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State court won't reconsider Minnick case ruling

By BECKYIGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor The Indiana Supreme Court refused Friday a petition for rehearing filed by the state attorney general’s office in the case of William Minnick, convicted of the 1981 murder-rape of a Greencastle housewife. Dan Foley, a member of the attorney general’s staff, said the five Indiana Supreme Court justices were unanimous in the decision. The justices, as is said to be common practice, did not render a written opinion on the petition for rehearing.

OePauw University President Richard Rosser

(left) greets U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Paul Kelley, after the m ilitary leader's address Friday. Although our military strength is on the rise, Kelley painted a bleak picture of the U.S. attempting to battle against state-sponsored terrorist attacks due to the unknown element involved. In Kelley's opinion, the attacks should be looked upon as "acts of war" and dealth with accordingly. (Banner-Graphic photo by Becky Igo).

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Instant heat before electronics

By DAVID BARR Banner-Graphic Civic Affairs Editor If anyone tries to tell you that instant heat is an innovation of the electronic age, don’t believe him. Folks had this figured out long before there were buttons to push or thermostatic dials to turn. Called a coal stove, or a baseburner, in homes of the well to do, this living room heater was really a source of instant heat, at least when it got its back up and reached its maximum of efficiency. THIS MEANT THAT if the fire bowl was cherry red or near enough to it to send the heat radiating out in all directions, there was instant heat there for the absorbing. Those who came in from the cold outdoors with spines that felt like icicles, there was instant heat and comfort aplenty available by backing up to the stove and soaking up the surplus warmth. I’m not too strong on anatomy, but as I remember it, warmth from the back side sort of spread out around to the front and soon a fellow was warm all over. But with one exception. EVEN THOSE WITH short legs will agree that the feet are situated too far from the central heat of the midsection and getting this instant heat down that far is a problem, but one easily solved. And makers of the baseburner must have realized this when they adorned their models with a sort of chrome-like skirting around the stove’s fire bowl. Supposedly, this ornamental feature was designed for style or as a guard to keep lit-

Weak end to our weekend

Partly cloudy and cool with overnight low in the upper 20s to low 30s. Becoming cloudy on Sunday with a 60 per cent chance of rain developing toward evening. High Sunday in the high 40s. Winds becoming southeasterly at 5-10 mph. Indiana Extended Forecast The outlook for Monday through Wednesday is cold each day with highs ranging from 35 to 45 and lows from 20 to 30. There’s a chance of snow flurries north Monday and

FOLEY SAID LATE FRIDAY that the state attorney general’s office will begin steps to petition the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. “Our office has 60 days to do that,” he added. If the U.S. Supreme Court concurs with the Indiana high court, Minnick is expected to be retired. Putnam County Prosecutor Del Brewer, who tried the case that was venued to Clay Circuit Court at Brazil, said earlier it is his intention to retry Minnick, if the U.S. Supreme Court concurs.

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Choir members sought for Monday

Anyone interested in taking part in the community church choir and procession of lights for Monday’s Greencastle community Christmas tree-lighting ceremony is welcome. PROGRAM CHAIRMAN Joyce Hanlon of the Greencastle Civic League issues an invitation to individuals and church choir members to join the procession that will kick off Monday’s 6 p.m. tree-lighting ceremony.

tie kids and clumsy adults from bumping into the red hot surface. What these stove people may never have experienced was the feeling of instant pedal warmth that radiated upward when a fellow parked his heels on the chrome surface. A LITTLE COMMON SENSE was needed before using this foot-warming method. If the fire was a bit too low, it took quite a while for the heat to filter through two pair of Rockford socks and the cold layer of flesh and bone beneath them. On the other hand, if the stove was working overtime to put out heat, the outside layer of socks could be scorched. This wasn’t immediately noticed because cold feet can be too numbed to have much feeling. The just right time to toast the heels, as

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Minnick, then 18, was convicted in 1982 by a Brazil jury for the stabbing, rape and murder of Martha Payne, who resided with her husband at 9 S. Locust St., Greencastle. CLAY CIRCUIT COURT Judge Ernest Yelton, who presided over the approximately three-week trial, accepted jurors’ recommendation that Minnick be given the death penalty. The judge ordered that Minnick die by electrocution. However, Minnick’s attorney, Woodrow Nasser of Terre Haute, challenged the 1982

Those who want to join the community choir are asked to meet at First Christian Church, 101 S. Indiana St., ats:lsp.m. Mrs. Hanlon urges participants to dress warmly and bring a flashlight. THE TREE, THE FOCUS of the Civic League’s “Lights of Love” project, will be lighted during the 45minute program on the south side lawn of the courthouse. The public is invited to attend.

well as the toes, was determined by experimentation. Getting burned once might have been excusable, but the fellow that let it happen twice deserved little sympathy. If the outer damage wasn’t too much, socks could go to the darning basket for repair, but it took longer for heels to get well. WHILE THE POOR OF the land might not have been able to buy a living-room heater with all the shiny trimmings, there was instant heat available from another source. Every kitchen had an oven and every oven had a door upon which the frigid pedal extremities could be thawed out. But here again the heat tolerance had to be accounted for. But there could be another problem Col. 1, back page, this section

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conviction on appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court. It is Nasser’s contention that police overstepped their bounds when they continued questioning Minnick after the former Greencastle man requested at attorney. Nasser cited the case Edwards vs. Arizona, which states that all interrogation of a suspect must end, once counsel is requested. The Indiana Supreme Court agreed with Nasser’s argument. ON SEPT. 7, THE Indiana Supreme

No defense against an 'act of war' By BECKY IGO Banner-Graphic Area News Editor Even with the tightest military security, there is “no guarantee” that the U.S., or any country, can protect itself from a terrorist attack, U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Paul Kelley said Friday morning to a DePauw University audience. Kelley’s comments came following a question by a former U.S. Marine, who asked how our country could be so vulnerable to allow the Oct. 23, 1983 bombing attack at the Marine Corps command post established at Lebanon. THE ATTACK, WHICH WAS triggered by a suicidal terrorist driving a truck filled with explosives, caused the death of 241 U.S. Marines. “You have to put yourself in the position of the commander there,” Kelley began in response. “The command post was quartered at Beruit International Airport. It was not the location of a main headquarters of any kind. “It wasn’t an area where a peacekeeping force would be stationed. It was a very active location, since it was at an airport. There were thousands of vehicles moving in and out everyday. ‘‘THE COMMANDER TOOK what he believed to be as very prudent actions based on the threat as he knew it,” Kelley explained. “The act was done as more of an attitude of closing down the airport because that was the main thing. ” A situation in which an individual would intentionally carry out an act of terrorism on a suicidal mission, is very unique, according to Kelley. “There had never been, in the history of that type of situation before, where we had a large five-ton truck carrying the largest amount of explosives the FBI has ever investigated. “The truck was carrying 12,000 to 18,000 pounds of high explosives,” Kelley said. “That’s about six to nine tons of explosives, which was going at high speed and then rammed through the steps of the command post. ‘‘WE ALL CAN SIT BACK and say what we’d do in retrospect,” Kelley reasoned. “We can say there would be all sorts of things we would do. But we felt like we had done all of the prudent things.” If the U.S. Marine command post had dug “tank ditches,” most likely the act could not have been carried out, Kelley hinted. The problem is, no matter what you do, stopping a terrorist attack is almost impossible, according to the commandant. “If those kinds of formidable barriers would have been done, we felt pretty sure the same thing would have been done by airplane,” the general said. “The bombing there was to signal to get the U.S. out of Lebanon,” Kelley charged. “It was a political signal to get us out.” UNFORTUNATELY, ACTS of terrorism will most likely continue and will occur with greater frequency, Kelley said. “Terrorism is a very active threat in the world,” he stressed. “There are literally thousands of people out there right now working on all sorts of insidious devices to kill Americans and it’s not going to stop.” One point that most Americans do not understand is that American embassies are not protected externally by our own country, Kelley related. “The U.S. does not defend its embassies. We do not use our military force to do that. “It is the responsibility of the host nation,” Kelley claimed, “to provide the security. The 1,300 U.S. Marines in 125 embassies and consulates all over the world are only responsible for the internal security of those buildings. “THE RESPONSIBILITY of defending falls upon the host nation,” he said. That is to understand, Kelley notes. “It would be ludicrous to see Soviet soldiers outside the Soviet Embassy here in the U.S., Col. 1, back page, this section

Court overturned the conviction by another unanimous vote, saying that Minnick should be retried. With the Indiana Supreme Court’s decision, an alleged taped confession, obtained by police during questioning, will be considered inadmissiable evidence in another trial. In earlier statements, Nasser maintains that without the recording, the state’s case shows there is no direct evidence linking Minnick to the crime. Following the Indiana Supreme Court’s September ruling, Minnick, now 21, was

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Who's news

Compiled by ERIC BERNSEE Banner-Graphic Managing Editor Hudkins-Pershing Accountants Inc., Greencastle, has announced the promotion of JOANN M. HIEMENZ, CPA, to tax manager. Mrs. Hiemenz received her certified public accountant designation in 1981 and has been employed by the firm since 1978 As tax manager and head of the tax department, she will direct the department staff and be responsible for all individual partnership and corporate income tax preparation, as well as tax planning and Internal Revenue Service dealings. Mrs. Hiemenz is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Indiana Certified Public Accountant Society and the American Women’s Society of Certified Public Accountants. She is president of Theta Chapter of Delta Theta Tau Philanthropic Sorority and is also active in Jones Elementary School PTO and Girl Scouts. She and her husband John, general manager of Greencastle Manufacturing Co., reside in Greencastle with their four children. DONNA ROSSER, wife of DePauw University President Richard Rosser, has a watercolor painting, “A Favorite View,” featured in the Dec. 1-30 exhibition “A Change of Seasons: Contemporary Landscapes,” at Editions Limited Gallery, The Fashion Mall, Keystone at the Crossing, Indianapolis. Mrs. Rosser and 11 other artists were feted Saturday in an opening reception. JAMIE K. HARRIS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harris, 2041 Fairway Drive, Greencastle, served as an official hostess Nov. 4-6 during the Purdue University Old Masters Program. The program, started in 1950, brings professionals to the West Lafayette campus to discuss their achievements and philosophies with students. Hosts and hostesses like Miss Harris, a junior retail management major at Purdue, area selected through a petition-and-interview process. They served as escorts for the 14 visiting professional. Greencastle physician Dr. MARK CONWAY has been named a diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice (ABFP) as the result of passing a certification examination offered by the ABFP. Dr. Conway, who has joined Drs. Fred Haggerty, Gregory M. Larking and Warren Macy in their offices at 309 Medic Way, is now certified in the medical specialty of family practice. The written examination is designed to prove candidates’ abilities in the areas of internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry and community medicine. Drs RUTH C. GOODELL and DAVID W. ZAUEL recently attended the American Academy of Ophthamology in Atlanta, Ga. Dr. Zauel taught a course entitled “The Functional Eye Exam.” Both doctors attended scientific sessions which lasted for five days. New topics

released from Death Row at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. He was transported to the Clay County Jail in Brazil where he remains incarcerated. Attempts by the Banner-Graphic to contact Nasser and Prosecutor Brewer Friday were unsuccessful ACCORDING TO RECORDS at the Put nam County auditor’s office, the Minnick trial cost Putnam County approximately $49,000. An additional SIO,OOO was paid to Nasser as Minnick’s pauper counsel.

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highlighted at this year’s meeting included refractive surgery, including surgical alternatives for nearsightedness. EDWARD R. SALVETER, Route 2, Cloverdale, has completed the Practicing Foresters Institute Course IX, held in Athenas, Ga. The course is sponsored by the Association of Consulting Foresters, in cooperation with the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Consultants must complete at least one Practicing Foresters Institute course every five years to maintain membership in the Association of Consulting Foresters. Subjects covered in the Oct. 7 11 session were business aspects of consulting forestry, the forester as an expert witness in courts of law, the economics of timber markets, use of computers by consulting foresters, timber taxation and ethics in forestry. The Greencastle High School Class of 1937 held its 47th class reunion Sept. 15 at Cedarwood Inn with VURLIN and WILMA RADER serving as hosts. Those present were: MARGURITE (SIMMERMAN) GRIMES, CORNELIA (GAEBES) LAY, MARJORIE (SHAMED BEASON, SANFORD SIDDONS, KATHERINE (ROSSOK) RODNEY, MARY FLORENCE (ALBIN) STAUCH, MARJORIE (BLACK) ELLIS, ELDENA (TOT-TIE-ALSPAUGH) McCARSON, NELLIE (MARSHALL) MARTIN, DALE COVERT, PAUL EVANS, HILA (RITTER) CRAWLEY, FRANCES (HATHAWAY) RUNYAN, NATHANIEL MACY, FERD STAUCH and GRAFTON LONGDEN JR. MICHAEL McHUGH, Fillmore, is doing his student-teaching this semester at Van Rensselaer Elementary School in Rensselaer. The South Putnam High School graduate is one of 44 St. Joseph’s College students in volved in the student-teaching experience in area schools this semester. JANET B. FRANKLIN, 326 Dogwood Lane, Greencastle, has received an M.S. degree in education from Butler University, Indianapolis. Army Pvt BRYAN K. WRIGHT, son of General B. Wright of 1032 Avenue E, Greencastle, and Shirley H. Wright, Albany, Ky., has completed basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. During the training, Wright received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice first aid and Army history and traditions. He is a 1984 graduate of Clinton County High School, Albany. Navy Airman BRETT A. RUCKLE, son of Ben and Emily Ruckle of Cloverdale, has completed recruit training at Recruit Training Command, Naval Training Center Orlando, Fla. During Ruckle’s eight-week training cycle, he studied general military subjects designed to prepare him for further academic and on-the-job training in one of the Navy’s 85 basic fields. A 1984 graduate of Cloverdale High School, Ruckle joined the Navy in July 1984.

JAMIE HARRIS