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Show Page HERALD, Provo, Utah, 12-- THE 1976 Friday, April 2, 1 Truce in Lebanon 0-D- ay BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPI) -Warring militiamen cautiously a put aside their guns today and truce in the civil war took hold throughout Lebanon. But ocasional shots and the lack of any authority on the streets kept weary citizens from any general celebration. f; Scattered sniper shots and an mortar occasional - mm1 3f wm 4 K ) Wirt? " v f f and gunmen at will, streets the roaming citizens stayed indoors to see how the truce would develop. The start of truce brought dispersed, peace temporary to a war- - and real weary prospects for a final settlement nation " , ' between warring and Moslems. Christians Leftist Moslems agreed to cease fire ; Thursday to allow parliament time to select a successor to the temporary Christian President Suleiman Franjieh and meet demands for a realignment of political power between the two religious communities. But unlike previous ceasefires, gunmen held their positions and leftists warned a on lasting peace depends whether their demands are met. The truce was arranged after y Syria massed 17,000 troops on new president was not elected the frontier and put heavy immediately. Beirut radio said Lebanon political pressure on Moslem leftist leader Kamal Jumblatt. had "entered the operating who previously rejected any room and a lot now depends on truce until his own political the skill of the surgeons." demands were met in advance. Beirut newspapers After Jumblatt gave in. speculated that parliament Christian leaders quicky folspeaker Kamel Assad may cal lowed suit. house into session the Christian rightists had earlier indicated they were willing to sacrifice Franjieh if a ceaefire was declared first so that parliament could meet to amend the constitution and elect a new president. But Franjieh has repeatedly refused to step down. Political circles said peace efforts were still largely in Syrian hands and there was a general feeling the temporary truce would be extended if a Barry late U.S. intelligence operations at home and abroad. Arizona The conservative Republican told the Senate Rules Committee "the Senate needs one more standing committee about as much as the nation need more inflation are merely adding another layer on the cake " The rules panel is supposed to report by April 8 on the ivs 4 lit urn setting up a permanent committee which would have broad powers to watch over and regulate by budgetary control the CIA. FBI and other spy agencies, and disclose smsilive material even over presidential objection. who opposed Goldwater. many of the disclosures already made by the Select of Cnmrattec on Intelligence a member whirh he t.nd he would oppnM- - any general legislation dealing with the intelligence community which fails to provide for Criminal sanctums against am memtr of the intelligence community who release classified information having voluntarily entered uitm a jivrm agreement We (Yimmal sanctums against any mrmtrr of Congress or staff who releases classified Asylum Try Dismissed MWHA the Hiihpptnrt TV lh)llpplW goy fmmmt lnJay oVvnbed the unsuciTssfiil attempt of for rnrr tl'll h'MadoMarapacal to snik rtli!ical avtuni m the US Kmhassy as art 'April F"il I lay joke " whereabout the embassy Thursday, alter tiring rdasrd asylum, were unknown There were reports later denied that hrfied the country Macapagali snrr be iTuIippinr Komgn Sor Mary-CarloP Romulo, reading to s qiirries- about the imdrnt. said ' I no to the rrport imjmrtarHt bnrausr since it happened m Atil I I tftk it as an April Fon!'i I)ay joke and dismissed it as sue ti " rrw-smcr- running for president, testified Thursday that he is "sure jurisdictional problems can be worked out." but urged that the panel be set up on a priority basis even before all details are snlvrd He told the Hules committee that the committee's year of the long investigation domestic and foreign intelligence community showd extensive abuMs. and said the current system of congressional oversight " "amply Arsn't work (UPIt - of loot, officials The bundle was believed to contain a few good bills and enough stuffing to make it appear authentic The .FBI apparently hoped to trace the extortionist through the good bills. The bundle was put together jiftrr a note was delivered to an Fastcrn Airlines cmplovce rt International Airport in Atlanta, irli e g - gaf m cha'g prime minister, wht unrelated corruption IfTI m.i'te any statement cmfrming the jiVvda!Liir The scandal was tntufcH off rarlirr this rar when d betofe a Senate suhcommittoe li khed o(iria!sthatteMifi' l more Airrraft in Washington khei-Corp paid and to intlurntial m"vm in Uwnrsmm to win am rat? of dr m Japan Tanaka said he had kept silent mrr the cmtrovrrsy hnrauM' he frit he sh'iuld r "rxtrrmrly careful" atout corrmmimg oti important issues as f firmer leader ' IM now I have rrai bed the fonrlusi'rt that continuing sjrtl an attitij'Jeiindi f these rirrumstanrr-- would impede cxonitum of my political responsibilities and political 1ii!tei4 m asvir iatcs."hea'd Regarding the mt,ng with Nixun. Tanaka oYn'rd an) injihirr adivity. M.ng U"it is iiinmTnalilc that, at a J r repfr their natums. siityr it omfftftice h tt a prlem cm(t rning one civilian Uy would discuss " a.r!inrcxmpany ill ls M-- Tanaka 'I name as linked to the sc andal because it as !l Nippon Aifwvis during his admiMra!im that atiTipily reTrsM an rarher po'.itnm and rlecied to buy kbr-i-Tnstars mrr Mr Ivmnrll tVwglas fCins The trversatramr after the Nixon Tanaka meeting Tanaka also denied anything improper in his relattnrr-hi- p with hotel hcoon Krnji rrsano. who as as a uscf il omtarl for the nawd to lw kherd Arm an aircraft cimpany Tanka resignrd as prime mmistrr in lTl m a dispute over the wurcci of hit periotnl wealth. the 274-12- 1 and Senate extensive changes in the way campaign contributioas can be made and what campaign expenses must Both House make versions be reported. A ) leading labor leader has threatened to shut down the San Francisco International Airport and the waterfront to add muscle to the three-dacity workers strike. John F. Crowley, secretary-treasure- r of the Sao Fi ancisco moot because the new pay scale for all city workers took effect at 12:01 a.m. and was And Mayor unchangeable. George Moscone said the strike would weaken as long as residents maintained their "remarkable cool." general strike," said George Evankovich of the Laborers Union. The strike resulted from voter approval of a resolution which, in effect, lowered the pay scales of craft workers. about 2,000 Those on strike were members of Six union leaders became persons Labor Council, AFL-CIangered Thursday night when the craft unions. Some 14.000 Thursday said his pickets they tried to meet with the other civil servants were on the would appear at both facilities supervisors and were told to job. Their labor bargaining "unless there are some seethe agents already had approved city negotiator, meaningful negotiations." Either the supervisors talk the new salary schedules. But the Board of Supervisors Some 2,000 Municipal Raildirectly with the unions "or we said the walkout itself was escalate the strike until it's a way bus and streetcar workers refused to cross the craft union picket lines, causing riders to find other ways of getting around the city. This has caused big traffic snarls during the commute hours. Moscone, in his first term after serving in the California Legislature for many years, said the strike would last a long time unless the craft unions would accept improvements in PHILADELPHIA (UPI) ConRail, the nation's J2 billion gamble on the future of rail service in the U.S., clauses of their has become a reality with the merger of the Penn Central contracts. and six other bankrupt railroads. But Crowley said. "This ball The railroads Thursday became one mammoth game isn't over, and the strike corporation headquartered in Philadelphia in the shadow is going on." He added the of the building that once housed the Penn Central, the board could amend the pay biggest of the railroads melded into the Consolidated Rail ordinance by declaring a state Corp. of emergency. ConRail was created by Congress and provided with $2 Strikers did expand their billion in loans and grants to rehabilitate essential rail picketing Thursday to two freight service in the heavily industrialized Northeast and and the county hospitals Midwest. Brooks Hall convention center Although it is confined to one region. ConRail's success in the downtown district. But is considered vital to the entire rail industry. It will handle civil servants crossed the lines. about 25 per cent of the country's rail freight and will Teamsters union members employ some 97,000 persons caused a slight disruption in It will operate a base freight system of about 17.000 airport business when they miles, plus about 3.100 miles of light branch line which turned away cabs and limousistates designated to receive federal subsidies. About 2.800 nes. However, this lasted about miles of line was abandoned, some 2.034 miles of it in and business 90 minutes, active operation up to Wednesday, and between 2.700 and returned to normal. The labor 3,000 jobs have been abolished so far. action was a result of national ConRail becomes the country's largest transportation negotiations for truck drivers. organization. It is second in length to the Burlington The city's new pay schedule Northern Railroad, but carries more freight than BN. contains $5 7 million in pay cuts ConRail will effectively remain under government for plumbers, laborers, garcontrol until it becomes profitable and repays most of its deners, streetsweepers, federal debt. electricians and carpenters. y 7 Bankrupt Lines ConRail Takes Over Railroads - . Satu rday Only Sale. Happens i UPI i -- The Federal Aviation Administratis said Friday two jetliners nearly said the m ar inflight collision involved a Northwest Airlines IX'10 and a Hughes Air West DCS Mclajcas said there were no reported injuries in the incident IV incident was reported by the IK pilot when his flight made its next scheduled stop m Ias Vegas, an FAA sjiokesman said "I haw sent an investigator from FAA's regional office in Seattle and appointed administrator my newly assistant for pasM-ngrr- women's slacks. aviation safety. Marion F Roscoe. to into this matter which is of As p rsmcern to me.' McLucas said The near collision occurred Jtit one day after the National Transport at ion Safety Hoard, citing four narrowly avoided inflight collisions late last ear. urged the FA to make sure its flight controllers realize that "vf.histicatcd equipment is no substitute for conMant Mgilan cr. suund judgment and pnnen nmtrol techniques " An FA spjokesman sanl he how did not know many were atmard the Northwrsl )umbi jet and the smaller Air West craft The spokesman said the innikml happened at Spokane Inlematiimal Airport as .sorlh-wMight WQ was taking off at 7 30 a m POT Thuvlay and Vr West Might S was making an instrument approach to s I 7 on Sale 9.99 1 I . ;B.;v i v r - - U-r-' Reg. $13. Women'i tailored stacks withatanuiousbt Stretch woven polyester In navy, brown, white, b'ue. mmt, yellow, and geranium. .. 4 'r Sale 8.99 $12. Junior high nse slack in woven polyester A beautiful Id In navy, ' brown, white, light gpranium, sea-foa- ivory, mmt, and yellow Sale prices effective Sat., April 3 Runway 21 ' Vs the Northwest flight was aothnn.Td lo take !( the Air West pilot advised be was too high and would go around and cxrs-ut- e a missed approach." the spokesman said Hrs.Jidhp did not have other details, sin h as ho close the planes catirlo a collision only. to Weather at the time in' lud'-- a ttf'4 cloud ceiling and thropmile visibility parti..l!y ifisrun-d- b Ii snow and fog the sfmkes man said li rxrr-utiu-- for During the third and final day of debating the bill, the House defeated by the surprisingly wide margin of an amendment by .to Rep. Phillip Burton. extend the public financing provisions to congressional They now are campaigns. limited only to presidential races. WASHINGTON kk ToKYO Former Prime Minister Kakuei silcni-Taruka breaking on the Lockhrrd payoff !tav rrr,()hatica!l denied any involvement in the alleged h.gti knel ku kbarks ' I oVplrr the fact that rumors and speculations arc rife cMrrthc s until ' Tanaka Mid of his factum within the ruling Sjrakmg at a litwfal lnvrratic party. Tanaka said he did not discuss the sale tt U khrd aircraft to a Japanese domestic airline during a meeting with former I'resient Richard mr-tin- An Atlanta to Greenville. S C . in response to the demand, but said the "extortion demand was not met ' llartsfield version It was learned, meanwhile, that FEC chairman Tom Curtis may resign, but aides said he has been persuaded to stay on at least until the legislative battle is resolved. crashed at Spokane. Wash. Thursday when one indicated todav craft started to take off as the skimmed low over the other The FBI would confirm only that a package was placed runway in an aborted landing FAA chief John McLucas aboard an Eastern flight from bundle ese lig that new bill was complicated defeated. 246 to 153. shortly before passage. Almost who demanded extortionist flno.OOO from Eastern Airlines under threat of bombing an airport was paid off with a trick Minister Denies Lockheed Payoff Ex-Japan- reappointed by him to meet Supreme Court objections. A Republican move to substitute SAN FRANCISCO ( UPI Air Crash Extortionist Paid Off in Nixon inllotvdulumhrj It was the drst time the fitrmer wtis forcl to rr g'i in the face of lnfrmaliim Prrsujfmt Sen Frank Church. I) Idaho, who chaired the Senate intelligence invest igat urn and now is s well-arme- ATLANTA He said, "The Senate as a whole has a pwr track record of being able to maintain secrecy" and the proposed permanent committee would only open up the rtsk of more fcaks arrangements Security during the truce presented additional problems. called Previous cease-firefor the withdrawal of armed men from the streets and their by Ixbanese replacement security forces or the army. to debate the Now. the Ixbanese army is constitutional amendment. But divided and the national police the question remained whether force dispersed, so a voluntary rival politicians would be able the rival gunmen to agree on a new president agreement by is the only guarantee the truce during the brief cease-fire- . will hold There also was doubt whether any new president Another unknown was the would endorse the leftist piKition of the militant and reform program, particularly embittered Franjieh who also pridemands for complete commands a realignment of the Ixbanese vate militia in his hometown of political system that gives Zgorta. near the northern port minority Maronite Chris- - of Tripoli. Phony Money Intelligence Activities tians a dominant role in all government services. Monday d today joined the growing opposition to creation of a permanent committe to regu- L'PI Telephoto standing their ground and have made it r (UPIl Sen. RAnz , Goldwater. reforms. are truces, the Leftist militiamen Sen. Goldwater Opposes WASHINGTON clear continuation of the truce depends on their demands for the resignation of President Suleiman Franjieh and the implementation of political and social members FEC with g t WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The House has approved major changes in the federal campaign law, but two big hurdles remain before the Federal Election Commission's power to dispense matching funds to candidates is restored. First, a compromise must be reached on the differing House and Senate versions of the bill, and then President Ford must sign it. ,A White House spokesman 5 said shortly after the vote in the House Thursday that President Ford is "disappointed" with the bill and might veto it. "We want to analyze" the compromise once it is written, said deputy press secretary John Carlson. "It may not be acceptable. We may veto it." Ford wanted a simple reconstruction of the present law, 241-15- LEFTIST MILITIAMEN, with weapont stacked, relax on street In Beirut at the start of a truce in the nearly yearlong civil war in Lebanon. Unlike previous San Francisco Faces Growing Strike Threat 2'Huradc,eess shell marred the start of the 27th cease - fire in the 11 month long conflict between Moslem leftists and right wing i Christians that claimed nearly ' 15,800 lives and left 33,000 wounded. Gunmen stood their ground on all fronts, peeping cautiously from sandbagged emplacements in Beirut streets or from mountain vantage posts in the countryside. The ' worst violation was around Beirut port where both sides swapped machine gun and 1 rocket fire and a building in right-winterritory burst into flames. A wave of kidnapings added "ito the tension and Beirut remained generally deserted. With the nation's police force Airport, Waterfront? 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