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Tuesday, November 6, 1984yThe Battalion/Page 15 ha'« an was sy jumped 1 'he two ni(r| nd feetniiij shut, iead, hit Im, bbed hint !■ i convicted o;| s daughter, rder. Alter and testifi® Enterprise gets piggyback to Calif Shuttle completes Fair exhibit theduledfo 1 at the flor ied out, ikpl r executedtr ourt lifted it| lent in United Press International MOBILE, Ala. — The space shut tle Enterprise ended its exhibition at the World’s Fair in New Orleans when it arrived in Alabama’s port city Monday to be readied for a pig- Igyback flight to California atop a ■Boeing 747. t The Enterprise has been used to |test shuttle approaches and land- lings, but has never gone into outer space. It has been exhibited at the World’s Fair since April until it ar rived by barge in Mobile Sunday night. A1 Harley, operations manager at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, said the shuttle arrived in Mobile a day earlier than scheduled due to good weather and good travel time along the barge route. The spacecraft left New Orleans on two barges about 1 a.m. Saturday and arrived about 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Coast Guard base at Brookley Industrial Complex in Mobile. While on the barges, the Enter prise sits on a transportation device which is pulled by a tractor-trailer truck. Harley said the barges will be submerged a few feet to make them flush with the pier. The truck can then pull the shuttle off the barges. The shuttle is to stay at the Coast Guard complex until today when it will be driven to the Brookley air port and attached to a Boeing 747. The Enterprise will be in Mobile until Saturday when it will be flown piggyback to Kansas City, then to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and finally to Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Harley said the shuttle will remain at Vandenberg where it will be used to check facilities at that base. Van denberg will be the site of the first space shuttle launch from Califor nia. Harley said a tail cone will be in stalled at the airport to protect the shuttle’s engine and streamline it for the piggback flight. The shuttle will also be inspected at the airport to make sure it’s ready for flight, he said. On Thursday, two cranes with slings, one in front of the shuttle and one in the rear, will lift the Enter prise about 60 feet to allow room for the 747 to be driven under it. The 160,000-pound Enterprise will be lowered by the cranes and workers will attach the space shuttle to the 747 at three points. >d ± elephont iption of ini’s gun- : address (, Parker dying on m, smok- Ficer said magazine ts in Be- elachheb unk, nor urbed or :k identi- rining 15 jnds of 9 /en spent the res- ; Gerry E 3 allow a I ■ body of 1 :e. McN- I lightclub I Travelers taught to beat fear of flying United Press International I ST. LOUIS — Psychologist Ron H Scott says there are successful busi- Hnessinen who would rather drive all ■ day and night than board an air- I plane. He says others prepare to H leave the ground with more than a I few stiff drinks. In an age when flying has become I as common as crossing the street, I Scott estimates 10 million to 15 mil lion people in the United States suf- • ler from some degree of anxiety when flying. “I’ve talked to people who have quit : their jobs rather than tell their bosses they are afraid to fly,” Scott said. Scott teaches a five-week course sponsored by Ozark Airlines to help frightened air travelers overcome their problems. Scott says it’s usually a combina tion of fears that comes into play. Claustrophobia, the feeling of be ing closed in, plays a major role in the fear of flying, as does a fear of not being in control and of high places. The fear of dying also comes into play. “I’ve heard people say, ‘They won’t let me fly the plane,’ ” Scott said. “The thought of not being in control is what bothers them.” Scott said a bad experience or a turbulent flight may cause a sea soned flier give up air transporta tion. “I’ve seen cases where experi enced fliers who have been on a scary flight begin thinking about death and dying,” he said. “The ef fect is a learned response that devel ops as a result of a traumatic experi ence. “They maintain their fear through avoidance. By not flying, driving for instance, the fear is re inforced and it builds to become a phobia.” Scott said his teaching involves three steps. “First, we give people lots of infor mation on how a plane operates,” he explained. “The more they know, the less they have to fear. We‘tell them flying is/safer than driving. All first-time fliers really need is infor mation.” The second part involves teaching the student how to relax. Scott cau tioned that drinking before the flight is not the answer. “A couple of drinks increases the blood sugar and thinking is less in control,” Scott said. “With alcohol in the bloodstream a person is more likely to overreact; it acts to intensify feelings.” The last step is cognitive therapy where a person draws up a list of his fears with the help of a therapist. The therapist then guides the pa tient through the list, explaining the illogic and inconsistency behind the fears. Gandhi’s ashes to be taken on tour of India ■ eight- that Be- 1 conver- the bar, bar and spraying United Press International NEW DELHI, India — The ashes of assassinated Prime Minister In dira Gandhi were taken from her fu neral pyre Monday and sent in urns across India for final homage before being scattered over the peaks of the Himalayan Mountains. Gandhi, whose assassination last Wednesday triggered a wave of vio lence across northern India that has claimed about 1,100 lives, was cre mated Saturday in a ritual Hindu ceremony before hundreds of thou sands of mourners. A Hindu priest Monday gathered the ashes from the concrete-and- brick platform on the banks of the sacred Yamuna River, where the body of the woman who dominated Indian politics for nearly 20 years was engulfed by flames in a cere mony designed to guarantee safe passage of the soul. The priest then packed the ashes in 40 urns and gave them to her son, India’s new prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi. Rajiv, 40, sworn into office just hours after his mother’s slaying, sol emnly placed the urns in a flower- bedecked carriage for transport to Teen Murti House, the slain leader’s childhood home that is now a mu seum. Rajiv put one of the urns under a tree on the grounds of Teen Murti House, where his mother’s body lay in state for three days last week to al low Indians to catch a final glimpse of the woman known as “Mother In dia.” Gandhi’s grandson, Rahul, placed a flower wreath at the house, fol lowed by his sister, Priyanka, and their mother, Sonia who is wife of the new prime minister. President Zail Singh, a Sikh, Vice President R. Venkataraman and other national leaders also placed floral wreaths at the house in tribute to Gandhi. The remaining urns were sent on a tour of India’s 22 states and nine union territories by special train and aircraft to allow the nation’s 720 mil lion people pay their final respects to the slain leader. The remains are to be returned to New Delhi on Saturday and then scattered over the Himalayas by air craft on Sunday. f Meteor streaks over Texas sky United Press International EDINBURG — A fiery object that streaked across the South Texas sky, accompanied by an ex plosive sound and shaking of the earth, probably was a meteor, a Pan American University profes sor said Monday. The object — alternately de scribed as a shooting star, a flare and a fireworks rocket — was seen by dozens of people who later jammed law enforcement switchboards with Sunday night calls. It came across the sky from east to west and was seen as far north as Austin, the National Weather Service reported Mon day. Dr. Ed LeMaster, a physicial sciences professor at Edinburg University, said he spoke to seve ral students who witnessed the phenomenon and concluded one or more fragments from a meteor shower may have come down in the McAllen-Mission area. Both LeMaster and a weather service spokesman at Brownsville said it would be extremely rare to find any remnants of a meteor shower on earth, because most of the material burns up when en tering the atmosphere. “It’s estimated that thousands of tons of meteoric material are striking the earth unnoticed ev ery day and most of it burns up,” LeMaster said. At Rio Grande City, about 30 miles west of the McAllen-Mis sion area, Starr County investiga tor Joel Pena said he spied the brilliant object and it appeared to strike the ground four to five miles east of him. “What I saw was like a flare,” Pena said. “I think it was a light- ening-type thing, like a falling star, like fireworks, and it disap peared. I didn’t hear any explo sion, but I had my radio on.” In the La Victoria area where Pena said the object appeared to come down, a woman telephoned the Starr County sheriffs dis patcher moments later and re ported hearing an explosion near her house. San Francisco offers amusement in winter High poll turnout predicted sat. ng- ch e United Press International AUSTIN — Secretary of State Myra McDaniel, noting that absen tee voting has increased dramati cally, predicted Monday that 77.6 percent of Texas’ registered voters may turnout for today’s general elec tion. McDaniel said 261,125 voters in the state’s six largest counties had voted absentee already — a number she described as incredibly high. McDaniel said that if the past relationship between absentee bal loting and total turnout remained the same, 77.6 percent of the Texas electorate would go the polls. However, McDaniel said it was more likely that 72 percent to 75 percent of the voters would actually cast ballots. Texas recorded its highest turn out in 1972, when 88 percent of the state’s registered votes went to the polls to vote in both a presidential and gubernatorial election. United Press International SAN FRANCISCO —Some mete orologists have found the San Fran cisco Bay Area’s winters so boring, they’ve simply left. But there are exceptio.ns like John Dawkins, who never misses a Uni versity of California home football game and would rather watch sports on television than be on the road. “I just kick back during the win ter,” said Dawkins, a corporate li brarian who lives in San Francisco’s Mission District. “There’s a lot of sports on TV and there’s always something to do in the city.” When there’s snow in the Sierras, non-stop lines of traffic with ski equipment head for the mountains. Most people drive 250 miles to Lake Tahoe or Reno in Nevada and take to the slopes or the gambling tables. Ray Reigert said: “People in the San Francisco area tend to travel a lot in the winter, it’s definitely a mobile population.” Reigert, author of the guide “Hid den San Francisco ana Northern California,” said he likes to spend winter going to places like Gold Country, for inexpensive cross country skiing or to a lodge in Yo- semite National Park. “One really nice thing to do is find _a bed and breakfast inn along the \coast and hole up for the weekend and watch the whales or the fog roll ing in,” Riegert said. San Franciscans have a variety of choices. He said if the weather’s bad, they can stay home and visit mu seums. “San Francisco is good in the win ter because there are so many indoor as well as outdoor activities,” said Reigert. “Prices tend to be lower and it’s easier to get around.” In nearby resort areas, prices are lower and accommodations and good restaurants are easier to re serve. Winter is also the season for San Francisco’s opera, ballet, symphony and American Conservatory The ater, all of which enjoy sellouts on nearly every performance. Ron Wagner, a forecaster for the National Weather Service, said a three-month prediction calls for a 50 percent chance of normal rainfall this year. If that holds up, San Fran cisco can expect 19.33 inches, Oak land will get 18.03 inches, and San Jose will have 13.5 inches. “A lot of forecasters leave the area because they find the weather so dull,” said Wagner. “They’re used to places like the Midwest where things can get exciting very quickly.” But the weather isn’t always bor ing. In the winters of 1981-82 and 1982-83, storm after storm roared in off the Pacific, belting the coast with high winds and record rains. Hun dreds of homes were destroyed or damaged along the shore and flood ing and landslides caused millions of dollars in damage to inland areas. Although not faced with the big heating bills residents pay in cold, snowy climates, northern Californi ans will be paying a little more this winter. Ron Rutowski of Pacific Gas 8c Electric Co., said the average monthly user of electricity will be paying $35.19, compared to $31.94 a year ago. Natural gas users will pay $54.24 compared to $46.12 last sea son. “So much depends of course on the type of winter we have,” Rutowski said. “If it’s colder than usual, more natural gas will be used and bills will be higher.” Reigert suggests that San Francis cans spend wintry days exploring places that might otherwise be crowded with tourists, like the alley- ways in Chinatown or the wineries of the Napa Valley. “If all else fails,” he said, “you can always escape to Southern Califor nia.” tP afia i IP izza At Alfredo’s Come and Get it Aggies 16” Pizza Supreme Cheese $099 646-0079 Hours: 5-12 Daily We Make Our Dough Fresh Daily 846-3824 Open early Thurs. & Fri. WHAT A DEAL! 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Bartlett said President Reagan supported and signed into law a measure re-funding community health clinics until the end of this fis cal year and increasing the amount of money they will receive by 2.5 percent, from $351 million to $360 million. Last week, officials at the Brownsville Community Health Clinic complained that the veto last Tuesday of the Health Professions and Services Admendments of 1984 would end federal funding for the clinics that serve patients unable to afford private doctors in the Valley. “Without this funding, we can’t stay open, period,” said Dr. David Smith, medical director of BCHC. Paula Gomez, executive director of the Brownsville clinic, added,“The killing of the bill will, in essence, kill some people, without a doubt.” But Bartlett said the measure signed by Reagan also increased the National Health Service Corp’s bud get 10.1 percent, from $68 million to $75 million, and gave a 27 percent increase to nurse education, from $52 million to $66 million. 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