| to enforce boycott WASHINGTON = (AP)—President Committee refuses to go along. The president compared the Carter said Thursday he is prepared The administration coun revoke Moscow Rvs with the 1936 to take legal action if necessary to the passports of American Olympians Games in Berlin, which he said “were prevent American athletes from or stamp them invalid for travel to used to inflate the prestige participating of the in the Moscow the Soviet Union. ambitious dictator Adolf Hitler.” The Olympics this summer. Carter did not specify what he Soviets, Carter said, would like to Carter had previously told would do, but he told the annual exploit the Games, too, and win a American athletes the United States convention of the American Society propaganda victory. would not send a team, but he made of Newspaper Editors meeting in~ “It is essential that our intentions clear in a speech prepared for Washington: “If legal actions are be absolutely clear,” Carter said. delivery to newspaper editors today necessary to enforce the decision not “The measures we have taken against: | that he would enforce his plan for a to send a team to Moscow, I will take the Soviet Union since the invasion Boyeout even if the U.S. Olympic them.” will remain in effect until there is — total withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. Then, and only : a year later then, we would be prepared to join with Afghanistan's neighbors in a WICHITA FALLS—From the air, portions of the south side of this city guarantee of true neutrality and non- of 100,000 still look like unfinished jigsaw puzzles. interference in Afghanistan’s internal Cement foundations are sprinkled like salt throughout sections where affairs.” In the speech devoted to oto By Doug Johnston residents are still rebuilding homes and businesses demolished on that foreign policy, particularly the crises “Black Tuesday’ one year ago. in Iran and Afghanistan, Carter CU soccer team, is defended his restraint in seeking to month. Yesterday, Thursday marked a year since three tornadoes marshaled forces and free the Americans held hostage in natch against the crushed with unrelenting brawn into Wichita Falls, about 90 miles northwest of Fort Worth. the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. And he It was 6:15 that April evening when the tornado first skipped across the again blamed Soviet expansionism dust-colored waters of Lake Wichita and plunged into Memorial Stadium, for threatening Iran as well as snapping steel light standards and ripping up its astroturf. Afghanistan. From there it continued eastward through Western Hills, Faith Village nado “If interference from outside is a and Southmoor. threat to Iran,” Carter said, ‘‘that a game with the It killed 44 persons, injured over 3,200 and left over 2,000 homeless, threat does not come from the United feat. including the families of several TCU students. In the 25 minutes that it States. d team in their was on the ground, the killer tornado cut an 8-mile long swath a mile and “The challenge in that area of the » entire first half. a half wide that destroyed one-fifth of the city. Property damage totaled world—as in some others—comes fessionals,” said nearly $300 million. : from the intersection of two historic vell as we should That same kind of ‘black death” struck not only Wichita Falls that day, trends.” One of those trends, the but Vernon and Lawton, Okla., as well. The Vernon tornado left 11 dead, president said, is the rising demand nade the biggest injured 66 and caused $20 million in property damage. Three were killed for self-determination, to which ned my head, he in Lawton, 127 injured, and property damage was over $12 million. Carter said the United States is And last week, as funnel clouds again threatened the twister-weary city, sympathetic. players—playing setting off wailing civil defense sirens, residents couldnt escape the “The other trend is Soviet ex- haunting memories of last year’s murderous rampage. pansionism, which we are deter- the first half and cil It has been a year of monumental grief for some, especially those who mined to oppose,” Carter said. termission. HONORED PROFESSOR—Dr. Walton H. Rothrock Day Convocation in Ed Landreth Auditorium Thur- rnado by a TCU lost loved ones. For others the tornado constituted at least a disruption holds the trophy he was presented at the 18th Honors sday. Skiff photo by Tommy Hawley 12-0, 2-0 and 6- that was to last an entire year. Nearly all of those residents who lost their homes to the storm were underinsured and government red tape has bogged down many in vhen the Kickers securing federal loans to rebuild. Some of those who have tried to rebuild Rothrock wins Honors Da y award |

have been bilked by crooked contractors. Chi Omega sorority and Lambda y attempting to But some residents just couldn't rebuild the homes that they had lived in By LYLE MCBRIDE Pulitzer Prize winner Howard Thomas also says that music is a Chi Alpha fraternity won Greek for years. The mental anguish was just too great. : Staff Writer Nemerov, who Honors Week direct reflection of the mind. Bach Scholarship trophies for having the Fort Worth are “Every time I would go back out there and try to rebuild, I would just Chairman Harry Opperman called would be t he best way to describe highest grade point average among 1 this area,” said get physically sick,” said Gene Wilcox, father of TCU junior Scott Wilcox. “probably the greatest living ourselves to people from other French Professor Walton H. their graduating seniors. The tornado destroyed the family 's home of 16 years shortly after they American poet,” was the speaker at planets. Rothrock won the Honors Faculty Electees to Phi Beta Kappa were had remodeled it. the 18th annual event. avel to Lubbock Recognition Award for 1980 at “We just decided to move,” said Wilcox, a registrar and veteran's Bach's “Magnificat in D” is one TCU’s Honors Day Convocation announced by Madeline Potter, who director at Vernon Regional Junior College in Vernon. “It took a little bit Thursday. such illustration of the way we think, to convince Mrs. Wilcox because there were a lot of memories in that replaced absent TCU chapter Phi Nemerov's address was titled Nemerov quoted Thomas as saying. house.” Beta Kappa President Ben Proctor. “Lewis Thomas, Montaigne, and “All that was left behind was bricks and sticks, so I felt we had to The Alpha Lambda Delta Award She called the award the highest, and Human Happiness” and dealt mostly move,” he said. for the highest grade point average of most coveted, academic award in The TCU Concert Chorale per- with Lewis Thomas’ book “The Life formed three movements from that “It has been a tough year,” he lamented. “But life goes on. We got our a graduating member of Alpha America. of a Cell.” work: “Fecit Poetentiam,” ‘‘Sicut careers and each other...” Lambda Delta went to Alicia White, Locutus Est” and “Gloria.” Direction ~——— Chris Kelley a nursing major. Students must have a 3.9 or above , was by Joyce Hull, a graduate student grade point average to qualify for Phi in music education. Beta Kappa. Thomas is a physician and biologist whom Nemerov said, “has Kit Klein, Student Honors Cabinet Nemerov also mentioned essays got so much le arning that he never written by Montaigne in which the chairperson, presented the Faculty bothers to sound learned.” Recognition Award to Rothrock on author discusses his own life and the basis of his “excellence in feelings. He added that the tie bet- teaching, research. ..and faculty- ween Thomas and Montaigne is student relationship.” Thomas compares human happiness. language with hills built by ants, Rothrock, who has taught at TCU saying that it is continually being “Happiness is not having to worry for 25 years and studied in France on changed by different generations, about yourself, as health is not a Fulbright Scholarship, received a with none of them knowing what the having to worry about your body,” standing ovation from the audience end product will be like, Nemerov Nemerov said. when the award was announced. said.

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Boycott supported with words. No nations Sadat confident of autonomy accord. After have joined the suggested American sanctions meeting with President Carter for two days, Sadat against Iran even though the Carter administration said that the next move in the self-rule negotiations says it will have responses by the end of the week, but for the Palestinians living in Israeli-occupied lands is any European decisions could be weeks away. The up to Israeli Prime Minister Begin, who's scheduled administration hopes that tough economic sanctions to arrive for talks with Carter next week. will make military action to free (and kill, the Carter has said that a self-rule plan must include a militants threaten) the hostages. recognition of Palestinian rights and their right to Meanwhile, the 34 ousted Iranian diplomats determine their own future. Administration officials received a heroes’ welcome upon returning to Iran. have said that an agreement can be reached by the President Carter broke diplomatic ties Monday after target date of May 26. : Khomeini rejected a plan to transfer control of the hostages from the militants to the ruling Israel moves into Lebanon. Reinforcements Revolutionary Council. and armored personnel carriers moved into southern Lebanon to search for terrorist squads. The Lebanese Colombian captors reduce demands. Still government said it holding 20 hostages in the Dominican Republic's was consulting with U.N. Secretary-General Waldheim for a U.N. Security Embassy, the guerrillas now say they want only the Council session on the Israeli move. release of seven jailed leftists, an unknown ransom ‘and safe passage out of the country in exchange for Iran-Iraq tensions grow. Iranian vessels the hostages. steamed out into the Persian Gulf and reported small Cuban exodus to in soon. Peru announced dogfights and artillery fights Thursday. Iraq, meanwhile, accused that, because five other h American countries Ayatollah Khomeini of spon- soring a agreed to take some of the 10,000 Cubans crowding ring of subversives. Iran estimates that ‘Peru's embassy in Havana, it would accept 1,000 25,000 Iranians have fled Iraq in the past week. refugees. Soviets explode nuclear bomb. The explosion _ Anderson will stay in GOP. Even if he does was the second within six days at its testing grounds fun as an independent, Anderson said he doesn’t in Central Asia. It regi 5.3 on the Richter scale

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TCU DAILY SKIFF, student newspaper at Christian University, Fort Worth, Text by C Texas, is published Tuesday through Friday during class weeks except review week, finals week and summer term. Views expressed are those of the students involved Art and do not necessarily reflect administrative policies of the University.

“Think it'll Tucson asked Good house action at dinner last “And we'll ; tornado or tw | “on part-time vote The air in R % 3 Wednesday We Shirts were pa It was hot, sti The House of Representatives voted last week not to give sauna. “C'mon,” w part-time students equal representation in student * tv government. 2 “we're under ¢ The representatives made a good decision on this issue—a His friend s: feasible decision. scalloped pota with orange ju Some students, such as James Sherman who resigned B» of window 8 pop. j from the House Tuesday night over the issue, feel that part- Just then, th time students need equal representation in the House. blustering thu: It would be nice if everyone had a voice in everything. minutes earlie But it would not be a realistic goal. cloud over the Giving part-time students a vote in the House would have x 4 * Benbrook, beg given them the benefits, without the responsibilities, of hailstones—sos balls—and the student government. It would have increased the power of a group that has a smaller interest—as shown by the apathy part-time students have shown in student government. What the House has done is to have drawn the line on a Kramer among predicted Oscars touchy subject. Giving part-time students—all part-time

students, regardless of how many semester hours they dramatic flood scenes. The depart- Syndrome or Marsha Mason in By RICHARD BRANDT be picked; what if the five best films take—equal representation without paying a portion of a ment was so pleased with the work one year? Chapter Two. Clayburgh and Mason Guest Film Critic all were made in France student activities fee is wrong. It dilutes the effect on and they decided to enter it as a candidate Then there's the fact of just who have a sympathy edge for being two- effect of the student who has a larger stake and a larger Ah yes, the Academy Awards. for the Oscar for Best Short Subject. picks each country’s nominee is not time losers. interest in the actions of this university. Before 1 make any specific Immediately, a group of specified. A government agency? A Meryl Streep is the shoo-in for- predictions about the big bash Hollywood filmmakers banded board of film critics? The customs Supporting Actress for Kramer vs. Monday night, I would like to make a together protesting the action, office? Their version of the Kramer, but she has competition. This is not to say that part-time students should not few general remarks about the aura declaring that a poor precedent Barbara Barrie in Breaking Away, Last week's | participate in campus politics, only that they are not prone Academy—God forbid? of artistic integrity surrounding this would be established by having of the first of 1 to show interest in the House. august ceremony. I - government films in competition You should be rooting the North Tex: with films made under the banner of for Frederic Forrest in The Rose, As Carla Harris said in the House meeting last week, Everyone knows, for example, that seeing And while th part-time students can and should be active on House the winners are chosen purely on the free enterprise. how Fred graduated from TCU in 1960. $43 million in basis of their artistic achievement. A Oddly enough, the drive was mostly to dent:

committees. If this activity had been witnessed earlier the few examples will demonstrate. spearheaded by Walt Disney, whose windows and s of You end up with a fiasco like: this: Candice Bergen in ting, Over, and House might have been more willing to grant them equal i In the '30s, the USDA hired Pare “entire output at that time consisted injuries were 1 year’s, when the French film La Cage Jane Alexander (also for ramer) are representation. Lorentz to make documentary films short films—which would have been There ‘Were 2 Aux Folles is nominated for Best the kind of veterans the Academy promoting proper soil conservation. in competition with The River for loves to recognize, which sort of however, when Among his output was The River, a awards. And he succeeded, too. Director and Best Screenplay but not been sighted ov

for Best Foreign Film. leaves 18-year-old Mariel classic work with a stirring score by Interestingly, several years later Benbrook, seve Hemingway (Manhattan) stalled in Virgil Thompson and some pretty World War II broke out and all the Now that you know how valid the moved eastwar the starting gate. documentary film Oscars went to awards are, I know you're dying to hear who the winners will be. down in south government war films. I guess old Robert Duvall is the favorite for about 5:30. Best Picture, everyone agrees, will Walt didn’t want to look like a Nazi Supporting Actor for Apocalypse Although “tc be Kramer vs. Kramer, which has sympathizer. So it goes. Now, an award most feel is insist on their rights already won every critic's prize in the Non-smokers Another case: overdue. You should be rooting for During the 50s, the Acadamy book. But there are no sure things, Frederic Forrest in The Rose, seeing and Breaking Away has a chance at By MARK MAYFIELD that cigarette smoking is also Next, the government receives a decided that a script was ineligible how Fred graduated from TCU in sneaking up from behind, as Annie Guest Columnist dangerous to the health of all non- great deal of money from the for a writing award if the author 1960. Other possibilities: Mickey Hall did two years ago. smokers. No longer is it merely a case cigarette tax. Then there are the belonged to any alleged Communist Rooney (The Black Stallion) for There are two types of people: of undeniable rights for smokers. members of Congress who smoke, front organization or had refused to Best Actor to Kramer, again, for sentimental reasons, 9-year-old Justin fe smokers and non-smokers. Smokers Others are involved now. and who would never vote to testify before a House or Senate Dustin Hoffman. Everyone knows Henry if Kramer makes a sweep, and can easily be identified by the white What this situation amounts to is a eliminate their own habit. And committee. You can look back at the Dustin deserved the award over 10 Melvyn Douglas because Being There clouds hovering above their heads, battle of conflicting rights. Some finally, the non-smokers are a silent old lists of nominees, and see the years ago, and the only thing stand- is recent and still in memory. enjoy their right to smoke, and others and in the trail of cigarette butts, majority. Only a noisy majority will scripts nominated by the Hollywood ing against him is his known anti- Francis Coppola is favored for Best matches, and ashes dropped enjoy their right to breathe clean air. prove effective. writers as the best of the year, but Hollywood feelings. In which case 1 believe a wise and responsible Director for Apocalypse Now, but I thoughtlessly on the ground behind If smokers cannot be rescued from declared ineligible by the Academy Peter Sellers is a good candidate for say the film is too controversial for them. They possess such desirable Non-smokers are those the Madison Avenue propaganda that for political reasons. ; Being There. Al Pacino is another oft- the Academy. Robert Benton should traits as yellow teeth, deteriorating cigarettes are ‘“‘cool” and “taste Once upon a time, the Academy time loser who deserves an award, take it for Kramer vs. Kramer if the lungs, bad breath, and smelly clothes. great” and calm one’s nerves was quite embarrassed when it gave but And Justice for All was too weak past is any indication. Bob Fosse With each precious intake of (regardless of the nicotine which acts the Best Screen Story award to Robert a picture. Roy Scheider (All That stands a good chance with All That chemicals and carcinogens, the as a stimulant), then let them go on Rich. It turned out Robert Rich didn’t Jazz) deserves an award, but needs to Jazz, if only because every time he’s smoking. But they must consider the smoker adds to his enjoyment while solution should place the necessity of exist, but was the pseudonym for build up more recognition. Jack competed with Coppola one subtracting from his lifespan. of them good health above the desire to rights of non-smokers. Rights that blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo. Lemmon would be a stronger can- has emerged victorious. British Non-smokers are those people who smoke. If smokers wish to continue should be enforced. do not put burning objects into their their ugly habit, let them do it, but let Theaters that allow. smoking on For best actress, it’s neck-and-neck between mouths. Past the age of thumb- them do it in private. only one side of the auditorium are Sally Field sucking, non-smokers realize that By law, “no smoking” signs have ludicrous—smoking should not be for Norma Rae and Bette Midler for The Rose. mouths are designed primarily for been in some public areas. itted in the theaters at all, and

eating and speaking, and lungs are Originally displayed for purposes of ushers should stop anyone trying to designed for breathing. Non-smokers fire safety, these signs have taken on light up. Classrooms and lecture halls Other writers who won Oscars make up the vast majority of the new meaning and importance. Many must be smokefree. Instructors turned out to be “fronting” for population, and can be found people in movie theaters, restaurants, should not smoke in class, and they blacklisted writers who actually did crowded around *‘no smoking” signs. libraries, elevators and classrooms should insist that their students also the work. : obey the rights of non-smokers. Which brings us up to the present many have tried to break now look forward to seeing “no smokers of their costly and ultimately smoking” signs in hope of breathing If a person on the job is regularly day. Know how the nominees for Best suicidal habit, most non-smokers feel clean air. faced with an inconsiderate, Foreign Language Film are picked?

it is up to the smoker to do with his unyielding chain-smoker, the non- Some airplanes, trains and The Academy invites every country body as he pleases. The real trouble buildings have separate areas for smoker should be able to bring suit in the world to send one nominee. begins, however, when inconsiderate non-smokers. Nevertheless, there are 282 inst the smoker for loss of health. Then a 1 A committee smokers decide that “no smoking” always those stubborn, selfish in- It is time for people to stand up for That's all, folks. See you at the signs are only for decoration, and dividuals who feign illiteracy and their rights. Non-smokers need to that they can puff away whenever smoke anywhere at anytime. There is understand the seriousness of the ask that and wherever they wish. obviously a need for the enforcement E From a libertarian position, one of laws. could argue that a does have So why aren’t the laws enforced? the right to do with his body as he pleases. But non-smokers like to breathe.

TCUDAILY SKIFF, FRIDAY. APRIL 11,1980

| A storm’s most violent child

Text by Chris Kelley pm Eu a mE i Art by David Torrez “Think it'll ?" the guy from appeared on National Tucson asked his friend from Texas Service radar screens, federal at dinner last week. meteorologist Kenneth Crawford “And we'll probably have a said his office could not confirm an tornado or two,” the friend joked. actual tornado. The air in Reed Cafeteria last Wednesday was thick as syrup. It was a year ago that a tornado Shirts were pasted to sweaty backs. cut t h the south side of It was hot, sticky and like a catered Wichita Falls, Texas, a city of: sauna. nearly 100,000 about 90 miles “C'mon,” winced the Arizonan, northwest of here. It killed 44 (two “we're under a warming.” died later), injured over 3,000 and His friend swallowed the left over 2,000 families homeless, scalloped potatoes and chased them including those of several TCU with orange juice. “Worry when the students. 8 pop.’ No natural force can be so Just then, the dark, fascinating yet so devastating as a blustering , that had tornado. minutes earlier spawned a funnel And it is this time of the year— cloud over the dam at nearby Lake ‘March to June—that these most Benbrook, began spitting violent children of hailstones—some as large as golf- are spawned. balls—and the rain came like And, according to the National someone had flushed a commode in Weather Service, the best defense a buildings to explode because the destruction about one-quarter mile the heavens. community can have against tor- normal air pressure inside the wide and roughly 25 miles long. The student from Arizona was nadoes is to know what conditions building pushes windows, doors and It spins counterclockwise at 45 Jittery. spawn them, what warning signs to walls outward as the tornado mph, generally moving from His Texas friend was hushed. watch for and what protective arrives. southwest to northeast. The internal Tornado safety tips Muffled by the cacophony outside, measures to take in the event of Opening windows to try and velocity is about 350 mph. civil defense sirens could barely be severe weather. equalize the building's air pressure There are, of course, exceptions. heard There are a number of weather with the pressure outside cannot The tip may be as wide as 600 “S—, I'm getting out of here.” factors that cause tornadoes, hurt, but people disagree about its feet, with wind speeds of up to 500 The Arizonan headed for the meteorologists say. Most are born in prevention of an explosion. If you're in your dorm room and you hear the blare of civil defense mph. The path of one tornado cafeteria door only to be halted by spring when a mass of warm, moist Occasionally, tornadoes give no covered 219 miles, nearly nine times sirens, officials suggest as a general rule, that you grab a pillow, race out the deluge outside. air from the Gulf of Mexico meets a visible warning before they strike. the average length. And tornadoes of your room, (closing the door behind you) and head for the basement cool, dry polar front from the north. Usually, however, their approach is have been recorded in every or lowest floor possible — away from any place that you can see glass. Last week's thunderstorm was one A squall line forms where these heralded by dark green swirling direction, some as fast as 70 mph. Curl up so that your head and eyes are protected. If possible, keep a of the first of many likely to strike masses collide, producing severe thunderclouds. The funnel-shaped The tornado at Wichita Falls cut battery operated radio nearby, and listen for further advisories. the North Texas area this spring. local thunderstorms. vortex projects like a finger from an 8-mile swath that was up to a Hall directors and staff have floor plans for your building with safe And while this one caused some For these squalls to spawn a the clouds. mile and a half wide. areas marked. It would be a good idea to know in advance what the $43 million in damage— confined tornado, the warm air mass, ideally The tip of the funnel often ap- Although they wreak havoc all safest areas are in your dorm. mostly to dented autos, shattered 8,000 to 10,000 feet thick, must lie over the world, tornadoes are If you're in a classroom, cafeteria, office, the library or other

pears to be dust and debris. windows and splintered shingles—no under the cold front. A vortex— particularly destructive in Australia university building and you hear civil defense sirens, seek shelter in a Although the core is almost injuries were, reported * whirling air that creates.a, cloudless, condensed water vapor and the United States, ponuieulazly, ws basement, windowless stairwell, or interior hallway on the lowest There 'Weke a few tensé ioments, vacuum—forms where the two meet. “Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and _. floor—away from anyplace you can see glass. ‘ makes the rim of the twister visible. however, when a had When the vortex becomes visible Invisible tornadoes, though ex- Missouri. Housing officials hope to finish marking the safe areas of university been sighted over the dam at Lake and drops to the ground, it becomes tremely rare, have been reported. Tormadoes may strike in any part buildings with yellow paint this spring. Benbrook, seven miles from campus, a tornado. Only the debris raised by the twister of the ¥ountry, in any season, at any in homes, the basement offers the greatest safety. Seek shelter under moved eastward and briefly touched This intense spiraling of can be seen. time. sturdy furniture if possible. In homes without basements, take cover in down in southwest Fort Worth But in the Midwest, between the center part of the house, on the lowest floor, in a small room such as produces a hollow area of very low Officials say the “average” about 5:30. pressure at the tornado’s center. It is tornado with a tip less than 200 feet March and June, and especially a closet or bathroom. Stay away from windows! Although “tornado-like’ signs this low pressure that causes wide, carves out a path of between 3 and 7 p.m., with in shopping centers, go to a designated shelter area— not to your thunderstorms, tornadoes are almost parked car. as often the rule as they are the If you're outside and you hear sirens, seek shelter in safe areas of exception. buildings. In open country, move away from the tornado’s path at right Cold Air And authorities agree: Texas has angles. For example, if the tornado is coming form the north, move more of them than any other state— either to the east or west. If there is not time to escape, lie flat in the an average of 105 touching soil nearest ditch or ravine, or any other land depression. Do not try to each year. outrun the tornado in a car. doesn’t help the Mobile homes are particularly vulnerable to overturning during averages any. The alley, a strip of strong winds and should be evacuated when strong winds are forecast. land frequented by tornadoes, runs from Iowa through Kansas, Oklahoma and North Texas. KEY TERMS — In oN The worst tornado in Texas A TORNADO WATCH means tornadoes are expected to develop. sah Keep a battery-operated radic or television set nearby, and listen for ’ history struck Waco about 5 p.m. on May 11, 1953, killing 114, weather advisories — even if the sky is blue ! UNITED STATES A means a tornado has actually been sighted injuring nearly 600 others and destroying nearly two square miles or indicated by . Seek shelter and stay away from win- of the business district. That same dows. day, another tornado touched down Tornadoes are only one f thunderstorm’s killers. is the worst, so when a storm is overhead, stay indoors and away from in San Angelo, killing 11 and in- “juring 159. electrical appliances. If you are caught outside, stay away from and lower than high, cunductive objects. But there have been a number of Thunderstorms cause flash floods, so be careful when you take

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The Tri-State Tornado, which struck in March 1925, was the worst ever to hit the United States. raveling at nearly 60 mph, it spent a highly unusual three hours on the ground, cutting a path three- quarters of a mile wide and 219 J ug th ; bc twister killed 689, 689, injured 2.000, left 15.000 more homeless

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Commentary Cowboys to lose Kyle Fast starts come late for Newbold

By ROBERT HOWINGTON New York Yankees last year? Hint: track the records began to fall. “In He was hitting .335 with 8 homers By CARY HUMPHRIES school,” said Newbold who now, in weekend should be a good test for Asst. Sports Editor Sports Editor my first race 1 broke the old his sophomore year, finds TCU and us.

and had 32 RBI's in just 64 games. Bahamian high school record,” said Newbold’s season best time in the If you've never been to the Fort Worth very enjoyable. No usual happenings brought Newbold. 440 is 47.2—only one-tenth of a The Dallas Cowboys, who have Colonial National Invitational If Newbold decides to stay in The Andre Newbold from Nassau, year's time with the already lost Roger Staubach, Cliff Tournament (May 15-18), go. It's Newbold went on to win the 440 States, Fort Worth would be his top second off last Bahamas to Fort Worth to run track Harris and Rayfield Wright for the been described as the Girl Wat- yard dash in the Bahamas that year choice. But he would like to keep big meets still to come. for TCU. 1980 season because of retirement, cher’'s Capitol of the PGA Tour. but the most unusual was yet to running. Running the 880 and the two mile will now lose veteran cornerback Newbold had never run track until come. “I might go back to the Bahamas to relay are two of Newbold's strong You'll see some great players play Araon Kyle next year because of great golf on one of the best his senior year in high school but *“I1 had made plans to go to a junior run for a track club there,” said events as well. “I am usually equal in knee surgery. courses in the world. when he finally stepped on the track, college in California. On the Newbold. The clubs are amateur and the 440 and 880 but my best times Kyle will undergo surgery to The Fort Worth Texans evened things started to happen. Thursday before TCU began school 1 expenses are provided by the have been coming in the quarter The cerem remove bone spurs in early May. was contacted by a ex-TCU runner Bahamian Athletic Assosiation. mile(440),” he said. their CHL playoff series with At RM. Bailey High School in a.m. and are The rehabilitation process will Birmingham Wednesday night who was told to offer me a full Newbold has his eyes on more Newbold was also a member of the Nassau, Newbold had been honored scholarship.” classes have b likely keep him sidelined through with an 8-2 romp over the Bulls in immediate goals right now, however. mile relay team that went to in order that the first half of thc "80 campaign. as a two time All-Bahamian in the Alabama city. Game four of baseball and basketball. It didn’t take Andre long to decide. This weekend the Frog tracksters will nationals last year. W, Administr Herb Brooks, the U.S. Olympic the best-of-five first round battle He left the Bahamas on Friday travel to Dallas for the Metroplex “Things are moving for us now, coach, announced that he has “We had a hoop out back and I will be played Saturday at Will night—registered for classes on Meet and Andre says it's “time to he said. y resigned his post as the U. of grew up playing basketball,” said Rogers Coliseum. Faceoff is at Saturday and started school at TCU go,” Newbold and the rest of the Minnesota hockey coach. Brooks is 7:30 p.m. Newbold. “I never thought of run- on Monday. “We are all healthy and are Tracksters will have chances to shine likely headed to the Los Angeles In other CHL action, In- ning track.” “l was scared. I didn't know coming off some good runs down in with the Drake and Kansas relays Kings of the National Hockey dianapolis leads their series with The first day he ever set anyone foot on a and had never seen the Austin. We're ready to run and this coming up later this month. » League, but don’t count out Davos, Tulsa 2-0. The Checkers have 4 a team in Switzerland. blasted the Ice Oilers 4-0 and 6-1. Idle Thought: It would've been Salt Lake City holds a 1-0 lead Baseballers nice to see the U.S. Olympic over the Houston Apollos after an in do-or-die situation against SMU hockey team stay as a unit and easy 7-4 victory Tuesday.

play in the NHL next season in The annual Purple-White game By ROBERT HOWINGTON take on the SMU Mustangs today and we have to eliminate. Overthrowing play...In 12 conference games,*,” some American city. I wonder if will be played Saturday afternoon Asst. Sports Editor tommorrow in Big D. the cutoff man, running the bases Ringnald has 14 RBI’s...Cameron the NHL thought about doing at 2 p.m. at Amon Carter Stadium. “We are pretty much to the point properly and ect...” Young, who will start in the opener that? It’s doubtful. The NHL As far as TCU baseball coach were we have to sweep SMU,” Trivia Answer: Oscar Gamble Willie Maxwell is concerned, the Maxwell says the team’s hitting has against the Ponies, is 2-2 in the SWC hierarchy would rather add a went to the Yanks last year in one Maxwell said. “If we do, we'll really with a 2.81 ERA..Luis Rojas is | team in Moose Jaw instead of Frog hardballers are in a must sweep be in pretty good shape at 7-7-1. been “‘adequate. I'd like for it to be of the most botched up trades ever. situation if they're to challenge for a better. But those other things have got hitting at a .402 clip in SWC...Rojas expanding its sport south of the In return, Texas got Mickey Rivers. We'll be in the hunt.” also leads the team in SWC homeruns Canadian border. spot in the Southwest Conference In order for the Frogs to sweep, to remain. consistent for us to get If the Ranger brass would've post-season tournament. there.” with 2... TCU is 2 for 17 in the SWC Trivial question: Who did the known their rules, Gamble would Maxwell says, “We have to hold with in the pinch hit department... TCU | Texas Rangers “give away” to the still be in Texas. The Frogs, eighth in the SWC with our pitching and play good defense. Extra innings—Scott Ringnald has outscored its SWC opposition 68- a a 4-7-1 mark and 16-21-1 overall, They're are some little mental things sports a .422 batting average in SWC 67. .

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