The Salina Journal from Salina, Kansas • Page 1

Inside the Sunday Journal Had a ball! Some 4dO'Sal Ina area residents had a ball and Si John's Hospital Kids wm benefit. Page 9 Jayhawks jar 'Cats The University of Kansas wore out their welcome and the foe at Manhattan Saturday. See page 21. Unfair to farmers? Kansas farmers feel that assessment laws on their equipment pose an unfair burden. Page 29 explains.

Kansas target for new storm (Detailed data, page 7) Another major winter storm threatened Kansas today as a low pressure system in New Mexico pokes slowly northeast into the state. The development of the storm Saturday was slower than weathermen expected, but officials said it could bring four or more inches of snow to the west by this afternoon and to the east tonight. A statewide travelers advisory was posted as light snow and freezing drizzle fell in parts of central and western Kansas throughout the day Saturday. The drizzle was heaviest in north- central Kansas. Snow in the northwest part of the state tapered off by midafternoon, with accumulation generally less than an inch.

But extreme icing was developing in many parts of the state by early evening. Heavy glazing threatened power lines in the Tribune area. Low clouds, but no precipitation, covered the east. At 8 p.m. it was snowing in Goudland, where the 19-degree temperature reading matched the day's high; Concordia, with freezing drizzle, and Salina, overcast, both reported 30 degrees.

Temperatures are expected to remain below freezing across the state today. Before the storm swept onto the Great Plains, United Press Inter(Continued on page 2) While Brenda Roenne cuts out a IOnti no9 valentine for someone special in vaiermner tne third rade iass of Mrs. Judy Weis at Kennedy school, Scott Nowlin wonders if it just might be intended for him. He'll find out Tuesday Valentine's Day. Brenda is the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Bill Roenne, 2170 Meadowlark Lane, and Scott is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Nowlin, 439 Otto. (Journal Photo by Fritz Mendell) 40 CENTS SUNDAY EDITION SALINA, KANSAS, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1978 106th YEAR No.

43 98 Pages 'BTK Strangled threatens in Wichita WICHITA, Kan. (UPI) Authorities urged residents to remain calm Saturday despite a written threat by "BTK Strangler" that he would soon strike again. The strangler, whose initials stand for "Bind, Torture and Kill," is believed to have slain at least seven persons in the area since 1974, including four members of one family. "I know it is difficult to ask people to remain calm but we are asking this," Police Chief Richard LaMunyon said. "When a person of this type is at large in our community, it requires special precautions and special awareness by everyone." In a letter received by a Wichita television station Friday, the author claimed he was responsible for the murder of the Joseph Otero family in 1974 and three other slayings, the most recent in December.

"How many people do I have to kill before I get in the news, national attention," he wrote. The man claimed a "Factor was responsible for the killings and compared himself with the Son of Sam, Jack the Ripper and the Hillside Strangler. LaMunyon said he had received three similar communications from the killer, all through the news media. He said the latest letter contained a threat of future slayings. "We have no reason but to believe the individual has the capacity to kill again," LaMunyon said.

A letter obtained by Wichita newspapers in 1974 indicated his victims were Joseph Otero, 38, his wife Julie, 34, and children Jospehine, 11, and Jo- seph II, 9. A letter received by television station KAKE Friday indentified victims Shirley Vian, 36, and Nancy Fox, 25. All six victims named were strangled in their homes. Authorities Saturday searched through their files of unsolved murders to determine the identity of a seventh victim the strangler was now claiming. "It seems senseless, but we cannot help it," the latest letter read.

"There is no help, no cure, except death or being caught and put away." A card mailed to the Wichita papers was also turned over to police Friday. It contained a poem that began "Shirley locks," and may have referred to victim Shirley Vian. The newspaper advertising department at first thought it was meant for its special Valentine's Day advertising. Deputy Police Chief Bill Cornwell said the poem was "very brief, only seven lines long." He said the poem "describes his feeling of the killing." Before he signed the poem, the "BTK Strangler" wrote, "a poem for Fox is next." Hope family 'stars' In '78 farm award HUTCHINSON The Dwight and Linda Long family of Hope was named the Star Kansas Young Farm Family for 1978 Saturday night at the 15th annual joint convention of the Kansas Young Farmers and Young Farm Wives here. The Longs are members of the Hope chapter of the Kansas Young Farmers and Young Farm Wives Educational Association.

Runners-up were the Jim and Sharon Zwonitzer family of Horton and the Dennis and Marilyn Dryden family of Stockton. Stuart Penner, Hillsboro, won the livestock production award, while Bill Hansen, Beloit, received the crop pro- As snow-shovelers stake claims Premium on parking sparks a neighborhood "civil war" BALTIMORE (UPI) The huge supply of snow and the small supply of parking spots has started a parking war in the residential community of Edmondson Heights. The "weapons" lawn chairs and trash cans guard on-street spaces dug out by residents who claim they have have earned the right to save them until they return home from work. Others say the streets should not be hoarded because the spaces are in short supply even during balmy weather. Stephen Dudash Sr.

said the parking crunch has created a neighborhood "civil war." "It's a big mix-up out here," he said. "Some of the people here threaten to cut your tires or bust your windshield if you park in front of their houses, or they give you side glances as if they'd kill you right on the spot." Noel Dembeck said that when she arrived home from work one evening, a man threatened to slash her tires after she moved a trash can and began parking in front of his house. "I felt like crying," she said, but she moved her car because "that was cheaper than buying new The winter parking hassle was particularly aggravating to Thomas Pappas. Pappas said he shoveled his car from the back driveway but got a flat tire in the process. He repaired the tire and then dug out a parking space for himself in front of his house.

Moments later, while taking the car around, Pappas noticed another driver had snatched the space. duction award. Each was given $100 and a plaque. Community service awards of $100 and a plaque went to the Hope Young Farmers and Young Farm Wives chapter, and to the Valley Heights (Waterville-Blue Rapids) Young Farm Wives chapter. Distinguished service awards also were made to three firms which have supported the program for more than five years.

Accepting the awards for their firms were Mike Schraudner, Overland Park, for Elanco Products Company; David Brue, Salina, for Mid- America Harvestore, and Steve Harlan, Wakarusa, for Monsanto Company. The Longs received a $300 cash prize and a plaque as the Kansas Young Farm Family. They rent 1,000 acres west of Hope. The same land was farmed by Long's parents prior to 1966, when his father was disabled. The Longs have pre-school-age twins.

Their 1,000 acre includes 300 in wheat, 200 each in sorghum and silage, and 100 each in prairie hay and brome, corn and alfalfa. The Longs share all business and operational decisions, and Linda takes full responsibility for the cross-bred swine operation which features 30 brood sows. 40 die in jet crash CRANBROOK, British Columbia (UPI) A Pacific Western Airlines Boeing 737 jet crashed while attempting to land during a heavy snowstorm at a mountain airport Saturday, killing 40 persons. An airlines spokesman said all but six passengers and a stewardess perished in the crash at Cranbrook Airport, 630 miles east of Vancouver in the southeastern corner of British Columbia. The crash occured during a heavy snowstorm but a Pacific Western official in Vancouver said that the snowfall was "still within operating limits" for the aircraft.

The crash was the worst in Canada since July, 1970, when an Air Canada DC-8 went down near Toronto killing 109 people. One of the survivors, passenger Dave White, a 20-year-old student, said the plane hit the runway, bounced into the air and then slammed down again, bursting into flames. "I've never hit a runway that hard in all my life. Then we started taking off again. Then all of a sudden, bang.

We hit and there were flames in front of me," said White, who was treated for minor burns and then released from Cranbrook General White said he and a stewardess pried open an emergency exit and started running. Then they "saw this little girl screaming. We went back for her." Doctors listed the conditions of two of the survivors as critical. Another three remained hospitalized in fair condition while White and the stewardess suffered only minor cuts and burns. Forecast Kansas Heavy snow Sunday, possibly four or more inches.

Highs Sunday about 20 northwest to low 30s southeast. Snow ending from the west Sunday night; lows around 5 above northwest to teens elsewhere. Partly cloudy Monday; highs in the 20s. Inside Features Area news 29 Bombeck 16 Books 17 Bridge 32 Business 6 Car care 20 Crossword 30 Deaths 7 Gossip col 15 Grain Home-garden .31 Hospitals 7 Local 2,8 Opinion 4 Pop Sports 21-28 TV, films 18 Women 9-15.