Verdict in forgery trial guilty of uttering forged instrument
Henry County jurors found Michael J. Cox guilty of uttering a forged instrument in an $11,000 check drawn on Ruth T. Heaton. The verdict carries 2 to m years in prison and a $10 to $1,000 fine, plus a $500 court-ordered penalty. Cox claimed the check was signed after Heaton handed it to him during lunch. Heaton’s death was noted in the trial context, with Cox initially charged with murder.
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Pam Mulary
Herald
New Castle
Henry
Michael J. Cox
Cox
Ruth T. Heaton
Ironwood Place
Shearer
Beverly Cox
Heaton
Fieaton
Madison County
William F. Lawler Jr
Lawler
Inmate acquitted in fatal reformatory stabbing
Madison Superior Court jurors found 31 year old Indiana Reformatory inmate John DeWayne Hall not guilty in the April 28 stabbing death of fellow inmate John Shaw. After seven hours of deliberation, the seven women and five men delivered the verdict before Judge Thomas Newman Jr. Hall was indicted last July by the Madison County grand jury on charges that were upgraded from assault and battery to first degree murder following Shaw’s death on July 9, 1977 at Wishard Memorial Hospital.
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Jeff Evans Herald
Madison
Madison County
John Shaw
Marion County
Shaw
Wishard Memorial Hospital
Indianapolis
Herald
Motive claimed thrills in sledge hammer death case
Police say the killer sought thrills as motive in the fatal hammering of Patricia Cowan, a 20 year old aspiring actress. James Thomas, 21, pleaded innocent to assault with intent to murder in injuring Cowan’s four year old son Dequan during a staged argument behind a garage. The incident, connected to a self described playwright, left Cowan dead and prompted bail decisions and court dates in Highland Park Michigan.
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Peter Kelcher
Highland Park
Patricia Cowan
James Thomas
Anderson may seek largest HUD grant for distressed cities
City officials say Anderson could apply for a federal HUD Action Grant to fund major revitalization or economic development. The grant, potentially worth several million, depends on meeting criteria including housing stock age and growth lags. South Bend has pursued a grant near eight million, while Brookings notes only a couple Hoosier cities might qualify.
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ROB Prillaman Herald
Anderson
Department of Housing and Urban Development
the Sky
C. Alan Hornley
Hornley
HUD
Brookings Institute
de Brookings
Terre Haute
East Chicago
Weather Snapshot for the Day and Nearby: Winds Rise
Outside forecast shows sunny and windy conditions with highs near 68. Tonight becomes cloudier with lows around 42. Thursday stays mostly cloudy with highs around 68. Anderson's high Tuesday is 54 and low 48.
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ODAY
Weamen
Anderson
Solar flare a Midwest nightmare raging in news
The NOAA warns the X-2 class solar flare could cause radio blackouts and phone outages across the Midwest later this week. NOAA spokesperson Carl Posey says auroras may be visible south of Chicago as solar particles strike satellites and Earth's magnetic field. The flare, detected by NOAA satellites, marks heightened activity as sunspot cycles revive after a long quiet period.
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Boulder
Colo
Midwest
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
Carl Posey
Environmental Research Laboratory
Chicago
Posey
Inside Today's VNDEA Page Summary
Obituaries and funerals noted on page 2 with new arrivals on page 3. Editorials and commentary appear on page 4. People features and social items span pages 6 and 7. Comics and daily features fill pages 14 and 15. Sports highlights and scoreboards are on pages 17 to 19. Newsmakers feature on page 20. Stock markets discussed on page 21. Classified ads occupy pages 26 to 31.
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Carter Rings Alarm on Inflation as He Asks Cooperation
President Carter urged business and labor to voluntarily slow inflation and vowed not to pursue wage and price controls except in a national emergency. He criticized Congress for stalled energy policy and warned of administrative steps to curb foreign oil imports while proposing federal pay increases be kept to about 5.5 percent.
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Carter
Congress
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Michael Mozola
Detroit
Lynell Garlington
Gwendolyn Chenault
Garlington
Kelcher
Brenda Murray Starr
Ms. Cowan
Ms. Starr
Finest Love Theatrical Company
Charles VanGorden
Highland Park, Mich
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