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Show s gi. iSasslS;' wkfMUV tf p. SJ?? - - S- 0 ... ,wrnm fmkmtutm, W ZdUw. 4 m ft" ,., v, ., . J v W. r v z' Founded 1850 when Utah territory was known as the State of Deseret B-- .-. JLat 12 127th YEAR l Iz NO. 99 62 PAGES ttifxiniag SALT tAKE CITY, UTAH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1976 15 CENTS METRO Jobless rai e virtually unchanged WASHINGTON (AP) The nation's jobs picture remained virtually unchanged in September, with a thin improvement in the unemployment rate countered by declines in total employment and the number of people actively trying to find work. The Labor Departments last monthly , .r.; report before the Nov. 2 election showed tht the official jobless rate edged downward 'one-tenof a percentage to 7.8 percent : of the work force, from thepoint, totals. August At the same time, total employment stood at 87.8 million in September, down 162,000 , from the month before. And the total civilian L labor force, meaning persons with jobs plus ' - . those seeking them, was put at 95,203,000, down 280,000 from August. - th The total employment and labor-forc- e figures thus detracted from whatever cheer might otherwise be derived from the marginal improvement in the unemployment rate. Moreover, the department attributed the decline in the jobless rate, in part, to a drop in the figures for unemployed while the rate for adult men actually went up teen-ager- s, slightly'. Labor Department analysts , said the changes, in any case, were not large enough to have statistical significance. We consider it about unchanged, with both unemployment and employment on a plateau," said one official. The job figures were the latest in a string of statistics indicating stagnant economic per in economic growth, the lack of improvement on the jobs front doubtlessly will fuel charges that President Ford is off base with his contention that his policies arc leading the economy to sustained recovery. formance. On Thursday, the department report that of wholesale prices had soared by nine-tenta percentage point in September, a rate that would amount to about 11 percent if projected over year Thai brought renewed attacks upon administration policies by Democrat Jimmy Carter and other critics, and today's report was certain to do the same. While the jobless rate did decline after three consecutive monthly increases, the figure of 7.8 percent is the highest at the time of any presidential election since 1940, when it was 14 8 percent. Then, the size of the labor force was 556 million, with 8.1 million unemployed Coupled with rising prices and the slow down -- But Treasury Secretary William E Simon said that while the unemployment rate is still intolerably high, there is room for encourage "Roots," which he calis "taction" SEN. HUBERT HUMPHREY is looking "unusually good for the morning after surgery," doctors at g Memorial Cancer Center in New York City said today. A malignant tumor in his bladder was found to be superficial. Doctors are optimistic he will return to the Senate after recuperating. The cancerous bladder was removed during the operation. Sloan-Ketterin- RIGHT ON COURSE, balloonist Edward Yost of Sioux Falls, S.D., is about 1,200 nautical miles from his goal of landing in Europe and being the first person to cross the Atlantic in a balloon. He radioed his position today at about 840 miles of the Azores. A landing anywhere between Norway and Spain would be "good enough, "he said. - President I)S ANGELES (AP) Ford, trying to downplay his debate remarks about Eastern Europe, acknowledged today that some are suggesting I wasn't as precise as I should have Lceu" uuu tlicii spciicu Out "niiut I meant to say. Fords debate statement that there is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe" dogged the President for the second day after the debate. It came up during questions at a meeting with business and professional men in suburban San Fernando Valley. In his speech to the businessmen. Ford tried to shift the emphasis of his campaign back to the economy by accusing Democratic nominee Jimmy on tax Carter of empty rhetoric issues. But during questions from the audience, Ford faced one man who said he was more concerned about the fate of Eastern Europe than southern Africa and asked if Secretary of State Henry Kissinger might be sent there to negotiate freedom for the countries in the area. Ignoring the Kissinger suggestion. Ford declared: It has been alleged by .. some that I wasnt as precise as I should have been the other day. He added that what I meant to say" during the debate was that the United States does not recognize Soviet domination of Eastern Europe and never Dexter C. Ellis Deseret News political editor My Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter called Thursday for closer correlation rr.jw,;i; r , i -- ' ' v T y 4 rt - V"' ' ; " t north-northwe- st AN ARAB LEAGUE ENVOY said today that 3vt id diiti iiie Fuidjiliiidns ildvu aui ucrvJ iO new peoCe talks, but fighting continued to race in Beirut's suburbs and leftists were primed for what they fear will be a Syrian invasion of southern Lebanon. The once the chief city of ancient port of Sidon Phoenicia has been turned into a "fortified castle" in anticipation of a Syrian armored assault. A NEW WAVE OF TERRORISM, kidnapings and labor unrest has brought martial law to Colombia again less man three months after it was lifted. President Alfonso Lopez reimposed the state of siege, citing "a plot by the radical left to undermine democratic institutions." TWO AMERICAN CLIMBERS on the American Bicentennial Expedition to Mt. Everest were within a few hundred feet of the mountain's summit today, but whether they reached the 29,028-fopeak was uncertain. Dr. Chris Chandler of Vashon, Wash., and Bob Cormack of Boulder, Colo., were observed iust short of the summit, then were obscured by thick clouds. Their Sherpa guide, Ang Phurba, was forced to drop back because of a malfunctioning oxygen cylinder. SWAPPING THEIR CUSTOMARY invective at the U.N. General Assembly, the Israelis and Arabs are deliberately skirting any direct confrontations. Most Arab diplomats stalked out when Israeli Foreign Minister Yigal Allon rose to address the and Allon promptly' general debate on Thursday lashed into the Arabs, accusing them of dragging the U.N. down a "dangerous path of politicization." will. Recalling his 1975 visit to Poland, Ford said he talked to many Poles and they dont believe they are going to be forever dominated, if they are, by the 'A. ' V I- & AS'5' - fv THE RUSSIAN GRAIN CROP has improved somewhat this year, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture does not expect a decrease in American grain exports to the Soviet Union. The USDA said its estimate of the 1976 Soviet crop is 215 million tons a 10 million ton increase and the second largest on record. At the same time, the department announced the fourth major grain sale to Russia within 24 hours. The Soviets are expected to buy a total of throe million tons of wheat and five million tons of corn this year. Soviet Union. v; 4, 2 Carter attacked that statement as a blunder, and allies and domestic organizations representing Americans of Eastern European descent expressed shock. Deseret News photo by Paul Hetcher Jimmy Carter blows a kiss to his supporters during Salt Lake stop. Ford did not retract his statement on Thursday, ignoring the outcry. But he said in a speech here that the United See POLITICS on 6 HAS INFLATION reduced the real incomes of federal judges unconsitutionally? That's the crux of a lawsuit filed by some 80 ludges seeking a 34.5 pay raise and percent retroactive being argued in the U.S. Court of Claims. Former Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg told the court today that the judges are entitled to the raise to preserve the independence of the nation's judiciary. The Constitution stipulates that salaries of federal judges may not be reduced while they are in office and Ihe judges claim their wages have been drasticaiiy cut due to inflation. A-- n V u. g Ford's remark still stirs dissent A-- estimates give picture of Soviet power Hurricane Country-by-count- ry rips resort in Mexico NEW YORK (UPI) A lull in the economic recovery drove prices sharp- lv lower in moderate trading today on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which gained 5.40 points Thursday to break a losing streak, was behind 12.21 to 952.88 shortly before 3 p.m. EDT. In President Ford, in the second presidential debate, said Eastern Europe is not dominated by the Soviet Union, although military sources say tiie Soviet army has 31 divisions currently deployed in the region. The sources said Thursday that 16 of these are tank divisions with more than 9.000 medium or heavj tanks. They are backed by an additional 63 divisions deployed in including 22 tank divisions the European part of the Soviet Union. Western military sources say all the Soviet divisions in Eastern Europe are in the first of three categories of readiness, which means they are to full strength with complete equipment. A full strength Soviet division has between about 12.000 and 16,000 men. Full strength tank divisions average 325 medium tanks. Jn his Wednesday night debate with Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter, Ford said "There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. The remark drew' immediate dissent from experts, diplomats, government officials and others around the world. One British newspaper called Ford "dumb for making such a statement and a NATO official said the President made a - MARKET TODAY STOCK BRUSSELS, Belgium (IIPD Hurricane MEXICO CITY (UPI) Madeleine slammed into the new Mexican tourist resort of Ixtapa shortly before dawn today with winds of up to 140 miles per hour. All telephone communications in the area were cut off but a short wave radio operator got through to the meteorlogical department of the water resources board and told officers on duty that the hurricane hit at 4 a m. MDT. Ik-- had no immediate report on damage. A spokesman for the meteorlogical department said the storm was weakening as it moved over the Sierra Madre mountains into the interior of Mexico. Ixtapa, formerly a quiet fishing village 125 miles north of Acapulco, was opened last year as a tourist resort under government sponsorship. It is nestled at the base of the Sierra Madre mountains in a rugged part ol the coast. About 15.000 persons living in low lying artasAFihe projected path of the hurricane had iJ&w moved into schools and government buildings. Some 10 inches of rain were reported to have fallen since the hurricane first approached the coast Wednesday night. The storm spawned by the hurricane extended across the waist of Mexico to the Atlantic coast. Uninterrupted rains started falling on Mexico City Wednesday night and the airport was closed to small craft. course, Madeleine, on a bypassed Mexicos main tourist resort. Acapulco, where emergency measures had been taken and troops put on the alert.. Flooding was reported m some low lying areas of Acapulco and com and beau crops in the interior suffered heavy damage. I: mostly r statement " n fact, part fiction. "Roots." is a Literary Guild selection and is being filmed as a TV special. But Deseret News readers won't have to stand in line at the bookstore. "Roots" is being serialized in nine parts beginning Monday as an exclusive Deseret News feature. Watch for it. clarifies E. Europe Speaking to a predominately school teacher audience, he recalled that one of the nations toughest was solved not by the problems integration churches or business community, but by educators. And he said the solution to many of the nations ills, including unemployment, depends to a large extent on the success of teachers in reaching out to students as individuals and bringing out tiie best in them. The former Georgia governor addressed what was described as the largest political gathering in the states history, some 12,000 persons who filled every available seat in the Salt Palace arena. A portion of the auditorium was blocked off for security purposes. Carter arrived at Salt Lake International Airport at 1 p m. and spent about three hours in the state, inducting a courtesy call on the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. During a brief press conference at the airport, he hit again at President Fords statement made during their debate Wednesday night that Eastern European nations arent under the thumb of Russia. He charged that Ford is either ignorant or deliberately choosing to tell an untruth. Following his Salt Palace address, which was well received and was accorded a standing ovation at the end, the presidential mominee plunged into the crowd shaking hands. who He encountered Rep. Allan T. Howe, was seated in the audience rather than on the stand with several other top Democratic candidates. The two men shook hands and exchanged greetings. Howe told reporters he was delighted to be sitting "with the people. His write-i- opponent. Dary l McCarty, was on the See CARTER on 6 search 12-ye- ar seventh-generatio- "This is just a continuation, after a slight pause, of the dovvoward trend in unemployment, he said shortly after release of today's figures. "We tend to focus too much sometimes on monthly statistics rather than the genera! trends." President het ween the schools and the job market as a means of helping to solve what he called the worst unemployment record in the industrialized world. The Across 12 years and three continents, author Alex Halev pursued a few slender clues of oral family history to track down his maternal family to his a Mandingc youth kidnaped into forefather slavery from a small West African village. Haley put his findings into a massive book, ment. Carter recruits schools in 131? Today in the News Jll seven-sessio- n (Complete New York, American lists on ) three-quarte- Ford aides said Thursday the President apparently meant to say the United States would never concede Soviet domination in Eastern Europe. Following is a country-bcountry estimate by the military sources of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe Bulgaria Bulgaria has few if any Soviet troops permanently stationed on its territory There is no need to. Bulgaria is virtually a Soviet province, so much so that Kremlin : bility of it being incorporated into the Soviet Union itself. The Bulgarian lan- - UTAH WEATHER IF -- V Sunny and V.V1 Zones Vdity, 1, fCcht Front, deserts) 2. 87, Romania I lu'i't tii t i t O iiuViU vvjJC il iuiiiv;i.lvf as President eilher, but iiiis is because Ford said President Nicolai Ceacescu 10 Sunny. Warmer. Hkjh near . 75. tows Variable liht winds. Zones 3, 4 (Dotta-Ceda- r City. Sevter Valiev) Snnnv and warmer. Probability of rain near zero. tows 33 40. Hlohs Zone S (Utah's Dixie) Sunny and warmer. High Russians have stationed 1 6 tank divisions and 1 5 other divisions in East European countries (shaded). is dose to Russian and Bulgarian politics are as close to the Kremlin as is possible. Moscow has no problems from Hus rural. Black Sea backwater. Light, variin the WiisdKh northwest jauge warmer. able winds. Highs in 70s, lows 40s. Chance of rain near zero. low 53. Zones 6, 8 (Uintah Bas.n. Carbon Courty) Sunny and warmer. Chance of zero. rain near High near 73, lows 7 7on (Southoas Utah) - Swnny. Warmer. Litttc chance of rain. Htyhs and lows: 67 and 32 at Monticel walks a dangerous tightrope of independence in foreign policy. He manages this only by running 3 tight. Stalinist-typ- e regime at home. Romanians are fearfui of Russians as well as Westerners There was a scare last year when Romania leaked a stui-ilml Russia was trying to grab off a ii tel ntory to Uni, v.utn cuiTKioi v.i See E. EUROPE on iu, 72 aftw A-- 6 22 P.i.in.'t'mg and 43 at AAoab. (Canyontands) aid a htiie warmer. 70 to 60 and Sows 35 45, except Lake Powell's highs in the tower 80s and and 62 Zone Sunny Htuhs ' ' ' r 9 r National weather map, area summary on r - ..v r. 1C tows in The 40s. ; . ' b . B-- .a Via 'g !. ?. v , t.V v |