sr tSrirt an- - U 127th YEAR NO. 207 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 68 PAGES 15 CENTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 , 1977 - treport report that indictments have been m this matter is totally false, a justice Department spokesman said in Washington He refused to comment further Any prepared . on the story. The Wilmington copyrighted story, that the federal grand jury m Washington prepared indictments against ITTs chief execut.ve, Harold Geneen, and Helms for lying under oath to two Senate committees in connection with the overthrow of Chiles Socialist government in 1973. The newspaper said Justice Department officials confirmed Thursday mght that a indictment against Helms and a multiple count indictment against Geneen has been completed by the grand jury and needs only final approval from President Carter. said, in a News-Journ- al :Senafors kill fax boost on - sr J4SW- -' TftyST PU, i .(& ,as - u "Justice Department sources say the main cause for the indictments was information provided by former Ambassador to Chile Edward M Korry and the former ITT Latin American public relations director, Harold V Hendnx, the paper said Hendrix provided information to the grand jury m a plea bargaining deal, the paper said Geneen is one of the worlds highest paid executives, earning an annual salary of $700,000 h. y j .... y r J? J ar c o - r b tr u L r3,.t.x r - . ' 'x i Af - Y Xk, - - A.,S " 'M.ivlV' ft rr p c . - -- n 3 y 1 i. Vi- - 1, aftagfalft , -- T t - ht defiant chairman and equally rebellious members Chairman Henry Gonzalez, , said he fired the controversial Philadelphia prosecutor because of a consistent attempt to undermine his authority But the other 11 members spurned his decision and told Sprague that Gonzalez had no authority to do so PRESIDENT CARTER has an affinity for his acres of Georgia farmland and hopes it will not be sold by a trustee In a sometimes heated exchange with reporters today, Press Secretary Jody Powell announced details of the trust set up Jan 20 to ho'd, lease or possibly sell Carter's multimillion dollar peanut warehouse and land Powell insisted the President will be isolated from his assets which are most likely to be affected by government agencies SECRETARY OF STATE Cyrus Vance met with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today to discuss his forthcoming trip to the Middle East and the prospects for peace there. The closed-doo- r meeting also focused on the situation in southern Africa and U S. negotiations with Panama over the future of the canal, committee sources said. 1 ,950 CONSUMERS CUT SPENDING 2 percent in when deep snows and freezing weather stalled the nation east of the Rocky Mountains, the Commerce Department said today. The January decrease followed a 39 percent increase in De- January January, estimated total sales at down from the $57.7 billion trator -- ' lgBgoauiai:BMtiiwtMriM.giMi UPl OMtO A tei rified Richard Hall, a shotgun wired to his neck, waits as Anthony Kiritsls reads demands to police. Kiritsis' half brother George Ergo, at right, puts his hand to his forehead in despair. Hail was eventually released and Kiritsis arrested. 'Never any intent to grant immunity' Gunman faces kidnap charge bond awaiting arraignment on state kidnaping charges He was arraigned today on Slate kiunapiug charges and cr dered held on $850,000 bond Kinlsis was oi dered to appear m Mumcipal Court next Tuesday and enter a plea He is also charged with inflicting injury in commission of a felony, armed robbery, obtaining a signature by threat, commission of a felony while armed, committing a crime of violence while armed and disorderly conduct. father of four, Hall, was taken out hy stretcher, checked briefly at a hospital and returned to his family Authorities said his only physical scars from AnINDIANAPOLIS (AP) thony G. Kiritsis, toe revenge-minde- d gunman who thought he could walk away free by releasing unharmed a hostage he held for 63 hours, instead faces kidnaping charges after police grabbed him in what he called a cheap shot $250,000 Despite a promise of immunity from prosecution, Kiritsis, 44, was seized Thursday mght after he freed mortgage company executive Richard O. Hall from a third-stor- y apartment he had fooled police into thinking was rigged with dynamite. Kiritsis, enraged because he felt Halls company swindled him in a property deal, was held on two-nigthe three-day- , ordeal were minor abrasions on his neck and wrists ht Police, wno had waited the siege began Tuesday, entered Kiritsis apartment to discover that what he had claimed was 100 pounds of dynamite wired to explode was nothing more than a maze of string, weighted to break tv'o glass wine jugs possibly filled with gasoline placed near a single burning candle. Prosecutors said the immunity offer was invalid because Kiritsis failed to keep his part of an agreement to let Hall come out of the building alone Thursday to approve a supplemental appropriations bill for expenditures of ever $10 million The expenditures, embodied m SB336, were approved by the Senate first, and then sent to the House, where a $43,143 allocation was deleted The deletion, a claim againsl the state by a former Utah National Guardsman, was accepted by the Senate and the bill was sent to the gov ernor lor his signature Supplemental appropnations are for extra expenses meyrred by state agencies during the past fiscal year, ending June 30, 1977 The House also took on IIB79, a thick bill dealing wuh revisions and updating of Instead, Kiritsis 10-d- shocked police by marching Hall out with the shotgun he used to abduct him still wired to his victims neck. Surrounded sharp&hoelcrs, THE SPANISH COMMUNIST PARTY formally applied today for legal status that would end a ban on its existence and allow it to participate in the first free elections in 41 years. The Socialist Workers Party applied for legalization Thursday. The Communists have gradually emerged into tne open under the watchful tolerance of authorities, but there was doubt whether the party could achieve legal status on Its tirst try. PRESIDENT FAKKRUDDIN ALI AHMED, Moslem chief of state of India's, largely Hindu population for nearly tttree year, died today of a heart attach. He was 71. Aimed became W earlier this week while on a visit to Malaysia and returned to New Delhi Thursday, canceling state visits to the Philippines and Burma. Ahmed was known as a strong supporter of Mrs. Gandhi, who issued a statement calling him, "a great Indian, a great gentlemen, a great Moslem " AMBASSADOR ANDREW YOUNG, concluding African tour, pledged today the Carter his administration will use economic rather than military muscle to block Cuban and Soviet attempts to expand their influence there Young was leaving for London today for more talks on southern Africa off .date 91nr rpoot'ng wiih by police Kmtsis then confrontation staged a on live television, alternately cursing, shouting and joking with reporters and onlookers as HaU stood frozen m fear He repeated his statement that he abducted Hall because he was convinced the mortgage company had tried to cheat him on a $130,000 land loan Tolice Chief Eugene Gallagher told Kiritsis he blew it by not See GUNMAN on 8 A-- THE APPARENT WINNER of the United Steelworkers presidential election says his victory reiection of irresponsible reflects militancy." Lloyd McBride and his four running mates claimed the leadership of the 1 4 million-membunion Thursday, even though insurgent challenger Edward Sadlowski refused to admit defeat and hinted he would contest the results. McBride said he was ready to patch up wounds with the membership, but he remained bitter about rank-and-fi- er Sadlowski STOCK MARKET TODAY Prices were NEW YORK (UP!) sharply lower late today in slowed down trading of New York Stock Exchange issues in reaction to disappointing H I H earnings reports, a slump in retail sales because of the weather, and speculation abcut tax revisions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which gained 4 08 points Thursday, was off 5.24 to 932 68 shortly before 3pm EST Prior to Thursday, the blue-chi- p average had fallen 70 points in five weeks. Declines led advances, 786 to 530, among the 1,792 r turnover issues crossing the tape The amounted to about 16,800,000 shares, down from the J8,21 0,000 traded during the same period Thursday (Complete New York, Amei ican lists on 6 ) 932.68 Prices rise Carter vows action on MIA accounting WASHINGTON President (UPI) of Americans missing m action he will send a Carter today promised families delegation to Communist Vietnam for the fullest possible accounting of MIAs in Southeast Asia, the White House said Assistant Press Secretary Jerry Schecter made the announcement to reporters after Carter met for 40 minutes m the White House with six representatives of the League of Families of some 2,500 American MIAs But he said Carter gave r.o timetable for sending American representatives to Vietnam, Schecter said Express your views . . . Ill listen carefully, Carter told the group. He said he wanted their advice before pursuing a campaign promise to go directly to Vietnam to try to resolve the problem later said they were by Carters encouraged One of the group greatly promise While the President gave no timetable, Schecter said, he promised the league he will keep his commitment to carry througli on a commitment to seek the See CARTER on A-- 8 2 houses okay extra outlays Both the Utah House and Senate voted frus- trated outside the building since A-- 8 By Joe Costanzo Deseret News legislative writer 7 Ml JACK ECKERD HAS RESIGNED as adminisof the General Services Administration in an honest misunderstanding" with President Carter, the White House S3id today. Press Secretary Jody Powell said that it was Carter's intention to name Robert T. Griffin to the post of deputy administrator, i ' ' Sen Karl N. Snow Jr., sponsor of the cigarette tax bill, said he believes he can switch the one vote necessary to pass his measure. The bill, SB3, received 14 votes, whereas 15 are required for passage. The vote against the bill was mixed between Republicans and Democrats. The negative vote seemed to stem from a disinclination to increase even sin taxes at a time when the state has a substantial budget surplus. See SENATE on r pijtuE bet Eckerd wanted acting deputy director Wallace H. Robinson Jr , an general. There was no indication of who would succeed Eckerd land-owne- rs ! OAr i Hiti-TH- RICHARD spparop'S as cMe conn sel of the House Assassinations Committee left the panel embroiled today in a tug between its in December. t Y Fly the Flag tomorrow ... Page report $56 6 billion in ,x'J one-vot- 'x cember. The department s J - sr-A- By Dexter C. Ellis Deseret News political editor e By a margin, the Senate killed a bill today that would have " raised cigarette taxes by two cents a pack. Notice was served that an attempt be made to recall the bill '."would ' Monday, and there appeared to be a - good possibility that it would receive another chance. The Senate, preparing to shift into a new schedule allowing more time for floor work, acted on several other bills I before recessing for the weekend, f Also killed by adoption of an un-- l favorable committee report was SB119, which would have allowed county commissioners to have named an t elections officer other than the county clerk. I The reason for the unfavorable T committee report, according to Sen. A. was fear that 4 k Dean Jeffs, commissioners could manipulate the political process by bypassing the county clerk, who is now charged by law with handling elections. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Darrell G. Renstrom, argued that the bill would accomplish just the opposite by permitting the appointment of a nonpartisan person to handle elections. In another action, the Senate agreed to remove its amendment that had hung up a bill, HB55, which clarified the rights of public officials to place I3 chlorine and other purifiers in water supplies. 4 The Senate amendment changed the law t concept of the the statute books by the voters in placed i last November, in that it allowed local governments to initiate movements to fluoridate water supplies. The new law lequiies that Such Jmovements be started by petition. The House refused to accede to the Senate amendment, so it was taken out and the bill sent to the governor. The Senate gave final approval to HB41, which would allow a penalty to be assessed against nonparticipating ventures At m present, they benefit from royalties if a well is successful, but can avoid paymg any of the drilling costs if the hole is dry. The bill would allow them to be assessed 20 percent extra for normal wells and 50 percent extra for wildcat wells if the drilling was unsuccessful. rsrf JSfc fl cigarettes Y Helms, a ho recently resigned as ambas-sado- i to Iran, had denied that the CIA had anything to do with the 1973 overthrow and death of Allende Helms war told by the Justice Department last summer that he had been cleared of allegations of lying to the Senate as saying that Carter instructed U S Attorney General Griffin Bell to let the investigation move forward and that it will be deliberately pursued and with utmost speed Justice Department sources said there was debate over the release date of the indictments, the paper said, add.ng that they could come within the month Members of the grand jury must vote on whether to release the indictments, which would then have to be released within four days of a positive vote Helms and Geneen will be charged with - 1 rrult.n..t.onaI corporations and the 1975 Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,, the paper said House The paper quoted sources m the White METRO role of ITT and other multmation xl co porations in Chile and their relationship to the CIA to the 1973 subcommittee on e f- r-- YvY y ip IJJVCOLvV'g Ivinct on top es ury is I ST cnie WILMINGTON. Del OJPI) A federal grand jury has prepared perjury indictments against former CIA Director Richard Helms and the chief executive of ITT m connection with a 1973 coup in Chile, it was reported today. The Justice Department denied the j r mtr ' xk - (9 .r. Utahs traftic rules and regulations. Th bill passed with one major amendment which would allow dnvers exceeding certain speed limits to contest the ; lolation The amendment, Cnllonnif SJOUV. .V, 4 W 4 Rcvi fi 1 4OMt4VtikU, by Rep VUMUCk) P. Lloyd fkci UlV 4cvvi IV4 Kl maximum in some parts of the bill to puma facie Rep Selleneit explained that maximum speed limits dont allow fair challenges, even if someone exceeds the limit by one nnle per hour without endangering life or property With the amendment, if a driver could show that the speed being traveled was reasonable under the existing conditions, it would be grounds for challenge m court Another Sollened amendment to delete the addition of points for speeding up to 70 miles per noui on the freeways wa defeated by the House. The amendment would have provided a fine and penalties for speeding to that limit, but Utahs point system wouldnt be used The supplemental appropriations bill passed by the legislature includes $1 5 million for the Water Resources Cunstiuc non Fund, $141,500 foi data processing improvements and numerous others In todays actions, the Utah House passed a bill establishing a state vaccination program for the eradication of brucellosis in livestock The sponsor of the bill. Rep Edison Stephens R Henefer, explained that the progiam would be under the supervision ot the Department of Agriculture, and would icqu'ie livestock owners to obtain the See HOI SL on 8 0.5 pet. before freeze WASHINGTON (UPl) Wholesale prices rose percent in January to continue the recent trend of moderating inflation, the Labor Department re ported today But the figure does not reflect the full impact of the frigid winter The 6 percent annual rate of .ncrease is in the geneial range of what well be seeing for several more months, said Dr John Kendrick, one of the government's leading economists 0 5 J 'r five-hou- B-- Kendrick said only food prices, which will reflect the January freeze, and building materials prices are expected to increase at a faster rate Kendrick noted fuel prices actually declined in January despite increases imposed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Counties The fuels and power group of the Wholesale Price Index declined 0 4 percent from December Tin index stood at 0 compared to a lK 'are in which cost $100 m 1976 cost 588 1976 That means goods $188 m January Tlie Januaiy increase was the lowest in five months, matching the 0 5 percent gain m October Prices wore only 4 9 percent higher thsn a year ago, which is moderate compared to the l ampantinflation of 1974 and 1975 Construction materials suen as concrete and wood products, steel, aluminum and other metals were the primary upward forces in January, the department said Prices for processed foods cereals, cheeses and baked goods actually increased at a more moderate rate than December despite predictions th,.t the severe cold weather over much of the country would lead to increases The J anuarv WPl does not reflect the full price impact ol the severe winter weather that has affected much of the nation over toe past several weeks, the department said Prices for most commodities were IhiM 11 eflert as of Jan 11 Wb . m Generally fair through the with little temperature H.qhs in the 50s, lows m tne weekend mid 20s Zones 1, 2. 10 (Cache Valiev, Wasatch Front Gen northwest deserts) erallv fair through Satur15 in Lows Logon, 28 in day Provo, 27 in Salt Lakp and IV in Ogden Higns 40 m Zones 3, 4 (Do'taCedai Pair City, Sevier Valiev) through Saturday Lows 15 in Richfield, 18 in Milford 20 in Delta and 23 in Cedar City Highs 50-5Zone 5 (Utah s Dixie) Geneially fair with mild days St George low 33 high 68 Zones 6, 8 (Uintah Basi Fair Carbon County) through Saturday Lows ' al Ver-28 in in Prh and H ghv 52 a"d 53 rc , a; nvelv 1 Zones 7, 9 (Southeas Can.onland., Lake Genp alv fair Powell) with lows 20 2 5 and highs so Vl winds at tne lake. 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