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But panic is the problem Volcano could explode soon Eruption White smoke wafts from crater smoke billows from the crater of La Soufriere volcano on just before the start of an erup- Guadeloupe (top), then dark, tion. (UPI Photos) Tax reform bill near completion POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe (UPI) A French volcano expert says La Soufriere volcano could explode at any moment, but he warned the biggest danger is the possibility that residents of the island might panic unnecessarily. La Soufriere spouted ash-laden steam and smoke into the air for the third straight day Wednesday, cloaking the upper slopes of the volcano in a dark brown mist and prompting scientists to call off all research near the summit. "The mountain is in an eruptive cycle," said French scientist Haroun Tazieff, leader of a 20-man international team of experts. "The activity will end in a strong eruption that could come at any time." Not a catastrophe Tazieff, who was injured slightly when the summit of La Soufriere exploded Monday in a rain of dust and stones, said the main eruption forecast by various experts for the past two weeks "will be spectacular, but probably not a catastrophe." "The thing to fear is if something alarming not dangerous should Traveler's corner Phil Coleman, director of placement and public relations at Brown Mackie college, will present an attitude and motivation seminar to employees at the Ottawa County hospital, Minneapolis, Sept.

16. Topics include: motivation and morale, positive mental attitude and company loyalty. happen," he said. "If there was a big earth tremor at night, people might panic and that would be much more dangerous than the volcano." In mid-August, authorities evacuated 72,000 persons from the towns and villages near La Soufriere following predictions of an imminent explosion. The refugees, staying with friends or camped out in various schoolhouses, have been allowed to return to their homes to feed their livestock or tend crops, but must leave the danger zone at dusk.

Despite the relatively calm day on the slopes of the volcano scientists registered only 47 volcanic earth tremors in a 10-hour period as against hun- dreds Monday and Tuesday authorities agreed the evacuees must stay away from the threatened area. Guadeloupe prefect Jean-Claude Au- rousseau, the top administrative official on the French island, said he "couldn't make a decision to let the people return to the danger zone with the threatening to erupt. "I cannot, as prefect, toy with the safety of the people of this island," he said. Tazieff said residents will have enough time to leave the area quietly if the volcano erupts, but agreed that the refugees should be kept out of the danger zone in order to avoid a stampede along the two escape routes. 4-day argument led to death? WICHITA, Kan.

(UPI) The shooting death of Michael Fair, 19, allegedly stemmed from a four-day argument between the girlfriend of the accused killer and the victim's mother. Willie Lee Gates, 21, is on trial for the death of Fair. Assistant District Attorney James Rumsey said an argument between Debra Wilson, girl friend of the defendant, and Mrs. Helen Fair, mother of the victim, began April 2 and culminated April 5 in the shooting. He said the two women argued over payment of $10 for a stove Miss Wilson was-buying from Mrs.

Fair and over return of a bed Miss Wilson borrowed from Mrs. Fair. The prosecution alleged Cates shot Fair as a result of the fued between the two women. On trial with Cates was Ivory Revells, 21, Wichita, charged with aiding a felon, for allegedly helping Cates to flee from the shooting scene. Two policemen, Ron Eggleston and Jerry Maker, testified a .22 caliber bullet was removed from Fair's head during an autopsy.

He was shot in the left eye. Cates is the father of Siamese twins born Nov. 7 and successfully separated by a surgery team in January. The twins were placed in the custody of the state because of a previous child abuse charge against Cates and the mother, who was married to another man. Cates abducted a twin, Millie Lula, from a hospital and has refused to disclose her whereabouts.

The other twin is in a foster home as a ward of the state. Ellsworth escapers in Denver area? ELLSWORTH Two men who escaped from the Ellsworth county jail a week ago are believed in the Denver area, lawmen said Thursday. The men, identified as Marco Touva Enriquez and Lorenzo Martinez Perez, both 19, were 2 of 5 men being held on burglary charges. All 5 also are wanted in Saline county to face burglary and grand theft counts. Although all 5 originally gave Denver addresses, 3 of them, including Enriquez and Perez, are named in warrants alleging illegal entry into the US from Mexico.

The 2 escapers walked out of the Ellsworth county jail the evening of Aug. 26. A dispatcher saw them leaving but he he was unable to stop them and they had disappeared by the time an alarm was raised. It is not known whether a lock was picked or a door was left unlocked. The case against the 5 men has been delayed several times, mostly due to problems of obtaining a Spanish-speaking lawyer, since the defendants speak little or no English.

They were to be arraigned in Ellsworth county district court Aug. 25, but the arraignment was postponed because their lawyer had a family emergency. The other 3 men charged are Alvaro Gonzalez Galvan, 20; Magdaleno Alvavado Quiruz, 19, and Cristino Ivarra Ramirez, 18, They are accused of breaking into homes of Alfons Bast, rural Ellsworth, and Cleodene N. Tabler, Salina RFD 2, both on June 24. PTA notes The Coronado grade school PTA executive council will meet at 7:30 pm Sept.

7 in the school library. WASHINGTON (UPI) Congres- sional tax writers are nearing com- pletion of legislation which will continue lower tax rales for all Americans and revise the way that most individuals and corporations calculate their I taxes. House Ways and Means Chairman Al Ullman, promised to have the bill on President Ford's desk by Sept. 15. The long and complicated bill has been in the hearing and drafting stage for almost three years.

A House-Senate conference committee, reconciling the differences between two versions of the tax revision bill, has worked for several days in away the noncontroversial and near controversial sections of the bill. Only the most controversial and complicated sections remained, including how to curb tax shelters, how far to go in increasing the minimum tax on the wealthy, and changes in child care and sick pay tax breaks. Numerous other provisions already were agreed on, including denying some foreign tax breaks to companies which participate in international boy-'. cotts such as the Arab boycott against Israel. Among the other decisions made during the final days of the conference were: Home owners over age 65 who sell their homes would be exempt from taxation on the profits represented by the first $35,000 of the purchase price instead of the first $20,000 as in present law.

Premiums paid into group prepaid legal services would be tax-free, just as are group health insurance premiums, for a five-year trial period. States may use Social Security numbers for driver license purposes and for public assistance purposes such as tracking down runaway fathers. The requirement that private foundations must distribute at least 6.75 per cent of its noncharitable assets per year was reduced to 5 per "cent, but a proposal to reduce from 4 per cent to 2 per cent the excise tax on foundation investment income was dropped. A proposed alcoholism trust fund to be funded from the tax on alcohol, wine and beer was dropped. Ship builders would receive a tax break of several million dollars a year under an amendment allowing them to claim half the regular investment tax credit for ships built with funds from a capital construction fund.

Under present law, no tax credit is allowed for the portion of construction money taken from these tax-deferred funds. Oklahoma lawmen seek missing girl PAWHUSKA, Okla. (UPI) Deputies know Cynthia Kinney left the Osage Laundromat June 23 and got into an older model beige car with two women but they don't have any motive for the kidnaping of the teenager. Miss Kinney, who was to have been a high school cheerleader this year, worked at the laundromat for her uncle. A witness told authorities she left the laundromat June 23 and got into a 1965 faded beige Plymouth with two women.

The family has not been contacted since the kidnaping. "We feel there was an abduction," said Bill Mitchell, who is investigating the kidnaping for the Osage County Sheriff's Department. "But we have no direct lead. "We don't have anything to base a motive on," he said. "There is a lot of confusion in this case." Mitchell said three persons were in the landromat at the time Miss Kinney was abducted.

He said authorities have prepared a composite drawing of a man and are working on composite drawings of the two women believed to have left Ihe laundry with Miss Kinney. He said those drawings should be complete next week. Mitchell said a witness who was working at a bank across the street provided the descriptions used for the drawings. He said he has done a complete background check on Miss Kinney back to the time she was a 10-year-old child living in Liberal, and has been unable to turn up anything to help in the investigation. He said he plans to compare the Pawhuska kidnaping to a similar abduction in Kansas City, to see if there is any connection.

Neighborhood vigilantes may seek killer of pet monkey MIAMI (UPI) Jocko the monkey is dead and there's talk of forming a vigilante committee to find his killer. Jocko was part of the Robert Ham; rick household. They have dogs, cats, chickens and a turkey on their five- acre farm. But none compared with Jocko. "He wasn't just a monkey," said Mrs.

Hamrick. "He was so incredibly human, just like a baby. He was like a 3-year-old child, like a naughty, mischievous little boy. It's like a part of our life is gone." Jocko played with their other pets, swam in the pool, greeted friends and neighbors and ate dinner with the family. He was the delight of the neighborhood until someone killed him.

Dana Hamrick, 14, found Jocko lying in the grass just before dinner last Wednesday. He had been shot once in the head and once in the groin. The family has no idea who shot Jocko. "My husband and about six of the neighbors are even talking about starting a vigilante committee to find out who shot Jocko," Mrs. Hamrick said.

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