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i The News Tribune Tacoma Mon June 30 1980 A-5 County buses take to new routes tomorrow hour during rush hours and once hourly the remainder of the time To Fort Lewis the service will be hourly during weekday rush hours and every two hours the remainder of the time Saturday and Sunday service will be on a reduced scale Adult fares for all but the Federal Way service will be 25 cents Adult fares to Federal Way will be 75 cents Adult fares on King County's Metro system would be 50 cents to Boring Field and 75 cents to downtown Seattle More specific information about Pierce Transit schedules may be obtained by calling 593-4520 Metro schedules and information are available at 447-4800 and pickup passengers at the Sea-Tac Mall shopping area and at the park-and-ride lot at South 320th Street and Interstate 5 There passengers may make coo- nectlons with Metro Transit's system for rides to Seattle and elsewhere in King County The first bus for Federal Way will leave the Pierce County Annex parking lot tomorrow at 5:15 am That bus will serve Boeing employees and others wanting to make connections to Renton The remainder of the Federal Way-bound buses will leave from the downtown Tacoma transit terminal The first will leave there at 5:54 am Other early morning tripe will leave downtown at 6:30 7 7:30 8 and 8:55 The last weekday trip will leave Tacoma at 10 pm The first trip from the Federal Way park-and-ride lot will leave shortly before 6 am and the last will leave there at 10:45 pm The first weekday trip to Puyallup and Sumner from Tacoma will be at 5:25 am From Puyallup the first trip to Tacoma will be at 5:55 am To Fort Lewis McChord and Tillicum the first bus leaves downtown at 5 am Fran FOrt Lewis the first trip will leave at 6 am On weekdays on the Federal Way and Puyallup runs buses will run every half By JOHN GILLIE Tomorrow will be a milestone for Pierce Transit the new bus system the day Pierce County residents will begin enjoying the fruits of six months of organization and planning as the transit system inaugurates service to Federal Way Fife Milton Puyallup Sumner Fort Lewis McChord Air Force Base and Tillicum Earlier this year the system began operating in the Lakewood and Steilacoom areas as it took over routes served by the former Lakewood-Bayshore Lines The service to Federal Way will drop agent or Eastern at 622-1881 in Seattle or 927-5600 in Tacoma Take off on the airline growing nonstop to serve you Eastern Airlines Savings compared to regular daycoach fare Fare subject to change TO SSM YOU BETTER growing with convenient nonstop service for you the only afternoon nonstop to Salt Lake Gty Starting July 2nd you can take off from SeattleTacoma at 1:20 pm and touch down in Salt Lake Gty at 4:03 pm And Eastern's service stop there We also take you nonstop to Atlanta with two nonscops every day From there we can take you to over 55 cities in the East From Montreal to Miami From Syracuse to San Juan Eastern knows Florida better than anyone From Atlanta we can take you to 16 Florida cities And going to Florida with special deals for kids and senior citizens JULY ONLY SALT LAKE 50 OFF growing with nonstop savings For July only you can fly to Salt Lake Gty for just $66 each way with our special introductory coach fare Seats are limited and 7-day advance purchase is requited Super Savers can save you a lot too And our unique Unlimited Mileage Fare" lets you fly to over 100 cities for one low price For reservations and fare requirements call your navel EASTERN WE HAVE TO EARN (XJR WINGS EVEFY DAY Drivers beware: ash still a hazard All interstate and major state highways will be open for the Fourth of July weekend but ash from the Mount St Helens eruptions remains a hazard along some routes according to the state Department of Transportation Ash removal is still under way mainly In Central and Eastern Washington from Yakima and Ellensburg to Spokane and Pullman the DOT said with heavy ash concentrations from Vantage to Ritsville Some ash removal also is in progress in Western Washington in the Vancouver Kelso Longview Centralis Chehalis South Bend and Raymond areas DOT officials advised motorists to drive slowly and with extra caution in areas where they encounter ash and to carry extra vehicle air filters on long trips through affected areas Motorists also should check windshield wipers and fluid and cany dust masks for persons with respiratory problems when traveling through these areas the officials advised Some detours or brief delays can be expected because of ash-removal activities and highway construction and maintenance projects the officials noted As usual free coffee will be offered by various community organizations at all of the 37 major rest areas along the state highway system And finally pilots planning to fly near Mount St Helens should check first with the Seattle or Portland flight services Flight restrictions remain in force in the area of the mountain Area briefing Man escapes robbers A South End resident escaped through the back door of his home early today as two men broke through the front door in an apparent robbery attempt Police said the man told them that one of the men who confronted him was armed with a knife and he suspected they intended to rob him Two rob doughnut shop Two men armed with weapons robbed Donut Shop 15013 Pacific Ave early yesterday morning and escaped with some $800 sheriffs deputies reported One suspect jumped over the counter and prevented an employee from escaping to a back room while the second robber scooped money from the cash register into a paper bag Both men fled on foot southbound on Pacific Avenue Solar energy talk set Richard Cellarius from The Elver green State College will discuss solar energy conversion when the Tacoma Inventors Club meets at 7:30 pm Wednesday at the Parkland United Methodist Church 12183 A St A Huff of Chehalis also will speak at the public meeting Housing agency to open office The Pierce County Housing Authority will open its new office tomorrow in Lakewood The county housing body which has been managed by the Tacoma Housing Authority in the past is setting up separate administrative headquarters at 10209 Bridgeport Way SW Robert Durkee a former member of the coun- ty housing authority's board of commissioners is acting director of the newly Independent housing agency Canadians to play at event Members of bands representingfive Canadian Militia units including two Scottish regiments will Join the 9th Infantry Division Band for the US annual Retreat Ceremony at 7 pm Thursday in Cowan Stadium at Fort Lewis This year is the sixth year of participation by the Canadian reservists who use the Fort Lewis facilities and instruction programs during their summer training schedule The ceremony will include traditional army marches Highland tunes and a medley of Ameri- can and Canadian tunes Jobs open for seniors Low-income senior citizens interested in working full or part time are being sought by the Pierce County Senior Employment Program i Information and eligibility requirements may be obtained from Adell Kittleson in the Spana-! way-Parkland area at 537-4848 Bridget Ander- son in the Puyallup Valley at 848-8768 Lucille Archbold in the Lakewood area at 582-8014 or the Pierce County Annex in Tacoma at 593-4440 Infantry to mark 62 years Some 12000 soldiers will pay tribute to the 62nd anniversary of 'the founding of the 9th In- fantry Division during a celebration at Fort Lewis this week The division's birthday will be celebrated Wednesday with a memorial service to honor -soldiers of the division who were killed in action a parade and a 50-gun salute to the nation oV Other events during the celebration include a Tuesday night banquet with former division commander Gen Volhey Warner as guest of hon-or and a concert Thursday by the 9th Infantry Division Band and the Canadian Armed Forces Band iSwim class signup begins Sign ups for two weeks of swimming lessons at two area pools will be held Thursday from 9 am to noon at the pool offices Classes will be held from July 7 to 18 at Clo-: ver Park High School pool 11023 Gravelly Lake Drive SW and the Lakes High School pool 1 10320 Farwest Drive SW The 30-minute classes will be held each week-day morning and include parent-infant classes preschool and regular instruction and basic and advanced lifesaving Black community sets picnic a picnic for members of the Tacoma-area i black community will be held in Holiday Park at McChord Air Force Base Friday It will begin about noon and include a 45- I minute program at 2:30 pm that addresses a Tell to theme about the effort to increase registration of black voters Transpor-'tatlon to the picnic will leave from SL John Church 2001 SL and the Eastslde Com-' unity church 4420 Portland Ave at 11:30 am and 12:30 pjn fO i.