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Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Ind. Friday, April 13,1979 Killer Tornado A devastating tornado bears down on the town of Wichita Falls Tuesday, killing 44 persons, demolishing 1,000 homes and leav- ing thousands homeless. As many as 60 were killed all together as the tornado made its way along the Texas-Oklahoma border. (UPI) Wake Of Killer Tornado: Fears Of Looters WICHITA FALLS, Texas (UPli A shotgun in his lap, Randolph Duke sils and waits. has survived a killer tornado, seen his home reduced to rubble.

Now he fears looters lurking in the darkened streets, waiting to steal the last of his worldly goods. Ken Gulley's lire dealership at the edge of the tornado- ravaged area was not 'ouched, but he inside with a 9-shol revolver in his belt. For Duke, Gulley and hundreds of others, the horror of ar. Kaster week tornado did not end when the deadly funnel cloud moved back into the clouds after killing scores and injuring hundreds more. tornado-ravaged areas, people sleep in their cars, makeshift lean-tos and demolished rooms of roofless homes rather than risk the chance that their few remain- ing possessions will be taken by looters.

Even those whose homes and businesses were untouched by the massive funnel cloud are worried. "They've had information that professional looters were coming in from out of town," said one of the National Guardsmen patrolling the darkened, cordoned-off area Thursday night. "It has caused some of the people whose shops weren't even damaged to remain in them A dusk-lo-dawn curfew was in effect through Thursday night, but some (eared no authorities were available to stop looters. "We are providing plenty of security, but you can't convince these people of thai," said Mayor Kenneth Hill. While looters worried many survivors, others prepared today to attend the first of dozens of funerals for those killed at sunset Tuesday when a massive tornado swept through the southern part of the city.

The storm that spawned the deadly twister sliced through other communities along the Texas-Oklahoma border, killing at least 58 people, injuring more than 600 and causing upwards of $300 million in damage. While 44 bodies have been recovered in Wichita Falls, officials fear still more victims could be buried beneath debris littering the southwest third of the city. The storm also took the lives of 11 people in nearby Vernon and Harrold. Texas, while three others were killed 60 miles away in Lawton, Okla. Hill said as many as 8,000 Wichita Falls residents were displaced in the storm.

In the capital, Gov. Bill Clements appealed for donations of food, kitchen utensils and other necessities to help the victims. "The devastation is hard to understand without seeing it," he said. "When you see 1,000 homes devastated and the ground as smooth as the top of a table, 1 can't think of anything these people wouldn't appreciate." President Carter issued a disaster declaration Thursday for the Red River Valley area, and state officials said the mammoth storm likely will become the state's most severe tornado in terms of dollars. But Randolph Duke and his neighbors aren't thinking about dollars.

They are worried about their homes. "Wednesday night the police came by and told me the Guard was walking the streets, patrolling the whole area. My neighbor thought that was all right and he left," Duke said. "Then sometime last night somebody came and took his boat trailer." Although only a few walls of his home still stand. Duke said he would stay as long as necessary to protect it.

Gulley, whose Goodyear shop was untouched by the massive funnel cloud that hammered through his area of town, said he was armed because he feared robbers, knowing lawmen were busy elsewhere. He even wears his gun while pumping gas for customers taking advantage of his generator-fueled gas pumps. "I walked around with a 9- shot revolver in my belt where everybody could see it," he said. "I wanted them to know if someone was going to think about robbing us, it would be hard. I'd imagined 1 would just shoot them if they tried, unless they shot me first." Gasoline May Be Hard To Find This Weekend United Press International Pump prices for gasoline varied widely around the nation this week, from a 65.5 cents a gallon low for regular leaded gas in Dallas to a steep iM.9 cents for premium unleaded in New York City, a UPI survey shows.

The survevvtaken Thursday showed that Americans may have a hard time finding gasoline this Easter weekend. At least -K) percent of service stations in Pennsylvania, Connecticut. Indiana, Wisconsin, Colorado and Oregon were planning to close on Easter Sunday. About 90 percent of New York City's 2,500 stations were scheduled to shut down on Easter. Sunday closings, shorter operating hours, shortages of one or two grades of gasoline.

limits on gas sales per customer and waiting lines at stations were spreading to most parts of the country, spot checks revealed. Prices jumped by as much as 4 cents a gallon in Missouri this week, 3 cents in Louisiana and 2 cents at pumps in Texas. Michigan and Vermont. "Gas went up 2 cents a gallon overnight in Montpelier." said one disgruntled Vermonter. "I can't bear to look at the signs anymore." In Madison, many sharp-eyed motorists have spotted a sign advertising gasoline at 46.6 cents a gallon.

After veering off a main thoroughfare to pull into the station they have found another sign saying it is out of business and up for sale. The Dallas self-service station with the best nationwide buy of 65.5 conts for regular leaded raised prices by 2 cents a gallon in the last week, the survey found. On the other hand, motorists willing to pump their own gas paid as much as 78,9 cents a gallon for regular leaded in Phoenix and Los Angeles. A Texaco full-service station in the heart of Manhattan had the distinction of charging the highest price in the United States of 99.9 cents for premium unleaded. Nevertheless, business was brisk.

Although the Texaco station can legally charge $1.03 a gallon for its Skychief premium unleaded because of high operating costs, New York City's pumps are calibrated to compute prices at a three-digit limit of 99.9 cents. Motorists in parts of Minnesota, however, could find premium unleaded for 77.9 cents a gallon this week. Regular leaded gasoline at full-service stations ranged from a low of 69 cents in Baltimore to a high of 87.9 cents in Detroit, according to the weekly survey. Full-service stations in Dallas and Baltimore tied for the best bargain on regular unleaded gas this week at 74 cents a gallon. The top price for this grade was 91.fl cents a gallon at self-service outlets in Detroit.

Dallas also had the cheapest self-service price for regular unleaded at 68 cents a gallon, but one pump-it-yourself out- let in San Francisco charged 88.9 cents for the same grade. Premium leaded gasoline sold for a nationwide low of 71 cents a gallon at self-service stations in Dallas and Helena. The full-service price went as high as 93.1 cents a gallon in Chicago. Some service station owners are nonplussed by rising pump prices, which have climbed more than 10 cents a gallon from coast to coast since Easter weekend last year. "This morning I put $20 worth of gas into a man's tank at the full-service pump and I was almost embarrassed to ask him for the money," said a Phoenix station owner.

"I've never put $20 of gas in a car before." Kate Jackson, Mary Tyler AAoore Say Good-Bye HOLLYWOOD (UPD Say good-bye for now to two favorite TV characters. Kate Jackson and Mary Tyler Moore. Miss Jackson, who says she didn't like jiggle shows but co-starred in the mother of them all, has turned in her halo and flown "Charlie's Angels." Miss Moore, former queen of sitcom city, has come a cropper in her second effort this year and was cancelled again. CBS entertainment president Robert Daly said Thursday the network and Miss Moore had agreed to discontinue her hour-long variety series, "The Mary Tyler Moore Hour," after broadcast of the 11 episodes that already have been completed. Miss Moore "knocked herseif out doing the show," said her husband and producer.

Grant Tinker "But Mary's not blind. She could see that it was not good enough so there was no conclusion except to stop doing if." Meanwhile. Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg, producers of the popular "Chui-iic's Angels," announced Thursday that Miss Jackson, following in the- wingpath of Farrah Fawcett-Majors, is leaving the cast. "Our position was taken for the good of the show and her good as well. We will bring in a new angel for next season," they said.

The unidentified new actress will join dark-haired Jaclyn Smith and blonde Cheryl Ladd, who replaced Miss Fawcelt-Majors, the most publicized glamour girl in the country when she departed two years ago, precipitating a legal battle that ended when she agreed to do occasional "return" appearances. The peppery Miss Jackson, 29, who insisted that she wanted to be known for her acting instead of her figure, resisted scripts requiring the "angels" to perform in figure-revealing wardrobes as often as possible. It was an open secret in Hollywood she wanted to leave the series for more serious movie roles and there were disputes on the set. Miss Jackson, who last August married actor Andrew Stevens, 23, son of actress Stella Stevens, was reportedly aboard a boat with her husband, unavailable for comment. Miss Moore starred for seven years as Mary Richards, the lovable TV news producer on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," one of the nation's most popular sitcoms.

After ending the series, she received critical praise for her dramatic portrayal of newscaster Betty Rollins in "First You Cry," about a woman who loses a breast to cancer. Miss Moore, who has long hoped to be able to use her talent as an accomplished dancer, returned to regular series work in a variety show titled "Mary," which flopped after only three airings last fall. Overhauled to incorporate Kate Jackson Mary Tyler Moore some elements of a running series, it returned to the air in March, but the ratings remained low. "The audience simply isn't showing much appetite for variety series of any kind." Tinker commented, so'he and the network agreed to develop a situation comedy for her for next season. "I think that's what we do best and both Mary and I will be relieved to get back to it." New Zealand SYDNEY, Australia (UPI) Where to stay and what to see in New Zealand is the subject of a 100-page booklet just released by the New Zealand Tourist and Publicity department.

Ornamented with delightful line drawings and containing handy maps, the guide starts off with explanatory notes on standards, prices and tariffs. It tells readers that motel flats offer family-type accommodations with fully equipped kitchens. A special food and wine section features New Zealand's great seafood and points out that the country has produced some award- winning vintages. Path Of Destruction Ola Bayless, 90, stares off into the path of tornado destruction in the Faith Village area of Wichita Falls, Texas. Some 44 persons were killed and many injured in the tornado.

(UPI) NRC Transcripts Reflect Confusion And Frustration WASHINGTON (UPI) Transcripts of recorded conversations by Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials during the crisis at Three Mile Island show that the confidence voiced to the public did not reflect the confusion and frustration inside. The first set of transcripts, released Thursday, cover the telephone and in-person recorded conversations of NRC members and officials in the days following the March 28 accident at the nuclear plant near Harrisburg. Pa. At one point, NRC Chairman Joseph Hendrie told public relations officer Joe Fouchard. ''It seems to me I have got to call the governor.

We are operating almost totally in the blind. His information is ambiguous. Mine is non-existent and I don't know, it's like a couple of blind men staggering around making decisions." The moods, as mercurial as the accident itself, show through hundreds of pages of transcripts. The transcripts covered from Friday, March 30 two days after the first pump failure started the dangerous events at Three Mile Island through Tuesday, Aprils. More were to be released today.

The conversations arc sketchy, sometimes halting and sometimes rambling. When it was reported there had been a release of radiation from the crippled plant, Harold Denton President Carter's personal representative at the site pressed for evacuation. "I think the important thing for an evacuation is to get ahead of the (radiation) plume," Denton said, To get a start rather than sitting here waiting to die. Even if we can't minimize the individual dose, there might still be a chance to limit the population dose." Eventually, the NRC recommended Gov. Dick Thornburgh order evacuation of pregnant women and small children from a five-mile radius.

He did not do so, but he did recommend that pregnant women and small children leave the area, and many did. Denton once said he thought plant officials were "piddling around" and not providing clear information. "It is really difficult to get that data," he said. ''We seem to get it after the fact." Officials now consider the radiation low, but at the time they felt they were getting little information from the operators of the crippled plant. The federal officials worried about the often conflicting stories in the press.

Hendrie asked, "Which amendment is it that guarantees freedom of the press? Well, I'm against it." The transcripts have frequent "(inaudible)" nota- tions, but the most tantalizing was when Commissioner John Ahearne asked in one conversation, "What kind of worst case situation do you see?" At that point, the transcript says the tape is "inaudible for some distance." Commissioner Victor Gilinsky asked NRC official Roger Mattson what his "principal concern" was. Mattson replied: "Well, my principal concern right now is that we have got an accident that we have never been designed to accommodate, and it is, in the best estimate, deteriorating slowly, and the most pessimistic estimate is it is on the threshold of turning bad and I do not have a reason for not moving people- I do not know what you are protecting by not moving people At that point, he favored an evacuation, and "I didn't have any choice but to make that recommendation," the transcript quotes Mattson as saying. "Almost an hour away from starting a core melt sequence what else could I say he iidded. Horoscope Frances Drake FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 14,1979 What kind of day will tomorrow be? To find out what the stars say, read the forecast given for your birth Sign. ARIES (Mar.

21 to Apr. 19) A romantic encounter works out well, but be careful not to read too much into the meeting. It still takes time to get to know another. TAURUS (Apr. 20 to May 20) Relationships with close ones are accented.

Attending a social function together enhances harmony, but you may feel let down by a friend. GEMINI (May 21 to June A cheerful attitude serves career interests. Avoid griping and strained relations with co-workers and friends. Protect nerves. CANCER (June 21 to Romantic prospects for a forthcoming trip.

Cultural get- togethers may lead to an important introduction, but don't mix business with pleasure. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 2 The unexpected at home turns into a pleasant surprise. Relations with those at a distance may be strained. Be realistic about romance.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) The accent is on communicating feelings. Be sure to reciprocate, if another voices romantic thoughts. Sign no financial documents.

LIBRA 23 to Oct. 22) Despite the reservations of close ones, capitalize on a chance for financial gain. One romantic interest may not be sincere. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov.

21) Love at first sight is now possible, but be careful of health and self-indulgence. Make sure valuables are in a safe place. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You'll want to dwell in private on the import of unexpected news.

Home seems a better bet for relaxation than going out. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Gadding about the neighborhood could lead to a romantic introduction. Inviting others over, though, could disrupt the household in some way.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. New career opportunities offer the prospect of quick profits, but handle touchy superiors carefully. Friends and money don't mix later on. PISCES (Feb.

19 to Mar. 20) Unexpected or sudden travel turns out pleasantly. Be careful though not to spend unwisely. Distrust those who flatter for ulterior motives. YOU BORN TODAY are lucky in business, but often gravitate to what chance throws your way.

Enlarge your horizons and you will make an impact on the world at large. Your dramatic nature makes you born for the stage. Often you choose an occupation where you can turn your love of beauty into a commercial asset, such as cosmetics. Other fields in which you'd find happiness include engineering, brokerage, promotion, advertising, and writing. Once you learn to take life seriously, you can succeed.

Birthdate of: Arnold Toynbee, historian: Julie Christie, actress; and John Gielgud, actor..