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The Indianapolis Section TAR A MONDAY, MAY 15, 1989 "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty" II Cor. 3:17 ix it it it Cents Mears collects record fifth pole position Partly sunny A chance of showers. Low, 45. High, 68. Details on Page C15.

Lap of 224 mph leads Penskes 1-2 punch INSIDE it I I-IL By ROBIN MILLER STAR ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Rick Mears didn't quite make 225 miles per hour on Sunday, but he still made the Indianapolis Motor Speedway record books. Mears. who has become "Mr. May" during this decade, did exactly what everyone expected him to by winning the pole position with an average speed of 223.885 mph. In setting another IMS record, the masterful Mears became the first to win the pole position here five times as he edged out his teammate, Al Unser, by less than three-tenths of a second.

Twenty-six drivers qualified for the 1989 Indianapolis 500 on Sunday before an estimated crowd of 200.000. Seven spots are still open going into the final weekend of time trials. Mears, who unofficially broke the 225-mph barrier on the third day of practice, bettered his own speedway standards with laps of 223.187, 223.897, 224.254 and Work in trailers gives network view of race, Page A16 Mears pulls off racing's hat trick, Page B1 Big Al's record doesn't last long, Page B1 This front-row seat can't be beat, Page B1 Row-by-row qualifiers, Page B3 224.204 in Roger Penske's Pennzoil PC-18Chevrolet. Mears' total time for the 10-mile run was 2:40.797, while Unser, who averaged 223.471 mph, covered the four laps in 2:41.095. "We ran 226 in practice this morning and we wanted to get 225, but we're still very said Mears, whose old records for four laps and one lap were 219.198 and 220.463.

"We had to work a little harder this year See MEARS Page 16 STAR STAFF PHOTO FRANK ESPICH A safety crew member clears the way as Rick Mears enters the pits after his record-setting four-lap average of 223.885 mph. Clergy joins protests against Noriega Opposition leaders call for strike in Panama trl I ll call for a nationwide citizens' strike Wednesday. The strike will paralyze the country, he said. The opposition also will ask the Organization of American States for support in ousting Noriega. "The church has told us that we are not only politically on the" right track, but we are morally on the only track that can be taken by decent people," he said.

From the wealthy churches with organs and choirs to the modest chapels where a single guitarist accompanied hymns, the clergy condemned Noriega for "violating the popular will" by refusing to accept the overwhelming election victory of the Democratic Alliance for Civic Opposition. "What moral justification can be made for firing bullets and beating men and women whose only crime was to peacefully demand their rights?" the bishops' See NORIEGA Page 6 FROM STAR WIRE SERVICES Panama City, Panama Thousands of Panamanians chanted, applauded, sang and wept Sunday in support of the Roman Catholic Church's emergence as a leader in the struggle to force Gen. Manuel A. Noriega from power. In Masses throughout the country, priests and church-goers read a pastoral letter signed by all 10 of Panama's bishops attacking Noriega for trying to steal last week's presidential election, first through massive fraud, then by nullifying the vote and, finally and most bitterly, for violently attacking his political opposition.

At the Don Bosco Church, vice presidential candidate Ri-cardo Arias Calderon stood in the front pew and shook hands with a long line of well-wishers who had taken communion at the altar a few feet away. Outside, the church. Arias Calderon repeated an opposition IPS to seek funds to aid desegregation By BARB ALBERT STAR STAFF WRITER Nearly eight years after black Indianapolis Public Schools students were bused to township districts, IPS plans to seek funds for desegregation within its own boundaries. The state's largest school district will an-" nounce Tuesday night its intention to reopen the federal court order that began integrating IPS ia. 1973.

IPS is expected to ask for legal changes that would give IPS funds, probably from the state, to help pay. for operating its extensive desegregation program. As part of federal Judge S. Hugh Dillin's order, IPS eliminated most of the single-race schools in 1973, took further steps in 1976 and drew new attendance boundaries for the entire system in 1981. From 1981 to 1985, IPS received $21.2 million from the state to help it adjust to losing students bused to the townships.

But under Dillin's court order, the money lasted only four years. 1 However, the six Marion County township districts involved in the 1981 cross-district busing order still receive extra state funds for educating about 7,000 inner-city black students. IPS officials have said for several years that the financial bonuses the townships receive are unfair. They have said the funds place IPS at a disadvantage in offering competitive salaries for teachers and providing for the special needs of its own students, both black and white, who are bused out of their neighborhoods. In 1981, Judge Dillin ordered one-way busing of black students to Decatur, Franklin, Lawrence, Perry, Warren and Wayne townships.

Those districts receive the normal per-pupil state funds for the black students, but they also receive extra state money for desegregation. In a series of articles in The Indianapolis Star in October 1987, it was found that the tuition payment for each inner-city black student included a bonus of $1,238 to $2,134 over the per-pupil cost of education. Part of the'bonus stems from the court order that guarantees the districts extra money for programs and staff to enhance desegregation. But there is a second, unintended bonus built into the state formula used to determine transfer See IPS Page 6 UPIREUTER Opposition vice presidential candidate Guillermo Ford acknowledges cheers from supporters after attending Mass in Panama City. New IU medical facility targets Alzheimer's, cancer By RICHARD D.

WALTON STAR STAFF WRITER From efforts to reveal the cellular secrets of cancer to inquiry into the genetic basis of Alzheimer's disease, scientific research is entering a new era at the Indiana University School of Medicine. With the formal dedication this week of a $34.1 million Medical Research and Library Building on the school's Indianapolis campus, IU officials eye a future on the cutting edge of biomedical research. dations of diseases such as cancer, mental illness and alcoholism. Cancer researchers will concentrate on blood cell production and the biological mechanisms that cause cells to turn malignant. Other areas of inquiry: new surgical methods to treat blood vessel disease: ways to slow bone loss from osteoporosis: and the manner in which drugs are metabolized in the body.

See MEDICAL Page 6 medical school campus in 30 years nearly doubles the space devoted to research and related activities. The school library, which is a statewide resource for physicians and medical scholars, will triple in size. Its miles of shelving reportedly could accommodate up to 250,000 publications. Among departments moving into the facility will be medical genetics, whose scientists will work with experts from other disciplines in an effort to identify the molecular foun "Obviously, bricks and mortar doesn't lead to research accomplishments; people lead to research accomplishments." said Dr. Ronald Hoffman, the medical school's chief of hematology and oncology.

But, Hoffman added, the addition of the five-story facility will help in recruiting the best and brightest minds to IU, which, he said, is the name of the game in basic science. Notable for its ascending' glass towers, the edifice the first academic: building constructed on the 47 POINTS Jordan sends Bulls to 3-1 series lead SPORTS B4 Middle-age mom savors pomp of new circumstance By REX REDIFER STAR STAFF WRITER Momma is a doctor! That was the main Mother's Day gift for Linda Abels on Sunday. But maybe not. Maybe the best gift for this middle-age mother was the presence of her husband and four children TVfYyvm A INDEX Patrolman kills suspect wielding knife By JAMES L. PATTERSON STAR STAFF WHITER A man suspected of breaking into a Westside residence and assaulting his former girlfriend early Sunday was shot and killed by an Indianapolis police officer who said the man lunged at him with a hunting knife.

Authorities said Patrolman Jcffery A. McPherson shot David A. Swails, 20. once in the left side of his chest about 4:45 a.m. in an alley behind the 2400 block of West Jackson Street.

Swails, 3850 Bennett Court, died at 8:35 a.m. after undergoing surgery at Wishard Memorial Hospital. The incident began when police were called to 2429 West Jackson Street at 4:36 a.m. by a woman who said she needed See SUSPECT Page 6 Arts, Dr. Lamb A9 Leisure C3 Landers A10 Bridge C15 LifeStyle Classified Movies C3 Ads C5-14 Obituaries C4 Comics A8 Personal Crossword C15 Finance A7 Doonesbury Sports B1-8 Editorials Statistics C15 Graham C4 TV-Radio A12-13 Horoscope Weather C15 Jumble C15 40 pages the Indiana Cc tecrto Morning vention Center PRAYER Dear Lord, reach out and touch all homes and lives therein.

Grant them peace, health and happiness, and let us thank You today and every day for Your care. Amen. CHUCKLE It wouldn't be so bad being led out to pasture if they didn't give you all that bull when they did it. VOLUME 86, No. 344 Copyright 1989 The Indianapolis Star her receive see her medical degree from Indiana University.

It was a family event. "I could never have done it without all of their help," the Carmel mother said as she looked at her diploma. It represents a lifelong dream for Abels, who a few years ago thought such a thing "would never be See POMP Page 6 PHONE NUMBERS Circulation Main office 633-1240 Classified Ads 633-1212 Scores after 4:30 p.m. STAR STAFF PHOTO RON IRA STEELE Linda Abels clutches her diploma after earning medical degree she dreamed of. 4.