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Show rr. tr w h.iSmr&iiiAltttm' v i r - n niinmnnwiiwi inw'Tww 1 I i v - JSCT t rr4f " c r 1! ju nrm$iK((mrr - if i M TJ1WS ni?eTn'53i?sTi v A. ju .L-- VOL. 38. r- 23: NO. 82 i'(i k-- Across the nation Pittsburgh versus Lo Gigolos in Saturday s National League pldoMs and Oaida nl aill host B'dti more Saturday m the American I eaguc Tht Pirates 5 4 , , f , ,,,tL r it i .in .n linn i.in u.tr inivugu gave i ui ears 'Oetai) on Page D 2 An eight-mil- e long oil slick washed ashore south oi Santa daiimra laU '.Veanescay, Dut in.1 sirci- - ul .he uil natural seep and not from offshore was a centuries-oldrdltng platforms. California state investigators planned to f!v (wer a 12 mile section of coastline tmlav to inspect tv.., iiwi- Tha rast Guard reported that be seeoage had caused no damage to the beach area anil presented no danger to fish or fowl ! litharJ Nixou d. inn have cancel and Aiu be irom a Long Beach. ( alii , hospitdl later this week. Dr JohnC Lungren said Wx)nesday Nixon s boui w ,th ph'eh:tis and the lengthv convalescence urged by his doctor w ere expected to kt ep him off the witness stand at a month or more. The the watcigaic tow r up trial Washington Star Nows reported that N.xuns lawyers would a Judge John Sirica to excuse tne former President from compliance with subpoenas on grounds of ill health review them thoroughly " The judge received the motions while h continued for the third day the meticulous task of selecting jurors fer the trial. In the first two hours today he had questioned only two members of the pool of HI persons left from the screening in me tirst two days. One of those was excused The questioning is going on behind locked doors m Sincas courtroom, which lias been prepared for the long trial ahead with 175 sets of earphoues to enable jurors and spectators to listen to the tapes as they are introduced into ev idence But those not in the courtroom vrill not be While House able to hear the ,'T.t,3v-'r'f,- l tapes In a letter memorandum to Sinca. Chief District Judge George L Hart Jr sa.d the radio and television networks cannot receive copies of any of the tapes admitted into d - John Ehrlichman and his wife, leanne, arrive at UA. Dishict courthouse. liart aid l.c niidrotaed that t. ped transcripts will be placed into evidence and -- available tu the news media, adding "that would appear to constitute more than a t equate disclosure ta the public ot wnat die t struck A mfriwfr ter Scale "rnn There was no immediate report on tht extent of damage or Casualties but long time residents called the quake tha strongest sinbe the VfSwB triu May 30. 1970 that devasted the northern half of one V'WlWa Of Peru, killing nearly 67,000 jl alleged V Around the world With Cue jurv selection nrocess not half t appeared that the first tes t.mony in the trial will not come until the See L W ERS on Page completed. All electricity and telephone seiviee wds cut off m downtown Lima The satellite i i quake hit heavily populated areas there would be heavy s 'aiiiage ana possible hie-los- of life The L S National Earthquake Information Service in Golden, Colo , reported a earthquake struck "majoi an sms r,vui a.mu u.. J said there was a strong possibility that scncus damage occurred station outside lama which Dave Carver, a geophysicist for the service, said the center of the tremor was pinpoin'ed 120 mdes south of Lima handles communications with the outside world went dead aid if the Israeli militaiy sources reported a heightening level Golan HccLto today, and Darr.aceu i adio disclosed that Syria had carried out a series of war games believed to invoh e sophisticated Soviet armor and MIGs Israel also warned the country to expect an increase in Arab terrorist attacks in the wake of the U N. General Assembly and m anticipation of resumed Geneva peace talks Meanwhile travelers reaching Beirut from Damascus said Syrian forces are on full alert as a Israeli attack to mar', i le against a nmii-iefirst anniversary of the October War on Oct. 6. Terrorists holding an American woman diplomat and for almost a week ui Sdiilo Duinii-gVIA V thc.s huat.-g- j said today they were abandoning demands for $1 million ransom and release of political prisoners Declaring conditions inside the besieged Venezuelan Consulate had become intolerable inr noih terrorists and hostages, guerrilla leader Rddames Vargas said the gunmen would, now accept safe conduct out ot the country to M exico or Peru. Vargas mdde the announcement in a dramatic appearance from a consulate w'imlow shortly after the Dominican government suspended negotiations with die terrorists , Iran has launched a massive offensive m the Arabian. Sultanate of Oman to help it quell a Manas?. rebellion in the south In Aden, capital of neighboring South Yemen, a spokesman for the rebels aaid they were under attack by British and Iranian forces fighting to maintain the rule of Saltan Qaboos The Oniani army, advised by British officers and supported by Iranian forces, usually launches an oltt-n.j against the revels at. this time of the year when the monsoon season ends on the tip of the Arabian peninsula ( A-- 6 e spokesman r Ihildtinaii. Jolui . Muchelf. Kenneili Parkinson and Robert C. Mardian. appeared to take the snail s pace in stude, i ich keenma busy in his own wav persons r.ie earthquake stpmk at a 2o a m , stopping electnc clocks Plaster crumbleo from walls, broken glass fell nd light onto sidewalks, fixtures were shaken loo'-from the ceiling of the UPI office m lama A d ".a1 Ihe live detenuanbr. John u bnrlichmaii Meanwhile federal prosecutors linked one new name to the conspiracy case that has brought five Nixon loyalists to tried of cnmjul charges of obstructing just' e In making the riaim of "newly discovei ed Peru today, jolting the city of Lima for nearly a minute and sending thousands of persons fleeing into the street in terror, w ailing their prayers It measured 7 5 on the Rich- 4feiwm . aui thrv l.-- H I! " tapes contained strong earthquake yL w -- 7.5 quake hits Peru 1421- v evidence the prv eculors add other names to ihe 'inspirators evidence UMA. Peru (LTD A v --- i v i Uj Today in the News Mixon r n L METRO I if Sfcdv ntw lull UiVitory as tl.e 'Strife Dtsi V(' yi u hen 1 Attorneys ask Sirica t former President Richard M. Nixon asked U.S District Judge John Sirica today to excuse Nixon from testifying in the Watergate cover-u- p tnai The request was made m two motions to quash subpoenas issued for Nuous appearance at the trial by one of the defendants and by the govemmer. Sirica refused to state the grounds cited in the motions but they were believed to claim that Nixons health will not permit him to travel for at least a month The former President is in a hospital in California for treatment of phlebitis and a oln tw Ut ii t ''t. v v4 cwi kuvrtw socicr colf 4t earlier m the week Nixon hould not travel for up to three months. In a statement. Silica said the motions to quash the subpoenas will be kept under seal until the court has had an opportunity to I ; n - vr THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1974 15 CENTS SALT LAKE CITY, LIT AH 84 PAGE$ w a fo:in'- ah it alai.g the ld u House says $200,000 is enough cash for Nixon - . ft I & 3? Xv , WASHINGTON (UPI) The House that was ready to impeach Kichard Nxca has decided that his resignation does not entitle him to $850,000 m public funds for the transition to private life. It voted 317 to 72 Wednesday for a supplemental ns bill wniJi vculd gue Mxou only acprop-iToJSdO.uOO and insisted that nc taxpayers to transport the White Hous to tap California. y- 'Very well' Betty doing well (LTD - Wallace, Bess Truman's sister-in-lawho was with a group brought to the Cabinet Room to view a portrait of Harry S Truman. Ford ordered the picture of the former president placed on the wall opposite a painting of Abraham Lincoln. Mrs. Wallace, the widow of Bess Trumans brother, told Ford, "We have you and your wife m our Presi- dent Ford today said hts wife Betty is doing very, very well and she is two or three days ahead of whal doctors predicted would be her rate of recovery from breast cancer surgery Doctors reported Wedneeday that Mrs Ford had gamed almost full mobility of her right arm and was fcelrng strong enough after her breast cancer surgey Saturday to read watch television and answer some mail Ford visited her Wednesday night and said at that time, She felt well enough in fact that we could call all three of our boys." The President today discussed his wifes illness lnel; with May leavers. Speaking of bis wife. Ford said, "She's doing very well. Shes ahead of what the doctors said would be the progress." He told the group he had received "expressions from literally thofsands of people concerned with Mrs. Fords illness and it was very heartwarming. $153,000 at all by next 30 Opponents of the amendments areueo that past presidents received healthy transition sums and that Congress should not deny Nixon equal treatment just because he resigned in disgrace. As Rep Howard Robison, argued, "There is a valid national purpose to be served by providing a reasonably adequate amount foi transitional services 321-6- margin, leraoved $53,000 from the marked for his second six months ear- Both amendments were offered by Rep. Joseph Addabo, DN.F. The action was likely to have an effect on the Senate Its Appropriations Committee scheduled a Shouting delays killing of cattle meeting behind closed doors on its subcommittee recommendations to give Nixon $328,000 m transition money. - eight-foot-dee- John Moss, "What , asked services can a president who left office under less than honorable conditions provide to the United Slates The House also adopted an amendment by Rep. Sidney R. Vates, D HL, to prevent any of the appropriated funds to be used for transporting Nxons tapes and documents. They are now in government custody but destined for San Clemente, Calif , unless the courts cr Congress decide otherwise As Rep provision would allow tiauspoitation of the material if the possession issue is resolved in Vales See CATTLE cn Page . House and Sen arc conferees today voted to remove a ban on US military aid to Turkey and Chile from legislation needed to keen the toreign aid program alive Instead, committee members substituted milder lanaiiow arms ;u to continue to Turkey if guage that President Ford certifies to Congress that the Turks are making "good faith efforts to achieve a negotiated settlement in Cyprus Sen Edward Brooke, , said the new language is acceptable to the White House ss Former Lt. Gov. Ed Reineckc returned to California today, describing himself as "ruined politically and, financially'. Reinecke resigned Wednesday just minute before he received an suspended sontmiee for perjury in the ITT affair Gov, Ronald Regan, who appointed Reinecke to the job in 1969, planned to fill the vacancy today Reinecke maintains he is innocent and ' So Rpln Me God says he plan to writ a hook He also announced plans to appeal the conviction f Rancheis and STEPHEN VILLE, Tex (LTD p politicians shouted and argued beside an the politicians calling for a postponepit ment and the financially strapped cattlemen aniiiiais muat explaining wny 5ou months-ol- d spot to death A telegram arrived rora Gov Do! oh B icoe suggesting the ranchers donate unwaniec ana expensive calves to chanty uiateac of shooting and burying them We could give them to chanty but chanty couldn't raise them either," said Bill Fanning, who brought six calves to bo killed Wednesday. "They havent been alive long enough to raise a debt The House had little patience with appeals not to punish Nixon for his actions in office Vietnam-er- a veterans ould get a 23 pecrcent raise educational benetit3 under a new compromise reached Senate and House conferees. The benefits would be retroactive to Sept 1. Routine approval by the fuli House and Senate is expected, but President Ford warned last summer he would veto a similar bill as being too inflationary. in by The House rejected amendments to completely cut off Nixons funds, to eliminate the remaining $55,000 of his $60,000 presidential pension and to lea,,' him nothing but that pension Tlie House appropriations committee proposed giving Nixon $398,000, but by a 342-4vote, the full chamber subtracted. $145,000 of the $245,000 request 2 for the fiist six months out of office and bv a President Ford confers with physician William Lukash. WASHINGTON Nixon s favor or has not been resolved June In Washington 2 Stock market today NEW YORK iUPI Prices plunged partieoh'iy m slow trading n tho hamieals oils and some glamors today on the New York Stock Exchange The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off II 20 at , Cnfnre 1 15 p n1 EDT Standard & Poors 560 stock index was otf 0 91 at v. oc Beelines led advances, 814 to 382, among ihe l,wa. crossing the tape 'Complete New York, American lists on Page D-- 8 ) 7 Scattered shovrers for the weekend Cooler today with a rhance of r'mv-.erever most of th state Hig is will range from the mindl- - 70 rhro,(fh Friday with lows tonight near 40 (Details, weather rop on Page s Conference opens Friday Thousands of local church officers from some 50 nations began asse. tilLake City todsv for toe ing in Friday opening of tie General Conference of The Church os Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. Like a United Nations gathering, the conference will be translated into many languages for the many foreign visitors who will be among those filling the histone Tabernacle on Temple Square Under the direction of President Spencer W. Kimball, the Genera! Authorities of the church will speak to the membership at seven major conference sessions from Fnd&v through Sunday st Semi-Annu- al the U S and abroad General sessions of ccr.iereace wiH be held Friday through Sunday at 10 m mid 2pm each day and the priesthood session will be at 7 p m. Saturday. Other meetings held during the wc-ein connection with the conference include a seminar for regional representatives ui the Church Office Building auditorium and a meeting for newly ordained patriarchs. v weifa re mceuiiR vdl ut hU at " a ir. Saturday in ihe Tabernot'1 and admission ia by t cniy. However b taped and w-'-l rhe pfoeei-diwg- s teievvd Ot 8 at 7 p m by KBYU-TV- , CnannelU . Schedule of sessions m Relief Society story. Page Missionary Reunions, Page B-- l. E-- i. All or part of the sessions will be over television, radio and facilities to much of the 3 3 million members of the church in many parts of the world. In addition to those in the Taberna cle, other overflow sr.eetir.gs will be Feld us the Assembly Hail cn Temple Square and in the nearby Salt Falace During a priestsood session Saturday sight, :1m procerdings will be broadcast by direct wire to hundreds of gatherings of men ja church buddings carried short-wav- e k FRIDAY 2 p in SATURDAY f 7 a in 10 a m 2 p in 7pm Welfare meeting. Salt Lake Tabernacle. 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