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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1978
Page
2
Czapor notes GM price increases trail overall living costs while wages and material prices rise. Delco Remy payroll swelled from 132 million for 16 200 workers in 1967 to 282 million for 15 400 in 1977, with benefits. He details efforts to cut costs by reevaluating products and lists problem lines such as turn signals switches.
Delco-Remy executive Craper warns production costs and inflation demand worker buy in. He urges U.S. manufacturing, careful component sourcing, and government role, while praising productivity in Japan and West Germany. He cites GM's 15.5 million vehicle sales target and notes D-R operates 10 plants in Anderson plus five battery plants and three ignition units.
Buck and Shearer testified about handwriting analysis claiming telltale forgery signs in the Mrs Heaton name on the $11,000 check while Cox contends it may be a forged signature. Experts noted handwriting can vary with injuries and conditions, as a cast covered Cox's hand last April. Police outlined the sequence of Mrs Heaton checks and missing numbers from a checkbook seized after her death. County prosecutor Lawler plans to finish the state’s case today as to whether Cox will testify.
A tense recap covers Jones arrest and release with an apology, a February arrest of a television actor who confessed to killings but was freed when drugs were ruled a factor and not linked to the case, and a canceled news conference after undercover detectives recognized themselves in two composite drawings. Cooke notes 9,800 leads remain and laments hot leads that fail.
Testimony focuses on a cellhouse chase as Hall and Shaw flee guards. Defense claims Shaw pulled a knife, Hall stabbed during choking. Pathologist says Shaw died of a spreading infection. Guards Nicholson and Black testify, noting Shoals pursuit and policy to not intervene. Objections over hospital records and evidence handling continue as cross examination proceeds.
A mugging unfolds as the victim, clutching a checkbook and phone book, confronts the thief. The assailant steals wallets and cash, but the narrator, driven by impulse, urges mercy for credit cards. After the clash, the victim gains a token and travels 30 blocks downtown, later haunted by fear and disbelief. An older woman offers 50 cents. No police call is made.
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