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J . D. S M n j J M R W PER K Y Commissioners Explain Their Stand On County's Rock Crusher Deal F in e W in e B id e . H o o d R iv e r O n e h u n d re d e le v e n s ta r t e d in a 1.446-m ile b ic y cle r a c e fro m K iv e. R u s s ia . F o llo w in g is an a c c o u n t p r e p a re d by th e C o u n ty C o m m issio n er* . J . D. S m u llin an d R W P a r ry , r e g a rd in g th e ro c k c ru sh e r, re c e n tly p u r c h a s e d b y H ood R iv e r C o u n ty : T H A T KOI K C R U S H E R D E A L In th e issu e o f th e H o o d R iv e r C o u n ty S u n an d also th e B o n n e v ille D a m C h ro n ic le of J u ly 30 a n d J u ly 23. re sp e c tiv e ly , th e re a p p e a r e d a n a r tic le h e a d e d “ R ock C r u s h e r P u r- c h a s e d by C o m m issio n ers B e sid e s s e v e r a l o u trig h t m is s ta te m e n ts in th e a r tic le th e r e w a s a n a tte m p t by th e w r i te r to in f e r th a t th e p u r c h a s e o f th e c r u s h e r w a s a " s h a d y d e a l." B elow w e w ill o u tlin e th e h is to ry of th e p u r c h a s e an d a tte m p t to s tr a ig h t- en o u t a few of th e " k in k s " w o v en in to th e s to ry m e n tio n e d ab o v e . S o m e e ig h te e n m o n th s a g o th e C o u n ty C o u rt, c o n s istin g o f J u d g e H a s b ro u c k . J. 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