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The Indianapolis Star TODAY'S CHUCKLE The difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the hide. "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty" II Cor 3 17 VOLUME 77, No. 353 Copyright 1980 The Indianapolis Star FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1980 -Cr ir ir STUDY PREDICTS PALESTINE POLICY SWITCH WEATHER TODAY Partly Cloudy High, 78; Low, 57 Yesterday High, 81; Low, 57 Bow To Oil Weapon The report said the United States should: Reduce imports through new energy sources, conservation and import fees and quotas. Offset the high cost of oil imports by building a 500 million barrel strategic petroleum reserve, through rationing and through international trade policies which could encourage recycling "petrodollars." Reduce risks associated with oil imports by financing oil and gas explora Senate Energy Committee, also predicted: Daily U.S. oil imports will grow from the current 8.5 million barrels to 10.1 million in 1985 and 113 million in 1990.

A year-long interruption of the flow of oil into the world market equivalent to 3.5 million barrels a day could cause the U.S. gross national product to drop by $272 billion, while unemployment and inflation would grow by 2.1 percent and 20 percent, respectively. conflict and its relations with key Persian Gulf oil states. It said a confrontation could arise if the Soviets, seeking foreign oil themselves, "attempt to create political blocs or set up new governments in the producing nations to gain preferential access to oil." The study said the Islamic response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan may have been been tempered by a desire to "distance themselves from the United States because of its support for Israel." ByUPIAndAP I Washington A congression-' al study predicted Thursday that U.S. dependence on Persian Gulf toil could pressure the adminis-i tration to consider a Palestinian state and lead to an American military presence in the area.

The report by the Congressional Budget Office said the United States no longer can ignore the direct linkage of its commitment to Israel, the Arab-Israeli tion in Third World countries outside OPEC, help Venezuela develop its potentially rich crude deposits, and link exports to oil imports as the Japanese do. Petroleum prices may nearly double again by 1985, costing consumers $142 billion and thwarting current efforts by the government to harness inflation, the study said. The report by the Congressional Budget Office also said the nation's reliance on imports is so great that there See OIL Page 5 Fowl Play Helicopter Moving Chemicals Crashes Runaway Decides Freedom For The Birds One fowl taste of the outside world apparently was enough to convince a resident of the Indianapolis Zoo that freedom isn't everything the eagles make it out to be. According to General Curator Daniel A. Baffa, Jan, the 5-year-old pure white peacock, decided Thursday morning, after two years at the too, to take a closer look at the other side of the fence.

Soon after it landed next door in Washington Park, a passerby observed a man emerge from a 1968 brown-over-cream Buick, throw a net or blanket over the eight-pound bird, pitch it into the trunk and drive away. THE WITNESS called the zoo, the zoo called police shortly before 10 am, and it wasn't long before Baffa received a telephone call from a man wanting to know how much he'd pay to have his peacock back. Described by Baffa as uncommon but not extremely rare, the peacock is worth about 1150. The bird and its mate are the only white peafowl the zoo owns. Nevertheless, Baffa replied that he had no intention of paying ransom to a birdnapper.

Faced with his tough stance, the caller gave in. He directed Baffa to a nearby residence in the 2900 block of North Dearborn Street, where the curator found the victim in the back yard STAR STATE REPORT Crane, Ind. An Army Chinook helicopter ferrying toxic chemicals from the Crane Naval Weapons Center to Kentucky crashed on takeoff Thursday, briefly catching fire and injuring two of the six servicemen on board. No leakage of the toxic chemicals was reported, but several people in the nearby town of Burns City were evacuated for about 30 minutes, according to Richard McGarvey, director of administration at the base. About 30 familes live in the town within a mile of the crash site, McGarvey said.

One of the injured soldiers aboard the CH47 helicopter suffered a broken heel and the other suffered a pulled muscle, McGarvey said. The helicopter belonged to the 101st Division from Fort Campbell, he said. THE HELICOPTER crashed on a golf course about 100 feet inside the base's western perimeter, he said. The helicopter was carrying deadly mustard gas and other less-toxic chemicals, he said, but the containers were not damaged and there was no leakage. There were five helicopters per flight and ZOO SPECIMEN SAFE, SOUND, BUT SKITTISH Adventurous White Peacock Briefly Birdnapped PASSENGER ESCAPES DILUTED PLEA BARGAIN this was the third flight of the day, McGarvey said.

McGarvey said he does not know the amount of chemicals each helicopter was carrying. McGarvey said he did not know if the helicopter fire began before or after the crash. The blaze was extinguished by the helicopter crew. The helicopter was headed for Fort Campbell, where the chemicals were to be loaded aboard airplanes for shipment to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver. The transport operation is set to be completed by Wednesday.

SPECIALLY TRAINED escort teams were accompanying the chemicals in case of an accident, according to Lt. Col. George Connor, commanding officer of the Crane Army Ammunition Activity. The toxic chemicals, which have been declared obsolete and are being shipped to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal for destruction, have been stored at the Crane depot for 20 years. More than 2,800 of the chemical agent training sets are being moved, according to Connor.

Connor also said the CH47 helicopters were being used because the helicopters are "ultra-safe, never having been in nrr ii 1 try Jeep Rolls Over Race Fan In 'Snake Killing Him BY 1985, UP TO 40 percent of the world's oil will come from the Persian Gulf, the report said. "This may put pressure on the United States to give greater consideration to a Palestinian state and to a military presence in the Arabian Sea or Indian Ocean." However, the report termed "unlikely at this time" a politically imposed cutoff of Persian Gulf oil in support of the Palestinian cause. The 79-page report, prepared for the (Star PIMM by lud Utryi ALLOWED TO ROAM the grounds like many birds at the zoo, the spectacular Southeast Asian specimen retired to his favorite perch near the tiger exhibit after his safe return. There he stayed, skittish and reclusive. "He's as far from people as he can possibly be," Baffa said.

Ex-Follower Of Jim Jones Is Acquitted Georgetown, Guyana (UPI) Larry Layton, a 34-year-old former disciple of People's Temple Bishop Jim Jones, was acquitted Thursday of four charges in the Nov. 18, 1978, ambush of a visiting U.S. congressmen that triggered the sect's destruction by mass suicide and murder. Layton, a former conscientious objec tor from San Francisco, was found innocent by a Guyanese jury on two charges of attempted murder of cult members who had been trying to flee with Rep. Leo Ryan (D-Calif.) and two charges of firearms violations.

LAYTON STILL stands formally charged with five counts of murder of Ryan himself, another Temple defector and three California newsmen, but the Guyanese prosecution has been reluctant to seek convictions on these charges, preferring to try him for attempted murder on which a conviction had been considered more likely. In view of his acquittal on these charges, it appeared doubtful that Layton would ever be convicted of any charges in Guyana. However, if he is set free and is deported, he could face charges in the United States of conspiring to kill a congressman. FBI agents have been following the trial of Layton to study the evidence against him. Layton is one of two Temple survivors still in Guyana.

THE OTHER, Charles E. Beikman of Indianapolis, is appealing a five-year sentence for attempted murder in a throat-slashing incident involving a family of four in Georgetown the same night Jones led more than 900 of his American followers to death at the Guyana jungle commune. In his final summation to the jury, prosecutor Vidyanand Persaud told the jury in Georgetown's high court that they should find Layton guilty of attempted murder. Layton was charged with shooting the two defectors from the People's Temple Jonestown jungle commune when they tried to escape. Speedway Souvenir In Saturday's Star The color, thrills and personalities which make the Indianapolis "500" auto racing's greatest spectacle are captured in a colorful special section of Saturday's editions of The Indianapolis Star.

Find out more about your favorite drivers, their cars and their rivals in this fact-filled round-up. And for a comprehensive look at what makes the "500" the "Greatest Spectacle in People," watch for an in-depth report by writer Rex Redifer, artist John Bigelow and several photographers Sunday in Spectrum in The Indianapolis Star 1 volved in a serious accident." He also said the operation would be an extremely safe one. The chemicals are stored in containers that were placed in steel tubes, which are sealed and bolted together. THE MOST DEADLY chemicals being moved from Crane is mustard gas, or "blister gas," the kind used in World War I by the Germans. Neither side reported using the chemical in War War II.

Other chemicals being moved include cyanide and phosgene, which are commonly moved commercially. The Crane operation is part of an overall Army program involving 17,173 training sets at 13 military establishments in 12 states, and Johnston Island in the Pacific. The movement of the sets is the second phase of a program begun in January 1978. The disposal of the training sets will end the Department of Defense's program to dispose of all such sets in its inventory, the Army officials said. They added that $37.8 million will be saved by moving the chemicals to Rocky Mountain Arsenal instead of developing new equipment and conducting separate disposal operations at each site.

i i i Harvester Truck Sales for about 18 months. He was a 1978 graduate of Warren Central High School and was a member of Old Bethel United Methodist Church. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Feeney Homak Shadeland Mortuary, where friends may call after 7 p.m. today.

Surviving include his parents, Mr and Mrs. Thomas J. Vail: two brothers, Thomas J. Vail Jr. and Rick Vail; and a sister, Miss Tammy J.

Vail. Also surviving are his grandparents, Wilbert Vail and Mr. and Mrs. E. Wagstaff.

men, has been transferred to Indiana State Farm at Putnamville since the guns were discovered in a surprise inspection May 5. RIDDLE AND BURDESS surrendered to Indiana State Police Thursday morning After being jailed briefly, they were released on bond Arraignment on the charges will probably come next week. Riddle and Burdess were "top-grade correctional officers," according to Joe See WEAPONS Page 5 High Court Attorney In By ROBERT N. BELL Indianapolis Attorney Jay B. Hagger-ty was found in contempt of the Indiana Supreme Court Thursday and given a 30-day prison term for failing to follow its order not to vary from a plea-bargain agreement in a case in which he was a special judge.

However, the sentence and a $250 fine will be suspended if Haggerty corrects the original sentence by imposing the plea-bargain agreement or grants the defendant a new trial. CHIEF JUSTICE Richard M. Givan issued the decision following an hour of verbal arguments. Justice Alfred J. Pivarnik concurred with the decision and Justice Roger O.

DeBruler dissented. The two other Supreme Court justices were not present for the hearing. Prosecutor Stephen Goldsmith brought the matter before the high court on the grounds that Haggerty, acting as a spe- Evangelist Schuller To Lead '500' Rites Evangelist Dr. Robert H. Schuller will lead the "500" Festival Memorial Service at noon today on Monument Circle.

Participants will include Governor Otis R. Bowen, Mayor William H. Hudnut and the Most Rev. Edward O'Meara, Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Monument Circle will be closed to traffic after 6:30 a.m.

today. The festival's mini-marathon will start there at 9:30 a.m. The Circle will remain closed until the memorial service is completed about 1:30 p.m. The Weather Joe Crow Says: Pity the poor ballplayer! He may have to give up bubble gum if that threatened baseball strike puts him out of work. on an the the the to jail and the By VIC CALECA A 19-year-old Indianapolis man who had been warned repeatly about driving fast at the track was killed Thursday when his four-wheel-drive vehicle rolled over on top of him in a freak accident in the "snake pit" area of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Timothy Scott Vail, 1752 Arlene Drive, was killed at about 2:30 p.m. when the roll bar of his 1979 open-topped Jeep CJ-5 rolled over his head and crushed his skull, a Speedway Police Department spokesman said. A passenger in the Jeep, David A. Stegenmillef, 19, 2419 Penny Court, suffered only slight injuries in the mishap when he was thrown clear as the vehicle started to flip over. HE WAS TREATED at the Speedway Hospital for minor cuts and bruises to his elbows and knees.

Donald Foltz, an IMS press officer, said the accident occurred as Vail was driving out of the snakepit area of the infield in the southwest curve after watching carburetion tests which provided drivers with their last practice before Sunday's 500-Mile Race. Vail had asked a track safety personnel if he could have a pass to leave the track and get gasoline for his vehicle, Speedway police said. When he was told he would have to pay to re-enter the track he backed the vehicle up and took off at a high rate of speed and the accident occurred, Speedway policemen said. STEVEN TURNER of the Speedway Police Department said that Vail was one of several underaged youths drinking beer at the track last weekend. "We went in last week and made a bunch of high schools kids pour out their beer because they were under age.

He was one of them. This time it killed him," Turner said. He added that Vail was not in high school, but was under the 21 legal drinking age. Foltz explained, "There were two sections of parked cars and a large mud puddle in between them. Vail apparently accelerated and tried to swerve and avoid the puddle, but when he did that he about noon, two hours after the crime was reported.

The zoo elected not to press charges, since the bird was unscathed save for a few lost feathers. But there appear to be some psychological scars for the first zoo resident ever held for ransom, particularly a new cynicism toward humans. Declares Contempt cial judge in Superior Court, Criminal Division, Room 1, did not follow an earlier Supreme Court ruling ordering him to sentence the defendant to six years in prison, which was the plea-bargain agreement, or grant him a new trial. In response to the earlier Supreme Court order, Haggerty originally imposed the plea-bargain agreement on the defendant, William C. Daugherty, Nov.

30 two guilty pleas to Class charges of sale of narcotics. But on March 4, he granted Daugherty "shock probation" following a hearing. Givan said "we take the position that executed sentence is just that and nothing else." He said if the sentence is modified by the court "it becomes unexecuted." Givan ordered Haggerty to correct his probation decision by noon today or surrender to the court's sheriff at 2 p.m. "for transportation to the Indiana State Farm" THE CHIEF JUSTICE said that while court felt Haggerty "is charged with knowledge of the law" it presumed he acted in "good faith." For this reason, court gave Haggerty the opportunity correct his decision and not face the sentence. Givan noted that he knew Haggerty "knows he is a man of honesty and integrity." He said he presumed Haggerty had a "possible misunderstanding." Haggerty said he would comply with court's order.

While the order is in effect, the final outcome of the case may be different since the two other justices, Dixon W. Prentice and Donald H. Hunter, did not See JUSTICE Page Inside Today's Star News Summary On Page 2 Amine men Pages 44-48 Billy Graham 32 Bridge 22 Comics 57 Crossword 43 Dr. Steinerohn 20 Eorl Wilson 46 Editorials 24 Finance 54-56 Metro News 52 Obituaries 58 Sports 35-41 TVRodio 33 Want Ads 58-67 Weather 67 Werner 24 Women 28-31 Court News and Statistics 67 Star Telephone Numbers Circulation 6339211 Main Office 633-1240 Want Ads 633-1212 Scores After 4 633-1200 CIliHE ALERT If You See A Crime Committed Or Spot Suspicious Activity Call This Number Oil JEEP THAT FLIPPED OVER ON CITY YOUTH 19-Year-Old Killed In Mishap On Speedway Infield lost control of the Jeep and was thrown through the windshield. "It looked like it flipped end over end and landed on top of him.

The odds against that kind of thing happening must be pretty high, but it was just a freak thing," he said. STEGENMILLER escaped serious injury because he was thrown to one side and out of the Jeep's path, Foltz added. The accident came as many of those fans were attempting to leave the track following the completion of the practice runs. Vail, a lifelong Indianapolis resident, worked as a mechanic for international Weapons Found At Reformatory Being Stored For Escape Try? Indianapolis Partly cloudy today with a chance of showers; high, 78. Cloudy with chance of showers tonight; low 57.

Slight chance of rain Saturday; high, 80. Indiana Partly cloudy with chance of thunderstorms today; highs, 74-80. Partly cloudy with chance of rain tonight; lows 53-60. Cloudy with chance of showers Saturday; highs, 75-82. Today's Prayer Dear Lord, thank You for Your gift of a clear day, revealing to us Your many miracles As You light our way.

let us think about the goodness and beauty of this day. Amen. i By ERIC C. RODENBERG Star Staff Reporter Anderson, Ind. The raid at Indiana State Reformatory at Pendleton that uncovered three revolvers also turned up 1.500 rounds of hollow-point ammunition for those guns, The Indianapolis Star has learned.

The Star also learned Thursday that one of the guns confiscated at the reformatory earlier this month may have been in the institution for as long as two months and probably was being stored for an escape. "It was a plot to probably break out of the reformatory," said Sgt. Jim Andrews, executive officer at the institution. Michael E. Riddle and David H.

Burdess, two Pendleton guards fired last month, were charged Wednesday with trafficking with inmates and official misconduct for their part in gun smuggling at the institution Ronald Dale Hopkins, the inmate named as receiving the guns from both.