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Show O JJJJ ii.'Jil5 JJ-iL- La 128th YEAR NO. 98 ' 80 PAGES SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH . Founded 1850 when Utah territory EEE5 was known as the State of Deseret IXjJUJVWO J1 1 pj 5 CENTS '5s THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1977 METRO arrangement. The expected rejection of the Presidents utility rate proposal would be still another blow to an energy package that has suffered repeated setbacks in the Senate The administration proposal, already approved by the House, would require utilities to offer lower electric rates to consumers at night and times. It also during other would halt the sale of power to large industrial users at bargain rates. In place of the administration an effort by Sen. Bennett Johnson, plan, the Senate is likely to pass a a , to bypass the Finance Combill to give the government the mittee altogether on the issue of power to intervene m state electric crude oil taxes. g cases but only to make recommendations on energy His proposal would lift federal price controls on some oil while conservation. In action on Wednesday, the putting a higher price ceiling on the remainder. an amendSenate approved, to Johnston said he may offer the ment bv Sen. Gary Hart, for senior make electricity cheaper to as an amendment proposal today citizens. Under the amendment, the electric utility bill. utilities would have to offer senior He says his measure would drive citizens the same low electric rates up gasoline prices less than one cent that they offer their biggest industria gallon, compared to the customers. increase under the al Hart said these industries often Carter plan. Johnston also says his get a discount rate as much as half proposal would give oil companies of what residential consumers pay greater financial incentives for for electricity a discount that the finding new oil supplies than they Carter plan seeks to eliminate have under the present pricing entirely. off-pea- k WASHINGTON (AP) The for conferees to negotiate between the taxes passed by the House and the x action of the Senate. The Finance Committee earlier had rejected Carters proposals to levy taxes on gas inefficency cars and a tax on crude oil aimed at forcing conservation by raising domestic oil prices to world levels. Long said his plan was the only way Congress could complete action on energy taxes before Christmas. I see no alternative. . . fts going to have to be written in conference, he said. The Senate was working on Carters energy plan when talks opened today between negotiators for the coal industry and the United Mine Workers on a new contract to Se- nate Finance Committee completed its rout of President Carters proposed energy taxes today, voting 13 to 4 to kill the biggest proposed energy-save- r in the Presidents plan. That vote rejected a House-passe- d provision designed to save up to 1.25 million barrels of oil a day by levying a stiff tax on industries and utilities that use oil and natural gas. However, the committee then began considering a proposal by Sen. Russell B. Long, chairman of the panel, that could result in all the Presidents proposed energy taxes being revived by a Senate-Hous- e conference committee. Tile effect of that plan, if approved by the full Senate, would be no-ta- D-L- replace the pact expiring Dec. 6. An industrywide strike is likely when the current pact expires, but it is expected to be brief. The full Senate was hoping to complete action today on the electric utility provisions of Carters energy proposals. The Senate was expected to go along with an energy committee recommendation to ditch Carters plan to force utilities to revise their rate structures They added a provision to the bill Wednesday night requiring utilities to offer cheaper rates to senior citizens, a step sponsors said would mean a reduction of about 40 percent in the electric bills of persons over 62. Floor action was also planned on rate-makin- 56-3- seven-cent-a-gall- Price rise A. Califano Jr., the secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. He wants a thorough overhaul" of government regulaton of drugs. He said Wednesday he will begin bv revamping the Food and Drug Administration, but he also urged law which Congress to rewrite the governs the agency. He also said manufacturers should be required to disclose tests they make of drugs to assure thai they are safe and effective. DEFENSE SECRETARY Harold Brown has tentatively decided to seek congressional funding for development next year ot revolutinary intercontinental mobile missiles which would be deployed on tracks in underground tunnels to makp It difficult for Soviet targeters to pinpoint their locations. The underground basing would be the most expensive part of the program, raising total costs for a force of 300 missiles to at least $34 billion, according to some estimates. "top-tobotto- full-sca- OUTGOING NEW YORK CITY MAYOR Ab- raham Beame has been offered a lob by President Carter as chairman of the federal Advisory on Intergovernmental Commission Relations. Beame, obviously pleased with the offer, says he's thinking very seriously about it. The post carries no salary but pays $50 a day and expenses when the commission is meeting. Carter made the offer while visiting Beame in New York Wednesday. two-thir- THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION leaderfor ship has rejected reaffiliation with the AFL-CIthe time being, thus keeping the "house of labor" divided nine years after its initial split. Citing e majority opposition from the International members, the union's Executive Board unanimously rejected a proposal for a special fall convention on the reaffiliation question. rank-and-fil- WASHINGTON (AP) Wholesale prices rose one-haof 1 percent last month, the biggest increase since April, as the big drop in food prices began leveling off, the Labor Department said today. After declines averaging nearly 4 percent in the last four months, farm products declined in price by of 1 percent in September. only lf two-tent- Contributing most to the increase last month were industrial commodities, which rose eight-tentof 1 percent, the biggest jump in a year. The biggest contributors were lumber and wood, which rose 4.4 percent in September alone amid continuing demand for new houses. Also increasing were fuels and power, nonmetal-li- c minerals and transportation equipment. of a percent The over-a- ll increase of for September would average out to just over 6 percent for an entire year, close to levels the administration considers an acceptable inflation rate. Wholesale prices are paid by retailers and manufacturers before they reach the consumer, but the prices often show up later at retail stores. Finished consumer goods, which are the furthest of 1 along the stage of production, rose four-tentpercent in September after being virtually unchanged in the previous three months. The September wholesale price increase was the largest since a 1.1 percent rise in April, at a time when inflation was near the 10 percent level. As food prices began to decline, wholesale prices of a percent in May and then rose only four-tentof a percent in June and by dropped by seven-tenth- s h of a percent in July before going up by h of a percent last month. five-tent- one-tentone-tent- Amcng farm products, prices fell less than in August for hogs, oil seeds and plant and animal fibers. Prices turned up for green coffee, cocoa beans, wheat and live poultry after sharp declines in the previous month. However, prices for cattle and fresh fruit dropped last month after increasing in August. Egg prices declined by 6.4 percent, the same as in August. Short circuit darkens Boston A power blackout BOSTON (UP!) plunged four square miles of downtown Boston into darkness Wednesday night. The power outage lasted 3V4 hours. Police reported no looting, vandalism, increased traffic accidents, or arson in the Back Bay, Kenmore Square and Park without lights from 9:58 Square areas p.m., until all but a handful of customers received power at 1:24 a.m. today. It was a far cry from the trauma that shook New York City last July 13, when a blackout spawned lootings and fires, damaged entire neighborhoods and shook the citys self-estee- The blackout affected an estimated residential and commercial Boston Edison Co. customers. The darkened area included university dormitories, the citys most elegant hotels, the theater district and the Combat Zone Bostons adult entertainment district. Harriet Stanley, a spokesman for Boston Edison, said a short circuit at a South Boston generating station knocked out three' downtown substations causing the outage. It was a chilly, autumn night with a dim moon shining through a gray blanket of cloud, but it could have been afternoon what with all the curious people in the streets. 30,000 College students took up positions with flashlights at the citys busiest intersections and directed traffic, cheered on by sidewalk crowds. Emerson Woody Shelton, a College sophomore from Montclair, N.J., said he was in the New York City blackout and came into the streets to help. I thought it was import: bit. he said. to do my An additional 50 police officers supplementing the areas usual force of 40 were in evidence keeping guard over shops and businesses. Confidential cable fuels new canal controversy Spanish writer is Nobelist STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) The 1977 Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded today to Vic- Gyl-lenste- TOO MANY AMERICANS TAKE DRUGS they do not need and don't know enough about, says Joseph high-pressu- biggest 5 months front-runner- s. Page report 1 FROST AND FREEZE WARNINGS covered the upper Midwest from Nebraska to Michigan today, and cool air pushed by a system creeped southeastward across the eastern of the nation. Freezing temperatures were recorded throughout the upper Mideast and Plains states. North Dakota braced for a hard freeze with readings in the lower 20s. in ente Aleixandre, a surrealist poet and for many years a tubercular recluse who survived the civil war to become one of Spains most respected literary voices. Aleixandre, 79, was cited by the Swedish Academy of Letters for a creative poetic writing, which, with roots in the traditions of Spanish lyric verse and in modem currents, illuminates mans condition in the cosmos and in present-da- y society." The academys choice of Aleixandre came as a surprise because he is relatively unknown outside his homeland, though his work has been translated into English, German,' French and other languages. In winning the prize, the Spaniard bettered such noted au thors as Britains Doris Lessing West Germanys Guenther Grass Turkeys Yasar Kemal and Col ombia's Gabriel Garcia Marquez all of whom had been mentioned prominently as n Academy Secretary Lars admitted that Aleixandre is not much known in our parts. The But, Gyllensten said, purpose of the Nobel Prize is not to declare the current literary champion of the world. That would be an impossible task. "I believe time has been work- - Copyright Deseret News 197; Aleixandre ing for him and his outlook should A A ), A uiaii tVlA uiv ItlftU out ovk EVi uiuuviu nuj IiL sees mans place in the world as a whole, and his opposition against violence and oppression, he said. The prize this year carries a cash award of $145,000. Last years literature laureate was American novelist Saul Bellow. The last Spaniard to win the literature prize was J. R. Jimenez war exile in 1956, a post-civresiding in Puerto Rico. Aleixandre, bom in Seville and now a resident of Madrid, was a member of Spains famous 1927 Generation of authors, a group of about 25 writers who were influenced by the Spanish Golden Age" of the 16th and 17th centuries and by popular writing. Francisco Franco at the beginning of the civil war in 1936, and other members of the school scattered over Spain and abroad. Although he considered him self a Franco opponent, Aleixandre remained in Spain through force of circumstance, not least the tuberculosis he had suffered since school days. At times he lived a lonely and isolated life, but gradually he became a key figure for the young post-wa- r poets of il Spain. WASHINGTON (AP) The unauthorized release of a confidential cable is fueling a new controversy over the Panama Canal treaty and giving an apparent boost to opponents who say it would endanger the future security of the waterway. State Department officials hastened Wednesday to reaffirm their view that the treaty would allow the United States to intervene militarily after the year jjyoo j the neutrality of the canal were threatened. But Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher also told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United States is in continuing to clarify any points of contact with Panama interpretation" regarding the treaty. The questiort of whether the United States would be allowed to defend the canal with military force after Panama takes control is one of the sharpest points of conflict between proponents and foes of the treaty. The Senate is likely to wait until next year to vote on ratification, but President Carter already is trying to line up support for the pact while conservative organizations are hoping to defeat it. Sen. Bob Dole, sparked the fresh debate Tuesday by making public the confidential State Department cable that appeared to indicate that the United States and Panama interpret the agreement differently on key pomto. Dole took the Senate floor today to criticize what he said was the administrations response to his actions. He said the State Department was trying to find out through the Senate Ethics Committee if it could file a complaint against him. I resent and reject that clear effort at intimidation, Dole said. It is obvious the release would in no way endanger our national security . . . This cable is classified for narrow, short-terpolitical advantage. Just call if bony bologna? Bits of WASHINGTON (AP) bone the size of ground pepper and odd scraps of meat may soon find their way into bologna, sausages and hot dogs. The Agriculture Department wants to allow bony materiel from ribs, backbones and othr parts of slaughtered animals to make up 20 percent of the meat portion of processed meats. But the plan, which will take effect after the public is allowed to comment, will require labels that tell consumers just what they'ie eating The i emulations will allow bones and the hard-to-remo- meat clinging to them to be ground up and forced through sieves with tiny openings. Large pieces of bone will remain behind, but the meat, marrow and connective tissue" plus small bits of bone will survive the sieve. The new proposal would allow up to 3 percent of bone in the reclaimed meat product. If the maximum of 20 percent of meat product was used to make a pound of salami, for example, about h of an ounce of bone would be included. Assistant Secretary Carol Tucker Foreman, who announced the plan Wednesday, said she one-teni- experts it will he controversial. But if people are adequately informed as to the nature of the product, they can make a rational choice on whether or not to buy it. Ms Foreman said the government feels the material is safe to eat The Agriculture Department says the process will probably add somewhat less than one billion pounds of beef and pork to the American food supply. A year ago, the department had proposed a similar regulation, which would have referred to the additives as mechanically doboned meat SHIPPING ASSOCIATION officials from the East and Gulf coasts were In Washington today for a meeting with the nation's top mediator as a selective dock strike threatened to become a general strike. The possibility that the strike against labor-savin- g container ships might be extended to all shipping was seen by the leader of Brooklyn's dockworkers, who said it would become necessary next week "If something meaningful does not take place." TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY Brock Adams' order requiring passive restraints such as airbags in new cars beginning in 1982 will almost assuredly take effect because of congressional inability to overrule him today. The House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee could not get a quorum together today to act on a resolution of disapproval and the next meeting was set for next Wednesday, Two days before the deadline for congressional disapproval. It would take three cays, however, for a committee action to get to the floor. THE SOVIET UNION DEFENDED its record in implementing the 1975 Helsinki accords today in Belgrade but failed to reply to charges it systematically violates human rights. The U.S. delegate Arthur J. Goldberg, avoiding a direct confrontation with Moscow, followed the Russian delegate by denouncing repression "in any country and linking genuine detente with respect for human rights. Delegates from 35 nations are reviewing the 1975 accords on European security. ALGERIA HAS TURNED DOWN a Japanese request for the return of five Red Army hijackers and the six terrorists and $6 million that Japan exchanged for their 151 hostages. MeanwhileTn Los Angeles, a former hostage on the plane said today that there was almost $2 million worth of diamonds in plain packages sitting on a seat across from the hi jackers command post on the plane. STOCK MARKET TODAY NEW YORK (UPI) Stocks were drifting at a higher level today in sluggish trading as investors waited for government reports on the nation's money supply. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell 4.68 points Wednesday, was ahead 1.47 points to 838.79 shortly before 1 :15 p m. EDT. The Dow has lost 14.64 points the past two session, 68 Wednesday. Market breadth figures, reflected considerable investor uncertainty over the money supply and the overall economy. Of the 1,686 issues crossing the tape, 626 advanced, 539 declined and 521 remained unchanged. The three-hou- r turnover amounted to about 9,970,000 shares, compared with 10,770,000 traded during the corresponding period Wednesday (Complete New York, American lists on J UTAH WEATHER Rain and cooler toniaht and Friday. Snow above 6,000 foot level by Friday morning. Lows in 40s with highs in the 70s. Zones 1, 2, 10 (Wasatch front. Cache Valley, northwestern deserts) Scattered thundershowers today with rain tonight and early Friday Lows 38-- with highs 69-7Zones 3, 4 (Delta, Milford, Cedar City, Sevier Valley) Increasing thundershowers with rain likely tonight and early Friday. Lows 45 in Richfield, 46 in Delta and 47 in Ceaar City and 45 in Milford. Highs 74 to 77. Zone 5 (Utah's Dixie) Thundershowers tonight decreasing Friday. Gusty St. winds southerly George low 50, high 86 Zones 6, 8 (Uinlah Basin, ThunCarbon County) dershowers tonight and Friday Lows 45 in Vernal, 44 Price Highs Zones 7, 9 (Southeast Utah, Canyonlands, Lake in Powell Gorge) and Flaming Scalterea tonight creasing Friday. Lows 53 Highs 74 to 85. de45 to t |