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Willard appeal fails INDIANAPOLIS (API - A Mooresville man convicted of robbery, arson and murde. in the 1977 slaying of a wealthy Indianapolis widow has lost his bid for a new trial The Indiana Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling issued Wednesday, upheld the convictions and life prison term of Howard Willard, who claimed his case was prejudiced by pretrial publicity and a judge's decision to allow broadcasting of courtroom proceedings. The high court reversed the burglary, robbery and rape convictions of an Indianapolis man because .parts of his testimony was replayed for the jury when neither he nor his attorney was present. The Indiana Court of Appeals, meanwhile, overturned the marijuana conviction of a Kokomo man, saying there was no- evidence he actually possessed the drug. Willard was accused in the May 1977 slaying of Marjorie Jackson, who was killed in her home on Indianapolis’ north side by intruders who were after the millions of dollars she kept there. Fire was set to disguise the crime. Willard was charged with conspiracy, burglary, murder and arson and convicted following a jury trial before Marion Criminal Court Judge John B. Wilson. On appeal, Willard alleged. among other things, that his convictions should be reversed because he wasn’t allowed to move his trial outside of Marion County, where he claimed jurors had been tainted by pre-trial publicity. The high court rejected this claim, because prospective jurors were questioned about their knowledge of the case through the media.

Arbitrator decides INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Indianapolis school board was ready today to announce an arbitrator’s decision on a teachers’ contract. The case has been in arbitration since a month-long strike last fall by the Indianapolis Education Association. Arbitrator Richard L. Kanner reportedly decided on a 5 percent salary increase for the teachers, less than half what they sought. Indianapolis Public Schools and the lEA, both of which agreed to binding arbitration, were notified of the decision Tuesday, but neither side would disclose the results. The school board scheduled an afternoon news conference. The two sides agreed to send the dispute to arbitration Oct. 3. The strike was the longest in Indianapolis school history.

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Friday is last day for compromise voting

Highway finance bill down to wire

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana General Assembly is going down to the wire with the sAsion’s most troublesome issues a gasoline tax increase and a revised spending plan for state government. And the most powerful man in the Senate President Pro Tern Martin K. Edwards, RNew Castle, is predicting that if the legislature is going to produce a highway finance bill, it will have to do it by Friday. Under House rules, Edwards said, Friday is the last day for voting on House-Senate compromises. “You can suspend rules to do anything, but I don’t anticipate doing so,” Edwards said. Unable to agree on a version of each bill that was acceptable, the House and Senate have decided to let select committees of representatives and senators to do the last-minute negotiating for them. The House voted Wednesday to withhold its approval of Sen-

ate changes in the highway financing and budget bills. Since both measures originated in the House, representatives had the final word on whether to agree to the amendments made when the bills traveled through the Senate. Rep. William L. I/)ng, RLafayette, who heads the Ways and Means Committee, was named chairman of the conference committee on the budget bill. He scheduled a meeting on the measure for 11 a m. today to begin the compromise. As it emerged from the House, the budget bill contained $65 million in appropriations for a variety of construction projects around the state in addition to more money for state employees, university personnel and public schools. The Senate cut out S2B million. The funding level was about the same as what originally was approved by the Ways and Means Committee, before House Republicans worked out

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KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) - The Ku Klux Klan has received permission for an April 26 parade around the Howard County Courthouse here. The agreement reached between the Klan and the Kokomo Traffic Com-

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an agreement on highways with the Democratic minority, a compromise which included adding more money to the spending bill. The highway financing bill also contains substantial changes from the version that was passed by the House. As approved by the Senate, it would provide less money for local roads and mass transit than the House version would have. In addition, the Senate changed the method of imposing the state gasoline tax, basing it on price, not on gallons sold. The Senate version would impose an 8 percent tax on the price of gasoline, which translates into a two-eent-per-gallon tax increase for every 25-cent increase in the price of gasoline. Every penny increase in the gasoline tax means an additional $10.40 in taxes each year for a motorist using 20 gallons of gasoline a week.

mission requires the demonstration be limited to 75 persons with no weapons, no vehicles and no loud speakers. Officials said the Klan also must obtain advance approval for anymaterial it intends to dis-

Under the Senate bill, the tax could climb to a maximum of 16 cents a gallon in 1982, providing the base price of the fuel hit $2. The House bill would reduce the existing eight-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax to six cents while imposing a separate 4 percent tax on the price. The proposal would have resulted in an immediate two-cent-per-gallon increase in the overall gasoline tax. The House and Senate did agree to changes the other made on a number of bills. That legislation now goes to the governor for his signature. The list includes bills to: —Allow the governor to approve formation of an agency to sell bonds to provide more money for student loans in Indiana. —Prohibit motion picture distributors ffom forcing theaters to bid on new movies without having a chance to see them.

tribute during the march. The agreement came after Klan leaders filed suit in federal court claiming an earlier denial for a parade permit was a violation of their constitutional rights.

Bowen predicts Chrysler bill will win his approval

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Otis R. Bowen says he expects to sign into law a bill allowing the state to invest up to $39 million in Chrysler Corp., a move designed to help save as many as 100,000 Hoosier jobs. “Until I actually see any bill, and have it analyzed, I can make no promises,” Bowen said. “If the Chrysler bill is as its represented to me, I suspect that 1 will sign it.” Bowen’s comments were made Wednesday after the Ilndiana Senate voted 38-7 to accept House changes in the bill, mainly the $39 million limit. The Senate action sent the bill on its way to Bowen’s desk. Senate President Pro Tern Martin K. Edwards said he felt the limit was not needed because he doubts the state will be asked by Chrysler to give that much money. Edwards, a New Castle Republican who was the bill’s architect, said state aid probably will be no more than $32 million the amount Chrysler has indicated it needs from Indiana to help it qualify for federal loan guarantees. The only other House change would require the automaker to

Recall carried out quickly

WINAMAC, Ind. (AP) - Ford Motor Co. worked “around the clock” on a recall campaign for its Pinto sedan after a federal investigation determined the car had defects that made it a fire hazard, a Ford employee has testified in the automaker’s trial. Ronald L. Hoffman, a supervisor with Ford’s parts and services division, told a Pulaski Circuit Court jury Wednesday, however, that no modification kits to repair alleged defects in the Pinto’s fuel system had reached dealers by Aug. 10,1978

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include real estate as well as property such as machinery in its collateral. The bill requires Chrysler to put up $2 in collateral for every $1 it gets from Indiana. The measure allows the state to buy secured Chrysler financial notes with money from a special fund designed to insure governmental savings accounts against bank failures. The exact time the aid will be provided will be decided by the Public Deposit Insurance Fund board, which includes the governor, the state treasurer, the state auditor, the chairman of the Department of Financial Institutions and the head of the State Board of Accounts. The Indiana money is part of $250 million Chrysler is required by Congress to raise from state and local governments to qualify for $1.5 billion in federal loan guarantees. The action made Indiana the second state to take final action on a Chrysler aid package. Delaware was the first. Chrysler employs 15,000 persons in Indiana and contributes about $1.5 billion a year to the state’s economy, but Edwards said 100,000 jobs rely on the

the day of a fiery crash that killed three teenagers on a northern Indiana highway. Ford’s trial on charges of reckless homicide stems from that crash, in which the three young women burned to death when their 1973 Pinto sedan exploded after it was struck from the rear by a van. The prosecution contends that Ford knew the Pinto’s fuel tank was likely to explode in rearend crashes, but sold the cars anyway without warning the public. Ford voluntarily recalled 1.5

automaker and would be lost if it went under “I think what we’re doing here is not for Chrysler, it’s on behalf of 5 1 million citizens of Indiana,” Edwards said The aid package was opposed by Sen. Joseph R. Harrison, RAttica, who said the security Chrysler would have to provide would not be enough if the company went under “If they do not survive, then I am sure we are going to be a lit tie bit short of collateral for this loan,” Harrison said. He said when companies are liquidated to pay off debts, the usual return is about 10 cents to 15 cents on the dollar. Also voting against the bill were Republicans John B Augsburger of Milford, William C. Dunbar of Terre Haute, Dan iel A. Manion of South BendKeith C. McCormick of Lebanon, V. Richard Miller of Plymouth and Johnny Nugent of Lawrenceburg. Not voting were Republicans Joan M. Gubbins of Indianapolis, John Larson of Valparaiso and Marlin K. McDaniel of Richmond and Democrats Julia Carson of Indianapolis and Frank L. O’Bannon of Cory don.

million 1971-76 Pintos and Mer cury Bobcats in June 1978 after a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investiv gation concluded that their fuel systems were defective. Hoffman, who helped coordi nate Ford’s Pinto recall, said* 1 the effort differed from other recalls because “we were to go' as quickly as we could as if: five assembly plants had closeddown.” That directive illustrated the. “sense of urgency” Ford felt, ■'about' launching the recall, he. said.