Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 February 1991 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

SATURDAY. FEBRUARY ». 1891

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Survey: marijuana, not cocaine is new drug of choice Crime suspects in Marion County prefer marijuana to cocaine, according to a Department of Justice study. The study also showed Indianapolis had one of the lowest rates of criminals testing positive for drags. Conducted from January to March 1990, the study surveyed 20 large cities and of those, Indianapolis ranked 16th with 60 percent of the participants testing positive for drag use. Marion County officials tested about 230 incarcerated males and 108 females during 14 consecutive days. Philadelphia and San Diego tied for first with 80 percent of all respondents testing positive for drag use. ISU student charged, accused of shooting outside tavern An Indiana State University sophomore was charged with murder in the shooting of a fellow student, Terre Haute police said. Mark W. Nicholson, 21, a finance major from Indianapolis, appeared in Vigo County Court on a preliminary charge of murder Monday in the shooting death Saturday of Brian R. Hogue, 23, Mooresville. Hogue, a senior communications major, was a bartender at Ballyhoo Pizza King & Tavern, a popular bar near die ISU campus. He was shot once in the chest as he stood in the tavern's doorway after a scuffle over an alleged purse-snatching. Hogue and bouncers from the tavern went outside to quiet a disturbance after a woman said Michael Boswell, 19, Indianapolis, had taken her purse. Hogue and the bouncers refused to let Boswell or Nicholson back inside the tavern and Nicholson, who has a gun permit, fired his pistol. A bar patron, Douglas Beauregard, 21, Indianapolis, was shot in the stomach during the incident and was listed in satisfactory condition Monday at Union Hospital. Boswell, also an ISU sophomore, was charged and released on $5,000 bond in the purse theft. Owners of the popular night spot said Boswell and Nicholson were infrequent patrons of the tavern. Police identify man found dead in Canal A man found dead last Thursday in the Indianapolis Water Company Canal has been identified by police. The man was identified as Erik Justin Morgan, 18, of the 1000 block of E. 60th Street A passerby found Morgan’s body partially submerged in the canal in the 6300 block of Westfield Boulevard at approximately 6 p.m. A Marion County coroner’s autopsy revealed Morgan died from drowning.

Brooks: College Goal Sunday could be a good first step

By BILL BROOKS Indianapolis Colts If you are a youngmanorwoman who is about to graduate from high school, you might be thinking, “What do I do now?” Well, you should consider going to college. Collegeispossible for you,even if you didn’t score straight As in high school or if you need financial help to attend. Did you know that more than one-half of the undergraduate students in Indiana colleges and universities receive financial assistance? There is a good chance that money is available for you based on your financial need. If you are an Indiana resident planning to enroll in an Indiana college or Ivy Tech, I urge you to attend College Goal Sunday on Feb. 10. At College Goal Sunday , trained counselors will help you apply for financial aid to go to college or Ivy Tech. They are volunteering their time to help. A parent or guardian should attend College Goal Sunday with you. Bring the W-2 forms for 1990 or other information about your family's 1990 income. The W-2 forms should arrive in the mail early this month if you haven't already received them. Financial aid is available to any full-time Indiana student who can meet the entrance requirements for any approved Indiana college or

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Fire that killed 4 boys blamed on Haitian militia

Haitian President-elect Jean-Bertrand Aristide blamed a fire that killed four boys in a shelter for homeless children last week on the militia that backed the disposed Duvalier dictatorship. The blaze broke out Friday night in a dormitory and storehouse behind the main building of La Fami Ce Lavi (The Family is Life), which houses hundreds of children. The cause of the fire was not known, but some children said they had smelled gasoline and heard an explosion before the blaze. Aristide, who will be sworn in tins week, called tire fire a criminal act and blamed the dreaded Tonton Macoutes militia, which remain loyal to former President

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Winnie Mandela trial may be postponed Winnie Mandela, wife of ANC leader Nelson Mandela, was scheduled to go on trial Monday in Johannesburg, but prosecutors said the trial might have to be postponed because several codefendants could not be located. Mandela and several exbodyguards were to go to trial for kidnapping and assault charges. State prosecutors allege four youths were taken to Winnie Mandela’s home and beaten in December 1988. Tire youngest, 14-year-old Stompei Seipei, was killed. A judge has ruled that Mandela was present during the assault. Jerry Richardson, head of the disbanded bodyguards, the Mandela United Football Qub. was conviaed Winnie Mandela of murder in the case and is appealing a death sentence. Prosecutors said four of Mandela’s seven co-defendants skipped bail in December. Army specialist first woman MIA in gulf war Late last week, the U.S. Army confirmed it had reached a milestone in the nearly four-week-long Persian Gulf War — the listing of the United States' first known woman as missing in action. According to military reports from the Persian Gulf, Spec. 4 Melissa Rathbun-Nealy, 20. a driver in the 233rd Transportation Company based in Ft Bliss, Texas, was driving with Spec. David Lockett in a two-vehicle convoy near the Kuwaiti border when they became lost The two became involved in light ground fire before they radioed for help. A Marine support unit detached to rescue them found the flatbed track empty except for their weapons and gas marics. Rathbun-Nealy, from Newaygo, Mich., had been in the gulf since October.

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