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VOL 118 NO 299 DANVILLE KY WEDNESDAY JUNE 6 1984 Hart wins California Mondale expected to claim nomination 28 PAGES Unha SINGLE COPY 25c ie zA uvocivt 4H vjjiav Copyright 1984 The Advocate Messenger All Rights Reserved 10 DANVILLk'V 20 TO NE OR MUTIV TEARh o5j NEWSPAP Day anniversary Veterans of World War II with their families and others gather at the graveside of the Normandy American Cemetery at Omaha Beach today for the the Democratic National Convention in San ran cisco convention Hart said he would continue his fight on to the convention next month work has just the Colorado senator told supporters in Los Angeles to San With 99 percent of the California vote in Hart counted 205 delegates to 72 for Mondale and 29 for the Rev Jesse Jackson who ran third in all five states but regained federal matching fund eligibility by get ting more than 20 percent of the vote in New Jersey Combined with the results from the other four states that left the delegate standings this way: Mondale 195305 Hart 122475 Jackson 3742 Others and uncommitted 275 ABC News and NBC News have already put Mon dale over the 1967 mark while the Hart campaign continues to dispute such figures CBS News has Mondale slightly under the magic number Mondale has been predicting for weeks he would top the magic number at 11:59 CDT today and has scheduled a news conference at that time in Min nesota Shifts in primary results or announcements of new commitments from uncommitted delegates will be needed if he is to make his own deadline expect today at noon he will claim the said Mondale campaign chairman Jim Johnson on Good Morning America But Hart manager Oliver Hinkle said think we are in a very good position after our overwhelm By EVANS WITT AP Political Writer Walter Mondale stood just short of the magic majority of convention delegates today claiming vic tory over Sen Gary Hart in the marathon contest for the Democratic presidential nomination despite smashing victory in the California primary Mondale scored resounding triumphs in New Jersey and West Virginia on Tuesday shutting Hart out in the delegate races in New Jersey But Hart swept the California primary winning more than twice as many delegates as Mondale while also winning primaries in New Mexico and South Dakota on the final day of the primary season That stalled Mondale a mere 14 votes short of the 1967 delegate votes that would mean a majority at By JOHN THOR DAHLBURG Associated Press Writer POINTE DU HOC rance (AP) Heroes of Day carrying memories of comrades slain 40 years ago returned to the beaches and clifftops of Normandy today joining presidents and monarchs in commemorating the anniversary of the Allied invasion ceremonies were the climax of weeks of memorials and reunions both informal and formal which have drawn thousands of veterans of the June 6 1944 assault the first step toward freeing rance from Adolf German forces President Reagan flew by helicopter to this limestone promontory on the rench coast and said America stands willing to from the face of the Earth the terrible weapons man now has in his At a ceremony atop cliffs scaled by US Rangers at the dawn of the great Allied invasion Reagan spoke of the of World War II and declared tell you from my heart that we in the United States do not want At 7:10 am on June 6 1944 a 225 man Amry Ranger Battalion scaled the 130 foot sheer cliffs under a hail of German gunfire that left 60 percent of the attackers dead or wounded Twenty one sur vivors of the operation which Gen Omar Bradley said was the toughest he had to order were invited to ceremonies rom Pointe du Hoc Reagan went to Omaha Beach where US forces suffered heavy casualties at the hands of German forces and to the American cemetery some 500 yards away stand today at a place of battle one that 40 years ago saw and felt the worst of war Men bled and died here for a few feet or in ches of sand as bullets and shellfire cut through their Reagan said in prepared remarks Reagan said it was humbling to realize much so many gave to the cause of freedom and to their fellow The cemetery at Omaha Beach is the burial place for 9386 US servicemen and women who lost their lives in Normandy rench President rancois Mitterrand and Reagan were to fly across the Bay of Normandy to Utah Beach for the dedication of a monument in memory to the US forces that landed there The ceremony honored the 156000 soldiers 195000 sailors and 31000 airmen who took part in what historians say was the greatest sea borne invasion ever Mitterrand also planned joint ceremonies with Queen Elizabeth II and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau at their national cemetaries on the Normandy coast Providing security for the visiting dignitaries were 6300 police and gendarmes anti aircraft units and navy vessels offshore Skies were clear as Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip arrived at the port of Caen on the royal yacht Britannia Join ing them were King Olav of Norway Queen Beatrix of the (Continued on Page 8) ing win in He promised to go after un committed delegates as well as those pledged to Mon dale and Jackson California held no presidential preference vote this year turning instead to direct election of delegates But the California Secretary of State combined the votes for each delegates to derive an estimate of popular vote That tabulation gave Hart 38 percent of the Mondale 35 percent and Jackson 22 percent After the last votes were cast in the long primary season Mondale talked of unity and defeating Ronald Reagan in the fall are long and hard but every one of them has a finish line and a winner Well this is it and (Continued on Page 8) AP Photo ceremonies of the 40th anniversary of the Day that was attended by President Reagan and other heads of state Marion County man slain RAYWICK After a two day search the body of a Raywick man was discovered and another man was arrested late Tuesday state police said William Harvey Huber 31 of Raywick Route 1 was charged with murder in the death of Thomas Nugent 19 whose body was found in a shallow grave near Raywick Huber was arrested at his residence at 6 pm Tuesday and lodged in the Marion County Jail without bond State police said after a search Tuesday afternoon in the Millen Hill Road area 6 miles southwest of here a subject contacted police and agreed to lead them to where the body of Nugent was buried in a shallow grave a half mile off Millen Hill Road A preliminary investigation in dicated the victim had been run over by a vehicle and shot in the head with a 22 caliber weapon police said An autopsy to deter mine the exact cause of death is being performed today in Louisville Nugent was last seen alive Saturday afternoon after leaving his home in western Marion Coun ty His family had searched for him Sunday and Monday prior to contacting police Monday Officers from the Marion Coun ty department and rescue squad and state police combed much of the county They centered their search on the Ridge area south of here after a resident of the area told family that he had been seen in the vicini ty Saturday afternoon Searchers found a pair of sunglasses and pieces of a motor cycle at the intersection of Scott's Ridge Road and Salt Lick Creek Road near home In a nearby wooded area they found more pieces of the cycle oil (Continued on Page 8) Veterans join heads of state to mark i '7 I i i Jr1' IT ia Junction debating how to administer future park grant By LINDA GORDON Staff Writer JUNCTION CITY Although Junction City has yet to receive the first penny of a federal grant to build a park residents and city of ficials are already debating how the money should be administered At a regular meeting of the Junction City Council Tuesday night erba Walker treasurer of Junction 11 member park committee said she want the city to pay someone to ad minister the grant In April a state advisory panel that serves as a clearinghouse for grants bestowed from the National Park Land and Water Conservation und approved the request for a grant ederal approval is usually forthcoming once the state has gone over the application and inspected the park site but that approval been received The state panel has recommend ed that the city get about $35000 in matching funds for the park which is to be biiik on a 10 to 13 acre site near Junction City Elementary Mrs Walker a former Junction City clerk volunteered to do bookkeeping and and to administer the funds herself at no cost to the city just think we should pay someone $5000 to do something we could do said Mrs Walker referring to the offer of one firm that wants to administer the grant Resident Juanita Raynes agreed with Mrs Walker we have people here who can do the job I think we should let them do she said But city officials say they know who should administer the grant since they know involved Mayor Karen Logue offered park committee members and ci ty councilmen copies of a brochure on administering a park grant She also said she would ask representatives of the Bluegrass Area Development District who developed the grant applica tion to attend the next regular meeting to discuss the work that would be involved in administer ing the grant BGADD is one of the two firms that have expressed interest in ad ministering the funds In other action Tuesday the council gave second reading and approval to an ordinance establishing a fee and operating hours for pool tables and game (Continued on Page 8) Looking in Index Area news 236 Business 5 Classified 2526 Comics 27 Dear Abby 16 Deaths 2 ood page 15 Livestock 8 Local news 23 Marketbasket 16 Mini Page 1718 Police news 2 Sports 9 11 TV schedules 27 Looking out Local data Highest reading Tuesday 88 Lowest reading Tuesday 68 Precipitation 0 Precipitation a year ago 0 Temperature 7 am today 68 Herrington Lake level 740 4 Sunrise Thursday 6:16 am Sunset Thursday Weather forecast Tonight: Partly cloudy and mild Lows around 70 Light south winds Thursday: Continued warm and humid with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms Highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s Extended forecast The extended forecast for riday through Sunday calls for sunny and warm weather with scattered thunderstorms possible Overnight lows will be in the 60s with daytime highs in the mid 80s to around 90 Public forum becomes rally for rights of poor people By HERB BROCK Staff Writer A public forum to air questions and views on various public service organizations Tuesday night turned into a small rally for the rights of the poor About 20 people attended the forum at the courthouse and many of them fired specific ques tions at a panel representing elec tric companies the local public housing authority health depart ment and social service agencies The questions ranged from heating bills to the surplus commodities program to the waiting list for public housing but the common concern of many in the gallery was the way the organizations and more impor tant government agencies treat low income people poor people and we have to come to you for help because you have what we need to survive but some people we go to treat us like trash under their said Betty Kessinger of Oakview Trailer Park in Junction City blame you all for our problems politics and that man in the White House has pulled all the social programs we Ms Kessinger said the small crowd ap plauding Ms Kessinger said it was time for people blacks whites Mexicans to band or else continue to be down and trod wants to take out the school lunch program (for students from low income households) and put in school she added he want us to do? Pray for the departed school lunch Norman Bartleson of Danville an official of the local NAACP shared Ms views saying a number of public and private agencies who are suppos ed to provide assistance to the poor look down on them and treat them like In response to a question from forum moderator David Spragens Bartleson said some of the com plaints could be taken to the newly revived and expanded Boyle County Human Rights Commission Ms Kessinger said many poor people as upset over being turned down for assistance as they are over the way the rejection often is handled Jo Carey (coordinator of the Blue Grass Community Ac tion Agency here) and the food stamp lady at least smile and treat me like a human not an Ms Kessinger said CW oley of the Inter County RECC said he was sorry there are unfortunate people but we make every effort to help them by stretching payment on their bills or referring them to various agencies for oley drew loud applause when he said it makes him that the US government sends money and goods to foreign coun tries without first making sure its own people are taken care of Inter County RECC and KU bunch of bears or oley said try to help our customers when we can but we are controlled (regulated) by government and (oley and Kentucky Utilities manager Joe Gibson cited deferred payment and budget plans as ways their firms help low income people Gibson also said KU customers can donate to a pro gram aimed at helping poor people) If citizens are dissatisfied with the regulations they should con tact their local government representatives state legislators and congressmen oley said you write letters you can make ji difference But oley said his company is not welfare and has its own bills to pay He said Inter County lost $70000 in uncollected bills last year and he warned that the company has no alternative but to cut off service for those peo ple who are chronically late in paying their bills Earlier in the two hour meeting oley was quizzed by Randall Phillips an Inter County customer on Taylor Road Phillipfe asked why he and some of his (Continued on Page 8) 'fe.