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I 2 The Call-Leader, Tuesday, August 27, 2002 Weather TuesDay of noon the Areas will week, Thunderstorms that linger don't the through receive National beginning the rain in evening Weather will see and southeastern set Service partly the said. cloudy Indiana pattern for skies. this the Lows after- rest will be in the upper 50s to middle tonight and Wednesday night Guard continued from page one tough to take. Kelly Larson, of Albuquerque, N.M., said she hasn't told her children that her husband, Richard, may be gone another year. She said he'll be home during a break from the National Guard in October.

"When he comes back, I'll let him break the news," she said. "It's just too hard." Maj. Timothy Donnelly, one of 129 reservists at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, whose call-up was extended a year, said he doesn't mind going back, but he says friends have made his first tour much easier. While he was in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Central Asia from January to July, coworkers collected money to buy birthday presents for his daughter. "After coming back from the tour overseas I didn't see any way where they could provide the level of security that was necessary without having Guard and reserve security forces involved," said Donnelly, a state trooper from eastern Massachusetts.

About 76,000 members of the National Guard and reserves including troops from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard are on active duty as a part of the war on terrorism. They were often called up for one-year terms after Sept. 11, with the majority coming from the Army and Air Force. The largest group facing an extended term are some 5,700 Air National Guard security troops who protect bases overseas and in the United States, said Kathleen Gereski, a spokeswoman for the National Guard Bureau in Washington, D.C. An additional 3,500 Guard members and 4,800 Air Force reservists have been notified they may serve two-year terms.

Terms are also being extended for airmen who work in and equipment maintenance, officials said. The extra military time could create difficult situations for some. guard members whose jobs are supposed to be waiting for them back home. continued from page one Service in Princeton, N.J., the SAT along with grade point averages is used by many colleges and universities a as a benchmark for admission. The SAT findings follow by a week results released by the ACT, the nation's second-largest standardized test for high school seniors.

The average ACT score dropped from 21 to 20.8. Test officials said mandatory testing for juniors in Colorado and Illinois was a factor in the decline. Grain INDIANAPOLIS mated grain Indianapolis-area Corn: cash Soybeans: $5.14. Wheat: (AP) Estiprices Monday at elevators: $2.67, new $2.58. cash 5.53, new new $3.33.

Lottery INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -Here are the winning numbers selected Monday in the Hoosier Lottery: Daily Three-Midday: 4-3-8 Daily Three-Evening: 5-1-5 Daily Four-Midday: 3-4-6-6 Daily Four-Evening: 1-5-1-0 MAX 5-Midday: 6-17 MAX 5-Evening: 9-18 Lucky 5: 11-14-19-22-28 Estimated Hoosier Lotto jackpot: $3 million Estimated Powerball jackpot: $55 million 9-11 GROUND ZERO MEMORIAL SERVICE Commemorative Dinner sponsored by Frankton Churches Lions Club Honoring "Those Who Answer The Call" in remembrance of the 9 11 01 Attack WHEN: DINNER, Sept. 11, 2002 WHERE: FRANKTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH FAMILY LIFE CENTER Church Street Maple, Frankton R.S.V.P.s By SEPT. 3rd Phone 754-8660 Those attending 'are asked to bring a can of goods for the food pantry "Let us be thankful for the Police, Firefighters, Ambulance and Medical People Who Serve Our 60s. Highs Wednesday and Thursday The chance of showers and remain mainly in the southeast. Friday and Saturday will be derstorms.

Lows will be in the will be in the lower to mid 80s. thunderstorms through Thursday wilt Citations issued At 11:30 p.m. Monday, Lisa M. Bragg, 33, 124 N. 10th was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for disregarding a stop sign.

At 6 p.m. Monday, Mary L. Dimas, 31, 2326 S. A was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a child restraint violation. At 6 p.m.

Monday, Maria Gallegos, 35, 903 S. 18th was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a child restraint violation. At 4:35 p.m. Monday, Justin R. Edwards, of Marion, was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for speeding.

At 2:20 p.m. Monday, Kenneth W. Dietrick, 38, of Windfall, was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a seatbelt violation. At 2:14 p.m. Monday, Tammy M.

Burrows, 24, 1627 N. was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a child restraint violation. At 2:10 p.m. Monday, Sarah S. Luyet, 17, 409 N.

Sixth was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a seatbelt violation. At 1:37 p.m. Monday, William W. Haves, 32, 2102 S. I was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a seatbelt violation.

At 1:14 p.m. Monday, Kathy M. Ganow, 29, 1719 S. was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a seatbelt violation. At 1 p.m.

Monday, Matthew M. Eshleman, 20, of Alexandria, was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a seatbelt violation. At 1:01 p.m. Monday, Casi M. Maddox, 23, of Franklin, was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a seatbelt violation.

At 11:50 a.m. Monday, Mary A. Parker, 27, 201 N. 12th was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a seatbelt violation. At 10:40 a.m.

Monday, Don Richcreed, 75, of Swayzee, was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a stop sign violation. At 2 p.m. Monday, Abigail C. Abi, 23, 830 N. 10th was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a seatbelt violation.

At 2:02 p.m. Monday, Jason A. Shawhan, 27, 204 N. 10th was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a seatbelt violation. At 9:43 a.m.

Monday, Stephanie R. Burnett, 21, of Frankton, was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a seatbelt violation. At 11:22 a.m. Monday, Ardella M. Davis, 20, of Tipton, was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a seatbelt violation.

At 11 a.m. Monday, Emily A. Hunt, 43, 2217 S. was cited by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for a child restraint violation. Arrests At 2:20 p.m.

Monday, Nichole D. Francis, 29, of Windfall, was arrested by EPD Officer Lenny Popp for driving while suspended and a seatbelt violation. On Saturday, Shawn A. Ice, 22, of Alexandria, was arrested by Anderson police for residential entry and battery. On Sunday, Judith A.

Quinn, 51, of Alexandria, was arrested by Alexandria police for OWl and leaving the scene of an accident. On Sunday, Jarrett A. Blankenship, 24, of Elwood, was arrested by MCSD on a warrant for failure to appear. Fire department ambulance report 11:39 a.m. Monday neck and back pain; transported to St.

Vincent Mercy Hospital. 11:39 a.m. Monday arm pain; transported to St. Vincent Mercy Hospital. Abduction to be featured on 'Unsolved Mysteries' SOUTH BEND, Ind.

(AP) The case of a woman who was abducted from a restaurant in northern Indiana and raped will be featured on national television this week. On Wednesday, the cable TV show "Unsolved Mysteries" will report on the woman, who was attacked in November 2000 after she was taken by force from a restaurant in Mishawaka to a house in South Bend. The woman, whose identity is not being released, said she escaped from the residence and ran to a pay phone to call authorities. A recording of the 911 call will be played on 1 the show when it airs on the Lifetime cable channel. Law-enforcement officials are hoping national exposure for the case will assist them in finding a suspect who police believe has left the area.

Authorities are searching for Rufino Castaneda, 28, who was picked out of a photo lineup by the woman. Investigators found that the house where the woman said she was attacked was where Castaneda's ex-girlfriend lived. The St. Joseph County Special Crimes Unit and Cold Case Squad assisted with production of the Staff members from "Unsolved Mysteries" came to the area in May to interview investi- Obituaries- Services Funeral services for Roberta E. Huff, of Elwood, will be at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at Dunnichay Funeral Home, with the Rev. Roger Gardner officiating. Burial will Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral services for Doyle A. Barnes, of Middletown, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Ballard and Sons Funeral Home in Middletown, with the Rev. Robert Carter officiating. Dove verizonwireless 4600 MINUTES $40.00 Includes Nationwide Long Distance DIGITAL VIEW Satellite Sales Installation 1900 South 'Anderson ELWOOD (Behind Dairy Queen) 765-552-7340 release services will follow at Brookside Cemetery in Windfall.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral services for Cora A. Riley, of Sulphur Springs, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Owens Funeral Home in Alexandria, with the Rev.

Tim Rasmussen officiating. Burial will be in Park View Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral services for Adrian Quinn, of Tipton, will be at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at the St. Joseph Center in Tipton, with the Rev. Michael Kettron officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Center Cemetery.

Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Center. Young-Nichols Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Graveside services for Walter W. Mosbaugh, of Tipton, will be at 11 a.m.

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Prosecutor seeks death penalty in abduction-murder FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) A man accused of abducting a 17-year-old girl outside her home and shooting her to death could face the death penalty if convicted. Ronrico Hatch, 21, of Fort Wayne was formally charged with murder Monday in the slaying of Cheri Sue Hartman of Fort Wayne. Allen County Prosecutor Robert W. Gevers said he would seek to have Hatch executed if he is found guilty.

Hatch's alleged accomplices, Christine Johnston, 21; Rheann Kelly, 19; Christopher Hovis, 21; and Brett Marks, 21, were charged with criminal confinement, felony murder, robbery, criminal gang activity and abuse of a corpse. Hatch also faces those same charges. State law defines "criminal gang activity" as five or more people acting together in the commission of a felony. According to court documents, the five had been drinking on Aug. 19 when the women suggested beating up Hartman over an alleged threat and romantic rivalry.

The group then drove to Hartman's house and forced her into the back seat of the car, where they stripped her and took her to a rural field, the documents said. After Johnston and Kelly beat her again, Hatch shot her in the mouth with a 9mm handgun, authorities alleged. The five then bought some gasoline, and Hatch and Hovis set Hartman's body on fire to hide the crime, according to the documents. Former state pension official charged with fraud INDIANAPOLIS (AP) A convicted identity thief who helped manage the $11 billion state retirement fund passed a background check by stealing the same man's ID a second time, federal prosecutors said. Walter Kevin Scott, 35, was charged Monday in federal court with fraudulent use of another person's Social Security number.

Prosecutors said that Scott, of Bloomington, was hired as the pension fund's chief benefits officer in November after he used the Social Security number and birth date of an Ohio man with a similar name the same man whose ID he had been convicted of stealing six years earlier. For nine months, Scott had access to the Social Security numbers, addresses and birth dates of more than 200,000 retired and working public employees. State officials suspended Scott Aug. 13 after they learned from The Indianapolis Star of his 1996 conviction on federal bank and mail fraud charges. He resigned the following day.

Scott surrendered to officers from the Indiana State Police and the U.S. Secret Service on Monday and appeared in federal district court in Indianapolis. He was released without bond on condition that he would commit no crimes, appear in court as requested and surrender his passport. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kennard P.

Foster also forbid Scott access to a computer or credit cards and ordered him to make no monetary transactions exceeding $500 without court approval. Next the case will go to a grand jury, which will decide whether to formally charge him. If convicted, Scott could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. partly cloudy with a chance of thun60s and highs in the 80s. People speak- (The following letter was received by Bill Savage from Senator Evan Bayh concerning the post office.) Dear City Councilman Savage: I appreciate your patience in awaiting a more detailed response from me specifically addressing the changes in rural postal delivery.

I am always glad to hear from Indiana officials such as yourself that offer so much of their time and help for the benefit of all Hoosiers. As you may know, the United States Postal Service strives to provide the most effective and economic service possible. To that end USPS delivery managers are empowered to go into service areas and solicit to convert the mode of delivery from front door delivery to curbside or centralized delivery, if this conversion would be cost beneficial. However, this conversion can only occur with the express written consent of the affected residents. Customers who receive door delivery and agree to change to curbside delivery must sign an agreement to that action.

In addition, delivery managers are only entitled to solicit for this conversion in areas where service has been established for more than a year. While there is no compensation for delivery managers that results directly from securing these types of delivery conversions, the USPS is always looking for ways to make delivery more efficient and to streamline operating costs. Because the post office runs off of the funds it receives for providing mail services, and not from tax revenues, it will continue to explore cost cutting measures. Delivery method conversion is an attempt by the USPS to keep the expense of providing postal service low, so that the prices of their services stay at a reasonable level. As a result of this focus on economic mail delivery, front delivery is no longer an option for new service areas, it is only available to customers in service areas that originally utilized this delivery method.

I share your concern that the citizens of Elwood are being in- Colts continued from page one Colts and a lucky representative from Elwood will be given the honor of singing the National Anthem to open the game. Mayor Phil Metzger will be interviewed on the pregame Dog Zup radio show. "I encourage other business Classifieds Pay! convenienced by some USPS policies. To ensure that national delivery policies and procedures are being properly observed by local offices, I have contacted Rebecca Sumner, a government relations representative at the United States Postal Service. explained the recent events in your area, and Ms.

Sumner is working with the appropriate headquarters and Indiana District officials to correct any misinformation or wrongdoing that may have occurred. Thank you for contacting me. The communication between locally elected officials, like yourself, and national agencies, like the United States Postal Service, is vital to our constituents. I am grateful for any opportunity to help facilitate this communication. Please continue to keep me informed of the issues that are important to you and the Hoosiers you represent.

Best wishes, Evan Bayh U.S. Senator To the editor, The Elwood YMCA would like to thank all of the people involved in the preparations of the float for the Glass Festival and Sesquicentennial, especially Brian "Big Dog" Miller for the use of his truck and trailer and Eddie Lindsey. David Sloderbeck, program director Dear Sir and Mayor Philip Metzger, I was in Elwood for the Sesquicentennial and Glass Festival activities. I wish to tell you and the people of Elwood how much I enjoyed all the activities. The Anderson Street improvements are wonderful and the new going up for the city building and fire and police departments is a great addition to the city.

There is sure a great change from two years ago when I visited last. up the good work. Former Elwoodite, Doris (Stone) Millard Sierra Vista, Ariz. and community organizations to join the fun and sponsor two, five or more kids to the game," said Reichart. "This will be a day to make Elwood shine." Anyone wanting to attend Elwood Day at the Colts, may pick up ticket order forms at Kutche.

For further information about sponsoring local youth contact Steve Austin, at Red Gold, 754-7527, ext. 1311. One Show 675-4300 Tonight at 7.15 STEREO THEATRE ROAD TO PERDITION CALL Economic paan ELWOOD LEADER A FAMILY. BARNES SINCE ANNIVERSARY The Call-Leader 19943 Jack Barnes President Sandy Burton Robert Nash Randy Bayne Managing Editor Publisher Production Manager Advertising Director Lynn Twiford Circulation Manager Dan Skinner General Manager Phone 552-3355 The Call-Leader (UPS 174-640) Published daily except Sundays and holidays. Periodical Class Postage paid at Elwood, Indiana.

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