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Show nricsfn O O JSJ opp I VOL 383 NO. 252 ' 72 PAGES SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH W 3 XS J2l JTQj JELi JL -- 15 CENTS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Elii houndeo lt)0 when Utah territory u as known as the State of Deseret Lj METRO 22, 1975 Guerrillas kidnap 2 Yanks in Beirut BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPI) -Guerrillas kidnaped two U.S. emn bassy officials in a district of Beirut today as they were driving to work. Two Lebanese women employes also were seized but released and carried news of the abductions to American officials The Lebanese government, meantime, admitted that it was powerless to stop the bloodshed and anarchy of six months of civil strife. Sniper fire and scattered gunfights pushed the casualty toll round m the current of fighting between right-win- g g Moslem Christian and militias to more than 600 dead and 1,500 wounded Moslem-Palestinia- left-win- The two Americans, the director and deputy director of the U.S Embassys Regional Service Ceiitei , were among otoies of persons kidnaped by gangs of gunmen freely ioaming the capitals deserted streets An embassy spokesman iden- tified the officials as Charles Gallagher, 44, of Roanoke, Va , and William Dykes Jr. 65, of San Jose, Calif The spokesman said the two men were abducted shortly after 7 a m. while passing through the Comiche Mazraa, a lerast Moslem and Palestinian area in western Beirut, on their way to work at the service center, the printing plant division of the U.S. Information Agency. Two Lebanese women employed at the center also were in Gallaghers car but were released by the gunmen and went to the embassy to report the incident. It was not immediately dear whether the kidnapers were Lebanese or Palestinian guerrillas, perhaps from the same commando group that kidnaped U S Army Col Ernest R Morgan and held him for 13 days last July. The embassy spokesman said rect Wo are in touch with the Lebanese authorities and they are doing whit they can. They managed to negotiate Morgans release so we are hopeful that they will come through tills time," the spokesman said. Both men are married and have children Gallagher, the centers director, came to Beirut from Manila in 1972 and is the father of four sons and a daughter. Dykes, who also served in Manila pieviously, arrived in Beirut a few months ago with his wife and son d The capital remained following a dy of sporadic mortar, rocket and machine gun clashes on Tuesday. Continued sniper fire and bands of masked gunmen, setting up mobile street barricades, threatened to collapse the latest 3 - DEBATE is assured Over congresonsifjeratior, of aid to financially beseioed New York City Opponents of help for the metropolis today blocked Senate committee action on a loan guarantee bill That came on the heels of Tuesday's vote in the Senate Banking Commitiee in which the members voted by a narrow margin to even consider the aid proposal, indicating tough sledding for the proponents A HEATED 7-- 6 near-deserte- cease-fir- PRESIDENT FORD, suffering from a sinus cold condition, is very much improved and his temperature back to normal, but he will continue limiting his activities to the White House famHy quarters today, a spokesman said Ford earlier canceled his appointments for the third straight day. Meanwhile, Mrs. Ford, who has also bean suffering symptoms of a cold, is much improved. THE GRAIN DEAL between the U.S. and Soviet Union allows the Russians to buv another seven million tons of grain from the United States this year without advance consultations, Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz says. The secretary was testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. i can't think of anyone It's Butz on Tuesday saidnot good for. It's good for farmers, consumers and for the Russians." e - 'We're just completely poor,' Francie O'Donnell says. Government sources said a team ol four specialists are keeping franco under close observation ' At his age, it is too earl to sav the danger is definitely past, one government source said Rockefeller defends his government-sponsoreforum on domestic policy against criticism skeptics. Story on UCI - DENVER (UPI) Governors, labor leaders, business executives, politicians and just plain folks came to tell Vice President Nelson Rockefeller their problems, but none had quite the impact Prince Juan Carlos waits in the wings. Some poUticans predicted Fi anco would transfer power to 37-at least temporarily ear-ol- d Prince Juan Carlos de Bin bon, the grandson of Spains last monarch. King Alfonso XIII v Prime Minister Carlos Navarro visited Francos sub-Se- e FRANCO on c A-- 6 Francie of ODonnell Francies problem was simple Her family is poor and on welfare She skipped school Tuesday to tell Rockefeller about it The Denver girl was one of 500 persons attending the first of six town meetings Rockefeller is conducting around the country to ge public opinion on domestic policy "Us poor people are so poor, wer just completely poor, said tranc.e in a hailing voice as she stood on a chair in front of a microphone We need money for food, for help and care We need money tor clothes We need money for a house houses are too much, Chinese serve cool words to Dr. PEKING (TIPI) Foreign Minister Chiao Kuan-hu- a , speaking at a farewell banquet tomght for Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, used some of the coolest words since resumption of relations. But the apparent coolness and Chinese opposition to the U.S policy of detente with the Soviet Union is not expected to affect President Ford s planned viit to Peking after Thanksgiving The preparations for president lords visit to China later this jear are proceeding well, Kissinger told newsmen. It will serve to promote Sino-- S relationships . Diplomats said Chiaos words underlined Chinese opposition to the U.S. policy of detente with Russia, Pekings arch enemy, and the Ford administrations determination to stick to that policy. We will nurture our relationships by respecting each others views regarding our national interest, Kissinger said in his toast We are satisfied with our visit Soviet craft sits on Venus The Soviet Union (UPI) a descent vehicle from today , the unmanned space craft Venus 9 on Venus and it sent back pictures tnat a Russian acienlisl said upset the common!;, held theory about the nature of earth's closest neighbor. One of the pictures, shown on Soviet idfvjsion. showed what appeared to be rex ks piled r,a top of one another One of tne mission directors told the news agency T5.-.To all appearances, the descent has landed among a scattering oi large rocks This seems to knock the bottom out oi the exiting hypothesis by which tbi surface was expected to look like a desert covered with sand dunes because of cmi-tawine and temperature erosion MOSCOW S aft nt In his reply the Chinese foreign minister used no other words than useful to describe his talks with Kissinger. Our talks have enabled us to have a clearer understanding of each others views, Chiao said. This is useful. The only touch of lightness in the two toasts came when referred to his speaking a few words of Chinese during a Sunday night welcome banquet in his honor. Kissinger said tonight that as a mark of respect for his Kin-sing- er said the K Chinese friends, I will not again inflict on them Chinese with a Cantonese accent Chiaos only mention of friendship came when he said, yesterday Chairman Mao Tse-tun- g met with Secretary of State Kissinget and they had a conversation on a wide range of subjects m a friendly atmosphere Although he i efi allied flora attacking the policy of detente, the most Chiao would say of his talks with Kissinger, besides being useful, was that they were frank 3 enter Turkish embassy, Three men IENNA, Austria (AP) walked into the Turkish Embassy at noon today, asxed to see the ambassador, then pulled out submachine guns and shot him tc death, Austrian officials said. The three escaped in a white Mercedes-BenTurkish diplomats told Austrian police the killers of Danis Tunaligil, 69, were English-pc&kiaBui police said they imti uv that they independent information to eoufi-weie Greek. In New York a man claiming to represent the Armenian Liberation Organization telephoned The Associated Press and said, "I wish to inform you that we take credit for the Vienna action. The Armenian region formed a tore part of the old Ottoman Empire and is now divided amor.? Turkey, Iran end the Soviet Union The 'IN key wss subject to Armenian minority widespread persecution early in ths century. z. g Gr-skfi- . mid-Octob- er by A FEDERAL JUDGE in Sacramento, Calif., has ordered President Ford, described by Lynerte Fromme's defense counsel as "maybe our most important witness," to give videotaped testimony on what he saw when Fromme aimed a loaded pistof attorn in an unprecedented ruling, U.S. District Judge Thomas Mac Bride directed that the President by both prosecution and defense a tier- -' neys within the next 10 days, possibly when he visits' or at the White House. California Oct. Austrian police began a search for the getaway tar and said they would not knovv the men's nationality until they had been caught Greece and Turkey have a rivalry over Cyprus, which was worsened when Turkish forces invaded the Mediterranean island in July 1974. Turkish troops still occupy part of the island, which has a Turkish minority and Greek majority population Vienna was the site of talks earlier this year between toe Uo Cypriot ccrmruHtier Polite said a member of the embassy ciaff said the tnree men were taken to see the ambassador after they asked to see mm, speaking in English with a Greek accent. When they were ia.e to face with tom, they asked him if he was the ambassador ot Turkey to Austria," the diplomat told poflee. When he replied m the afflrmatilve, tney hsd which to grabbed sukr.;cfi"P r s guns, i 11. 4 tuaucti;, suu mtvt u oxt k-n- nr .JtUUVH little girl with brown hair and a bright red dress "Our nouse is 90 bucks We have to pay it to the landlord and one sink is completely broken. The landlord is not very nice to us 29-3- Rockefeller replied, 1 don t see how anybody could iie mean to A FEDERAL JUDGE in San Francisco has' postponed for two weeks a court hearing to. determine whether Patricia Hearst is mentally-compete- nt to stand trial for bank robbery. The' hearing, originally scheduled for this week, was postponed in order to give the court and attorneys ' more time to study psychiatric reports made d doctors. THOUSANDS OF MOROCCANS were being' carried southward from Rabat in a huge convoy of trucks today, the vanguaro of tne 350,000 unarmed civilians that King Hassan II says he will lead on a "March of Conquest" into the Spanish Sahara Some 600 ti ucks were packed with 20,000 for h 50 ft frjp you That's true, but she is," the little girl replied Later she 'old reporters she with her father Rory O'Donnell, an uncm ployed industrial engineer who is on welfare. iame.to the meeting court-appointe- My mother s dead She died from cancer in April, .hi said t'Ars-(jg- y Another welfare incipient Beatrice Villanueva also of Denver, said she felt this country has gone insane THE KIDNAPERS cf Dutch businessman Tiede" Herrema have refused offers to send food to (heir bedroom and defiantly chalbesieged second-stor- y lenged Irish police to "come and get us." Heavily armed troops and police still surround the house in" Monasterevin, and a spokesman says the Irish terrorists have refused to bargain as the siege goes into its 19th day. I d'n't see how a family of four can be expected to hvt on See FRANCIE on 6 A-- STOCK MARKET TODAY NEW YORK (UPI) Prices moved lower with little conviction in moderate trading today on the. J New York Stock Exchange. Panel keeps gasoline deductions The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which swung between plus and minus territory throughout the day, had fahen 2 75 to 844 07 shortly before 3 p.rh; EOT. Declines pulled ahead of advances, 667 to 608, among the 1,723 issues crossing the tope Volume amounted to roughly 12,700,000 shares, compared with 17,470,000 shares turned over in the same period Tuesday. (Complete New York, American lists on B 2 ) - Motoris-ca- n WASHINGTON iAP) continue to take itemized federal tax deductions for the state and local taxes they pay on gasoline, the House Way s Music ano Means Committee says Dl-- 8 Sports S3 Today Theater A 16, 17 What's Doing C8 The committee reversed a previous decision and decided on Tuesday to TV continue allowing some 20 million Americans to claim the gasoline tax deduction on their federal tax forms Congressional tax experts had said the committee's earlier decision to pronose repealing the deduction would have increased taxes on American 08 billion over the next motorists by ci years and would have forced a reduction of gasoline consumption amounting to about 60 00 barrels a UTAH WEATHER Snow and much colder tonight and Thursday. Possibility of more than four inches of snow along bench areas. Lows tonight in the 30s. Highs Thursday in tne 40s day In itemizing tax deductions a tax payer is allowed to deduct from his lederai i eturns the state and local in- - pay- - f i gs.v'lUii, die-- ei oil and ot fuels The amount of the deduction floro s,tat to state depending oi the amount of gasoline tax charged by the jurisdictions week the committee is ct to consider multibilhon dollar proposals for continuing the 1975 personal and corporate income .a' ms into next yodr Pvie'! :ng its earlier tax propu-.a's- , the committee so far this week has dumped $1 billion off its plans to Mdeci.dy mcrea-- e taxes he about $1 7 rdlion The committee s original deasmo to riissi.ow the posoonp tax credit io n tan ts dlt. W lit dv - appo UlOll S7 Our Man Jones A3 $-- shoot ambassador to death V g NEW CAR SALES for are at the highest level in 14 months and dealers are reporting more shoppers and buyers in their showrooms now than in the past two years, according to the trade publication Ward's Auto Reports. The publication is estimating that sales will show a hike of 27 percent over last year. A-- 6. Transit fare hikes particularly m New York City combined with increases m college tuition, physicians fees, gas, electricity, clothing and pork to drive consumer prices up last month Those increases were partially offset by declines in the prices of fresh fruits, vegetables and beef. The Consumer Price Index stood at 163 6 m September, 7 8 percent higher than a year ago That means the same goods and services that cost $100 in 1967, now cost $163 60 The cost of services jumped a substantial 1 percent in September, Labor said Food prices went lip less than economists had expected m September Beef prices, which have risen at enormous rates this year, fell sharply m September a month when they normally hold stable photo Tse-Tun- d year A government communique Tuesday su'd Franco suffered an 'acute coronary deficiency Madrid was inundated for two days with rumors that the chief of stale had died, and his one man rule oi nearly 10 year-wa- s at an end But government sources said although the attack was sev ere, the leader of the rightist forces in the 1936-3- 9 Spanish civil war showed rental kable toughness and fougin off death Francos doctors expect him to recover a government official a'd They are not worried but they are keeping him undei lose surveillance " RICHARD NIXON Is working harder, getting healthier and planning a trip to China, according to RabDi Baurch Korff after he had visited the former president at his home in San Clemente. Nixon recenliy received a letter from Chinese leader Mao describing Nixon as "one of the greatest leaders of our time" and inviting him to China for a visit, Korff reported Francie speaks for 'just poor' m attack j sional WASHINGTON (UPD The cost of living rose a moderate 0.5 percent in September, more than double the August pace but closer to an accurate reflection of the overall trend of inflation, the Labor Department said today. , The consumer price rise in September compared to a slight jump of 0 2 the smallest percent in August advance in three years. But the September increase at an annual rate of 6 percent was more consistent with what economists betrend of lieve is the current long-terinflation. It was considerably lower than the 14.4 percent 1.2 percent jump in July. annually Labor Secretary John Dunlop said the September figure generally reflects the underlying trend of inflation this Generalissimo Francisco Fran-o- , the last of Europes right-win- g strongmen, clung to power today , refusing to surrender his absolute rule despite a severe heart attack authoritative sources reported A spokesman at Francos El Pardo Palace said the ailmg leader spent a quiet night and is recovering from the big finale It ati comes down to a final seventh game in the World Senes tonight in Boston's Fenway Park after the hometown Red Sox won a dramatic 6 victory over Cincinnati in the 12tn inning Tuesday night, squaring it at in the best of seven series Game time is 6 30 p m MDT and can be seen on Channel 2 For more details, see stories on D 1 increase half a point battles to retain power (UPI) A there has been no word from the kidnapers, either direct or indi- Living costs Ailing Franco MADRID Today in the News Zones 1, to (Cache Vs! ley, riorlliwesierri ueerfi Occasional snow tomsht and Thursday Lows mid 30s Highs Thursday 40 m I I 1 Logan and 43 in Wendover Zone 1 (Wasatch Front) Snow tonight and Tmjrs-da- y Much cocfer Low tomcht 75 la oovo, Ssf Lake and Oqon. Highs Wednesday rmd 4u. zones 3, 4, 4, S (Delta- Cedar City area, Uintah Basin, Sevier Valfet Car bon Count, ) Windy and much colder voto turning -am or snow tonight and - Thursday. upoer 40s H ghs Thursday Los near 35. Zones 5, 7, 8, 9 (Utah's Soutoeasi Utah, canvorlonis, Leke Pewsi Dixie Nmiuna! weather tmq f'.uch wtaer with occasional rain or snow fesnign and Thursday Lows upper J!S to nrna 4Stt. With X til St. George Highs uoser $0s, with 65 in t Gwrm area summary on B-- i |