to $25,000. Drawings for the Daily 3, Daily 4 and 644 Super Lotto games also will be featured on the program, bringing the prize total offered to at least $4.5 million.

We look forward to bringing our television special to Grand Rapids, said lottery commissioner Michael J. Carr. The program will be taped at the DeVoss Hall in the Convention Center during the citys Celebration on the Grand. We hope the people there will come out and see the show. Carr added that thousands of free instant-game tickets would be given away to members of the studio audience.

As with all lottery games, net revenues from Michigan Payday were earmarked for the state school aid fund. 1 gan lottery before, she said she purchased her ticket earlier while visiting a relative in Marcellus. She bought five instant lottery tickets at a grocery store and was notified by letter Aug. 3 that she had a chance at winning. The six finalists were among the 3.6 million players who redeemed free tickets from the Michigan Payday instant game, sold May 13 through July 14.

Subsequent drawings from among those entries produced the 144 semifinalists, each of whom received a free 52-drawing subscription to the 640 Lotto game. A finalist drawing from those semifinalist entries produced the six contestants. The other finalists are Allen Sa-dik of West Bloomfield, George Laboube, Adrian, Morris Maynard, Hesperia, and Martha Kemp, Grand Rapids. In addition to the grand prize of $1,000 a week for life with a guaran- Lottery from Page B1 may soon follow. We have a tremendously large family, with a lot of nieces and nephews, so our phone may be busy," she said.

Myers was one of 144 winners selected in the original drawing in June. That group was winnowed to the six finalists in a follow-up drawing on Aug. 12. We didnt sleep for a few days after that, she said of learning that $he was among the half-dozen finalists for the grand prize. Owen, 62, of 122 Warsaw La-Porte, said today, If I win it Ive wanted a house trailer for so long.

Ill buy a trailer and retire. She is a factory quality assurance inspector at the LaPorte Austenal Division of Howmet Turbine Components where she has been employed for 27 years. I Having never played the Michi- Sharp Irom Page B1 resentatives to the Century Center board. The other is Thomas Brubaker, whose term on the board expires in February, i Brubaker is director of Stude-baker National Museum, which maintains a display in Century Center, and Beck said today she feels Brubaker has a conflict of interest between the two roles. Sharp, who has been president of from Page B1 apparent, Crowley had realized that moving everyone would be the easiest answer.

For his part, besides recommending OBrien, Reidy polled school board members to see if they would be amenable to the temporary set-up. Board members have been supportive, Reidy said today. The board is expected to formally approve a rental agreement when it meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Education Center. The church is taking care of all cleaning and moving-in costs, the bishop said.

The exact rental agreement has not been arranged, but the parish will bear the complete cost of the buildings being open and all utility and operation costs, Crowley said. The miracle of the arrangement is that OBrien is available. Until late January, it was being used for special education classes. Those students moved into new facilities in McKinley and Edison schools. Overcrowding in the Riley High School district, where OBrien and St.

Matthews both are located, prompted some to consider reopen -i NJ Information needed in Starke murder the board since January, said he is especially pleased with the beginning of construction of the skywalk elevated pedestrian bridge under construction between Century Center and the Marriott Hotel-lst Source Bank complex. He also noted that the redecoration of Century Center meeting room suites and work on development of bylaws and a travel policy began during his term on the board. SOUTH BEND AREA rime PHONE 288-STOP around 9:30 p.m. June 26 near Scottsdale Mall If you call this week with information that leads to an arrest or Indictment, you could receive a $1,000 reward In Michigan call toll-free 800-331-STOP. In Indiana call 800-342-STOP.

In South Bend call 288-STOP. Callers receive a code number and police will not request your name. ft A. JLL Boat show A recent homicide in Starke County is the Crime of the Week for the Crime Stoppers program. According to CpL Dave Jelin-skl around 4 a.m.

June 27 of this year, the LaPorte County Sheriffs Department investigated a traffic accident on U.S. 6 at the Kankakee River. The vehicle was registered to William J. Holland, of Route 5, Box 384, Walkerton. Police went to Hollands home July 1 to find that he had been murdered Police said a black person, of unknown gender, 25 to 30 years old 5-feet-U, 170 pounds with prominent round eyes, wearing a white shirt and white cut-off pants was seen walking from the victims vehicle the night of the accident The victim was last seen -I'M '7 I i An aerial view of this weekends Michigan City In-Water Boat Show shows some of the mors than 400 power and sail craft displayed by boating manufacturers.

Meanwhile, boats to the left of the floating docks wind their way to and from Lake Michigan..

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