.»***•"% MONDAY..J ANUABY 31,1994 • WE8TLAND, MICHIGAN • 36 PA0E8 VOLUME 29 NUMBER 67 FIFTY CENTS 019W 8k*>yrt*) Coitmifit&ora Coponflon m(m • • m B • • « •• f Look for coupons Thursday Judge withdraws from murder case • Cut your weekly grocery bill an average $20 to $30 a week clipping Gerschwin Drain announced he won't "It was not because the judge was coupons by Kellogg, Hormel, Colgate- A new prosecutor will take over the case against a be hearing the case. prejudiced, in favor of the defendant, Palmolive, and others that.will be insert­ Westland man charged with killing a 25-year-old fa­ "I feel now that I'm getting justice or any of that nonsense," said the ther of six. The judge originally assigned to the case. done," the mother said. case's former prosecutor, Gary La- ed info Thursday's issue of your home- The John family became upset Bret, who has turned the case over to delivered Observer newspaper. has also been replaced and the trial date has been when Miguel's trial date was moved Wayne County assistant prosecutor moved up. The victim's family asked for the changes. from Jan. 24 to June 6 after the de­ LisaLindsey. • While you are clipping turn to the fendant hired a new attorney, who Gerald Borycz, a Westland private Taste section in Monday's paper for BY DARRELL CLEM John's father, Tommy John, sought asked for a delay to prepare for the investigator working for the Miguel quick and easy recipes your family STAFF Warren the changes because he and his wife, case. family, said Friday the Miguels aren't will enjoy. The parents of slain Garden City Polly, believed the criminal justice Drain announced Friday that the worried about the changes. resident Robert John have succeeded system was siding with defendant trial haB been moved again and is "It doesn't matter which judge, it • Don't miss out on the in getting a new judge, a new prosecu­ Robert Miguel, 42, who faces trial for now scheduled for March 29. Howev­ doesn't matter which prosecutor. The savings. To have the tor and a new trial date for the West- second-degree murder. er, his court docket is full at that truth will come out in the end," Bo- "I feel very happy," Polly John said time, and Circuit Judge Paul Ter­ Observer delivered to land man charged in their 26-year-old See JUDGE, 2A your home, call 591-0500. son's death. Friday after Detroit Recorder's Judge renes has been assigned to the case. wmwmwmi-.>' IN THE PAPER ^now bowl?i • Kevin La- ifhntedeft) parries the •baUinihg TODAY 8¾ JayceeBowl %v)6nby District H-2 Robberies: Westland police are Jaycejss, who investigating three separate rob­ agreed to beries that occurred outside a res­ turn over the taurant, supermarket and gas sta­ $500jackpot tion. /2A to First Step, a western Right to die: Dr. Jack Kevorkian rWayne visited a Livonia church Sunday County or- in his effort to win a constitutional t conization tthaihelps amendment protecting physician- •^tifoused wom- assisted suicide. /3A %enwdfheir Departing? The Livonia Public ••children. The IIJ$py$H~2 Schools fear they will lose several , $^j0esheQt major tenants — and the half mil­ ^Wf&ffoiw*/ lion dollars a year those tenants i^MtiQW pay the district /4A :$m$&ulay, ymz$inc •jthtsnawbe- MALLS & MAINSTREETS (hjridBailey Wmtition Behind the Label: Sigrid Olsen winter, • :r- explains how her passion for print- Wesitand* making translates into sportswear with a unique point of view. /9A A • TASTE Weight loss: People who have lost more than 50 pounds share Molester 'No raises'key their secrets. /IB on trial STREET SCENE to school budget BY MARIE CHESTNEY big — and perhaps false — assump­ Ska-less: Fed up with being ex­ STATF WRITER tion. It assumes that the teachers' t( again clusively labeled as ska," Gang­ "Not a bonanza and not a disaster" union will accept a new contract with­ out a pay raise. BY DARRELL CLEM IB how Livonia Public Schools ad­ ster Fun is trying to show people STAFF WRITER ministrator Robert Laundroche de­ "No raises, just step increases that the horn-laden form of music A convicted child molester from scribed the district's financial picture only," Laundroche said. Then he isn't just a novelty. /5B Garden City has been ordered to in 1994-95 under the new state aid quickly added, "But that could stand trial on new charges stemming rules. change." from a sexual assault at Wildwood Laundroche, assistant superin­ Laundroche estimated step in­ Elementary School In Westland. tendent for business, has put together creases alone will cost the district SPORTS Steven Brian Smith, 31, could face Steven Brian Smith the first of what he expects will be $680,000 next year. Step increases are up to 15 years in prison if convicted of many financial projections for next pay hikes workers automatically get two counts of second-degree criminal year and sees, after balancing expect­ for seniority and/or additional college nation to determine whether he credits. Cage action: John Glenn, sexual conduct that stem from a Jan. should stand trial on the latest ed new coate with expected extra In­ Wayne Memorial, Churchill and 11 attack at the school on Wildwood charges. come, that the district, which in­ Laundroche's projection assumes Road, north of Cherry Hill. cludes the northern section of West- the district will get $6,607 per student Franklin high schools basketball As his parents watched, he volun­ land, could just about break even. He Is accused of spanking four tarily waived his right to the hearing, next year. If the district enrolls 16,909 teams saw plenty of action Friday boys, wrestling one to the ground, In a move that automatically sent his "We think It wilt be about a wash," students, as expected, this means an night. /IC pulling the boy's pants down and fon­ caae to Detroit Recorder's Court for Laundroche told his board of educa­ extra $2.7 million coming into the dling him as children were leaving trial. tion lest week after walking trustees board's coffers. school for the day, Westland police McKnight noted that Smith's hear­ through a projected budget The pro­ However> that extra money quickly Sgt. Laura Moore said. ing came exactly one year after she jection pegs income at $111.7 million gets eaten away by a host of new ex- INDEX Smith appeared before Westland sentenced him to 89 days In Jail for for the fiscal year, which begins July pensea. The list Includes: 18th District Judge Gall McKnight 1. on Thursday for a preliminary examl- SeeMOUSTUI, 2A The projection, however, makes one ~ ~ SeeBUMET, 4A Classifieds . B-D Obituaries . .7A Opinion { . 1 1 Auto . ,D . 8A ^MMMM^MI •M. »Mijg- -£*. *fT£*a~ ~\ l"L' I'll* Employment . C,D Personals . ,7B ' • ••-"< "*.'-,• , .*;••; -v • •'••--• - *• .yr r.-, Real estate . ,B,C Street Scene . SB can-American month with special eventaVahd pro­ Crossword . 3C Sports .... IC Slippery service grams In February. Principal Ronald Stratton said Malls i > . • . > . 9A Taste . IB Thursday's freezing rain put the Observer's de­ the school's human relations committee will see livery "on Ice" last week, but our carriers and driv­ AM^'Aniericajn |utd Kattoi A^rtcah art; Feb. ers tried to Weather the storm. "We would like to m 11 on display at the Detroit Institute of Art, On thank our carriers and drivers last Thursday for achieve excellence. "This is an annual presenta­ Feb. 15, student* in the Wayne State University HERE'S HOW TO REACH US their efforts on getting out the papers on a difficult tion and one of the highlight* of the graduation Black Theater program will perform "For Colored day," said Larry Gelger, Observer circulation man­ ceremony each year/* he, awd, IWe feelthat suc­ Girls Contemplating Suicide when the Rainbow ager. "We apologise for any Inconvenience,0 he cessful graduates, such as tn««. could have a pos­ isn't Enough/' said. itive motivational effect en the graduating seniors Newsroom: 691-4300 as well as the school community and the faculty. Adult education Newsroom Fax: 691-7279 Alumnus to be honored We are proud of our graduates and want to share The winter session begins this week for the Nlghtilne/Sporte: 95W104 John Glenn High School ll looking for nomina­ their success with thei^oMu^fe^^mlnat* a Wayne-WestUnd school district's adult education Reader Comment Line: 953-2042 tions of fiuccessful graduates for the annual dis­ gwduate,contac+K»th^ department. Classes are free to individuals with­ tinguished alumnus award, to be presented at the School. 86106 pip;|iW^]to. out a hlg> school (Mplorna or those between 18-20 Classified Advertising: 591-0900 school's 80th commencement ceremony in early. nees wilt be jrevtewfed by the ^h<^l'i faulty couh- with a diploma:. Information on claries, finances Display Advertising: 691*#p)0 June. Glenn principal Dennis Connelly said that : v and schedules may be obtained by calling the Home Delivery: 691-0800 the award will be presented to a graduate who hai sji^faii^r<i|^tf) :Wiv"; ^. <•;'• -.-½ Che'rryHlli Adult Education Center, 7JJ8V4401 or will be presented to a graduate Who has gone on to Wayne Memorial Hlgn School will Observe AM- 7&466V MMMW MM**wMW«M4a "il H.'l M" 2A(W) The Observer/ MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1994 within BY D ARRELL CLEM The Beaver Creek incident occurred at said the holdup is under investigation. Fearing the suspect had a gun, the em­ grabbed her purse and fled on foot, the STAFF WRITBB I 11:15 p.m.