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'Sex fraternization is seen as a clear distraction and threat to expedient mission "reasonably be expected to undermine discipline, authority or morale." The directive said commanders should act "if relationships between service members of different rank cause actual or perceived partiality or unfairness, involve the improper use of rank or position for personal gain" or are otherwise detrimental "to good order and discipline." There was no indication in the message of what would constitute "appropriate" action. One Army source, who asked not to be identified, said that "it's been dropped in the lap of the commanders." Army officials said they have no statistics available that would bear out the message's reference to an increasing number of "inappropriate relationships." There was no public announcement of tne new Army order. The other services have issued nothing similar. The message on "relationships among superiors and subordinates" makes no specific reference to sex, but Army officials confirmed the new order grows out of the many-faceted study that evaluated the impact of women in the Army. There are now 56,000 women officers and enlisted soldiers in the Army, which totals nearly 769,000.

Plans are to increase the number of women in uniform over the next five years. The military-civilian evaluating group, which included 16 men and 13 women, said its studies, questionnaires and interviews with Army personnel showed that "sex fraternization is seen as a clear Continued on Page 11 See Here, Col. Hargrove, Thai's Private I By FRED HOFFMAN WASHINGTON (AP) The Army has ordered a crackdown on sexual fraternization between male and female soldiers of different rank because of "an increasing number of incidents of inappropriate relationships." The move follows a study that reported a "creeping advance of sex fraternization throughout the Army" and said man-woman relationships particularly dating between officers or noncommissioned officers and enlisted women are causing serious discipline and morale problems as the role of women in the Army grows. The report, issued in May, includes "socialization, courting and marriage" as examples of fraternization. It has been learned Army headquarters last month sent out a message instructing all commanders to "counsel those involved or take other action as appropriate" in cases of relationships that can THE INDIANAPOLI NEWS MP AND TUCK Clear and cold tonight, low 23.

Mostly sunny tomorrow, high 43. Page '39. INDIANA HOME "Where the Spirit of the Lord Is, MONDAY EVENING, There Is Liberty" II Cor. 3-17 DECEMBER 4, 1978 1978, The Indianapolis News Terrorisfs 41 1 i Pi 9 1 I I 4 1 Jpd: i-m Officials said the demonstrators last night poured out of the city's mosques 10 minutes after the 9 p.m. curfew, apparently by prearrangement, and rallied in about 18 locations.

Many of the clashes between troops and demonstrators took place in darkness after power plant workers pitched much of the city of five million into darkness, making good on their threat to pull the plug if the troops fired on demonstrators. There were no reports yet of casualties yesterday, but the government admitted at least 14 demonstrators have been killed and more than 50 wounded in clashes since Friday night. Opposition sources contend the toll is closer to 70 dead. More than 250 persons have been arrested. Rioting also was reported in the southern, city of Isfahan, and the government said at least three persons were killed.

Iranian students in Paris said at least two students died in clashes with police in the holy city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran. All day yesterday in Tehran there were hit-and-run skirmishes between large groups of demonstrators and sol ran By ED BLANCHE TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Gunmen hurled bombs and fired automatic weapons at a police station in downtown Tehran today, killing one policeman and wounding another, the government said. Authorities also said "terrorists" fired on police guards at the Egyptian Embassy residence in North Tehran last night, but no one was reported hit. The attacks were the first serious assaults on security forces in months and came after three nights of clashes in the Iranian capital between troops and thousands of demonstrators against the rule of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. The gunmen attacked the police station from an overpass 20 minutes after the nightly curfew ended at 5 a.m., authorities said.

They fled in a car and disappeared into the heart of the city. There was speculation that the shah's political and religious opponents might be moving from demonstrations to armed rebellion. The army disclosed last week that arms caches had been found in Tehran and other cities. Violence PITTSBURGH (AP) A nonstriking trucker was wounded in the arms and shoulders in a Northside shootout and two other drivers were shot at, but the leader of the striking steel haulers continued to insist his organization opposes violence and was not involved. Most of the violence during the strike has occurred on Pennslyvania highways, although several incidents have involved shipments in other states, including Indiana.

"We're strictly against any type of violence," Bill Hill, president of the Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers, said yesterday as the strike entered its fourth week. "The violence is overshadowing the real issues of this strike," said Hill, whose group is trying to pressure Congress, the trucking industry and the Teamsters union into granting bargaining independence to steel haulers who own and drive their own rigs. Fire .7 it vSk Mars FASH Strike Aftermath of tornado at Bossier City, La. Don Bolyer family picks up possessions. 1,500 Homeless After Tornado Delivered bv Carrier, 75c Per Week Delivered bv Motor Route, BOc Per Week diers who fired into the air and swung rifle butts.

Many in the taunting crowds wore white shrouds, the traditional Moslem burial garb, signifying their willingness to die in the holy war mounted by conservative Shiite Moslem leaders to topple the shah. The rioting gained momentum over the weekend with the advent of Mohar-ram, an emotional 29-day Moslem period of mourning for the martyred Imam Hossein, grandson of the Prophet Mohammed and founder of the Shiite sect to which the shah and most Iranians belong. Hossein was slain by members of the rival Sunni Moslem sect in 641 A.D. The opposition has set Moharram, a time when Iranian Moslems are whipped into a religious frenzy, as the climax for their showdown with the shah. The religious leaders spearheading the antigoverament campaign are opposed to the shah's efforts to westernize Iranian society, a program they believe is undermining Moslem traditions.

Political opponents of the shah's authoritarian rule also have taken up the black banners of the opposition. out along 1-70 near Washington, state police said. Meanwhile, Hill said he will appear in Federal court here Thursday to defend FASH against a suit lodged by six major steelmakers. The $3 million suit charges that FASH's action violates a 1971 injunction against strike activity and is causing irreparable loss to the companies. Hill said his organization has about eight companies under contract.

The majority of independent truckers work under contracts negotiated by the Teamsters, a situation the strikers hope to change. They are also looking for more pay and simpler highway laws. Meanwhile, William Scheffer, Pennsylvania president of the Independent Truckers Association, a rival truckers' group, was released from Bedford Memorial Hospital yesterday. He had been admitted Friday after being beaten at a FASH rally in Everett, Pa. Awards Anderson's talent "was so great that racial prejudice could not stand in her way." He said Astaire comes to mind "whenever anyone uses words like 'style' and The president said of Balanchine, "There's no argument throughout the world that he is the greatest choreographer of the 20th Century." And Rodgers, he said, is "the most popular composer that our country has ever known." Rubinstein is simply "the world's Continued on Page 11 w-ir tr fliri oiwJ 0 ICQ 109th YEAR -Monday 50RIW POC, BUT KU'LI Drove into a service station the other day and was told, "We might have 5 gallons for you, if you say please and don't ask for your windshield to be cleaned." A doctor stopped at the station about the same time, asked for a fill up and.

was told, "Take two aspirins, don't go anywhere for two days, then come back and we'll see what we can do." The weekend weather wasn't very nice, but nobody had a heart attack shovelling rain. If the Christmas tree shortage gets any worse, a lot of people will be pining for one. President Carter shouldn't be too upset with Ohio and Illinois legislators for raising their pay as much as 28 percent. After all, they aren't part of the work force. Ever notice that the only TV programs that aren't cancelled are the bad news shows? Wendell Trogdon It's Looking Cold; Watch Your Breath Cold west winds arrived last night, and it's beginning to feel a lot like winter.

Tonight should be clear and see-your-breath cold. The low should be in the upper teens to the low 20s. Sun should shine tomorrow, warming the air to the upper 30s to low 40s. The cold spell comes after yesterday's warm spell when the mercury climbed to 59 degrees at 1:15 p.m., keeping precipitation to rain, drizzle and mist. Princess Anne Of Britain Page 3 Readers of The News can partici-pate in a feature called "Sound Off!" A question is asked by The News and readers may respond by calling 633-9138 ONLY from 3:30 p.m.

to 9:30 p.m. If you get a busy signal keep trying. Please keep your comments brief. Results and representative comments will be printed the next day. Today's question: Should money from the state surplus fund be used to repair highways? IN THE NEWS Page Amusement 14-15 Bridge 40 Business 26-27 Comics It Editorial Health 13 Herman 40 Living 1-10 Pages News Today Obituaries 17 Pictures 12 Sports Suburbia 18 TV-Radio 19 Weather 39 28-19 The NEWS Phone Number Main Office 633-1240 Circulation 633-9211 Want Ads 633-1212 R0 The shootout occurred Saturday night on Pittsburgh's Northside, police said." The driver, Alonzo Lawyer, 28, of Brownsville, told police that three men traveling in a van fired at his rig.

Lawyer, who said he returned the shots with a 357 caliber magnum revolver, was admitted to Allegheny General Hospital with shotgun pellet wounds to the arms and shoulders, police said. He said he was uncertain whether he struck anyone with his return fire. The strike has been marked by snip-ings and vandalism, but FASH has steadfastly denied involvement. Most of the violence has occurred on Pennsylvania and Ohio highways. In separate weekend shooting incidents, a truck was shot at near the Allegheny tunnels on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Saturday afternoon, and yesterday another truck had its tires shot VrrA Astairp rhnrenpranher Georee Balanchine, composer Richard Rodgers and pianist Arthur Rubinstein sat in box seats next to the Carters as a stream of cultural notables sang their praises.

The five were all wearing their award medals, hung from seven-colored garlands of ribbons. Television cameras recorded the event for a CBS broadcast Tuesday night. The evening began with a glittery reception at the White House and ended with a midnight disco-dinner dance at the newly opened East Wing of the National Gallery of Art, which the President and his wife skipped. At the reception Carter said Miss Highbrow Academy By FRANK COOK UnitM Pmi lnttrMttoiul An unusual late-autumn tornado ravaged Bossier City, yesterday, causing an estimated $100 million in damage and leaving 1,500 people homeless. But city officials considered the death count of two to be miraculously low.

"He (God) must have been with us." Mayor Marvin Anding said. "I can't believe we had only two deaths with the miserable, miserable mess we have out there." The tornado that touched down at 1:50 a.m. yesterday was one of a series that struck scattered communities in Northern Louisiana, Southern Arkansas and Western Mississippi. Four people died, more than 200 were injured and hundreds of homes and other buildings were damaged or destroyed. National Guardsmen armed with rifles and billy clubs patrolled Bossier City today, where a dusk-to-dawn curfew was imposed.

To prevent another outbreak of looting, the city was closed to all except residents and emergency personnel. Two sisters, aged 15 and 8, died when a car blew through their bedroom window and crushed them. Their parents were among the 34 people injured seriously in the city. Another fatality was reported at Hef lin, a small farming community near Bossier City where six people were injured. By BROOKS JACKSON WASHINGTON (AP) Sen.

Charles Percy missed his cue, singer Mary Martin blew an introduction and dancer Suzanne Farrell was bopped on the head by a descending curtain. But President and Mrs. Carter didnl seem to mind, nor did any of the celebrity-studded audience at a sort of highbrow academy awards gala last night at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The center was honoring five persons in the first of what are planned as yearly events for the nation's finest performing artists. Contralto Marian Anderson, dancer Cook 'A In El Dorado, about 100 miles to the northeast, a tornado swept out of a storm about 3:30 a.m., killing Lurlene Helms, 53, and injuring six people, including five members of her family.

The winds drove a dozen pine and oak trees into the small frame house, police said. At least four tornadoes touched down in the Mississippi communities of Rena Lara and Poppersville. One person was injured, two house trailers were overturned and several buildings damaged. Still more tornadoes ravaged Taylor-town, and Marianna, Ark. Bossier City clearly was the scene of the worst destruction.

"The amazing thing about this disaster is the amount of damage to buildings the structural damage throughout the area and the so few casualties," said Mai. Gen. O.J. Daigle Jr. of the Louisiana National Guard.

"When you fly over and see some of these houses completely dismantled, you wonder," he said of the death count. "I'd say there was over $100 million worth of damage." Looters appeared in the area 20 minutes after the tornado, prompting a 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. State police and guardsmen sealed off the area, allowing only emergency personnel and residents who could prove they lived there to enter.

A downpour during much of the day Continued On Page 11 crew were taken to hospitals in Lynchburg and Charlottesville. "We fed him morphine with glucose to try to keep the pain down," Glass said. "He understood what we were doing. He asked us to pray for him and we all prayed for him. We talked to him and joked some with him." As medical technicians and a doctor huddled in the dining car kitchen with Haynes, workers used bulldozers, cables and cutters to strip the stainless steel siding off the car so they could pull out the toppled stove that trapped Haynes.

"We used up 15 razor-type discs cutting the car," Glass said. "As far as damage is concerned and the problems of getting a man out, this is the worst I've seen." Another cook lay dead in the compartment with Haynes, Glass said, and was removed several hours before Haynes was brought out about 4:30 p.m. "We had to get the dead man out," he said. "Him seeing this man there with massive head injuries would have had some effect on him." Haynes. who suffered burns and multiple fractures, and five other survivors were listed in critical condition at the University of Virginia Hospital in Continued On Page 11 Trapped Railroad Very Brave Man' Et.

jyjijuHuiin nmwupimiuM SHIPMAN, Va. (AP) Ned Haynes, a cook pinned beneath a stove for 11 hours in a derailed Southern Crescent luxury liner, endured the pain of broken bones and bums as workers struggled to free him from the splintered, tangled wreckage where six persons died. "He was in tremendous pain, but never cried out. Haynes is very brave," said Capt. Kimball Glass of the Lynchburg Rescue Squad.

The Southern Railway train, bound from Atlanta to Washington, jumped its tracks at Elma, an abandoned Nelson County rail stop in mountainous Central Virginia, about 5:30 a.m. yesterday. Seven cars and three locomotives lay scattered like kindling in and around a shallow ravine beside the track. Only the lead locomotive, which broke away, and the last car remained untouched. National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Bob Buckhorn said an investigating team was sent to the scene to look for the cause of the derailment.

Rescue workers arrived at the scene, about 6:10 a.m. Help poured in throughout the day down the one-lane, unused rail bed that served as a road to the isolated wreck scene. The 37-year-old Haynes became the focus of attention for about 125 rescuers after some 60 other passengers and Rescue workers clamber cver wreckage of Southern V- Crescent. UPI 1.

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