Techie 4 oo : i 4% America al a Glance ield Razor By Associated Press | | GREENSBURG, IND., Feb. 22—Three thugs lured Mayor | Sheldon Smith to his downtown office and methodically sliced| | swe ters, sot ands: and poy es ‘ gts with a double-edged razor blade. He was reported in fair condition | | “The 39- year-old state chairman Republicans, mayor, of also former | Indiana Young | is judge of the Greensburg City Court. He told police the man who did A se the slicing, “held Smith, oe poe 10 companions snarled: sent up | my A buddy, e., you're going to pay for it.” Smith, years, said all three men were strangers to him. ad eastern mayor Indiana town of 7,000 for One of the men’ enticed Smith to his private accountant’s pffice by telephone late Saturday night, saying he ‘wanted _ so || south- | ~ Mr. ‘Smith Seee2 and of this See = “You while his i | help in preparing an income tax return. | The mayor was able to call police before he collapsed. ia _He was sliced on both hands, the end of the nose, behind | both ears, on the abdomen and on the nen thigh. i