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Show nn n upper? Hoioek u By SCHEHEREZADE FARAMARZI Bodies Come Home Associated Press Writer Shnte Moslem BEIRUT, Lebanon 1AP1 militia leaders today were considering releasing two of the 40 American hostages from the hijacked TWA jetliner and letting them fly out of Lebanon for medical treatment, informed sources reported. Hundreds of Shiite Moslems chanting "Death to America" and hailing the hijackers as "Heroes of Islam" demonstrated at Beirut airport today but were kept away from the hijacked'plane by militiamen. The Shiite Amal militia is "examining the condition" of Jimmy Dell Palmer, 48, of Little Rock, Ark. to decide if he should be freed. An Amal official said Palmer was recently taken to a Beirut clinic for either a heart condition or lung illness. The official said Claude Whitmoyer, in his late 30s, of Severn, Md., might also be released for health reasons. Palmer and Whitmoyer are among the 40 hostages who have been held since the Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 was hijacked a week ago on an Athens-to-Rom- e flight. The three-ma- n crew is aboard with the TWA by Shiite Mosplane, guarded other hostages were being lems. Thirty-seve- n held in scattered positions in Beirut. The hijackers killed one person. U.S. Navy - round-the-cloc- - SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador tAPi The bodies of four U.S. Marines killed by guerrilla gunfire in San Salvador are being ilown to the U.S. today after a military ceremony. At the White House. President Reagan declared: Our limits have been reached " He pledged to provide El Salvador "whatever assistance is necessary" to "find and punish the terrorists who perpetrated this act." An official said that would exclude U.S. troops No group claimed responsibility. of Waldorf. Md., who was buried Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery. The rest of the passengers Petty officer Robert Dean Stethem and crew were released. After Moslem militants called for a show of support for the hijackers, up to 1.000 bearded men with women clad in black garments, marched to about 600 yards from where the hijacked Boeing 727 has been parked since Sunday. They waved banners with slogans written in Arabic and English. "America is the mother of terrorism," read one. "America is the biggest Satan." read another. k u Beating their chests with clutched fists in the traditional Moslem expression o! anger, they chanted "Death to America, Death to President' Reagan." and "Down with Israel. Down with France, Down with Britain." Nervous Shiite gunmen quickly ringed the TWA plane and pointed their AK-4ntles at the mob to keep them from getting closer to it. The crowd left the airport two hours later alter lengthy arguments w ith the militiamen. Five of the American captives were paraded before reporters at a news conference at the Beirut airport Thursday. The appearance was arranged by NabJi Bern, the head ot the Amal militia who has taken responsibility tor the hostages. One of the hostages told reporters Thursday he could account for the of the Americans but urged a negotiated solution to end the "dire" situation. Appearing were Allyn Conwell of Houston. Thomas Cullins of Burlington, Vt.. Peter Hill of Hoffman Estates, 111.; Arthur Toga of St. Louis, and Vicente Garza of Laredo, Texas. The Shiites are seeking to exchange the Americans for 766 prisoners in Israel on accusations they planned or took part in attacks against the Israeli army in southern Lebanon. Israel has said it planned to release the prisoners in conjunction with its withdrawal from Lebanon, when southern Lebanon calmed down. ' i v-r- I -., PROVO, UTAH, Friday, June 21, 1985 , I if l 7 well-bein- t $6.00 A MONTH - PRICE 25 ...... ' v g K & 111TH YEAR, NO. 279 I 1 MS, Hostages Peter Hill (bottom, left) and Thomas Cullins (bottom, right) guarded by militia at news conference. CENTS Plon By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN Herald Staff Writer - WideSALT LAKE CITY spread opposition to provisions of the proposed land swap between the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service was expressed Thursday at a public hearat the Salt Palace. ing ' Of the more than 15 people who testified, only a Salt Lake City rancher voiced wholehearted approval of the proposal that would allow the transfer of more than 8 million acres of Utah land between the two federal agencies. Nationwide, it would mean the transfer of between 30 and 35 million acres. Many speakers applauded efforts on the part of the Reagan administration to bring about administra- tive efficiency, reduce agency costs and improve public service but most questioned, if the land-swa- p will achieve those goals. The proposal would dismember the Uinta National Forest and to Price. transfer headquarters Ranger stations in Spanish Fork and Pleasant Grove would close with only a Forest Service ranger district office remaining in Provo. Heber ranger district would merge with the Ashley National Forest, with headquarters in Vernal. Under the plan. Price would have the Forest Service supervisors office, ranger district office, and BLM resource area office. Some opinions in opposition to the proposal expressed Thursday were: Transferring the Forest Service headquarters from Provo to Price won't serve the population areas that use the forests. Utah County serves 250,000 people, as compared with 57,000 in Carbon County. Loss of the Provo office won't be efficient administratively since it will involve much more travel, and the loss of 70 to 100 jobs from Provo will cause a loss of approxi- - Provo Man to Preside Over Weber State - OGDEN (AP) Stephen D. Nadauld, a Provo businessman, was named Friday as Weber State College's new president. Utah Board of Regents chairman Kern Gardner made the announcement during a news conference at the Ogden school. Nadauld succeeds Rodney Brady who is resigning to become president of Bonneville International Corp. "Steve Nadauld is a master Summer officially arrived early this morning and the Dobson boys wasted little time in coercing their grandmother Nada Stevenson of Orem to take them to Pioneer Park in Provo. Colby, 6, and twins Ryan and Dustin, 3, also of Orem (left to right), enjoyed cooling their toes as temperatures are expected to be in the 90s. In England, barbed wire and a big police barricade discouraged a group from approaching the prehistoric Stonehenge monument today to observe the longest day of the year. But authorities permitted about 40 people to hold summer solstice celebrations. Chanting, "We are at one with the infinite sun," about 40 people calling themselves Pagans for Peace marched in a pouring rain around the double ring of stones at dawn. complex subject, one knowledgeable congressmen says. 0 The House gave approval late Thursa to Wars budget for fiscal billion Star $2.5 day 1986 after more than seven hours of debate and several votes on other spending levels. This year's Star Wars budget is $1.4 billion, and President Reagan had sought $3.7 billion for 1986. The Senate has approved $2.95 billion, and the two chambers now must agree on a final 256-15- tional Weather Bureau, n anti-missil- e Overture." experience," Gardner said. "He will be a dynamic and young president." Nadauld has served as chief executive officer for Intermoun-tai- n Milk Producers in Midvale for three years. He commutes to the Salt Lake Valley from his home in Provo. mid 50s. figure in a conference committee. The $2.5 billion spending level was recommended by the House Armed Services Committee, and the panel's chairman said it was the committee's stamp of approval which won support for that total. "What you're dealing with is a highly technical subject that people don't feel comfortable with, that they don't understand." Rep. Les said of the Aspin. plan, known formally as the Strategic Defense Initiative. "They wanted something to vote for so they picked the commmittee position." Aspin explained. "People needed something to hang their Bill hat on and they don't know much about the technology." The House turned down, Reagan's $3.7 billion request. Suggested amounts of $2.1 billion and $2.9 billion also were rejected. The votes came as Democratic-controllechamber worked through a bill providing most of a proposed $292 billion Pentagon budget for fiscal 1986, which starts Oct. 1. The total freezes spending at current levels with no provision for inflation. The Republican-ruSenate already has authorized defense spending of $302 billion and differences will have to be worked out later in a conference committee. 315-10- d John Creighton said the laser ray appeared to pulse for a while from the darkness of the island of Maui, "then locked on steady for short periods of time." Scientists explained the laser ray was steady but seemed to pulse because of focus changes called for in the experiment. Five hours later. Creighton and commander Daniel Brandenstein fired small rockets aimard the shuttle to begin closing in on the satellite launched Thursday. It was more than Co-pil- pre-daw- y Amusements Business , Classified Ads Comics Crossword 10-1- 2 12 . 18-2- 6 16 16 2,4 National-Internation- " i miles away at midday Friday. The crew will use Discovery's robot arm Saturday to retrieve the instrument platform and bring it back home with film and recording tape that may contain clues to the existence of a black hole in the middle of the Milkv Wav. Further weather news Is Page r on 14. Here's Where to Find It n 100 Not much chance of precipita- tion is forecast. with highs on Saturday in the low 90s and overnight lows in the low to Second Laser Try Hits Orbiting Shuttle - A brilCAPE CANAVERAL. Fla. (UPD laser beam hit the speeding liant bluish-greespace shuttle Discovery "and flashed back to Hawaii Thursday in a successful repeat of the test ground controllers "Star Wars" bungled two days earlier. The ship's international crew recorded the dazzling light show for more than two minutes on television, playing it back later to the booming accompaniment of Tchiakovsky's "1812 administration Weather in Central Utah will remain quite warm, says the Na- House Launches 'Star Wars' - teacher, has superb academic credentials and remarkable business Weather Remains Very Warm Phil Shurtleff Photo WASHINGTON The House is increasAP) ing spending on "Star Wars" research aimed at finding a futuristic shield against nuclear attack even though few of its members understand the timber harvesting, mining, outdoor recreation, wildlife habitat, watershed and wilderness protection. The younger Bureau of Land Management was formed to dispose of public lands. There are fears that the goal of this proposal is to dispose of valuable forest land. The proposal doesn't claim to improve the quality of land management. The landswap was formulated in Washington D.C. without input from the two agencies involved or (See SWAP, Page 3) Friday: Summer Arrives In a Sunny Blaze Of 01' Sol's Rays ( mately $4,725,000. The boundary lines look like they were drawn in Washington and superimposed over a Utah map. Local personnel have had little to do with drawing boundaries. Too little details have been given to assume there will be significant savings, and the cost and public inconvenience remain unanswered. The Forest Service was founded 80 years ago to protect valuable natural resources, such as grazing, All Obituaries Opinions Sports Today 4 17 6--8 15 5,10 Utah-Region- Weather 14 In Sunday's Herald ' - ' 0. fjf Sounds I : t v-.- ' J .''We , ri it ' '! i f i Silence 4 X iYf ' Today g The astronauts are scheduled to land at Edwards Air Forte Base, Calif., at 714 am MDT Monday. U.S. Steel Official Says Company Won't Quit Steel Business By NANCY BRINGHURST Herald Staff Writer - U.S. Steel CorpoPARK CITY ration, owner of Geneva Works in Orem, will not ab.mdon its steel roots for greener pastures, said a senior vice president of the company toddy. Members of the Utah District S"Ction of the Association ol Iron and Steel Engineers are attending two-da- y conference to ducuss vital Issues facing their industry. Thomas J. Usher, senior vice of operations lor U S, Steel, said although it is discouraging that so many steel plants and president fringe operations have closed over the past lew years, the future still looks good. "Then are many, the investment community, in the media, in government, and even within our own ranks, who will tell you our day in the sun is past," said Usher, "that the American steelmaker is a relic, unable to compete with in imports, outmoded in a new hightech economy, beset by insur- mountable problems. "Let me assure you that we have no intentions of exiting the steel business. We're doing everything we can to remain a leader in that business." Usher said U S. Steel lum operating income earned last year isn't overly impressive, but it does take on more signilicanie when it is compared with the corporation's steel operating losses of s $142 nul- million and $l).' million in the previous two years. Crossing over into the black hasn't been easy or fun, he said $610 "We've dosed more than "0 the past operations We've two years, said l suit, trimmed our administrative stalls by more than 50 percent "We in the steel industry must learn to do reasonably well in the poor market years, also. U S Steel has worked hard to achieve at least a break-evestatus at a 50 in steel-relate- n percent operating rate, and the results indicate we are attaining that objective. "There are no quick and simple answers," he said, "Our success will continue to depend principally on our ability to respond to permanently changed conditions, to the external and internal forces which require our attention." Those lorces ate pressing Geneparticularly hard, said Usher, "Steel Imports remain a major va Steel Works external m.ioi, especially in this region," he said. "While foreign steel products took a record-hig26 percent of our nation's apparent consumption last year, imports In Western district acthe counted for some 60 percent of the h e market." Even under the best scenario, foreign steel Imports will continue to be u serious headache for Geneva's market area, said Usher, On top nf that, the federal gov- (See STEEL, Page S) |
