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500-Mile Race Souvenir In Section 3 Today WEATHER TODAY Sunny, Warmer High, 71; Low, 42 Yesterday High, 63; Low, 43 The Indianapolis Star TODAY'S CHUCKLE Wearing shorts usually reveals nothing about a man so much as his indifference to public opinion. "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty" 11 Cor. 3.17 VOLUME 76, No. 355 Copyright 1979 The Indianapolis Star SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1979 ir -to CARRIER DCUVEREO lit RR WK MOTOR DEUVEREO 90c PER WK 20r Copy US AC UPHOLDS APPEALS FROM RACING TEAMS ill 'Bumped9' Cars Can Requality Today that there will be 44 cars in the "500." Aside from the fact that the qualifiers must equal or exceed McCluskey's speed, not all eligible cars are expected to attempt a qualification. Some were driven by drivers who made the starting lineup in another car.

However, it is the car which is eligible, and another driver can be used if the entrant so wishes. ACTUALLY, ONLY John Martin in Car No. 20, Bill Vukovich in Car No. 22, Dana Carter in Car No. 30, Jerry Karl in Car No.

38, Al Loquasto in Car No. 39 and Larry Cannon in Car No. 95 are out of the original 33-car field. Car No. 7 was driven by Steve Compton; No.

43, by Sherman E. Armstrong; No. 69, by Hoffman Auto Racing; No. 92, by Intercomp, and No. 95, by Larry Cannon.

The three-man appeals court, consisting of former USAC President Charles Brockman, former USAC Director Gordon Betz and USAC Director Robert Moorhead, met for two hours Thursday night and seven hours on Friday hearing the appeals of Gehlhausen, Cannon, Fred Ruth, owner of Thunder Racing, and Jerry Karl, whose car was entered by Compton. THE COURT stated: "The appeals have merit and call for a solution which will cause the least disruption to entrants, the United States Auto Club and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, because of a rule on manifold restrictions that became difficult to enforce due to developments that continued to change throughout the period of qualifications for the 1979 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race." The court ordered the Speedway to invoke its special entry blank powers and grant additional qualifications. Speedway President Joe Cloutier then agreed to King's request. Although the last time more than 33 cars started the race was in 1933, with 42, the granting of the request doesn't mean By GEORGE MOORE The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened its 33-car starting field Friday for additional qualifications today. As a result of a ruling by the United States Auto Club's Court of Appeals, 11 additional cars will be given an opportunity to start in Sunday's 500-Mile Race.

THE ELIGIBLE qualifiers must equal or better the speed of the slowest qualifier in the field in the final day of qualifications last Sunday in order to achieve a starting position in the race. The slowest qualifying speed currently is held by Roger McCluskey at 183.908 miles an hour. The drawing for qualifying positions will be held at 7:30 a.m. in USAC's Speedway offices. A 30-minute practice period will begin at 8 a.m.

and qualifications will begin at 9 a.m. The extra time trials are closed to the public. The cars and entrants eligible for the special trials are: Car No. 7, entered by Fletcher Racing Team; No. 19 and No.

39 entered by Gehlhausen and Reath Racing; No. 20, by Jack L. Rhoades; No. 22, by Leader Cards, No. 30, by Thunder Racing, No.

38, by William R. DC-IO JETLINER LOSES ENGINE ON TAKEOFF Plane Crasli Kills GMcag By AP And UPI Chicago An American Airlines wide-bodied jetliner loaded with 272 Memorial Day weekend travelers crashed nose first and broke apart in flames Friday just after takeoff from O'Hare International Airport. Authorities said all aboard were killed in the worst air disaster in U.S. history. Seconds before the Los Angeles-bound DC-10 jetliner crashed, one of its three engines fell off and landed on the runway, said Chicago Fire Commissioner Richard Albrecht.

He said the plane hit nose first about a half-mile from the O'Hare runway in an abandoned airfield in Elk Grove Township. Lee Alfano, police chief of the nearby community of Des Plaines, said there were no survivors from the crash, which occurred at 3:03 p.m. CDT under clear but windy skies. RESCUE WORKERS walked through the smoking rubble, marking bodies with four-foot-high metal stakes topped by red, yellow and black streamers. The yellow streamers indicated two to three Krisiloff, who qualified for the 28th starting position.

Car No. 19 was qualified by Spike Gehlhausen. Car No. 43 was driven by Tom Bigelow, who is starting on the outside of the 10th row in another Armstrong entry. No.

69 was driven by Joe Saldana, who is in the middle of the ninth row. And Car No. 92 was driven by John Mahler, who qualified his backup car for the middle of the last row. USAC officials said they understood the entrants of No. 7, No.

43 and No. 92 had indicated they would not attempt qualification. The Armstrong entry was See CARS Page 16 photographed the plane's descent with a still camera from a window inside an O'Hare terminal, said the engine "came off and flew backwards and fluttered to the ground" before the plane crashed. "I had to force myself to shoot," he said. "I couldn't believe what I was seeing." John Zuccaro, who saw the crash from the ground, said: "Underneath the left wing was on fire.

Stuff was coming out like white vapor. "It had to be gas," he said. "It was coming out from the left wing. And the thing started turning over. As soon as it was turned over it was going down fast." Roy Mueller, manager of the Oasis Mobile Home Park near the disaster site, said, "We heard a loud rumbling.

We went to the door and we saw this airplane flip-flopping in the air. It bellied over and went straight down. "ONE OF MY superintendents just came back from the field and he said, There's bodies scattered all John Wayne, a Chicago-area resident, was on an Ozark Airlines flight landing on another runway at the time American Airlines Flight 191 took off from a runway at the north end of the airport. "The plane was in the air, and the See CRASH Page 6 would return to Indianapolis and surrender to the court. Foyt arrived at 2:20 p.m.

In court, Foyt told Dugan: "There is a lot of nonsense, a lot of razz going on. I didn't know anything about a summons. I came here to race, not to be served summonses. I'm always the goat, the press even said I tried to stop the extra qualifications and I wasn't even in town." DUGAN, WHO WAS patiently awaiting some form of apology to the deputies, listened as Foyt "explained" the summons refusal. The judge, relieved to learn from Chappell that Foyt was one of the first served, instructed the four-time winner to have respect for the court and its officers, then released him from the contempt citation.

After the hearing, Dugan admitted he "was close, very close to finding Foyt guilty of contempt." But "I gave him every opportunity" to purge himself of contempt, he said. The hearing on Woodward's suit had begun at 9:40 a.m., 40 minutes after its scheduled start, as race drivers, car owners, fans, mechanics and USAC and CART officials continued to flock into the crowded courtroom. EARLY ARRIVALS included drivers See FOYT Page 14 Gasoline expected to take some time, perhaps six months to a year. "You have to do it region by region," he said, "otherwise you get people buying a liter in one area and a gallon in another. It would get very Foyt Cleared Of Contempt, But Not By Much: Dugan ONE OF JETLINER'S ENGINES LIES AMONG BURNED WRECKAGE OF CARS, HANGAR Firemen Continue To Battle Fires In Smolderine Debris Of DC-10 bodies, the red one body and the black five bodies.

About 50 stakes had been set out. Several persons on the ground were injured by debris, at least two of them seriously enough to require hospitalization. As darkness fell, floodlights were brought to the crash site and rescuers and investigators said they would work through the night looking for bodies and clues. Neal Callahan, public affairs officer for the Federal Aviation Administration in Chicago, said a recording of conversations between the pilot and the control tower indicated the tower knew on takeoff there was trouble. "The only thing we do know for sure is that he didn't have time to talk to the control tower," Callahan said.

Asked by reporters whether the plane should have been able to fly with one engine missing, Callahan said: "YES, IT SHOULD fly, no question about that, but that's one thing that will be determined in a further investigation." The National Transportation Safety Board sent investigators from Washington. Michael Laughlin of Toronto, who Called by Dugan before the hearing started, Sheriff's Maj. Ronald L. Chappel testified that Foyt slapped the summons from his hand and used profanity when he attempted to serve the warrant. Ongais also refused his summons, Chappel said.

DUGAN THEN issued the bench warrants, ordering the two drivers to appear before him. Ongais, advised by Championship Auto Racing Teams attorney John Fras-co of Detroit, surrendered at noon. After explaining "it was a mistake and he did not willingly refuse the summons," he too was told that he was free of contempt charges. Foyt's attorney, Donald R. Bringgold of Los Angeles, told Dugan the driver was at Churchill Downs in Louisville, but Star Want Ad Service Closing For Holiday In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, The Star's Want Ad Service will be closed all day Sunday and Monday.

Want Ads may be placed by phone only from 7:30 to 9.30 a.m. Monday by calling 633-1212. The Public Service Counter will be closed both days. items as wine now are sold by liter in American liquor stores. "Psychologically this may be better, too, because people find it hard to deal with $1.04 on a gasoline pump," Victor said.

He said the phase-in of liters is BEGIISS AT 12:30 P.M. TODAY 'Cast' Of Annual '500' Parade Headed By Gerald R. Ford By WILLIAM E. ANDERSON Four-time "500" winner A.J. Foyt was freed of contempt of court charges Friday, but not before he nearly invoked the wrath of Superior Court Judge Michael T.

Dugan. Dugan earlier threw another case out of his court, telling car owner Wayne Woodward to take his appeal to the United States Auto Club to determine whether his car should be allowed to start in Sunday's 63d running of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. WOODWARD FILED the appeal at 5:20 p.m. Friday and posted a $5,000 bond. USAC will hear the case at 8 a.m.

today. The court hearing was on Woodward's suit seeking to have his car reinstated in the race. Rookie Dick Ferguson qualified the car, but his run was disqualified by USAC officials who said he violated rules by running with an illegal turbocharger wastegate. But the case turned into a hearing within a hearing when Dugan ordered bench warrants served on Foyt and driver Danny Ongais, asking them to show Cause why they should not be held in contempt of court for abusing Marion County Sheriff's deputies summoning them to appear at Friday's hearing. PUMP PRICE By MARY WADE ATTEBERRY Former President Gerald R.

Ford will head an all-star cast when the 23d annual Indianapolis "500" Festival Memorial Parade gets rolling at 12:30 p.m. today. At least 20 well-known sports and personality figures will be riding in the parade, highlighted by 30 floats and presided over by Mr. Ford as grand marshal. SECOND ONLY to the Tournament of Roses Parade in viewing audience, Indianapolis' big bow to the 500-Mile Race promises, as always, to be a dandy this year.

It's going to be full of colorful characters, bedecked floats, old-time cars, brass bands and celebrities just waiting to wave to the hundreds of thousands of spectators jammed three- and four- deep along the route. If the weatherman's word holds up, parade-goers will be basking in sunshine and temperatures near 70 as they settle back to watch "The Good Life" the theme of this year's extravaganza unfold before their eyes. The Weather Joe Crow Says: A.J. almost got "black-flagged" In court before the Big Race got under way. TAKES Oi THE METER On The Liter Side Of Gary Sandy of "WKRP in Don Haggerty of "The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams," and Jim McKay, an ABC sports commentator.

This year's "500" Festival Queen, Carol Ann Orem, will be joined in royalty by the Apple Blossom Queen, who will be riding a float created by the Michigan Apple Industry. MISS OREM AND her court will ride the Indianapolis Motor Speedway float, while the festival princesses will share a J.C. Penney Co. float. Viewers will be given a detailed description of the floats, bands and special units through a new loudspeaker system.

A broadcast of the parade will be carried See PARADE Page 14 16 TH ST i STARTING POINT I tz 1 i I 1 ROUTE OF PARADE Tl 4 TH ST ii 10 th St 1T 1 NORTH MICHIOATT iczn.cz: VIRMONT 5 czzjsLz: NIWYORKZ "Itr 4m OHIO Pictures On Page 64 The celebrity lineup includes eight major sports figures who number among them a former world light heavyweight boxing champion (Marvin Johnson), an ice skating duo (Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner) and two 1976 Olympic winners (Bruce Jenner and John Naber). OTHERS WHO will appear are Bob Mathias, Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon in 1948 and 1952; Edwin Moses, who holds a world record in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles, and Penny De-Moss, a prominent female marathon runner. All the 500-Mile Race drivers have been invited to ride in the parade as well. Among television personalities will be game show host Peter Marshall, "Alice" star Vic Tayback, "Soap" character Robert Guillaume and "Adam-12" policeman Kent McCord. Others are actress Catherine Bach; Karen Grassle of "Little House on the Larry Wilcox of Loni Anderson, Howard Hesseman and Inside Today's Star News Summary On Page 2 Amuwment Pages 24-26 Area Newt SO Bridge 31 12-13 Comics 28 Crossword 32 Editorials 10 Finance 29-31 Obituaries 50 Sports 17-20 TVRodio 15 Uncle Roy 11 Want Ads 51-63 Weather 63 Women 21-23 Court News and Statistics 63 Slur Telephone Numbers Circulation Main Office Want Ads St ores After 4 30 633-9211 633-124(1 633 1212 633-1201) Toilay's Prayer Lord, the earth's mysteries are so vast and miraculous.

Help us to carefully preserve nature as we continue to learn and profit by its bounty Thank You tor our land. Amen. Mount Vernon, Y. (UPI) -Motorists soon will be paying about 30 cents a unit of gasoline, but that's because they'll be buying fuel by the liter instead of the gallon, a gasoline dealers organization said Thursday. Max Victor, executive director of the New York State Association of Service Stations, based in Mount Vernon, said plans are afoot to convert the basic unit of liquid fuel measure from gallons to liters.

"People are going to be misled initially when they pull up to the pump and see a 30-cent price on top," he said. "But that's 30 cents for a liter which is just over a quart." A liter is 1 057 quarts, and ten liters, more than 2.5 gallons, is called a decaliter. "When the prices get up there to $1.15 or $1.20, the cost per liter will be about 30 cents, but it will take time for people to realize they're getting about a quarter of the gas for the price on the pump," Victor said. Victor said the conversion to liters is in keeping with the U.S. program to switch from American standards of measure to the metric system.

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