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were reported after a tornado hit a trailer park of about 6.30 p.m., an Osage County sheriff's dispatcher said.
Some minor injuries were reported, and 12 to 16 trailers were damaged, the dispatcher said.
The storm also brought high winds that prevented planes from landing at Lawrence
"It's blowing pretty good," said Grant
Pierce in a pilot with Capitol Airlines.
He went on to say, "I love it."
Lawrence police reported minor problems with street flooding at three city intersections. No weather-related accidents were reported.
A foreman for the Lawrence office of the Kansas City Power & Light Co. said scattered power outages caused by lightning been reported in the city and in rural areas.
KANU-91 FM WAS off the air for about two hours last night. Bock Hammond, who runs the station's jazz show, said the outage probably was related to the weather.
Today, northerly winds of 20-25 mph are expected to bring lower temperatures to Lawrence. The KU Weather Service predicts a high of 60 degrees. Rain should end by late afternoon. Tonight's low should plunge to 20 degrees. Tomorrow's high should be in the low 50s.
Last night's heavy rain didn't dampen the spirits of some area trick or-treaters. Parents protected tiny angels and devils with eerie elements with umbrellas and rain gear.
However, residents of one neighborhood reported fewer trick-or-treaters than normal.
"I would say there's usually a few more," said John Schott, 1700 Illinois St., as he led his 6-year old daughter, Katie, from house to house. "The rain 's kept them inside."
KATIE, CLOAKED IN ANGEL garb, said she wasn't fazed by the rain, thunder or lightning.
"My brother's scared of thunder, and he's 9 years old," she said
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vehicles belonging to Sikhs and setting fire to several shops owned by Sikhs and at least two Sikh Temples.
"Hindu students are pulling Sikhs from their vehicles and beating them up," said Ram Nairn, 27, who reported seeing a dozen vehicles being set on fire.
In a bid to fill the political vacuum left by Gandhi's death, her son Rajiv, 40, was swiftly sworn in as India's sixth prime minister by President Zail Sing, India's ceremonial leader.
"We have all lost one of the greatest leaders our country has ever produced and the world has lost a harbinger of peace who was undoubtedly the greatest woman leader mankind has ever produced," said Singh, himself a Sikh.
RAJIV GANDHI. A parliament member and general secretary of the Congress-Indira party, had been groomed for leadership since 1980, after his younger brother, Sanjay, died in an airplane crash. Sanjay had been his
In Washington, the State Department advised Americans not to travel to India and in New Delhi, U.S. Embassy spokesman Daniel Koehler said "have been advised to stay off the streets."
President Reagan expressed his "shock, revulsion and grief over the brutal assassi-
Reagan named Secretary of State George Shultz to head the U.S. delegation to Gandhi's funeral later this week.
mother's first choice as her political successor.
Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale called Gandhi "a great leader of a great democracy" and deplored "this shocking act of violence."
WORLD LEADERS CONDEMNED the assassination as senseless and said her death would leave a "big emptiness" in international affairs.
"This despicable act has robbed India of a great and courageous leader, daughter of
Jawaharlal Nehru. We shall all feel the loss of her wise counsel and deep humanity." British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher told Parliament.
In Moscow, Soviet President Konstantin Chernenko sent condolences to Gandhi's son. Chernenko urged continued warm relations between the countries.
"The Soviet people learned with pain and sorrow about the untimely death in a villainous assassination of the glorious daughter of the great Indian people. a fiery fighter for peace and security of peoples and the protection of the Soviet Union," Chernenko said.
THE TASS NEWS AGENCY reported the killing in unusually swift fashion and without comment, although it carried charges of U.S. interference in Indian affairs in other stories.
Asian, African and European leaders mourned Gandhi as a great champion of democracy and leader of the Non-Aligned Movement.
Gandhi
not endorsed by all members of the Sikh religion.
"The Sikhs, by and are, are not associated with the extremist movement," he said. "There are many Sikhs who hold that position." The president of India, for example, is a Sikh.
"The Sikhs have certain grievances with the majority government, but in general they do not condone this type of terrorism."
BAUMGARTEL SAID THE biggest problem facing India's government was finding a strong leader to fill the void left by Gandhi's death.
"One of the biggest complaints against Indira Gandhi was that she surrounded herself with second-rate people in her cabinet," he said. "There are plenty of capable people in India, but Gandhi simply was not grooming anyone to take her place."
Gandhi's son, Rajiv, who was sworn in yesterday to serve as prime minister until new elections are held, is not perceived to
have the personality or political experience of his mother.
C. M.S. Mody, a native of India who received his doctorate in political science from KU in 1973, said that although India would lose "an extremely stabilizing force" in Gandhi, he was confident the government would maintain control.
"THE GOVERNMENT WILL continue. The parliament will continue." Mcday said, "I think there are extremists among the Sikhs. If they don't want to cause problems."
Mody said India would greatly miss the leadership of Gandhi, although she met great hostility during her three terms as prime minister.
Some information for this story was supplied by United Press International.
"Obviously there were political parties who opposed her and wanted to come to power," he said. "But the masses of India absolutely held her in great, great esteem."
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Gandhi's death throws gloom upon India Club's celebration
The death of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi has cast a shadow over the KU India Club's celebration Saturday of the annual Hindu festival of lights.
The traditionally festive occasion, Diwali, will be toned down although it is a religious observance, said Rajesh Patel, Bombay, India, graduate student.
The festival is at 6 p.m. Saturday at Cordley Elementary School, 1837 Vermont St. Tickets for the event are $6.
"Whatever happened was a political event, and Diwali is a religious occasion," Patel said yesterday.
Diwali falls at the new moon in October as charted in the Hindu astrological calendars. The festival commemorates the destruction of the Temple of Ramachandra, the divine prince of
Patel said that the club had been preparing for the festival for months but that the entertainment originally planned would be cut short to honor Gandhi.
Ayodyha in North India, after his defeat of Bavang, the demon king of ancient Ceylon.
"We have modified the show quite a bit," Patel said, "and to show that we are not taking the incident lightly, we plan to work on it." The two-minute silence as a kind of service.
A buffet of assorted Indian specialties will be served, he said. Classical Indian music and religious folk dancing will be included in the festival.
Traditionally, Hindus celebrate Diwali with extravagant firework displays, new clothes and sweets.
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