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Show Compiled from the Associated Press International 'China reinforcing' not withdrawing and gasoline rationing were ever needed in the department foreseeable of it no see officials say they prospect owners of issued to be would future rationing coupons not disclosed but an administration official said the message "would give us a better sense of what it means." Several Israeli ministers reportedly were unhappy that Sadat picked Khalil to negotiate for him, but no mention of that was in the Cabinet statement read by a somber-face- d It registered vehicles. The coupons could be sold or transferredat will although the government would have authority if necessary to impose excessive hoarding, price controls or other steps to prevent other or disruptive activities. practices did not include any specific The standby rationing plan Officials said the owners. vehicle individual for gallon limit is imposed, time the be at determined rationing limit would of seriousness the and formulas distribution according to petroleum shortages. The Energy Department has denied published reports that the rationing plan provides for a limit for two gallons or less Begin. Begin later said the Sadat-Khalcontroversy was "an issue" but not the decisive factor in the Cabinet decision. "I would forego this issue of prestige for the sake of peace," he said. il BANGKOK, Thailand Vietnam said Tuesday its forces were locked in combat with the Chinese 15 miles inside Vietnam along the northern banks of the Red River. The Vietnamese also claimed 2,200 Chinese soldiers were put out of action over a four-da- y period. Intelligence sources here said that China appears to show no intention of withdrawing and has even moved to reinforce its troops along Vietnam's northeastern front. In his most blunt comment on the conflict, President Carter called on China Tuesday to undertake "a speedy, withdrawal" from Vietnam. The request was in a message given to top Chinese leaders by Treasury W. Michael Blumenthal, who is visiting Peking. Hanoi claims to have killed more than 16,000 Chinese since Peking invaded February 17. Intelligence sources consider that figure inflated. China has not given casualty figures, but in Tokyo, Japan's Kyodo News Service reported classified Chinese reports list about 17,000 Vietnamese "wiped out" in the first week of fighting. The news service attributed its information to Chinese sources in Peking. The official Voice of Vietnam Radio said the most concentrated fighting was in the Cam Duong province along the northern reaches of the Red river corridor, the vital river, rail and road link that runs from the northwestern frontier to Hanoi, the capital. The broadcast, monitored here, said two Chinese companies were wiped out in Land Son province, northeast of Hanoi, on Monday. Israel rejects Carter summit plan JERUSALEM Israel's Cabinet rejected President Carter's call for a Mideast summit Tuesday and accused Egypt of stiffening terms for a treaty. The action plunged the peace process to a low point since Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's historic trip to Jerusalem 15 months ago. Egypt and Israel indicated the next move is up to the United States. An administration spokesman in Washington said initial White House reaction was one "of grave concern about what the decision means for the peace process" but withheld elaboration pending more information. The scuttled Camp David summit would have involved Carter, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Khalil. A message from Begin detailing the Cabinet action arrived in Washington for Carter later Tuesday. The contents were anti-competiti- National Long term exposure a major concern per day for each registered vehicle. Task force calls for consciousness WASHINGTON A White House task force Tuesday called for a major federal effort to alert the public to health radiation from unnecessary medical risks posed by low-lev, nuclear projects and weapon tests. In a lengthy series of draft reports, the Interagency Task Force on Ionizing Radiation said new, unanswered questions exist about how harmful radiation in low doses can be and it is not possible now "to provide an unequivical answer." Noting that half of human exposure comes from the earth's natural background radiation, the task force said steps must radiation as much as be taken to limit exposure to man-mad- e possible. Government scientists are investigating reports of leukemia cases among participants in SMOKY, a 1957 test blast in Nevada. Concerns also have been raised about leukemia among children from weapons tests in the Rocky el DENVER Long-terradiation is exposure to low-levthe main concern now, health officials say, as they assess the n radium dumps in the Denver area. impact of "There are many implications here for long-tereffects that could show up in future generations," said James Montgomery, chief of the state Department of Health's radiation section. . The dumps were established by the radium industry that existed in Denver in the 1910s and 1920s when uranium ore was processed to produce radium then used in medicine. They were rediscovered in a review of old technical literature. m s, long-forgotte- m Mountains. The 800-pacompilation of reports said it was "often virtually impossible to determine whether a particular injury has been caused by exposure to radiation or by other factors." But it said the government should draw up comprehensive guidelines for Veterans Administration, workmen's compensation and other benefit programs to provide clear rules on handling claims attributed to radiation. The task force also suggested looking into the possibility of setting up a national registry of radiation workers. Regional ge Energy Dept. denies Senate cracks down on booze SALT LAKE CITY The Utah Senate has passed a bill making it illegal to have an open can of beer in a car, as well as a measure cracking down on private liquor clubs that are t. not By a narrow margin, the House voted Tuesday to lower the age for compulsory school attendance from 18 to 17. During voting on the liquor club bill, Sen. Verl Asay, suggested alcohol be treated as a dangerous drug and sold only by prescription. "I think if we are going to be the civilized society we say we are, it's way past time we recognize what liquor is doing to our people, to our families, actually destroying the fiber of which we're made," said Asay. He said liquor should be recognized as a highly intoxicating, dangerous drug sold on prescription only and "administered with an eyedropper or a teaspoon to those who are sick." non-profi- limit 2-gal- lon WASHINGTON The Energy Department made public Tuesday proposed standby plans it has sent to Congress for g measures to be used gasoline rationing and other only in a serious energy emergency. The plans were sent informally to key congressional committees Monday night. Department spokesmen said they would be submitted formally to Congress Thursday. 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