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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS HOME Edition "Whore the Spirit of the Lord Is, There Is Liberty." II Cor. 3-17 MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1978 109th YEAR 20c DMvar4 kv Carrltr, lt Ptr DM DfllvtrM ftv Motor wtt. Mr Monday- Kill WET SET Light showers possible tonight and tomorrow, Low tonight 45, high tomorrow 55. Page 43. Cms APRIL SH0weYANt I BRIN6 ON THE Wrab Abutters grass AC Aid us War 7 Quips April thunderstorms are followed by the rumble of lawnmowers.

Indianapolis i Kr A chartered two-engine airplane, carrying seven officials of the United States Auto Club, crashed in an open field near Rush-ville last night, killing all nine aboard. State Police said the twin engine Piper Navajo Chieftain plane, reportedly owned and piloted by Don Mullen-dore, 53, of Franklin, was bringing the USAC officials back to Indianapolis from yesterday's race in Trenton, N.J. It crashed and burned in a field during a heavy thunderstorm. The plane was so badly disintegrated, State Police said, it was impossible to identify it immediately. Later it was determined it was number N49MC, which was operated by Mullendore Aircraft Charter Co.

of Franklin. USAC officials in Indianapolis said those on the plane, besides Mullendore, were: RAY MARQUETTE, longtime member of The News and The Star sports departments who more recently was a USAC vice president in charge of public affairs. FRANK DELROY, veteran racing official who was not only chairman of the technical committee of USAC, but served in a similar capacity for the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. STAN WORLEY, chief registrar of USAC. SHIM MALONE, starter for various USAC races and bead of its midget division.

DON PEABODY, who moved to Indianapolis from California recently to take over the USAC sprint car division. JODY PHILLIPS, a graphic artist who directed the publication of USAC's newsletter. ROSS TEEG ARDEN, assistant USAC technical chairman. Dr. BRUCE WHITE, an Indianapolis Methodist Hospital physician who was serving as an assistant USAC staff doctor.

Dick King, president and director of competition for USAC, the sanctioning body for the Indianapolis 500 and all other major open cockpit auto racing in the U.S., migrit have been on the plane except he had to remain in the Trenton area after the race, won by Gordon Johncock, on business. A USAC spokesman at its Indianapolis headquarters confirmed that a personal credit card found in the wreckage had led to identification of the USAC officials. Meantime, former national driving champion Henry Banks, a vice-president of USAC and former director of competition, said: "It's a terrible tragedy. It is the most tragic thing to happen to auto racing and similar to the Evansville crash last year (which killed the univer- Frank DelRoy Shim Malone 1 1 1 Tech Student Shot In School Restroom Ray Marquette Dr. Bruce White whether it was someone on campus, a student or what.

He was shot by someone coming out of the restroom. I understand (the assailant) came out with a pistol, shot into a group of youngsters, then ran." Supt. Karl Kalp expressed concern that today's shooting may lead to other shootings in school buildings. Kalp said, "I don't recall any other shootings involving students in our buildings. I'm just afraid that if one student does it (shoots), some other student will think he can do it, too." Kalp said he doubted school officials would "beef up" patrols because of the shooting.

"We will try to be more alert to any potential presence of weapons in the buildings, but putting on more security probably wouldn't help," Kalp said. "I understand the weapons used tody were small Saturday night specials, which can be easily concealed. They would be hard to detect unless we can send the students through some kind of electronic surveillance." Security police at the schools are not allowed to carry weapons on school property during school hours. Kalp said he does not believe today's shooting would result in a change in board policy. "It wouldn't have made any difference if the guards were armed," Kalp said.

"We had too many guns on school grounds already. I don't think arming security people would have a deterring effect. Hanna Sentenced WASHINGTON (AP) Former Rep. Richard T. Hanna, the first congressional figure charged in the Korean influence-buying scandal, today was sentenced to serve six months to 30 months in a Federal prison.

TJ U' 1 r- ARLINGTON Marion Co. 1 I x--t 1 in. ij 9 Rushv 1 1 e. sity's entire basketball team). Naturally, I am shocked.

It is a tremendous blow to USAC to lose all those good people." King was notified of the crash early today and almost immediately made plans to return to Indianapolis. The crash scene was approximately 40 miles southeast of Indianapolis International (Weir Cook) Airport. State Police Sgt. Claude Trent of the Connersville post said from the crash scene 10 miles northwest of Rushville that the bodies were "so torn up it is impossible to tell exactly how many people were on board the plane." There were conflicting stories on the weather at the crash site last night. Rush County sheriff's spokesmen said there were no thunderstorms in progress when the crash occurred (about 10 o'clock).

The weather was clear, they said. Gene Gardner, who lives near the crash scene, said there were storms around the area. The Weather Bureau said the heaviest storms were north of the crash scene. At Indianapolis, flight service officials, who give weather information to pilots, said "that information is restricted" when asked for a report on weather in the crash scene area last night. Because of darkness and the stormy weather, police and Federal Aviation Administration officials secured the area until dawn, when they renewed their investigation.

According to reports, the plane took off from Trenton, but made a stopover in Johnstown, Pa. For a time there was no indication it was the USAC-chartered plane involved. However, when Indianapolis relatives of the officials became alarmed because the plane was overdue, the tentative identification was made. Malone, DelRoy and Worley were actively involved in the day-to-day operation of USAC at the Speedway, which opens May 6 for practice for the May 28th 500-Miie Race. Malone had been acting as assistant to Chief Steward Tom Binford.

His duties at the Speedway included being in charge of the rookie program, with setting up and supervising rookie driving tests. DelRoy had a number of top flight mechanically trained assistants who helped him double check each car to see that they conformed to the rules and safety requirements. Worley was involved in the registering of cars and drivers at the USAC office at the Speedway. close to the total number of strategic and tactical theater nuclear warheads now deployed with U.S. forces, roughly 13,000 in all," it said.

The nuclear missiles could be deployed for land, sea and air launch. A fully approved program would cost up to $20 billion for just the missiles alone, with an equal amount required for air carriers and ground-launching systems. Approval of all four deployment options "would amount to the largest single procurement of any weapon in modern history," the Journal said. By Storm clouds north of Lafayette, with unconfirmed reports of funnel clouds south of Lafayette and four miles northwest of Frankfort. Attica police reported two funnel clouds in Fountain County.

Public sightings of funnel clouds also were reported near Ind. 39 and Ind. 14 in Pulaski County and near Atlanta near the Hamilton-Tipton County line. There were numerous reports of hail, gusty wind and heavy rain, mostly in the central and southern sections of the state. Golf ball size hail hit Southern Delaware County, and the Henry County Sheriff's Department reported large hail two miles west of New Castle, A U.S.

Senator was awakened the other night after voting for the Panama Canal treaty. Teddy Roosevelt was beating on the door with a big stick and speaking softly. A Russian dissident says American roads are things of wonder. Yep, every time motorists get on the inner loop, they wonder why. It's hard to tell who to vote for in the primary.

All the candidates sound so promising. Don Gilman is spending $20,000 of his own money in an attempt to win the sheriff's nomination. That's called truce in advertising. Wendell Trogdon Metro Indy ZIONSVILLE The 150th anniversary of Methodism in Southern Boone County will be celebrated May -21 as members of the Zionsville United Methodist Church get a taste of "old-time religion." Page 18. WATER A $2 million 67-mile expansion of the Brown County Water Utility Inc.

lines is being considered. It would add 350 residential customers. Page 18. HOMES Today's "castle" comes in all shapes and sizes, in a host of colors and compositions and in a variety of settings. First of a series on "Luxury Living" by Bill Roberts.

Page 21. SIGNS The city is drafting a new sign control law to give it more ammunition to fight "sign pollution." Page 21. FATALITY Gregory Phelps, 15. 5404 Woodside Drive, was killed when the car in which he was riding skidded off rain-slick Riverview Drive and slammed into a tree. Page 21.

CLOSING Our Lady of Grace Academy in Beech Grove, the only Catholic girls' school left in the Indianapolis area, will close at the end of the present school year. Page 30. WEATHER Latest in radio gear for Hoosiers is the weather radio, tuned to the NOAA network. It gives forecasts and warnings constantly. Page 31.

SAM'S Sam's Subway, a landmark restaurant at 28th and North Meridian for 50 years, has closed as part of a bankruptcy reorganization plan. Page 31. Gossip A part-time go-go dancer was so drunk the other day the bartender cut her off and wouldn't let the "fun-loving" boys at the bar buy her any shots. She had stumbled into this particular downtown bar from no one knew where, and upon hearing she was cut off, stumbled outside. The boys at the bar flew to the window to check her progress.

When no one stopped to offer a ride, one of the barflies yelled a suggestion to her out the door. It seemed to make sense to her, so she exposed her bottom half and make a hitchhiking sign. Several vehicles almost collided trying to make U-turns to pick her up. The "winner" was a cab driver who did not turn the meter on when she entered his cab. IN THE NEWS Pages 'The Arts 14 Bridge 17 Business 28-29 Comics 22 Crossword 44 'Editorial I Health 17 Herman 44 Pages Living 10-12 Obituaries 30 Pictures IS Suburbia 18 TV-Radio 19 Sports 23-28 Weather 43 Want 31-43 The NEWS Phone Numbers Main Office 833-1240 Circulation 833-9211 Want Ads 833-1212 MrO Luxury SUn Worley 'A Thud, Boom And A Fireball' By MIKE ELLIS Staff Reporter ARLINGTON, Ind.

"It was really screaming. "There was a large thud and then a boom. When we looked out, there was a fireball," Gene Gardner said, recalling last night's air crash that carried seven U.S. Auto Club officials and the pilot to their deaths near here. Federal Aviation Administration investigators today began the tedious process of recovering the still smoldering debris of a twin-engine plane that crashed and exploded in flames in a 30-acre cornfield after passing near Gardner's farmhouse, a half-mile east of the crash site.

The plane slammed down about 9:45 p.m. "I knew the plane was in trouble," said Gardner, a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. "The engines were wide open like it was in a power dive. "It could have been struck by lightning," he added.

"I wondered what such a small plane could be doing out in that kind of a night." Gardner, 64, said he telephoned the Rush County sheriff's office, then he and his 19-year-old son, rushed to the scene, where the plane's impact gouged out a crater 10 feet deep and 15 feet in diameter. "I've never seen a mess as bad," Gardner said. "Everything is just in pieces. When we saw there was no chance of anyone surviving, we got out of there." Marshal Randy Chandler from nearby Carthage was the first official on the scene. He said none of the bodies was intact.

Recovery efforts were hampered by the muddy field, which had been plowed about two weeks ago. The land is owned by Mrs. Howard Winslow, a widow who lives about 300 yards north of the site. Mrs. Harry Green, who also lives near the scene, said she was watching television when she heard the sound of a plane.

"I heard it, but I couldn't tell which direction it was coming from, and then there was just nothing. It just quit. I looked all around but I couldn't see anything," she said. Moments later the plane hit the ground and exploded. Mrs.

Green said she screamed and awakened her husband, who ran into the field in search of survivors. At the time of the crash, Mrs. Green said, there was distant lightning in the sky, but it was not raining and there were no thunderstorms in the immediate area. She said her mother, Mrs. Eugene Green, reported seeing flames around the plane before it struck the ground.

Several persons reported hearing the plane overhead, giving rise to speculation the aircraft circled before crashing. The wreckage burned nearly two Continued on Page 13 Trailers Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms made a path through Indiana last night, causing an estimated $50,000 damage to nine mobile homes south of Lafayette. No injuries were reported in the Friendly Village Trailer Park on U.S. 52 on the south edge of Lafayette. State Police said the small twister also damaged several outbuildings and some cars.

Of the nine mobile homes damaged, two were overturned, two lost their roofs and others were moved from their foundations. The National Weather Service reports a "confirmed" tornado if it has been sighted by police agencies A Tech High School student was in satisfactory condition at Wishard Hospital today after being shot by another student at the school. Patrick Hyche, 17, 2755 N. Keystone, was shot about 8 a.m. in a restroom in the cafeteria building.

A spokesman at Wishard said the bullet pierced one side of his chest, traveled across the rib cage under the skin and left through the other side. According to a school security guard, the shooting was a result of an argument Friday on a bus about a $4.90 umbrella. The guard, Lt. Tony Watkins, said Hyche; Audrey Clay, 17, 2159 E. 29th.

who is a cousin of Hyche, and a 19-year-old Tech student were in the back of a Metro bus Friday afternoon drinking wine. When Clay got off the bus at 25th and Hillside, he said, the 19-year-old allegedly reached out of the window, grabbed Clay's umbrella and broke it. Hyche, Clay and the other youth allegedly met again about 6 p.m. Friday at 25th and Hillside and argued about the broken umbrella, Watkins said. Hyche and the 19-year-old met again today in the restroom, Watkins said, and both allegedly drew guns.

The 19-year-old, who is being sought by police, fired two shots, Watkins said. The first shot struck Hyche and the second shot was fired into the restroom ceiling. Hyche's weapon, described as "a cheap 22 caliber Saturday night special," was found under steps near the cafeteria. Tech Principal A. Ray Reed said shortly after the shooting the matter was still under investigation.

"The young man (Hyche) was shot prior to school," Reed said. "We don't have any way of knowing who shot him. 5 -f-- Ten-place Navajo Chieftain of type that crashed. U.S. May Add Missiles WASHINGTON (UPI) As many as 11.000 nuclear-tipped cruise missiles could be added to the U.S.

arsenal if President Carter approves all deployment options now being considered by defense officials, the Armed Forces Journal reports. "The numbers involved are not just blue sky' paper studies," the monthly magazine said in its May edition. It added that if a go-ahead is given, cruise missiles could enter the deployment stage as early as 1981. "Those 11,000 cruise missiles are Damaged trained in aspects of tornadoes and severe weather or if it shows up on radar. One forecaster for the weather service said that "more often than not" tornadoes do not show up on the radar at Weir Cook International Airport, although it is one of the most sophisticated devices available.

A tornado also was believed to have touched down a mile southwest of Lincoln in Cass County. One reported four miles south of Russia-ville was confirmed by State Police about 8:20 p.m. No damage was reported. The Russiaville tornado moved across a field. The Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Department confirmed three funnel A.