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ikmmk JT9 BELce. Hold Grid Workouts Page 1, Section 2 Tuesday CadJnai On (2, 25 Cents VOL. 55, NO. 169 (UPI) United Pratt International Tyler, Texas, April 30, 1985 (AP)The Associated Press 4 Sections Tikf mpLte Wjorniny feu6pape tioirmnis TTDnipeait Meimiianims Him ETT for Instructional Services. About 29 percent of the 16,211 students enrolled in the district come from low-income families, she said.

This figure is determined by data verified from information on student applications for free and reduced-priced school meals. The Tyler Chapter I program's matching teacher concept, instru- mental in the district's award, has -been in practice four years, Mrs. Grooms said. The matching teacher concept allows teachers to work with 12-15 students in each classroom, said Henria Armstrong, TISD coordinator for Chapter I. "The Chapter I program was formerly called Title said Joyce Petit, director of Elementary in-TISD Page 6, Sec.

1 By SHELLY WILLIAMSON Staff Writer The Tyler Independent School District's Chapter I program has received, exemplary status from U.S. Education Secretary William Bennett, TISD Superintendent Jack Davidson announced Monday. Chapter a compensatory education program for educationally disadvantaged children, was "one of those Chapter I programs found by the Department of Education to be unusually successful," Bennett said. I The Tyler Chapter I program, which emphasizes reading and language arts, was one of eight Texas programs nominated in January by the Texas Education Agency to receive the status from the U.S. De partment of Education.

It was recognized as one of the four best in the state, along with programs in Corpus Christi, Austin and San Antonio school districts, Davidson said. The Chapter I program serves 594 children in grades 1-3 in TISD. Eight campuses have been designated as Chapter I schools. Austin Elementary has the largest number of Chapter I classes, with 88 percent of the students coming from low income families. Other Chapter I schools include Bonner, Jones, Peete, Ramey, Griffin, Gary and Douglas elementary schools.

Students enrolled in Chapter I programs are determined by performance on the California Achievement Test, said Dr. Henrietta assistant superintendent (County: Expedite liter Loop Flam WILLIAM BENNETT Education Secretary Cites TISD state 20 as its northern leg, are scheduled to begin after at least four years, according to a nine-year highway improvement plan approved last year. Billy Black, highway department public affairs officer, said Monday that although he believed the possibility of an accelerated specific route identification exists. "I don't (anticipate a schedule change) at this time." Black added that no state money has been allocated for the project's design phase, which includes specific identification of right-of-way. "We're going to do all we can to move this project ahead as far as COUNTY Page 6, Sec.

1 ByDOUGCOSPER Staff Writer Smith County Monday urged a state highway department official to identify the specific route of Tyler's proposed outer loop sooner than planned. City and Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce leaders are expected to follow suit, but a highway department spokesman said he didn't anticipate a schedule change "at this time." County commissioners unanimously called on the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation to 'expedite efforts to "determine the location and to complete the environmental and public way, onlythe specific route designation. After stating the request, Hayes said he anticipated final identification of the route would spark "lots of trading and jacking up of (real estate) prices" along the road's path. The county should begin acquiring rights-of-way for the loop "as soon as possible," he said. "The closer we get, the more nately the route is defined, the quicker we ought to get busy acquiring the rights-of-way," he said.

"We need to get on with it." Rights-of-way designations for portions of the outer loop, which would encircle Tyler using Inter Zr' i CHARLES HALSTEAD Balks At Proclamation iS i 'Toxic Waste A war en ess'Bay9 Mayor Reluctantly Sign Altered Proclamation Reagan Makes Plea For Missing Children By BOB PETERS Staff Writer Portions of East Texas remained under the threat of a resurgence of torrential rains and funnel clouds Monday one day after numerous tornadoes skipped across Smith County. The counties of Henderson, And- erson, Van Zandt, Kaufman and Navarro were placed under a tornado watch Monday evening. It was the second watch of the day for Kaufman and Navarro. Storm Fatal For 10 Texans; See Story Page 4, Sec. 3 Scattered thunderstorms, some very heavy, had developed in East Texas by Monday afternoon.

The most intense activity was in the counties north of Smith County. Some urban flooding occurred in Greenville Monday morning. In Tyler, only a few light sprinkles fell Monday evening. Forecasters expect scattered thunderstorms to continue on Tuesday. By Tuesday night, the dew point front, which was primarily responsible for Monday's thunderstorms, should be through this area.

Somewhat cooler and much drier air should replace the tropical maritime air mass now covering the Tyler area. The temperature in downtown Tyler Monday rose from a morning low of 65 to a midday high of 78, with minimum relative humidities in the low 70-percent range. and the League of Women Voters of Tyler, who last week requested the proclamation. "If I'm going to give the proclamation, I have 40 be comfortable with what'ron there," he said. At a 1 p.m.

Monday press conference, the representatives of the two groups said they will provide Halstead with information about the toxic waste disposal sites and ask for another proclamation. "I'll certainly be glad to furnish that information and try again," said Concerned Citizens president Pat McGaughey. The two groups planned an afternoon press conference at the Smith County Courthouse to receive the -UP! SCRAMBLING TO GET OUT War On April 30, 1975 Winds were light to moderate and southerly the day. Downtown Tyler measured 0.01 inch of rainfall on Monday. It was a different story on Sunday when downtown Tyler recorded 3.34 inches of rain in a short period of time.

Intense thunderstorms lingered in East Texas early Monday. The most intense activity was over Hunt and Fannin counties, as flash flood warnings were issued for that area, following heavy rainfall at mid-morning. By noon, this cluster of thunderstorms had moved east along the Red River. East Texans got a brief scare Sunday morning as a storm front with dangerous funnel clouds dumped heavy rains on the area. The emergency warning system sounded twice in Tyler.

No injuries and only minor damage were reported during the WEATHER Page 6, Sec. 1 proclamation and call attention to toxic waste in the state, Mrs. McGaughey She said Halstead was scheduled to present the proclamation to the representatives, but he did not After a telephone conversation with Halstead, Lucy Roush, with the League of Women Voters, reported that the mayor would not issue the proclamation because he had no knowledge of the seven sites in Tyler that dispose of toxic wastes. The sites are listed on an Environmental Protection Agency Emergency Response List, Mrs. Roush TOXIC Page 6, Sec.

1 EDITOR'S NOTE Ten yean after the (all of South Vietnam, April 30, 1975, UPI is repeating this eyewitness account of the last refugee plane to leave Da Sang. It is one of the most dramatic stories to come out of the war. Paul Vogle began reporting for UPI in South Vietnam in 17, covered the communist takeover of Saigon and now works in the UPI bureau in Detroit. By PAUL VOGLE UPI Writer DA NANG. South Vietnam (UPI) Only the fastest, the strongest and the meanest got out on what may have been the last refugee plane from Communist-threatened Da Nang Saturday.

I saw a South Vietnamese soldier kick an old woman in the face to get aboard. In the movies somebody would have shot the soldier and helped the old lady on the plane, but this was no movie he flew and the old lady tumbled down the tar; mac, her fingers clawing toward the plane that was already rolling. People fought one another and died trying to get aboard. Others fell thousands of feet to their deaths in the sea because even desperation could no longer keep their fingers welded to the undercarriage. VIETNAM PageS, Sec, 1 10 Years Ago Vietnam Evacuation Was Ugly Scene hearing requirements for the entire length of the proposed outer loop." A speedier plan "would allow the City of Tyler to protect the corridor from future commercial, industrial, or residential development which otherwise might obstruct the most desirable highway location," according to a letter to M.G.

Goode, highway department engineer-director in Austin. Smith County Judge Bob Hayes was the first to sign the letter, which reserves space for city and chamber of commerce signatures. The letter originated with the chamber, Hayes said. The joint request does not ask for expedited construction of the road WASHINGTON (UPI) President Reagan asked national television viewers Mondaynight to "please watch carefully" and help find 61 missing children, whose pictures were broadcast in a televised roll call. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children prepared the roll call of the 61 youngsters 30 apparently abducted by strangers and the others by parents who did not win custody in divorce proceedings.

"Please watch carefully," Reagan said after NBC aired "Adam," a made-for-TV movie of the true story of one kidnapped and murdered youngster. "Maybe your eyes can bring them home." "Federal legislation is only the beginning of what must be done," the president said. "The rest is up to you." The pictures of the missing young children, most smiling and unconcerned, flashed only momentarily as their names were read to the nationwide audience. Barbara Chapman, a spokeswoman for the center, said in the first two hours after the program aired, the toll-free number had received 857 calls. She said 224 of those calls, made from 9-11 p.m.

CDT, were reported sightings of children shown on the roll call. Another 576 calls asked for more information about the center, and most of the others were additional reports of missing children. This is the third straight year NBC telecast "Adam," which helped focus national attention on missing children and has resulted in state and and federal legislation to protect and to find them. Following last year's broadcast, viewers helped locate 19 of 61 missing children whose pictures appeared at the close of the program. In 1983, they assisted in the return of 13 of 15 children.

The center, created last year, estimates that more than 1.6 million children disappear in the United States each year. Most are runaways or youngsters abducted by non-custodial parents. As many as 20,000 are believed to be kidnapped by strangers. "Adam" is based on the story of Adam Walsh, 6, who disappeared on July 27, 1981, while in a depart- REAGAN Page 6, Sec. 1 Arco, the nation's sixth lsrgest oil company, did not ssy how many of its 39,400 employees would lose their jobs, but snnounced there would be a special seversnce and pension plan.

Jobs need not be lost if buyers sre found for the properties, the company said. The plans mean that Atlantic Richfield Co. is doing to itself whst corporate raiders havs forced upon other oil compsnies. At the same time, Arco said it has rsised its annual dividend to 14 a share from and announced 'it will more double sn earlier 3 Children From Texas By DAVID LEARY Staff Writer Three children from Texas the state with the greatest number of reported missing children were among 61 youngsters pictured briefly after the Monday night telecast of "Adam." More than 3,000 Texas children have been entered as missing in the National Crime Information Computet since it went on line in 1982. The computer keeps track of the number of missing children around the country, said Janine Kushla of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

However, none of the missing children were from Tyler, a police department officer said. Officer Beverly Grage, with the Youth Services Division of the department, said dozens of children have been reported as runaways, but none could be Considered missing children. "We do have runaways maybe their parents got mad over their grades and they took off but we don't have any that just dropped out of sight or we think were abducted," Ms. Grage said. With more than 3,046 missing children, Texas leads the nation in number of abducted youngsters.

Ms. Kushla said the Texas figure is high because law enforcement officials faithfully record missing children into the national computer system, while officials in other states do not. Other factors, including state populations, also help account for the fact that Texas is No. 1 on the missing list, she said. A brother and sister who were reported kidnapped in Houston were among those featured following the broadcast of "Adam," the true account of a Florida boy who was kidnapped and murdered in 1981.

Michael Mayfield, 6, and Pamela Mayfield, 7, were last seen walking home together from school on January 10, 1985. Another Texas youngster shown NBC was Desiree Carroll, 4. She was last seen in Kosae on March 25, 1983. By KAREN DORAN Staff Writer First he would, then he wouldn't, then he did sort of. Tyler Mayor Charles Halstead Monday at first declined to issue a proclamation requested last week declaring the day "Toxic Waste Awareness Day." Halstead said he needed more information about seven Tyler sites referred to in the proclamation as handling toxic wastes.

But Halstead later deleted the information about the specific sites and signed the proclamation. He said he did not issue it because he could not reach the representatives of Concerned Citizens of Winona 1" Elgewhere ri r-rr AMERICAN HELICOPTER WAITS FOR VIETNAM REFUGEES Hours Before Saigon Fell To Communists To End Vietnam Areo Announces Massive Cutback Page Sec. Amusements 6 3 Classified 1-8 4 Comics 6 3 Crossword Putzle 7 2 Editorial 4 1 Goren On Bridge 7 2 Obituaries 8 1 Sports 15 Stock Market 6 3 TV Program 7 3 Weather 4 3 Women's News 1-3 3 Construction Crews Break Ground -For $3.2 Million Residence Hotel Construction crews broke ground Monday at 3303 Troup Highway for a new 13.2 million residence hotel for Tyler, ssid project manager John Craig. Ths facility, to be known as Residence Inn, will feature 126 suite units within 80,743 squire feet of spsce, said Angelo Truisi, vice president of Landmark Hotels San Mateo, owner of the hotel. Crews sre working with a tentative completion date of Dec.

1. "It will depend on how good the weather is," Truisi said. James Hardy, executive vice president and genersl manager of the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, said ths firm had previously requested genersl population statistics and information concerning economic indicators here before planning the project. Hardy ssid the firm performed Us own feasibility study to determine whether the project should be started. Hardy ssid.

Another residence-type hotel wss opened in Tyler last year near Medical Center Hospital, he said, explaining it was designed for relatives staying in, the city with hospitalized family members. LOS ANGELES (API Atlantic Richfield Co. announced plans Mondsy to sbandon the retail gasoline market east of the Mississippi and sell 2,000 gas stations in 12 states and the District of Columbia and doss its refinery in Philadelphia. The move will leave Arco with about 2,000 stations in fivs Western slates and a petroleum and chemical refining complex in Houston. Ths cutback was announced as part of ths company's plsns for a 11.3 billion retrenchment that eludes abandonment of copper and molybdenum mining Interests.

program and buy back more than 20 percent of its stock in the next 19 months. Lsst August, Arco announced it was getting out of the aluminum business and selling some chemical operations. The compsny unveiled a stock-buyback program under which it has since psid 11.04 billion for 22 million shares. Arco, based in Los Angeles, ssid directors approved the sweeping reorganization on Sunday, citing "diminished expectations" for future oil prices. It projected he price of a barrel ARCO Page 6, Sec.

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