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Show The Salt Lake Tribune. Thursday, September 2 1 2G. 1973 U.S. Deficit Denver New Low By Edwin L. Dale Jr New York Tunes Writer - WASHINGTON The deficit in the nation's "basic balance of international payments generally considered the most meaningful of the four definitions used deebned further m the second quarter to the lowest level m almost three years, the Commerce Wednes- day The deficit, or net outflow of dollars, of $782 million was only moderately less than that in the first quarter of $947 but it was sharply below the average quarterly deficit last year of nearly $2 5 billion. md-ho- Exoorts Rise The biggest improvement has come in the nations foreign trade account, as exports have nsen much more rapidly than imports. As measured in the balance the of payments accounts, trade deficit ;n the second quarter was only $230 nidhon, down from $960 m Uion m the first quarter and far below the quarterly average deficit of $1 7 billion last year President Nison chats with Kentucky (.o. Wendell Fork, right, prior to start of White House meet where efforts were aired in winter heating oil Smaller Surplus a It had been reported month ago that one measure of the balance of payments, called the "official reserve transactions" balance, was in smaller surplus m the second shortage. Secretary of the Interior Rogers C. B. Morton, far left, and bginia Gov. Linwood Ilolloi., for meet to start. second from left, wait Agreement Eludes Winter Fuel Confab quarter Authoritative official dliam Vance Knight News Writer By " W - Officials WASHINGTON from 10 states and Nixon energy experts couldnt agree Wednesday on how to prepare for projected winter fuel shortages r, , Statements from both sides W hite House after a two-ho- ".meeting indicated lliat per- -' haps the only real agreement is that there will be a fuel ' crunch, especially in home .. heating od t V There were indications, that the adnumstration SCis rpoung closer to some sort of mandatory fuel allocation p.1program, which state and con . . r. - gressional leaders have been demandings Inanimous Demand Governors and other representatives from rune eastern states and California were to unanimous, accrding Milton Gov. Pennsylvania The administrations energy and environmental chiefs, while admitting that a decision on fuel allocation is imminent, urged the governors to assess their fuel needs quickly so they could apply early for waivers of relaxation of (air) standards, ra'her than to deal with the energy crisis John Love, President Nixons energy adviser, and Russell Train, head of the Environmental Protection Agency (E?A), denied in a separate press Dnefing they were asking the governors to low-sulf- regulations Shapp, in their insistence that Cant Determine Situation estabthe federal government lish controls on fuel distribution factor m the and a central shortage topic of the White House complicating fuel meet .g is the possibility that air quality standards may have to be relaxed m some states to permit the use of r fuel high-sulfu- air standards But the governors said they cant realistically size up their fuel situations untd they know whether, and how. the government will control the flow of od into their states Act Now "I said (to the governors). Tm not urging you to ask for Train insisted "What Im urging is that (they look at the situation now. talk to suppliers, so they won't put off their decisions untd midwinter " v Shapp complained to report- ers that the "main purpose of this meeting was to try to get the governors support for a arunces. ; Lung Disease jPerils Infants Drops to Department reported Multiple Births sources disclosed Wednesday that this measure the only one avadable to the government on a monthly basis remained m surplus in July and August. The basic balance, known formally as the balance on current account and long-tercapital, cov ers all transactions with foreign countries except volatile flows of short-tercapital. The ofncial reserve transactions measure inegudes the short-teicapital It is in surplus because reflows of short-tercapital to the United States are apparently exceeding the remaining basic deticit (Copyright) Doctors at Coloiado General Hospital said Catherine was in poor but improving condition after a complete blood exNathan, change transfusion who was named Tuesday, also was in poor condition Fe was given a transfusion, but not a 'v'mplete blood exchange s. 'en was reported in fair condita hut improving Jeflrevs coiuilrr dropped slightly from good to fair Wednesday and his brother John, was still in good condi tion Both were reported in good condition Tuesday and were led them mothers milk for the first time A DEW ER. COLO ( AP) cadre of doctors and nurses worked Wednesday to combat a lung disease in three of the remaining five Stanek sextu-pletThe smallest of the six babies died Tuesday night of the same illness Doctors said Catherine, the only surviving girl, Nathan and Steven Stanek showed symptoms of the hyaline membrane disease that claimed the hie of Julia after 44 hours of blood and breathing diftnul-tie- s ! Catherine and Nathan were overgiven blood transfusions allevito an in attempt night ate the disease which is common in Dremature infants The sextuplets were born Sunday night to Edna Stanek, 93-- as our headquarters More for very nearly a hundred years. And its hard for us o say goodbye. But memories cant be torn down. We hope that, like us, youll remember the o'd store with fondness. A. t fc A vy r irrr nivT7r Tr'." r WASHINGTON Education WASHINGTON (UPI) -SP Marland Jr has resigned as the governments highest-rankineducation the White House announced Wednesday Marland, 59, a former Pittsburgh school nipenntendent. is leaving as assistant secretary for education in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare Before taking the post last November, he served as U S education commissioner for nearly two years. The White House said Nixon accepted the resignation with deep regret and with deep appreciation and admiration for his work. The resignation is effective Nov. 1 idney g otfi-cia- l. f CLIP I ! 4- (Weekdays before HBLJjUJJLUa: of the old downtown store, were offering two free 8x10 photos of the old building. One limited, so hurry. Plus the first thousand people through the door tomorrow will receive a souvenir Goodbye Old ZCMI" hanky free. Now that we're com- Wipe q tear from your eye find wove goodbye lUeVo demolishing Doujntoiun ZCffil Sponsors said the bill would reverse an existing situation under which, studies showed, only a minority of the 38 million civilian workers covered by 20,000 existing company- - or union-rupension plans could expect to meet the requirements that would assure them of retirement income The bill also olfers tax advantages to induce uncovered workers and the tc invest some of their earnings toward retirement n & SAVE Newspaper Deliv ery Problems, S ZCM I ' I HERES WHERE TO CALL No successor was announced by the While House and there was no indication of when one would be EfflHESHHEHBBl come and look around. Its only a hint of things to come later. But in the meantime, were sure youll find shopping our downtown store a pleasant experience. -- Do you need information, want sports scores, have a news story or feature you want to talk about? Is your paper missing? Do you want to discuss a classified or display advertisement? "0 pletely moved into the place well call home until the ZCMI Center is completed, wed like to invite you to Engel said both parents were depressed by Julias death, but Mrs Stanek was well from , the recovering births Tribune Telephone Numbers facade that has graced Main Street for as long as anyone can remember. And the other is a montage of scenes from our much acclaimed Centennial Shops. They will be available throughout our new downtown store, but the supply is 4 4 -- sear shows the famous cast iron 4 -- v 4 et (UP!) The Senate unanimously approved a bill Wednesday night designed to insure that corking persons receive retirement benefits they have earned under company pension plans, even if they dont spend all their working life with the same employer The measure, adopted by a vote of 93 to 0. was sent to the House, where leaders promised to give it top priority this To commemorate the closing f Mrs Stanek saw her babies tor the first time Wednesday when she visited the nursery where they are in sophisticated incubators and their hie signs monitored constantly- 0 f t of Okav in Senate Officer Top BiU Gets Pension Hoi se in Quits T As of September 1 9, the old ZCMI store in downtown Salt Lake City is closed. It served and Eugene J Stanek. 31 Until Colo Lakewood, Julias death they were believed to be the only living set of sextuplets, said Dr. Tibor who Engel, an obstetrician said he had mace a computer lzed search of medical records on multiple births. 34. the old 10 524-284- 0 a.m., Sundays before 1 p rn.) i |