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-wmim ut Fort Worth Star-Telegram ri Tarrant 11 as Thorsday AM March 29 1990 Page 21 SeCtiOn 'ITU students stage a sit-in Page 23 4 t'''elilk7 missals 1 JA 4A 11 11 7171 tri 11 cfIL LA A 64pL 1 TIO i i a 11 'i 44 i4 12: e---------------- 4 1 :1 r'-ele "11- 1 1 1 14' zr i 1 Ail I L--- 5i t- tt 4 11 2 1 1 4 A rebirth forged in mysteries BY JOI IN SiNGI 1 Fort Worth Star- lett-grant -t 2 A rebirth ---T---------- Jr pie: 'f 7) forcled in i i 14 45 tl re 1f- i I mysteries 0 I 1 1 i i yi I sP BY JOI IN Fon Wonh Star- I eittgeant i' v- zvo- Skt s-i 17- -'k -4 -i' I i 1- 11 -1': 4 i' -yr I'N i 1 J-11'''''' Ass' L'-lf''''' sr 4--4 '-)i' 1 Ivt Azo- 0 I 4e i ii '7' (-7- na 3 -4 41z-: Jc- -kr i A t' A -Ti 'I 7 4rw-- Ef 4- A li' --4 tg---- q- '4 a 't Jez4-e :4 4-4 e- f-4 1 41 i i'-- 1: 14 9 4 '4-14 r' -17- c) I 1101 -i'' '-l' is 4 7 A 'N 4fe lot' lp 1 Wa7ractit0 aco ry 24 '-'7 1 4' '000--'T A 4 'i -40 i 1 1 4 i "i 0'' 4 111 1 4 1 X- i A ii- 4 it ii'" i' st I i' -i i- 1 7o kl i I 41 I- 7 l' troo I 0 Clayton Williams: "I'll try to be more thoughtful" 1 A 1r RAND PRAIRIE Whip in hand and fedora planted firmly on his head Indiana Jones stands by the entrance to the Palace of Wax his rough-and-tumble appearance a seem ingly appropriate symbol of the muse um's stormy recent history The museum will open Saturday re placing the Wax Museum of the South west which was destroyed by fire in September 1988 There were no inju: ries in the blaze which officials say was touched an electric spark but the building was leveled and damage was estimated at 18 million Within weeks while museum owners were deciding how to rebuild the tourist attraction investigators were looking for any possible links between the fire and the mysterious deaths of the previous wax museum owner and her assist' ant although no one has been able to prove any connection between the fire and the deaths When the newly christened Palace of Wax opens Saturday operators say they will breathe a sigh of relief that the museum once again will be up and running But investigators still are stymied by the 1987 poisoning homicide of museum co-owner Patsy Wright and the 1984 death of employee Lori Williams They say they will continue to investigate leads into the two deaths "If I could have made an arrest two years ago I would have" said Arlington Police Sgt Jay Gustafson who led the investigation into Wright's death by strychnine poisoning "It's just that with the type of evidence we have we (More on WAX on next page ingly appropriate symbol AND PRAIRIE Whip in hand and fedora planted firmly on his head Indiana Jones stands by the entrance to the Palace of Wax his rough-and-tumble appearance a seem- yol of the muse- urn stormy recent history The museuin will open Saturday re- placing the Wax Museum of the South- west which leVas destroyed by fire in September 1988 There were no inju- ries in the blaze which officials say was touched an electric spark but the building was leveled and damage was estii mited at 18 million Within weeks while museum ovmers were deciding how to rebuild the tourist attraction investigators vere looking for any possible links beteen the fire and the mysterious deaths of the previ- ous wax museum owner and her assist- ant although no one has been able to prove any connection between the fire and the deaths When the newly christened Palace of Wax opens Saturday operators say they will breathe a sigh of relief that the museum once again will be up and running But investigators still are stymied by the 1987 poisoning homicide of muse- um co-owner Patsy Wright and the 1984 death of employee Lori Williams They say they will continue to investi- gate leads into the two deaths "If I could have made an arrest two years ago 1 would have" said Arling- ton Police Sgt Jay Gustafson who led (More on WAX on next page Staff plans no restraints for Williams By SI TANI GAMMAGE Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH Two former Tarrant County Sheriffs Department employees fired for ties to the Ku Klux Klan lost their bids to be reinstated when the civil service commission yesterday turned down their appeals After separate hearings the commission upheld the firings of Charlyn "Kay" Moore a 48-year-old former jailer and David White a 26-year-old former dispatcher Both had been with the department since July 1987 The resulted from a Sheriffs Department internal affairs investigation that began after an unidentified woman phoned the department Jan 31 to say that Tim Hall then a reserve sheriffs deputy was a Klan recruiter Hall was dismissed from his volunteer deputy's post and did not have status under civil service rules In deciding Nloore's case commission Chairman Mark Hill cited Moore's signing an oath to uphold the US Constitution as a deputy with the Sheriffs Department Yet she subsequently swore "allegiance first to the white race throughout her membership in the KKK which she admits though regrets" Hill said "We firmly believe that people have the right to join groups that they wish" he said "They can't always do so with impunity" The commission said it had "much more trouble" with White's case but chose not to reinstate the dispatcher because the decision to fire White was made "in accordance with rules and regulations" Hill said "We have no reason to believe that and don't hold that David White joined (More on APPEAL on next page BY JAMES WALKER Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH Clayton Williams yesterday vowed not to change and his handlers promised not to put the Republican gubernatorial nominee on a short leash in the wake of a controversy spawned by his comparison of bad weather to rape "I'm not a perfect man I've made mistakes and I'm sure I'll make more I think a lot of people like that" Williams told reporters yesterday at the Hyatt Regency Fort Worth after making a speech at the annual meeting of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association "I'm not going to change I'll try to be (More on WILLIAMS on next page i 1 Fon Worth Star- I elegant i 10 MAXWELL Sculptor Peter Carsillo checks details of a life-size figure of outlaw Belle Star in preparation for the opening of the Palace of Wax About 100 new figures have been created to partially replace 300 that melted in a 1988 fire that destroyed the original wax museum Fon Worth Star- I elegant i BRIJ' rvi AXV 111U UtSt1 J111 Watt Illt UM III a 1700 III 111:41 133CU LUC Ultigki litt iliiS WIlitil MP rTeN I 1 14 I1 ----------4----- i 1 r-t777 firimation to board McAllen mayor's remarks threaten co BY JOIN COUNCIL Fort Worth Star-Telegram Austin Bureau AUSTIN Lawmakers said yesterday' that Othal Brand's Senate confirmation as a member of the Agricultural Resources Protection Authority may be in danger after comments he made duri I ing the board's meeting Tuesday I While discussing a proposed ban on the use of the cancer-causing pesticide chlordane the McAllen mayor said "Sure it's going to kill a lot of people but they may be dying of somet ing else 1 anyway Brand later voted with a majority of the committee to review a proposed ban on the termite-killing chemical But he said he was opposed to totally banning pesticides without scientific proof of their danger Brand one of the state's largest vegetable producers was appointed to the board by Gov Bill Clements His nomination has not been confirmed by the Senate State Sen Chet Edwards D-Waco said Brand's comments raise questions about his qualifications to serve on the board "I think it was a terribly insensitive thing to say and that could cause him serious problems in the Senate" Edwards said "Up to now I had no reason to oppose his confirmation but I think a lot of senators including myself are going to be asking some questions about his commitment to getting reasonable regulation" Edwards said that Brand deserves an opportunity to explain his remarks to the Senate nominations committee No that are fine He says some other things that are not so fine So you know it's a habit that most of us have" Brand's confirmation fate may also lie in the hands of Sen Hector Uribe DBrownsville Under Senate tradition a senator is allowed to block confirmation of an appointee who lives in his or her district Uribe who has used his senatorial privilege once before to reject Brand's appointment to a state agency did not (More on BRAND on next page) date has been set yet for his confirmation hearing After being questioned Tuesday by a Slar-Telegram reporter about his state ment Brand said he did not make the comment although it was tape-recorded When later approached with a transcript of his remark Brand waved the reporter away In an interview with The Associated Press yesterday Brand again said he didn't make the remark during the board's meeting That was not said at the meeting I think I was talking to someone about the dangers in dying" Brand said "I've been around pesticides for 70 years for most of my adult life We use them correctly and correctly used they don't present a hazard I don't have any problem with banning chemicals that are harmful to the ecology in the long term" he said Clements yesterday stood behind his appointee without embracing Brand's words "I've known Othal for a long time" Clements said "He says some things Riding on Cultural District's back Slain dogs owner mad about hoax Group wants to add road drainage bonds to election '4 4' -4' 'SIN' 1 peic: A- i' 0 -e---- 1 i '4 Casa Mamma and Scott theaters The proposal is expected to be presented for the City Council's approval April 10 But the Rev Nehemiah Davis chairman of Allied Communities of Tarrant said that a single-issue bond vote was "not our preference" adding that the citizens action group wants the inclusion of street and drainage projects throughout the city "We favor a bond election focusing on streets arteries and drainage items as well as the Cultural District's projects and we would like to have that election as quickly as possible" Davis said "ACT has no beef with the Cultural District proposal" he said "Everybody is concerned about how often new taxes and debt are presented yet at some time we must recognize we've got a city to maintain as well" Valleau Wilkie Jr executive director of the Sid Richardson Foundation who is a member of the district's implementation committee said the single-issue proposal is not set "We have not made a final decision on what form that election will take" (More on DISTRICT on next page 1 BY FRANK PERKINS Foil Worth Star-Tekgrant FORT WORTH Allied Communities of Tarrant is asking the Cultural District Committee to add $100 million in street and drainage projects to the District's proposed $20 million bond issue for theater renovations The committee favors holding a bond election perhaps as early as July on only the Cultural District project Private foundations and donors would pay for the election and raise another $20 million to complete the estimated $40 million in renovations and expansion of the Will Rogers Auditorium and By MARY DOCILAR Fort Worth Star-Telegram ARLINGTON The owner of a poodle killed with a bow and arrow two weeks ago said somebody went too far by leaving a fake bomb in the mailbox of the neighbor accused of killing the dog The fake bomb which was made from two road flares and a small battery bound together with electrical tape was found to be a hoax after Arlington police called in the Fort Worth bomb (More on POODLE on next page Ion Worth Star-Telegram TONY RECORD Fort Worth Police Chief Thomas Windham applauds Officer Jimmy Garrett who yesterday received the Police Department's top award the Medal of I lonor STORY ON PAGE 28 I I I 1 ----y Jon 4 t'---- 1 Mc Coml kl 'bliralththi FORT WORTI I Doctors once told Bob Allen he would have trouble ever walking again That news came after he had been diagnosed as having a form of arthritis called Reiter's It is painful and disabling For Allen it made getting out of bed an hour of agony But Allen decided that he could do something about this Ile began positive thinking about his life and attitude And in February he ran the Cowtown Marathon That is 262 miles "Hey I finished it" said Allen "What can I say?" lie grinned "A miracle" he said "Maybe But I think we can choose a heaven or hell I chose heaven If I hadn't I still would have been in a living hell" Ile talked from his company Abbey Road Clean Air in east Fort Worth Ile stands 6 feet 2 and is lanky Ile is 40 an1 friendly FORT Doctors once told Bob said Allen The prescribed medicine did not seem to help And it made him sick Then one day a friend gave him a book about the healing attitudes of life "This made sense to me I thought that I needed to get a better attitude about things" said Allen Then be began swimming Ile had to use a cane to get to the pool But he kept swimming and working on his mental attitude "Then one morning I got out of bed and the pain was not there" he said Ile started running again "I prayed to be able to run two miles" said Allen "That's all Just two miles" lle reached that goal So he increased the distance Then he thought almut running another marathon "The doctors discouraged me They said it wuld be had for my joints" said Allen But one day in training Allen kept running until he reached 14 miles said Allen "I said then that I was going to run this marathon" said Allen "I called the Arthritis Foundation and told them That maybe I could be a little hope to others" He said he is a religious person "But I have gotten into a more spiritual feeling about things" he said "I feel there is definitely a cosmic power that flows through and if we Open up to it we can have a life of plenty I look back and when I was in so much pain I was really negative" Then came the day of the run On that day he reached 14 miles "I felt good" he said He reached 20 miles "1 still felt good" he said "That's when I knew I was going to finish it" Ile did His time was 4 hours and 29 minutes Not bad for a guy who once had been told he would be lucky to ever walk again Jon McConal's column appears Tuesday Thursday and Saturday "I itt tbon thqt vtne onino tn nin thic Ile told of when he discovered the arthritis four years ago Ile was in London Ile had been dancing on New Year's Eve "This Englishman stepped on my foot" said Allen 'This next morning he could barely walk Ills foot had swollen "I went to a doctor who told me that nothing was broken That it probably was a sprain" said Allen By the time he left London they had to use a wheelchair to put him the plane Then pain hit his shoulder Then his toes started curling and fused Then he was told what he had "That's when they told me that I had better forget running I would be lucky to walk" said Allen at was had news "I had been running for eight years" said Allen "I had completed five marathons" Now he had trouble getting it of bed "I was angry I kept saying Ile told of when he discovered the arthritis Marathon man Ltoutnms the pain e- 'k.