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A-8 Bush goes fo Pentagon, boosts Tower page NAIA again sanctions Chaminade team Veronica gets her own comic Shell travel the world without old Archie gang Page B-l C-l Japan companies buy into Princeville Page D- (SETS MM 1 1 1M ICofQ) 0 0 0. mm a' -i pmt UPDATE Strong winds tip trees, snag electric lines as rainstorm weakens over isles Roof blows off in Kaneohe A-8 1 Fuel is still leaking from the ship ripped loose from its mooring By Phil Mayer and Charles Memminger Star-Bulletin A tanker carrying more than 3.5 million gallons of crude oil remained aground in stormy seas off Barbers Point this morning after spilling an estimated 117,000 gallons of fuel oil and crude oil into the ocean, officials said. It is one of the largest oil spills in Hawaii's recent history. And at mid-morning, Coast Guard officials said the oil was still spilling into the ocean. The 24-member crew of the tanker Exxon Houston was evacuated to tugboats after efforts by a Navy salvage ship and at least four commercial tugs failed to pull the tanker off the reef.

As large waves crashed against the bow of the ship, Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Cunningham said, "This is not looking good. The best thing that could happen is for the weather to calm down." See Page A-8 $500,000 burglary at Arakawa's Thieves this morning broke through a wall at Arakawa's department store, an island landmark in Waipahu, and made off with an estimated $500,000 worth of jewelry, video cassette recorders and other electronic equipment. The store remained closed today while the burglary was under investigation.

A policeman said an inventory was being conducted. The preliminary report of the burglary at Arakawa's, 94-333 Waipahu Depot Road, came in at 5:52 a.m. Store personnel could not be reached for comment. Fire hits Federal Building again Six fire companies fought a third-floor fire at the Kuhio Federal Building this morning, the second one in a month. Police blocked off one lane of Ala Moana Boulevard, greatly slowing rush-hour traffic.

Federal courts functioned as usual, as that side of the complex was not affected by the 6:22 a.m. blaze.The third floor offices opened after 10 a.m.; the others opened at the regular time. Coast Guard and Drug Enforcement Administration offices sustained relatively minor damage. Most of the fire damage was in a third-floor corridor, the Fire Department said. It gave no details about the probable cause.

There was a fire at the building on Feb. 9. Hourly wage battle taking shape WASHINGTON Bush administration officials say Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole, at a Senate hearing today, will out ft? m4 fTfTft'i iPt.A 'V If By Helen Altonn Slat-Bulletm Islanders can look for a little break in the pounding winds and thunderstorms lashing the state the past few days. It may last just long enough for folks to dry out and clean up after a drenching of two to four inches of rain and general havoc caused by winds raging up to 50 mph or more. "We are seeing a little more sunshine here on Oahu." National Weather Service forecaster Hans Rosendal said this morning.

A new line of showers was moving in on Kauai but some clearing was expected for a few days, he said. "I said 'some he pointed out. Another storm system, similar to the one now heading away from the islands, is expected next Thursday or Friday, he said. A high wind" warning was in effect this morning for all islands, with humid southwest winds and gusts reaching 40 or 50 mph. All islands except the Big Island were under a flash flood watch, and a high surf advisory was in effect for all south and west shores because of hazardous wind-driven surf.

Forecasters were taking another look at the situation at mid-day and, while it was still windy, Rosendal said it might be possible to drop some of the warnings or watches. The southwest winds will lose some of their punch, dropping to about 15 to 25 mph tonight and 10 to 20 mph tomorrow. Some strong gusts still are expected but nothing like the roaring winds that blew the roof from a Kaneohe home early this morning and plunked it on a neighboring house. Most of the islands were soaked by the thunderstorms and littered with debris, broken tree limbs and electrical problems caused by the driving winds. However, no injuries were reported and the Oahu Civil Defense said its last reported problem was at 6:55 a.m.

in Kailua, where a tree was down. "That doesn't mean there isn't anything, but we haven't been asked for any help," said Bill Martin at the Civil Defense headquarters. Residents were urged to remain See RAIN, Page A-8 kmi line a proposal to raise the minimum wage, $3.35 since 1981, to $4.25 an hour over three years and create an hourly "training wage" of $3.35. The plan is to be presented before the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee, whose chairman Sen. Edward M.

Kennedy, has introduced legislation calling for a hike in the minimum wage to $4.55. icx Tanker runs aground About the tanker: Name: Exxon Houston Length: 800 feet Width: 41.8 feet Cargo: 20 million gallons of crude Crew: 24 Registry: United States About the accident: An estimated 1 17,000 gallons of fuel oil and crude was spilled Seven boats are attempting to save the vessel An eight-member anti-pollution strike team from San Francisco is on its way to Hawaii Elizabeth Dole Toahu Map raa 'X Barbers Area of spill I point X7 Vlghthouse Dole's testimony sets the stage for a renewed battle between the administration and congressional Democrats who opposed the training wage last year. Beware the beautiful sands of Rio RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil Think twice before setting foot on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro. Thousands of parasites are waiting hidden in the sand. A city study of Rio's beaches says the famed pristine beaches are, in fact, contaminated.

"The sand is the dirtiest it's ever been on record," said Carlos Mora, spokesman for Rio's sanitation department, which conducted the study. The sand is packed with nine types of parasites carried in animal and human feces. Among them is the potentially fatal esquistossomose parasite, which afflicts 8 million Brazilians. Rio's beaches, polluted in the past by chemical waste from factories and by occasional breaks in sewage lines along the beachfront, have new enemies stray animals and homeless beggars who bed down on the beaches, as well as hordes of street vendors in makeshift shacks along the shore. "We don't want to create a panic," Mayor Marcel-lo Alencar said.

"But the public ought to know what is happening in its city." From staff and wire reports lanxer aground about 1,000 feet By Kin Sakamoto, Star-Bulletin With its dow poimea toward trie Baroers Point Ligntnouse, me grounded tanker Exxon Houston is leaking fuel and crude oil, which currents and wind are driving past the PRI refinery and up the beach toward Campbell Harbor. from shors By Joonne Ostendorf, Stai-Butlotm his upcoming retirement at age 60 this month. His 35 years with United and his years as a fighter pilot in the Air Force before that had given him the experience to deal with the emergencies but they all were completely Rancher wants to build tramway to Haleakala top INDEX WEATHER Volume 78, Number 62 52 pages, 6 sections Flight 811 pilot says he was too busy to feel fear The former fighter pilot says seat belts saved many of the passengers Attendants tell their story A-4 fey ft Astrology D-12 Dear AbbyB-3 Scoreboard C-3 C-l Auto Class. S-l Editorials A-12 Sports new. "The difference (in being a fighter pilot in combat) is I'm by myself with a parachute and an ejection seat," Cronin said at a San Francisco Airport news conference.

"In this case, I've got 336 passengers and a large crew. Business D-l KokuaLine A-2 Stocks D-2 Classified D-6 Letters A-13 Television B-2 B-l Comics D-12 Obituaries D-5 Today shy of the visitors center atop the 10.000-foot sleeping volcano. And don't laugh just yet. The family owns all the needed land, and despite the plan's being panned by the National Park Service, the idea finds considerable support from many on Maui. It's the headline agenda item when the Kula Community Association meets here tonight.

"1 haven't heard one negative thing about it." said von Tempsky, who along with brother. Raymond, is pushing the project. "We're not trying to damage the park in any way. I don't really think they (the Park Service! know what we're up to, but it's all on our property." See TRAMWAY, Page A-8 The Maui family is willing to invest $18 million to join Kula to the volcano By Ken Miller Maui correspondent KULA If anyone else had suggested building an overhead tram from Kula to the crown of Haleakala, odds are they would have been laughed off Maui. But Gordon von Tempsky isn't anyone else.

the von Tempsky family, now in its fifth generation on Maui, is looking to spend perhaps $i8 million to connect Kula to a spot just Weather: Flash flood watch, high wind warning, high surf advisory. Locally heavy showers, chance of thundershowers today, near 80. A few showers tonight, near 70. Sunny periods, a few showers tomorrow, lower 80s. Southwest winds 1 5-30 mph today, 1 5-25 mph tonight, 10-20 mph tomorrow.

Details, Page A-2. Tomorrow: Alaska's Anchorage-to-Nome Iditarod dog sled race will begin. To subscribe: can 538-news Copyright 1989, Gannett Pacific Corp. All rights reserved. Scott Sandsberry Gannett News Service SAN FRANCISCO Piloting a Boeing 747 with a hole in its fuselage that its second officer would later describe as like looking outside through a picture window" was tougher than anything that United Airlines Capt.

David Cronin had ever done. Last Friday's Flight 811 from Honolulu was to be Cronin's next to last flight before "The only differ- David ence from what we Cronin go through in simulated emergencies is that this was the real thing and we had more than one emergency." In case of Flight 811, the emergencies were: See PILOT, Page A-4.