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Show U.S. Reject's Indian Diplomat - WASHINGTON (UPI) The State Department has rejected an Indian diplomat assigned to Washington because the New Delhi government turned back an American diplomat accused of being a CIA agent officials said today. The Soviet Union has fanned the dispute with Radio Moscow broadcasts of reports by an Indian communist newspaper that George G B. Griffin has been an intelligence officer in Afghanistan. U.S. officials repeatedly have sent protests to Moscow it about the broadcasts, a spokesman said. The spokesman said Griffin, a career Foreign Service officer, was assigned this summer to New Delhi as the political counselor the third ranking post in the embassy. Griffin formerly worked at the embassy in Kabul. Afghanistan, and in that capacity he made trips to New Delhi where he brief ea reporters on conditions in Afghanistan since its December 1979 occupation by 85,000 Soviet troops. But when Griffin was reassigned to New Delhi this summer the Indian government said he would not be accepted. This prompted the State Department to reject an unidentified Indian diplomat of equal rank who was to be assigned to Washington. "We are just saying 'no' to their minister because they said 'no' to Griffin " spokesman Anita Stockman said. "The slot is vacant." - 109TH YEAR, NO. 29 PROVO, UTAH, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 2 1981 $5.50 MONTH PRICE 25 CENTS LPI Telephoto Experts magnify coin with misspelling. Orem Refuses to indorse Bond Rare Coin Imprint Helps Scientists Believe in Shroud - A misCHICAGO (UPI) Pilate Pontius on rare a spelling coin helped convince researchers that human imprints on the Shroud of Turin, believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, are genuine and date back to the first century. Magnifications of the rare coin believed widely used around Palestine until 70 A.D. to cover showed the eyes of the dead the same misspelling found in the shroud imprint, a Loyola University theologian said Tuesday. The Rev. Francis L. Filas said the matching misspellings prove the shroud originated around the same time and place Christ was crucified during Pilate's reign. The shroud believed to be Christ's burial cloth has been preserved since 1578 in the cathedral of Turin, Italy. Photograhic plates made in 1898 indicated a human body of a crucified man was imprinted on the shroud. The shroud's authenticity, however, has been a mat By DAWN TRACY Herald Staff Writer While individual Orem council members voiced support for the Alpine School District bond election, the council refused to endorse a resolution urging voters to pass the $31.5 million bond. "It's strange that the council can go on record opposing the MX but not support the building of schools," said Councilman Gareth Seastrand. Seastrand, who is personnel director for the Alpine School District, abstained from voting. The school district was more successful at two other council meetings. Lindon City Council adopted the resolution of support. Pleasant Grove council complained about loss of certain school buildings for its community school program, but passed the resolution at the district's request. (See Pleasant Grove story on Page 4). Orem Councilwoman Stella Welsh, said it is presumptious for the council to tell Orem residents how to vote. The council passed a resolution urging Orem resi ter of controversy because researchers had been unable to trace its history further than the h century. Filas said his discovery is the strongest evidence yet the shroud is authentic. "Imprints of a misspelled Pontius Pilate coin now in existence are the same as imprints of an apparent coin on the right eye of the crucified man's figure on the Shroud of Turin," said Filas, a professor of theology at Loyola. "This discovery proves the authenticity, the place of origin, and the approximate dating of the Shroud of Turin beyond reasonable doubt." Initially it had been believed the imprints on the shroud had been painted. "Now the coin provides concrete proof that the misspelling did exist in the past as it exists today," Filas said. The coin, Filas said, also provided the earliest and most accurate dating of the shroud. mid-14t- dents to become informed on the bond issue and to vote their conscience. "In four years, the district expects an increase of 11,000 new students," said Alpine Superintendent Max Welcker. "Already we have 28 elementary schools, 5 junior highs, and 5 high schools. Most of our schools are filled to capactiy with 44 mobile classrooms added." Welcker added that passage of the bond does not mean property taxes will rise only the school board can authorize that. If the bond fails, however, either the school board will have to raise current mill levies or the district building program will come to a halt. Councilman Richard Jackson says he supports the bond, but adds he hopes the district discontinues its practice of building "unnecessary monuments" such as the Mountain View High School. Welcker said the high school was built before he became superintendent but he added that because the land for the high school was purchased earlier, savings on the land were tenfold. "Mountain View cost $12 million to build," said Welcker. "In Salt Lake City, two high schools were built costing $17 million each. We are trying to cut costs and consider alternate ways of conducting school to ease the pressure on our buildings." Welcker said there is not alternative to the bond. d school Conducting double sessions and would only ease pressure temporarily. At the end of the meeting, Councilman Earl Farnsworth asked the council to reconsider a stronger wording of the resolution, showing more support for the bond. Mrs. Welsh, however, stood firm, saying the council has no business telling people how to vote. Councilman Harley Gillman, who was not present for the earlier vote, said he did not believe a resolution supporting the bond was presumptuous because the council ought to be concerned with the welfare of its citizens. No further action was taken, however. year-roun- Seastrand said the councils' discussion indicates that the members do support the bond. lmmgmf ; Wednesday: Provo's Farmland Disappearing Farmland in Provo is disappearing at a rapid pace under pressure from housing, says a authorized by the Provo City study Despite continuing annexations of farmland, open areas for farming and agriculture eventually will be swallowed. For details see story on Page 3. Accident Aftermath Ends Series Three years ago, Mike Schlappi of Orem was accidently shot in the chest, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. He was determined to be as independent as possible and says he has never been depressed because of his accident. Phil Shurtleff Photo Roadwork Slows Diagonal Traffic Mike takes life as a challenge and strives to achieve in school, athletics and personal leadership. His story, found on Page 17 of the Today section, is the final article in series. a four-part employees, have denied charges that inadequate safety procedures were in effect at the time of the blasts. Investigators for the Utah Oc Hard-Lin- er cupational Safety and Health Division cited Mining Service International for 11 safety violations. The complaint includes allegations that employees were not adequately trained to handle explosives and were not given instructions for dealing with emergencies. See story on Page 24. By United In Detroit, a letter taped to a dynamite bomb found in a mailbox and addressed to President Reagan, demands $1 million each for families of slain Atlanta children and release of the man charged in two of the 28 killings. See stories on Page 2. MOHAMMED MAHDAVI-KAN- REZA I Fair Skies With Cooler Days a little cooler daytime temperatures are forecast through Thursday for the Central Utah area. Overnight lows are exs with high pected to be in the Fair skies and mid-SO- Thursday in the mid-80Additional Utah weather information is on Page 3. A national weather story is on Page 5. s. Agriculture Amusements Arts Business riaairi(i AH Corals Community Notes 27 23 20 22 4 38 35 A Defense Ministry spokesman identified the captured Soviet as Sgt. Major Nickolay Feodorovich i2U7 37 29 21 National-Internation- Obituaries Opinions Religion Sports wy - 2, 3 Crossword ; 7-17-1- 1 . director of the local revolutionary councils that executed opponents of the regime, the new prime minister another ayatollah, or religious leader was known to take a hard line against dissidents. liners Tuesday called for an even stronger crackdown than the bloody repression of the past two months. The powerful "religious sciences circle" in the Islamic center of Qom, a i, of Ayatollah Ashiq But a division appeared within the stronghold its support for harddeclared ranks of the ruling religious figures in the sake of the assassinations of Prime line mullahs vowing vengeance on the Mon-tazar- Minister Mohammed Javad Bahonar unidentified assailants. and President Mohammed Ali Rajai in a bomb blast Sunday. Montazari is seen by the ruling clergy as the potential spiritual succesHours after Khomeini called for sor to the frail Khomeini, leniency for dissidents responsible for whose health is a subject of constant the assassinations, religious hard speculation. South Africa Says Soviets in Angola Fight CAPE TOWN, South Africa (UPI) South Africa today identified the Soviet officer it claims was captured by South African troops during their incursion into Angola last week and said two lieutenant colonels were among the Soviet advisers killed in the clashes. Where To Find It Press International Irans parliament overwhelmingly approved a new prime minister today but a sharp split appeared within the Islamic regime between Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and more extreme religious groups demanding swift justice for their opponents. The parliament: or Majlis, approved Interior Minister Mohammed Reza Mahdavi-Kan- i as prime minister by a vote of 178 to 10, with eight abstentions, endorsing the nomination presented Tuesday by the hastily assembled presidential council the official Pars news agency said. As interior minister and former Libyan Issues Threats to U.S. Libyan leader Col. Moammar Khadafy is threatening to attack American nuclear bases and risk catastrophe" in a ranting, three-hou- r speech marking the 12th anniversary of his rule. Vast crowds listened to Khadafy's speech delivered in Tripoli as Liby put its military might on display. tation. In the spring, however, crews may add another resurfacing course if the work can't be completed before cold weather comes to stay. Huff says crews will remove islands from most of the Diagonal (University Parkway), except near the University Mall and Grand Central Plaza because the islands make snow removal hazardous. In place of the islands, crews will paint the center, where the median strip was. Geneva Rock is contractor for the project. Wins Post in Iran As Islamic Regime Rift Appears Blast Results in Safety Complaints Owners of an explosives plant which burst into a fireball last July, leaving a huge crater on the western Utah desert and no trace of five by the U gasoline tax. Most of the work on the project should be completed by late fall, says Phillip Huff, design engineer for the Utah Department of Transpor- By DAWN TRACY Herald Staff Writer Traffic on the BYU Diagonal is slower and will continue that way the next several weeks as construction crews remove street Islands and resurface the road. The $1,213,549 road project is being financed through state roads rehabilitation money raised Pestretsov and said he was captured last week when South African forces ambushed a joint convoy 'about 30 miles inside Angola. "Among the other Soviet officers killed in action during the week we have proof that two of them had Angolan-guerrill- a the rank of lieutenant colonel." the spokesman said South Africa has not officially said how many Soviet soldiers were killed in the fighting but the spokesman said a statement by President Reagan's chief aide James Baker Tuesday that four Soviet soldiers were killed was not "incorrect." The spokesman did not indicate what the plans were for the captured officer, but referred reporters to the case of three Cuban soldiers raptured by the South Africans in Angola in 1976. They were held in officers' quarters on a military base until they were exchanged for captured South African soldiers. The military does not plan to show the captured Soviet officer to reporters, the spokesman said, because it would be "inhumane." |