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Show 1 Founded 1850 when Utah territory u as known as the State of Deseret ' - METRO v Revamp; Undercover Poison: Helms failed to order its destruction U WASHINGTON (APT Former Central Intelligence Agency Director Richard Helms told a Senate committee today that he intended to obey a presidential directive requiring the CIA to destroy its stockpiles of deadly poison, but that he never issued a written order to have it done recollection is that when the order was issued Deputy Director for Plans Thomas Karamessines and I agreed we had no choice but to comply, Helms told the Senate Intelligence Committee. The agencys retention of a variety of lethal and incapacitating drugs for a period of five years after presidential orders for their destruction is one of the few instances I know of in 25 years where an order has been disobeyed, Helms said. The intelligence operations may be cut committee WASHINGTON sought to establish whether records pertaining to the poisons had been destroyed by the CIA. The committees chief counsel, F.A.O. Schwarz, said the committee has evidence that there are memos which one would think should exist which no longer exist Heims, testifying that he never issued a memo directing compliance with the presidential order to deconstantly issued verbal instead of written orders. Some directives should have been sent down, Chairman Frank commented. Church, Karamessines, who dent Central Intelligence Agency include possibly moving all its undercover operations to some other agency and naming an over-a- ll intelligence coordinator, White House sources say. Although Ford intends some reorganization of the CIA, administration sources caution not to expect ir ajor changes for several months. said he stroy the poisons, (AP)-Presi- Fords options for revamping the AP photo , chief Richard Helms tells of failure Ex-C- IA An administration official said the coordinator, if one is decided upon, would not be the CIA director. Ford told a news conference Tuesday that no matter what the fate of the CIA, American nnlitioal action aimed at influencing events in other countries is likely to continue. I wouldnt rule out necessary to destroy poisons. appeared along with Helms, testified that he See HELMS on A-- 8 political activities by the United States if it involves our security, , the President said. The administration official, who asked not to be identified, said that among options being considered by the President are separating CIAs current functions into two distinct agencies The CIA might retain its analytical mission of openly collecting data and anylzing all available information, he said. But either or both of CIAs other functions, covert collection of intelligence and clandestine political operations overseas might tie switched to another agency, or a combination of agencies. The official also said an intelligence coordinator is another option See REVAMP on A-- 8 The victory changes the composition of the Senate to 62 Democrats and 38 Republicans. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansheid said Durkin could be sworn in as early as Thursday. As soon as the name of the winner is sent to us by the secretary of state (of New Hampshire), heil be sworn in, Mansfield said. Complete, unofficiuJ returns from all 299 voting districts gav? Durkin 140,273 votes, Wyman 113,004, and American Party candidate C. Carmen Chimento, 8,853. The rerun election was called when the Senate failed to decide in seven months of deliberations who the voters had intended to send to Washington. Wyman apparently won by 355 votes on election night last November, Durkin by 10 votes in a recount and Wyman by two votes ia a piotest to the state Ballot Law Commission. Durkin replaces Norris Cotton, who served three decades in Congress, retired last year and returned as interim senator when the new election was called. Durkin saddled Ford with the loss. The people of New Hampshire have rejected Gerry Fords program for the economy, he told a victory party. 4 firms cut gasoline prices United Press International cheek by the Deseret News of local petroleum retailers today disclosed that no price reductions are presently planned, A But then, we customarily receive one days notice, so you never know, commented one Amoco station operator. would cut its price one cent. A good deal of this is public relations, said Herb Hugo, senior editor of the daily Platt's Oilgram, who disclosed the latest U.S. considers Israel missiles The United States has agreed to consider supplying Israel with sophistibattlefield missiles, Secretcated nuclear-equippe- d ary of State Henry A. Kissinger said today. He strongly denied that Israel has been promised delivery of the weapon system, known as the Ferslnng missile. Kissinger told a news conference here the United States has agreed to study supplying them (the Israelis) with the missiles. But. he went on, we have not agreed to supply the Pershings. d The United States has about Pershing missiles, most of them stationed in western Europe. According to a Washington Post report, Kissinger sent Israel a memorandum of agreement pledging that in return for signing the Sinai pact the U.S. would undertake a study of the rearmament of the Jewish state wiih the view of giving a positive response. At a news conference Tuesday, President Ford said the United States has made no firm commitment to supply either F16 planes or the Pershing missiles to Israel He said the armaments are on the Israelis' and that they would be discussed shopping t, Israeli leaders. CINCINNATI (AP) 25-- ii.-,- ground-to-groun- FEW WERE PLEASED, but New York City's teachers put away their picket signs and were back in the classrooms today, getting ready for 1.1 million students who will begin studies Thursday teacher strike. The following me end of a week-loncontract, approved 10,651 to 6,695, keeps class sizes to a maximum of 34 students, shortens the school week by 90 minutes, and the teachers get a increase. In addition, 2,400 of the $300 4,500 recently laid off in the city's fiscal crisis will be rehired. 55,000 g cost-of-livi- A BILL TO LIFT the U.S. arms sales embargo against Turkey was approved by a House committee today after Presiaeni Ford sa.d the embargo could bring the ciosing of most U.S. bases in that country recommendation by the panel goes to the The full House early next week for a voe. ' . 25-to- "WE DON'T have that kind of money," said Lynette "Squeaky" From-me- 's roommate, Sandra Good, after U.S. District Court Judge Thomas J. Mac Bride reduced Miss Fromme's bail from 51 million to $350,000. The Charles Manson disciple accused of trying to assas- A House WASHINGTON (AP) tions security just before the 1973 committee chairman refused to accept Mideast War. a sealed envelope of classified docuIf Congress does not have full power ments from the White House today, to decide some secrets should be made precipitating a confrontation between public it can not expose illegalities by tiiO President and Congress. the executive oraneh without the conof the sent of the executive branch, Pike said. Chairman Otis Pike, House intelligence committee refused We could not produce the evidence to accept the documents, turned over of failures and waste and duplication by the White House on the condition within the executive branch without the that the committee promise not to consent of the executive branch," he make any parts of them pubic. declared Pike said he was writing to PresiPike said the Write House sent the dent Ford to say that, unless he is secret Tet offensive documents on overruled by the committee, he cannot condition that they remain secret, not accept materia! conditionally proffer--, subject to publication by the comred, previously censored and incommittee, and that they be considered a loan of property from the executive plete. branch Asked if there was any way to avoid a confrontation with the President over Pike met for about an hour with the secret material, subpoenaed for White House aides including Jack hearings on intelligence about the 1968 Marsh, a close assistant to the PresiTet offensive in Vietnam, Pike replied: dent, and Roderick Hills of the White House legal office. I think the quote confrontation Asked if the White House was trying Pike is very fundamental, unquote told newsmen, and I dont shrink from to comply with the committees subpoeit simply because I feel it is an issue na, Hills told reporters: Were cerf that simply should be resolved. tainly trying to find a way to. Pike voiced confidence that the Ford acted to limit committee access to secret information after the committee would vote later today to committee released a four-wor- d phrase reject Ford's request for the return of IrMAttr (U rt intnlltAAKAn rkmtiiniX TT w C aiiuvVixi O. micuigjci tv am viv secret material already in the hands of Egyptians tightened their eommunica- - committee members. It marked the first time since the Republican party was formed that New Hampshire has two Democratic senators. rs n fee. roviso, - three-quarte- three-megato- one-thir- Democrat John A. CONCORD, N.H. (UPI) Durkin won a rerun of histoiya closest U.S. Senate ra by 27.000 votes Tuesday, trouncing Louis C. Wyman, a Republican Lacked by. President Ford but haunted by Watergate. Gasoline prices were cut by four oil companies Tuesday, brmguig to five the number of firms lowering gas prices since price controls were lifted Sept. 1. The cutbacks ranged from 2 cents by Skeily Oil Co. of Tulsa, Okla., to of a cent by Triangle Refineries of Houston, Tex. Ashland Oil Co., Ashland, Ky., announced reductions of 1 and 1.5 cents; and Marathon Oil Co.. Findlay, Ohio, took a penny off its prices. Continental Oil Co., Houston, 12th largest in the nation, announced Sept. 12 it A NUCLEAR ATTAf 1C bv the Soviet Union on the United States could kill as many as 21.7 million not the 800,000 previously estimated, Americans Pnt33cn reported fedav in 3 'cvi:d assess- ment. The figures are based on the assumption of two surface blasts of weapons at each of the 1,C54 U.S. Minuleman tCBM silos, excluding casualties from fire, radiation exposure and other emergencies. MORE THAN A 50 PERCENT increase in the rate being paid bv the Soviet Union to U.S. shippers was reported today to $16 a ton instead of $9.50 President Ford during a Cabinet meeting on grain sales to Russia. Negotiators for the two nations have been meeting in Washington and Moscow for the last month on a new freight rate that would be paid to d of the grain U.S. shippers to handle shipments. The lower rate expired this summer and the American maritime industry demanded a higher Durkin trounces Wyman in N. H. 5 Today in the News price reductions in Chicago. But it appears the five companies are trying to get a message across to the public that it doesnt need Uncle Sams protection in the form of oil price controls, Hugo said. Hugo expected the price cutbacks to be passed on to consumers within days. Hugo said the reductions will put pressure on the major oil companies, since their prices are higher. They may not cut their prices, but this kind of pressure might psychological as well as economic prevent the majors from imposing U.N. enters 'hew era' of conciliation UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (AP) -delegates to the special economic session of the United Nations General Assembly say they are convinced conciliation based on is replacing the mood of confrontation between the rich and the poor nations. They believe the final declaration the assembly adopted unanimously on Tuesday to narrow the chasm between the two groups reflects recognition by the industrialized nations of the Third Worlds demands for more power and realization by the developing nations that only through bargaining can they and obtain the technical know-hocapital they need. , J an Pronk, a Dutch cabinet minister who helped draft the declaration, said Western give-and-ta- ,S Payment balance soars to record The nation's balance of (UPI) payments soared to a record $4.06 billion surplus in the second quarter of 1975, the Commerce Department said today. Commerce said the balance on current account which measures the How of goods, services and money between the United States and its trading partners moved into its largest quarterly surplus since these records were begun in 1960 because U.S. , exports exceeded imports by $3.3 billion. WASHINGTON Ford President sinate stands little chance of getting out of iail before her trial. She is expected to enter a plea Friday in Sacramento on a charge she attempted to kill President Ford cn Sept. 5 with a pistol as he wa ked through the Ca if a Miss Fromme capitol grounds. or-ni- IN A PRIVATE SESSION, the Federal Communications Commission voted today on rules changes that would soften demands for "equal time." FCC Chairman Richard E. Wiley proposed the changes as a way to get more broadcast coverage of political events. HURRICANE ELOISE smashed into the northern coast of the Dominican Republic today, belting a sparcely populated area of the island with torrential rain and winds of up to 80 mph. The storm left at least six persons dead and $40 million in damage when it swept by Puerto Rico on Tuesday. SECURITY FORCES CLASHED today with truce between rival violators of a shaky day-ol- d political militias in Beirut. The Lebanese government warned it would call in the army if the Moslems and Christians continued fighting. A DRASTIC PRICE HIKE appears to have been ruled out by officials of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries when the oil cartel's current freeze ends on Sept. 30. sources said today there's little chance of the OPEC increasing prices more than 10 percent, which would Boost the current $10.46 price for a barrel to $11.50. Informants have discounted widespread rumors that OPEC oil ministers might raise tne price of crude petroleum by as much as 35 percent. STOCK MARKET TODAY The stock market NEW YORK (UPI) struggled for direction today in slow trading on the New York Stock Exchange, amid news the economic recovery is proceeding strongly but interest rates are likely to continue climbing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fluctuated much of the morning, was ahead 5.64 to 800.77 shortly before 3 p.m. EDT. (Complete New York, American lists on In another report, Commerce said personal income boosted by higher factory psyiuils doubled from a technically adjusted $9.5 billion in July to $18 billion in August. the lengthv document was a commitment to commit something real and substantial in the very near future. He said it was the first time in U.N. history that serious, genuine negotia- tions took place on economic issues. This is a clear signal that we are entering an era of a new international economic order, he declared. Pronks assessment was endorsed by Thomas O. Enders, U.S. assistant secretary of state for economic affairs, who said the special session put the rich and poor nations squarely on the path toward negotiations. The session dealt with a wide range of economic issues including financing of Third World development, restructuring of investment and aid systems, food and agriculture, streamlining of the U N economic and trade agencies for greater efficiency and the creation of cartels among poorer nations to fix commidity prices. Two weeks of marathon negotiations declaration of produced a intent un development and international cooperation, devoid of the inflammatory language some radical countries of the Third World group insisted See U.N.'S on A-8 ' UTAH WEATHER Partly cloudy through Thursday. Chance of afternoon or evening thundershowers. Cooler. Highs 65-7- lows Zones 1, 2, 10 45-5- (Cache Valley, Wasatch Front, northwest deserts) C). inr rf Colder. Locally gusty winds Lows highs near 70, Zones 4, 0 (Uinta Basin, naming Gorge, Price and Carbon County) Partly cloudy. Chance of showers Colder. Lows except near 0 at Flaming Gorge. Highs near 70 45-5- 45-5- Zones S, 4 (Delta-Ceda- r City area, Sevier Valiev) AP Prime Minister Gaston Thorn of Luxembourg is new U.N. General Assembly president. 1 ihuiQ Variable clouds. Risk oi locally neevy showers today, decreasing Thursday Gusty winds. Lows near 50. Higns in lower 70s. Zones 5, (Utah's Dixie, Canyonlands, Lake Powell) Chance of locally heavy showers today. Partly cloudy, cooler. Lows near 60. Higns in the 80s Zone ( Southeast Utah) Variable clouds. Chance of afternoon or evening thundershowers. Coaler. Lows highs in lower 70s, except near 8t) at Meat. 5, National weather map, area summary on C- |