Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 November 1999 — Page 6

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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

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Robin Run Village Aportmtnl & Gowfen Homei • Aduk Day Centre • tobi't Nwl ChiU Cm * Home H*oW> Con tobio lun HeaUicm ( Uiotiitlolioo CentM • Aliheimei'i Unit CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AT ROBIN RUN VILLAGE Robin Run Village will host its Christmas Bazaar on Friday, November 12, from 11 am until 4 PM in the Stucky Memorial Community Room. Robip Run Village is located at 5354 West 62nd Street on Indianapolis’ Northwest Side, just east of Zionsville Road. Handmade crafts items, all made by Robin Run Residents, will be available for sale. Hickory Farms, Discovery Toys, Glitz & Glamour and other vendors will provide a variety of items to purchase. The public is invited. For Booth information: Contact Robin Run Village, (317) 293*5500 Ask for Peggy

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112 trees planted on East 38th Street More than 75 volunteers from Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, the Devington Community Development Corp., Baker A Daniels law firm, Greater St. Mark Baptist Church, Trotter Construction Co., Caldwell Custom Materials, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 86, the Indianapolis Firefighters Local No. 416, and other community organizations assisted In planting 112 trees last Saturday along the north side of East 38th Street from Arlington Avenue to Irvington Avenue. The first tree planted was in memory of Val Jean Dickinson, a former state representative and former executive director of the 10th Street YMCA. State Rep. Mae Dickinson was Joined by Congresswoman Julia Carson, Councilman Steve Talley, who’s vision brought the program about, and Councilman Rozelle Boyd. (Recorder photo by Curtis Guynn)

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Mfume son pleads guilty - in drug case WASHINGTON (AP) - A son of NAACP President Kweisi Mfume has pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy and weapons charges^ admitting that he sold cocaine fo£ more than two years in Washing^ ton, D.C. ^ Ronald T. Gray, 29, was ary, rested last May at his home agents with the Drug Enforcement, Administration. He was indicted by a U.S. District Court grand jury, on three counts of distributing; powdered cocaine and thre$, charges of using the telephone ta arrange drug sales. He pleadeo guilty last Thursday. Gray came to the attention of the DEA last spring after another area man was caught with drug^, prosecutors said. That man offered to lead investigators to Gray and told them Gray had provided hith with cocaine on at least 70 occa^ sions, prosecutors said. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Crabb Jr. said DEA agents recovered a 12-gauge shotgun and drug paraphernalia after arresting Giay v He had sold powdered cocaine^ which then was converted intq crack cocaine for resale, Crabb

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Gray could be sentenced to more than seven years in prison on Feb,' 11. He isoneof five sons of Mfume, whose given name was Frizzelj’

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Crime Stoppers

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Census 2000 is an opportunity to help our community grow. The information gathered in Census 2000 can help determine where job training centers, schools, daycare centers and healthcare facilities are needed. Where new businesses and factories are built. And it's Census data that helps determine our fair share of billions of dollars I in government funding. I So, when your Census 1 form arrives, fill it in ■ and mail it back. It’s m a form of opportunity I for our community. J V Census 2000. ■ This is our future. m Don't leave it blank. mm

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It has been two years since f . Jason Mansfield was murdered, . but Indianapolis police and Mansfield’s family have not r

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IPDSgt. Mark Prater said the | crime began in the early mom- ,‘- ing of Oct. 27, 1997. Around

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2:15 a.m., Mansfield, 23, of the 3900 block of North Layman „ Street, was at the drive-through at Mr. Dan’s restaurant at 3900 E, Massachusetts. He had or- .. dered food and as the waitress ( brought his order to the window Mansfield was out of the car r running toward the front of the restaurant. Witnesses said" Mansfield banged on the front door of the restaurant and was screaming “Just take the car.” A *3;; man with a gun ran up to Mansfield, grabbed him and pulled him around to the side of'" 4 the building. Restaurant em- ; l ployees called police but by the ; r time they got there, the gunman, * as well as Mansfield and his car

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At 10 a.m. the following morning, an employee of a business located at 3200 Dr. Andrew J. Brown Ave., found Mansfield’s body lying in the grass next to the building. Mansfield had a hood on his head and had been shot. His car was later found in the 1300block of North Tuxedo Avenue. Witnesses were unable to provide a detailed description of the killer. Please contact Crime Stoppers at 262-TIPS or (800)* 92ALERT if you have any in-,, formation that may assist in solv- u ing this crime. Callers will not be asked their names and may be eligible for a cash reward of, u up to $1,000. , In order to be eligible for a„'; reward, information must be^: provided to Crime Stoppers oP Central Indiana. ' jZ \

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