Monday, January 6, 2020 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Millions mourn A legend gone Iranian leader By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Weep - ing amid wails from a sea of mourners, Iran’s supreme leader today prayed over the remains of a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad, an attack that’s drastically raised ten - sions between Tehran and Washington. The procession for Iran - ian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani drew a crowd of mourners and followers, said by police to be in the mil - lions, today in Tehran, where Soleimani’s replacement vowed to take revenge for his killing. Additionally, Tehran has abandoned the remaining limits of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers in response to the slaying while in Iraq, the parlia - ment has called for the expulsion of all American troops from Iraqi soil. The developments could bring Iran closer to build - Special to The Commercial Review/Becca James ing an atomic bomb, set off a proxy or military Darrel “Pete” Brewster, pictured here in 2013, died Friday. A Portland native who starred for the Panther high attack launched by Tehran against America school basketball and football teams, went on to play both sports at Purdue, played nine seasons in the NFL and coached and enable the Islamic in the AFL and NFL for 13 years. He won two NFL championships as a player with the and a State group to stage a ring as receivers coach for the . comeback in Iraq, making the Middle East a far more dangerous and unstable place. Portland native Darrel ‘Pete’ Brewster, Adding to the tensions, President Donald Trump two-time NFL champion, died Friday at 89 threatened to demand bil - By RAY COONEY career that nearly never lions of dollars in com - The Commercial Review got started. pensation from Iraq or He was one of the lead - He was a sophomore in Career impose “sanctions like ers of the most successful high school when the 1945 highlights they’ve never seen before” basketball team in Port - Portland Panthers were if it goes through with land High School history. unbeaten, untied and Helped lead expelling U.S. troops. He played basketball unscored upon. But he Portland High School Soleimani’s daughter, and football at Purdue to three straight boys wasn’t on the team. basketball sectional titles, Zeinab, directly threat - University. “My family didn’t want two regional ened an attack on the U.S. He appeared in five me to play football, and championships and the military in the Mideast NFL championship you had to have a parent’s 1948 semi-state finals. while speaking to a crowd games, winning two with permission to play foot - that stretched as far as the the Cleveland Browns. Played football and ball,” Brewster said. “I basketball at eye could see down major He won a Super Bowl had an older sister who . thoroughfares in Iran’s ring as receivers coach finally signed my papers Named the football capital. for the Kansas City to play football.” team’s MVP in 1951. Topps “The families of the Chiefs. That happened during American soldiers in Darrel “Pete” Brewster, his senior year. And it Won NFL championships This 1957 Topps football card featured with the Cleveland Browns western Asia … will spend the most accomplished changed his life. in 1954 and ’55. their days waiting for the athlete in Jay County his - Darrel “Pete” Brewster, who was named a first- In 1952, Brewster was Led NFL in yards per death of their children,” tory, died Friday at Belton team All-Pro by The Sporting News. He led the drafted by the Chicago reception in 1957. she said to cheers. Iranian Regional Medical Center NFL in yards per reception that year at 20.5. Cardinals in the second state television and others in Belton, Missouri. He Earned a Super Bowl ring round of the NFL draft online shared a video that was 89. but then immediately as receivers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs. showed Trump’s Ameri - Brewster, who lived in Portland High School) field. “This is truly one of traded to the Cleveland can flag tweet following Peculiar, Missouri, about was named in his honor. the best moments of my Browns. (He was also Inducted into the 30 miles south of Kansas “I’m just proud of all of life.” drafted by the NBA’s Mil - Indiana Football, Soleimani’s killing turn City, was immortalized you making this happen,” Brewster spent nine waukee Hawks, but decid - Indiana Basketball and into a coffin, the “likes” Purdue University of the tweet replaced by locally in 2012 when the the 1948 Portland High years as a player in the ed to go the professional halls of fame. football field at East Jay School graduate said dur - NFL and 13 as a coach in football route.) over 143,000 “killed” with Middle School (formerly ing a ceremony at the the AFL and NFL. It was a See Legend page 2 the hashtag #severere - venge. See Mourn page 5 Turnpike crash killed five, injured 60-plus By KIM BELLWARE Eleven other patients were and our thoughts and prayers go The Washington Post taken to Forbes Hospital in Mon - out to their families,” the com - At least five people were killed roeville, which reported two pany said in a statement to the and 60 more were hospitalized in patients in critical condition. paper. a crash early Sunday morning Fatal collison included a Somerset Hospital in Somerset Three New Yorkers also per - on the Pennsylvania Turnpike received 18 victims — 12 adults ished in the multi-vehicle crash. that snarled two tractor-trailers, charter bus and two semis and six minors — who were all Nine-year-old Jeremy a charter bus and a passenger treated and released, according Vazquez of Brooklyn, New York, vehicle, transportation officials to a hospital spokeswoman. and Eileen Zelis Aria, 35, of said. A UPS spokeswoman identi - Bronx were passengers in a bus Two UPS drivers and a nine- to shut down an 86-mile stretch The injured ranged in age fied drivers Daniel Kepner, 53, driven by 58-year-old Shuang year-old girl have been con - of the turnpike between New from 7 to 67 years old. Thirty-one and Dennis Kehler, 48, of Penn - Quing Feng of Flushing, New firmed among the dead, The Stanton and Breezewood in both of them were taken to Frick Hos - sylvania as two of the people York, The Patriot-News report - Patriot-News reported. directions. pital in Mount Pleasant, a hospi - who died from the fatal colli - ed. The crash occurred in the Photos from the scene showed tal spokesperson told The Post. sion, according to The Patriot- Feng was unable to make a turnpike’s westbound lanes just a mangled FedEx truck, a semi By midday, 27 had been treated News. Kepner had been with the turn and hit an embankment as before 4 a.m. in Mount Pleasant cab pushed partially up an and released in stable condition. company for five years, and he was going downhill, state Township, about 30 miles east of embankment and an overturned Three adults and one child were Kehler was a 28-year veteran of police told the paper. His bus Pittsburgh, said Carl DeFebo, a Ohio Coach branded charter bus transferred to hospitals in Pitts - the packaging and supply-chain rolled downhill before it was hit spokesman for the Pennsylvania scattered across the turnpike burgh. Nine of Frick’s patients management company. by three tractor trucks and a Turnpike. It prompted officials lanes. were under age 18. “Our drivers will be missed passenger vehicle.

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The high temperature was Need to fill out a birth 43 degrees Sunday in Jay announcement, engagement Tuesday — Coverage of Darrel “Pete” Brewster , County. The low was 27. or wedding form to have your tonight’s Portland City Coun - 89, Peculiar, Missouri Tonight’s forecast also calls special event announced in cil meeting. Charles Butcher, 72, rural for a low of 27. Expect partly the newspaper? They’re now Dunkirk cloudy skies Tuesday with a available electronically. Just Thursday — Coverage of Details above and on page 2. high of 43. go to thecr.com, hover over Wednesday’s Jay County For an extended outlook, “Forms” and select the form Council meeting. see page 2. you’d like to fill out. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Monday, January 6, 2020 Jay Superior Court Judge Max Ludy Meridian St., Portland, pleaded guilty to visiting a common West, Bryant pleaded guilty to a Filings Fined and sentenced guilty to possession of marijua - nuisance, a class B misde - probation violation — Sen - State v. Courtney Willoughby, Chad J. Jackson, 42, 2029 S. na, a class B misdemeanor — meanor — Sentenced to Jay tenced to an additional 214 days criminal misdemeanor Lutes Drive West, pleaded guilty Sentenced to 180 days in Jay County Jail for 180 days with all of that sentence and given 190 State v. Joshua Troxel, Level 6 to possession of marijuana, a County Jail with all but two but two days suspended and days credit for 95 days served. felony class B misdemeanor — Sen - days suspended as part of a given two days credit for one As part of the plea agreement, SAC Finance v. Heath Byerly, tenced to 180 days in Jay County plea agreement. He was given day served. He was fined $1 as a charge of theft, a Level 6 civil collections Jail with all but two days sus - two days credit for one day well as ordered to pay $185 in felony, was dismissed. State v. Zachary Pryoe, crimi - pended as part of a plea agree - served. He was also directed to court costs. As part of his plea, nal misdemeanor ment. He was given two days pay $185 in court fees and $200 Hardymon was placed on pro - Judgements Onemain Financial Group, credit for one day served. He in drug abuse, prosecution, bation for six months and had Capital One Bank was award - LLC v. Jason McGill, criminal was also fined $1, $185 in court interdiction and correction fees charges of unlawful possession ed $1,441.17 from Arthur Dale, misdemeanor fees and $200 in drug abuse, and $400 for a substance abuse of a syringe, possession of civil collections State v. Jamie Rose Heaps, prosecution, interdiction and program. methamphetamine and posses - JBS Carriers was awarded Level 6 felony correction fees. Kevin D. Hardymon, 42, 1617 sion of marijuana dismissed. $5,587.60 from Austin Hardwick, Lisa Williams v. Jessica John A. Lyons, 47, 1004 S. E. 400 North, Portland, pleaded Terra S. Ogan, 36, 6931 N. 750 civil plenary Meyer, small claims CR almanac Obituaries Charles Butcher Enterkin (husband: Lee) of Memorials can be made to the Muncie and Kimberly Waltermire choice of the donor. Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Oct. 25, 1947-Jan. 3, 2020 1/7 1/8 1/9 1/10 1/11 (husband: Terry) of Muncie; eight Baird-Freeman Funeral Home is Charles D. Butcher, age 72, of grandchildren; five great-grand - in charge of arrangements. rural Dunkirk passed away Friday, children; and several nieces and Condolences may be expressed Jan. 3, 2020, at his residence. nephews. at bairdfreeman.com. He was born in Portland on Oct. He was preceded in death by one •••••••••• 25, 1947, the son of Charles D. and brother, Donnie Butcher; and two The Commercial Review publish - 41/24 32/25 51/46 58/42 45/29 Dorothy (Hiestand) Butcher. He sisters. Deloris Meehan and Car - es death notices for those with a con - had worked at Sheller-Globe and olyn Hough nection to our coverage area free of Partly Sunny with Tempera - The high Tempera - sunny, winds winds from tures will rise will get near tures will get was owner of Butcher Concrete. Graveside services will be held charge. They include the name, city from 5 to 15 the northwest but so will the 58 but the colder but the Surviving are two sons, Brian Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at 3 p.m. in and time/date/location of services. mph with at 10 to 15 chance of pre - rain will fall all rain will not Stanton (wife: Letha) of Muncie gusts up to mph. cipitation, day with a rain stop. Chance the Wells Cemetery in Portland. There is a charge for obituaries, 30 mph. which is likely chance of of rain and Charles (wife: Veronique) of Pastor Bill Taylor will preside which are accepted only from funer - in the after - 90%. decreases in Evansville; two daughters, Lori over the services. al homes or mortuary services. noon. the evening. Lotteries Legend ... Powerball Daily Three: 1-8-8 Continued from page 1 football and basketball at 1-11-21-25-54 Daily Four: 8-5-00-9 In nine seasons playing Purdue University. Powerball: 7 Quick Draw: 1-3-6-13- professional football, the 6- Brewster was named Power Play: 2 16-25-34-36-37-39-42-48-60- foot, 3-inch, 210-pounder MVP of the football team in Estimated jackpot: 61-62-65-70-72-74-80 caught 210 passes for 3,758 1951. On the basketball $258 million Cash 5: 4-10-18-19-45 yards and 21 touchdowns. court, he appeared in 53 Estimated jackpot: He led the NFL in yards per games, averaging 5.9 $207,500 reception at 20.5 in 1957 and points. Mega Millions finished in the top 10 in He was inducted into the Estimated jackpot: $69 Ohio receiving yards three Purdue University Athletic million times. His career highs for Hall of Fame in 2007. (His Saturday both receptions and yards Hall of Fame video is avail - Hoosier Midday came in 1954, his third sea - able at Saturday Pick 3: 1-8-3 son, with 42 and 676, respec - vimeo.com/13400821.) Midday Pick 4: 7-2-7-9 tively. He caught a career- “It’s a great honor,” Daily Three: 6-4-2 Pick 5: 0-6-9-1-4 best six TD passes in 1956. Brewster told The Commer - Daily Four: 1-8-8-0 Evening The Sporting News cial Review following his Quick Draw: 7-10-11- Pick 3: 0-6-9 named him a first-team All- induction. “It just means 12-14-19-21-23-28-29-30-34- Pick 4: 7-0-6-5 Pro in 1957. He was a sec - somebody along the line … 43-44-45-46-48-54-66-71 Pick 5: 9-0-1-3-5 ond-team All-Pro selection has realized we have been Evening Rolling Cash 5: 12-15- by The Associated Press, put on a higher level of Daily Three: 1-8-7 19-23-38 Newspaper Enterprises excellence.” Daily Four: 3-9-6-1 Classic Lotto: 17-20-35- Association and UPI that “When somebody thinks Quick Draw: 2-4-5-6-9- 40-45-48 same year, and had also enough of you to put you on 10-11-13-14-25-26-28-30-57- Kicker: 2-5-0-7-9-6 been a second-team choice a higher level, it’s really an 63-67-70-73-76-79 Jackpot: $7.9 million by the NEA in 1956. He was outstanding honor,” added Cash 5: 1-11-12-16-22 Sunday a Pro-Bowler in 1955 and Brewster, who is also a Hoosier Lotto: 2-11-20- Midday ’56. member of the Indiana 31-34-42 Pick 3: 7-8-1 Brewster caught an 8- Football Hall of Fame Estimated jackpot: Pick 4: 1-9-3-0 yard touchdown pass from (inducted in 1976) and Indi - $6.5 million Pick 5: 5-8-1-7-5 Hall of Fame quarterback The Commercial Review ana Basketball Hall of Sunday Evening in the Fame (1998). Midday Pick 3: 5-7-3 Browns’ 56-10 blowout of The football field at East Jay Middle While he stayed in Mis - Daily Three: 5-5-8 Pick 4: 9-2-3-3 the Detroit Lions in the School, formerly Portland High School, was named souri after his NFL coach - Daily Four: 8-7-3-5 Pick 5: 5-5-3-1-8 1954 NFL championship in 2012 in honor of Darrel “Pete” Brewster, pictured ing career, Brewster made Quick Draw: 8-9-13-20- Rolling Cash 5: 4-9-27- game. here standing next to a plaque that details his regular trips back to his 22-23-25-31-36-38-47-51-57- 30-33 In 2012, the Cleveland athletic accomplishments. hometown to visit family 59-62-64-65-71-75-78 Estimated jackpot: Plain Dealer ranked him and friends. He could be Evening $100,000 68th on the list of the best found on occasion strum - players in Browns history. Raiders with a 17-7 win in ball sectional titles as well ming a guitar with pals at After playing his final the AFL championship as the 1946 and 1948 region - the American Legion hall. two seasons with the Pitts - game and then beat Min - al championships. The 1948 Visitation for Brewster Today in history burgh Steelers, he nesota 23-7 in Super Bowl squad advanced to the will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. embarked on a 13-year IV. state’s final eight before Saturday at Atkinson career as a receivers coach Funeral Home in Har - On Jan. 6, 1941 , Presi - heart of a 43-year-old Brewster, who was born falling to Muncie Central in for the risonville, Missouri. Serv - dent Franklin D. Roo - man in a 54-year-old Sept. 1, 1930, was a standout the semi-state champi - and Kansas City Chiefs. He athlete dating back to his onship game. He was an ices will follow at 2:30 p.m. sevelt, in his State of the patient (the recipient was on the Chiefs’ staff in days in Portland, when he Indiana High School All- Private burial will follow. Union address, outlined a died 15 days later). 1969 when they went 11-3, was one of the leaders of Star during his senior sea - Additional obituary goal of “Four Freedoms”: In 1975 , the original avenged two regular-season Panther squads that won son. information will be avail - Freedom of speech and version of “Wheel of For - losses to the Oakland three straight boys basket - He went on to play both able later this week. expression; the freedom tune,” hosted by Chuck of people to worship God Woolery and Susan in their own way; free - Stafford, premiered on dom from want; freedom NBC-TV. Felony arrests from fear. In 1994 , figure skater In 1759 , George Wash - Nancy Kerrigan was Dealing bond after being arrested charged with theft, a was arrested Friday for ington and Martha Dan - clubbed on the leg by an Nathaniel Cox, 28, 506 for burglary, a Level 5 Level 6 felony. dealing a lookalike sub - dridge Custis were mar - assailant at Detroit’s S. Layne Drive, Dunkirk, felony, on Friday. stance, a Level 5 felony. ried in New Kent County, Cobo Arena; four men, was arrested Friday for Larry J. Maynard, 49, Dealing She is being held in Jay Virginia. including the ex-husband dealing cocaine, nar - 324 S. Broad St., Destiny T. Miller, 25, 107 County Jail on $5,000 In 1912 , New Mexico of Kerrigan’s rival, cotics or methampheta - Dunkirk, was also N. Franklin St., Dunkirk, bond. became the 47th state. Tonya Harding, went to mine, a Level 5 felony, In 1948 , the Portland prison for their roles in and unlawful possession Panthers moved into the the attack. (Harding of a syringe, a Level 6 top 20 in the Associated pleaded guilty to conspir - felony. He is being held in Going Press Indiana high acy to hinder prosecu - Jay County Jail. school boys basketball tion, but denied any South poll. They tied for 15th advance knowledge about Out on bond with Garfield (Terre the assault.) A Dunkirk man has Haute). In 1998 , In a new bid to been released from Jay for the In 1968 , a surgical expand health insurance, County Jail on $13,000 team at Stanford Univer - President Clinton sity School of Medicine unveiled a proposal to Winter? in Palo Alto, California, offer Medicare coverage led by Dr. Norman to hundreds of thousands Shumway, performed the of uninsured Americans SERVICES Take us with you. first U.S. adult heart from ages 55 to 64. Today transplant, placing the —AP and The CR Butcher , Charles: 3 p.m., Wells Cemetery, Portland. Keep up with all the Local news.

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AL-ANON FAMILY in conference room A at to 5 p.m. Monday through Brenda Eads at (260) 726- THE LANDING — A 12- Wednesday GROUP — New Begin - Indiana University Health Friday. For more informa - 9625 or Dave Keen at (260) step program for those in WEDNESDAY MORN - nings, a support group for Jay Hospital. tion or an appointment, 251-8792. sixth through 12th grade ING BREAKFAST CLUB friends and families of BRYANT/NEW CORY - call (260) 726-8636. Walk- CAREGIVER SUPPORT will meet at 5:55 p.m. each — Will meet at 8 a.m. in alcoholics, will meet at DON SENIOR CITIZENS ins accepted. GROUP — Will meet at 1 Tuesday at 2nd Chance at the east room of Richards 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday — Will meet at 11:30 a.m. BREAD OF LIFE COM - p.m. the first Monday of Life Ministries, 228 S. Restaurant. All women in the Zion Lutheran Wednesday at the Bryant MUNITY FAMILY MEAL each month at Portland Meridian St., Portland. are invited to attend. Church, 218 E. 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Main St. Berne, IN 46711 Or email: [email protected] The Commercial Review Page 4 Opinion Monday, January 6, 2020 Thanks for making holiday special To the editor: Carly Hess volunteers her group at their church, actively Thank you to these teachers Thursday was the first day time and passion to continue helping others. who donated to help students back to school after the holiday Letters to Santa’s Elves, a wonderful group Again, I know there are many have a day at the movies at The break. In my role as student serv - that helps children anonymous - other churches and individuals Ritz Theatre over break: Denise ice coordinator at East and Gen - ly by providing gifts for children who gave to others through the Swingley, Jane Prescott, Erin eral Shanks elementary schools, the Editor in need. Carly started this mis - holidays. These are just the ones I Homan, Tavia Price, Mary it is good to see the students sion with her mother and now was blessed to witness first hand. Snider, Sheila Gavillain, again and hear about their holi - continues it in Jay County. It is Many individuals, some who Desiree Ballard and Kristen days. awesome to know that some - wanted to remain anonymous, Shoenlein. Sometimes our kids This year, I was fortunate I would like to thank all of thing started by a mother years also called to see how they could do not get to experience such enough to work with the many those who helped make Christ - ago has helped a dozen families give back to others, as did busi - luxuries and your kindness groups in Jay County who help mas wonderful for so many of in our community today. nesses, such as Coca-Cola. It helped that happen. provide Christmases to students. our kiddos and their families. I Asbury United Methodist adopted a family from East Ele - Again, on behalf of the staffs Thank you. It helps us to be home realize when you thank people, Church selected a family of mentary and greatly blessed at East and General Shanks ele - with our own families knowing you run the risk of leaving out seven to assist. Thank you them. Thank you for your gen - mentary schools in Portland, that “our” kids from school are names, so forgive me if that is the Heather Maitlen and your team. erosity. we are forever grateful to each going to be having Christmas, case. Thank you to Denise and What a great way to spread The Shop with a Badge project person who had any part in too. Shelly at the trustee’s office, who God’s love. is always incredible. Thank you helping make Christmas merry Jay County looks out for its shop and wrap and distribute And the same can be said of so much to our fine emergency for so many of our students. youngest and that is yet another gifts for children who were not Immaculate Conception personnel for all you do for us There is no place I’d rather reason that I am thankful for this even on my list. It was great to Catholic Church. Pat Gibson and every day. It filled my heart with work and live than Jay County, community. This year, Lori work with you ladies. Carolyn Hugg and the congrega - joy to see the faces of young peo - due in part to the way we sup - DeRome stepped aside after 12 Thanks to every volunteer who tion sponsored two families ple who got to spend the day shop - port our children. #jaycoun - years of coordinating Christmas donated to Secret Families of Jay from just the schools where I ping with you. When two of the typroud charity organizations with fami - County. They helped 30 families work, not to mention many oth - students made a homemade card Best wishes for a happy and lies at the elementary schools in between the two schools where I ers. to thank you, that was icing on healthy 2020, Portland. I am thankful that she work, touching at least 60 stu - Rachel Doll’s youth group at the cake. You are true heroes and Janice McGalliard passed the gauntlet on to me and dents. Conny and Kadie Knight, Hickory Grove Church of the it is great that the kids got to have Student service coordinator had faith in my ability to coordi - you and your team who make Brethren adopted a family. What this experience with such great East and General Shanks ele - nate the services. this possible are a true blessing. a great project for the youth role models. mentary schools Nobel breakthrough deserves attention By MARK BUCHANAN Bloomberg Opinion Looking back on the year in science, the coolest Mark advances seem to be com - ing in areas such as gene Buchanan editing and quantum com - puting. This is sexy research pointing with con - fidence to the future. Yet we should remember that Goodenough of Oxford Uni - some of the most impor - versity, found that a differ - tant scientific discoveries ent material — cobalt take place almost without oxide, or CoO2 — was even notice, in seemingly boring more useful. As with TiS2, fields like materials science CoO2 will take up lithium or chemistry. ions and store them Indeed, nearly all of the between sheets of cobalt or roughly 5 billion mobile oxygen. Using this material phones now in use run on for the cathode of a battery, compact lithium-ion batter - Goodenough’s team was ies, which didn’t exist able to generate a voltage before 1991. Without this much higher than that of technology — based on sub - the TiS2 battery. It could tle advances in chemistry also store lots of energy, — a lightweight smart - allowing for longer life phone would feel more like between recharges. a brick, and the mobile But these batteries were Killing was disproportionate communications revolu - still too dangerous for com - tion would never have hap - mercial use. The safety By WESLEY K. CLARK assault the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad pened. The scientists issue was only conquered Special To The Washington Post with passive support from the Iraqi behind this battery revolu - in the early 1990s by Japan - Like the killing of Osama bin government. Surely Iran has more tion were awarded this ese chemist Akira Yoshino, Laden, the strike on Iranian Maj. Wesley devastating responses available, year’s Nobel Prize in chem - working at the Asahi Kasei Gen. Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad including attacks outside Iraq, and istry, and their research Corp., who found a way to on Thursday appears to be a stun - K. Clark possibly even within the United illustrates just how tricky use more stable solid mate - ning confirmation of U.S. military States. it is to store chemical ener - rials. His work illustrates and intelligence capabilities. Like Meanwhile, what is the U.S. strate - gy safely and reliably in how technology can bin Laden, Soleimani was responsi - gy in the continuing struggle, and compact pieces of matter. advance in unexpected ble for many American deaths; the does this action advance it? This Most cars and trucks ways. Quds Force he led targeted and killed No doubt the attack was intended should be the overriding question. today still carry lead-acid Yoshino first tried to use Americans, as bin Laden’s al-Qaida to be pre-emptive as well as punitive. Of course the United States must act batteries, a technology a recently discovered con - did. Soleimani and his team were cer - decisively to protect its forces and originally invented in 1860. ducting polymer, and when But there the similarities end. tainly planning responses to U.S. citizens, but nothing in the 40 years But scientists have long that didn’t work, he turned Soleimani was no stateless outlaw. actions. But here the question is of American struggle with Iran has suspected that the element to growing materials from He was a decorated public figure in a whether this strike will have pre - indicated that it will back down from lithium might offer a path - carbon fibers. That was nation of more than 80 million peo - vented further Iranian strikes, or a military challenge. When the U.S. way to smaller, lighter bat - also a dead end. He finally ple. He was the most renowned of the simply have made escalation stepped away from the Iran nuclear teries that pack more ener - explored a coal-black Iranian generals, hugely popular inevitable. Regardless of Soleimani’s agreement in 2018 and opted instead gy. Lithium is the lightest byproduct of petroleum within Iran — and in Iraq, where an charisma or strategic genius, it’s to crush Iran with economic sanc - of all metals, and it has a refining known as petrole - Iranian-backed militia stormed the unlikely that the loss of a leader will tions to seek a more favorable diplo - strong tendency to give up um coke. When treated in U.S. Embassy in Baghdad early last so cripple Iran’s capacity to strike matic agreement, the administration electrons to other materi - the right way with heat, week. back that the escalatory cycle will be should have anticipated a long, diffi - als, a useful property for this layered, carbon-based If the killing of Soleimani was a broken. cult struggle. Iran has been hurt, no generating voltage. material turned out to have response to that attack, it was clearly The action puts grave stress on the doubt, and has been fighting back by The key to making lithi - an unusual structure that disproportionate: We suffered no government of Iraq. Did Iraq actual - carefully controlled military escala - um work lay in certain quite accidentally protect - casualties in the embassy standoff. ly provide key intelligence? Did Iraq tion — which until now the U.S. had solid materials, arranging ed the material’s ability to Proportionality might have been authorize the strike? Did Iraq permit wisely avoided joining. their atoms in parallel repeatedly take in and give some diplomatic pressure on Iranian U.S. assets in its airspace? An Iraqi The conflict enters a new phase sheets with space in up lithium ions without authorities in Iraq or elsewhere, or, a government torn by tribal and sec - now: Reciprocal, escalating military between. In the 1970s, while being damaged. notch up, seizing another Iranian tarian tensions, thoroughly pene - actions are a good bet. When Iran working at Exxon Corp., These three discoveries ship. That makes what comes next trated by Iranian agents — and heav - retaliates, can the U.S. withhold a chemist Michael Stanley resulted in the creation of highly unpredictable. And failing to ily dependent politically and eco - further response? Will it launch fur - Whittingham discovered safe batteries carrying use - think ahead to the likely Iranian nomically on Iran — will be further ther pre-emptive strikes to preclude that one such material ful energy, small enough to next steps is extremely dangerous. shaken. (The Iraqi prime minister Iranian action? Wider issues come — titanium disulphide, or fit in your hand. Thirty Foreign policy, especially military said the strike would “light the fuse into play. Saudi Arabia and other TiS2 — could temporarily years later, scientists face action, is the responsibility of the of a destructive war.”) Divided loyal - Gulf states will feel some impact. store lithium ions in the similar challenges in try - president. Even though it commonly ties within the security forces will Israel may be subjected to greater spaces between parallel ing to create a new genera - reflects the considered recommenda - intensify, as will public outcry threat. And how will Russia and sheets of titanium and sul - tion of even better batteries tions of security professionals, it is against the United States. Iran will China react? phur atoms. With this mate - that are able to store the also a product of the style and tem - most likely use these stresses to but - Only farsighted leadership and rial making up one elec - much larger energies need perament of the president. This goes tress its own interests within Iraq, extraordinary statesmanship can trode of a battery, an elec - to power electric vehicles. double for President Donald Trump, demanding concessions, forcing pro- head off a path to a war that neither tric charge could be put in That research is in full who has steadily rejected military American officials out of power and side wants. This emerging crisis and later taken out, a swing — the search for new, and diplomatic advice, discounted further undercutting U.S. interests poses the most critical test yet of reversible process that surprising properties in U.S. intelligence experts and carved and efforts. whether the “America First” presi - made the battery recharge - still more exotic materials. out his own idiosyncratic policies. History also suggests that Iran will dent has it. able. Who says chemistry is Since early 2017, Trump has danced hit back and hit hard, at a time and •••••••••• Unfortunately, the TiS2 boring? around the edges of crises — first in place of its choosing. Iran has Clark is a retired U.S. Army general battery was also prone to •••••••••• Syria, then in North Korea, and now already demonstrated that it can and former NATO supreme allied short circuits and fires, and Buchanan is a physicist with Iran. With the strike on shoot down U.S. drones, seize mer - commander. He is a senior fellow at Exxon soon abandoned this and science writer. Follow Soleimani, he has finally been drawn chant ships, strike Saudi oil assets, the UCLA Burkle Center for Interna - line of research. In 1980, him on Twitter fully into the dance — but does he bombard U.S. operating bases with tional Relations. Follow him on Twit - another chemist, John @Mark__Buchanan. know the steps? rockets and mobilize militias to ter @GeneralClark. The Commercial Review HUGH N. RONALD (1911-1983), Publisher Emeritus

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The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney First ... Continued from page 8 Muncie Central scored the last six after the opening quarter and “He came through at the end, get - four points for the final. trailed 35-20 at halftime. Their ting a couple points, a couple bas - Dirksen and Brayden Sprunger deficit extended to 21 after three kets, to open that lead up for us,” led Jay County with 13 and 12 periods in the loss. said Thompson. “He’s been a good points, respectively. Arbuckle had Malik Hasani finished with 13 leader for us this year, doing the team bests of nine rebounds and points to lead Muncie Central, things that we ask for him to do.” three assists. which used 15 different players in Stafford recorded all of his nine the victory. Jordan Ivy followed points on the three first-period Junior varsity with a dozen. long balls as 11 players scored for Jay County fell behind early and Dusty Pearson and Gavin Myers the home team. never recovered in a 51-32 loss to each scored six points for JCHS. The Patriots got as close as 12 the Bearcats. Jaron Alexander and Adam Muh - points in the last minute before The Patriots (4-3) were down by lenkamp had five apiece. Indiana Mourn ... Continued from page 1 himself as a legitimate tar - Iran’s Supreme Leader get for Iran’s revenge. House, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Mohammad Milad Rashi - himself prayed over the di, a 26-year-old university Portlandland’ss Laargargest Selection OfO caskets of Soleimani and graduate, predicted more Senate others slain in the attack. tension ahead. Khamenei, who had a close “Trump demolished the relationship with chance for any sort of pos - FREF SHH CUTC MEATS!T back in Soleimani, wept at one sible agreement between point during the tradition - Tehran and Washington,” session al Muslim prayers for the Rashidi said. “There will be ÀVKHUPHDWVFRP By TOM DAVIES dead. The crowd wailed. more conflict in the future  : :DOQXW 6W Soleimani’s successor, for sure.” Associated Press 3RUUWWODQG ,1  INDIANAPOLIS — Esmail Ghaani stood near Ghaani made his own Indiana lawmakers Khamenei’s side, as did threat in an interview with   Iranian President Hassan Iranian state television are returning to the Rouhani and other top aired today. “God the Mon-Frii: 8 - 5:00 Statehouse for the leaders in the Islamic Almighty has promised to start of their 2020 Republic. While Iran get his revenge, and God is Sat: 8 - 1:00 Sun Closed session, with con - recently faced nationwide the main avenger. 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Page 8 www.thecr.com The Commercial Review FRHS Fatal first defeats Patriots outscored by 18 in opening period at Muncie Central in eighth consecutive loss Eagles By RAY COONEY The Commercial Review in OT MUNCIE — The Patriots dominated the first eight min - FINDLAY, Ohio — The Indi - utes of the season. ans managed just two fourth- Since then, the first quarter quarter points as their lead has not been their friend. slipped away. That was the case again for It didn’t faze them. Jay County on Saturday night Fort Recovery High School’s at Muncie Fieldhouse as they girls basketball fell behind by 18 en route to a team got back on Local 58-42 loss to the Muncie Central track in overtime roundup Bearcats. to knock off the It was the eighth straight loss host Liberty-Benton Eagles 44- for the Patriots, marking the 39 Saturday afternoon. longest losing streak since The Indians (8-2), who have dropping nine in a row during won six straight since their 45-40 the 2000-01 season. Dec. 7 loss at Jay County, led by “Where we’ve come into seven at the half and four head - trouble is they’ve shot the three ing into the final period before really well,” said JCHS boys Liberty-Benton rallied for the basketball coach Chris Krieg, tie. Val Muhlenkamp, who did whose team saw New Castle not score in the third and fourth bury six first-quarter triples quarters, tallied six points in three weeks ago. “Like tonight, overtime to lead the win. we have to give up something to Muhlenkamp hit three first- a certain degree. Central is half 3-pointers in her 17-point very explosive going to the bas - effort. Alli Vaughn had nine ket. So we’ve been working on points, and Brooke Kahlig fin - our zone. You’ve just got to get ished with eight. there, you’ve just got to contest Caitlin Elseser’s 17 points the threes. For the most part, were the team-high for Liberty- we contested the threes they hit Benton (8-2). Sydney Elseser in the first quarter.” added 12 points. Muncie Central (4-5) came out firing, making five 3-point - ers in the opening period. They Indians place 2nd were 6-of-8 from the field in the BERNE — Fort Recovery’s first six minutes, building a 15- girls swim team finished second 1 lead before Ethan Dirksen with 274 points at Saturday’s connected for the Patriots’ first South Adams Invitational. New field goal with 1:03 on the clock. Bremen won with 407 points, Dylan Stafford made his sec - and the host Starfires were third ond 3-pointer of the game just in the eight-team event with 153. eight seconds later and added The Tribe boys finished sev - another in the closing enth. moments of the first quarter Ava Bubp earned the lone vic - for a 21-3 Bearcat advantage. tory for the Indians, winning the “We worked hard this past 200-yard individual medley by week of practice, got up a lot of more than nine seconds in 2 shots. The kids, from us playing minutes, 28.31 seconds, over against Brownsburg, really Maggie Nussbaum of South wanted to get this win today,” Adams. She was also the runner- said Muncie Central coach up in the 100 freestyle. Chandler Thompson, whose Autumn Burk added a second- team lost by eight to the Class place finish in the 100 butterfly, 4A No. 7 Bulldogs last week and Shelby Stammen was third after getting off to a slow start in both the 200 IM and 500 in the game. “And I think they freestyle. came out more focused than The FRHS girls were also sec - what they have.” The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney ond in both freestyle relays. The It marked the third time this boys team took fourth in the 200 season that Jay County (2-8) medley relay. has trailed by double digits at Jay County High School freshman Bennett Weitzel fights to put up a shot the end of the first quarter. It between Michael Lowe (23) and Iverson Pointer of the Muncie Central Bearcats during the FR tops Lancers was down 23-2 to New Castle on third quarter of the Patriots’ 58-42 loss Saturday. The Patriots outscored Muncie Central FORT RECOVERY — The Fort Dec. 14 and 20-6 to Merrillville in the second half but were unable to fight back from a 21-3 first-quarter deficit. last week in the Huntington Recovery boys basketball team North Holiday Tournament. bounced back from a Midwest Unlike those two games, loss - often making the extra pass to to 47-33 on a Noah Arbuckle Young’s 14 points paced Athletic Conference loss to top es by 40 and 60, respectively, the get a good look or a foul near hoop early in the fourth quar - Muncie Central, which began the visiting Lincolnview Patriots were able to get on the basket. ter, but Victor Young scored his making wholesale substitu - Lancers 59-55 Saturday. track, especially in the second But JCHS was still never able team’s next six points to make tions midway through the sec - The Indians (7-2), who lost by half. They outscored Muncie to put any serious pressure on sure its advantage would stay ond quarter. two Friday at Minster, poured in Central after the intermission, the Bearcats. It closed the gap in double figures. See First page 5 24 first-quarter points to take control quickly. See Roundup page 5 Sports on tap Local schedule Tuesday Adams with Minster – 5:30 p.m.; Middle 7:30 p.m. — : Lend - mento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors 9 p.m. — Men’s college basketball: Jay County — Girls basketball vs. Con - school girls basketball vs. St. John’s – 5 ingTree Bowl – Miami-Ohio vs. Louisiana- (ESPN2) Texas Tech vs. Baylor (ESPN2); Nebraska Monday cordia Lutheran – 7:30 p.m.; JV girls bas - p.m. Lafayette (ESPN) vs. Iowa (BTN); Kansas State vs. TCU Jay County — East Jay Middle School ketball vs. Union City – 6 p.m.; Swimming 7:30 p.m. — Men’s college basket - Tuesday (ESPNU); Creighton vs. Villanova (FS1) girls basketball at Delta – 5:30 p.m. at Bellmont – 6 p.m.; West Jay Middle ball: Georgia Southern vs. Little Rock 7 p.m. — Men’s college basketball: 11 p.m. — Men’s college basketball: Fort Recovery — Freshman boys bas - School girls basketball vs. Muncie Burris - TV schedule (ESPNU) South Carolina vs. Florida (ESPNU); Rut - Utah State at Air Force (ESPN2); New Mex - ketball at Delphos St. John’s – 6 p.m.; 5:30 p.m.; West Jay Middle School boys Monday 9 p.m. — Men’s college basketball: gers vs. Penn State (BTN); Marquette vs. ico vs. Frenso State (ESPNU) West Jay Middle School boys basketball basketball at Blackford - 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. — Women’s college basketball: Prairie View A&M vs. Southern (ESPNU) Providence (FS1); Boston College vs. Vir - •••••••••• vs. Union City - 5:30 p.m. Fort Recovery — Swimming at South Ohio State at Maryland (ESPN2) 10 p.m. — NBA basketball: Sacra - ginia (ESPN) Email events to us at [email protected].