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I! ns ii. |( hr Debra causes rain and floods New pope to begin papacy No coronation ceremony United Press International SABINE PASS — Residents Jong the extreme southeast Texas; xiastline were spared the brunt of' topical storm Debra which moved on their Louisiana neighbors. The storm moved ashore Monday night in Cameron Parish with winds of up to 80 mph at some points. No deaths or injuries were reported after the storm made landfall, but at east one death has been blamed on he stormy weather about 30 miles offthe coast of Louisiana. Au thorities aid Danny G. Jackson, 27, of nnsboro, was washed off a rig in ; gulf by a 15-foot wave. Hundreds of oil and gas rig work- s and thousands of Louisianians led inland as the storm intensified in he Gulf of Mexico Monday after- won. Heavy rains produced some boding in coastal cities on both ides of the Texas-Louisiana border, lut officials in Sabine Pass reported K)problems from the storm. “There hasn’t been anything iere,’’ said a coast guard spokesman ilonday night. He said there were io complications with offshore oil nd gas rigs that he was aware of. Aspokeswoman for the Beaumont Mice Department reported a little nore than 3 inches of rain triggered Debra which touched off some ninor flooding and a resulted in a lumber of minor traffic accidents, lut other than that she said there we no major problems. “There fere no tornadoes, just heavy rain, he said. Fears of more flash flooding mid eath in the Hill Country like that riggered by tropical storm Amelia arlier this month appeared un funded. “We really don’t anticipate any problem with this sjorm,” said Frank Cox, of the Governor’s Division of Disaster Emergency Services in Austin. “This one’s staying on the coast,” he said. “It went east of us which was one advantage,” he said, “and the other advantage was there was no Pacific moisture inflow in this one. “We had a lot of that during the other.” High tides caused along the southeast Texas Gulf Coast promot ed authorities Monday evening to close a 33-mile stretch of state High way 87 between Sabine Pass and High Island. It was expected to be reopened bv this mornine after de bris was cleared, said a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety in Beaumont. In addition, a state highway de partment spokesman in Beaumont said the road along the beach in Jef ferson County would remain closed until tides recede and debris was cleared. Tides were running up to 5 feet above normal in a gale warning area from Galveston to Grand Isle, Louisiana, the National Weather Service in Miami reported late Monday. The weather service said tor nadoes and heavy rains up to 6 inches could be expected over Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas as the center moved farther inland Tuesday but gale warnings were dropped for the Texas coast at 11 p.m. Monday and most of the inclement weather for the state appeared to have dissi pated. United Press International VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul I has decided to begin his pon tificate with neither coronation nor enthronement, but simply by cele brating mass Sunday for the world’s 700 million Roman Catholics, the Vatican said Tuesday. The announcement said the 65- year-old former Cardinal Albino Lu- ciani, elected pontiff three days ago, will celebrate a solemn mass in St. Peter’s Square at 6p.m. (noon EDT) Sunday, “to mark the beginning of his ministry as supreme pastor. Atty. Gen.Hill asks nuclear disposal veto United Press International AUSTIN — Attorney General John Hill Tuesday asked the De partment of Energy for veto power on the storage of nuclear waste or the transportation of such waste through Texas. Hill said the first proposed site for a nuclear waste disposal site was in New Mexico, 25 miles from the Texas border, and that most waste stored there would have to move through Texas. He also said the Energy Department had studied possible storage sites in Randall County in the Panhandle and Ander son County in East Texas. “We are not seeking a ban on fed eral nuclear waste disposal projects. We are, however, seeking guaran tees that Texas will have the final say over this matter of vital importance to the health, safety and peace of mind of Texans. Tune in NFL FOOTBALL on CBS-TV and NBC-TV YOURS FREE — this whimsical “Complete Quarterback” wall poster — big, bright, and colorful — an estimated $3.25 retail value, but FREE (as long as the supply lasts) when you open a new savings or checking account with $25 or more, or add $25 to an existing account. NFL Football telecasts brought to you in part by fiRst state sank HEARNE, TEXAS 77859 (College Station tBank - pending) A FULL SERVICE BANK® 693-1414 k “helping you is our business.” c Member F pic This will replace the ancient coro nation ceremony in which pontiffs for centuries received a towering gold and silver triple crown in scribed with the words: “Receive this tiara adorned with three crowns and know that you are the father of princes and kings, guide of the world and vicar upon earth of Christ Jesus our Savior.” He first told aides he wanted the coronation replaced with a simpler “enthronement, then decided in favor of a mass and nothing else. It was John Paul’s decision on the procedure for his investiture that caused problems. Sources at the Vatican said John Paul felt uncomfortable with the words “coronation” and “enthrone ment,” since they recalled the inves titure of secular kings and queens. Battalion Classifieds Call 845-2611 THE BATTALION Paqe 9 WEDNESDAY. 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