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Saturday, May 20, 2017 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com 75 cents Probe moves Canada collection into White House By ERICA WERNER and EILEEN SULLIVAN Associated Press WASHINGTON — Presi - dent Donald Trump told Russian diplomats last week his firing of “nut job” James Comey had eased the pressure on him, even as the FBI’s Trump- Russia investigation had moved into the White House, according to reports Friday that pur - sued the president as he began his maiden foreign trip. White House hopes that Trump could leave scan - dalous allegations at home were crushed in a one-two punch of revelations that landed shortly after his departure. A Washington Post report, citing anony - mous sources familiar with the matter, said a sen - The Commercial Review/Rose Skelly ior Trump adviser is now considered a “person of Al Hann hangs out Wednesday at the camping site he returns to each year for the Tri-State Gas Engine and Tractor interest” in the law enforcement investigation Association Swap and Sell Meet. Hann has made a habit of finding treasures north of the border in Canada. into whether Trump’s campaign associates coor - dinated with Russia in an effort to sway the 2016 Treasures found north of the border election. By ROSE SKELLY in the same place every time — It all started when a friend in Quebec to hunt down a fly - And The New York The Commercial Review the end of a row of RVs and told him Canada was the prime wheel engine collector. Times reported that the For one merchant at the 35th tents, with a tall tree providing place for picking because some “I went out there, I thought I president had told Russian annual Tri-State Gas Engine shade and his friends’ lot right farmers lived too far from sal - had the wrong address. It officials he felt the dis - and Tractor Association Swap across from his. He and his wife vage yards during the World looked very abandoned. I pulled missal of his FBI director and Sell Meet, the secret to find - Myra travel eight hours to Port - War II scrap metal drives to in, there was no vehicles,” had relieved “great pres - ing good picks is to leave the land from their home in Ore - donate their equipment. So Hann said. “It was August (so) sure” on him. The White country. gon, Wisconsin, every spring, Hann travels north of the bor - the grass had grown. I knocked House has said the firing Al Hann has been coming to just one trip that contributes to der each year to look for old on the door, geez I heard a was unrelated to the FBI’s the swap meet in Portland for a hobby that takes him all over engines, car parts and tractors. noise.” Russia investigation. about 20 years. He sets up shop North America. Last summer he went to a farm See Collection page 2 Late Friday, the Senate intelligence committee announced that Comey had agreed to testify at an open hearing at an unde - termined date after Memo - New law will help with lead problem rial Day. EAST CHICAGO, Ind. The new law will compel Holcomb recently from their homes due to “It’s important we don’t Comey will certainly be (AP) — Gov. Eric Holcomb state environmental offi - announced that a state the industrial contamina - get a negative stigmatism asked about encounters is praising a new state law cials to help with the site agency plans to locate a tion. so people don’t want to that precipitated his fir - that will help a northwest - cleanup and to test soil and new public housing devel - “We know that this come here,” he said. ing, including a January ern Indiana city deal with water throughout East opment in East Chicago. problem did not happen in City officials began dinner in which, Comey lead and arsenic contami - Chicago, The Post-Tribune “We are getting things five minutes, in a week, in evacuating about 1,000 has told associates, Trump nation that’s forcing resi - reported. done because we are work - a month and we know that residents of the West asked for his loyalty. In the dents in a public housing The bill also requires ing shoulder to shoulder it’s going to take a little Calumet complex last Oval Office weeks later, complex from their homes. Indiana’s housing authori - and taking these steps bit of time to get through year after soil tests found Comey told associates, the Holcomb joined East ty to work with federal together,” he said. it and get back to where some yards with lead lev - president asked him to Chicago officials for a cere - officials on relocating resi - State Rep. Earl Harris we should be,” he said. els over 70 times the U.S. shut down an investiga - monial bill signing Thurs - dents from the West Jr., an East Chicago East Chicago Mayor safety standard. Lead tion into former national day in a park that’s within a Calumet Housing Com - Democrat who sponsored Anthony Copeland said exposure, even at low lev - security adviser Michael Superfund site in the indus - plex, which was built on a the legislation, said it the legislation puts els, can cause nervous sys - Flynn. trial city about 25 miles site previously occupied aims to provide relief to “everyone on notice that tem damage and lowered See Probe page 2 from downtown Chicago. by a lead-products factory. residents being forced we work together as one.” IQs. U.S. protests intercept By MATTHEW BROWN ther details and said the issue lance by U.S. planes and vessels Associated Press would be addressed with China as the “root cause of military BEIJING — China denied U.S. through “appropriate diplomat - security problems concerning accusations that its jets conduct - ic and military channels.” sea and air” between the two ed an unprofessional intercept “We would rather discuss it countries and urged the U.S. to of an American radiation-sniff - privately with China,” Hodge stop such activities. ing surveillance plane in the said in an email to The Associ - China declared an air defense East China Sea and urged Wash - ated Press. “This will allow us identification zone over a large ington to stop such activities. to continue building confidence section of the East China Sea in The two Chinese SU-30 jets on with our Chinese counterparts 2013, a move the U.S. called ille - Wednesday approached a WC- on expected maneuvering to gitimate and has refused to rec - 135 Constant Phoenix aircraft — avoid mishaps.” ognize. a modified Boeing C-135 — con - In China, Defense Ministry China has demanded foreign ducting a routine mission in spokesman Wu Qian said the aircraft operating within the Assocaited Press/Odessa American/Mark Sterkel international airspace in accor - American plane was conduct - zone declare their intentions dance with international law, ing surveillance over the Yellow and follow Chinese instruc - Pacific Air Forces spokeswoman Sea — the northern part of the tions. Hodge declined to say Lt. Col. Lori Hodge said in a East China Sea — and that the whether Wednesday’s incident Electric raffle statement. Chinese jets moved to identify was within the self-declared Bonham Middle School orchestra student The WC-135 crew character - and verify the plane “in accor - Chinese zone. Kyla Herrera plays a solo Friday on an electric violin to ized the intercept as unprofes - dance with laws and regula - “U.S. military aircraft rou - be raffled at the Electrify Your Strings Victory Tour sional “due to the maneuvers by tions.” tinely transit international air - concert scheduled for Saturday at Bonham Middle the Chinese pilot, as well as the In a statement on the min - space throughout the Pacific, Schoolin Odessa, Texas. speeds and proximity of both istry’s website, Wu said the including the East China Sea,” aircraft,” Hodge said. operation was “professional she said. “This flight was no She declined to provide fur - and safe.” Wu blamed surveil - exception.” Deaths Weather In review Coming up The high temperature Monday — Photos from reached 76 degrees Friday in The City of Dunkirk will be weekend events, including the Portland. There was a trace of flushing fire hydrants between Mad Run and JCHS spring rain. Ruth Tittle , 96, Ridgeville 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning choir concert. Thunderstorms are expected Anthony Neely , 33, Redkey Monday. Residents should be today with a high of 78. More Details on page 2. aware that water may be dis - Wednesday — Results from thunderstorms are expected colored while hydrants are Tuesday’s regional girls track throughout the weekend. being flushed. meets at Ben Davis and Indi - For an extended outlook, see ana Wesleyan. page 2. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local/Nation Saturday, May 20, 2017 Obituaries Ruth Tittle Anthony Neely The following obituary is of Foreign Wars Post No. 6515 Watseka; in-laws; 15 grandchil - Jan. 5, 1921-May 18, 2017 Nov. 7, 1983-May 16, 2017 being republished to include and American Legion Post No. dren and one great grandchild. Ruth Tittle, 96, Ridgeville, died Anthony A. Neely, 33, Redkey, additional information. 345, both of Fort Recovery. Services are 10 a.m. Monday Thursday at IU Health Ball died Tuesday at his home. Leon LaMontagne Survivors include two daugh - at Brockman-Boeckman Funer - Memorial Hospital in Muncie. Born in Bluffton, he had been ters, Della Rockwell (husband: al Home in Fort Recovery, with Oct. 8, 1951-May 18, 2017 Ryan), Portland, and Andrea the Rev. Matt Feist officiating. She had worked at Jay Garment a lifelong resident of Jay Coun - Leon L.