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Show INDEX WEATHER.'. ZH7 Classified Comics Cooler today with highi ia the s and the probability of rain about 10 percent througbont the day. Lows tonight near 41. 23 I Obituaries Society Sports Pages Stocks VOL 47, NO. mid-fiQ- 8 Editorial Page 15-1- 1 11-1- 4 21 PROVO, UTAH, SUNDAY, MAY 24, 1970 50 Bus Raid guerrillas of fired a By NICHOLAS DANILOFF WASHINGTON (UPI) of State William P. Rogers, who leaves for Europe will strongly back Sunday, NATO efforts to open talks with the Communist Warsaw Pact on a mutual reduction of forces in Europe, State Department officials said Saturday. The thrust of the secretary's presentation to the NATO rockets Saturday an Israeli paramilitary the Jordan in settlement Valley. Fears mounted in Beirut of an Israeli reprisal attack for Friday's school bus ambush amid reports Israeli troops were building up along the Lebanese border. into An Israeli military -Sec- retary spokes- man said Israel's frontier with Lebanon was quiet Friday night and early Saturday. But later Saturday morning Arab guerrillas unleashed a rockbarrage with Soviet-mad- e ets on the Israeli settlement of Nahal Meshura, he said. The rockets hit within the perimeter of the paramilitary settlement and the nearby-DamiyBridge but caused neither casualties or damage the spokesman said. Israeli troops based in the area about 23 miles north of the Dea Sea returned the fire. In the Lebanese capital of Beirut, informed political sources said Lebanon's army was taking all necessary precautions against any Israeli attack in reprisal for the bazooka attack by Arab guerrillas on an Israeli school bus Friday and killed 12 persons, eight of them children and wounded 21. The Beirut sources said Lebanese military commanders were studying the situation "in the light of reports that Israeli troops are building up opposite the central sector of the southern Lebanese border," le Ministerial Council, which meets in Rome Tuesday and Wednesday will be to put the onus on the Soviet Union and Pledge On Pullback Affirmed an MOSINEE, OF KENNEDY CLAN make public appearance at Washington D.C. Special Olympics for retarded children at Wilson High School Saturday. They are shown applauding action at the event. In front are MEMBERS Sargent Shriver and his wife, Eunice. Behind them are Ethel Kennedy and Gilbert Hahn, city council chairman. (Herald-UP- I Telephoto 80 " March At Atlanta (UPI) - Eight Watkins Honored At of Dam; Naming High Wind Wracks North Utah By JAMES BAPIS BOUNTIFUL, Utah (UPI) -Winds in the tornado category Dignitaries Present WILLARD, Box Eider County Former Utah Senator (UPI) and commissioner of Indian Affairs, Arthur V. Watkins, was honored Saturday during ceremonies in which officials named the Arthur V. Watkins Dam at WillardBay. Formerly known as Willard strucDam, the 14.5 mile-lon- g ture was renamed during cere- monies attended by Ellis L. Armstrong, commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Rep. Laurence J. Burton, T. Clark, president of the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, K. Gunn McKay, administrative assistant to Gov. - raked four northern Utah communities, spewing glass from business windows, ripping up trees and sending 19 or 20 persons late Saturday to a local hospital. n In the wake of the black, winds, hail stones followed with such intensity that sea gulls were literally beaten from the skies. A spokesman at South Davis Community Hospital here said persons were brought in foi treatment from the communities of Farmington, Woods Cross, Bountiful and North Salt Lake. Only one serious injury was recorded, the spokesman said. Jeff Nolte, 4, son of Mr. and D Mrs. Rudolph Nolte of Salt Lake City, was transferred from the South Davis hospital to of the VIENNA (UPi)-O- ne Primary Children's Hospital in worst floods in Romaniar Salt Lake City with a severe history threatened Saturday to concussion suffered In the me- wash that independent-minde- d lee. Communist country back into All of the others were treated the Soviet orbit. and released, the spokesman Signs multiplied that Moscow said. was using the floods to pressure The ESSA Weather Bureau Romania to make military and put the wind at 100 mph in the foreign policy concessions. Bountiful area. Hail up to a half Flood damages expected to inch in diameter was recorded run into the billions of dollars-co- uld by the bureau. severely weaken Buch- At least seven business estaarest's ability to withstand that blishments on Main Street here presssure. had their front windows shatThe floods, triggered by tered. The roof of the Bountiful torrential spring rains and Post Office was partially lifted melting snow began 10 days off and rolled back. ago. So far, at least 162 persons were officially known dead. About 1.7 million acres of rich farmland were under water. Seventy thousand homes and 250 factories in 37 of Romania's 39 districts have been flooded. dust-swolle- Floods Put Pressure JT KOmOniCJ Nixon Rests At Retreat THURMONT. MD. (UPI)-Presi- dent Nixon rested at his Camp David mountain retreat Saturday while some citizens of this little factory town nearby circulated petitions of support for the administration's Indoch- authority "by tradition and . Know mule-draw- re-Ez- ra MOSS VlSIIS black-drape- . LOUmy Wis. (UPI)-Defe- nse Secretary Melvin Laird pledged Saturday that the Nixon administration's withdrawal dates for troops in Southeast Asia will be met "We've already had three increments of troop withdrawals announced and we've met every date," Laird said. "We will meet the new reduction which has been announced by President Nixon and we will meet the troop withdrawals in Southeast Asia as far as Cambodia is concerned." Laird, here to speak at the dedication of the Central Wisconsin Airport, said there will be no Americans in or Cambodia as advisors .combat forces after June 30 and "there will not be a credibility problem as far as any ' announcement by this department of this administrat- ion. "The deadline will be met," he said. Laird, a native of nearby PRICE 15 CENTS TcaBks its East European allies for not 10:30 p.m. local time. coming forward so far to Following the NATO meeting, negotiate the serious problems Rogers will visit Madrid on dividing Europe. Thursday and Friday and Rogers, the sources said, Lisbon next Friday and Saturremains cool to the Soviet day. for a European In Madrid, Rogers will meet proposal because he with high Spanish officials to security conference believes the ' Russians are review progress in current seeking only superficial accords negotiations for a new to ease tensions in Europe. accord to allow U.S.-Spani- "Why is it necessary for us to reduce American presence in accordance with the Nixon doctrine for Asia? "The Nixon doctrine for Asia means less involvement for American ground forces in Asia," he said. n Mask Raiders (UP1)-Po- lice Utah Valley Concern Over Steel Imports Outlined to Senator se Communist nations. Great Britain was reported interested in discussing further with the Soviet Union the Russian proposal for a ropean security conference. Eu- South Viets Drive d Town for Red-Hel- By BERT W. OKULEY 7,000 men Saturday in a double- - the outskirts of the main SAIGON (UPI)-So- uth Viet- - barreled offensive that drove seaport at Kompong Som. namese commanders reinforced west toward the beleaguered No UJS. troops were involved their armies in Cambodia by town of Tonle Bet and south to in the twin thrusts but Saiga River Cleanup Attracts 300 The Provo River clean-u- p project was carried out Saturday morning with about 300 persons showing up and support coming from many parts of the ' : community; The crew of volunteer workers that picked up cans and trash from the road, and from down into the river consisted of Boy Scouts, BYU students, memoers of the Steel Worker's Union, the general public and the sponsoring organization, the Save the Provo River Association. They worked from 8 am. until after Nerve Gas Shipment Cancelled Henry Saturday Jackson, said he has received assurances from the White House that a proposed shipment of deadly nerve gas from Okinawa to the Pacific northwest has been canceled. The decision to halt the shipment of 13,000 tons of the gas by ship from Okinawa to Bangor, Wash., by ship and then by rail to the Umatilla ordnance depot near Hermiston, Ore., followed strong objections from Northwest congressional leaders and citizens. the Army Last Friday announced that pending congressional action on the amendment, no nerve gas would be (UPI)-S- en. M. young said that he felt the event was a success considering it was done on a last minute Good Response "We didn't decide on doing this until about ten days ago, amd I am very pleased with the way people have responded to help us get the job done," Mr. Young said. Earlier in the week the group ted sent out a plea for ks and received over 1,850 8S 8 result. President of the SPRA, Steve Penrod said he was certain that the board of directors would approve the project as an annual event for his organization. "We want everyone to know that we are prepared to do our share of the work involved in saving this river from being destroy ad, and that we're not just a bunch of complainers," Mr. Penrod stated. Dump Trucks The project started at 7 am. when ths leaders set up a headquarters camp just south of the Murdock Diversion Dam at the mouth of the canyon. For a short time, later, only the huge dump trucks and garbage "trains" were to be seen. Then came the people, who were sent to work on sections from just below the Deer Creek Dam to the Olmstead Power Station. An additional 80 persons have been involved in cleaning lower sections of the river. Free drinks were supplied to the workers jointly by the SPRA and the Coca-Col- a Bottling Company of Provo. And as a surprise, the management of the Bridal Veil Falls offered a free crew. Skyride to the clean-u- p launched a search in Limassol Saturday to locate 70 masked men who emptied the police armory in one of the most of this raids spectacular island's violent history. The number of weapons stolen was unknown but police described the missing arms and ammunition as "considerable." President Makarios drove 40 moved. The people of Utah county are outlined by. Raymond E. miles from Nicosia to Limassol, concerned about increasing general superintendent imports of steel products from of Geneva Works. He told the the island's second city, and Japan, Sen. Frank E. Moss was Democratic senator that im- fired a number of police told during a visit to Geneva ports accounted for 2,700,000 officers before returning to the tons of the 9 millions tons of capital to preside over a hastily Works. Lunch and a brief tour of a steel consumed in the Western called cabinet meeting. part of the steel mill was part of area in 1969. a Utah county visit Sen. Moss "If this steel had been made Friday with his son Brian. produced domestically and if The import situation was Geneva Works had gotten its share of the market, we would in d have had to be bigger than we are to produce it. "But Japan with its increasing imports into the West is abA DELTA, Utah (UPI) sorbing the major part of the was killed boy of steel Western the 'growth old market and holding us at our here when his 17 year brother accidentally ran him Continued on Page 2) over in the family car. Police said Kurt Wright, son flag shouldn't be lowered to half of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. staff because of the death of a Wright, died of chest injuries person who died as a result of Saturday about one hour after "it might political activities the 11:50 a.m. accident. lead some to believe that the The victim's brother, Martin, dead persons political beliefs was leaving the house in the were endorsed." J . family car to purchase some The only law on the books medical supplies for his mother WASHINGTON (UPI) -S- en. when the accident occurred. that deals with the flag is one that says the flag shouldn't be J. William Fulbright urged Police said Martin's mothor desecrated. young Americans Saturday to had apparently cut herself sethe A SCOUT GROUP helping to clean-u- p The recommendations also continue their protest against riously and had sent Martin to of the one seen is here Provo River said the flag shouldn't be flown the Indochina war, but said working the first aid equipat half staff where it might violent dissent could lead to the purchase Provo Canyon sections. About 300 persons in ment. of came out to participate in the project destruction all of American the the disrupt peace The victim is survived by 11 which was sponsored by the Save the Provo brothers and sisters. house-to-hou- lieved the NATO Ministerial Council meeting in Rome probably will agree on some new, direct initiative to the Soviet Union and its allies for balanced force reductions In Europe. The sources said two or three countries may be designated to seek exploratory talks with the combocfa SEATTLE Cyprus Police Search for American military installations to remain in Spain another five years. The present agreement expires Sept. 26, 1970. U.S. sources said they be Rogers leaves at a.m. EDT aboard a special Sunday military flight from nearby Andrews Air Force Base. He is scheduled to arrive in Rome at 9 Marshfield, said that since he became secretary of defense he had tried to change the debate noon. Chairman of the project, Jerry of "why Vietnam" to one of "why vietnamization." LIMASSOL, Cyprus Sun-dqui- st, communiques reported 1! Americans slain and 14 wounded in attacks by Communist forces in Cambodia's Fishhook area near the South Vietnamese border. This raised the VS. ioll in the three-wee- k campaign to 190 dead and 731 wounded. Monsoon rains swept wide areas of Indochina Saturday, working against both sides in the war. Thick clouds severely hampered UJS. air strikes against the Communists' Ht Chi Minh Trail in northeastern Laos but the fains tamed keg stretches of the route Into tat of mud and .bogged down trucks. The rains were beginning to cover the length of the border areas of both Vietnams, Laos and Cambodia. Heavy rains feS on the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, and military forecasters said it would be leas than a week before daily downpours soaked the lower portions of South Vietnam and regions to the wsst in Cambodia. The rainy season generally works to the advantage of Communist troops because it hampers the mobility of allied units and restricts American air power. The South Vietnamese buildup increased Saigon's commitment in Cambodia to 47,00( men, and underscored Soutt Vietnam's determination to press on indefinitely despite Ui. pledges that all American forces will be withdrawn from Cambodia by July 1. About remain in 10,000 Americans Cambodia. A battalion of North Vietnamese infantrymen defiantl) flew a Communist flag over Tonle Bet Saturday as a South Vietnamese task force of 13,900 men led by tanks closed to within 12 miles of the town on the east bank of the Mekong River. Delta Boy, 3, Killed one-thir- Auto Mishap Flag Authority Vested In President, Governor custom seems to be vested in the Fresident or the Governor." You Hargis wrote the memoranBy United Press International dum to serve as a guideline for Tapeworms, sometimes attain proper display of the flag. The memorandum said the a length of 30 feet Now Calvin L. Rampton. Watkins and the general public. Watkins was honored for the role he played in the development of Utah Reclamation and for his efforts in Lehalf of American Indians. As Republican Senator from 1947 to 1939 he was in large measure reponsible for authori zation of both the Weber Basin project and the Colorado River storage Project. Armstrong, who is also a na- tive of Utah, dedicated the named dam and told how Wat kins not only worked for the water projects, but was instrumental in beginning an Indian school for Navajo children at Brigham City. "The object lesson given to us by Sen. Watkins is to plan ahead, take on any necessary job, and work diligently," Arm strong said. A PUQue was unveiled during ceremonies marking the event and renaming the dam. Says Idaho Ruling ina policies. "We think your decisions in Vietnam and Cambodia are in the best interests of America," BOISE (UPI)-Ida- ho's assistte petition said. It urged the ant attorney general may have President to hold firm to his solved the question about who decision face of can order the American flag the in lowered to half staff. revolutionaries" "professional and "unpatriotic rabble." James R. Hargis, in a memThe First Family arrived by orandum opinion that has been helicopter Friday for a stay sent the Attorney General expected to last until sometime Robert Robson, said that the Sunday. ATLANTA thousand persons walked behind, n a wagon through of the sweltering streets Atlanta Saturday to "break the back of Discrimination and aggression" in a march reminiscent of Dr. Martin Luther King's funeral. "America, we are not your enemies," cried King's widow, Coretta, from the same shady campus at Morehouse College where her husband's funeral eulogies were read two years ago. "Your enemy is the force of oppression which would silence dissent by any means possible," she said. Temperatures in the 90s beat down on the marchers, who stretched at one point from the beginning of the walk at King's tomb to the campus itself, a distance of one mile. Leading the march was a creaking wagon drawn by a mule and a horse and behind that 10 men carried two empty, d caskets. - Joint Troop Cufi mi By United Press International Arab 8.25 PER MONTH Seeks NAT Reprisal Feared barrage .k. - three-year-o- ld Protest - I kQ m? But Not Violently, Fulbright Urges ?Vv T Sua . ?X River Association. Steve Penrod, preslde- -t of the SPRA said that the project would probably become an annual event of hie group. (Herald Staff Photo) |