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GOOD MORNING Differences are small between student loan bills WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is set to go along with a bipartisan Senate compromise that would link college students’ interest rates to the financial markets and offer borrowers lower rates this fall. The Senate bill hews closely to one the House already has passed, and leaders from both parties and in both chambers expect those differences won’t stand in the way of quick resolution, perhaps as early as Wednesday. House approval would send the measure to President Barack Obama, who has said he would sign it into law “right away.” But critics note that if the economy improves as expected, rates could climb higher. If the Republican-led House consents to the Senate’s tinkering with the House’s earlier proposal, and Obama signs the legislation before students start returning to campus, families would see better deals on some federal loans this year than they did in 2012. Undergraduates could borrow at rates as low as 3.4 percent for subsidized Stafford loans and 6.8 percent on unsubsidized Stafford loans last year, while graduate students and parents borrowed at 7.9 percent last year. Those 3.4 percent rates doubled on July 1 because Congress did not act.
Ex-Congresswoman Boggs dies at 97 WASHINGTON (AP) — Lindy Boggs, a Democratic Party leader from Louisiana, died July 27 at her home in Chevy Chase. She was 97. Boggs’ charm and political acumen helped her husband, Hale Boggs, rise to U.S. House majority leader, and who launched her own congressional and diplomatic career after his disappearance in an airplane crash, The death was confirmed by a daughter, broadcast journalist Cokie Roberts, who said the cause of death was not immediately known.
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Lake Life 102 covers a lot of ground BY AMY OBERLIN amyo@kpcnews.net
ANGOLA — When the sound of boat motors dwindle this fall, there will be Lake Life 102. The local Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, the Steuben County Soil and Water Conservation District and the Steuben County Lakes Council will be offering the second annual workshop on the 101 lakes of Steuben County. The six-week session starts on Tuesday, Sept. 24, and continues through Tuesday, Oct. 29. Each session runs 6-8:30 p.m. and will provide a unique view of local aquatic resources. The cost is $50, which includes class materials and snacks. Those who
attended Lake Life 101 last year received a certificate at the end of the course with the option to attend this year’s sessions for free. Classes will be held in the Steuben Community Center, 317 S. Wayne St., Angola, in the multipurpose room. Reservations are available by calling the SWCD at 665-3211, ext. 3, Purdue Extension at 668-1000, ext. 1400 or the Lakes Council at 665-1730. “We picked our presentations this year by looking over last year’s evaluations from class participants and seeing what topics they are interested in and have questions about; then adding in our input about what types of questions and comments we’ve heard from the public in our
offices,” said Kayleen Hart of the Soil and Water Conservation District. At least 10 people from last year’s group plan to attend, said Hart. “The great thing about this class is that we are able to reach out to a group of people that we don’t normally get to work with. We are hoping this year’s class to be twice as large,” she said. “It’s a lot of fun, and the refreshments are great, too.” During the first session, Sept. 24, retired professor Pete Hippensteel will talk about Steuben County geography and Pokagon State Park’s interpretive naturalist Fred Wooley will discuss the park. The second session, Oct. 1,
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will feature representatives from county government. The third session is “Over, Under and On” by seaplane pilot Randy Strebig as well as information from the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department’s scuba divers, members of the Steuben County Underwater Rescue and Recovery Team and Terry Archbold of Dry Dock Marine. Session four covers shorelines and their benefits with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ Doug Nusbaum. Also speaking Oct. 15 are Craig Williams of the Angola Wastewater Treatment Plant and Steuben County GIS coordinator Chad Hoover. Session five includes the SEE LAKE LIFE, PAGE A6
Church mourns victims Youth pastor, wife among three killed in bus crash CHAD KLINE
Steve Kramer stands in the basement of his Kendallville home with sports memorabilia related to his father, Norm. Norm Kramer played
minor-league baseball for six seasons and was a scout for 33 years for the Philadelphia Phillies.
In his father’s base path Kendallville’s Kramer followed dad’s baseball success BY JAMES TEW jtew@kpcmedia.com
KENDALLVILLE — Walk down into Steve Kramer’s basement, and you’ll see a sign that says “Man Cave.” There is the requisite big-screen TV and couch, and sports memorabilia on the walls. But Kramer’s sports collection is more than a show of support for his favorite teams — it’s a tribute to his father, Norm. Born in Tell City in southern Indiana in 1924, Norm Kramer excelled in basketball and baseball at that city’s high school before he headed off to serve in World War II. “His brothers were already in the war, and he wanted to join them,” Steve said. When the war ended, Norm signed a contract with baseball’s St. Louis Browns. He pitched for several minor-league teams, including the Durham (N.C.) Bulls
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of “Bull Durham” fame, before arm injuries ended his career in 1951. With only 16 major-league teams at the time, many of the minor-league teams were comparable to today’s major-league teams, Steve said. “My dad always said that he was born 50 years too soon. The competition was a lot harder, and fewer players made the big leagues,” Steve said. In the off-seasons Norm had attended Butler University, playing basketball for the Bulldogs. Eventually he began a career in teaching and coaching both baseball and basketball. Norm was coaching baseball
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at Southwestern High School in Shelbyville when legendary scout Tony Lucadello of the Philadelphia Phillies asked him if he would be interested in working as a scout. “Tony knew he had played professional baseball and thought that would be an advantage with scouting,” Steve said. Norm began scouting for the Phillies in 1961 while continuing to teach and coach. Steve said SEE KRAMER, PAGE A6
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis church mourned their youth pastor, his pregnant wife and a congregation member Sunday after the three died when their bus returning from a northern Michigan camp overturned a mile from home. Saturday’s accident devastated members of Colonial Hills Baptist Church, who had been anticipating a joyful homecoming with the 37 people aboard the bus. The crash killed youth pastor Chad Phelps; his pregnant piano-teacher wife, Courtney Phelps; and chaperone Tonya Weindorf, deacon Jeff Leffew said. The crash, which happened Saturday afternoon near Interstate 465, injured dozens. Seven teens remained hospitalized Sunday, including one in critical condition. Bus driver Dennis Maurer, a 68-year-old member of the congregation, told authorities that the brakes failed before the churchowned vehicle struck a raised concrete median and flipped on its side, Indianapolis metro police said. Chad Phelps, the son of the church’s senior pastor, and his wife were both in their mid-20s, Leffew said, and were expecting their second child next month. Chad Phelps had become youth pastor at Colonial Hills late last year, he said. ” … We’re going to have a long road, but God is good,” Leffew said Sunday during a news conferSEE INDY, PAGE A6
Mideast talks peace talks to resume Turmoil JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. on Sunday announced the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks following years of stalemate, after Israel’s Cabinet agreed to release 104 Palestinian prisoners convicted of deadly attacks. The return to direct contacts between the sides gave U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry his first concrete achievement after months of shuttle diplomacy. The U.S. said preliminary talks would begin today, but it remains unclear whether they will lead to a formal resumption of peace talks that broke down in 2008. Despite a return to the table, neither side appeared upbeat. Each has blamed the other for the lack of success in 20 years of negotiations interrupted by bouts of violence. Earlier Sunday, the Israeli
Cabinet voted 13-7, with two abstentions, to approve in principle the release of 104 Palestinian prisoners. The release is a key part of the Kerry-brokered deal to restart peace talks. The State Department said Kerry called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after the Cabinet vote and invited them to send teams to Washington. State Department spokeswoman Jan Psaki said the teams would meet today and Tuesday to “develop a procedural plan for how the parties can proceed with the negotiations in the coming months.” Talks on a final peace deal are to last six to nine months. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat and Abbas aide Mohammed
Shtayyeh will represent the Palestinians, and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and adviser Yitzhak Molcho will attend for Israel. Netanyahu, seeking to overcome stiff opposition from ultra-nationalists, told his Cabinet that “resuming the political process at this time is important for Israel,” noting that any deal would be submitted to a national referendum. Erekat welcomed the vote on the prisoners as a “step toward peace,” one he said is long overdue. Negotiators made progress in previous rounds, and the outlines of a deal have emerged — a Palestinian state in most of the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, lands captured by Israel in 1967, with border adjustments to enable Israel to annex land with a majority of nearly 600,000 settlers.
continues in Egypt CAIRO (AP) — Escalating the confrontation after clashes that left 83 supporters of Egypt’s ousted Islamist president dead, the interim government moved Sunday toward dismantling two pro-Mohammed Morsi sit-in camps, accusing protesters of “terrorism” and vowing to deal with them decisively. Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood denounced Saturday’s bloodshed as evidence of the brutality of the SEE EGYPT, PAGE A6