The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 30, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 September 1988 — Page 5

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Hiler optimistic about beating outside influences

Imported money and endorsements will not help Tom Ward in his bid for election. Hiler recently challenged Ward to tell the voters how he could represent the Third District when the lion’s share of his support is coming from special interests outside the state of Indiana. Hiler said, “Throughout the campaign, my opponent has coveted special interest monies and endorsements from just about every liberal special interest group in the country. With all these imported speakers and all this imported money, the question must be asked: Tom,

Dukakis/Bentsen opens Aug. 28 ir

Rhe Dukakis/Bentsen cam»n opened its Indiana Headrters on Sunday, Aug. 28, in Kianapolis. Rep. Lee Hamilton E-1 N) , chair of the ■kakis/Bentsen Indiana camKgn’s board of advisors, of■ially opened the headquarters B cutting a ribbon to the cheers B campaign volunteers, supporters, and staff. I “This headquarters is just one example of our commitment to campaign hard to win Indiana for Mike Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen,” Hamilton said. “The Dukakis/Bentsen Administration will provide the leadership needed to create good jobs at good wages, and to fight for workers and farmers,” Hamilton added. John Livengood, chair of the Indiana Democratic Party, added, “This fall. Hoosiers have a

Bush-Quayle campaign names state leaders

Vice-President George Bush continues to solidify his campaign organization in the Midwest announcing August 31 that Republican National Committeeman Donald Cox will serve as the campaign’s Indiana state chairman for the fall campaign. The vice president also announced several of the state’s most prominent and respected leaders as members of his leadership team, including Governor Robert Orr and Indianapolis Mayor William Hudnut as the campaign’s honorary co-chairmen. “lam extremely excited by the campaign organization that we have put together in Indiana,” said Vice President Bush. “I am especially pleased that Don Cox will be part of our team here, and am looking forward to working side-by-side with him as we work toward victory in November.” Cox also announced the rest of the campaign’s Indiana state leadership, including Congressman John Myers, Congressman John Hiler, Con-

Letter to th

Religious freedoms

Dear Editor, In the midst of the Presidential campaigns, I am hearing too much about the past. Both parties are guilty of this, but the Democratic candidates are throwing in a few misconceptions as well. Micheal Dukakis is charging the Republicans as being responsible for this nation’s huge deficit. But, it has been the generally liberal Democratic Congress that has done the spending, not the Republican Presidency. Dukakis speaks of freedoms. But, the freedoms he speaks of are liberal; giving more rights to those who have committed crimes and taking more rights away from those who obey the Isw. Dukakis himself is a cardcarrying member of the ACLU. The ACLU is an organization

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whom are you going to owe if you get to Congress? Whom are you going to represent? ” Ward has brought in several liberal politicians to shore up his campaigning. Recently, Tim Penny (D-Minn.), was flown in. Penny spent his time in the district at a Ward fundraiser and criticizing Dan Quayle for his enlistment in the National Guard. According to the Ward campaign, yet another liberal Democrat, Lane Evans (D-Ill.), has been stumping for Ward. In October of last year, Evans voted for sl2 billion in tax in-

golden opportunity to end eight years of trade and budget deficits — which have cost us jobs and farms —by electing Mike Dukakis and Lloyd Bentsen President and Vice President of the United States.” Barbara Moses, director of Indiana Dukakis/Bentsen campaign, said, “The Dukakis/Bentsen team is campaigning the oldfashioned way: we’re registering voters, walking precincts, and educating Hoosiers about Mike Dukakis’s record of leadership.” At the office opening, the campaign released the names of the other members of the Dukakis/Bentsen Indiana Board of Advisors. Moses remarked: “We’re delighted that these distinguished Hoosiers from every part of the state will help lead the effort to win Indiana for the

gressmau Dan foats, Con-, gressman Dan Burton, L. Keith Bulen, National Committeewoman Margaret Hill, Superior Court Clerk Daniel Heiser, State Auditor Ann DeVore, and State Treasurer Marjorie O’Laughlin as honorary vice chairmen; Indiana state cochairmen will be Betty Rendel, Daniel F. Evans, Jr., Orvis Beers, Burt Servaes, Bob Poore, and William Neale; Dr. Dennis Nicholas will be the vice chairman, State Senator Joseph Corcoran is the legislative chairman, and GOP State Chairman Gordon Durnil will be the political chairman. Cox added special praise for Indiana Senator Dan Quayle, Vice President Bush’s new running mate. “All of us in Indiana are extremely proud of Dan Quayle, the next vice president of the United States,” said Cox. “Those of us who have known him over the years have seen the good work he has done for the state of Indiana, and we know he will be an excellent Vice President.”

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dedicated to ridding America of many things, one of which is, as they call it, “religious interference” (which includes Christian radio, Christian publishing, Christian rights, etc.) He will quickly usher in new liberal federal judges who will not stand up for our religious freedoms in a court of law. Even if someone is not involved in a church, they certainly could not deny others the right to be. If we must continue looking to the past, then let’s look at how far we’ve come since 1981. Right now, it is 1988, and we had better start looking toward our future. There is more at stake than taxes in 1988. Our homes, families, and churches have too much to lose in this election. George Bush is a family-, environment-, church-, and freedom-protecting man who we need in office. Sincerely, Mark Ray

creases and in the same bill, supported a $2,700 pay raise for himself — measures which Hiler opposed. In 1980, Evans helped Senator Teddy Kennedy CDMass.) in his aborted bid for the presidency. Evans, like Ward, also raises most of his campaign funds from special interest PACS. Other visitors to the district have been Mike Synar (D-Okla.) and William Grey (D-Pa.). Synar was billed by Ward as good on the environment in contrast to Hiler. But as it turns out, Synar voted with Hiler’s position on many environmental issues including a community “right-to-know”

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Dukakis/Bentsen ticket in November. Their experience and energy will be invaluable to us in the weeks anctmonths ahead.”

Ward seeks VA post

Thomas W. Ward, Knox attorney and Democratic nominee for Congress in Indiana’s Third District, campaigned last week Sss northern Indiana for r treatment for America’s •ans. He was joined at a series of news conferences by Rep. Lane Evans (D-Ill.), a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee. “The way it stands today, the people who have defended the freedoms we enjoy in this country have fewer rights and are treated with less respect than their fellow citizens,” Ward said. “That’s not right, and it’s about time we sent someone to Washington who will do something about it.” Ward, who served just under two years in the US Army, wants to be assigned to _ the. House. Veterans Affairs Committee when he is elected to Congress. He says that he plans to support VA hospitals and oppose any cuts in veterans pensions and compensation. Ward also sees several areas where veterans’ problems haven’t been fully addressed, and he wants to play a part in shaping corrective legislation. “The first thing we have got to do is get the Veterans Administration on the side of the veterans they are supposed to serve,” Ward said. “And the best way to set things straight is to make them accountable for their actions through judicial review.” A 55-year-old law denies veterans the right to appeal decisions made by the Veterans Administration in federal courts — making them the only citizens who do not have the right to challenge government rulings. Currently, veterans who believe they ave unfairly been denied benefits or receive less than they feel they are entitled to have no right to judicial review beyond the VA’s internal appeal and review process. “Something has gone wrong when our veterans are denied the same freedoms which they fought to defend in the service of this country,” Ward said. “At a time when there is mounting evidence telling us that veterans can’t always rely on the VA to make fair and accurate decisions,

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amendment, for which Ward has criticized Hiler. Grey, as the chairman of the House Budget Committee, ahs been a prime architect of the government’s budget deficits. Special interest PAC funding represents fully two-thirds of Ward’s total campaign warchest. According to the latest Federal Election Commission Report, Ward has received more than $200,000 from special interests PACs, including large contributions from groups like the Seafarers Union. The April FEC report showed that Ward had received more special interest group funding than any other challenge race in the country. Clearly Ward has aligned himself with the left-wing of his party and the PACS that fund it. “It is a dangerous precident to set, for a candidate to rely so heavily on this kind of outside support. Ward’s pursuit of this type of political and financial commitment begs the question: Tom, whom are you gonna owe?”

we’ve got to make it possible for them to have their day in court. A report released this month by the House Committee on Government Operations reveals widespread problems in the VA’s Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA). Among other things, the report states, the BVA has misled Congress about the number of errors in this claims processing, shown favoritism in handling cases, put undue emphasis on meeting production quotas, and penalized employees who have tried to blow the whistle on agency mismanagement. “I also believe strongly that the time is long overdue for the United States to begin to compensate Vietnam veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange,” Ward said. “Those men and women answered the call and their country. It’s shameful how' our government has chosen to treat them in their time of need?’ Scientific studies of the deadly chemical Agent Orange have already established that exposure to the defoliant is linked to certain types of cancer, but the federal government has spent eight years and $63 million studying the issue. Last year the New York Times leaked the results of a secret Veterans Administration study that found former Vietnam ground troops had a rate of diseases associated with dioxin exposure.

Evans is a three-term congressman from Illinois’ 17th District. He chairs the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and also serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families. The Illinois representative is a Vietnam era veteran of the US Marine Corps and is chairman of the Vietnam era Veterans in Congress Caucus.

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No injuries in six accidents

ou auuiuunid wcicmvcougaicu by Syracuse Police between last Tuesday, Aug. 30, and Monday, Sept. 5. No one was injured in any of the incidents. Driver inattention was blamed for an off-road collision involving a 1979 Ford Bronco, driven by Robert E. Coy, 16,- Syracuse, at 2:19 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5. Coy stated that a dog entered his path while he was traveling north on an alley north of Carroll Street. After swerving to avoid the animal, Coy’s vehicle struck a NIPSCO pole, causing up to S2OO damage. Three vehicles suffered damages in a collision at 12:12

From the Syracuse Police log —

Fight at Oakwood

The following information was obtained from the log of the Syracuse Police and Fire Departments: AUGUST 31 8:40 a.m. — Report received of a possible low flying plane in the area of CRI2OON and CR 450E 10:04 a.m. — Information is received from a person for an officer 10:48 a.m. — Request received for the name of the Scout Cabin Board Chairman 12:57 p.m. — Received a report of a vandalism from a resident in the county 2:57 p.m. — A person came to the station to pay emergency medical service bill 10:36 p.m. — An officer is requested for a problem at a parking lot SEPTEMBER 1 8:46 a.m. — Request received on who to contact concerning damage at the Wawasee Airport 2:51 p.m. — Report received of Booked at county jail The following persons were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on various charges. Peter William Pruitt, 24, North Webster, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and released on $450 bond. Michael Leon Wakefield, 18,407 South Lake St., Syracuse, was booked on a charge of theft. No, bond has beenset. H Judith Imojine Gibson, 31, r-I * box 67, Lot 111, Cromwell, was charged with conversion and released on $250 bond. David Ellis Kilgore, 31, Box 67, Enchanted Hills, Cromwell, was arrested on a charge of failure to appear and held without bond. Rodney James Hann, 29, r 2 box 50, Syracuse, was charged with conversion and held on SI,OOO bond. Jeffery Gordon Brugh, 21, 207 North St., Syracuse, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol and released on $350 bond. Kent Lee Howell, 23, r 2, Leesburg, was arrested on a charge of possession of marijuana, driving while suspended, and failure to appear. He was released on $250 bond. William Robert Scarbeary, 16, 625 Chicago St., Syracuse, was arrested for illegal possession and consumption and held without bond. Rex C. Lewallen, 23, 206 Washington St., Syracuse, was arrested for public intoxication and released on $175 bond.

p.m. Monday, Sept 5. Dean L. Anderson, 24, Ligonier, was traveling north on SR 13 in a 1973 Ford truck when he struck the rear of a 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix, driven by Dorian J. Carpenter, 19, Syracuse. The impact of the Anderson vehicle also caused Carpenter’s automobile to move forward and strike a 1987 Chevrolet van, driven by Jeffrey L. Plummer, 33, Syracuse. Up to $2,500 damage was caused to the Anderson vehicle, up to SI,OOO to the Carpenter automobile, and up to S2OO to the van Plummer was driving. Carpenter was also cited for having a false registration while

a vehicle parked in a yard 7:36 p.m. — Received a report from B & O that they have a west bound train with problems and will have crossings blocked 7:52 p.m. — Report received of horses loose on SR 13, south of US 6, an officer is needed for traffic control SEPTEMBER 2 4:04 a.m. — Report received of loud music at Turtle Bay 8:31 a.m. — Request received for the location of Dana Corporation 12:50 p.m. — Report received of problems with neighbors and a request for an officer to call a subject tonight 4:30 p.m. — Received a report of a lost child, then told to disregard, the child was found by the father 5:51 p.m. — A caller reported a horn blowing for the last 10 to 15 minutes in the area by Dana 10:38 p.m. — Wawasee High School requested an officer check on vehicles in the gravel parking lot SEPTEMBERS 12:29 a.m. — The officer on duty reported receiving a’report of a person laying on the ground at the end of Pickwick Road 11:02 a.m. — Information received on the old railroad park 12:34 p.m. — Received a call from the president of the Enchanted Hills Property Owners

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police were investigating the accident. Driving at an unsafe speed was deemed to be the cause of a onevehicle accident at 7:26 p.m, Saturday, Sept. 3. William R. Scarberry, 16, Syracuse, was arrested for having left the scene of the property damage accident, which occurred on W.E. Long Drive, 190 feet northeast of Washington Street. Scarberry was traveling north on W.E. Long Drive when he accelerated his vehicle on a curve, causing it to spin and strike a fence, mailbox, and tree and cause considerable damage to the lawn at 124 W.E. Long Dr.

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Association regarding Halloween 12:48 p.m. — Received a report of a vehicle hitting a post at a business 1:37 p.m. — Report received of a possible stolen bicycle laying along West Chicago Street 5:22 p.m. — Received a report of kids playing on the sand pile at the treatment plant 5:34 p.m. — Request received on how to get rid of ducks SEPTEMBER 4 3:11 a.m. — Officers are requested at the Oakwood Center where a fight is reported 1:12 p.m. — Information is requested about court orders 7:27 p.m. — Information is requested about the stop signs in Oakwood Park SEPTEMBERS 7:10 a.m. — Received a report of a loose horse in the area of the Bowling Alley and Crazy Corners 8:38 a.m. — Received a report of three kids throwing rocks at heavy equipment at the new Big Wheel 10:18 a.m. — Report received of a possible stolen bike located on the Syra-Web Road 1:06 p.m. — Information is requested on stop signs 4:49 p.m. — Received a report of a lost dog from Dewart Lake, a brown poodle 6:05 p.m. — Report received of a vehicle damaged from rocks

Total damage was estimated to be up to $1,600, while the 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Scarberry was driving suffered up to $2,500 damage. Up to S2OO damage was caused to two separate vehicles when the engine on one of the automobiles failed. Harold R. Davis, 20, North Webster, was traveling north on the SR 13 Access Road in a 1968 Ford when the vehicle started to stall and he placed it in reverse, causing it to strike a 1986 Jeep Cherokee, driven by Linda K. Palmer, 39, North Webster, at 11:10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3. Considerable damage was caused to two vehicles when a third automobile caused both drivers to stop suddenly in an accident at 6:09 p.m. last Wednesday, Aug. 31. Harold L. Atkins, 60, Elkhart, was traveling south on SR 13S in a 1988 Cadillac Deville when he was forced to stop suddenly and was struck in the rear by a 1979 Dodge Colt, driven by Robert E. Coy, 16, Syracuse. Coy was unable to stop his vehicle in time to avoid the Atkins automobile, causing up to SI,OOO damage to it and up to $2,500 damage to the vehicle he was driving. Driver inattention contributed to a two-vehicle collision at 2:20 p.m. last Wednesday, Aug. 31, at the intersection of Palm Drive and SR 13 Access Road. < Harris J. Phillips, 58, Indianapolis, was traveling west on Palm Drive when he entered the path of a 1982 Plymouth Horizon, driven by Jeffrey A. Evans, 23, Syracuse, which was attempting to turn onto the Access Road from Palm Drive. Up to SI,OOO damage was caused to the Phillips vehicle, while the Evans automobile suffered up to $2,500 damage. A similar accident occurred near the same location at 7:03 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30. Richard T. Allen, 16, Syracuse, told police he turned a 1983 Ford pick-up from SR 13 onto the Access Road and didn’t see a 1985 Renault Alliance, which was traveling north on the Access Road. The truck Allen was driving struck the rear of the Alliance as it proceeded through the Access Road intersection. Up to S2OO damage was caused to the pick-up, while the automobile, driven by Maria Groniger, 47, Pierceton, suffered up to SI,OOO in damage.

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