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Show Thursday. July Nationa m 77 T ews troversial vs.',,.-.- . I v, i e $ i I " ' ""'"" !'. iv.- J ; - I ' I ' ! ; 'i r( " , ?v a PI - A con- immi- I , 1 Two workers dangle from broken scaffolding after a worker survived a fall to the sidewalk below. 23 toll There was discussion Wednesday on Capitol Hill about try ing to persuade the Senate to accept the House bill, rather than drawing up a compromise that would tare new House and Senate votes before reaching Reagan s desk. But Reagan's opposition apparently leaves suppporters with two equally undesirable options; a bill that Reagan would veto or hammering out a different version most likely to fail in the IL ;e, where election-yea- r considerations could sway the handful ot ..int ;4f issue. ing" American Both Mondale. the Democratic presidential nominee, and President Reagan have declared themselves opposed to the measure as passed by the House in June by a slender margin Reagan, during a campaign swing through Texas Wednesday, said the House bill is "unacceptable."" At the Democratic National Convention last week. Mondale vowed to work against both the House and Senate versions ol the measure Even so. the chief sponsor, Sen refused , Simpson. Wednesday to admit defeat and holding out hope Reagan might change his mind, said he may still seek Senate approval of the House bill Alan He said chances of a compromise passing the House were - seriously damaged by "raging hysteria, hoopla and hvpe," but argued that if the bill does not win approval this year, it would face an even harder time in the next ('(ingress pat-tisa- Lifts Soviet Fishing Ban Reagan - WASHINGTON The ilPIi in a move that administration, could have economic and political benefits for President Reagan's campaign, has lilted a ban against limited Soviet commercial fishing in U.S. waters. In a move that was announced first to members of Congress, the State Department issued an announcement Wednesday saying the Soviets would be permitted to I i ' - Page Sent Bock gration reform biil. taring the united opposition of Ronald Reagan and Waiter Mondale, is hangand the ing "by a thread" scissors are out on Capitol Hill The measure would grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens already in the United Stales, but also punish employers who hire a provision that has illegals angered Hispanics. who fear the sanctions will result in discrimination against any "foreign-loo- 2 f 1 1 carrot-and-stk- THE HFHALD. Provo. Utah. The latest reports in national news from United Press Internationa! Alien WASHINGTON 26. ISM harvest 50,000 tons of fish Not mentioned in the announcement was a condition that the Soviets also buy 50,000 tons cl fish from IS commercial fisheries, which is expected to be worth about $8 million to American fishermen in the Pacific Northwest. Afghanistan The announcement made no mention of Afghanistan but merely said, "This measure will provide greater employment opportunities and other benefits for U.S. fishermen."' A said. a aide to Sen. Slade Gorton. called the administration decision "one step in the process An State Department official "We want to have some the Soviets on things like this. This is mutually The sanctions was one of many imposed by President Jimmy Carter after the 1979 invasion of beneficial, as is the long-tergrain agreement." Reagan, meeting a campaign promise, lifted the grain sales restrictions in 1981. dialogue with of restoring the status a quo. positive step, and (in is good tor our overall fisheries policy." 0 co- ry Man Survives 1 O U into Fall 0-St- ory Fla. (UPI) construction worker survived a fall when a scaffold gave way, dumping him onto the pavement and leaving two other ST. PETERSBURG, A workers dangling from safety lines, officials said. David Brannon, 25, Tampa, suffered foot and back fractures in the fall Wednesday and was listed in stable condition at Bayfront Medical Center. "He landed on the sidewalk between the building and an asphalt parking lot," said Mary O'Halloran, a spokeswoman for the Pinellas County Sheriff's De- partment. Two other construction workers clung to ropes and safety belts and were rescued by ladder trucks from the St. Petersburg Fire Department. Samuel Brantley, 33, of Tampa, and Richard Arnold, 24, of Zepherhills suffered minor injuries, Ms. O'Halloran said. The three workers are employed by Shields Coating and Weatherproofing and were applying a waterproofing chemical to the newly built Peterborough Apartments in downtown St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg Fire Marshal David Britner said a steel anchor that held the scaffold had pulled loose and may have caused the accident. Briefs Police Douse Arson Ring BOSTON (UPI) - Seven men have been indicted on charges of setting 163 fires across eastern Massachusetts to protest cutbacks in police and fire protection, possibly the biggest arson case in U.S. history. Two of the defendants are police officers and two others are firefighters. The grand jury indictment said the blazes, which broke out in 10 cities in a period in 1982, injured th 280 fire- fighters, some seriously, and caused $22 million in damage. No one was killed. Authorities said one of the officers was allegedly the author of a letter written to a Boston television station during the arson wave, vowing the fires would continue until the spending cuts had been restored. v Ml 1 Wage Cut for New Postal Workers WASHINGTON was (UPI) The unsucU.S. Postal Service cessful in getting major unions to agree to lower wages for new postal workers, but it is going ahead and slashing wage rates anyway. The unions broke off contract negotiations Saturday, calling the Postal Service's final offer "gar FCC to Scrap - FM radio and seven TV stations. Agency and industry sources said Wednesday the commission had agreed to change its "seven-statio- n rule" to allow broadcast is not reached, the dispute will go to binding arbitration. In the meantime, the Postal Service Wednesday told its employees it "will continue in effect terms and conditions" of the old contract for all current employees but will implement lower wage scales for new hires. Rule n' ers to own 12 AM, FM and TV stations and also was expected to lift all limits on the number of UHF TV stations any one entity could possess. The higher limits would be in effect over a "transitional period." During that time, broadcasters wanting to own more than the authorized number of stations could seek a waiver to six-ye- - President (UPI) Reagan, aggressively promising to "barnstorm this country" to lure Democrats to his banner, today accused Walter Mondale of writing off the South and promised he will not "kiss it off." Expanding the theme he struck at a political rtyy in Texas, Reagan denounced I i WW WWW Buy one pair of shoes at the Regular Low Price and get a second pair of equal value or less from the same department at HALF PRICE! That goes for Handbags and Clothing too! Choose from the most famous brand names of the world. Sale on Mow thru Aug. 5 All men's, women's and shoes on sale! do so. Reagan 'Stumps' Through South ATLANTA r bage." 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