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2 The Elwood Call-Leader Wednesday, February 23, 2005 Wednesday Daily Report Pipe Creek Fire Department The Pipe Creek Volunteer Fire Department made a run on Feb. 20. The department was called at 7.18 p.m. to a telephone pole fire between 900 and 1000 N. on 575 W.

Pet rattlesnake bites LaPorte man LAPORTE, Ind. (AP) A man bitten by his pet rattlesnake was still hospitalized Wednesday and could be charged with possessing an illegal animal, authorities said. Gary Slayden, 27, went to LaPorte Hospital Saturday night after his pet Western diamondback rattlesnake bit his hand, said Indiana Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Shawn Brown. The hospital did not have anti-venom for a rattlesnake. so Slayden was transported to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

Slayden was in serious condition Wednesday, a hospital spokeswoman said. But he was expected to recover from the bite, Brown said. Slayden refused to tell authorities where the snake was, but the DNR found it Monday after searching Slayden's property in the city about 25 west of South Bend. Brown said. The snake likely will be destroyed, he said.

Slayden and his roommates could be charged with a misdemeanor for possessing a pet without a wild animal permit, Brown said. DNR Lt. Jerry Shepard explained that precautions must be taken when owning a dangerous animal. "When you're going to own a venomous-type reptile, you've got to be thoroughly trained and have the knowledge to how to handle those." Shepherd said. Judge sets bond for woman accused in highway shooting LAFAYETTE.

Ind. (AP) A woman who has been held in a mental health center since she was charged with shooting another motorist during a traffic jam on Interstate 65 could be released this week. A judge set bond at $25,000 Tuesday for Leslie Scott, who has been held in a locked unit at Bloomington Meadows Hospital without bond since December. Tippecanoe Superior Court Judge Don Johnson also Obituaries Services Funeral services for Max W. Leisure, of Fairmount, in the Leisure community, will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday, at CopherFesler-May Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Steigenberg officiating. Burial will be in the Knox Chapel Cemetery in Grant County. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral The Listing 765-552-0844 Sell That Unwanted Stuff! 516 North Anderson Street Next to Finster's Auto Sales required Scott to adhere to an intensive outpatient treatment program and take medications as prescribed by a psychiatrist.

The 42-year-old Bloomington woman was transferred to Meadows in December from Wabash Valley Hospital in West Lafayette. Scott was charged with confinement, battery and neglect of a dependent. Her 13-month-old son was with her during the shooting on Dec. 7 on 1-65, north of Lafayette, police said. Scott left her car during a traffic tie-up and approached a minivan from behind, state police said.

She told the minivan's driver, Janet Alter, 40, of Goodland, to leave the vehicle and follow her. When Alter tried to run away, Scott opened fire with a handgun, striking her in the buttocks, police said. Alter was treated at a hospital. Scott then allegedly fired shots at Alter's empty minivan, returned to her own car and drove away, and troopers arrested her a short time later. The two women did not know each other, police said.

Earlier on the day of the shooting. a Monroe County judge in Bloomington issued an emergency detention order for Scott at the request of her husband, David Edgeworth, who said she had been behaving erratically, was paranoid and probably had two handguns with her. Kokomo fire intentionally set KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) A weekend house fire that killed a woman and three children was intentionally set, police said Tuesday. No arrests were immediately made and investigators were not releasing details on how the fire was started, police Lt.

Don Whitehead said. "There are certainly people we are interested in talking to," he said. The house was engulfed in heavy smoke and flames when firefighters arrived Sunday morning. Crews searched the home and found Amy Parrish, 25, along with her sons, Dacota Rasmussen, 4. and Caleb Parrish 2, and stepson Casey Parrish, 11.

They were all soon pronounced dead. Parrish's husband was the only family member to survive the fire. His sister, Lori Teter, said in an interview that he fell from a second-story window as he tried to find an escape route home. Funeral services for Mary R. Leach, Alexandria, will be at 10 a.m.

Thursday at Owens Funeral Home in Alexandria, with the Rev. Clifton Richardson officiating. Burial will follow at Park View Cemetery in Alexandria. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral services for Claude Barker, Tipton, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, at LeathermanMorris- Funeral Home, with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. A SUPER SPECIAL Sandwich; Only Limit: 10 each per Dairy order 1920 S.

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Teter said her brother was devastated by the news that the fire was intentionally set. "He came out saying, 'Someone killed my That's all he can say," she said. "It makes me sick." Parrish woke up about 8 a.m. to a bedroom filled with smoke and his wife telling him that the house was on fire, Teter said. "He couldn't see.

He tried to open the window and ran into it," she told the Kokomo Tribune for a story Tuesday. "He tried to stop, to stay inside the house, but he couldn't. He landed on the ground." Teter said her brother tried to get back inside the house after he fell, but the fire was too intense. "He keeps saying, 'It should have been me. Why wasn't it me?" she said.

Amy Parrish and the three children all died of smoke inhalation, the Howard County coroner's office said. Caleb was the son of Michael and Amy Parrish; Dacota was her son from a previous relationship, and Casey was his son from a previous relationship. The couple's 1-year-old daughter was unharmed because she was staying at a relative's home. Driver killed in traincar crash near Hagerstown HAGERSTOWN, Ind. (AP) A freight train slammed into a car at an eastern Indiana railroad crossing Tuesday, killing the driver who had gone around the crossing gates, police said.

The driver was identified as James Deeter, 38, of Morristown. No one else injured in the crash that was reported about 6:30 a.m., Wayne County sheriff's Capt. Jeff Cappa said. "Witness accounts tell us the driver of the vehicle disregarded and went around the arms of the crossing," Cappa said. The freight train pushed the car for about a half mile before coming to a stop.

The crossing about 50 miles east of Indianapolis has gates and flashing lights. Lottery INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Here are the winning numbers selected Tuesday in the Hoosier Lottery: Daily Three-Midday: 1-7-4 Daily Three-Evening: 4-2-5 Daily Four-Midday: 9-1-4-3 Daily Four-Evening: 1-3-2-9 Lucky 5-Midday: 1-7-14-19-24 Lucky 5-Evening: 2-8-20-24- 26 Estimated Hoosier Lotto jackpot: $8 million Estimated Powerball jackpot: $18 million LONDON (AP) Queen Elizabeth Il's decision to skip the wedding of her son and heir is not a snub to Prince Charles or his longtime lover, the royal family said Wednesday. So-called "royal watchers" and the British media, already amazed at signs of scrappy organization surrounding the marriage that is six weeks away, remained unconvinced. "Royal bombshell" was how The Sun popular daily described the announcement that the monarch will miss the April 8 civil marriage ceremony of Prince Charles and fellow divorcee Camilla Parker Bowles. "Queen snubs the wedding," wrote the Daily Mail.

Buckingham Palace and Charles' office denied that was the case. "The wedding will be blessed in front of family and friends. There will be a lovely reception afterwards. The civil ceremony was always meant to be low said a spokesman for Clarence House, as Charles' office is known. Asked whether Charles viewed the queen's absence as a snub, the spokesman added: "No.

They've discussed it and the prince is happy with the arrangements." Court continued from page 1 tube be reinserted. The Florida Supreme Court later struck down his action as unconstitutional. Terri Schiavo's parents say she would not want to die and have offered to take care of her if Michael Schiavo would divorce her. Michael Schiavo says his wife had expressed wishes not to be kept alive artificially, although she left no written directive. He said he is determined to carry on in the case out of love for his wife.

"This case is about Terri Schiavo's wishes," Felos said. "It's about her wishes not to be forcedfed, her wishes not to be kept alive artificially." Governor continued from page 1 Iris Lav, deputy director for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal-leaning Washington think tank, said tax increases are often the alternative to unpalatable cuts in education, Medicaid or other government services. "I actually think both Republicans and Democrats do tax increases out of necessity, or largely out of necessity," Lav said. Daniels, who defeated Grain INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Estimated grain prices Tuesday at Indianapolis-area elevators: Corn: cash $2.00, new $2.16. Soybeans: cash $5.72, new $5.81.

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The monarch was missing the marriage "because she is aware that the prince and Mrs. Parker Bowles wanted to keep the occasion low key," a palace spokeswoman said. "Clearly if the queen were to attend, the occasion would no longer be, by definition, low key," she said on condition of anonymity. She insisted the queen's decision was "not a snub." "I think any parent would be a bit fed up with the way this has unfolded," said Dickie Arbiter, a former royal family spokesman. "When it (the wedding) was announced there was a tremendous fanfare but the goalposts have moved considerably," he said, referring in particular to a rushed decision to change the wedding venue from Windsor Castle to the Guildhall.

The change was a practical one under British law, registering the castle as a wedding venue would mean opening it up to commoners' weddings. A Buckingham Palace spokes- Bush continued from page 1 Bush also contends that Iran should not be given any incentives from the West as long as it supports extremist groups inside of Israel, such as Hezbollah, which the United States has placed on its list of groups sponsoring terrorists. "They were caught enriching uranium," Bush said, remaining firm on his insistence that Iran not be rewarded. "They have breached a contract with the international community. They're the party that needs to be held to account, not any of us," he said.

Bush also repeated that Syria must remove its forces from Lebanon, noting that the United States and France were seeking a Democratic incumbent Joe Kernan in November with 53 percent of the vote, believes he can erase Indiana's deficit in one year with his temporary tax increase. Under the plan, the income tax rate would increase by 1 percentage point for those making more than $100,000 this year. It also calls for freezing education funding and reining in soaring Medicaid cosis. "I want to see a budget that brings us to honest balance and does it in the next fiscal year," said Daniels, who was Bush's budget director from 2001 to 2003 after several years as an Eli Lilly and Co. executive.

"Let's do it now, do it right." House Republicans prefer to balance the budget by 2007, the end of the two-year budget cycle. A spending plan passed Monday by House lawmakers and now headed to the state Senate does not include a tax increase. woman refused to comment Wednesday on whether the queen's decision to miss the marriage ceremony was linked to the change of venue. Constitutional historian David Starkey said the queen's absence had no real precedent. "We are into unknown territories with this decision and one can only speculate on the reason why," he said.

"It could be security, that she doesn't approve, or that she doesn't care a position which would unite her with the majority of her subjects." Charles and Parker Bowles are marrying in a civil ceremony because the Church of England traditionally frowns on church marriages for divorcees whose spouses are still alive. Charles, 56, divorced Princess Diana in 1996. She died in a car accident the next year. Parker Bowles, 57, also is divorced, and her ex-husband is still alive. The civil marriage has prompted some debate in Britain about its legality because the 1836 Marriage Act barred civil weddings for royalty.

Britain's chief legal officer, the lord chancellor Lord Falconer, insisted Wednesday there was no legal bar to the wedding. U.N. resolution to force Damascus to do so, following increased tension after last week's assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister. "The charge is out there for the Syrian government to hear loud and clear," Bush said. "We will see how they respond before there's any further discussions about going back to the United Nations." Schroeder welcomed Bush during an arrival ceremony at a 17th century castle in this city on the Rhine River.

A light snow fell on the leaders as a military band played the national anthems of each country and they walked a red carpet to review a military honor guard. The two leaders posed with wide smiles for photographs and Bush threw his arm around the chancellor. Security for Bush's visit was so tight that nearly every street in downtown Mainz was closed to traffic and barricaded. Daylight continued from page 1 decades, House Democrats had signaled at least a possibility of voting as a bloc against the bill. Daniels says observance of the time change would eliminate confusion and boost commerce by bringing Indiana in line with 47 other states, but House Republicans have acknowledged it likely needs at least some Democrat support to pass.

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