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Show Founded 1850 when Utah territory was known as the State of Deseret Va. 379 - NO. 128 80 PAGES SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, TEN CENTS 1 973 METRO NEWS FLASH a horrifying crash. (UPI) car and Sun scanned, earth is In INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Swede Savage's slammed into the wall exploded during the running of the 509 today. As a service car raced to the scene, it hit one of the crew men and his body went hurtling 50 yards through the air as spectators shrieked. The race was immediately halted. next Today in the News HOUSTON (UPI) Skylabs astronauts beamed back spectacular pictures of the sun today and prepared for mans survey of such things as insect infestation in Texas, gypsum beds in vew Mexico and volcanos in Central America. first-in-orb- The initial use of the station's earth resources observation instruments was the major item on the schedule this Around the world Utah astronaut has Skylah role story on Page AS. The Icelandic government today expelled British diplo- mat Michael Elliott on grounds that he divulged secret on the movements of Icelandic ships. Previously both Britain and Iceland had called the attention of the United Nations to their escalating cod war, but neither 4 afternoon. NASA hopes the cameras and other sensors will lead to new ways man can deal with some of his down to earth problems. But before Charles Pete Conrad, Joseph P. Kerwin and Paul J. Weitz started the earth resources work, the pilots turned on Skylabs high powered solar telescopes for the second day and flashed back excellent television Images of the sun and its atmosphere. Weve got a beautiful picture down here,' said com- See TV Look on Page asked for any action by the Security Council. . Irish Republic voters went to the polls today to choose a successor to President Eamon de Valera. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland was holdacross the border, British-rule1969 amid violence which includelection since its first ing ed two explosions and mob action believed to have been the work of the ILA. d car-bom- b A-- 6 Across the nation "Chef" Conrad fixes meal, puts water in food, drink containers. Julia Child, where are you? A Penn Central locomotive caught firs in a tunnel during rush hour last night, delaying thousands of commuters and blocking all traffic in and out of New Yorks Grand firemen Central terminal for eight hours. Twenty-sevewere treated for smoke inhalation during the blaze, and three crewmen were slightly injured. One hundred and four trains had to be rerouted, causing the massive delays in commuter movement. n AP Wirephoto Secret White House plan Nixon leaves for talks in Iceland pying setup reported - A WASHINGTON (AP) secret White House plan to spy on domestic radicals, rejected once at the insistence of former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, later was put at least partially into practice, say sources close to the Watergate investigation. Two sources, one of whom said he had seen the plan, described it as providing for an undercover team made up of representatives of various federal agencies who had access to virtually all agencies of government. They said the secret agents intercepted mail, tapped telerephones, audited income-ta- x turns and planted informers. text of the The plan was locked in a safe- top-secr- President to testify before the grand jury or Senate Watergate investigators.' Today two of Nixons former top aides, H. R. Halde-ma- n and John D. Ehrlichman, testified behind closed doors at a Senate subcommittee investigating the Central p gence Agencys role in a of the Watergate scand- deposit box by ousted White House Counsel John W. Dean III and later turned over to a federal judge. There were additional Watergate developments Tuesday concerning the CIAs link to the case and on the subject of possible testimony by President Nixon on Watergate. Gen. Robert E. Cushman, former deputy CIA director, said he was put upon by conspirator E. Watergate Howard Hunt when he agreed to give Hunt aid which was used subsequently in the burglary at the office of Daniel Ellsbergs psychiatrist At the White House, Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler said it would be constitutionally inappropriate for the cov-eru- al. Asked about the plan. domestic-intelligenc- e Deputy Press Secretary Gerald Warren would not go beyond a lengthy statement in which Nixon last week discussed the Watergate scandaL In that statement, Nixon said he had withdrawn a plan to spy on radicals in July 1970 after Hoover objected to it. . An Intelligence Evaluation Committee was established the following December to improve coordination among the intelligence community and to prepare evaluations and estimates of domestic intelligence, Nixon said. ' The sources said they couldnt confirm whether or how long the group performed that function. But it soon became a cover for a secret the. sources police operation, - WASHINGTON (UPI) President Nixon flew to Iceland today for sweeping summit talks with French President Georges Pompidou on the future of the Atlantic Alliance with the passing of the cold war. The President, accompanied by 12 diplomatic and economic advisers, left Andrews Air Force base at 10 a.m. EDT aboard the presidential jet for Keflavik, an Arctic air base where American troops are stationed. top-lev- the using that plan Hoover one objected to, source said. That was the blueprint. They had copies of it and apparently understood See WAS oil Page y ington in Aides also indicated that Nixon hoped his skillful summit diplomacy would demonstrate his standing as a world leader has not been impaired as a result of the swirling Watergate scandal. " " J ' - LOS ANGELES (UPI) Thomas Bradley, black lieutenant who rose from rookie cop to city councilman, achieved his dream ..Tuesday, tinseating impossible incumbent Sam Yorty in the election for mayor of the nations third largest city. a Bradley, who was trounced soundly by Yorty in the race four years ago, overcame an early deficit Tuesday and steadily piled up votes from black and liberal sections of the ciiy, finishing with more than 56 per cent of the vote compared to Yortys 43 per cent. Weve come a long way, said Bradley, who came to Los Angeles from Texas at the parents. Toage of 7 with his an imdream a was fulfillment of the night possible dream because the people of this city have given me the highest honor given to any citizen the office of mayor. share-cropp- UPI Telephoto Thomas Bradley greets backers with a smile and warm handshake. Yorty, smiling in defeat in contrast to Bradleys solemn demeanor, said, At least .we gave the city 12 years of the best government Lhey ever had. Nixon also hoped to convince Pompidou that economics, polites and defense all are interrelated in U.S. relations with Western Europe. Pompidou has refused to link trade with other common problems of the alliance. A light turnout in the San Fernando Valley and other predominantly white, middle class areas that have supported him in the past appeared to have sunk Yortys hopes. The change will be a radical one, Yorty said. Theres going to beja lot of people who are going to wish Lhey had gotten out and voted. Only 65 per cent of the citys more than million registered voters cast ballots. 1 Ybrty, a former Democratic congressman who ran for governor and president, bolted from party positions over the years. He was a vocal foe of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and a hawk on the Vietnam War. In this years mayoral campaign, as in the one four years ago, personal attacks and racial questions often overshadowed discussion crime in the strees, school of other issues violence, the development of a rapid transit system and protection of the environment. Yorty said he had little power as mayor BRADLEY on Page be-Se- A-- 6 e Pompidou and other leaders fear the U.S. is trying to lump all problems together to wring an economic advantage in exchange for the nuclear shield it provides against the East. Foreign affairs adviser Henry A. Kissinger reassured allies in a Statement Tuesday that the United States is not trying to blackmail them into economic concessions by stressing other problems. Firms accused of pushing unsafe plastics - killed 145 persons. cellular (foameJ) The materials forms of polystyall and polyurethane rene and its chemical cousins have displaced traditional building materials for a long list of products, including furniture cushions, bedding, chairs, tables, wall panels and even plumbing fixtures and pipes. The FTC estimated that more than 1 billion pounds of such plastics were marketed in 1972, a 20 per cent increase over 1971. i subject to flash fires, intense heat and the release of poisonous fumes, but said the industry since 1387 has used such selfand terms as extinguishing to promote them. The Jan. 27, 1967, launch pad fire aboard the Apollo 1 spacecraft at Cape Kennedy killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee. It was fed pari by plastic foam in the capsule. dance hall near GreThe Cinq-Senoble, France, burned down Sept. 1, 1970, fed by plastic foam pellets which had been sprayed on the walls and ceiling to create a grotto effect Another disaster where polyurethane foam was being used occurred on Staten Island, New York, on Feb. 19 this year. Sheets of the foam had been placed behind a liner inside an empty liquified in being repaired, killing 40 workmen. Urethene insulation also was used in r the current Skylab project, and overheating was said to have released toxic gas before the astronauts were able to enter the orbiting space laboratory to correct the high temperature problem. The FTCs proposed complaint addressed itself to charges of false and misleading promotion only, and did not go into the various disasters or fatalities associated with the material. The FTC said it plans to formalize its complaint if it cannot convince the industry to sign a consent order. It said test procedures and descriptions of the plastic materials had been unfair, false, misleadine and derep- - China-again- Alabama and Arkansas have been declared major-disastareas by President Nixon following the Memorial Day swirl of tornadoes that left 48 persons dead. The President also promised prompt action for other states ofihe 11 that took the brunt of the 195 reported twisters. tion clears the way for use of federal funds in relief and er recovery operations. A federal grand jury has indicted Abbott Laboratories and five of its present or former officers on charges of distributing contaminated intravenous solution linked to 50 deaths and 350 injuries. Returned by a grand jury at Raleigh, N.C., but announced by the Justice Department in Washington, the indictment named the North Chicago, 111., firm and the employes on 60 counts each. The firm protests that none of the individuals named has been given a chance to defend their actions during the federal investigations after the products were recalled. Stock market today NEW YORK (UPI) Gloomy economic forecasts and the slumping dollar sent prices sharply lower in slow trad- Bomb test vote erases doubt - WASHINGTON (UPI) A 55 to 21 test vote in the Senate has erased any remaining doubts that Congress is ready to block funds for President Nixons continuation of the war in Cambodia. The Federal WASHINGTON (UPI) Trade Commission (FTC) accused the plastics industry today of falsely promoting as safe some foam plastic materials that have been linked to such tragedies, as the Apollo 1 fire in which three astronauts lied and a blaze in France that Chinese Ambassador Huang Chen met for 25 minutes with President Nixon today just before the Presidents departure for an Iceland summit meeting with French President George Pompidou. The President told the new Chi. nese Communist envoy that he hopes to go to This is very good news, Huang responded. Tuesday, President Nixon greeted a delegation of 22 journalists from mainland China in the Oval office of the White house.. 'He shook hands with each of them and had an informal discussion after other newsmen and photographers had left. Z (Pictured below.) mid-Jun- A-- Bradley unseats Yorty achieves the big dream ' three-month-o- two-day- were They A gold ownership debate has again delayed enactment devalua-- , of legislation to make formal the tion of the dollar. Before passing the bill Tuesday, the House defeated, on a tie vote, an amendment that would bill repealhave written in the language of a Senate-passe- d ing the gold trading ban as of Dec. 31. 1973. The House version left the date of repeal to a determination by the President that the international monetary situation has been stabilized enough to warrant it. s of meetings beginning During Thursday, Nixon is expected to reassure Pompidou that he will not forget the interests of European allies in his rush to end two and a half decades of cold war confrontation with the Soviet Union. The summit with Pompidou ends a series of conferences between Nixon and European leaders in advance of Soviet Communist Party leader Leonid I. Brezhnevs arrival in Wash- said. national-securit- In Washington But the question remained when this will actually happen. Administration forces were struggling to put off final congressional action as long as possible to give Nixons emissary, Henry A. Kissinger, negotiating room and to give American air power time to gain military advantage for Cambodian government forces. Over protests that Congress was jeopardizing efforts to obtain Communist compliance with the Jan. 28 cease-firthe Senate rejected a parliamentary move Tuesday by admine, istration forces to declare an antiwar amendment out of order. This set the stage for final Senate approval which could come today of a $3.2 billion supplemental appropriations bill containing an amendment by Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton, that would cut off funds for U.S. military operations in, over or from the shores of Cambodia or Laos. ing on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday. Shortly before the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had dropped 15.72 to 909.85. Standard & Poors 500 stock index lost 1.50 to 106.01. Declines were leading advances by more than 1,774 issues traded. three-to-on- e among the (Complete New York, American lists on Page By .) Thursday ; maybe showers warm and clear today because clouds Enjoy it with showers are threatening to return by Thursday afternoon. Highs in the 80s. 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