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Higli school's ex-pitching ace dies Killed in crash en route to contest According a Bradley spokesman, By PATRICIA BRISKE flTT yV Jrailercarrying wide load heading north. After steering the van back into the southbound lane, Bell swerved to avoid hitting a large piece of steel protruding from the oncoming truck. The steel struck the back of the van, killing Trunk and seriously injuring two other team members. was pronounced dead at i frymr Monday. David Carr of Crown Point, ImL, and Bob Becker of Belleville, m.

were listed in critical, but stable, condition the at University of Missouri Hospital at Columbus, Mo. Carr suffered a broken left shoulder and a severely bruised chest Becker sustained severe damage to his left arm, which was nearly (PImm turn to Pag A-3) The Star Tinlev Park 4 r. v- Edition li i tint u.fi lAaJ Dimensions 35 Cents Per Copy Wf Fiery debate precedes city appointments Oak Forest knew Tun Trunk as one of Oak Forest High School's best pitchers back in 1987. This spring, 21-year-old Trunk was well into the college baseball season as a sophomore at Bradley University in downstate Peoria. But the season and his life were cut short Monday afternoon when he was killed in an automobile accident 10 miles outside of Mexico, Mo.

74 Pages 7 Sections Tree blessing MIL- Trunk was taken to the Audrain Medical Center in Mexico, where he 1989 tar photo by Wk Voaa i Tim Trunk, in 1986 VoL 17 No. 94 the city council, but "nobody has." Subcommittee heads remained the same with the exception of public safety, which is now headed by 4th Ward Alderman John Daly, and administrative, which is now headed by 3rd Ward Alderman Rollo Davis. Other city officials reappointed include Administrator Michael Schole-field, Police Chief Dennis Chlebos, Deputy Chief of Police Alvin Lexow, Fire Chief David Waite and Michael Cozzo, director of public works and engineer. In other business, the council split over pro-rating residents' water bills for the May 1 increase of 13 cents per 1,000 gallons. With the cost structure proposed by 6th Ward Alderman Ronald Matt-son and supported by Davis and 1st Ward Alderman Frank Smith," residents would have paid $2.21 per 1,000 gallons for March, April and May.

"To re-program the computer and redo the bills, and then put the rate back to $2.21 would cost more money in the end," Mattson said. "It's a very small amount of money. The average homeowner would overpay between (Pleatt turn to Page A-3) "When I was first married in 1974, we lived in an apartment in Crest-wood. I may have voted for Chester Stranczek," Small guessed. He does not foresee any financial conflict with city officials in Midlothian, Crestwood or Markham.

"I'm not very loose with the purse strings. In education, you want to get the most bang for the buck, just like with anything else. I plan to run a fiscally prudent school district," Small said. While working as principal in Frankfort, Small said he todk an active role in local government and is used to working with different taxing bodies. "The have to have the spirit of cooperation.

It isn't something where one upstages the other. Everyone loses that way," Small said. His first priority will be to "get a feeling for the school district from inside, and to evaluate it" Then, Small said, "The board always asks you to review the curricu-(Pleote turn to Page A-3) By PATRICIA BRISKE After lengthy discussions about water rates and development projects that split and re-split the city council, Oak Forest aldermen Tuesday night quickly approved the annual appointment of department and subcommittee heads. Russ Peterson was named public works superintendent, replacing recent retiree Russ Rodenbaugh. Other appointees include John Horn, prosecuting attorney, Robert Malone, assistant public works superintendent; Al Neufeld, electrical inspector, and Ken Koester, framing inspector.

Mayor James Malecky reappointed Ken Gerdes, co-owner of Builders, as building commissioner despite a question of potential conflict of interest that was raised recently. "He doesn't build the homes himself, and he doesn't do the inspecting himself," Malecky said. "The' instances of impropriety are almost nil compared with the amount of work done in the city. He does too good a job to fire him." Malecky said residents could have brought conflicts of interest before frunk was in one of three vans the Bradley team was driving to Wichita, for the Missouri Valley Conference baseball playoffs. Related article is in Sports' Trunk's van was passing another -vehicle as they headed south en U.S.-54.

But driver Mike Bell, a junior from Moline, didn't see an oncoming THURSDAY, MAY 18, his request. At that time, Midlothian police said they were awaiting word from Cook County State's Attorney's office to release those records. The records may reveal a pattern of break-ins in the neighborhood around the Dowaliby home at 3636 W. 148th Place. At the time Jaclyn was reported missing, family members said she was taken from their home while they slept.

However, police said they found no sign of forced entry and that the area around a broken basement window was not disturbed. Judge Richard Neville Tuesday allowed Meczyk and Lawrence Hyman, Cynthia's attorney, to inspect Chi- Jago police records "in camera," or rivately in his chambers. Meczyk would not comment on the nature of the records, but said, March 8 and April 14, Stoecker transferred $141,172 into a bank account in the name of his maid, Margaret Diliah. This reportedly was in violation of U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John H.

Squires' order. Stoecker, 32, is also charged with lying to Bankruptcy Trustee Thomas E. Raleigh by concealing assets. The charges were issued about 30 days after his Palos Park home was raided by FBI agents. proclamation Last Saturday's annual Spring Are they fit or fat? Page F-1 Sports Track: girls at Charleston Page E-1 Business Job training program Page D-1 Opinion Gas tax pro and con Page A-10 Business.

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143 names superintendent marking the observance of Arbor Day. ceremony also capped Midlothian's Cleanup Week. Rev. James Hyland of St. Christopher Church offers a prayer during Midlothian's municipal tree planting ceremony.

Mayor Thomas Murawski (left) later read a Dowaliby lawyers to study Midlothian's burglary files By PATRICIA BRISKE By unanimous vote, School District 143 named Dr. William Small as superintendent Tuesday night. Small superintendent in Riverdale School District 133 since 1985, will replace Frank Thomson, who is stepping down from the post he has held for the last six years. One of six candidates, Small won a three-year contract which begins July 1. Despite the stormy history of Thomson's relationship with Crest-wood Mayor Chester Stranczek, Small is optimistic about his appointment.

"The Midlothian school district has a very fine tradition. It's in very good financial shape. The programs and planning are in very good shape," Small said of Thomson's performance. A Frankfort resident, Small was raised in Chicago and said he is very familiar with the south suburbs. By PHIL ROCKROHR Lawyers for Cynthia and David Dowaliby received Midlothian Police Department burglary records and examined additional Chicago police records in a judge's closed chambers Tuesday as prosecutors continued to tender evidence in the murder trial.

The Dowalibys are accused of murdering their 7-year-old daughter, Jac-lyn, whose strangled body was found September 14, just four days after she was reported missing from the family's Midlothian home. Ralph Meczyk, David Dowaliby's attorney, said Midlothian police turned over records of all burglaries in the village from a year prior to the day she was reported missing up until this week. Meczyk charged at a May 2 hearing that police had not complied with "Hopefully, it will come out in court." Attorneys for the police attempted to quash the subpoena, Meczyk said, but Neville limited the request to the closed-door inspection. The judge is expected to decide later whether the material may be admitted as evidence. Neville continued the hearing until June 2, when prosecutors Patrick O'Brien and George Velcich are expected to complete discovery.

O'Brien and Velcich could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Meczyk said the outstanding evidence includes results of blood tests the couple took several weeks ago. Results of saliva, hair and pubic hair tests already have been received, Meczyk said. "As expected, we were not unhappy with them," Meczyk said of the test results. i The agents reported finding assets he had allegedly hidden from Raleigh.

Stoecker is scheduled to be arraigned in U.S.' District Court next Tuesday. Currently, he is free on a 1150,000 bond from his April 19 arrest. Reportedly, the U.S. Attorney is presenting further evidence to the grand jury as part of a broader bank fraud investigation involving Stoecker. Stoecker target of indictment lt)X inii Hind i Troubled south suburban business tycoon William J.

Stoecker was indicted by a federal grand jury late Tuesday on charges of bankruptcy fraud and lying to a bankruptcy trustee. The founder of the Grabill Corp. in Oak Forest faces five counts of fraud in connection with deposits he allegedly made in his maid's bank account. The indictment charges that in five separate transactions between.