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GOOD MORNING Statue of Larry Bird erected at ISU TERRE HAUTE (AP) — A 15-foot-tall bronze statue of Larry Bird has been erected at Indiana State University more than three decades after the basketball great led the school to a national championship game. The 1,900-pound statue, tethered to steel cables, was lowered into place with a crane Monday outside the Terre Haute campus’ Hulman Center while sculptor Bill Wolfe and others watched. Wolfe asked the crane operator to swivel the statue as it was being positioned onto a concrete base because he wanted Bird’s eyes to line up with an adjacent intersection to ensure that he was in perfect shooting form. “The body, the figure, looked like it was set right, but once we took the cover off of the face, we could see that he (Bird) was looking off to the right too much, so we had to swivel him more to the left,” he told The Tribune-Star. Once the statue was correctly positioned, a metal frame extending from its feet was welded onto the base’s metal frame and concrete was then poured into the two-footdeep circular concrete base.
Gary man dies from burns in fire that killed wife GARY (AP) — A Gary man has died from injuries he sustained in a weekend fire that also killed his wife. The Post-Tribune and The (Munster) Times report 64-yearold Danny Hill died Monday after suffering severe burns in the Sunday morning house fire that also killed 71-year-old Essie Crockett Hill. Danny Hill’s sister-in-law, Leora Carr, says the 9-year-old grandson, Cody Page, is responsive and doing better at the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital. The boy’s mother, Sereta Page, was able to escape the house with minor injuries. Gary Deputy Fire Chief Mark Jones says the cause of the fire is believed to be accidental but it remains under investigation.
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Varying county land vacation procedures are under review BY MIKE MARTURELLO mmarturello@kpcmedia.com
ANGOLA — Steuben County officials are going to examine their procedures for vacating such things as alleys in light of varying practices and fees currently followed. During a meeting of the Steuben County Commissioners on Monday, it was brought to light that it costs a fee to have an alley vacated if it is done through the Steuben County Plan Commission and there isn’t a fee if that board is bypassed and the petitioner goes straight to the commissioners.
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Pokagon shows appreciation to Angola Showing appreciation to Angola and Mayor Dick Hickman, center, Pokagon State Park assistant manager Lisa Johnloz, left, and park manager Ted Bohman, right, presented the city with artwork and a sign at Monday’s Common Council meeting. Bohman and Johnloz gave Hickman and Angola Waste Water Superintendent Craig Williams, who
was not present, works by noted wildlife artist William Zimmerman. The Pokagon officials also gave the city a sign commemorating the opening last weekend of Trine State Recreation Area, which is just east of Pokagon. Hickman noted what a “jewel” Pokagon is to Angola and the Steuben County area.
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Albion firm makes large shipment of pigs to China FROM STAFF REPORTS
ALBION — A Noble County agricultural enterprise continues to ship its products to China. Last month, Whiteshire Hamroc, based in rural Albion, exported its largest international shipment of swine breeding stock to China. The latest shipment consisted of 1,180 pigs representing three of the four major breeds of swine in the United States: Yorkshire, Landrace and Duroc. This was not the first nor will it be the last shipment of Indiana-bred hogs headed to China, the world’s most populous country, officials of the company said. Whiteshire Hamroc has made several previous shipments of live animals to China, but the Oct. 14 shipment is the largest for the Noble County company. The shipments are coordinated for Whiteshire Hamroc by Clayton Agri-Marketing of Jefferson City, Mo. A specially equipped cargo plane was used
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Workers had their hands full when they had to load more than 1,100 hogs onto a plane at a Chicago airport last month. The swine are from the Whiteshire Hamroc farm in Albion and were destined for China.
to transport the hogs out of a Chicago airport, after they were trucked to Chicago from Noble County. The Chinese government has endorsed the project because American farms, such as Whiteshire Hamroc, are considered the world’s foremost experts in swine genetics. Whiteshire Hamroc is the largest U.S. recorder of Yorkshire, Landrace, Duroc and Hampshire combined, according to National Swine Registry 2012 records. Whiteshire Hamroc has been exporting swine breeding stock for more than 20 years to more than 22
different countries and started its relationship with the Chinese about three years ago. “International interest in U.S. swine genetics continues to grow and represent a larger percentage of Whiteshire Hamroc’s business,” said Dr. Mike Lemmon, CEO of Whiteshire Hamroc. “We are very active within the Chinese market, with Whiteshire Hamroc having an office and support staff in Beijing, China.” Whiteshire Hamroc plans to export several additional shipments of swine breeding stock to China over the next several months, Lemmon said.
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Christie cruises to re-election Democrats win NY, Virginia governor seats
how the American public feels about today’s two biggest national political debates — government spending and health care — which are more likely to shape next fall’s midterm elections. Even so, Tuesday’s voting had local impact, and it mattered in ways big and small. In Virginia, McAuliffe turned back a late-game push by state
WASHINGTON (AP) — Look at the U.S. economy and you’ll notice an unusual disconnect. The economy is being slowed by a tight job market, scant pay raises and weak business investment. Yet corporate profits are reaching record highs and fueling record stock prices. What gives? How are companies managing to earn so much money in a sluggish economy? And why aren’t their profits goosing the economy? For starters, weak job growth has held down pay. And since the recession struck six years ago, businesses have been relentless in cutting costs. They’ve also stockpiled cash rather than build new products or lines of business. And they’ve been earning larger chunks of their profits overseas. All of which is a recipe for solid profits and tepid economic growth. The economy grew at a meager annual rate of just 1.8
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Democrat Terry McAuliffe narrowly won the job of Virginia governor Tuesday, leading what Democrats hoped would be their first sweep of statewide offices in decades. In New Jersey, Republican Gov. Chris Christie cruised to re-election — on track for a large margin of victory — amid talk of a 2016 presidential run. New Yorkers chose Bill de Blasio as mayor, electing the first Democrat since 1989. In other, widely scattered odd-year balloting, Colorado was setting a tax rate for marijuana, Houston was deciding the fate of the Astrodome and Alabama Republicans were choosing between two of their own — from
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New Jersey first lady, Mary Pat Christie, laughs as husband, Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, jokes with the media after they voted in Mendham Township, N.J., Tuesday. Christie defeated Democratic challenger state Sen. Barbara Buono in Tuesday’s election.
different wings of the party — in a special congressional runoff election in a conservative state. Across the country, voters also chose sides in a host of local elections and ballot initiatives. Turnout was relatively light given that it was not a presidential or congressional election year. Taken together, the results in individual states and cities yielded no broad judgments on