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Vital statistics U.N. chief surveys reaction for meeting ng on Palestinians UNITED NATIONS (AP) Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar is quietly asking world leaders their opinion on convening an unprecedented 164-nation meeting on protecting Palestinians under Israeli rule, diplomats said Friday. The 164 signatories to the 1949 Geneva Convention on the protection of civilians under military occupation have never met to focus on a single nation or situation. The Fourth Convention outlaws some of the tactics employed by Israel in dealing with Palesti- Weather National weather The Accu-Weather" forecast for noon, March 16. Regional weather la home Cr National temperatures Temperatures indicate Friday's high Dulutt and overnight low to 8 p.m.

El Paso Hi La Pre Oilk Evansville Albany. Y. .25 cir Fairbarks Albuquerque 26 cir Fargo Amarillo 26 cdy Flagstaff Anchorage Grand Rapids Asheville Great Falls Atlanta Atlantic City Hartford Austin Helena Baltimore Honolulu Billings Houston Birmingham Indianapolis Bismarck Jackson, Miss. Boise Jacksonville Boston .22 Juneau Brownsville Kansas City .01 cir Las Buffalo Vegas Burlington, Vt. Little Rock Casper .01 Los Angeles Louisville Charleston, W.

Va. Lubbock .10 Memphis Lneyenne Miami Beach Chicago Midland Odessa Cincinnati Milwaukee Cleveland Mpis-51 Paul Nashvilte Columbus. Ohio New Orleans cir New York City Dallas Ft Worth .14 cdy Norfolk. Va. Dayton cdy North Platte Denver cir Oklahoma City Des Moines Omaha Detroit Orlando Philadelphia Almanac Normal high: 47 Normal low: 29 24-hour precip: none Monthly precip: 1.65 inches Avg.

monthly precip: 1.7 Inches Conditions AL 10 p.m. Today's temperature: 34 Wind chill: 34 degrees Humidity: 68 percent Dew point: 25 degrees Barometric pressure: 30.34 IN Wind: calm Sunset tonight: 6:52 Sunrise tomorrow: 6:54 Moon phases: Moon phases: Kokomo (Ind.) Tribune Saturday, March 16, 1991 nian uprising in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, now in its 40th month. The convention prohibits attacks on civilians by soldiers, even in self-defense; collective punishment; deportations; and destruction of homes and property. Following the Gulf War, Perez de Cuellar sent communiques to capitals to gauge sentiment for a meeting to deal protecting the Palestinians, diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Queries went out only this week, so how much support the idea has Today: Partly sunny.

High from the upper 40s to near 50. Mostly cloudy tonight. Low in the middle 30s. Cloudy Sunday: Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain in the afternoon. High from the middle to the upper 40s.

Monday: Cloudy with showers ending late in the day. Low around 30. High in the 40s. Tuesday: Dry and warmer. Low around 30.

High in the middle 40s to the lower 50s. Wednesday: Dry and warmer. Low 30 to 35. High in the 50s. 07 cir so Phoenix 02 cir Pittsburgh rn Portland, Maine .00 Portland.Ore.

Providence .05 .02 Raleigh Durham Rapid City Reno .13 cdy Richmond cir Sacramento .13 coy St Lovis cir Salt Lake City cdy San Antonio San Diego .12 re San Francisco 283 cir St Santa Seattle Ste Fe Marie Shreveport Sioux Falls cir Spokane Syracuse Tampa-51 Pirsbg 11 Topeka 07 cir Tucson Tuisa cay Wichita 03 Wilkes Barre 33 .16 Wilmingion, Del 35 .05 cdy cdy National Temperature Extremes for .01 cdy High Friday 82 at Naples, Fla. Low D4 at Marquette, Mici, .14 indicates missing information. A kid's view Partly Kokomo area pupils are creating pictures depicting weather conditions for the Kokomo Tribune. Today's picture is by Autumn Joyce, a pupil at Bon Air School. Holder BI is not known.

But Israel and the United States, both signatories, oppose it. The United States says Israel should not be singled out for special attention or censure at any such Geneva meeting. Israel says the convention does not apply to the situation in the occupied territories. It says it applies to areas captured in a military, and action, Gaza and that the "liber- West Strip were ated" from Jordanian and Egyp tian occupation by Israeli troops fighting a defensive action against Arab aggression in 1967, Obituaries Acc. Delvin Petty GLENDALE, Ariz.

Delvin L. Petty, 28, Glendale, died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 1991, in his home. He was born Sept. 17, 1962, in Mesa, a son of Ferrell and Lorena (Andrews) Petty, who survive in Glendale.

Also surviving are two brothers, Terry Petty of Shadron, and Max Petty of Glendale. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Church of God at Nevada, Ind. Private burial will be at a later date in Greenlawn Cemetery at Greentown, Ind. Hansen Mortuary here and Hasler-Pickett Funeral Home at Greentown are handling arrangements.

Clarence Kerkhoff MUNCIE, Ind. Clarence W. Kerkhoff, 69, 1300 N. Mann died Thursday, March 14, 1991, in Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov.

15, 1921, the son of Albert and Gertrude (Watermann) Kerkhoff. He married Leona Vandre, who survives. Kerkhoff was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Lutheran Laymans League and served on other church committees. He retired as executive vice president of Pyromet Industries. also was a member of Grace and Pyromet golf leagues.

Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Charles (Stephanie) Arey of Charlotte, N.C., Mrs. Robert (Sandra) Solon of Toledo, Ohio, and Mrs. Donald (Karen) Bailey of Smyrna, two sisters, Mrs. Robert (Florence) Ludwig and Mrs.

Kermit (Lillian) Ludwig, both of Kokomo; and five grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Grace Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Gardens of Memory here. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m.

Sunday at Parson Adams Street Mortuary. Funerals Bockover, Marilyn, services 10 a.m. today, Porter Funeral Home, Tipton. Bush, Wayne, services 10 a.m. today, Neptune Funeral Home, Burlington.

Conrad, Margaret services 10a.m. today, Ellers Mortuary. Blevins, Willard services 10:30 a.m. today, Alexander Funeral Home, Sullivan. Zell, Miriam services 10:30 a.m.

today, New London Cemetery. Rosselot, Joy services 1 p.m. today, Ellers Mortuary. Hopper, Hubert Herman, services 2 p.m. today, Reece Funeral Home, Harrogate, Tenn.

Edwards, Ora services 3 p.m. today, Ellers Mortuary. Fenn, Col. James services 10 a.m. Monday, St.

Patrick Catholic Church. Rayn, Anna services 10 a.m. Monday, Ellers Mortuary. Shock, Robert Dale, services 11:30 a.m. Monday, Robert D.

Loose Funeral Home, Anderson. Candlish, Velma services 1 p.m. Monday, Ellers Mortuary. Heffelmire, Matilda Marie, services 2 p.m. Monday, Emanuel Lutheran Church, Tipton.

Jones, Charles services 2 p.m. Monday, Porter Funeral Home, Tipton. Hoffman, Eva services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Porter Funeral Home, Tipton. Bedding At HANDCRA 1.

DOING DELIVERY FREE SETUP FREE Headed for a Saudi scrub JUBAIL, Saudi Arabia Tanks of the U.S. Army 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment of Fort Bliss, Texas head, for the wash rack to get a final scrubbing before heading home from Jubail, Saudi Arabia Friday. The Continued from Page I drickson said. Meanwhile, utility employees from Indiana and four surrounding states continued working around the clock Friday to restore power to thousands of cold, dark homes and businesses still reeling from the ice storm. About 77,000 people in 18 counties suffered a third day without electricity because of the storm, which swept through parts of the state Tuesday and Wednesday.

As many as 200,000 Hoosiers lost power as thousands of trees froze and snapped, taking power lines with them. Fifteen counties remained under a state of emergency Friday, Taylor said. Frankfort and Tipton were the hardest hit by the storm and it could be another week or longer before workers are able to restore officials said. Larry Thomas, the senior vice president and chief executive officer of Public Service Indiana, and Frankfort Mayor Don Snyder viewed damaged power lines and transmission towers Friday from Out-of-state Continued from Page I He said there are several reasons why some customers may have power and other may not: there's a problem with the electrical service drop to an individual's home or business; the meter, weatherhead or other electrical equipment on the customer's home or business is damaged (in this case, an electrician should be called by the customer to correct the problem before PSI can restore power); electricity is Wedding Continued from Page 1 out because of lack of electric- ity. Then came a call from the woman in Burlington who was baking the wedding cake.

said the same thing. Then the church called to it was without power would likely not be able conduct the ceremony weekend. The Lions Club Russiaville, reserved for reception, was also without power, and Stahl said she dreading making the call there to see how it was doing. Stahl's apartment Russiaville is without power, and she has spent the last nights at her future in-laws' home in Frankfort. The family there is getting limited warmth from the wood stove the home has.

To top it all off, Stahl's infant Direct From The DISPOSAL OF YOUR OLD tanks have to be thoroughly cleaned to make sure no soil is carried back into the United States because of possible pests or contaminants. (AP photo) a company helicopter before touring the city. Thomas said PSI is concentrating on restoring the least damaged of the three main transmission lines that provide Frankfort with power. That line has 44 poles down, he said. "This is our best chance of getting your power Thomas said of the transmission line on the city's southwest side.

He said one of the other two lines, which has 165 poles down and runs from Cuyaga to Kokomo, will not be restored until at least mid-summer. "It's important for the summer load, but we don't really it until July or August," he said, "'We'll have it back by then." The third line has 65 poles down, he said. Snyder has imposed a curfew to keep Frankfort's 14,700 residents off the streets between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. Snyder said sightseers and traffic was making it difficult for utility workers trying to restore power.

"We're really up against it here." Snyder said. "Th crews are fed from a different electrical circuit; a transformer serving the home or business is damaged; or the customer may be served by a different utility's system. Teed said the circumstances made it necessary for crews to enact repairs on the main lines before working to restore power to individual homes and businesses in the service area. "Under the circumstances, PSI is doing an excellent job," said Lt. Tom Dinardo of the Kokomo Police Department.

"We have every reason to believe that." daughter came down with a cold because of the lack of heat. The baby is staying with Stahl's parents in Russiaville. One mixed blessing for the couple is that they will be spending the next week in Jamaica away from the cold and lack of power. The two found that it would cost them less to take their honeymoon than to cancel out and pay penalties. "The worst thing about that is that I won't be coming back Factory working long hours and in the dark.

It's dangerous enough without people driving around barricades." Utilities and SEMA officials continued to assess damage, which is estimated to be well into the millions of dollars. PSI suffered more than $10 million in damage alone, said company spokesman Rob Norris. Lottery update Peso Indiana INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Here are the ing numbers selected Friday in the Hoosier Lottery: Daily 4-2-0 Three Daily Four 9-9-0-6 Illinois SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) Here are the winning numbers selected Friday in the Illinois State Lottery: Little Latte Estimated Lotto jackpot $40 million $40 million While the department is back to normal operations, Dinardo said officers planned beefed-up patrols in areas without power to monitor businesses and locations that are prone to criminal activities during an outage. Meanwhile, businesses with power restored were slowly returning to normal.

Haynes International Inc. resumed limited operations starting with its second shift Friday and planned to resume normal operations starting at 11 p.m. Sunday. Stahl as a Turner," she lamented. As it is, they will have to apply for a new marriage license when they get back from Jamaica because the license expires March 17.

No plans have been made definite, but Stahl said it is likely the ceremony will be conducted sometime in the next few weeks. "As soon as we can arrange for another one," she said. Stahl said she and Turner had considered just running up to the Howard County Courthouse and going through a civil ceremony. But the two decided that they had invested too much time and money in a church wedding to not have one now. "People always say that weddings should always be memorable," Stahl said.

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