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7 Keeping Track At Women On A Next Week: Today: Wilderness Trail The Speedway THE HOME Edition INDIANAPOLIS NEWS QUALIFIED Mostly cloudy and mild tonight with a 30 percent chance of thundershowers. Low near 60. Page 26. "Where the Spirit of the Lord $. There Is Liberty." II Cor.

2 17 SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1982 Delivered by Carrier. SI Per Week i JC Delivered by Motor Route, SI 05 Per Week 1 982, The Indionopolis New 113th YEAR Rick ears Sh 500 Track corrd Re QUALIFIERS Car Rick Mears Car 4 Kevin Cogan Track Time That's no parking lot: Race fans backed up as far as the eye could see outside the 30th Street entrance to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway before. 6 a.m. today for the first day of qualifications for the 500-Mile Race. The NEWS Photo.

Joe Young. Penske-Cosworth Ford Lap 1 206.801. Lap 2 207.039. Lap 3 207.612. Lap 4 206.564 Average 207.004 Penske-Cosworth Lap 1 -v 203.298.

Lap 2 203.851. Lap 3 204.638. Lap 4 204.545. Average 204.082. "Saturday British Raiders Hit Island Gordon Johncock Roger Mears STP Wildcat Cosworth Lap 1 202.111.

Lap 2 201.975. Lap 3 201.658. Lap 4 201.794. Average 201.884. Penske-Cosworth Lap 1 194.259.

Lap 2 195.270. Up 3 194.049. Lap 4 193.050. Average 194.154. Friday 86 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 80 84 86 87 eat a ft'D LIKE TO THANK AW CAMPAI6wl tuulA rTT- )l By WAYNE FUSON, Sports Editor Rick Mears, driving the No.

1 Penske-Cosworth Ford, set one- and four-lap speed records as qualifying began today for the 66th 500 Mile Race. To the surprise of no one, Mears, who won the 1979 500 from the pole, set a sizzling pace. He averaged 206.801 on Lap 1, 207.039 on Lap 2, 207.612 on Lap 3 and 206.564 on his final trip around the 2Vi-mile track. Mears broke records which had been set just minutes earlier by his teammate, second-year driver Kevin Cogan, who averaged 204.082 in the No. 4 Penske-Cosworth Ford, which was to have been the Roger Penske team's backup car.

Cogan had transmission trouble in his original No. 4 today and switched at the last moment to the backup car. Mears, who had a lap at almost 209 yesterday in practice, said the heat was greater today and that might have been the reason he didn't go quite as fast. Cogan went out to the qualifying line first and set a single lap record on both his second and third trips around the track. But his records lasted less than 5 minutes.

A crowd estimated at more than 210.000 watched as the Penske duo drove their record-breaking laps. For the first time the field was divided today into two groups for the final prequalification practice. The odd numbered cars practiced first and the session went without incident. Mears, as had been expected, was fastest among the group. He was unofficially clocked at 207.

Tom the former track record holder, had his best speed of the month, a lap at 205.4. Geoff Brabham, whose father, Jack, a former world champion who once drove here, also had his best speed of the month, a lap at 201. So did Desire Wilson, the only woman entered. She was clocked at 197. The 30-year-old Mears qualified for his fifth 500.

He won the race in 1979 on his second attempt. Last year he led the race for one lap but finished 30th because of a fire in his pits. Mears was born in Wichita, and his favorite sport is water skiing. His other hobbies include remote controlled planes and cars. When he isn't racing he has worked as a heavy equipment operator.

He started racing in midgets in California in 1970. His first race in Indianapolis cars was the 1976 California 500 in which he finished That same year he was ninth at both Texas and Phoenix, and was named the United States Auto Club's rookie of the year. He started on the pole at Indianapolis the year he won it. He averaged 193.796 for the 10-mile qualifying run and led the final 19 laps of that race. Mears and his Penske-Ford have Continued on Page 3 23 Injured In School Explosion Fine For Hot Dogs The weatherman continues to favor spectators and hot-footed race drivers at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with summer-like conditions and high temperatures reaching the low to mid-80s.

There is a 30 percent chance of thundershowers tonight. The low uips VINCENNES. Ind. (AP) An explosion during a chemistry experiment at a Vincennes elementary school injured 21 children and two teachers, officials said. AH 23 were sent to Good Samaritan Hospital yesterday and all but two were treated and released, medical personnel said.

Most suffered cuts and scratches from flying glass and debris. Jay Bardole, a Vincennes University professor conducting the experiment for Robin Shipping's fourth grade class at Franklin Elementary School, suffered severe burns. He underwent emergency surgery at Good Samaritan and was transferred to the burn center at Wishard Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis where he was listed in stable condition with burns and cuts to the face, head and arms. Mary Kuntz, 10, was admitted to the Vincennes hospital for observation of eye injuries. Authorities said Bardole was showing the children how chemicals react with each other when the substances exploded, sending glass and chemicals flying through the room.

"The same man did it (the demonstration) for eight years." said Jack Vincennes fire chief. "His own daughter was in the class," he said. Capt. James Teising of the Vincennes Fire Department said the force of the explosion imbedded glass in ceiling tiles and chalk board of the second floor room and blew a hole four inches in diameter through the demonstration table. A few minor fires caused by the explosion were extinguished immediately, he said.

"There wasn't a lot of damage other than to the table," said fire investigator Don Halter. Halter said it would be Monday before officials issued further comment on the cause of the explosion. Richardville said proxiacetone was believed to be the main chemical in the demonstration, but said further investigation was necessary. Richardville said all damage was confined to one room, although those in the nearby rooms also heard the explosion. Now You Know By United Press International The first use of cocaine as a local anesthetic was made in Vienna in 1884 by Carl Roller.

By United Prou International British forces carried out a "commando-type raid" against a third airfield in the Falkland Islands and blew up planes and an ammo dump, a British Foreign Ministry spokesman said today. The defense ministry's announce-, ment of Ihe raid -on Pebble Island, north of West Falkland, came as Britain's top envoys in the, Falklands negotiations returned home for consultations. Britain's Chief negotiator said talks to try to avert all-out war "could go either way." "The raid was carried out on military installations and on aircraft on Pebble Island on West Falkland," the Defense Ministry said. "A number of aircraft and a large ammunition dump was destroyed." The Friday night raid was carried out as planned and all forces involved returned to the task force today "with only two minor casualties," the spokesman said. It was the first reported military action since Harrier jump-jets attacked Port Stanley airfield and surrounding positions yesterday.

The three aircraft involved returned safely to base, the ministry said. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher recalled U.N. Ambassador Sir Anthony Parsons and U.S. Ambassador Sir Nicholas Henderson for talks today on whether Britain will pursue peace or launch an invasion, possibly as early as tomorrow. The envoys were called back shortly before.

British jets bombed the Port Stanley airstrip yesterday for the third time in a month. U.N. talks for a cease-fire were suspended for the urgent weekend consultations between Mrs. Thatcher and her diplomats in London. "At the moment, the seismograph is neither up nor down.

It is poised," he said, indicating a war or peace decision could go either way," said Parsons. "The talks I am having do not denote panic, but there will be a general expectation when I get back to New York on Monday that things will move very rapidly one way or another," he said. "I will be involved in discussions all over the weekend and will go back to New York on Monday. We are still in business. We are plowing on and you can never tell," he "I should not be doing my duty if I did not warn you in the simplest and clearest terms that a negotiated settlement may not be attainable," Mrs.

Thatcher told a crowd of Scottish Conservatives yesterday in Perth. Argentina said an "intense search" was being conducted near the islands, after radio contact was lost with the Isla de los Estados, a civilian ship that carried petroleum and liquified gas, usually with a crew of 20 to 30 men. Britain said its ships fired at an Argentine ship Tuesday in the strait between the two main islands, setting off a big explosion. Argentina never confirmed the incident. In Moscow, the Soviet Union told British Ambassador Curtis Keeble yesterday the Soviet Union considers its closure of sea lanes around the Falkland Islands "unacceptable and provocative" and "unlawful," the Tass news agency said.

Political observers are still trying to find out what happened in New Jersey last week. Some candidates who have never been convicted of crimes were elected. New Jersey voters re-elected a mayor who had been sentenced to seven years in prison for racketeering, extortion and accepting bribes. They thought a man with that kind of experience should be kept on the job. The average major league base1 ball player now makes $125,000 a year, or just enough to outfit a little leaguer for the summer, i Thanks to the weather, farmers are so far ahead of schedule they're just sitting back and waiting to see what crops up.

The way airlines are going, Delta may not be ready when you are. Wendell Trogdon Metro Indy CHAPLAIN A City-County Council decision threatens the job of the Marion County Juvenile Court chaplain. Page 7. STATION The city's purchase of Union Station is just weeks according to an administration official. Page 12.

PROBE Police are investigat-- ing the daylight holdup of a second department store in as many days. Page 13. TRYING TO BE READY Crews Work All Night temperature tonight is expected to dip to the low 60s but the thermom-; eter should show a rebound to the mid 80s tomorrow. More of the same is predicted in 'the extended outlook. There is a chance thundershowers Tuesday and Wednesday with the low temperature each day in the mid-50s to low 60s and high temperatures re-; maining in the mid-70s to mid-80s.

QUALIFYING FACTS, FIGURES DATES Today, tomorrow and May 22 23. TIMES Practice starts at 9 tomorrow, qualifying from noon to 6 p.m; ADMISSION $5 each (25,000 infield parking spaces and most seats in the grandstand areas free on a first-come, first-served basis)." FIELD 109 specially built race cars, most powered with eight-cylinder English-built Cosworth engines costing upwards of $100,000 each. QUALIFYING RECORDS 203.620 miles per hour for 1 lap, 202.156 for four laps (both set by Tom Sneva in the Norton Spirit in 1978). PRIZE MONEY The 33 fastest qualifiers will share more than $50,000 over the four days. The pole winner will get approximately $20,000.

PROCEDURE Each car is given three chances to qualify. A driver will get only two warmup laps instead of the customary three, however. A qualification consists of four laps around the 2 M-mile track. QUALIFYING LINEUP t- Deter mined by lot in a draw at the close of practice yesterday. Several crews worked all night to get their cars ready for today's 500-Mile Race qualifications at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The crew of three-time winner Al Unser spent the night installing a new engine in his No. 10 Longhorn-Cos-worth. So did Gary Bettenhausen's crew. His No. 8 Lightning Cosworth also had to have a new power plant.

One of the first crews to arrive iii Gasoline Alley this morning was that of four-time champ A. J. Foyt. Everybody in Foyt's garage was working frantically even though the veteran of 24 500s drew a late qualifying spot. The crews of Danny Sullivan and Hector Racque, two of a giant field of some 26 rookies hoping to make the field, worked hard to repair damaged cars.

The damage to Sullivan's car Thursday was reported to be the straightaway yesterday. That means he is going through the corners at about 205 mph. Although the crowd was a little late in arriving at the Speedway today, those who did come at the crack of dawn were typical. Many were drinking beer as the early morning sun bathed the Speedway infield, others were cooking breakfast on portable charcoal grills, some, were sleeping and others were just people-watching. The biggest early crowd was around Gasoline Alley where fans hoped to get a glimpse of some of the top drivers and their cars.

Freddie Agabashian, who sat on the pole for the 1952 race, made one lap of the track in the Cummins Diesel Special he qualified 30 years ago. The fans applauded when he crossed the finish line. Continued on Page 3 However, it's another story for Jo-sele Garza, the Mexican youngster who was rookie of the year in 1981. He also crashed Thursday, causing heavy damage to his car. His mechanics were trying to get a car together for him.

Bobby Unser, last year's winner, is acting as team manager for Garza, and when someone asked him if the car would be ready he replied, "None of your business." Unser, who some thought might into a car himself to qualify today, indicated he was too busy with the Garza project to drive himself. Don Whittington, one of three Whit-tington brothers trying to make this year's race, has been clocked at 216 miles per hour down the" main stretch on a radar gun. That's faster than anybody, else. Rick! Mears, who set the fastest unofficial time ever at the Speedway" (nearly 208) was clocked at 214 down IN THE NEWS Pages Pages 15 5 Churches 6-8 News Today 2 Comics 14 Obituaries 16 Editorial 4 Sports 9-12 Health 8 Want Ads 16-26 Herman 8 Weather 26 The NEWS Phone Numbers Main Office 633-1240 Circulation 633-9211 't Want Ads 633-1212 i 6.