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Monday, April 29, 2019 The Commercial Review Portland, Indiana 47371 www.thecr.com $1 Former senator Lugar dies at 87 By TOM DAVIES thousands of former Soviet profit by selling weapons on ing with Democrats ultimately to concentrate largely on for - Associated Press nuclear and chemical weapons the black market,” Lugar said cost him the office in 2012. He eign policy and national securi - INDIANAPOLIS — Richard after the Cold War ended — in 2005. “We do not want the died Sunday at age 87 at a hos - ty matters — a focus highlight - Lugar worked to alert Ameri - then warned during a short- question posed the day after an pital in Virginia, where he was ed by his collaboration with cans about the threat of terror - lived 1996 run for president attack on an American mili - being treated for a rare neuro - Democratic Sen. Sam Nunn on ism years before “weapons of about the danger of such tary base.” logical disorder called chronic a program under which the mass destruction” became a devices falling into the hands The soft-spoken and thought - inflammatory demylinating United States paid to dismantle common phrase following the of terrorists. ful former Rhodes Scholar was polyneuropathy, or CIPD, the and secure thousands of Sept. 11 attacks. “Every stockpile represents a a leading Republican voice on Lugar Center in Washington nuclear warheads and missiles The longtime Republican theft opportunity for terrorists foreign policy matters during said in a statement. in the former Soviet states senator from Indiana helped and a temptation for security his 36 years in the U.S. Senate, Lugar’s long popularity in after the Cold War ended. start a program that destroyed personnel who might seek to but whose reputation of work - Indiana gave him the freedom See Lugar page 5 Spain’s political future is hazy Incumbent wins election, lacks majority in parliament By BARRY HATTON and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID — Spain’s political future is no clear - er after a third election since 2015, with experts saying today that it won’t be anytime soon before the muddle is resolved. The incumbent prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, celebrated after his Social - ist party won the most votes in Sunday’s ballot. But Spanish politicians were doing the math on how Sánchez might sur - The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney vive the next four years without a parliamentary majority. Spain’s political right is Purposeful performance fractured. The traditional Eric Maitlen, a 1998 Jay County High School graduate, performs Sunday during Connecting the Links, a drug abuse conservative Popular awareness event co-hosted by A Better Life – Brianna’s Hope and Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition. Party suffered a humiliat - ing defeat. On the other hand, though, the election marked the rise of the far- right and a high point for an expanding center-right Gunman attacks California synagogue party. All in all, the result did POWAY, Calif. (AP) — A 19-year- President Donald Trump and identified as John Earnest, fired San Diego Police Chief David little to dispel government old gunman opened fire inside a other elected officials decried numerous rounds inside the Nisleit said. When an officer uncertainty in the euro - synagogue near San Diego as wor - what they called an anti-Semitic Chabad of Poway, San Diego reached him on a roadway, “the zone’s No. 4 economy. shippers celebrated the last day of attack. County Sheriff William Gore suspect pulled over, jumped out of It could take weeks or a major Jewish holiday, killing a There were indications an AR- said. his car with his hands up and was months for Spain’s politi - woman and wounding the rabbi type assault weapon might have Shortly after fleeing, Earnest immediately taken into custody,” cal future to be clarified, and two others Saturday. malfunctioned after the gunman, called 911 to report the shooting, Nisleit said. according to Andrew Dowling, an expert on con - temporary Spanish poli - tics at Cardiff University in Wales. Anime, “If the Socialist party wants to stay in power for the next four years, it needs to find mechanisms of accommodation to officially ensure a degree of stabili - ty,” he said. Sánchez hailed the cen - New JCHS club recognized ter-left Socialists’ victory as an antidote against a By MARY FREDA regular American car - reactionary wave of The Commercial Review toons and enjoyed some national populism, pledg - PORTLAND — Just off animes like ‘Dragon Ball of the media center in Jay Z’ and such,” Livingston ing to help strengthen the County High School rests said. European Union. Brett Livingston’s biology During that same year, But the Socialist party and earth sciences class - he was introduced to cos - won only 29% of the vote, room. After spending the play — when people wear and it still needs to make day talking about planets, costumes to represent a tough political decisions organisms and the scientif - specific character — by his in order to govern. ic method, Livingston brother, Sean. Since then, With only 123 seats in enjoys watching anime. he’s made it a point to go to the 350-seat Congress of When Livingston started two conventions a year. Deputies, Spain’s parlia - teaching at JCHS three The club, which meets ment, the Socialists will years ago, a student Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5 need to negotiate the sup - approached him about p.m., mainly hosts view - port of smaller rival par - starting an anime club. So, ings of anime series and ties to pass legislation. he did. movies, and averages Forging cross-party Anime club, however, around three members. alliances has proved diffi - was just recognized as an Livingston said they some - cult for political negotia - official school organization times talk about cultural tors and has unsettled this year. differences between the Spanish governments. In Livingston kicked up his United States and Asian 2015, a splintered parlia - anime consumption in countries while watching, mentary outcome from a The Commercial Review/Mary Freda 2005, when he started but usually, they just general election led to watching shows like “Nau - watch four episodes of inconclusive negotiations Nicole Beeks, 17, draws on the board during anime club. Beeks, a rato” and “Bleach.” school-appropriate anime. and a repeat election the junior at JCHS, said she wants to pursue a career in animation in the future. “I guess always enjoyed See Anime page 2 following year. Deaths Weather In review Coming up Portland had a high temper - ature of 54 degrees Sunday. The second part of Mike The low was 38. Medler’s four-part seminar on Tuesday — Photos from Ernie Gierhart , 91, Port - There is a chance of show - forensic science in criminal tonight’s Honors Night at Jay land ers tonight with a low around investigation is scheduled for County High School. Martin Lee , 88, Portland 50. Skies will be cloudy tomor - 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at John Jay Ruth Ann Horton , 81, row with a high in the upper Center for Learning. Medler Thursday — Results from Sturgis, Michigan 60s and a chance of showers will discuss blood stain analy - Wednesday’s TinCaps game Details on page 2. and thunderstorms. sis as part of John Jay’s against Kane County. For an extended forecast, spring speaker series. see page 2. The Commercial Review Page 2 Local Monday, April 29, 2019 Obituaries Ernie Gierhart He graduated from Portland low in the Gravel Hill Cemetery Ridgeville, VFW in Geneva, Hill Cemetery west of Bryant. High School in 1948. in Bryant. Visitation will be D.A.V., World War II Museum, Visitation will be Thursday March 16, 1928-April 26, 2019 Surviving are one daughter, Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. Korean War Museum, U.S. from noon to 2 p.m. Memorials Ernie Gierhart, 91, Portland, Rhonda Lambert (husband: Memorials can be made to the Army Museum can be made to Jay County Boy passed away Friday in the VA Steve) of Port - Jay County Humane Society. and Boy Scouts. Scouts. Hospital in Marion. land; one brother, Condolences may be Surviving are Condolences may be He was born in Portland on Richard Gierhart expressed at bairdfreeman.com. his wife Donna; expressed at bairdfreeman.com. March 16, 1928, the son of of Muncie; three three sons, Sean William and Edna (Derrickson) sisters, Jean Lee of Woodbury, Ruth Ann Horton , Sturgis, Michi - Gierhart. He was married in Bricker of South Martin Lee Minnesota, gan, a former Dunkirk resident, 1957 to Mary Younger, and she Carolina, Mona April 9, 1931-April 26, 2019 Michael Lee of April 19, 1938-April 27, 2019. died in 1978. Fairfield of Port - Martin Hugh Lee, age 88, of Fort Wayne and Services will be at 12:30 p.m. He later married Juanita Bak - land and Doris Portland passed away Friday, Jeffrey Lee of Lee Thursday at First Presbyterian ens, and she died in 2010. Duke of Portland; April 26, 2019, at Indiana Univer - Kalamazoo, Church, 1320 S. Lakeview Ave., He served with the U.S. Army Gierhart four grandchil - sity Health Jay Hospital. Michigan; one daughter, Debra Sturgis. during World War II and the dren, Melissa He was born in Portland on Lee of Montville, Michigan; one •••••••••• Korean Conflict. Garringer, Michele Brewster. April 9, 1931, the son of Richard brother, Forrest Lee of Rich - The Commercial Review pub - He retired from Teledyne Mandy Moore and Mindy and Lottie (Cox) Lee. He was mond; and one granddaughter. lishes death notices for those Portland Forge after 36 years. Moore; and nine great-grand - married April 2, 1999, to Donna Funeral services will be with a connection to our cover - He also worked for Liggett TV, children.