Nevada State Journal (Newspaper) - November 22, 1977, Reno, Nevada Lake's Crossing Part Two The Escape Time Bomb 10 Feared Dead In Cyclone In India NEW DELHI India India's national news agency Monday reported more than 6.000 persons were killed by a cyclone and tidal wave that smashed the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh washing entire villages out to seas The tropical cyclone the equivalent of a hurricane or typhoon roared in the coastal area north of Madras with winds of 60 to 90 Saturday night and Sunday It was followed Sunday by a devastating tidal wave The news agency said more than persons were left homeless by the one-two punch of the natural disasters reportedly the worst ever to hit the southeast India region Officials said the tidal wave alone may have drowned several thousands of villagers because it washed away as many as 10 villages and swept the inhabitants into the storm-tossed Bay of Bengal The left more thai persons said It tore tin roofs from shacks and demolished thousands of thatched huts occupied bv fishermen and other residents along the coast in Andhra Pradesh slate north of Madras said the death toll was official but did not give any further details Rescue helicopters food packets where possible to those marooned by the disasters but officials said many areas had not been in die relief efforts Top slate officials flew some of the badly hit areas Monday and the storm v as the ii the of region were reported under water with sheets of asbestos and tin roofing floating alongside furniture and other objects from demolished areas of rice fields were flooded Hardest hit t.uir.ur City about 250 miles north of the state capital of Madras where a new said persons were killed Rights Amendment groups are attempting to boycott conventions in states that haven't passed the ERA For a look at the of national leaders and the effect of the boycott in Nevada see page 22 COLOR Egyptians Give Sadat A Hero's Welcome Home CAIRO AP President Anwar Sadat returned home to a hero's welcome Monday after opening a new chapter in Middle East history by telling the Israeli people in their own capital No more war Hundreds of thousands of tians cheered their president at the airport and along the motorcade route into Cairo A government spokesman said Sadat's historic visit to Israel had succeeded 100 percent in preparing for new Geneva peace talks We can say that hostilities of the past 30 been ended in 30 the spokesman said cording to the official Middle East news agency It said the spokesman was a member uf Sadat's delegation on the trip to Jerusalem The news agency quoted him as saying Israeli leaders tried to suade Sadat to settle their differences and sign a peace treaty but Sadat refused tolling them the aim of his visit was not to conclude a separate peace but to prepare carefully for reconvening the Jeneva conference Israeli leaders showed un- and real interest in the spokesman told the news agency Sadat addressing the Israelis before leaving for Cairo said We've had enough four wars in 30 years The Egyptian president had gambled Arab unity his political future and even his life on the success of his visit Thousands of Egyptians were bused to the Cairo airport for Sadat's return Commentary A Dialogue Started An Eloquent Promise By LEON DANIEL JERUSALEM UPI The bottom line on the meeting between Anwar Sadat and Menahem Begin is that they pledged publicly io talking and cease fighting The Egyptian president and the Israeli prime minister did so eloquence with evident sincerity The potential of that promise is great because Sadat and Begin lead the two that have the most to do with whether Middle East is blessed with peace or wracked by war Historically any progress made toward stopping fighting in the region has been made through agreements between Israel ana the strongest of the Arab nations Although Sadat did not formally extend an Station progress made in the Jerusalem meetings could lead to a visit to Cairo by See NO MORE Page 2 Col 2 j Many carried banners reading Welcome hero of Long live the leadership of and God bless your moves for peace Hastily erected archers lined the motorcade route with signs saying with and The people behind Sadat In sirens wailed and car horns honked as crowds packed deep behind barricades chanted Live LiveO Sadat Center party made every effort to assure a triumphant welcome to to other Arab leaders that the Egyptians were behind their president The crowds fell short of the three million forecast by officials and many people did not appear to be too happy Some may have been disappointed dramatic tnp did not concessions from the Among Arab leftists Sadat's visit to the capital of the Israeli enemy his recognition of the Jewish state and his for unleashed a murderous in a call for Sadat's assassination by the rj guerrilla group See SAD AT Page 2 Col 1 Nevada Prison Plan Reviewed Million for Remodeling Expansion The general plan for a million remodeling and addition for the Nevada State maximum security facility was Monday to the Stale Public Works Board for review The plans for expanding and im- proving the mostly facility include const ruction of six shaped living to accommodate about maximum security in- mates the prison tiolris 475 Hu said leas ui an- who will be to new under con- struction In a Carson City speech two weeks Wolff attributed outbreaks of violence this year including stabbing and murders to acute overpopulation He said the crowding robbed prison authorities of flexibility since they couldn't separate troublesome prisoners and gangs from each other The warden said prison gangs were imposing a the weaker and lets aggressive inmates a situat ion be blamed on overcrowding 1 if any state system is going to house prisoners they ought to be to bouse them in a reasonably See PRISON Page 2 Col 4 Antiquated A million plan to remodel section of the Nevada State Pn ra w- rtv eel blocks such as the one shown would be- remodeled under Journal Photo Harr security Old cell the plan y ft wiring Capsules Wreckage May Give Clue To Glenn Miller's Fate NEWHAVEN England AP Fishermen here say they have discovered aircraft wreckage that may provide a clue to the in 1944 of American dance band leader Glenn Miller Miller disappeared over the English Cannel while flying from England to France during World War II Radio contact suddenly was lost with the plane as it flew over the sea near this southern English port The plane failed to arrive at its destination No wreckage was found at the time and Miller's body was never discovered Miller was a captain in the U.S armed forces at the time The concerts given by him and his band were great morale boosters for Allied troops fighting in Europe Brian Hills captain of the trawler Wildflower said Monday the wreckage was accidentally hauled up in his nets about two miles out to sea from Newhaven He said it included a brass engine plate with an engine serial number on it and an engraved sign bearing the name of the Bendix Aviation Corp Hills said he believed they could have belonged to the plane in which Miller was flying and he is sending them to the U.S Embassy in London to see if they can be identified Dean to Be Commentator LOS ANGELES UPI John Dean the former Watergate figure whose reporting on the Republican National Convention led to the ouster of Agriculture Secretary Earl announced plans Monday for a daily radio commentary He said the three-minute show titled the Right to Know will feature interviews on subjects that interest him Typical topics he told reporters might include secret agents women in the military and Washington social life Dean said he first thought about a broadcasting career during the Senate Watergate hearings when one investigator com- that he had the only voice that always comes through in all these tapes He said he would sometimes voice his personal opinions but would not describe the show as a platform for his views He also suggested that his role in the Watergate scandal would not hurt his chances of success as a journalist I don't think anyone would say I don't have a reputation for telling the truth 45 Dead In Air Crash Argentina AP A chartered Argentine jetliner carrying honeymooning couples and other vacationers to this lake and ski resort crashed during a storm early day Military authorities said 45 of the 79 persons aboard were killed Austral Airlines reported the plane was carrying 74 passengers and five crew members when it smashed into the side of a mountain about 20 miles from here and ripped apart The Noticias Argentines and Telam news agencies said rescue teams used ambulances and army trucks to move the injured to hospitals Military officials said 36 persons were found alive in the wreckage but two died en route to hospitals They said 31 of the survivors were injured and four were in serious condition More Snow Forecast More snow was in the forecast for the Tahoe area this morning but the National Weather office in Reno said it should taper off to scattered rain showers this afternoon and evening becoming partly cloudy Wednesday In the ex- tended forecast it looks like Thanksgiving Day may be a bright and sunny one but another storm system is expected to move into the Sierra and Western Nevada area by Friday night or Saturday See weather story on Page 2 Sen McClellan to Retire LITTLE ROCK UPI Sen John McClellan whose 40 years in Congress made him one of the most powerful men in Washington announced Monday he would retire at the end of his current term Already a handful ot potential candidates including the governor and two congressmen have indicated they might seek the off ice The public decision by Arkansas senior senator had been expected for some time He had been in poor health having had a pacemaker implanted in his heart earlier this year But McClelian said he reached his decision to retire Jan 3 1979 before he developed health problems Index 2 Sections 34 Pages 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