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Show Wednesday, October 27, 1976 Pec? 4 trs situ, out 777 - ' ' -::-'s:4 THERE INTERNATIONAL ' London The Navy acknowledged last week that a top secret Phoenix missile is missing from the Tomcat jet fighter sitting on the bottom of the Atlantic, although spokesmen have expressed hopes ; that submarines searching the area will soon find the missing weapon. - ; Navy officials in Washington said they presume the missile an ultramodern weapon coveted by Soviet intelligence broke loose when the plane plunged off a U.S. aircraft carrier and sank in 1,900 feet of North Atlantic water last month,! -Despite reports that Russan ships had initially marked the accident spot, U.S. officials said the Soviets have showed-no further interest in trying to recover the $18 million F14 Tomcat or its belly -held missile. ;: 'v-.:'-; -;-' . The Phoenix missiles, costing $5 00,000 each, are part of a sophisticated F14 weapons system giving the pilot capabilities of fireing six of the missiles simultaneously at six different targets up to ioo miles away. The weapon,, one of the major advancements, in missile technology, is reported far ahead of its Russian counterpart. Beirut Christian forces continued to advance in southern Lebanon last week as they shut the last . gateway' to the border region, effectively barring Palestinian guerrillas from their main staging area for raids on breal. The victory, announced with flourish by the Christians and admitted by leftist officials in the . south, capped 81 two-week drive by Christian forces to secure control of southern Lebanon. The recent success of the lightest troops, which Pales tinians claim was made possible by Isreali artillery and equipment, is expected to pose a new $6rh in the hopes of settling the 18-month-old civil 'war. - Peking Offical sources confirmed Friday the promotion of Premier Hua Kufrfeng to chairman of the Chinese Communist parry, succeeding the late Mao Tse-tung.. Meanwhileanother official report stated, "A plot by four leaders to rob the party and state leadership was destroyed," obviously referring to the arrests of Mao's widow, CWang Cbing, and three other top leftists. ' ' - . According to Western reports out of Peking, the dissidents, known as the "Shanghai Mafia", are accused of tampering with Mao's directives in order to make Chiang Chin the new chairman instead of , Hua. .I? Helsinki Finland Following the example of : Denmark, Norway and Sweden, Finland announced Wednesday that five North Korean diplomats and embassy officials have left the country to avoid: drug smuggling and black market dealings in a1; scandal that has now swept all four Nordic countries. In Coppenhagen, two North Korean diplomats were h accused of trying to sell 325 pounds of hashish smuggled into Denmark in diplomatic bags. . - NATIONAL Luling, La. Misunderstanding, poor communication, communica-tion, equipment failure and negligence have all been cited as possible causes for the tragic crash of a ' tanker and a Mississippi River ferry Wednesday morning that may have killed up to 75 commuters, a Coast Guard official said Thursday. The crash, one of the worst in river history, plunged carloads of screaming passengers into the swift ; muddy current. Asurvivor, Charles Chatelain, said he was sitting in his pickup truck when the ferry suddenly slowed. He looked up and saw the prow of the tanker looming over the deck. It hit the ferry and drove it upstream flipping it over. Chatelain said his truck and other vehicles were thrown into the water. The cars, closed against the chilly wind, briefly floated as they were swept away. He said the occupants screamed and shouted as the cars sank. Chicago Saul Bellow, the American novelist who won the Nobel Prize for literature on Thursday, told a college audience, "The child in me is delighted ; the adult is skeptical." Bellow; the first American to capture the literature prize since John Steinbeck in 1962, was cited, in the words of the Swedish academyfor the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary -culture' that are combined in his work." The author's best known works include, "The Adventures of Augie March," "Henderson the Rain King," "Herzog," "Mr. Sammler's Planet," and his most recent best seller "Humboldt's Gift." Other Americans who won the Nobel Prize in literature were Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway (1954), William-Faulkner (1949), Pearl S. Buck (1938), Eugene O'Neill (1936), and Sinclair Lewis (1930). Bellow, whose award gave Americans a clean sweep of all five Nobel Prizes given this year,, admitted he had mixed emotions about the honor. Recalling the effects the award has had on past writers, Bellow said of Steinbeck, "I remember how burdened he was by the Nobel Prize." Hemingway, Bellow said, "stopped writing completely." Williamsburg, Va. The last of the "Three Great Televised Presidential Debates" according to a public opinion poll conducted for the Asociated Press, was rated as a virtual tie by the millions of viewers. - . , Ford, the first incumbent President. ever to participate in a campaign debate, issued his challenge at the climactic moment of the Republican National Convention. Although Ford has narrowed the gap polls showed at the' time of his nomination, most experts have argued that the debates have basically reinforced trends and opinions about the candidates rather than to change public opinion markedly. New York Ah arsonist set fire in, the only stairway toa'secotid story Puerto Rican social club in the South Bronx during a Sunday evening party and 25 persons lost their lives in a panicky surge for safety. --'-.' - . .y. v v-: -. ' ; Some of the dead pore evidence of having been trailed ad they scurried to escape, according to a fire department spokesman. "Everybody started acting crazy," said an injured survivor. ,;- Police are directing their investigation toward a man who was thrown out of the party some time beforethe fire. Witnesses said the man had engaged in an argument over his wife's dancing with another man. There were reports that he came back with gasoline, kerosene or some other flamable substance, spread the liquid in the stairwell and set it afire. Park Gity ' Residents! SAVES early on equipment purchases The new year is arriving daily at Wolfe's and we're offering locals a special incentive in-centive to shop early. If you buy a new par of 1976-77 skis before Nov. 15, we'll mount them free, or tune and hot wax them absolutely free! Buy new 1976-77 bindings and we'll mount them absolutely free. Buy a pair of 1 976-77 boots and we'll check you for cants and instal them free, or remount bindings absolutely free. Save $8, $10, $1 2 and more by shopping now, before Nov. 15. It's our way of saying thanks for hewing us become number one. WOLFE'S at the Resort Center iQpen 9-5 Except Sundaysr I D . HAL TAYLOR ASSOCIATES P.O. BOX 804 PARK CfTY, UTAH 84060 PHONE (801) 649-8181 2.7 ACRES in Midway. All improvements in duding water terms. $21,500. It t'.! teewn'tioH 9rii ni gsinoqmoo m ..-.' ROSSI HILL, 5 tots, best View in the area. Excellent buy at $25,000 total. MAIN STREET SHOP restaurant with apartment. $75,000. $23,000 down. , WOODSIDE RESIDENCE 3 bedroom older home.' Beautiful condition $40,000. v , 4 ills "0 8 II 8 i 5: Under a recently passed law, Summit County wll receive $267,000 annualy, due to fte large amount of land in Summit County that is owned by the Federal Government This amount represents more than 20 of the entire Summit County budget. I would vote to greatly reduce property taxes, Instead of voting that this money be thrown away on useless government programs. If you feel as I do, then I would appreciate your vote on November 2. m mh. i mm On Tuesday Nov. 2 VOTE Bob Trepanier llHl TaxPay0r,s CJofce "WMJ for Summit County Commbtbncr 2ycartsim aro Involved. , Anne Knows Anne cares Anne Speaks Out. r "-ri' vhk , st VOTE FOR AM rsJi SCHOOL BOARD PRECINCT 5 HP |