Times Record News from Wichita Falls, Texas • 1

A A ggi Wichita Falla Texas (76367) Salarday May S4 166 25 Committed to excellence Vol LXII No Ill 41 Fijti 4 Secllono South AMcan diplomat told to leave HENRY GOTTLIEB Associated Press WASHINGTON The United States on Friday expelled the senior defense attache from South Africa's embassy in Washington to protest his government's raids against three neighboring countries earlier this week South Africa will not be allowed to send a replacement and the US defense attache in Pretoria was recalled for consultations "We trust that this action will make clear to the South African government that the United States cannot tolerate disregard of the sovereignty of South Africa's the State Department said in its announcement of the expulsion order When the United States condemned the raids into Botswana Zambia and Zimbabwe on Monday it said it was reviewing further actions to show its displeasure The expulsion order was the first such action The statement identified the expelled South African as Brigadier Alexander Potgeiter He will have 10 days to leave the country The recalled US official was Col Robert Hastie The State Department said it had not determined how long Hastie an Air Force officer would be kept out of South Africa The State Department apparently chose a military attache for expulsion because the raids were carried out by South Africa's armed forces South African ambassador Herbert Beukes was called to the State Department Friday afternoon to be informed of the expulsion but any reaction to the decision will come from officials in Pretoria said embassy spokesman Pieter A Swanepoel "The United States has joined with many other nations in condemning South Africa's recent military strikes into Zambia Zimbabwe and Botswana" the department said "Our diplomacy for many years has been aimed at stopping cross-border violence one of the most destabilizing factors in Southern Africa" Calor noarallaa-Dala Pric Raising the dead I years handling everything from big game to a Texas Longhorn done for President Reagan Story photos Page 12A (Photo by Harry Tonemah) Taxidermiat Bob Laurick puts the finishing touches on the head of a rhinoceros he mounted at his shop in Wichita Falls Laurick has stuffed animals for 22 Hunt continues for escapee 2 shopping centers set for north side Paper says Italy seeks 20 Syrians his cell door with an overhead control cable waited until the jailer Gloria Byork was giving another prisoner some medication She had her back turned to his cell He ran out the main door and locked the Boucher said Byork who was unharmed was locked in a cell with trusty John Diffenderfer "It happened so fast nearly before we knew what was happening" Byork said Boucher said another deputy discovered the escape about 10 minutes later and released LEE ANDERSON and GRETA ST JOHN Regional Staff BOWIE Texas An extensive manhunt continued late Friday night near here for Montague County Jail escapee Doyle Lewis Ward Ward 25 of Fort Worth was being held on numerous charges ranging from four counts of attempted capital murder to aggravated armed robbery He escaped shortly after II pm Thursday after chipping a hole in the concrete wall of his cell close to the ceiling Ward who is 6-feet 2-inches tall and weighs 160 pounds was last seen wearing a brown corduroy suit Law enforcement officials say the man should be considered extremely dangerous but it is not known if he is armed Friday night law enforcement officials from Montague Palo Pinto Wise and Wichita counties had focused their search on the property of Gary Birchfield near an old airport north of Bowie Thursday's escape was second from the Montague County Jail this year Chief jailer Stephanie Boucher said that after he knocked the hole in his cell wall Ward manually opened Harper supports construction of a city civic center at a downtown site near the proposed Wichita River riverwalk over a proposed north-side site known as RiverRidge That support drew the ire of north-side residents who long have voiced the desire for more shopping facilities in their area of Wichita Falls North-side residents also have alleged the city is blocking development in the area to prop up construction in the southwestern portion of the city "There is development going See 2 SHOPPING Page 2A KAREN BALL Record News Staff Construction of two new shopping centers in northern Wichita Falls should begin by this summer Mayor Charles Harper said Friday Harper who would not name the developers or describe the developments because he said he had been asked not to do so mentioned the projects last week at a meeting with north-side residents "There is a grocery store in one of Harper said Harper met with the residents to assure them he is not "antinorth side" See HUNT Page 2A it 1 i across Fighting hunger Fund-raiser organizers remain optimistic ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME Italy has prepared 20 international arrest warrants for Syrians wanted for complicity in the Dec 27 massacre at the Rome airport that claimed 17 lives Italy's largest newspaper reported Saturday Corriere della Sera said that prosecutor Domenico Sica a judge heading Italy's investigation into the attack drew up the warrants after hours of questioning Mohammed Sarham the only surviving terrorist from the airport assault Three terrorists were killed during the attack Sica had told The Associated Press in an earlier interview that Sarham's confessions revealed that he had left Damascus Syria for Europe to stage the attack and likely had Syrian support No one answered Sica's office telephone early Saturday morning and an --Jficial at the office of Premier Bettino Craxi said no one was available for comment The newspaper report which did not identify its sources said 20 people "seemingly all of Syrian nationality" were being accused in the warrants of complicity It said the accused included some "high government functionaries" including one involved in military air security in Damascus the Syrian capital No other details were offered Reagan joins Hands Across America line Page 11A those miles 212 are being put on the shoulders of the regional office here But organizers haven't given up despite fewer calls at first than expected "The response the last few days has been unbelievable We've been expecting it to mushroom and it finally happened The phones have been ringing off the wall and we love it" Joyce said Joyce estimated that more than 150000 people have contacted the Wichita Falls office Joyce said she originally expected a computer printout on the number of people signed up LEE WILLIAMS Record News Staff How many people will actually stand in line at 2 pm Sunday for the historic Hands Across America fund-raiser is still an open question but organisers remain optimistic that the hungerfighting event will turn out to be a success something I guess find out Sunday" organizer Karen Joyce said of the turnout "But we could still use another 100000 get me wrong not said Joyce who is helping coordinate the event as director of a regional office in Wichita Falls Hands Across America is being organized and sponsored by the USA for Africa foundation and officials say the expected $50 million in donations will stay in the United States to help the hungry and homeless There has been much talk in recent weeks of the possibility of gaps in the 4152-mile human chain which is supposed to run from New York to Los Angeles through 17 states including Texas Wichita Falls is right in the middle of the route's course through the Lone Star State With 621 miles of ground to cover Texas has been marked as the toughest state to cross Of all i I See FUND-RAISER Page 2A Newspapers plan combined edition Participants urged to play it safe The Wichita Falls Record News and Times will publish a combined edition on Memorial Day Monday May 26 so that Times Publishing Co employees may enjoy the holiday Subscribers to both papers will receive only the morning Record News The afternoon Times will be published that day Ms Adams said "People just need to use flat common sense" Officials said the event will take place rain or shine and participants should dress appropriately for the weather A National Weather Spokesman in Wichita Falls said the forecast calls for a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms all weekend Temperatures Sunday should be in the upper 60s he said Participants are advised to bring the necessary amount of food and beverages have a full tank of gas in their vehicles and to bring a portable radio according to the list They are being asked to park well off the roadway and as far off the road shoulder as possible Officials are asking participants to find their places in line as early as possible PATRICIA POIST Record News Staff Hands Across America officials are urging participants to play it safe Sunday by staying off highways and keeping an eye on the weather of you are covered by insurance but we don't want to use that insurance" said Tim Molinari regional distict director told a group of area segment coordinators here this week "Make safety a No 1 consideration" Molinari briefed about 200 Wichita and Clay county segment marshals' asking them keep vehicles and participants off the roadway and away from busy intersections Wanda Adams regional coordinator said the organization has hired off-duty police officers to help patrol the crowds all across the nation She said she sure how many off-duty officers have been hired for the Wichita Falls area but said the line here will be continually patrolled by marshals and volunteer mobile-radio units Wichita Falls police officials said no additional officers will be assigned to work on Sunday but said all have been briefed on the day's events If necessary extra officers will be called in they said Ms Adams said the line which will cross Wichita Falls on US 217 could be up to two to three people deep on Broad Street Hands Across America officials distributed a safety tip sheet asking participants to refrain from bringing drugs or alcohol always going to be a few people doing silly Take the high road Hands Across America will follow US 2S7 through North Texas and will wind along the same route la Wichita Falls The hamaa chain set to take shape at 2 pm Sunday will ran down Broad Street past downtown (Record News map).