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Show llllllllll IIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Page 4 STILL OUT THERE' INTERNATIONAL Dublin The Irish Parliament last week approved a government plan to begin emergency measures dealing with the Irish Republican Army a move that has prompted accusations that personal freedom and democracy in the nation are endangered. : Political figures in Dublin, along with several newspapers and the Irish Council of Civil Liberties, expressed stern' misgivings about the measure. The most controversial aspect is the declaration of a formal state of emergency, designed to ease the passage of a bill extending police powers of detention without trial from two days to seven days. Without the emergency declaration, which suspends part of the constitution, the bill would have been thrown out of court. Moscow A Soviet newspaper claimed Wednesday the smysterious "legionnaire's disease" that has killed 2& Americans may have resulted from Pentagon experiments in chemical and biological warfare that went "out of control". The accusation by the weekly Literaturanya Gazeta appeared in an article that also charged the U.S. was violating the 1972' convention banning biological weapons and alleged that the CIA was producing and stockpiling chemical and bacteriological agents of mass destruction. , :; Without naming its sources the newspaper, stated, "Now in the United States they express the supposition that the participants in the American Legion convention fell victim to out-of-control Pentagon experimants with chemical and biological weapons.',' Cape Town, South Africa Racial disorder continued to rock South Africa last week as police fired volleys of tear gas grenades and birdshot Friday to disperse black rioters rampaging for the second day through Cape Town's commercial center.:' : X. - 'V-. The clashes in Cape Town were the first serious riots in a white area since anti-government demonstrations' broke out June-16 in Soweto, an all black township near Johannesburg. Police have confirmed the deaths of 296 persons since then, with all but three of the victims non-whites. Ponta Delgada, Azores A Venezulean air force plane crashed in bad weather while trying to land at a U.S. air base in the Azores, killing 60 members of a Caracuas University choir and eight -crewmen, Portuguese authorities reported Saturday. . Strong winds and rain from Hurricane Emmy hampered Americans stationed at the base who were working to recover the bodies which were strewn over a large area about 200 yards from the end of the runway. The Portuguese military official in charge of a government inquiry said the crash occurred on the pilot's third attempt to land. NATIONAL Washington Final arrangements for a series of three 90-minute televised debates between President Ford and Jimmy Carter were made Wednesday. The debates will be the first since the confrontation between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960. In the first debate, slated for Sept. 23, and sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Ford and Carter will argue domestic and economic issues. The ; second debate, also sponsored by the LWV will be ' held on foreign policy and defense matters. A third -and final session will be open to any issues. Dates for the last two meetings were not set immediately. Spokesmen for both political camps and the League also agreed that Carter's running mate, Sen, Walter Mondale and Ford's vice presidential choice, Sen. Bob Dole, will meet in one debate. San Francisco A Nobel Prize winning scientist said last week he believes it will soon be possible to grow a "gasoline tree" that will supply abundant fuel for cars and trucks indefinetly. Dr. Melvin Calvin told a meeting of the American Chemical Society he believes gasoline can be made. , from certain plants of the genus Euphorbia which produces a milky juice called latex. Latex said Calvin, is a hydrocarbon chemically similar to petroleum. If we could decipher that mechanism and control it , so that we might create a smaller hydrocarbon molecule, we might be able to generate a gasoline -tree," Calvin told his fellow chemists. Salt Lake City Despite the vehement pleas of his fellow Democrats and in the face of apparently insurmountable odds, Rep. Allan Howe announced Friday he plans to seek re-election. Following Howe's decision was a movement by top Utah Democrats to begin organizing a write-in campaign against the congressman. Democratic national committeeman from Utah Daryl J. McCarthy said he would support a write-in effort, and didn't rule himself out as a possible contender for his party's endorsement. "A write-in will be difficult, but not impossible. It. all depends on the commitment within the Party", Mr. McCarthy said. Recent polls show Mr. Howe with no more than 15 percent of the vote currently. The Salt Lake Tribune asked the Congressman to GO CLASSIFIED with US TWWW WWW Police m Reserve J Unit Gains g Council n Approval s o) (ft I The formation of a Park City Police Reserve Unit received approval from the city council at their Thursday, Thurs-day, Sept. 2, meeting. After hearing . the recommendation rec-ommendation of City Manager Manag-er Wayne Matthews, who described Jthe new unit as ""being very beneficial at times when we need extra men," the council agreed that Police Chief Garth , Wilkinson should begin enlisting qualified personnel. According to Matthews' descrpition'qualified police officers, means ' they "; have gone through the Academy and that they keep up on their extra 40 hours of schooling during a year's period of time." , Once a police officer becomes be-comes a member of the reserve unit he will be required to purchase his own uniform and serve at least one shift per month, for which he will be compensated $L5 Matthews said. When asked by. City Councilwoman Eleanor Ben-' nett how many men the reserve unit might involve, the City Manager replied, "Undoubtedly it wouldn't be over four but, of course, the number will be determined by how many qualified police officers there are in the 'area." ; :X- w I Ul IT 1 DIXIELAND I M tune l WE AT Park City i resien while the Deseret News asked for his "withdrawal in the wake of his t'(ij!"ij'" ,0 FoflOW charge of 'soliciting sex from tecoy'iiititaW.,'v w St"".' Sewer In Quest Of Water Funds , Pasadena, Calif America's,. Viking II joined its partner Viking I in the search for life on Mars Friday as it dropped safely onto the sands of the red planet despite a partial radio blackout. Resulting from trouble on the orbiting mother ship that relays radio signals to Earth, mission controllers received only occasional messages during most of the three hour landing phase. "I'm ecstatic! "cried Dr. Carl Sagaori, member of the biology team that is hoping the second Viking may shed light on the still-open question of Martian . life. Noting America's two-for-two success rate, Saganon asked, "What do you have to do to crash a Viking lander?" Washington With the nation's unemployment rate continuing to creep upward in August, the White House shied away from its expected predictions that joblessness would fall below 7 percent by the year's end. Spokesman Ron Nessen said President Ford was disappointed with latest Labor Department figures showing unemployment rising last month from 7.8 to 7.9 percent. It was the third consecutive monthly increase and the highest level of unemployment this year.; ... .; . mm v - ' Park City Manager Wayne Matthews announced Thursday Thurs-day that the city will apply, for a federal grant to finance water improvements planned for next year. The city had previously secured a $600,000 Farmers Home Administration Administra-tion loan to upgrade water lines in the older part of the city and to install water meters. The money the city is seeking will be from the same federal funds which the . Snyderville Basin Sewer Improvement District hopes to tap to finance the proposed sewage treatment plant. The funds became available on July 22 with the passage of Senate Bill 3201 which allocated $2 million for public works projects in areas hard . hit by unemployment. Matthews said Park City comfortably fits the criteru set forth for the public works money. He added that the program is designed for quick response and that the city should receive word shortly on its acceptance or rejection. High School Tools Taken Burglars struck at the new, Park City High School being built adjacent to Highway 248 sometime over Labor. Day weekend, 'Police Chief Garth Wilkinson said Mon- day." .... . :'. ..- . . . ; 'X number of power tools ; valued at a rough estimate of over 13,000 were taken from the construction' site," according acc-ording to investigating officer offic-er Mark Wittaker. ALSO BREAKFAST LUNCH AND DINNER SERVED TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY M llllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllll Tennis And Ice Skating Offered At Snowbird Snowbird has announced the addition of enclosed tennis courts and an outdoor ice skating rink for the 1976-77 ski season. The five tennis courts will be avail- ' able for year-round use with three of the five courts covered during the winter while . the two remaining ' become an ice skating rink. Guests and visitors at . Snowbird may use the tennis facilities for a small fee by scheduling time from the Iron Blosam Pro Shop. Ice : skating is complimantary to guests and skate rentals are available. Courts and skates are available from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily throughout ' the ski season. . The new tennis courts and ice skating rink give skiers recreation opportunities additional add-itional to Snowbird's existing exist-ing heated outdoor swimming swim-ming at-all lodges, saunas, cross country skiing and helicopter guide skiing service to surrounding mountain areas and terrain. , : v7& ........ t V. 'ft IS. 5- l r V '"si |