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Show Sonia Johnson Must Face IDS Trial on Dec. - STERLING, Va. (UP1) A Mormon tribunal decided Saturday to formally try in a church court a Mormon feminist on charges her national campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment is undermining the church and spreading "false doctrine." Mrs. Sonia Johnson, a Mormon and mother of four, appeared before a three-ma- n fifth-generati- bishops' court at her local church in what she said amounted to a pretrial session. It culminated an series of events that, she said earlier, had been intended to ' railroad me" out of the church. Following the session, Mrs. Johnson said she was optimistic the disagreement may be resolved in her favor. Mrs. Johnson originally was scheduled to go before the court Dec. 1. but late Friday night she was told she was to appear Saturday too soon she said, to morning give her time to gather witnesses or evidence in her defense. After the 44 hour session Saturday, Mrs. Johnson emerged with a smile and said the court had just invented a new type of proceeding a session. pre-trial She said the session had focused the church's charges against her. Essentially they involve the church's feelings that in campaigning around the country for ERA, Mrs. Johnson had undermined faith in the church and its on leaders and had "knowingly preached false doctrine." Bishop Jeffrey Willis, who headed the three-ma- n board, said the ses sion determined what the issues in Mrs. Johnson's trial would be. He would not elaborate. "I didn't have very much hope before " Mrs. Johnson said. "Maybe I can come out of this with 'my membership intact. I am feeling optimistic; they were pretty fair." Her new trial was set for Dec. 1 in the suburban community northwest of Washington. I Excommunication would not only bar Mrs. Johnson from active participation in church activities but also anull any ceremonies such as her marriage that were performed under the church's auspices. While the church board discussed the case, about 35 pro-ER- demonstrators stood outside, carrying banners her. and signs supporting Kimball Said 'Recovering' By PETER GILLINS SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) Doctors successfully drained a second blood clot from the skull of Mormon Church President Spencer W. Kimball Saturday and gave him good proposis for recovery, - spiritual leader unoperation in which The derwent a surgeons two-ho- removed a subdural a swelling between the hematoma brain and skull on the right side of Kimball's head. The clot had formed in the same spot as a hematoma which surgeons drained in a September operation. 107TH But the surgeon said the recurrance had not been as serious, so the doctors were able to let Kimball ' get a good night's sleep" and take medication prior to the operation. "We consider the operation a succes-s,- " he said. "There are a lot of people wondering if this will be a recurring thing and we don't know the answer to that. We certainly hope it will not be." Such clotting is common in older people, especially if they have bumped their heads, he added. But he said Kimball could not remember any injury. The clot was formed when tiny blood vessels which drain the brain cavity Kimball was "resting comfortably" ruptured. The hematoma was above in the intenstive care ward at LDS the covering of the brain, so the effects Hospital following the surgery, said Dr. were different than a stroke, which Bruce F. Sorensen, the neuorosurgion usually destroys brain tissue. But the who performed both operations. hematoma could have been fatal if it had not been removed. Sorensen said the Mormon leader will remain hospitalized for about two Sorensen said he drained the clotting weeks. After that, he should be able to through a hole in Kimball's skull made resume normal activities. for the previous operation. He said it appeared the blood had been collecting The doctor said Kimball developed a for about a week. numbness in his left arm earlier in the week and didn't feel well. He entered , Kimball recovered quickly from the the hospital for tests Friday and the September operation and presided at surgeons found new clotting. the church's October conference in Salt Lake City. He also made a trip to the "President Kimball, wafc found to Holy Land and was planning to attend have a recurring subdural Hematoma. area conferences in Australia and New The location, was essentially the same Zealand this coming week. as the previous time over the right side of his brain," said the surgeon. N. Eldon Tanner, first counselor in the Mormon First Presidency, will "But his condition this time was very make the Australia trip In his place. much better, he was more stable neurologically and more alert. He had no visual impairment this time." Sorensen performed emergency surgery on Kimball Sept. 8 to remove the first hematoma which began putting pressure on the church leader's brain, impairing his vision and partially paralyzing him. Sorensen said Kimball was eager to get the operation over with. "He said, 'Its something that as to be done, so let's do it." YEAR, PROVO, UTAH, SUNDAY, NOV. NO. 92 18. 1979 PRICE $4.50-MO- NTH 50 CENTS Women, ibek Iniosfteige Release Awaited by U - TEHRAN, Iran (UPI) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Saturday directed Moslem militants to free black and women hostages in the U.S. Embassy but ordered all white American men whom he called "skilled spies" kept captive until the shah is returned to Iran. Khomeini's son, Syed Ahmad, visited the embassy to arrange details of the release. It was unclear when it would take place, but the younger Khomeini told Iranian reporters it would not be until at least Sunday. In explaining the move the first crisis major break in the Khomeini said the women would be freed because of their "special rights" under Moslem law and the blacks because they had "probably been forced" to come to Iran by American "tyranny." President Carter welcomed the announcement, which the White House said would free "about a dozen" people, and called on Iran to free immediately the rest of the hostages. The State Department declined to say how the freed hostages would leave Iran or their destination but sources in West Germany said preparations to ld debrief and, if necessary, hospitalize the hostages were being made in Frankfurt if they should land there. At the request cf acting Foreign Minister Abol Hassan n : Bani-Sad- r, Khomeini's son visited the compound Saturday night for two and a half hours to discuss details of which hostages will be released, and which ones will stay w'mi mm behind. He was accompanied by Ayatollah Moosavi Khoyeni, spiritual leader of the students who took control of the embassy. A spokesman for the students told UPI after the young Khomeini and Khoyeni left the embassy: "Our council is still studying the cases. Any decisions cannot be disclosed." Iranian officials explained that only the captors could decide who was not a spy "since they have all the files." llf "'- - I iff - ':"":":;:iv h I fillfe ?"V No international flights were scheduled to leave Iran before 7:30 a.m. (11 p.m. EST). But airport sources did not rule out a special evacuation flight for the hostages. A Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said the hostages could leave Iran as (Continued on Page 2) Europe Supports U.S., But Is Treading Lightly Kimball survived smallpox, open heart surgery and a bout with throat cancer prior to becoming church president six years ago. most frustration at the takeover of the American embassy. "In the last resort, I'd send the rallied have partners, biggest trading behind the United States in a striking Marines in to blow up the oil fields and display of solidarity against the hang Khomeini by his beard," said takeover of the American embassy in Domingo Perez, an employee of the Tehran. Spanish Ministry of Justice, Perez's cry for action was echoed by leader has Nearly every European engineer expressed sympathy and support for Bernd Kessler, a President Carter and the United States, in Bonn. "I just don't understand why the but most governments are treading inBritish, the French and the Germans lightly to protect their economic haven't done more to support the terests with Iran. It is the people in the streets and the Americans," Kessler said. "They are market places of Europe who show the saying nothing and are trying to be nice (Continued on Page 2) most support for the United States and By United Press International Many people in Europe, once Iran's Sunday: On to San Diego BYU's football team scored 17 points in the first quarter and coasted to a 27-- 0 victory over Utah before 40,236 fans the largest crowd to watch an athletic event in the state-Satur- day in BYU Stadium. The victory boosted BYU's overall record to 10-- 0 and the WAC record to 0 which means the game with San Diego State next Saturday will be for the conference championship and the berth opposite Indiana in the Holiday Bowl Dec. 21. See story on Page 6. 6-- occupied members of the Utah State Board of Education at a two-da- y meeting held in Springville this past week. In addition, an Ogden woman ex- pressed concern over what she thinks is the lack of teaching or moral and spiritual values in Utah schools. Story on page 3. 'Granny' Lives On At 99, "Granny" is the senior refugee in all of Indochina, while many others continue to die daily, including many youngsters. Granny walked 300 miles to the Thailand border with her grandson as her guide, but he Turkeys Bargain Turkeys are plentiful this and costing about the same or less than last year while other prices continue to skyrocket. The consumer also is getting a y bargain in pork and died just an hour short of safety. See story on Page 24. Thanksgiving, food-mone- chicken as producers over-respond- buyers' demand. See story on Page 24 Caffeine Claim consumer group has charged that thousands of babies are born deformed each year because the mothers drank lots of coffee during pregnancy. See story on Page A 2. Names Deadline A deadline of Dec. 12 has been set for new suggestions on the naming of the new high school being built in Orem. Alpine School District Board of Education rejected both "Lincoln" and "Rocky Mountain" this week and now seeks public input on the name. Story on page 3. Ships, Ahoy! With the price of oil continuing to climb, three nations, including the U.S., are planning new studies on bring back the age of sailing ships. The U.S. Maritime Administration Is about to issue a contract as a result of this renewed interest in commercial sailing. See storv on Page 24. School Issues Activities for the special few, pecially trips, as Snow On Way A winter-lik- e Into It colder brlafing with Snow Is and temperatures rain. expected by Monday or Tuesday says the National Weather Service. For the central Utah area, rain should continue through Sunday night with snow dipping into the valleys by Monday. High today will reach 50 degrees with the lows tonight going down to 30 degrees. Chance of rain is 60 percent through tonight. Where to Find It 43 Amusements Arts Business, Stocks Classified Comics 38-3- 9 25-2- 6 63-- S8 Editorial Education es- Religion Society Sports op- Travel posed to activities for all students, storm has pushed the lntermountaln area Utah News 42 41 29-3- 7 7 , , S2 18,21 THIS YOUNG AMERICAN woman, identifying herself as Margaret Salimi, from Oakland, ., and married to an Iranian man, carries a picture Of Ayatol- - lah Khomeini in front of the gate at the occupied U.S. Embassy where she demonstrates her port for the Islamic regime, (UPI Telephoto) sup-Cal- if U.S. Tells Some Diplomacy Gains - While the extraordinary set of events which I WASHINGTON (UPI) world focused attention on the dismal think are very hopeful in terms of our situation in Iran, the State Department own foreign policy objectives," he said. Carter singled out events involving said there were encouraging events elsewhere in the world and took pains Zimbabwe Rhodesia, Namibia, Bolivia and West Germany. to point them out. In West Germany, the government Spokesman Hodding Carter told announced it is willing to support the Iranian the that beyond reporters theater of crisis, it was a good week for America deployment nuclear weapons (TNF) on its terdiplomatically speaking. American-mad- e "I would have to note that we have ritory, weapons such as the missile. cruise seen in the last couple of days a rather - Make sure Tax Rebate Form Clear Check those rebate applications carefully before mailing them in, warns Robert Bowen, Spanish Fork, member of the Utah State Tax Commission. Bowen said many of the yellow rebate applications from Utah County have addresses which are poorly printed or missing entirely. "As soon as the rebate applications began coming in from Utah County, we knew we had a problem," he said. Taxpayers filled out the forms properly, but the Tax Commission canU mail the rebates because there are no return addresses, or the addresses are so blurred they are un-- . readable, he said. He urges all applicants to make sure the names and addresses are clear before dropping their forms in the mail. "Wf don't know what to do with many we have received; we can't return them because the addresses are blurred, or the first letters and digits are missing," he said. "We obviouslv welcome this," Carter said. "It is part of the overall thrust of our policy to both modernize the TNF forces in Europe and also to engage concurrently in arms control talks about TNF weapons." In Bolivia, a military regime gave way to a civilian government and thus a return to a constitutional democracy supported and encouraged y by Washington. Carter hinted the United States is prepared to resume economic and military aid, which Washington cut to demonstrate its opposition to last month's military coup. In London, the British government succeeded in getting opposing factions in Zimbabwe Rhodesia to agree on further steps aimed at bringing peace between to the country. A cease-fir- e the current government and black guerrillas is now being negotiated. Stir Optimism Qas Strikes - ReATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (UPI) cent strikes by deep water drilling rigs have industry analysts optimistic that reservoirs" of several "middle-size- d natural gas exist in the Baltimore Canyon off New Jersey. It is a far cry from the bullish predictions that marked early exploration, but in a nation looking for new domestic resources, a renewed effort in waters 100 miles from the Atlantic City Boardwalk is encouraging for the oilmen. Unfortunately, geologists warn, the new finds are in deep waters above geological zones so twisted by shifts and upheavals that the possibility of finding large reservoirs has been significantly decreased. When the rigs first went into the cain nyon area, drilling was concentrated of the waters shallow the relatively Continental Shelf where, geologists Baltimore Dome hoped, the would hold a large reservoir of oil and natural gas. But repeated failures sent several major companies packing. "A lot of people feel that area is con- demned now," said Frank Basile, of regional manager of the Bureau Land Management. But now Texaco and Tenneco, drilling on adjacent tracts off the Continental Shelf to depths below 13,000 feet, have made four recent natural gas dis- coveries. In a chorus, spokesmen for the oil "encompanies are calling the results the that caution But they couraging." finds now produce only about 40 million - far cubic feet of natural gas daily short of the 200 million cubic feet needed to turn a profit. Charles Maxwell, an energy analyst for Cyrus Lawrence Inc., a New York investment analyst group, said "It is a but I think game of intelligent guesses, a middle-sizemake will out there someone commercial find." d Maxwell said the depth of the discoveries indicate that commercial finds will be gas. not oil, because oil rarely exists in deep zones because of pressure and high temperatures. Texaco-Tennec- o Protests Ruling Appeal Filed - The Justice WASHINGTON (UPI) filed an Saturday in appeal Department an effort to reverse a federal judge's decision permitting Iranian and American students to demonstrate near the White House. U.S. District Judge Aubrey Robinson Friday ruled federal and local govern ments must permit the Tuesday demonstration where students will march for a peaceful settlement to the Iran crisis. The Justice Department asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Saturday to review Robinson's ruling and to issue a deci sion before the demonstration Tuesday. Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christropher Friday warned that if violence erupted during the march, it "could be a catalvst for a very tragic situation there in Tehran." |