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1 Shebovgan Press, Tuesday, November 20, 1984 From Page Page 1 Explosion tremendous blast shook the crowded suburb at 5:42 a.m. CST, followed by perhaps a dozen more explosions. Balls of fire shot into the air and rained fiery debris on homes and businesses. Plumes of dark smoke rose a mile into the sky as the fire raged out of control for more than seven hours. A spokesman for the government-run petroleum monopoly Pemex said a gas truck apparently exploded, touching off subsequent blasts, first at Unigas Co.

natural gas holding tanks and then at the adjoining Pemex natural gas storage and distribution center, constructed in 1961. Mota Sanchez said four storage tanks holding more than 3 million gallons of liquified gas each exploded, and two others burned. Authorities had feared the fire would trigger more explosions at nearby tanks, but none occurred. PEMEX technicians burned off 80,000 barrels of gas to avoid new explosions, the company said. Officials said the operation and main pipeline were closed to prevent further explosions.

The death toll exceeded the 135 killed on Oct. 21, 1944, when a gas storage tank exploded in Cleveland. Ohio the worst such disaster on record in the United States. More than 1,000 people are believed to have died when a gasoline tanker exploded inside Slanmg Tunnel in Afghanistan in November 1982. President Miguel de la Madrid issued a statement Monday night expressing sorrow for those killed and urging the public to join in helping the victims.

The government put into action an emergency aid program that included the distribution of clothing and other necessities and installation of mobile kitchens to feed those evacuated. Humberto Lira Mora, a spokesman for the state of Mexico attorney general's office, said the state pay for the funerals. Throughout the day, ambulances and rescue trucks raced in and out of the area, carrying the injured to seven nearby hospitals and several emergency centers set up around the area. At the neighborhood police station, charred bodies in plastic bags were carried into the patio area where they remained until they could be carried to a civic center converted into a makeshift morgue. "There was an explosion.

Then more explosions and we all started running towards the hill. There were balls of fire going up in the sky and rocks started flying down from the hill," said Guadalupe Bonilla Miryea, a resident. "There were people coming out of there all ablaze," said Isidro Escamilla, a rescue worker. In the neighborhood, piles of rubble were heaped where some homes once stood and shards of glass and smoldering debris littered the dirt streets. At the nearby Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, thousands of evacuated residents waited throughout the day for word that they could home.

Hundreds attended a special Mass. The area outside was converted into a refugee center and an adjoining older basilica was used as a clinic where people were treated on makeshift beds on the marble floor. Many waited for word on the fate of their loved ones. Others had already learned a family member or friend was dead and were trying to cope with the loss. Asked if he was waiting for information on his family, one man, with his few belongings wrapped in a sheet slung over his back, said softly, "Not now.

Now I know. There is nobody." Some residents tried to talk reluctant soldiers and police who cordoned off the community into letting them in to get belongings. People lined up at clinics to donate blood and brought food and clothing to the basilica. From Page 1 Economy The Commerce Department said housing starts dropped 9.8 percent last month, falling to an annual rate of 1.52 million units, the lowest pace since December 1982. Many private economists believe GNP growth in the current quarter will dip below the pace set from July through September, primarily because of continued weakness in consumer spending.

The government has already reported that retail sales and personal consumption spending both fell in October and many economists believe sales will stay weak through the Christmas season. However, most forecasters predict an upturn in growth early next year as the impact from recently lowered interest rates begins to rejuvenate consumer demand, especially for big-ticket items such as cars and appliances. The slowdown in growth also had a negative impact on corporate profits in the third quarter. The Commerce Department said in a separate report that after-tax profits fell by 7.3 percent after a 0.3 percent fall in the second quarter. As for the GNP, the department blamed the third quarter slowdown in growth primarily on the drop in consumer spending and the country's worsening foreign trade deficit.

While personal consumption spending was advancing at an annual rate of 7.9 percent in the second quarter, that increase had slowed to 0.6 percent in the third quarter. But foreign imports surged to an annual rate of 55.5 percent in the third quarter, compared to an 8 percent pace in the second quarter. U.S. sales were also up, but at a much slower rate of 8.8 percent From Page FIST ducted in the New York City area, netted about 80 arrests, according to Marshals Service Director Stanley E. Morris.

A marshal posing as a driver for the "Brooklyn Bridge Delivery dropped off invoices telling. fugitives a package was being held. When the marshal ascertained that the recipient was the fugitive, he was arrested by backup units. "Job Scam" offered prior offenders $10 per hour for labor construction work, "with possible elevation to the $14 level." Those who called back were told a representative would call for an interview. When the interviewer-agent arrived, he arrested the suspect.

In Buffalo, more than 20 fugitives were arrested when they answered a letter that claimed they had won $250 to $10,000 in a lottery. The first FIST, held in Miami in late 1981, netted 76 arrests while FIST 6, held in the Los Angeles area the first three months of this year, resulted in 2,116 arrests. Others have been conducted in New York, Los Angeles, the District of Columbia and Michigan. compared to a decline of 0.5 percent in the second quarter. The country is headed for its worst trading year ever with the deficit in merchandise trade expected to hit $130 billion.

The trade woes are blamed on the strength of the U.S. dollar, which makes foreign goods relatively cheap and U.S. goods more expensive and thus harder to sell overseas. Business investment expanded at a 15.9 percent rate in the third quarter, down from the 21.3 percent pace turned in during the second quarter. Residential investment dropped at a 4.6 percent rate compared to a 1.2 percent increase in the second quarter.

The government said that the downward revision in third quarter growth occurred because of drops in net exports, business inventory investment, federal government spending and residential investment. The declines more than offset the upward revisions. Inflation remained low, according to the new report, which put the rise in prices at a rate of 3.7 percent in the third quarter, up only slightly from the 3.3 percent pace in the second quarter. This inflation measure tied to the GNP measures not only the change in prices but also the change in the mix of goods being purchased. The growth in inflation-adjusted GNP was $7.7 billion in the third quarter, putting the total output of goods and services at an annual figure of $1.65 trillion.

Before adjusting for inflation, the GNP grew at a rate of 5.7 cent to an annual total of $3.70 trillion. To many economists, the slowdown is already severe enough that they are forecasting unemployment, which dipped to 7.3 percent of the civilian labor force last month, will begin rising in coming months. The Reagan administration had been predicting a rebound in the fourth quarter to growth of more than 4 percent, but last week administration economists said that growth in the fourth quarter could dip below 3 percent. There are some optimists in the forecasting fraternity who disagree and predict 1984 will end on a positive note. The National Federation of Independent Business is predicting that GNP growth will rebound to a rate just under 4 percent from October through December.

firms remain tively optimistic about the near future." John Sloan, president of the association, said on the basis of a survey of 2,228 small businesses. "Profits are high, capital spending plans remain strong, the credit outlook is good and hiring plans though somewhat restrained are still strong enough to support employment On Nov. 3, 1979, 90 people, including 63 Americans, were taken hostage in the United States Embassy in Teheran, Iran, by followers of the Ayatollah Khomeini. WELSCH HEARING AID CO. We Service and Repair Most Makes of Hearing Aids 1031 N.

8th Sheboygan Ho. Ph. 458-3258 Office Ph. 452-0213 Obituaries Alvin C. Wolfmeyer Alvin C.

Wolfmeyer, 80, of Evergreen Manor, Oshkosh, formerly of Brillion, died at the Manor Sunday. He was born April 10, 1904, in the Town of Brillion, a son of the late John and Emma Bastian Wolfmeyer. On June 1, 1927, he married Evelyn Reichardt in Brillion. He owned and operated a cheese factory near Brillion, and was owner and operator of Brillion Dairy for many years. Mr.

Wolfmeyer served on the Calumet County Bank board of directors from 1926 to 1959, and was a cashier at the bank from 1951 until retiring 1 in 1969. He was a member of Rural Methodist Church, Brillion, and the Methodist Men's Club. He directed the church choir, was active in the United Methodist Conference for lay delegates for many years, and was a member of Brillion Lions Club. Survivors include his wife; a son, Howard of Indian Head Park, two grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and a brother. Nelson of Kewaskum.

He was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Rural Methodist Church, Brillion. The Rev. Alvin Briggs will officiate.

Burial will be in Highland Memorial Cemetery, Appleton. Friends may call at Wieting Funeral Home, Brillion, after 4 p.m. today, and until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, and at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of services.

Veronica Meyer Mrs. Veronica Meyer, 81, formerly of Sheboygan, died Monday in Graham, where she had lived with her son for the past year. The former Veronica McKenna was born in the Town of Holland May 14, 1903, daughter of Bryan and Katheryn Dunn McKenna. She attended local schools and the Sheboygan Business College. On Sept.

7, 1937, she married George Meyer in Sheboygan. Mr. Meyer preceded her in death. For a number of years, Mrs. Meyer was a bookkeeper for H.C.

Prange Co. She was a member of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, the Christian Women's Society of the parish, and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. Mrs. Meyer is survived by three sons, Donald of Graham, Richard of Toronto, Canada, and Terry of Sheboygan; and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by three sisters and three brothers. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church. The Rev.

Dennis Whitz, associate pastor, will be celebrant of the Mass, which will be preceded by family rites at 9:30 a.m. at Gerend-Habermann Funeral Home. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. A vigil will be held there at 7:30 p.m., Friday.

A memorial fund has been established in Mrs. Meyer's name. Frank C. Musil Frank C. Musil, 79, formerly of 1112 Ashland Sheboygan, died Sunday at the Kewaunee Health Care Center where he had resided for approximately three years.

Mr. Musil was born Dec. 23, 1904, in Kewaunee, son of Charles and Christina Kostka Musil. He married Emily Schleis on Sept. 25, 1929.

Mrs. Musil died Sept. 7, 1980. In about 1959 the couple moved to Sheboygan, where Mr. Musil was employed at Ebenreiter Woodworking Co.

He retired in 1969. He is survived' by four daughters, Mrs. Dean (Ivadell) Bucholtz of Green Bay, Mrs. Donald (Frances) Schmidt of Sheboygan, Mrs. Alfred (Gloria) Geier of Kewaunee, and Mrs.

Donald (Emoline) Kempers of Cedar Grove; one son, Nortell of North Attelboro, 18 grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Kewaunee. The Rev. Daniel Dewane, pastor, will be celebrant.

Burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday after 5 p.m. at Buchanan Funeral Home in Kewaunee, where a wake service will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday. CENTERS OF POPULATION The center of U.S.

population has changed many times since 1790, when it was 23 miles east of Baltimore. By 1840 it moved to 16 miles south of Clarksburg, W. Va. Six miles south of Columbus, was the population center in 1900, and in 1950 it was 3 miles northeast of Louisville, Ill. In 1980 .25 mile west of DeSoto, was the nation's center.

Wittkopp FUNERAL, SERVICE OTT, Carl C. Friday 11 a.m. funeral home. Friends call 9 a.m. Friday to time of service.

"Since 1910" PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN. Dial 892-2626 or 892-4326 of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of of Reagan Carl C. Ott Carl C. Ott, 82, of 8719 32nd Kenosha, died Monday at his home, apparently of a heart attack. Mr.

Ott was born Dec. 14, 1901. in Plymouth, son of Henry and Mathilda Phillipsen Ott. He graduated from Plymouth High School in 1922. Mr.

Ott was a filling station attendant for Farmers Equity Coop in Plymouth, and was later employed by American Motors in Milwaukee. On June 9, 1926, he married Loretta Kilcoin. She died Sept 21, 1962. On June 4. 1966, Mr.

Ott married Irene Routt, and the couple lived in Sheboygan until moving to Kenosha in 1978. Mrs. Ott died Dec. 6, 1983. Mr.

Ott is survived by a stepdaughter, Mrs. Peter (Jane) Yde of Kenosha; a stepson, John Routt Prospect Heights, six stepgrandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Floyd Payne of Plymouth. He was preceded in death by three brothers. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.

at Wittkopp Funeral Home in Plymouth. The Rev. James Cera, pastor of St. George Catholic Church of Elkhart Lake, will officiate. Burial will be in St.

John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery in Plymouth. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday from 9 a.m. until the time of services. Richard Saeger Richard Saeger, 53, of 1326-B Michigan was found dead at his home Sunday. Mr.

Saeger was born on July 29, 1931, in Sheboygan, the son of Helen Ehren Saeger and her late husband, George. He graduated from Sheboygan Falls High School in 1949. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Randall (Nancy) Uttech and Mrs. Fred (Carrie) Wagner, both of Sheboygan; a son, Ricky Saeger of Sheboygan; his mother, Helen Saeger Rammer of Sheboygan Falls; a brother, George Saeger of Sheboygan; a sister, Mrs.

James Bushway of Holiday, Fla. Private funeral services will be held on Wednesday at Huehns Funeral Home in Sheboygan Falls. Burial will be made in the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Blanche Behnke Mrs.

Ervin Behnke, 71, of Brillion, died Monday at her home after a lengthy illness. The former Blanche Krueger was born Sept. 12, 1913, in the Town of Rockland (Manitowoc County), a daughter of the late Adolph Ida Krueger Krueger. On Nov. 14, 1942, she married Ervin Behnke in Brillion.

Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Harland (Lillian) Kuchenbecker of Brillion; and a grandson. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Wieting Funeral Home, Brillion. The Rev.

Roger Mealiff will officiate. Burial will be in Brillion Community Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. Wednesday until the time of services. Lily Jurss The funeral service for Mrs.

Willis C. (Lily) Jurss, 63, of 1626 Mar. tin who died Monday at St. Nicholas Hospital, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church.

Burial will be in Sheboygan Falls Cemetery. Friends may call at Ballhorn Funeral Chapels from 4 to 8 p.m. today, and Wednesday at the church from 11 a.m. until the time of service. James Bruggink James Bruggink, 82, formerly of 330 Fourth Cedar Grove, and a resident of Grand Care Nursing Center in Fond du Lac for the past two years, died this morning at St.

Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Krostag-Huehns Funeral Home, Oostburg. Elsie E. Weber Miss Elsie E. Weber, 89, of 1434 E.

Glendale Appleton, died Monday afternoon at Appleton Medical Center. She was born July 1, 1895, in New Holstein, daughter of Gust and Emily Weber. Miss Weber attended local schools, and was Involved in sales work in New Holstein. She later worked at Gimbels in Milwaukee, and moved to Appleton after her retirement. Miss Weber was a member of First United Methodist Church in Appleton, the Guild Fellowship, and the Appleton Medical Center Auxiliary.

She was a life member of the New Holstein Chapter of Order of the Eastern Star. Surviving are a brother, Clifford New Holstein; and a sister, Miss Viola Weber of Appleton. She was preceded in death by one brother. The funeral will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Chapel, 325 E.

Franklin Appleton. The Rev. Charles King, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery, in rural New Holstein. Friends may call at the church chapel Friday from noon until the time of service.

A memorial fund is being established in Miss Weber's name. Wichmann Funeral Home, 537 N. Superior Appleton, is in charge of arrangements. Marie L. Bartelt Marie L.

Bartelt, 82, of 1599 Port Washington Road, Grafton, died Monday at St. Alphonsus Hospital, Port Washington. She was born March 5, 1902, in Port Washington, a daughter of John and Allene Arquette Powers. On Sept. 22, 1945, she married Edward Bartelt of Mequon at St.

Mary Catholic Church, Port Washington. She owned and operated The Little Store, a children's clothing and dry goods store in Port Washington, for many years prior to retirement. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Port Washington and the Daughters of Isabela. Survivors are her husband; two sons, Richard A.

of Rolling Meadows, Ill. and Robert of Wauwatosa; one sister, Margaret Middleton of West Allis; three grandchildren; and two great-granchildren. The funeral Mass will be held at 8 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary Catholic Church, Port Washington.

The Rev. Rolland Glass, pastor, will be celebrant. Family rites will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Horn- Funeral Home, Port Washington. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral. home after 4 p.m. Wednesday. Clarence E. Gromoll Clarence E.

Gromoll, 75, of 1109- A N. Eighth died early today at Sheboygan Memorial Hospital. He had been in failing health for the past several months. He was born June 9, 1909, at Merrill, a son of Julius and Lora Kisslinger Gromoll. In 1919, the family moved to Sheboygan, where he attended schools, including the Sheboygan Business College.

Mr. Gromoll was employed in the office of C. Reiss Coal Co. He served in the National Guard and in the U.S. Army during World War II, and was a former member of the Sheboygan Yacht Club.

Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Frieda Wert and Mrs. Ruth Striegel, both of Sheboygan; and a brother, Herman Gromoll of Mira Loma, Calif. A sister preceded him in death. The funeral service will be Friday at 11 a.m.

at Ballhorn Funeral Chapels. The Rev. Raymond Sochurek, chaplain at St. Nicholas Hospital, will officiate. Entombment will be in the Garden of Peace Mausoleum.

Friends may call at Ballhorn Funeral Chapels from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and, on Friday, from 9 to 11 a.m. Donald Regan. Meese, who will be nominated again in January to succeed William French Smith as attorney general, apparently believes the budget process is his last chance to lay out a conservative agenda for Reagan in his second term. While the group agreed to a target deficit of roughly $160 billion in 1986, declining to just over $100 billion in 1 1988, it currently has no idea where the $50 billion savings will come from.

Without further action, the 1986 deficit currently is projected at $206 billion. Although the group met for more than 12 hours last week, the official said some of the time was wasted with various statements of the obvious, such as "the government needs to make more money." The quandary the group is facing is that the big-ticket items where the most significant savings could be achieved have been ruled off limits by Reagan. For instance, the president promised during the campaign not to reduce Social Security benefits, and deputy press secretary Marlin Fitzwater reiterated that pledge again Monday. Defense spending is another area where it appears unlikely Reagan would agree to reductions as he pursues his massive military buildup. The budget group members disagree on whether to continue to increase defense spending, and if so, by how much.

The Washington Post and The New York Times reported in today's editions that among cost-cutting measures, the administration was considering ways to curb the cost of veterans' benefits by restricting free medical care to service-related ailments. From Page 1. Surplus It calls for a slowdown, but no recession, for Wisconsin over the next three years. "Although the pace of the recovery has begun to slacken after two yeas of strong growth, we feel that the pressures that normally trigger a recession will not develop." Ley said. Assuming "unanticipated pitfalls" can be avoided, Ley said, "the current economic forecast translates into a 7.6 percent growth in general fund tax collections in fiscal year 1985-86 and a further 8.4 percent gain in the second year of the CONVENIENT PARKING ballhorn Eighth and St.

Clair Dial 457.4455 MAGNUS, Arthur P. (Bud) Wednesday 10 a.m. St. George Catholic Church, Elkhart Lake. Friend call at chapel 4:30 to 8 p.m.; at church Wednesday 9 a.m.

to time of service. THIEL, Mrs. Bertha Graveside service Wednesday 11 a.m. Wildwood Cemetery. JURSS, Mrs.

Willis (Lily) Wednesday 2 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church. Friends call at chapel 4 to 8 p.m. today; at church 11 a.m. Wednesday to time of service.

GROMOLL, Clarence E. Friday 11 a.m. chapel. Friends call 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m.

to time of service. Years Of Conscientious Service'. 1882-1984 funeral SHEBOYGAN, Home WIS. Dear friends, 1535 In S. Twelfth St.

abundant food, about reasons to be thinking education, security thankful, the such as many reason human problems remain to be fact grow to be thankful. How would solved is also that in maturity, each not for the problems wisdom and compassion generation it the previous unsolved, created, were our blessings generation? Let us be thankful by grow our burdens, which both for the image of our help us to in Creator. Sincerely, Moral WAYNE G. NOVAK.