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2 local and state Acid spill ACF 5 5 A feeder pipe between a tank car and holding tank broke Wednesday, spilling thousands of gallons of acid and forcing the evacuation of thousands of Indianapolis r- esidents. The story is on page 1. (UPI photo) for the record The Herald, Thursday, January 27, 1983 Theft 2,500 There damage was an to the estimated and pole Scherle and flipped had a over. bump on his to his 1979 Chevrolet and $300 to Newton recently purchased the canopy the pole. home and did not know the cap Jasper police are looking for a about $200 damage to the truck, a forehead and was treated at was in the wall, Boeglin said.

thief who got stuck in the act, or at 1979 Chevrolet. Memorial Hospital and released, Firefighters were at the scene least the truck he was trying to Police are continuing their according to Indiana State Police. with one unit about 20 minutes. Fires steal did. was charged with driving A fire just after noon Wedinvestigation.

He while intoxicated. nesday at the, Roy. Newton A 1976 Pontiac, owned by Police say someone drove off Accident The accident happened on residence, at 1113 Vogel in Robert Doolittle of 215 S. Geiger with a truck from Jasper Greene Street in front of St. Huntingburg, burned a sheet of Huntingburg, was heavily' Wholesale, on 11th Avenue Gerard D.

Scherle, 30, of R. 2, Mary's Rectory in Ireland. The paneling and caused some smoke. damaged by fire about 10 p.m. and abandoned it when he tried to Jasper, was slightly hurt about southbound truck ran off the left damage.

Wednesday. drive it under the canopy at the 6:45 a.m. Wednesday in Ireland side of the road. Fire chief Marvin Boeglin said Holiday Inn and it became stuck. when his pickup truck hit a utility Damage was estimated at $3,500 The fire started in a bedroom Doolittle had driven the car home where a metal flue cap in the and onto the driveway when it quit bedroom wall had been paneled running.

When he attempted to reBurrous denies promising favors over, Boeglin. said The fire cap had chief holes Marvin in i it start it, compartment. a fire started in the engine Association of Indiana had been and the sheet of paneling covering The fire apparently began INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) asked to contribute to of the Hobbs Act, a federal an- it started burning, he said. around the fuel pump and Boeglin Former Indiana House Speaker Burrous' committee money in ticorruption law. However, Newton pulled the paneling off said a fuel pump line probably Kermit 0.

Burrous Wednesday campaign Burrous and Howard were not the wall and threw it outside. broke. denied seeking or accepting exchange for assignment of indicted. exhausted smoke Firefighters were at the scene political contributions in ex- certain legislation to certain But the same grand jury inFirefighters from the home. with one unit about 20 minutes.

change for legislative favors. committees. dicted McComb, who was a didn't happen," Burrous The witnesses said the requests byist for the construction group. testified during the federal court for money came during meetings trial of former Republican state with Indianapolis attorney Kent Sen. Thomas V.

McComb, Fort Howard, Burrous. a former adviser to death Wayne, who is charged with obstruction of justice and lying to a Burrous said he never ingrand lobbyist jury as he while left the working General as a structed demands. Howard to make such Services held TREVA B. (GARRETT) Assembly. Prosecution letter Burrous last also year said he saying he received was a for Mary Merkel APPLEGATE witnesses testified earlier that members of the being investigated by a federal The funeral for Mrs.

Edwin April 14, 1891-January 14, 1983 Construction Managers grand jurv for possible violations (Mary) Merkel of Troy, was held Jan. 19. Mrs. Merkel, 82, The family of Treva B. Applegate Escapee is captured of died Mrs.

the late Sunday, Merkel Mr. Jan. was and 16. the Mrs. daughter Andrew our wish to friends extend and our neighbors sincere for thanks their to many all MUNSTER, Ind.

(UPI) A Wednesday night for a traffic Schum founder of Schum acts of kindness and sympathy to us at man who escaped from police violation when police noticed his two four the time of death of our beloved mother. Monuments of Dale. custody in Texas and was wanted car was listed as stolen, Pestikas daughters. Surviving Also are sons and for charges of rape and child said. surviving are one A special thanks to the staff and in Elkhart County was Hamilton has given his age as 54 Eble, sister, Mrs.

Herman (Rose) arrested molesting by local police, Det. Sgt. and 59 on different occasions. and three brothers, Frank, Benno personnel of Huntingburg Convalescent Steve Pestikas said today. He used the alias of Carl Honey, and Aloy Schum, all of Dale.

Center, Dr. Ted Waflart and St. Joseph Ward Hamilton, a fugitive from which a police check revealed was She. was preceded in death by her husband, two sisters and two Hospital for all the special care received. Liberty County jail, was stopped listed for escape in Texas and brothers.

charges of rape, child molesting. We wish to thank everyone for their theft and habitual criminal The Herald behavior in Elkhart County, he prayers, donations, flowers, plants, USPS 161900 said. food, sympathy cards- and to anyone Published every afternoon except A search of the car found a who helped in any way. Also thanks to Sunday (also not published Jan Day, 1. stolen .38 caliber revolver and SCHUM Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Nass and Son Funeral home and to all Thanksgiving Christmas) by the several stolen license plates, Jasper Herald Company, 216 4th Pestikas said.

the pallbearers. Jasper. Indiana 47546. Second class postage paid at Jasper. Hamilton escaped Jan.

4 when a Indiana Postmaster: Send address jailer left him unattended reading We will always remember your Jasper. changes to Indiana 47546 a book in an attorney conference SCHUM kindness. The Herald. P.O. Box 31, Subscription rates: By mail, $40 a room, Liberty County Capt.

John in Dubois and adjoining counties. $47.60 By carrier, $3 25 per month Dominy said. MONUMENTS elsewhere. motor route. $3.50 per month Single Texas police were holding him REPRESENTATIVE IN IRELAND, JOHN E.

and MAXINE GARRETT copy, 20 cents. where Mail delivery subscriptions available not by because of the Indiana warrant OTWELL, HAYSVILLE, accepted carrier or. motor route for his arrest, Dominy said. PORTERSVILLE VELPEN Hoosier State -Democratic A man whose name police would Association, Indiana ROBERT KELLAMS Editorial Association. an not release also was in the car Rt.

Newspaper Association with Hamition 5-- Jasper Wednesday Pestikas said..