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Tape reveals Lang admitted his guilt to police

PLYMOUTH, Ind. (AP) - With a taped confession already before the jury, prosecutors say they have only a few more witnesses left in the trial of the man accused of murdering the mayor of LaPorte and his wife. In a two-hour video tape shown in Marshall Superior Cpurt Wednesday, Harold W. Lang admitted gunning down Mayor Aloysius J. Rumely Jr. and his wife. Frances. May 31. -s.ang, who was embroiled in a job dispute with the city, said he feared Rumely had organized crime connections and would

NLRB complains about Indiana Desk Co.

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hurt Lang or his family. “I felt it was a matter of life or death my mother's survival. my brother’s survival." Lang told investigators in the taped confession made two days after the Rumelys were attacked. “I was the only person who could protect them. Lang, 30. pleaded innocent by reason of insanity to two counts of murder and one count of burglary. The state is seeking the death penalty. Mrs. Rumely. 68. died in the attack. Rumely, 71, died from implications of gunshot woun-

threatened members of Local 334, United Furniture Workers of America, who have been on strike since March 29. The board charged that actions by guards constitute an unfair labor practice by the company. A hearing on both complaints is set for Jan.l7. The first complaint alleges the company failed to bargain in good faith with the union. According to William Little, NLRB regional director, the complaint says guards threatened striking workers

is Thanksgiving Day in a South Bend hospital. Donald E. Baugher. chief ieputy prosecutor for LaPorte County said the prosecution had inly three or four more witnesses. Richard P Sehaumann, Lang’s court-appointed attorney, said he anticipated opening the defense Friday with several character witnesses, including Lang’s college roommates and friends from high school. "I was afraid Alex Toth or Rumely or both were into some

with physical harm or death, committed assault on strikers and kept some union official under surveillance. Little said no formal complaint has been issued against the security firm, though the agency is considering one. Rich said the company, union and the NLRB agreed last summer to steps to control activities of guards. “It’s really kind of old news," he added. He criticized the board for issuing the complaint. “It is of no legal consequence. Even the

Economic forecast an answer?

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The largest tax increase package in the state’s history is expected to clear the Indiana House today or Friday, sending to the Senate the solution to a projected $452 million state deficit. Democrats and Republicans agreed to waive rules to allow amendments to be considered today, rather than waiting two days as spelled out in House procedure. If the House wants to take a final vote on the package today, it would have to waive rules again. The House was scheduled to convene at 1 p.m. today to consider amendments to a package that would raise the state income and sales taxes and rearrange the way the state pays some of its bills to schools and local government. In a brief session Wednesday,

National Education Task Force position for Gov. Orr

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Asa member of the National Task Force on Education for Economic Growth, Gov. Robert D. Orr hopes to look at how education can spur economic growth. The 28-member national task force is made up of government, business, labor and education leaders. Orr announced Wednesday he was named to the panel created by the Education Commission of the States to promote coordination of educational training with future job needs. The panel is chaired jointly by North Carolina Gov. James B. Hunt Jr., Delaware Gov. Pierre S. DuPont, and Frank Cary, chairman of IBM Corp. Between now and next July, the group plans to look at how' to develop a large pool of welleducated, highly trained citizens needed for economic growth, Orr said. “Future economic growth will require more

kind of drug ring, maybe had mob connections. I just didn't know," Lang said in the tape. The prosecution maintains Lang took out his frustrations on Rumely and his wife when he lost his job at the city's sewage treatment plant. Lang got into a fight with Toth, his supervisor at the plant, last April. Lang said he suffered a back injury in the fight, took a few days sick leave and learned he had been fired when he returned to work. Toth, who testified last week, said Lang quit. Lang said Toth lied

NLRB does not say that has anything to do with prolonging the strike.” Rich said the second complaint is an attempt to shore up the case for the first. Last week, 63 members of the union filed a civil suit in Dubois Circuit Court charging Indiana Desk and the security firm with assaulting, threatening and harrassing them. Ron Jones, president of Command Investigations Bureau, said there was “nothing of substance” to the charges.

the House officially received the bills approved Tuesday by the House Ways and Means Committee. Rep. B. Patrick Bauer, DSouth Bend, urged colleagues to call for a legislative economic forecast to avoid similar huge deficits in the future. After a 10-minute session, the House adjourned to give lawmakers time to consider the bills and work on amendments. Gov. Robert D. Orr called the Legislature into special session Monday to cope with the projected deficit. If it remains unrevised, the two-bill package would: —Raise the state sales tax from 4 to 5 percent. —Raise the individual income tax from 1.9 to 3 percent. —Delay for two years the existing phaseout of the corporate gross income tax.

of the work force, including reasoning and conceptualizing skills, communication skills and scientific, mathematical and computer literacy. Yet current testing and assessment data on American youth indicate a growing gap between abilities and these skills,” Orr said. He said the task force wants to report on whether current education programs are preparing youth for future jobs, suggest alternative policies and legislative programs to improve education, and promote partnerships between public and private leaders that will lead to economic growth. Other task force members include: Govs D. Robert Graham of Florida; Thomas Kean, New Jersey; Richard D. Lamm, Colorado; Scott M. Matheson, Utah; George Nigh. Oklahoma; Robert D. Ray. Iowa; Charles S. Robb, Virginia; Richard L. Thornburgh, Pennsylvania; and state Sen. Anne Lindeman of Arizona.

but the mayor ignored his claim. “The only reason any sane person would have stonewalled or taken the attitudes Rumely had or allowed Toth to take them, was, you know, he must be connected with the Mafia or a drug ring.” Lang said in a calm, even voice. “I felt we could be killed at any minute.” The two-hour, black and white video tape culminated testimony in Marshall Superior Court Wednesday by two policemen who questioned Lang.

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—Allow the State Budget Agency and the governor to set a schedule for making payments to schools, instead of requiring them to be made in monthly or quarterly installments. —Shift the schedule of making property tax replacement payments to local governments. —Remove money for certain construction projects in the 1979-current budgets and reinstate it in the new budget. Democrats contend the package is unfair and want to add tax breaks to lessen the blow. Five Democratic amendments failed in committee. More amendments were expected today before the full House. Meanwhile, Bauer asked lawmakers to consider making

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their own economic forecast annually. Bauer said the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee should supplement projections from the State Budget Agency and the Economic Forum, a group of economists that analyze national and state economic trends. “I don’t know if you can restore credibility of the economic forecast,” he said, out he said he thought it would Help to have an annual legislative report, compiled by elected rather than appointed officials, required by September. That would give lawmakers a chance to look at the economy before elections and before beginning their legislative session. Bauer said a legislative

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forecast would be more accurate and ensure public testimony on the state’s economic condition. State Budget Director Judith Palmer said state revenues are already about sll million behind the latest revenue forecast for the year. That could mean the state will be left with even more than the previously projected $452.1 million deficit by June 30. Bauer told reporters he hopes to “try to restore some trust in the numbers that were given out” which were “off at least S3OO million before the election. Defenders say revenue estimates were substantially off because an anticipated bconomic turnaround built into the calculations didn’t materialize.

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