The Call-Leader from Elwood, Indiana • Page 1

Elwood youth charged with computer fraud mi HQ Tin T-)nri EutlLSMMmc. 31, 1990 ELWOOD, INDIANA 46038 35 CENTS aspired to become a member of a closely knit group of computer hackers who call themselves the legion of Doom." The group is involved in disrupting telecommunications, stealing computer source codes and information, stealing credit information and fraudulently obtaining money and property. The teen-ager, identified only by his "Fry Guy" computer alias, was charged in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis. Under federal law pertaining to juveniles, each of the charges will be treated as acts of juvenile delinquency instead of felonies, said Assistant U.S.

Attorney Rodger A. Heaton. He said there was evidence that the teen-ager had been involved in computer hacking for several years and that he had been warned by authorities about hacking, but was never prosecuted. The juvenile allegedly was in possession of 1,500 unauthorized credit card and long-distance VOLUME 100 NO 127 USPS 174-640 9 INDIANAPOLIS An Elwood youth has ben charged with 11 counts of computer fraud, unauthorized computer access and wife fraud, U.S. Attorney Deborah Daniels announced Wednesday.

Ryan Keene, 17, of 1529 Glenview Drive, was identified today by 77i Ubml HtnJd as the E'wcod High School junior charged in the case. Elwood Police Chief Ben Jones said the beat force assisted the Secret Service in an 18-month-long investigation of the case. The youth was warned in the past to desist in his computer hacking. Jones said, but added the warning was unheeded. Keene has a history of juvenile drug charges, including dealing.

Jones said. The boy is a neighbor of Chief Jones, whom he described as "very sharp and a "nice Daniels also announced in a news release that a plea agreement was entered in which the high school student ac plead guilty to an 1 1 courj Daniels said the juvenile had itfa I Ml Graduation set THURSDAY. MAY were left to right, Becky Sara McFall. ft "tt 1 Sunday at Elwood Heidi Barton, Mlchele Tunis, Natlle Huffman, Larken Slsson, Jessica Etchlson, Amy Shanks. (Photos by Curt Kalksteln) ACADEMIC LETTER WINNERS named Wednesday at the Elwood Middle School awards program were, left to right, first row, Jaime Miller, David Barnett, Marty Blake, Roxann Ennls, Erin Vertrees, Ellse Dickey; second row, toft A ill hn continued en page Arbuckle.

Leigh Ann Baker, Eric Floyd Baldwin. Melinda Ann Baldwin. Michael Wayne Bannon, Anne Elizabeth Barnes, Julie Lynn Bastian, Tracy Jay Beckley. Richard Bob Beeman, Charles William Bell, Jeffrey Allen Bennett, Jarrett Anthony Blankenship, Kevin Lee Blanton, Kristin Elizabeth Bobel, Leo James Borst, Shad Michael Briles, Kimberry Sue Brown, Deleda Dee Bryan, Margaret Anne Burke, Brian Keith Chambers, Angela Louise Clark, Angela Renee Cline, Holly Carol Collier, Eric James Collins, Kiley Christopher Como, Chad Lee Conwell, Gary Alan Coston, Brian Edward Cox, Donny Dale Coyle, Tiffany Dawn Crandall, Gregory Keith Creamer, Patrick Allen Creamer, Anastasia Leah Crist, James Andrew Crowder, Christopher Michael Davis, Michael Harold Davis Terri Lynn Deckard, Willis Eugene Dehart, Gesine Elizabeth Drews, Myra Anne Edged, Michelle Reane Farr. Mark Nathan Femung, Angela Nikola Frazier, Jody Lynn continued en page 2 draws fire savings would be in closing all four (elementary) schools and building one at the complex.

But that's not my choice. Parents Mick Jarrett and Keith Bohlander represented the group. 'It's about time the board started looking at what's best for the said Jarrett Two other children have enrolled in the kindergarten since the board's decision, according to Jarrett. An 11th child is expected to enroll. Also, the mother of a 12th child said she would rather her child start school at Duck Creek-Boone, rather than Liberty.

Her family lives on the county line. 'Why was the kindergarten movement brought Jarrett asked. 'Because there were only 8 students, Wood answered later. Jarrett asked if it would cost the board more to educate 12 children at Duck Creek-Boone than 19 at continued en page 2 EMS MATH AWARD winners Smith, Chris Swlnefurth, and DAR AWARD David Barnett was the winner of the Daughters of the American Revolution award. He Is shown with Katherlne Dearlng and Kenny Graduation ceremonies for Elwood Community High School will take place at 2 p.m.

Sunday in the high school gymnasium. The Rev. Paul Remick will give the invocation and benediction. Speakers will include Tiffany Crandall, Lee Hall, Kim Brown, and social studies teacher Phil Brown. High school principal Gordon Paquin will present the class and announce honors.

Superintendent Richard Merritt will present the diplomas. The Elwood Panther Band and the Crimson Suite will perform several musical selections during the ceremonies. There will be a breakfast for seniors and the high school faculty at 730 a.m. Friday followed by graduation rehearsal at 8:30 a.m. Jason Marcuson is president of the senior class.

Chad Woolums and Margaret Burke are co-valedictorians. Tiffany Crandall is salutatorian. Candidates for graduation are: Kimberry Annette Amick, Tyana Christine Angell, Bradley Scott Arbuckle, Stephen Shawn Creek school will have to be closed in the future, said president Becky Allman. With its strict budget, she said, I'm not sure we can afford the luxury of a low class-teacher ratio. Trustee Larry Wood asked superintendent Dr.

Robert Huff for cost-savings figures if the elementary was closed, drawing groans from the families. 1 hate to say that, but I think reality says to do that. Wood read next year's projected class sizes in grades one through six: 14, 10, 19, 13, 14, and 6. Only one is a realistic class size, he commented. Trustee Martin Stephenson defended the school.

'Why is it every time we have to make a cut in the budget, we cut education? Because of the corporation's large geographic area, Stephenson said the elementaries are 'needed in all four He countered Wood's request with one of his own: "I would like to know what the M-G class change fin IP by LINDA FERRIS Madison-Grant's school board drew criticism Tuesday from parents over a decision to transfer this fall's kindergarten class from Duck Creek-Boone Elementary to Summitville. "What this is working up to is are they going to keep them? asked one mother. Others were concerned, too, about the fate of the rural elementary. The board voted May 14 to combine the eight children enrolled at Duck Creek-Boone with the 19 at Summitville for the 1990-91 school year. The 27 children would be divided into two sections.

Tuesday's meeting drew about 70 people. It had to be moved from the central office to the high school to accomodate the crowd. The Duck Creek-Boone parents need to know the board's long term-goal, said Sandy Tate. They need to know where their child's going to be in first "I think that in reality the Duck SCIENCE AND SCIENCE FAIR award winners were Alicia Amy Shanks. Rlchwlne, Kyle Loser, and Earthquakes Aftershock hits Romania Death toll climbs in Peru aftermath RIOJA, Peru (AP) Frightened residents of this jungle town spent their second night in the streets after earthquake-prone Peru's deadliest temblor in two decades killed at least 115 people and injured hundreds more.

Hundreds of people crowded into Rioja's central plaza, afraid to enter their damaged homes. Many lay inside tents or beneath umbrellas while others crowded around smoky cooking fires in the jungle twilight. More than 800 people were injured and at least 40 missing after the earthquake, which registered 62 on the Richter scale, rocked northern Peru late Tuesday night, civil defense authorities said. The damage was centered around Moyobamba, a farming center of 50,000 and the capital of San Martin department, 400 miles north of Lima, officials said. Rioja is 15 miles west of Moyobamba.

Most of the confirmed deaths occurred in Sorter, a small town six miles south of Moyobamba that was nearly flattened by the quake. At least 23 people were killed in the town, including a family of 15 living in a two-story house that collapsed. The other dead were from nearby villages such as Rioja, a colonial town where eight people were killed. "It was very ugly," said Flor de Maria Masaboya of Rioja, holding her year-old son in her arms. "We were almost knocked off our feet by the shaking." Damage from the aftershock appeared most serious in Vrancea County, some 190 miles northeast of Bucharest, where the state news agency Rompress reported "panic and a large amount of materia' damage." Severely damaged were the mayor's house, a theater, a medical center, the national bank and a building with 60 apartments in the county capital of Focsani, it said.

In northern Bulgaria, thousands of people frightened by the aftershock reportedly spent the night in the street, or fled their cities. Cities and villages on the Danube river, including Ruse, Silistra and Svishtov "were panic stricken," BTA said. It said thousands of people milled around city streets all night, or fled in continued on page 2 Mexico City hit MEXICO CITY (AP) A strong earthquake centered southwest of the capital shook Mexico City early today, sending frightened residents Into the streets. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries. The quake registered 6.1 on the Richter scale and struck at 125 a.m.

(325 a.m. EDT), according to the U.S. Geological Survey's National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Colo. The epicenter was about 180 miles southwest of Mexico- City, said Waverty Person, the center's director. The quake lasted about 15 seconds.

"The only damage reported is a few utility poles down in the (capital's) continued en pegejl -7 BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) A strong aftershock jolted Romania and Bulgaria early today, sending panicked people back into the streets and damaging more buildings a day after a major earthquake killed at least 12 people. The aftershock struck at 3:18 a.m. and was the strongest of about 80 recorded after Wednesday's quake, which was felt from Moscow to Istanbul and caused major damage to buildings in Romania and Bulgaria, officials said. Eight of the deaths in Wednesday's temblor occurred in Romania, one in Bulgaria and three in the Soviet Union. There were no immediate reports of casualties today.

The Bulgarian news agency BTA said that, like Wednesday's quake, today's aftershock was centered in the Carpathian Mountain region of Vrancea in northern Romania. The National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, measured Wednesday's quake at 6.5 on the Richter scale of ground motion and today's aftershock at 5.9. A strong earthquake also struck near Mexico City today, frightening residents but apparently causing no serious damage or injuries. The quake registered 6.1 on the Richter scale. continued en pege 2.