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The following article was published on the front page of the Journal Tribune on July 12, 1985.

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Hawkins makes headlines around the nation
MAYOR UNDER FIRE!
By ANDREA KNOLL

Sparks ignite a state wide scandal starting in small town Hawkins Indiana where a mall, a mayor and a power supply were turned upside down.

Local officials are calling the Hawkins scandal one of the biggest in state history. Marking dozens dead and millions of dollars lost in the tragic Starcourt Mall fire and linking it to a once notable Mayor Kline. Authorities have weighed in on an apparent attempt to disguise city funds through shell corporations hidden within Hawkins newly built Starcourt Mall. The majority of these allegations stemming from a corrupt Mayor Kline who has declined to comment. The paper trail led to the government seizing several abandoned-

-likely problems stemming from the same government corruption. "Discovering the source of these allegations will be our main focus as we continue to review the Mayors tax documents and fiscal allocations," declares Marcus. Guilty or not, the town is outraged at the recent mishandling of a young boy's disappearance. This, coupled with the reported sightings of Government workers within Hawkins in full hazmat suits has local towns folk uneasy. With a new deputy stepping in as police chief in Hawkins, the investigation is bound to take much-

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