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t' A- OLE Serving His Sentence Tyson at Indiana Youth Center A10 Cream and Crimson Annual IU spring game tonight Bl nrir 35C per copy Columbus, Indiana April 16, 1992 i I REPUBL 'Dead' Cessna lands safely QMS, e- Two individuals and two businesses were cited Wednesday at the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. Albert Hutchins Schumaker, chairman of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Columbus, won the Community Service Award. Eugene Foldenauer, a Columbus LNcrth Spanishteacher, By Susan B. Erb The Republic -A twin-engine plane carrying seven employees of a North Carolina business landed safely today at Columbus Municipal Airport after one of the plane's engines faltered.

Pilot Lee McCaslin landed the Cessna 412 about 9:20 a.m. while firefighters stood hy. Cummins shares to go on block The Securities and Exchange Commission has given Cummins Engine Co. approval to sell 2 million shares of its common stock to the Photo by Roger Johnson Passengers of a plane that landed safely at Columbus Municipal Airport this morning took at a failed A H. SCHUMAKER OENE FOLDENAUER I -ymr't'-W public for $57 per share.

won the Edna V. Folger Out-stand ing Teacher Award presented by the Arvin Foundation Robert Stevens of Impact Forge Inc. and Mike Vollman of Electronic Data Systems accepted new awards given for business achievement. report of an aircraft in trou- Passengers on the plane are a.m. ble.

Cummins Passenger Danny Shoaf said the plane was traveling from In-, dianapolis to Hickory, N.C., when the engine, started losing oil pressure. "We hadn't been in the air too long," Shoaf said. "We were just getting to altitude. The engine just sputtered and died, so we shut it down." Firefighters from Columbus Fire Department's Station 2 and Station 4 responded to the 9:08 filed a regis tration employees ot Baldwin Enterprises, a Newton, N.C.-based remodeling firm. Shoaf said the plane's engine will have to be removed and replaced with a new engine.

He said the group plans to return to Hickory today. statement with the SEC on March 2. It will use a substantial portion of the Two engines, a tanker, a rescue truck and two ambulances stood by as the plane landed. "We had good weather," Shoaf said. "If it had been bad weather it might have been a different story." Robert stevens mike vollman Story, Page A 7 proceeds from the sale to reduce debt.

Underwriters for the U.S. portion of the offering are Morgan Stanley and The First Boston Corp. and Lehman Brothers. Underwriters for the international IJewIist portion of the offering are Morgan Stanley International. Credit Suisse reveal First Boston Limited, Lehman Brothers International and S.G.

Warburg Securities. A taxing day Frantic and facing a deadline, up to 20 million Americans who had not yet filed their federal tax made tracks to accountants and post offices. Some people, however, enjoyed relief from the stress. The Springfield, post office gave a 1950s-style party Wednesday starring Elvis impersonators for people toting their 1 040s; elsewhere, taxpayers got the chance to vent their frustrations by dunking Internal Revenue Service agents or by enjoying a little salsa-flavored music. fooraiceirs Sharp calls conference From Staff and Wire Reports Rep.

Philip Sharp, plans press conferences in Muncie and Indianapolis today over the 'Babe' on deck for premiere By Brian Blair The Republic t- A Brown County youngster takes a swing at fame of sorts Friday when Universal Studio's new Aim, "The Babe," opens nationwide, including Columbus' Cinema Theaters on National Road. Twelve-year-old Andy Voils, a sixth-grader at Van Buren Elementary School, plays baseball legend Babe Ruth during his younger years at a Catholic boys school. The youngster, who bears a substantial resemblance to Ruth, landed the role during auditions last spring in Indianapolis. His scenes about the first 10 minutes of the film were shot in Chicago in late July and early August Voils' first ap- -pearance in the film starring John Goodman as the adult Ruth come after the opening shot: an aerial view of Yankee Stadium, sometimes called years ago "the house that Ruth built" In one scene included in the most recent television promotions, Voils is shown smacking the ball through a church's stained glass window at the boys' home during a sandlot game. In another scene, Voils bites a priest Agony and ecstasy congressional check-bouncing scandal.

The House Ethics Committee is scheduled to release a list of current or former lawmakers this afternoon who wrote at least one bad check on their House bank accounts over a 39-month period ending last Oct 3. Sharp has already told The Page A1 1 Flushing ends today Columbus City Utilities will conclude flushing of fire hydrants today to remove iron and manganese sedimentation from the water system. Associated rress ne naa one or iri I I two overdrafts in the range of Flushing begins at 5 p.m. today west of Haw Creek and north ot National Road, such as Forest Park. Everroad West and Park Forest.

YvlV Ky A 1 I i philip sharp $200 to $300. Asked whether more overdrafts would be announced at today's press conferences, Sharp spokeswoman Sharon Souther would not comment The Ethics Committee identified the 22 "abusers" who repeatedly overdrew their checking accounts by significant amounts on April 1. More than 300 current and former members who wrote at least one overdraft against the bank between July 1, 1988 and Oct 3, 1991. Public frustration over congressional perks and benefits has increased since the news that several current and former members bounced checks in the House bank. But the public identification of those with overdrafts, while politically does not mean automatic defeat for incumbents, according to one expert Alan Secrest a private Democratic strategist who engineered the defeat of several incumbents, said it's too early to tell whether the list of bad check BOY ASHAMED One of the two 7-year-old boys accused of raping a first-grade girl is ashamed and mystified by the uproar.

Story on Page A3 TERM REINSTATED Jennings County Circuit Judge Larry Greathouse has reinstated four years to the sentence of Rick "Gosh, the movie was great," dad Larry Voils, who saw a sneak preview of the film Wednesday night in Indianapolis with wife Ruth and writers by itself will become a silver bullet" -Gilley, who was convicted of vol- their son. "Teople couldn't be 'There's a very strong political undertow at work lieve (Andy resemblance). They thought he and John Goodman could almost be father and son." While his parents chatted briefly on the phone this morning, Andy slept especially since the family did not get home until 1:30 a.m. "There's some cussing (in the film)," said Ruth Voils. "But I think it's still a good, all-around movie for kids to see." here," he said.

"What we don't know yet is whether you're talking about a tidal wave. It adds to the corrosiveness of the political climate." He added that any challenger would have "a powerful package" if the incumbent both wrote bad checks and also was inattentive to his district But an incumbent who recently brought new plants to the district still might survive. An Associated Press poll on Wednesday found only 1 percent of respondents said they trust Congress to do what is right just about always. The poll of 1,002 adults was taken April 8-12 by ICR Survey Research Group of Media, and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. untary manslaughter in the deatn of Jackie Porter's daughter, Patty Snyder, in 1987.

Story on Page A14 ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE Seymour Board of Public Works and Safety has upheld disciplinary action against two Seymour Police officers involved in the accidental discharge of a shotgun. Page A8 Classifieds B8-12 Entertainment B6 Features B4-6 Markets A13 Obituaries A12 Opinion A4 School B7 Sports B1-3 Weather A14 1TO The Republic USPS4U-4M Tht Republic file photo by John Sheckler Brown County's Andy Voils, 12, posed last summer as the young Babe Ruth before filming openlmrscenes of the movie, "The Babe." Medical board considers limiting nurses By Greg Kueterman The Republic I Concern centers on rural Hoosiers who depend on nurse practitioners a I State health officials will con sider a proposal today that would limit medical care given by nurses. And some health department PageA12 Dallas C. Pickett. 76.

North Vernon. John H. Booher. 74. North Vernon.

Herbert Pogue. 84. Absentee voters have 'til May 4 From Staff Reports Voters have until noon May 4 to vote absentee in the Voter Registration Office in the Courthouse. The office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

weekdays and will be open April 25 and May 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Applications to vote absentee by mail will be accepted until April 30. Those wising to vote by mail should call 379-1604 for an application. officials aren't happy.

The State Medical Licensing "I feel that nurse practitioners are skilled in identifying prob- lems in using basic nursing skills and additional skills for which hfi or she has been sufficiently trained." Browning said. "I feel like a professional practitioner provides excellent care." "I don't know who would be hurt the most," added Carrie Van Dyke of the State Health Department "What we're hoping is nothing happens to chill physicians from using nurses to the best of their ability. "We are trying to break down barriers to access and care," Van Dyke said. "If there are additional restrictions, it could create new barriers." Board "will consider a complaint from an Evansville woman that her daughter received contraceptives from a nurse prac month, and uses nurse practitioners. Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have received additional training in a specialized area.

The debate centers on qualification and responsibility. The six Indiana affiliates of Planned Parenthood served 125.000 patients last year. But concerns center on rural Hoosiers who rely on nurse practitioners for medical care. titioners locally on the same basis as a larger community because we don't have the same resources as some other clinics," said Donna Browning, a non-practicing nurse practitioner at the Brown County Health Department "But it would affect our Planned Parenthood services, and I think it would affect the future of health care in Brown County." A mobile Planned Parenthood service visits Nashville on the first and third Wednesday each titioner without being seen by a For delivery: 379-5601 Toll free: 1-800-876-7811 News tips: 379-5674 doctor. Some local and state health of ficials are concerned the board could limit access to medicine for many Hoosiers.

"We don't utilize nurse prac- I.