Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 11

THE STATE JOURN AL May 6, 1974 B-3 7,000 Miles In a Canoe Talk Topic Spectator Got 'Involved9 Bicycling Purse Snatcher Nabbed ford of 400 N. Clemens, a State Journal employe, noticed the cyclist riding away from her with a white purse on his arm and gave chase in his car. Sanford said he followed the thief to the rear of the Wrigley store at the other end of Frandor, and the man finally jumped off his bike, exhausted, threw his hands over his head and said "man, I give up" as he dropped the purse. PICKING UP a large tree limb, Sanford said he kept the man at bay until police arrived. Mrs.

Kish got her purse back intact. A bicycling purse snatcher was captured Sunday by a man who heard the victim's screams and decided to "get involved." As a result, police had the accused man in custody today and were seeking a larceny warrant for the theft at Fran-dor early Sunday afternoon. MRS. AGNES Kish, 432 N. Clemens, said she was walking from the Kroger store to Cunningham's when the cyclist rode past, slipped his hand under the strap on her purse and rode off.

When Mrs. Kish screamed, Tom San- With the camping and boating season getting underway, Lansing's Friends of he Rivers organization is inviting the public to a slide show and talk by Verlen Kruger of DeWitt about his 7,000 mile canoe trip from Montreal, Quebec, to the Bering Sea in Alaska. The program Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Lansing City Library, is free but Friends spokesmen C. Rowland Steb-bins admits the organization "might give the guests a little membership pitch" after the show.

FRIENDS WAS formed last year to replace the former Mayor's River Improvement Committee which was disbanded. Its aims are to promote public awareness and proper use of rivers in the mid-Michigan area. Biggest Burglary of 18 Thieves Haul Off $2,165 in Goods Wandering Horse Tied Staff Photo by BETTY JANE MINSKY Farmers Serve As Teachers apparently broke in through the garage door. In another theft, burglars got $670 worth of automobile parts from the residence, of Joe Holly, 2713 W. Fairfax.

The theft was discovered about 8 a.m. Sunday. Burglars entered through a garage door. police they believed the theft occurred between 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.

Sunday. The missing items included a stereo, tape player, a quantity of tapes and record albums, some clothing and a camera in addition to several tools. POLICE SAID the thieves Among 18 or so weekend burglaries of Lansing homes and business places was one in which thieves broke into a south side home and stole $2,165 worth of household items and tools. Members of the David Lett family, 704 E. Greenlawn, told listen as two Dallas Township fanners, James Farley and Jerry Spitzley, identify parcels on the map, while two unidentified spectators in the background look on.

MSU officials said about eight students are involved in the project and will be using Dallas Township as their classroom this spring, gathering information on community life, land use, governmental functions, social programs and community attitudes. A group of Michigan State University students studying land nse found out recently that fanners can be good teachers. The students met with about 30 fanners in the Fowler Village Hall for what turned into something like an old time townhall meeting. Before the night was over the students were much involved in charting present land nse on huge aerial maps. Shown above, 1-r, Saloma Els-hawaf, a student from Egypt, and Judy Stenfors, L'Anse, A horse which somehow had gotten onto the 1-96 right-of-way near Meridian Road was the subject of six calls to state police at the Lansing post about 6:30 a.m.

Monday. Troopers Larry Anderson and Kenneth Newton were dispatched and located the prancing steed, finally corralling him. The next problem: What can you find in a state police patrol car to use in tying a horse to a fence until Ingham County Animal Control officers arrive? Answer: battery jumper O'Donnohue Named Aide to Austin Hiding Fails To Stop Theft Six persons burst Into a house at 418 W. Maple Sunday afternoon looking for Donald Sumner, 18, of Whitmore Lake. When the six which included two women and four men left a few minutes later, they had Sumner's billfold and the $30 it contained, he told Lansing Police.

SUMNER SAID he stopped off at the house to talk with friends while waiting for his bus to Ann Arbor to leave. He was in an upstairs bedroom, he said, when he heard the intruders come in and recognized a couple of the voices as people he'd just as soon not meet up with. But they searched the house, found him hiding in a bedroom closet, took his billfold and left. the mayor of Benton Harbor. In her new assignment, she will coordinate improvement of services offered by the Department of State branch offices, Austin said.

She is an MSU graduate and has studied for a master's degree at Notre Dame H. Austin, is effective immediately. MISS O'DONNOHUE, an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the Michigan State University board of trustees in the 1972 election, has been serving as legislative coordinator and special assistant to Donna O'Donnohue, 25, of Harbert today was named an assistant secretary of state, succeeding Roger Johnson of Marshall, who resigned several months ago. The appointment, announced by Secretary of State Richard Man Injured Sunday Night In Beating School Board President 111 Lansing School Board President Vernon Ebersole is in serious condition in Sparrow Hospital's cardiac unit after an apparent heart attack Saturday night. Hospital spokesman said Ebersole was admitted at 11:30 p.m.

Saturday and is in intensive care. A former teacher, and head of an insurance company, Ebersole has been on the Lansing school board since 1955. Births DeWitt Twp. Recall Balloting Assured side where Buxton sat in a chair, bleeding and obviously beaten. He said one of the other men at the address had beaten him after threatening "to drive me right through the wall." Bert Buxton, 68, of 3420 W.

Main, was in Ingham Medical Hospital for observation today after being beaten Sunday evening. Called to 2223 Jolly, police said they were directed in Officers said Buxton had a broken nose, a cut over his left eye and on his right cheek, two black eyes and a possible head injury. Buxton told police he would sign a complaint against his assailant. Ww TRANTER To Mr. and Mrs.

George Tranter, 1032 N. Fairview, a duagtiter. Holly Christina, April 11, at Sparrow Hospital. ANTHONY To Mr. and Mrs.

Rick Anthony, 1840 Schoolcraft, Holt, a son, Ryan Patrick, April 11, at Sparrow Hospital. SISK To Mr. and Mrs. James Sisk, 4522 Stillwell, a son. Graham James, April.

9, at Sparrow Hospital. HILBERT To Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hilbert, 616 Stoddard, East Lansing, a daughter. Carina Elinae, April 10, at Sparrow Hospital.

Mrs. Hilbert is the former Constance Holloway. RUTTAN To Mr. and Mrs. Dale Rut- tan, 1866 Sunnymede, a daughter, LeAnne Helen, April 10, at Sparrow Hospital.

Mrs. Ruttan is the former Mary Breton. GREESON To Mr. and Mrs. Amos Greeson, 6312 Marscot, a son, Jay Robert-April 11, at Sparrow Hospital.

Mrs. Greeson is the former Natalie Hotrun. KENNEDY To Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Kennedy, 3955 Burnieway, a son, Brian Hodnett, April 7, at Sparrow Hospital.

Mrs. Kennedy is the former Patricia Hodnett. ANGELACOS To Mr. and Mrs. John Angelacos, 922 Darlington, East Lansing, a dauqhter, Jennifer Lynn, April 11, at Sparrow Hospital.

CRANE To Mr. and Mrs. James Crane, 5139 Wardcliff, East Lansing, a son, Jake April 9, at Sparrow Hospital. Mrs. Zuidema is the former Debbie Green.

SHEPARD To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shepard, 3745 Lochmoor, a son, Steven Jay, April 12, at Sparrow Hospital. CORP To Mr. and Mrs.

Darrell Corp, 2401 Gary, a daughter. Christian Lea, April 12, at Lansing General Hospital. GOTSCHALL To Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gotscholl, 223 W.

Gier, a son, Michael James, April 12, at Lansing General Hospital. HOLBROOK To Mr. and Mrs. Brad Holbrook, 6910 Vernson, a son, DeWayne Del, April 12, at Lansing General Hospital GURK To Mr. and Mrs.

Gary Gurk, 222 E. Cavanaugh, a son, Garry Deane, April 13, at Lansing General Hospital. HUMBLE To Mr. and Mrs. William Charles Humble, 1405 N.

Chestnut, a son, William Charles April 14, at Lansing General Hospital. HALE To Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hale, 10720 Eaton, Grand Ledge, a son, Joshua Allen, April 15, at Lansing General Hospital. LAFAY To Mr.

and Mrs. Francis La-Fay, 3127 Viking, a son, Dominic Lee, April 4, at St. Lawrence Hospital. new batch of signatures delivered late last week. THE, NEW collection of names pushed totals to 790 signatures against Emerson, 765 against Corr, and 750 against Kzeski.

Organizers needed 728 names to put recall questions on the Aug. 6 township ballot. Mrs. Syverson said Emerson has not yet fully compiled names for the petition aimed at recalling her, but added, "I expect to see the same kind of results from him today or DeWitt Township Clerk Donna Syverson said today she has enough newly-vali- a dated signatures to put recall petitions against three township officials on the local ballot. Mrs.

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