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...barely believe what they found. "It was beyond anything in my experience," said Correspondent Paul Witteman, who flew over the volcano for this week's cover story. "The whole terrain had been altered by the force of the explosion, and maps were next to useless." Cor respondent James Willwerth found the roads to one especially hard-hit town - Ritzville, Wash. - closed for 50 miles in every direction, so he hitched a ride in a Red Cross vehicle...
...place was ankle deep in dust," said Willwerth. "It was surrealistic, a study in black and white, like a page out of an Aldous Huxley novel." Photographer Bill Thompson observed the effects of the volcanic cloud as it reached eastern Washington. Said he: "It was the bees that scared me, weighed down with ash. They staggered around like plaster casts of them selves, leaving wavering tracks on the dirty white blanket...
...film brought Los Angeles Correspondent James Willwerth, who interviewed Lucas and many of the film's principals for the story, back to memories of his childhood. "It is a fairy tale disguised as science fiction," he says. Willwerth confesses that he is not a science-fiction fan, but says, "I enjoyed the film thoroughly because it reminded me of my own childhood fantasies. During three days of talks, Lucas told me that what he wanted to do in the Star Wars series was to create a 'classic children's tale,' so the assignment suited me fine...
...Willwerth's favorite moment came in Modesto, Calif., during a talk with Lucas and his parents, whose conservative views the film maker does not share. The couple avoided current events, describing instead how their son is the pride of his home town. Reports Willwerth: "Then George Senior's face clouded up and he exclaimed: 'What if Jane Fonda had been our daughter...
...sound effects are also something of a wonder, and Soundman Ben Burtt has conjured up noises never before heard on earth. To find a voice for Chewbacca, reports TIME Correspondent James Willwerth, Burtt combined bears growling, a walrus grunting, a seal barking, a tiger roaring and a lizard-a big lizard-hissing. The result, as anybody who has ever traveled to the planet Kashyyyk knows, is pure Wookie. For Darth Vader, Lucas wanted a sinister sound. Burtt put a tiny microphone inside a scuba tank regulator and found what Lucas wanted: the sound of labored, but mechanical breathing. "The biggest...