WEDNESDAY November 27, 2013
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GOOD MORNING Snow warning issued for northern Indiana LAPORTE (AP) — Driving across northern Indiana could become difficult for Thanksgiving Day travelers with up to a foot of lake-effect snow possible in areas near Lake Michigan. The National Weather Service has issued a heavy snow warning for northern Indiana’s LaPorte County, saying 6 to 12 inches of snow could fall by Wednesday night. The forecast calls for snowfalls of 1-2 inches an hour possible late Tuesday and during Wednesday, with winds up to 25 mph. The weather service says 4-8 inches of snow could fall in surrounding areas, including the cities of South Bend, Valparaiso, Plymouth and Rochester. It is warning drivers to watch for hazardous conditions on the Indiana Toll Road, Interstate 94 and U.S. 30.
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Plea deal upsets victim’s family Hamilton man was killed in 1989 BY AMY OBERLIN aoberlin@kpcmedia.com
ANGOLA — The family of a man killed 24 years ago in Hamilton has expressed distress with the way the incident was portrayed in the courtroom last week. Friday, Mahfuz Huq, 47, admitted to voluntary manslaughter in the death of Todd Kelley on Aug. 9, 1989. He is
being held in Steuben County Jail pending a sentencing hearing April 4 in Steuben Superior Court. In a statement to KPC Media Group, the Kelley family said it is “sickened and deeply saddened” by the way the change of plea was presented Friday. The manslaughter charge is a lesser felony introduced recently in Huq’s case, which was filed two weeks before Kelley’s death.
The case originally reflected one count of felony intimidation, after Huq allegedly went to Kelley’s home on July 25, 1989, threatening to kill him if he continued dating a girl that Huq had also dated. The murder charge, Huq which carries up to a 65-year sentence, was added to the intimidation case after Kelley’s death.
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The Waterloo Fire Department won the fire department traveling trophy with its “Christmas
Story” float Tuesday night in the annual downtown Auburn Christmas Parade.
Parade lights up downtown AUBURN — The Downtown Auburn Business Association staged its 11th annual downtown Christmas Parade Tuesday night with a large crowd of visitors. Charlie and Tucker Payne, sons of Mike and Sarah Payne, served as the lighting officials for the Frosty the Snowman display at Courtyard Park. The Waterloo Fire Department
captured the traveling fire department trophy for its decorated float with a “Christmas Story” theme. Other prizes were awarded in three categories: walking group, decorated vehicle and float. Winners for the event were: Walking group — 1. Turning Pointe Dance Academy 2. Auburn Presbyterian Church Kids in the
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CIA ran secret prison
State auditor quits after short tenure INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s state auditor is resigning just a few months after taking office. The governor’s office announced Tuesday that Republican Auditor Dwayne Sawyer had submitted his resignation from the statewide office effective Dec. 15. Gov. Mike Pence had appointed the former Brownsburg Town Council president to the office in August after picking then-auditor Tim Berry as the new Indiana Republican Party chairman. Sawyer’s resignation letter cites unspecified family and personal concerns for stepping down. Sawyer had been the first black Republican to hold a statewide office in Indiana.
“Todd was a 19-year-old boy, who was in his own home on Aug. 9, 1989, when his life was taken between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. by Huq, who had threatened to kill him before. You do the math,” said the Kelley family’s statement. A plea agreement taken under advisement Friday by Judge William Fee calls
Neighborhood 3. Moe’s Bikes and More; Decorated vehicle — 1. The Bassett Family with “Rock and Roll Christmas;” 2. The Foley Family; 3. Betz Nursing Home; and Floats — 1. DeKalb school choirs “Rockin’ Rudolph;” 2. Girl Scouts of DeKalb County; 3. Toys for Tots.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A few hundred yards from the administrative offices of the Guantanamo Bay prison, hidden behind a ridge covered in thick scrub and cactus, sits a closely held secret. A dirt road winds its way to a clearing where eight small cottages sit in two rows of four. They have long been abandoned. The special detachment of Marines that once provided security is gone. But in the early years after 9/11, these cottages were part of a covert CIA program. Its secrecy has outlasted black prisons, waterboarding and rendition. In these buildings, CIA officers turned terrorists into double agents and sent them home. It was a risky gamble. If it worked, their agents might help the CIA find terrorist leaders to kill with drones. But officials knew there was a chance that some prisoners might quickly spurn their deal and kill Americans. For the CIA, that was an acceptable risk in a dangerous business. For the American public, which was never told, it was one of the many secret trade-offs the government made on its behalf. At the same time the government used the threat of terrorism to justify imprisoning people indefinitely, it was releasing dangerous people from prison to work for the CIA. SEE CIA, PAGE A6
Rieke expanding, adding jobs in Hamilton HAMILTON — Rieke Corp. announced plans today to expand its operations in Hamilton, creating up to 15 new jobs by 2016. The Auburn-headquartered company, a subsidiary of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based TriMas Corp., will invest $7.5 million to equip its existing 73,360-square-foot facility at 2855 E. Bellefontaine Road in Hamilton. The company said the expansion, which began in August, will allow it to expand its capacity and capabilities, better serving its customers. Rieke is a a global manufacturer and distributor of specialty, highly-engineered closure and dispensing systems. In October, Rieke received a property-tax reduction for equipment it will add at its Hamilton operations. The Hamilton Town Council agreed to a 10-year phase-in of taxes on $1.8 million in plastic injection molding equipment for Rieke’s plant at 2855 E. Bellefountaine Road, said Brent Shull, Hamilton town manager.
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The new equipment will allow Rieke to more efficiently supply its customers in the eastern United States, Shull said. Rieke maintains its headquarters and main manufacturing plant in Auburn, where it has operated since 1923. Its Hamilton operations began in 2002. Rieke makes drum closures and a wide variety of product dispensing systems. Rieke currently employs about 1,400 people internationally, including more than 210 in Hamilton and Auburn. It already has begun hiring skilled maintenance associates, skilled plastic mold setters and assembly operators. Interested applicants may apply online at the riekepackaging.com careers page. “Rieke continues to expand into new markets while developing a robust program that meets our customers’ innovative demands,” said Lynn Brooks, president of Rieke. “Our ability to be on the leading edge as a global designer and manufacturer is aided by the education and technology provided at Indiana colleges and univer-
sities. The quality of the Indiana workforce contributes to our success and is the overwhelming reason Rieke continues to headquarter our business in Indiana.” Founded in 1921, Rieke makes closure and dispensing systems designed to enhance customers’ ability to store, transport, process and dispense products. The company’s global customer base includes the agricultural, food and beverage, household products, industrial, medical, nutraceutical, personal care and pharmaceutical markets. In September, Rieke was honored with the 2013 Indiana Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for its commitment to reducing water and electric consumption, air emissions and landfill contribution. Rieke operates manufacturing facilities across the United States and around the world, including in Germany, China, Mexico and the United Kingdom. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. offered Rieke up to $150,000 in training
DECEMBER 7 & 8, 2013 • 1:00 - 5:00 P.M. A Walk-Through Drama • Our 24th Year Cast of over 200 • All Indoors • Thousands have walked these streets. NO ADMISSION CHARGE What Others Have Said About Bethlehem Marketplace: ❖ I have been to Jerusalem and this is the closest experience to the old city of Jerusalem I have ever seen. ❖ 4 Stars and 2 thumbs up. ❖ A living history lesson. ❖ You enter into another time and world when you walk those streets.
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I have never experienced anything like this before. Rated PG; some of it is too realistic for kids. This must have been what it was like in Biblical times. One of the Tri-State area’s most dramatic presentations of the Christmas story. ❖ I am bringing my whole church next year. They have to experience this.
grants based on the company’s job creation plans. The incentives are performance-based, meaning until Hoosiers are hired, the company is not eligible to claim incentives. “We are pleased that Rieke is utilizing the Hamilton plant for their expanded product line,” said Mary Vail, president of the Hamilton Town Council. “They’ve been an asset to our community for the past 11 years, and we look forward to their future growth.” Just last week, Michigan-based PADNOS announced plans to locate its first Indiana plastics facility in Steuben County. “With a solid foundation in low taxes and limited red tape, Indiana’s business climate is ripe for companies looking to achieve an extra competitive edge,” said Eric Doden, president of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. “We’ve built Indiana into a state that works. With our skilled workforce and pro-growth policies, companies with a world of choices choose to remain operating in Indiana.”
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