Banner Graphic, Volume 9, Number 225, Greencastle, Putnam County, 29 May 1979 — Page 3

State holiday traffic fatality toll reaches 19

By The Associated Press Three persons were killed today in a violent crash in northeastern Indiana just minutes after the end of the Memorial Day holiday weekend counting period in which 19 persons died on Hoosier streets and highways. Meanwhile, a state police spokesman said an arrest was made in Ohio early today in connection with an accident near Princeton which killed five persons Sunday night. State police said the three victims were from Marion but the names were withheld pending notification of relatives. ; Investigators said the car peered off Indiana 18 two miles east of Montpelier about 12:10 a m.and struck a bridge abutment. The auto was torn in two, police said. State traffic safety officials predicted 21 deaths would occur during the weekend counting period which began at 6 p.m. Friday and ended at midnight Monday. The spokesman for Indiana State Police said Jeffery L. Schmidt, 27, Providence, Ky., was arrested by Wyandotte County,

Active campaigning underway for 1980

INDIANAPOLIS <AP) - With almost a year to go before the 1980 primary election, candidates for governor and U.S. senator are already testing Indiana’s political waters. But although campaign activities are underway for potential officeholders, some of the races may develop into yawners. At the same time, potential presidential candidates have started their pilgrimages to Indiana, gearing up for the primary. The Republican race for governor, at least so far, is a oneman show. Lt. Gov. Robert D. Orr is unopposed for the nomination and GOP state Chairman Bruce B. Melchert said last week he has heard of no one else who has decided to enter the race. But Melchert said that does not necessarily mean that Onwill get a free ride. The GOP Senate race also has the potential of being a contest in name only. Congressman Dan Quayle is the only candidate in the race to date. But Quayle concedes that his performance in the next few months will determine the size of the field. When he announced earlier this month, Quayle said others might step into the contest if he fails to generate widespread support within three or four months. Quayle’s backers include several persons who were active in Gov. Otis R. Bowen’s campaign organization, including Jan Goss, who served as a key Bowen advance man. Bowen aide William J. Watt has also confirmed he is advising Quayle on a low-key basis.

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Ohio, authorities on Indianafiled charges of reckelss homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal accident. Police said Schmidt was arrested after they received a tip, giving the license number of a truck that allegedly fled the scene after the five-death accident. Officials said that from the tip they determined where the driver was headed. The crash occurred on Indiana 64 four miles west of Princeton. Police identified those killed as Nancy Roberts, 42; her daughter, Carlita, 5; Anthony Burns, 20; Marie Bums, 17, and Daren Madison, 15, all of Princeton. Investigators said the truck that fled the scene tried to pass Mrs. Roberts’auto, observed an oncoming car and pulled back into the westbound lane. However, the truck struck the Roberts’ vehicle, knocking it across the centerline into the path of a car driven by Ronald M. Bush, 26, Princeton. Three persons were killed in separate accidents Monday. Robert A. Chapman Jr., 22, Milford, Mich., died when he

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The Democratic senatorial race also could be tame. U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh is expected to seek an unprecedented fourth term and party officials say he would have no more than token opposition. The Democratic contest for governor is another story. There, Batesville businessman John Hillenbrand is the acknowledged front-runner, based primarily on his one-year lead in forming a campaign organization and raising money. But Hillenbrand faces opponents for the nomination. State Sen. Wayne Townsend of Hartford City has begun active campaigning, although he has not formally announced. Former state Sen. Graham Richard of Fort Wayne has reportedly encountered fund-rais-ing problems, but maintains he plans to stay in the race. Anderson Mayor and former lieutenant governor Robert Rock could also enter the field. The pace has picked up in presidential politics. Sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee is slated to make a campaign swing through the state this week and has the backing of Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind. President Carter is scheduled to headline the Jefferson-Jack-son Day dinner in Indianapolis next Saturday, a move which is expected to help solidify his support among Indiana Democrats. While some of the statewide races appear solid, there is still worlds of time for things to change. Most political organizers say a candidate can start as late as November and wage a credible campaign for spring nominations.

lost control of his car on Indiana 47 near Lebanon. The car flipped over, and Chapman was thrown clear. A two-car crash on a Wabash County road killed Robbie J. Robinson, 21, of near Bunker Hill. Nicholas Copple, 23, Lawrenceburg, was killed when his motorcycle veered off Indiana 262 near Lawrenceburg and went into a ditch. Hammond police said Kelly Fannin, 17, Hammond was killed Sunday night when her motorcycle went off a city street and struck a tree. Robert Kenworthy, 59, Decatur, died Sunday when his car veered off an Adams County road and struck a utility pole. Earlier Sunday, two persons were killed and four injured when a car veered off a Posey County road and struck an embankment. Authorities said the victims, Thomas Mills, 16, Cynthiana, and Corlette Hardwick, 16, Poseyville, were passengers Joann Stratton, 42, Gary, was struck and killed early Sunday as she tried to cross Interstate 80. The driver was not charged.

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State faces shortages after holiday travel

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Citing lower allocations of fuel, heavier travling on the long Memorial Day weekend and the start of the vacation season, a gas dealers representative says Indianapolis-area motorists could face a shortage this week. “I know of some stations who are now out of regular and many others who will be out in the next couple of days,” said Robert L. Cope, board chairman of the Indiana Service Stations Dealers Association. “I

McKamey, parents Glen and Nellie Flint, Mary Ellen McKeehan and Louise Brackney. A son of the Flints', Glenn L., was not available for the photo. The identifying plate for the file was provided by Betty Lear. (Banner-Graphic photo by Becky Igo).

fear a run on stations Tuesday and Wednesday.” Cope noted stations are operating with 70 to 80 percent of their normal allocations and won’t get more fuel until Friday. “I don’t think stations will limit gasoline but rather just sell what they have and then close until Friday,” Cope said Monday. “And Friday, well, there will probably be a run on

the stations as they receive their first June allotment.” A check of service stations in the Indianapolis area Monday showed about 75 percent closed for the holiday. Those that were open planned to close earlier than usual. An Indiana State Police dispatcher said the normal heavy traffic from the Indianapolis Speedway peaked much earlier than in past years and nearly all of he crowd had departed the area by late Sunday.

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Indiana vulnerable to accidents with dangerous cargo \

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Indiana is the hub of the Midwest’s highway system, so when truckloads ofo dangerous cargoes move, the state is vulnerable to disasters, safety officials say. J. Philip Cornwell, Indiana University public safety researcher, said 250,000 shipments of hazardous materials are transported daily thorughout the nation. Included are flammables, explosives, toxic chemicals and radioactive matter, he said. More than 14,000 accidents involving the materials were reported by truck drivers in 1977, and officials expect last year’s statistics to be even higher, he said. “These incidents resulted in the unintentional release of hazardous cargo, causing 30 deaths and more than 500 injuries,” he reported. “With so many hazardous cargo shipments, the probabilities are increasing that some type of catastrophic accident will occur. ” The I.U. institute for Public Safety Research, currently con-

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ducting a study for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, jias pinpointed some weaknesses in states’ ability to deal with tran-sportation-related rediologfcal incidents. “While many state have gbod fixed-site accident plans for nuclear power plants and for other types of reactors, few states plan well for incidents involving the transportation of radioactive cargoes,” project director Rex Hume said. Hume said the number of’radioactive shipments is higher than much of the public believes because of the medical profession’s extensive use oLradioactive material in medicines and for diagnostic purposes.,' Local law enforcement officials and firefighters can prevent many such disasters wjth their initial reaction, but few'officers have been trained to handle them, project member Ed Feigenbaum said. Indiana maintains a chemical emergency response team and an oil and hazardous materials response team.

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