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WeatherHot and humid today withhighs in the low 90s. Verywarm and humid tonight andWednesday. Low tonight in themid -70s . H igh Wednesdayaround 90.THE CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE

F I N A L E D I T I O N / 2 5 C E N T STuesdayii n v -t -ia CMJULY 14 1981

CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA VOLUM E 99 NUMBER 186

Murder suspect eludes manhunt

UPI photoM A S S I V E M A N H U N T Law en fo rceme n t o f f ice rs used eve ry th ing f rom a b loo dhou nd to a de tasse l ing mac h ine Monday in the i rsea rc h fo r the man be l ieved to have murd e red two Wa te r loo po l i cemen abo u t m idn igh t Sun day . By la te Monda y n igh t themanhun t had y ie lded no resu l ts .

By Margy McCayAssoc ia ted Press

W ATERLOO A su sp ec t in t h esh o o t in g d ea t h s o f t wo W a t e r lo op o l ice o f f ic e rs e a r ly M o n d ay wasst ill at la rg e la t e M o n d ay n ig h t , a f t e re lu d in g n ea r ly 1 0 0 o f fic e rs wh oco mb ed fa rm f ie ld s an d b u i ld in g s fo rh im o v e r f iv e co u n t ie s in a swe l t e r in g h ea t t h a t t h e Io wa S t a t e P a t ro lsaid was too much for its bloodh o u n d .

Th e o f f ic e rs we re a l so h amp e redby corn that was as high as anav e rag e p e rso n an d a t o n e p o in tt h o se o n t h e g ro u n d u sed fa rmmach in e ry in t h e i r s ea rch co rnd e t a s se le rs t h a t a l lo wed t h em t or id e ab o v e t h e p lan t s . O t h e r o f f ic e rsf ro m s t a t e , co u n t y an d c i t y ag en c ie s ,wi t h weap o n s d rawn , s ea rch ed f ie ld sfrom th e hoods of police car s.Ki l led we r e W ay n e Rice , 2 7 , at h ree -y ea r v e t e ran o f t h e fo rce , an dM ich ae l H o in g , 2 8 , a s ix -y ea r v e t era n. The dead officers had beensen t t o an swe r a ro u t in e co mp la in tabout a loud stereo in a raciallymix ed n e ig h b o rh o o d ju s t a f ewb lo ck s f ro m t h e W a t e r lo o p o l ic es t a t io n la t e S u n d ay n ig h t .W i t h in mo men t s o f t h e t ime t h eofficers showed up at 11:54 p.m.S u n d ay , in t en d in g t o t e l l t h e re s i d en t s t o t u rn t h e s t e reo d o wn , a manb o l t ed f ro m t h e h o u se an d sh o t t h e

two officers. Police said four or fivesh o t s we re f i red .Both slain officers had law enf o r c e m e n t b a c k g r o u n d s . H o i n g ' sfa t h e r h a s b een a l i eu t en an t o n t h eW a t e r lo o p o l ic e fo rce fo r 2 3 y ea rsan d h is mo t h e r i s a p o l ic e d i s p a t ch e r . Rice ' s mo t h e r i s a d i s p a t ch e r fo r t h e n ea rb y Ev an sd a leP o l ice Dep a r t men t an d was o n d u t ya t t h e t ime o f t h e sh o o t in g .It was the first t ime in 25 years aWaterloo officer died in the line ofd u t y .Th is was a s en se le s s k i l l in g ,

James Tay lo rsa id M ay o r Leo Rooff who saidRice ' s wi fe h ad ju s t g iv en b i r t h t h reedays ago. No just ice can be swift orsev e re en o u g h t o co mp en sa t e fo r t h ek i l l in g s .Ho in g ' s mo t h e r , P eg g y Ho in g ,sa id in a n ews p ap e r in t e rv iew in1974 that her son had said he wanted t o b e a p o l ic eman s in ce h e waso ld en o u g h t o t a lk . I t was t h a t y ea rh e r so n jo in ed t h e fo rce an d mad et h e d ep a r t m en t a f ami ly t rad i t io n .

S ea rch e rs , a id ed b y t wo s t a t ea i rp lan es lo an ed b y Go v . Ro b e r t Rayan d t wo h e l ico p t e rs f ro m Ced a rRap id s , we re lo o k in g fo r J amesM ich ae l T-Bo n e Tay lo r , wh o waslast seen by a farm wife as shelo o k ed f ro m t h e p ic t u re win d o w o fh e r h o me t wo mi le s so u t h o f LaP o r t e Ci t y . Th a t was 6 :3 0 a .m.How he got away from us isb ey o n d me , s a id Cap t . W ay n eBo o t s o f t h e Black Haw k C o u n t yS h e r i f f s D ep a r t m en t , wh o sa id s in ceTay lo r co u ld n o t b e lo ca t ed b y Please turn to page A: Murders

C ourt clears wayfor fruit fly sprayingHeat kills 3lowans zapsC.R. power

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Th e Io wa h ea t wav e o f t h e p a s t s ev e ra l d ay sh as c la imed t h e l iv e s of t h ree e ld e r ly Des M o in esr e s i d e n t s .No d ea t h s we re rep o r t ed in Ced a r Rap id s ,a l t h o u g h o f f ic ia l s a t b o t h Ced a r Rap id s h o sp i t a l sRelated story page 5A

sa id ch ro n ic h ea r t an d lu n g h ea l t h p ro b lems o fe ld e r ly p e rso n s a re ag g rav a t ed b y ex t re me h ea tan d h u mid i t y .P o lk Co u n t y M ed ica l Ex amin e r Dr . R .C.W o o t e rs s a id Amy Be l l , 8 9 , d ied in h e r DesM o in es ap a r t men t S u n d ay n ig h t . He sa id wh en h ea r r i v e d , t h e t e m p e r a t u r e i n h e r q u a r t e r s w a s 9 7d e g r e e s .Len o re S o d e r lu n d , 8 0 , d ied a t 7 a.m. M o n d ayin h e r h o me f ro m h ea t s t ro k e , Dr . W o o t e rs s a id .Dav id Ho u s t o n , 8 1 , d ied in h i s s le ep S a t u rd ayf ro m h ea t s t ro k e .Be l l rep o r t ed ly h ad a i r co n d i t io n in g , b u t i tq u i t o v e r t h e week en d an d sh e h ad n o t b een ab let o g e t it rep a i r ed .A l t h o u g h t h e t e m p e r a t u r e M o n d a y w a s n ' tev en c lo se t o t h e re co rd in Ced a r Rap id s , p o we ro u t ag es in so me p a r t s o f wes t Ced a r Rap id s an din Jo n es Co u n t y ra i sed t emp e rs . F o r so me 1 ,8 0 0p eo p le t h e p o we r was o f f f ro m 4 :2 0 t o 9 :1 6 p .m. I twas o f f a sh o r t e r t ime fo r o t h e rs . M o n d ay ' s h ig h

in Ced a r Rap id s was 9 3 ; t h e re co rd t emp e ra t u r ewas 108 in 1936. The high in Des Moines M ondaywas 96.Ea r ly M o n d ay ev en in g a ra in s t o rm mo v edt h ro u g h t h e a rea d ro p p in g t h e t emp e ra t u re 1 7deg ree s in 2 hours from 91 at 6 p.m. to 74 at 8p .m. Th e s t o rm d u mp ed 2 .2 in ch es o f ra in in 3 5min u t e s a t t h e M ar io n Ai rp o r t e a s t o f M ar io n .Al t h o u g h i t ra in ed h eav i ly in d o wn t o wn Ced a rRap id s , t h e o f f icia l rep o r t i n g s t a t io n a t t h e C ed a rRap id s a i rp o r t h ad n o meas u reab le p rec ip i t a t io n .

On M o n d ay a f t e rn o o n Ced a r Rap id s HACAPofficals issued an urgent plea for donat ions offan s an d a i r co n d i t io n e rs a f t e r p h o n e req u es t sf ro m e ld e r ly p e rso n s ex h au s t ed t h e ag en cy ' ssu p p ly o f 7 0 fan s b y ea r ly M o n d ay mo rn in g .A lo t o f t h e e ld e r ly p e rso n s t h o u g h t t h eyco u ld g e t b y wi t h ju s t o p en in g win d o ws , b u t i t ' sg o t t en t o t h e p o in t t h a t t h ey can ' t , ex p la in edKa t h ry n B e rg s t ro m o f HACA P . A lot o f t h emh av e ch ro n ic h ea r t an d lu n g h ea l t h co n d i t io n san d t h ey n eed t h e fan s d e sp a r a t e ly , sh e sa id .She said someone might well save the life ofan e ld e r ly p e rso n b y d o n a t in g u n u sed fan s an da i r co n d i t io n e rs t o HACAP .What ever we can get , we can use. If a slightrep a i r i s n eed ed t o mak e t h e fan o r a i rco n d i t io n e r wo rk , we ' l l mak e t h e rep a i r , sh esaid.P e rso n s may d ro p t h e i r d o n a t ed ap p l ian ces o f f Please turn to page 8A: Heat

Reactor bombing 'clarified'New York Times serviceJ E R U S A L E M T h e U n i t e dStates and Israel announced Mondaynight that misunders tandings arising from the bombing of an Iraqinuclear reactor June 7 had beenclarified to the satisfaction of boths id es .But it was not clear whether thiswould lead immediately to a resu mp t ion o f su sp en d ed d e l iver ie s o fAmerican jets to Israel.The announcement came after aday of argument between PrimeMin is ter Men ach em Beg in an d Rob ert McFarlane, a State Departmentcounselor, over whether Israel hadImproperly used American-supplied

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F-16s for the air strike. NeitherMcFarlane nor Begin would answerquestions about the statement.In Washi ngton, the State Department said McFarlane would returnto consult with Secretary of StateAlexander Haig Jr. and Congressabout Monday's clarifications. Thedepartm ent said there would be nofurther comm ent until the consultat ion s were comp le ted .The Reagan administration suspended delivery of four F-16s pending a determination of whetherIsrael had violated American statutes limiting the use of American-mad e weap on s on ly for d e fen s ivepurposes. The United States also

t o o k t h e s t ep in an e f fo r t t o p re se rv ei t s re la t io n s wi t h t h e Arab wo r ld .Be fo re M o n d ay ' s t a lk s , t h e ad min i s t ra t io n h ad b een rep o r t ed an x io u sfo r so me face -sav in g g e s t u re f ro mBeg in t h a t co u ld b e in t e rp re t ed a sc lea r in g t h e way fo r t h e d e l iv e ry o ft h e fo u r F -1 6 s . W i t h s ix o t h e r F -1 6 ssch ed u le d t o le av e t h e Un i t ed S t a t e sfo r I s rae l o n F r id ay , t h e ad min is t ra t io n was u n d e rs t o o d t o fee l t h a t t h eg es t u re wo u ld b e u se fu l t o co v e rt h em a s we l l .Ho wev e r , i t was n o t c le a r M o n d ayn ig h t wh e t h e r t h e s t a t emen t i s su edb y Beg in an d M cF a r lan e wo u ld b eco n s id e red su f f ic ien t . Th e s t a t emen twas in t e rp re t ed h e re a s an a t t emp t

t o co n cea l co n t in u ed d isag re emen to v e r I s rae l ' s p ro p e r co u rse .I s rae l i o f f ic ia l s t en d ed t o v iew t h emiss io n o f M cF a r lan e , wh o a r r iv edh e re S u n d av , a s a imed a t co n s t ru c t in g a co sme t ic g e s t u re t h a t wo u ldseem t o g iv e W ash i n g t o n so mec red i t fo r re s t ra in in g I s rae l .Beg in was rep o r t ed ly ad aman td u r in g M o n d ay ' s s e s s io n s . He wassa id t o h av e a rg u ed v eh emen t lyd u r i n g a t h r e e - h o u r m e e t i n g M o n d a ymo rn in g t h a t I s rae l h ad ac t ed in self-d e fen se , d e s t ro y in g a re ac t o r c ap a b le o f p ro d u c in g an a t o mic b o mb fo ru se ag a in s t i t .He was a l so sa id t o h av e re jec t ed Please turn to page 8A: Mideast

S A N J O S E , Calif. (AP ) Th eCa l i fo rn ia S u p reme Co u r t re fu sedM o n d ay n ig h t t o b lo ck ae r ia l p e s t i c id e sp ray in g ag a in s t t h e M ed i t e r ra n ean f ru i t f ly in t h e S an t a Cla raVa l ley .Th e ru l in g c lea red t h e way fo r ana i rb o rn e a s sau l t ag a in s t t h e f ru i t f ly .Ea r ly t o d ay , a h e l ico p t e r lo ad ed wi t hma la t h io n was t o sp ray t h e f i r s t 1 7o f 1 1 7 sq u a re mi le s t a rg e t ed fo rsp ray in g in t h e n ex t t wo mo n t h s .At t o rn ey An d rew Ba ld win sa idthe plaint iffs would not ask the U.S.S u p r eme Co u r t t o p ro h ib i t t h es p r a y i n g .F iv e memb e rs o f t h e s t a t e S u p rem e Co u r t co n s id e red t h e req u es t .Th e ru l in g was i s su ed wi t h o u tco mmen t , an d n o v o t e t a l ly wasan n o u n ced , b u t t h e co u r t s a id Ch ie fJu s t ic e Ro se Bi rd fav o red t h e re q u es t .T h e S u p r e m e C o u r t d e c i s i o ncame sh o r t ly a f t e r S an t a Cla raCo u n t y S u p e r io r Co u r t Ju d g e B ru ceAllen also refused to grant anin ju n c t io n , so u g h t b y t h e co u n t y an dt h ree o f i t s c i t i e s , ag a in s t t h esp ray in g .I t h in k i t ' s c le a r t h a t t h e g ro u n dco n t ro l p ro g ram is n o t g o in g t oc o n t r o l t h i s p e s t , s a i d A l l e n .Ae r ia l s p ray in g i s t h e o n ly t h in gt h a t c an d o t h a t .Al len sa id h e wo u ld n o t h e s i t a t et o s t o p t h e sp ray in g i f I t h o u g h t fo ro n e in s t an t t h a t an y s in g le p e rso n int h i s v a l ley wo u ld b eco me i l l b ecau seo f t h e sp ray in g .W a l t e r H a y s , r e p r e s e n t i n g t h eco u n t y an d c i t i e s , h ad t ak en t h ereq u es t fo r a sp ray in g b an t o t h eh ig h co u r t wh i le Al len d e l ib e ra t ed ,say in g h e feared t h e S u p em e Co u r two u ld c lo se b e fo re Al len ru led .M an y sc ien t i s t s h av e sa id t h emi ld ly t o x ic su b s t an ce p o se s n od an g e r , b u t o t h e rs f e a r i t may h a rmch i ld ren , p reg n an t wo men an d p eo p le wi t h b rea t h in g d i f f icu l t i e s . S o meo f t h e mo r e t h an 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 re s id en t s

of the most ly affluent area south ofS an F ran c isco sa id t h ey p lan n ed t oleav e h o me , an d sev e ra l sh e l t e rswe re se t u p o u t s id e t h e sp ray in ga rea .Th e ju d g e ' s s t a t eme n t imp l ie st h a t u n t i l t h e ca se i s o v e r , t h e ju d g emig h t i s su e so me k in d o f in ju n c t io nt h a t t emp o ra r i ly h a l t s t h e sp ray in gp ro g r am, sa id Ro d e r ic k W a ls t o n , ad ep u t y s t a t e a t t o rn ey g en e ra l .A sp o k esman fo r t h e U.S . Dep a r t men t o f Ag r ic u l t u re , wh ich h adt h rea t en ed t o q u a ran t i n e a l l a f fec t edCa l i fo rn ia p ro d u ce u n le s s a e r ia lsp ray in g we re b eg u n , s a id a len g t h yd e lay b y t h e ju d g e mig h t p ro mp tfed e ra l a c t io n .I t ' s c e r t a in ly p o ss ib le t h a t i f t h i swere to take a long t ime for him toreach a d ec is io n , t h a t we wo u ld h av e Please turn to page 8A: Medtly

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2 A * T h e Cedar Rapids Gazette: T u e s . , July 1 4 , 1 9 8 1DeathsElnora J . Robey, 63, Waukon, AllamakeeCounty correspondent for The Gazette for manyyears , died Sunday at Waukon hospital after a longillness.Born April 1, 1918, in New Albin, she wasmarried to Dale Robey on July 19, 1940, inWaukon.Mrs. Robey attended high school in Saskatchewan, Canada, and earned her bachelor of arts andmaster of arts degrees from Winona StateUniversity, Winona, Minn. She also studied atOxford University, the University of London andStratford University, all in England, and RutgersUniversity in New Jersey. Mrs. Robey was amember of the Iowa Women's Press Associationand the First Presbyterian Church.Surviving in addition to her husband are ahalfbrother, Glenn McMillan, Moose Jaw, Saskatche

wan, Canada; three sisters, Mrs. Joe Deeney,Waukon; Mrs. Fred Smythe, Moose Jaw, and Mrs.Leonard Peters, Hanley, Saskatchewan; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.Services: Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at FirstPresbyterian Church in Waukon by the Rev. RickKing. Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friendsmay call at Martin's after 2 p.m. today.Frances Herr, 90 , of 1020 EMS Blvd. N W ,died Sunday at Mercy Hospital following a longillness.Fran ces Kroupa was born on March 9, 1891, inCzechoslovakia and was married to William Hodgein April 1908 at Cedar Rapids. He died in 1923.She was later married to Wallace Herr on June 4,1936, in Cedar Rapids. Her second husbandpreceded her in death in 1967. She was a memberof St. James United Methodist Church, the RockIsland Club and the Order of Eastern Star.Surviving are one son, Walter Hodge ofDubuque; two daughters, Wilma Kepler of Omaha,Neb. , and Maxine Tucker of Cedar Rapids; twostepdaughter s, Thora Nelson and Frances Clauson,both of Cedar Rapids; one sister, Mary Machacekof Cedar Rapids; one brother, Gus Kroupa ofLoveland, Colo.; a half-sister, Pauline Winters ofFlorida; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren ;