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A Low. 55. i SUNDAY, MAY 11, 1986 fr -sir -fr -fr "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty" II Cor. 3:17 85C 216.828 mph puts Rick Mears on pole Order of the day 9 a.m. Gates open.

a.m. Practice. Noon-6 p.m. Qualifications. Simon, Boesel trials out; 23 cars average 210.884 v.

ft, i v. four-lap standard of 212.583 were set a year ago. On a day where teams waved off 208-mph runs, the average speed of the 23 qualifiers was 210.884 mph. In reality. 25 cars took the checkered flag but two of those runs were disallowed.

The Duracell Lolas of Raul Boesel and Dick Simon were found to be illegal by USAC and their respective speeds of 209.362 and 208.935 were thrown out. But nothing could overshadow the superiority of Roger Penske's operation and Mears' gifted touch. Going Into Saturday, there were eight bonafied contenders for the pole but it didn't take long to realize it would probably be a duel between teammates. The paying customers got an early preview of things to come when Mears and Danny Sullivan both topped 217 during morning hot laps. Mears' mind-blowing run came almost exactly one hour after teammate Sullivan had horsed the Miller American March 86C around in a then-record speed of 215.382 mph.

By ROBIN MILLER STAR ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Rick Mears didn't have a game plan Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It turned out to be a flight plan. Mears earned his wings and th pole position for the 70th Indianapolis 500 by soaring into the outer limits of adhesion and human reaction. On a race track originally built for cars with wooden wheels and speeds of 60 miles art hour, Mears strafed his competition with an aerospace run of 216.828 mph. With the sun beating down and 200.000 people looking on, Mears taxied down pit lane in the Pennzoil March 86CCos-worth and flew into history with laps of 217.581, 217.124, 216.852 and 215.765.

It only took the two-time Indy winner 2:46.030 to cover the 10 miles and blow Scott Drayton and Pancho Carter out of the record books. Brayton's one-lap mark of 214.199 and Carter's Qualification scorecard, Page 60 Mears a nervous wreck before record run, Page 1D Bob Collins, Page 2D Michael Andretti upstages Dad, Page 4D Randy Lanier first rookie to qualify, Page 5D Pit Pass, Page 6D Other related stories and pictures on Pages 1D-9D Track workers enjoy watch- ing spectators, Page 7B "I thought Danny did a helluva job and I was a nervous wreck," exclaimed Mears. "You never know how the track conditions will be from one minute to the next." Well, the track conditions sure weren't as cool as they were Saturday morning when Mears ran 217-plus. but even in the heat of his 12:40 takeoff Mears was out of this world. "I never felt we could run this See MEARS Page 26 STAR PHOTO VERN ATKINS Rick Mears gets a warm greeting from his girlfriend, Chris Bowen, after earning the pole position for the Indianapolis 500.

Mears set single-lap and four-lap records Saturday. Terrorists dealt 2 blows Britain ousts Syrian diplomats prr fiptft 1 "3 sures by Syria, indicates that the British government was confident that the three were directly involved in supporting and planning terrorist efforts in Britain. Ewen Fergusson, the Foreign Office undersecretary of state, called in the Syrian ambassador. Loutof Allah Haydar, on Saturday and told him the three men had to leave Britain within seven days. The men were identified as See BRITAIN Page 24 volvement have come to light was the attempt April 17 to smuggle a bomb aboard an Israeli jumbo jet at Heathrow Airport.

But. according to a British official, police wanted to question the three men about "more than one incident." The statement by the Foreign Office on Friday made no specific allegations against the three men, all attaches in the Syrian Embassy here. But the expulsion notice, which runs the risk of inviting diplomatic countermea- By STEVE LOHR NEW YORK TIMES London The British government announced the expulsion Saturday of three Syrian diplomats from The move came after Damascus, officials refused to waive diplomatic immunity and allow police to question the three men in connection with terrorist activities in Britain The most recent case in which allegations of Syrian in Ethanol producer optimistic despite its cloudy future By ERNEST A. WILKINSON STAR FARM WRITER Seven years ago. founders of New Energy Co.

of Indiana's plant at South Bend dreamed that the United States could help solve its chronic energy problems by developing a strong ethanol industry. But there are indications from several sources, including independent audits and Indiana gov- New Energy Co. ties as diverse as brokers and senators, Page 15A Ethanol producers welcome free surplus corn from government, Page 15A Why some motorists are hesitant to use gasohol, Page 15A ernment, that New Energy is in deep financial trouble. Management remains optimistic, even though one source of revenue that has supported the plant, state funding, was shut off earlier this year by Indiana legislators. Ethanol is fuel alcohol distilled from corn and other renewable resources, which forms gasohol when mixed with gasoline.

It was one of several synthetic fuels emphasized In recent years when the country tried for energy independence, fearing future petroleum shortages. Founders of New Energy and other synthetic-fuels companies had bipartisan support in Con- Spain halts plot against U.S. had any link to the terrorist group. Saad Ismail, the head of the Libyan People's Bureau (embassy) in Madrid, was expelled for allegedly meeting with a right-wing Spanish officer accused of plotting against the Spanish government. The ministry statement said Victor del Cerro of Spain and Manuel Romano da Cruz of Portugal were arrested Friday in downtown Madrid with nine See SPAIN Page 24 group called "The Call of Jesus Christ," the ministry said in a statement.

Two group members who were arrested Friday told authorities that Libyan diplomats planned to provide the orders and financing for the attacks, the ministry said. An interior ministry spokesman told The Associated Press there were no Indications that a high-ranking Libyan diplomat who left the country Saturday ASSOCIATED PRESS Madrid, Spain Police have arrested 10 members of a terrorist group that received orders from Libyan diplomats and planned to attack U.S. businesses and American citizens in Spain, the Interior Ministry said Saturday. The detainees three Lebanese, four Spaniards, a Jordanian, a Syrian and a Portuguese belonged to an anti-Zionist New Energy plant at South Bend is among nation's ethanol producers. gress and in state government.

Officials worried that energy shortages could threaten the well-being of the United States. The government's backing of New Energy resulted in taxpayers having four times as much money invested in the ethanol plant than owners See ETHANOL Page 14 Prayer Man drowns in apartments' lake With You by our side, thank You. Lord, for letting us turn to You to help us plan our personal lives more efficiently in areas of work, play, worship and love. Amen. Chuckle There are some things you just shouldn't do before 20.

On the other hand, some people like a crowd. Phone numbers Circulation 633-9211 Main office 633-1240 Classified Ads 633-1212 Scores after 4:30 p.m. 633-1200 said Mark A. Ruetsch. who lives in an apartment at the lake's edge.

"When I came out. he would go under and then come up again. He looked all right like he was resting his muscles. "And then he was just completely under." said Ruetsch. who added that he jumped in and swam to where he had last See DROWNS Page 27 beers each before they went into the water.

Powell and Mrs. Gerrard made it successfully but Gerrard got only about three-fourths of the way across the 75-yard-wide lake, where swimming is prohibited. Witnesses said Gerrard bobbed several times, then went under. "1 was standing on my patio." By GEORGE McLAREN STAR STAFF WRITER A Camby man drowned in a Northwestslde lake Saturday evening despite repeated rescue efforts by neighbors and police divers that left a sheriff's deputy injured, officials said. Ricky J.

Gerrard, 25. was pulled from about 15 feet of water in a lake at the Scarborough Lake Apartments, 46th Street and High School Road, about 8:30 p.m. Gerrard had been under water about an hour, said Marion County Sheriff's Deputy Robert W. Schlagel. Gerrard, his wife, Carta, and a friend, George Powell, who lives at the apartment complex, decided to swim across the lake about 7:30 p.m..

Schlagel said. He said they had about thre Index Inside Today, Page VOLUME 83, No. 340 Copyright 1986 The Indianapolis Star Gambling investigators focus on Anderson man "Deuces Wild." electronic poker Cherry's investigation had be Hl i By JAMES A. GILLASPY STAR STAFF WRITER Anderson. Ind.

A former amusement company owner, indicted six years ago in an unsuc-. cessful probe of official corruption, is a prime target of renewed investigation by city, state and federal authorities. Calvin L. Cannon, a longtime Anderson distributor of electronic games and jukeboxes, is being investigated in connection with widespread gambling in city taverns and interstate trafficking of gambling machines. The Indianapolis Star has learned.

And because illegal games of chance have flourished openly in Anderson taverns, investigators are again examining Cannon's relationship with bar owners and local authorities. A Madison County grand Jury indicted Cannon, 62, in 1980 on charges of theft and attempted bribery. The indictment said he solicited more than $4,000 from bar owner Richard R. Segner and that he promised to protect vice activities in Segner's go-go lounge from law enforcement. Segner, the chief witness in the 1980 investigation of Cannon, had told the grand Jury that several taverns were making payoffs in the alleged protection racket.

Charges against Cannon and others were dismissed after defense attorneys criticized flaws in the grand Jury process and accused Republican Prosecutor H. Ersklne Cherry of waging political war on prominent Democrats and their appointees. games that are illegal gambling devices under Indiana law. "I start drawing Social Security next month." said Cannon, insisting that he has sold his amusement businesses and retired. He denied any involvement in distributing the machines locally and said he was unaware of any investigation concerning him and local gambling.

U.S. Attorney John D. Tinder would neither confirm nor deny See GAMBLE Page 28 gun soon after he defeated incumbent William F. Lawler Jr. in 1978.

Lawler. who had been prosecutor for 16 years when Cherry unseated him. won election to a fifth term in 1982. Two years later, the Anderson Police Department and the Indiana State Police secretly renewed an investigation of Cannon and local gambling. The probe is nearly completed, according to investigators.

Cannon is a suspect In the manufacture and promotion of Calvin Cannon a key in gambling probe..