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Incarceration at Brazil denied

Minnick trial venued to Clay County

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor Clay Circuit Court at Brazil has been selected as the site for the trial of suspected murderer William Arthur Minnick, a decision reached late Wednesday afternoon by prosecution and defense attorneys. MINNICK WILL STAND trial for the Oct. 26 slaying of Martha R. Payne, 24,9 S. Locust St., Greencastle. The victim died following an early evening attack at her home. The cause of death was determined as a single stab wound, according to autopsy reports. Following an all-day omnibus hearing in Putnam Circuit Court Monday, Judge William C. Vaughn sustained a motion by Minnick’s court-appointed attorney Stephen Pierson for a change of venue. MINNICK WAS EXPECTED to be tran sferred to the Indiana State Reformatory at Pendleton, according to Circuit Court Judge Pro Tern Sally Gray

Greencastle schools to participate in pilot state reading project

By DAVID BARR Banner-Graphic Civic Affairs Editor Reading skills of lOth-grade students in Greencastle Community Schools will be evaluated through a state-sponsored program adopted Wednesday night by the school’s board of trustees. In presenting the proposed program for consideration, Supt. James L. Peck explained that Greencastle is one of 15 Indiana schools invited to participate in a pilot project of the State Department of Public Instruction. TERMED AN ESSENTIAL Skills Assessment Project, the underlying purpose of tests will be to determine a students readiness to receive a regular high school diploma. By giving tests at the sophomore level, schools will have an opportunity for remedial programs to assist those with reading deficiency problems well ahead of graduation date, Peck said. The test is presently being selected and will probably be “custom designed” by a commercial company using reading objectives selected by a panel of teachers from around the state. THE PILOT PROJECT IS to include school systems representative of Indiana generally including size of school and community, urban and rural environment, etc. In addition to Greencastle, other state schools invited to participate in the reading evaluation project included: Crawfordsville Community Schools, Crown Point Community Schools, Elwood Community School Corp., Greenwood Community School Corp., Indianapolis Public Schools, Lafayette School Corp., Lake Central School Corp., Logansport Community School Corp., New AlbanyFloyd County School Corp., Seymour Community Schools, Southwest Dubois Community School Corp., South Knox School Corp., Twin Lakes School Corp. and Warsaw Community Schools.

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who signed the paperwork late Wednesday. Nasser reportedly contacted the Putnam Circuit Court earlier asking if Judge Vaughn would allow Minnick to be relocated to the Clay County Jail so that he may talk with his client. But the judge refused the transfer. The Clay County Jail has been criticized in the past few weeks by its sheriff, Wayne Lucas, following several escapes which he said were due to the poorly constructed jail. Lucas had even contacted Putnam County Sheriff Jim Baugh about transferring prisoners for incarceration locally. An agreement has been reached, in case such transfers become necessary. CHARGES PERTAINING TO the slaying are now under the jurisdiction of the Clay Circuit Court since the venue has been granted, Judge Gray pointed out. But, new counts filed after Minnick’s escape remain in Putnam County with arraignment to be held at a future date.

Machine scoring of test results will be provided to schools, parents and the public on the various areas of strength and weakness found by the testing process. THE DEPARTMENT OF Public Instruction will sign an agreement with participating schools, specifying the responsibilities of all concerned. Locally, Audrey Walton, GHS counselor, will supervise the operation here; Supt. Peck expressed the opinion that such evaluation tests will adopted statewide in the future. It was noted that in some states, suits have been brought against school corporations by students who charged they were allowed to graduate although their reading levels were well below normal. IN OTHER SCHOOL board matters, salary increase consideration was given for non-certified personnel. Peck explained that in the past, percentage increases for this class had been the same as that granted teaching personnel. Following this trend, the salaries of secretaries in the administrative office and in offices of school principals were increased eight per cent. Using a different formula, the pay of cafeteria workers was increased by 25 cents an hour. In considering pay scales for bus drivers, Peck told the board that since the closing of Miller School, transportation routes had been restructured, with some routes longer than others. He proposed that daily pay for long routes be increased from $25 to $26.50 for long routes and from S2O to s2l for shorter routes. Board approval was given. UNDER OTHER PERSONNEL matters, Peck told the board that Kathleen Kissinger, girls’ varsity track coach, had submitted her resignation. Also submitting resignations were Stephen Ball, boys’ assistant track coach, and Brett Walker, girls’ assistant track coach. These Col. 3, back page, this section

Good night, nurse?

Female nurses and the female public hold a positive image of men in nursing, according to a survey conducted by recent DePauw University nursing school graduate William Monroe. The findings were contrary to another reported study done elsewhere that showed that less than one-third of the public would approve of their sons becoming a nurse. ONE OF TWO MALES (the other, Tom Swanger, graduated in 1975) to enter DePauw’s nursing program, Monroe recently handed out his questionnaire to female nursing students and to a random sampling of women in a large shopping mall. He asked his respondents to agree or disagree with such statements as

Judge Vaughn also upheld Pierson’s request to withdraw from the case, since the 18-year-old suspect’s family has retained the services of Terre Haute attorney Woodrow Nasser. BOTH ATTORNEYS W ERE given three days to select any county in the state for the trial to be transferred. If an agreement could not be reached, both lawyers were to select from a list of six counties prepared by Vaughn. Those counties listed were Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Tippecanoe, Hendricks and Clay. During a Wednesday discussion with Brewer, defense attorney Nasser deleted Hendricks County from the list of venue possibilities. Brewer then struck Marion County. Morgan County was Nasser’s next choice to be removed from the list, while Brewer followed with Monroe County. Nasser’s final selection eliminated Tippecanoe County, leaving Clay County for the case to be venued. AS SOON AS LEGAL documents are

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$125,000 damage suit filed in fatal accident

By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor Damages of $125,000 are being sought against a rural Cloverdale teen-ager whose alleged careless driving resulted in injuries to Crystal Dodson, then 2, following a June 23 accident which also killed her mother. According to court records, monetary compensation is requested from Zachary Scott Hayman, 17, Route 1, Cloverdale, as filed by attorney John R. Hammond on behalf of Crystal’s father, Richard E. Dodson.

DPU grad's study of male nurse stereotyping finds public pulse healthy

“ Male nurses are not as understanding of the needs of others (empathetic) as female nurses,’’ “Men become nurses because they are not smart enough to become doctors,” and “Male nurses are homosexual.” Both groups of women who completed the questionnaire disagreed that male nurses were homosexual and that they are not smart enough to be doctors. The female nurses were undecided on the empathy issue, while the public disagreed. MONROE SAID HE started his study, called “The Images of Male Nurses: Perceptions of the Public and of Female Nurses,” with the assumption that the nursing profession would benefit from an influx of men into the field. After the

transferred, a trial date will be scheduled in Clay Circuit Court. Judge Ernest Yelton is expected to hear the case. Minnick is charged with murder, robbery and unlawful deviate sexual conduct. The suspect was apprehended at his stepparents’ 1011 Avenue F, Greencastle, home the following morning of the incident. A neighbor told police he saw Minnick at the Payne home on Oct. 26. Questioned by police, Minnick admitted being inside the home on the day of the murder, but reportedly denies his involvement. During an Oct. 29 arraignment in Putnam Circuit Court, Minnick pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. SINCE THAT TIME, three additional charges have been filed against Minnick. He is also charged with escape, a Class D felony; resisting law enforcement officers, a Class A misdemeanor; and battery with a deadly weapon, a Class C felony. Brewer, who is seeking the death penalty in the case, filed the latter charges Monday.

THE INFANT DODSON was a passenger in an auto being driven southbound on Manhattan Road near the U.S. 40 intersection, when the car was struck head-on by an auto driven by Hayman, records show. The suit contends Hayman was driving northbound in a “careless and negligent manner” by: Driving on the wrong side of the road, failing to keep proper lookout so as to avoid a collision with other vehicles driving properly on the road, and failing to have his vehicle under sufficient control as to avoid collision with other vehicles being

study, which was part of his School of Nursing assignments, he concluded that female nurses and the female public image already hold a positive image of men in nursing. One factor that gave rise to Monroe’s study was that, though nursing was a male occupation through the nineteenth century, it currently has only two percent in its work force. He decided to see if it was the “image” of male nurses that in general hold back the entrance of men into the field. BEFORE STARTING his study, Monroe explored related literature and found a number of conclusions made in earlier studies. Among them was the “stereotype of nursing as a female profession,” a belief ingrained early in child develop-

The additional counts stem from Minnick’s escape last weekend from the Putnam County Jail. Earlier transferred to the Indiana State Reformatory at Pendleton, the suspect was brought back to Putnam County last Sunday to await his appearance the next day in Putnam Circuit Court. REPORTEDLY USING a Bible to slip between the latch of the cell door, Minnick escaped from the “holding tank” of the jail, an area on the basement level. Walking almost a mile to his stepparents’ home, Minnick took their car, traveling as far as the Belle Union area before being apprehended by police. Court records show Minnick fled from Indiana State Trooper Wiley Mimms, when the officer first stopped Minnick on a Belle Union county road. Driving at times in excess of 90 m.p.h., Minnick bypassed a roadblock established by State Police Investigator Jack Hanlon. MINNICK WAS FINALLY captured when he collided with Mimms’ State Police

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driven properly. “As a direct and proximate result of Hayman’s careless acts and omissions,” the suit states, “(Crystal) Dodson suffered severe and lasting physical injuries which required hospitalization and further medical treatment and which has resulted in extreme pain, suffering and mental distress.” Greencastle attorney Rexall A. Boyd entered an appearance Tuesday to serve as Hayman’s counsel. HAYMAN AWAITS A TRIAL date in Putnam County Court for a driving-left-of-

ment through role models and media presentation. Quoting a 1978 survey done of daily and weekly newspapers, Monroe said “physical attributes and personal lives of male nurses were stressed far more frequently.” The papers tended to stress that nursing was an alternative - not primary- career choice for these men. Monroe admits that there were certain possible inadequacies in his study. For one thing, the fact that he was a male “may have influenced the public respondents who received the survey from his hands," he said. In addition to promoting the entrance of more males into the field, Monroe suggests that the “image” issue could be dealt with by "promoting nursing as a nonsexual-

vehicle, court records show. The defense of insanity was originally filed by Pierson, but Nasser has told the Banner-Graphic he is unsure if he will continue that defense. In either case, state statute requires the court to appoint two psychiatrists to conduct examinations. Judge Vaughn appointed Larry Davis and William Fisher. According to Vaughn, Putnam County could still be liable for expenses pertaining to the case. Definite costs include transportation, “advisory juror” fees and Pierson’s expenses as Minnick’s pauper attorney. IT IS LIKELY THE JUDGE who will now receive the case will hold Putnam County accountable for any expenses incurred during the trial, again singling out transportation costs, witness and jury fees, etc. Putnam County will not be responsible for payment to Nasser, since he is sei-ving as Minnick’s private counsel during the trial.

From the looks of things, 10-month-old Grant Hile has his defense down (left), but could use a little polish on the finer points of offense. The young son of Greencastle High School freshman basketball coach Glenn Hile showed varsity starter Brian Richards he can play the man-to-man defense with the best of the toddlers. But despite the efforts of Richards and teammate Bill Shuee, a two-point try falls short during halftime of the GHS-South Putnam freshman game Wednesday night at McAnally Center. (Ban-ner-Graphic photos by Steve Fields).

center charge also filed in relation to the June 23 accident. Crystal’s mother, Mrs. Vickie Dodson, 22, Brazil, died of injuries a week following the accident near the Martin-Marietta Stone Quarry south of Manhattan. Richard Dodson, 26, and an infant son, were also injured following that collision. On Oct. 13, County Court Judge Sally Gray suspended Hayman’s driver’s license after he was found guilty of unreasonable speed and lack of due care involving a May 22 incident on Mt. Olive Road.

linked profession among pre-school children.” "PERHAPS THE NEGATIVE comedic image of male nurses seen occasionally in the entertainment media is a product of male beliefs about other males who would choose nursing as a career," he added. According to Sherry Smith, director of nursing at DePauw, there is no program specifically designed to attract men to the School of Nursing. She said a promotional slide presentation used by the School of Nursing shows that prospective students see the two men, and they would see that we welcome males into our program. Approximately 112 students are enrolled in DePauw’s fouryear degree program in nursing.