Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 39

i Friday June 91995 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Section A age 21 Tornadoes rip path through Panhandle' Base From Page 25 "It basically took out a two-block wide 1 0-blocklong section in the south part Caroline Gocklan Texas Division of Emergency Management From Staff and Wire Repons PAMPA At least one tornado slammed into a residential area of this Panhandle city yesterday causing minor injuries damaging buildings and obstructing a highway with windswept debris Two Pampa residents were taken to Golden Plains Community Hospital in Borger One man was in serious condition after being extricated from under debris nursing supervisor Bonney Phelps said Five people were taken to Coronado Hospital in Pampa assistant hospital administrator Bill O'Brien said A 54-year-old woman was in stable condition after suffering cardiac problems when her oxygen machine lost power during the twister said Terry Barnes a hospital spokeswoman A 55-year-old woman suffered a back injury and was in serious condition Barnes said Phelps said Five people were taken to Coro- nado Hospital in Pampa assistant hospital administrator Bill O'Bri- en said A 54-year-old woman was in stable condition after suffering cardiac problems when her oxygen machine lost power during the twister said Terry Barnes a hospi- tal spokeswoman A 55-year-old woman suffered a back injury and was in serious condition Barnes said Granger US Rep Martin Frost D-Dallas and others say the move has caused a rift between the two cities Granger said the wounds will heal "when we prevail" Rick Wheeler an Austin businessman and a member of the group trying to save Bergstrom said "We certainly did not like adding Carswell to the base list but how could we have any credibility with the commission process if we left it off? They're an F16 base just like we are" Austin's proposal centers on two areas the commission promised in 1991 and 1993 that the reserve unit would remain there if the city turned the field into a commercial airport and the Air Force used flawed numbers and wrongly concluded that Bergstrom was the most expensive F-16 base to operate But Fort Worth intends to concentrate on the commission's No 1 criterion for base closure or realignment its military value The Fort Worth base by next year will have about 11600 full-time employees and reservists in the military's first experiment in training reservists from all branches together mary tornado that hit Pampa moved slowly and spun off a secondary funnel O'Brien said a 1- story industrial building with six cars inside collapsed and an 18: wheeler was overturned Road crews were clearing Texas I 52 from Pampa to Borger It was blocked with debris from damagecI buildings said Jerry Raines a en- gineer for the Texas Department 04 Transportation "It was a big black funnel scarY' looking" Raines said He said at least one mobile home was demoln ished The storm interrupted transmissions of radio station! KOMX in Pampa "We have rotation we have hail we have everything going on up here" Ochi 'tree County sheriffs dispatcher Gwen McKnight said in Perryton about 60 miles north oh Pampa 1 looking" Raines said He said at least one mobile home was demoln ished I i tOMX in Pampa The storm interrupted ransmissions of radio station if "We have rotation we have hail we have everything going on up I here" Ochiltree County sheriffs dispatcher Gwen McKnight said in I Perryton about 60 miles north of Pampa 1 i 1 in the south part of Pampa" said Caroline Guckian a spokeswoman for the Texas Division of Emergency Management in Austin Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Mike Cox said "many" DPS troopers were in the city with more en route after the twister struck just after 4:30 pm The tornado damaged a 15- block area Cox said Winds reportedly pulled one man from his house on the southwest side of the city A Potter County sheriffs dispatcher in Amarillo said Pampa authorities had requested assistance from fire and rescue crews throughout the area Mayor Bob Neslage said the pri city with more en route atter the twister struck just after 4:30 pm The tornado damaged a 15- block area Cox said Winds re- ortedly pulled one man from his house on the southwest side of the city A Potter County sheriffs dis- patcher in Amarillo said Pampa authorities had requested as- sistance from fire and rescue crews throughout the area Mayor Bob Neslage said the pri- The tornado part of a severe system that covered most of the Panhandle yesterday was one of several reported Authorities in Clarendon McLean and Perryton also reported funnel sightings Three tornadoes touched down in McLean destroying a barn a Wheeler County sheriff's dispatcher said A state Division of Emergency Management dispatcher reported that a tornado touched down on the southwest side of Allison destroying seven or eight homes The worst damage apparently was in Pampa about 60 miles northeast of Amarillo "It basically took out a two-block wide 10-block-long section McLean destroying a barn a Wheeler County sheriff's dis- Patcher said A state Division of Emergency Management dispatcher reported that a tornado touched down on the southwest side of Allison de- stroying seven or eight homes The worst damage apparently was in Pampa about 60 miles northeast of Amarillo "It basically took out a two- block wide 10-block-long section this round of military downsizing Beginning at 9 am in the West Exhibit Hall community leaders from San Antonio Del Rio Oklahoma City and Enid Okla will also defend their military installations The commission added Kelly Laughlin Tinker and Vance Air Force bases for closure consideration last month But US Sen Phil Gramm said yesterday that Texas leaders still hope to save the state's bases "We continue to believe that we have a fighting chance of keeping our bases off the list" Gramm said In February the Air Force and the Defense Department recommended closing Bergstrom deactivating the 924th Fighter Group and moving the 10th Air Force headquarters to Fort Worth Two months later Austin officials persuaded the base closure commission to rethink its evaluation process proposing that the 30 I st Fighter Wing be moved to Bergstrom and that Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida be closed instead this rou Begin Exhibit from Sa homa also def tions Kelly Air Fon eration I Butt yesterch hope to! "We have a I our bas said In Fe the Def mended vating and ma headqw Two ficials commis tion prc 301st Fi Bergstro Air Res closed in Staff writer Michael Towle contributed to this report Event i 1 From Page 25 Clothes Horse Semi-Annual gamblers Safe ft g4Q Las Vegas has Caesars Lake Tahoe has Harrahs JLAaltc A anue nas "'anal's Monaco has Casino de Monte Carlo Fort Worth has Clothes Horse 41g4111 'i i (lum i Clothes Horse serniaAnnuat 1 1 1 i gamblers safe it ft I 1 A-er fl I I I (4s S' -) I I 1 1 I 11 1VIO' "I VS 1 Ital 0 'N 'N A VI 'N 1: 11)k A CP SI 1 4 ei 't A 4 i ik I buoliollul esun1411411 A44014141 4 AN I le 141 irl 41 a i st 4 if I I i 4 i 4 9 0" 4 4 I 4 i Ai '14 1 ft 2 Ea Las Vegas has Caesars i 1 1 4 I NN 71 i --1 4 61: II Lake Tahoe has Harrahs 4 i Monaco has Casino de Monte Carlo 4 Fort Worth has Clothes Horse 3 I 4 t- 1 i I e- 4 zcA 3 9 111 411 2 A 4 1 '4 4 to 40: Xi 4 i I 4- -Z AW N4'st 1 1 4 4 0pl --Ageolltwoltexany tt 1r fi- Juneteenth events Tomorrow: Community health fair 10 am to 4 pm Fort Worth Town Center Admission is free Thursday: Dr Marion Brooks Living Legends Awards Scholarship Banquet 6 pm Renaissance Center 2100 Evans Ave $35 admission June 16: Juneteenth Blues Benefit Concert featuring Bobby "Blue" Bland 7 pm Renaissance Center Admission $2250 June 17: Street festival on Evans Avenue 10 am to 8 pm Also on June 17: Texas International Strokers Pro-Am Golf Classic 8 am Meadowbrook and Pecan Valley golf courses Dick Gregory Juneteenth Fun Run a 5-kilometer race through downtown 8:30 am 300N Taylor St $12 Juneteenth Parade 10 am First and Pecan streets Introduction of Miss Juneteenth Pageant contestants 1 pm main stage of the Fort WorthTarrant County Convention Center followed by a community talent showcase at 1:30 pm Free June 18: Art and history exhibit noon followed by a 2 pm Father's Day luncheon in east hall of convention center $10 Gospel Fest '95 4 pm convention center Featured artists include Tory Owens Likeness Phyliss Christian and the Texas Wesleyan Worship Praise Community Choir $5 June 19: Senior Citizen Film Festival and Fun Day 10 am to 4 pm Renaissance Cultural Center Free admission "The Cost of Freedom in 1995" noon City Council chambers "There Is Hope for Our Children" workshops 9 am convention center Prayer breakfast 8 am east hall of convention center The Rev Gregory Spencer pastor of the Church at Philadelphia will be guest speaker $10 Wrestling match 1 pm east hall convention center $5 Cooking contest and art exhibit 1:30 pm east hall convention center African-American poets including nia akimbo Michelle Boyd and Ron Levi 7:30 pm Barnes Noble Bookstore 8525 Airport Freeway North Richland Hills Free Ray (Linda Lu) Sharpe concert 6 pm Fort Worth Water Gardens Free Dick Gregory concert 8 pm east hall convention center $20 June 24: Auction and bazaar 10 am to 2 pm Renaissance Cultural Center addition to the fun they said the observance will be used to raise awareness of both the need for economic development in the African-American community and the plight of children "We've got a job to do in educating our people" said Opal Lee spokeswoman for one of several local Juneteenth committees "We need to get over to people that this is not just for black people When slaves were freed it freed other people to get on with their lives" Lee said the observance has taken on national appeal because "everywhere people realize that it's much more than barbecue and soda" This year she said children will be the focus of her committee's planned activities "We've lost so many young men to prison and gang wars and we're hoping that the little ones can be turned around before they are lost" Lee said The Renaissance Cultural Center is hosting its third annual celebration which will begin at 10 am tomorrow at Fort Worth Town Center with a community health fair Free health screenings will be offered Jim Austin co-founder of the cultural center 2100 Evans Ave said "Coming Back to the Community" is the theme of this year's celebration First and foremost Austin said the community must reinvest in itself "So often we take our dollars and spend them in other parts of the city" he said "In order for us to have some success in our community we need to leave some of those dollars in our community" That includes he said investing in African-American youth The center with the help of the Martin Luther King Holiday Committee will award five scholarships two for $1000 and three for $500 to African-American youths in Fort Worth The grants will be presented Thursday at the Dr Marion Brooks Living Legends Awards Scholarship Banquet At the same time the center will recognize five African-Americans who have made significant contributions to additiot observa awaren( nomic African and the "We" ing our spokesv local need to is not slaves I people Lee taken "everyv it's muc soda" This be the planned "We' to priso hoping turned lost" LA The ter is hi ebratioi am tc Town health will be Jim cultural said munity' celebral First the cor itself "So and spc the city Yes Clothes Horse! And our pot is full with a large selection of Spring Summer apparel and accessories at winning reductions up to 50 Off Each day we'll raise the stakes by taking further reductions on the lowest price You can wait if you feel lucky or come in early for best bets Either way you'll come away a winner Yes Clothes Horse! I) 4 And our pot is full with a large selection of Spring Summer no 1-es 1 their communities Carol Sur les president of Texas Woman's University will be guest speaker On June 16 Fort Worth will host its annual observance at noon in the City Council chambers The Rev Michael Bell pastor of Greater St Stephen First Church will speak FRIDAY SATURDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY June 9th June 10th June 12th June 13th June 14th June 15th Pay Sale Price Pay Sale Price Pay Sale Price Pay Sale Price Pay Sale Price Pay Sale Price Less Extra Less Extra Less Extra Less Extra Less Extra Less Extra 2 0 csk 2 5 30 3500 40 45 June 16th June 17th Pay Sale Price Pay Sale Price a ak1141111 glig Less Extra Less Extra 5013k 50 0 0 VOPOO 00 00 Filings 1 i 4 46414- 4 er t' cp akt! 4 Ar 1 i rii: i I 1 1 1 7 A I From Page 25 1g 'of ifr 1 14 ing to Lee Parsley rules staff attorney for the Texas Supreme Court which must approve all fax filing plans Thirty-four counties now offer the option he said But it's a relatively new phenomenon The fax machine a standard business instrument for years has been only gradually adopted in the courts Parsley said "Lawyers typically are fairly traditional They resist change in practice and procedure And governments are usually a little behind the curve on technology" he said The system in Dallas County launched last September has been a success said Nina Mountique of the Dallas County District Clerk's Office The fax filing system Tarrant County will use is akin to on-line filing Wilder said of employees has remained the same for the past three years while the caseload has jumped from 32000 to 43000 He said the new service uses existing personnel phone lines and computers and will cost about $2000 "I'd really like to reserve my judgment until I see how it works" said Arlington attorney Don Lee who said his firm sends people to downtown Fort Worth at least once a day to file divorce petitions and other documents "But once the bugs are out it's my opinion it would be a real time-saver" Tarrant is the last of the urban counties to add fax filing accord 6333 Camp Bowie Blvd Fort Worth (817) 732-6677.