Banner Graphic, Volume 13, Number 107, Greencastle, Putnam County, 12 January 1983 — Page 3

'Silent majority' turns vocal at Statehouse rally

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Unemployed steelworker Mareell Harris said he joined a Statehouse rally of more than 1.000 Hoosiers because he didn't know what else to do. Unemployed auto worker David Tierney of Anderson said 'Td like to bring a busload of people down here every day. I think we'll see a lot of people coming down." The two were part of a citizens rally in the Statehouse, where speakers urged support of legislation to create jobs in a state with rising unemployment, halt rising utility costs and impose a moratorium on farm foreclosures. Tierney and Harris attended a "people's state of the state" rally Tuesday, coordinated by the Citizens Action Coalition. Busloads attended from Gary, South Bend, Fort Wayne, LaPorte, Elkhart, New Albany, Jeffersonville, Richmond, Anderson. Marion, Kokomo and Muncie. Those at the hour-long rally held signs reading “Give Them Credit-Save Family Farms," "Save Indiana Workers," "Danger, Unemployment.” “Stop State Taxes," "Ban Winter Disconnects," and "Take Stock In America Or Invest In Unemployment.” Several of the 11 speakers focused on Indiana's 14 percent unemployment rate. "This is a state of emergency for the state of Indiana,” said Rev. Henry M. Williamson,

Gov. Orr busy rehearsing

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Robert D. Orr will unveil his 1983 legislative agenda tonight when he delivers his "State of the State” message to a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly. For the second year in a row, the speech was scheduled at night to get the biggest audience. Sixteen of the state’s 26 television stations have agreed to broadcast the speech live at 7:30 p.m. EST, while others plan to run it later or use exerpts on their newscasts. The time slot, sandwiched between the network news shows and the beginning of prime time programming, puts the governor’s speech head to

ABC chairman quits post for law offer

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - After two years as chairman of Indiana's Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Robert N. Skinner is quitting to practice law in Bedford, his hometown. Skinner’s resignation is effective Jan.3l. Gov. Robert D. Orr has appointed Indianapolis attorney Harry K. Wick to fill the remaining two years of Skinner’s term. Wick currently

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president of Operation HUSH in Indianapolis. "We're not asking for a handout but a hand up." He urged an emergency jobs bill to repair battered roads and put Hoosiers back to work. “It takes a serious situation to motivate people to assemble in these numbers," said Phil Ginder, coalition state chairman. Ginder said the crowd topped 1,278. Marcell Harris, 27, of Gary, was among those listening to representatives of the state AFL-CIO, United Auto Workers Union, United Senior Action. Izaak Walton League, NAACP and Indiana Council of Churches. Harris said he was laid off from U.S. Steel’s Gary works about 18 months ago. ‘‘l’ve got to do something," he said. Ernest C. Jones, president of the Indiana AFL-CIO, spoke of Kokomo’s 22.4 percent unemployment, Anderson's 19.4 percent, Muncie's 18.6 percent, Gary’s 18.3 percent, and In-

head with such diversions as ‘‘Family Feud" and “Entertainment Tonight." Orr went home to the governor’s mansion Tuesday afternoon to rehearse the speech, which runs between 17 and 20 minutes. Aides said his schedule was pretty clear today in case he needed to do any lastminute preparation. With the speech. Orr is following the mandate of the Indiana Constitution which directs the governor “from time to time give to the General Assembly information touching on the condition of the state and recommend such measures as he shall judge expedient.” Measured by the amount of

serves as chairman of the Marion County Liquor Board. Skinner, who stirred controversy by suggesting the repeal of a state regulation barring exclusive territories for beer wholesalers, said he was under no pressure to step down. But he added, “a lot of people may be happy about it now who won’t be later.” Skinner, who headed the In-

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dianapolis and Evansville’s comparatively low 11 percent jobless rates. “What kind of economy have we when 11 percent unemployment begins to look good?” Jones said. “We should be ashamed of that." He said 40 percent of the unemployed Indiana residents have exhausted their benefits. “The average weekly benefit actually paid in Indiana amounts to only SB3 per week,” which is 42nd nationally. Jones criticized the recently passed sales and income tax increases and said the concept of giving tax breaks to business in certain economically depressed ‘‘enterprise zones” was regressive. Dallas Sells, director of UAW Region 3, said enterprise zones would guarantee "low wages, no taxes and a union-free atmosphere.” He said the Orr administration program consisted of “social planning and welfare for the wealthy corporate interests and zero for the unem-

time spent on the speech and the content, the “State of the State” message is the most important address a governor gives each year. Although he has people on his stafl to handle speech-writing chores. Orr wrote this year's "State of the State” speech himself. “He did a lot of it while he was out in Colorado and after he returned from his vacation." said Nancy DiLaura, an aide to the governor. The first draft was circulated among Orr's senior staff for comment and then it was revised, taking suggested changes into account. Unlike his predecessor, Otis Bowen, who once packed so

diana Employment Security Division under then-Gov. Otis R. Bowen, was appointed by Orr to take over the troubled ABC when his term began in 1981. The ABC chief said he had achieved most of the goals he set for himself, including the decision to void liquor permits that have been out of circulation for years.

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ployed workers. “The administration gave us a 23 percent increase in sales tax, 57 percent increase in income tax and zero increase in corporate tax," Sells said. Barbara Adams, of Indiana Citizens Organizations Acting Together, said Indiana farmers "are demanding a moratorium on foreclosures as a first step in protecting their farms. “By putting American agriculture back on its feet you are helping to put American industry back to work, for one segment of our nation to be healthy we all must be healthv." Violet McNally. 74. of Richmond, listened as Martin Miller. 90, from the Indiana Council on Senior Citizens, urged increased funding for Project SAFE, which helps pay winter utility bills for lowincome and elderly Hoosiers Mrs. McNally said she took a bus with about 15 others from the Senior Workers Action Center in Richmond because "we want help.

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much into a "State of the State” speech that it required an intermission. Orr plans to hit the highlights of his legislative agenda. The details, Mrs DiLaur said, will be spelled out ir summary that will be distrit ‘ed to legislators. “The governor is taking kind of a philosophical approach where we are now. where we re going, how we can best get there, that type of tone," Mrs. DiLaura said. “While he generally touches on several subjects in the speech, he gives weight to three or four, the ones he's been emphasizing in recent weeks,” she added.

“I’ve been in government a long time and it is financially better to devote more time to the practice of law,” Skinner said. Wick, who will work with Skinner for two weeks before taking over, said he was looking foward to the new assignment. “I’ll just try to do a good job. 1 know I can do a good job," he said.

PSC denies $5.6 million utility rate increase

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Wabash Valley Power Association’s zeal to remove opposition to its rate increase has cost the utility $5.6 million in annual revenue. The Public Service Commission, in a rare punitive move, refused Tuesday to grant any portion of the $5.6 million rate increase request because Wabash Valley attempted to coerce Kankakee Valley REMC to withdraw from the rate case. The commission gave Wabash Valley six months to revise the salary schedule for top utility officials and bring the pay in line with similarly sized utilities. Wabash Valley had sought a 5.36 percent rate increase. The commission had a change of heart on the $912,155 rate

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