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Show Japanese stunned by ban on export of U.S. soybeans - Stunned by TOKYO (AP) a new "Nixon shock in the form of unexpected restrictions on its imports of U.S. soybeans, Japan cast about today for new sources of food for its 105 million people. Europeans also were con- imports from Agricultural the United States in the year ended March 31 rose about 31 per cent from the preceding year, contributing in large part to the improvement in trade imbai the ance. the minister said. U.S.-Japa- n Japan cerned. The crisis touched off here by the announcement of an immediate total ban on ihe further sale abroad of U.S. soybeans has startled the Japanese into a sudden realization of a long existing fact: their lives almost literally depend on imported food. in rice Though and fish. Japan depends heavily on other countries for meat, vegetables and other agricultural products. The United States supplied 92 per cent of the soybeans in 1972 and is expected to be the source of S2 billion worth of agricultural products in the fiscal year beginning July 1. Robert U.S. Ambassador Ingersoll was called in by Agriculture and Forestry Minister Yoshio Sakurauchi and asked to request urgently Washington's approval for delivery of 660.000 tons of soybeans for the quarter. Ingersoll said he would underscore Japans priority as the Uriited States No 1 sovbean customer. DESERET NEWS , SAIT IAKK CITY, UTAH Editorial Office. 34 E. First South Advertising and Circulation 143 S. Moin St. Soft Lake City. Utoh 84110 Established June 15. 1850. Published each evening. Second class postage paid of Soil Lake City. Utah. The Deseret News Publishing Com pony assumes no responsibility for manuscripts ond photographs contrib uted. Photogroohs a. id ortldes may te reprinted only with written per mission given in odvance. 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Groups seek asbestos filter ban WASHINGTON (UPI) -The American public is being needlessly exposed to potentially dangerous asbestos particles in everything from fruit juice to gin and beer, according to two research groups. The Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Environmental Defense Fund said the asbestos comes from asbestos filters through which a wide range of consumables . are strained. The two groups asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Thursday to ban such filters, as well as the use of talc in food and drug prepara-lion- . Talc a mineral, is often contaminated by asbestos in its natural state, the groups petition said. PEOPLE Rose Ann Sutton had second thoughts about a discarded lottery ticket, so she retrieved it. Now she and her husband are $1 million richer. Mrs. Sutton, Fairchance, Pa., said her husband got the numbers mixed up one day last May and told me to throw this ticket away, and I tore it innhalf and put it in the garbag can. "For some reason I asked him to check the number again the next day; he found it was good and we took it to the state store and they patched it together with tape. Combined wire serv ices e The week before Christmas, Ray Valine, a Sacramento, Calif., garbageman, collected trash along his route in a Santa Claus suit. The week before Easter he were an rabbit costume and passed out candy to hundreds of children from an Easter basket. Thursday he trimmed his beard, donned a top hat and passed out July 4th balloons to the delight of hundreds of youngsters along his collection route. debo-nair- Ziegler will stay Ronald L. Ziegler will remain as President Nixons press secretary, the White House says de- spite hints from Nixons new counselor, Melvin R. Laird, that Ziegler's days are numbered. Laird, the former secretary of defense, hinted strongly to the Washington Post that Ziegler would probably be replaced as the White House chief spokesman to newsmen, probably by Deputy Press Secretary Gerald L. Warren. h "Dont I look better than that old man sitting there with that vicious finger sticking out, Valine said between handing out balloons and hoisting garbage into the back of his large white truck. "First he was Santa Claus, then the Easter Gable ranch sold bunny, and now Uncle Sam, said one young housewife along Valines route. "He's one weird garbage-man.- " ranch once owned by Clark Gable The has been sold by the actors widow, Kay, to developers for $800,000. The. real estate company that bought the land in the San Fernando Valley announced Thursday that it will erect a housing tract on the Estates. land, to be known as Clark Gable Valine, 26, somewhat a folk herb to the children on his route admits his fellow garbagemen consider himneccentric, but his customers love it, especial- ly the children. "I have all types of people say they like what I'm doing; that there should be more people in the world with free balloons, Valine said. I fegure myself as a public relations man for the entire garbage world." Little League sued CAROLYN King, 12, appeared in court in Detroit, Mich., Thursday in behalf of her suit of the Little challenging the constitutionality Leagues "no girls rule. The suit sought an injunction preventing the Little Leagues national office from lifting the local leagues charter because it allowed her to play. The Ypsilanti City Council ordered the local league to let Carolyn play or forfeit use of the city baseball diamonds. The national office then said the local teams could not participate tournaments or in any games. The suit sought a restraining order against the national office. all-st- post-seaso- n Now Ray Valine is Uncle Sam on his route. Envoy steps down Carol C. Laise, wife of former ambassador to South Vietnam Ellsworth Bunker, has resigned as ambassador to Nepal, the western White House announced Thursday. The Bunkers, the only husband-wi- fe ambassador team in the Foreign Service, are both awaiting reassignment, a spokesman said. Leaves estate Pulitzer playwright William Inge has left his entire estate, valued at more than $50,000, to his sister, Helen Connel, Los Angeles court records show. Inges body was discovered June 10 in the garage of his Hollywood Hills home. Police listed the death as suicide. prize-winnin- g Judge offers defendant choice: marriage or jail Kim McNabb, 19, has a choice: Go to jail or get married to her codefendant in a drug case. Criminal Court Judge Charles D. Harris said Thursday he would suspend any sentence imposed for possession of LSD and marijuana if she married Thomas Sommerfield. Sommerfield, 24, was given a sus term and placed on pended probation for' a year after he pleaded guilty to marijuana possession. The judge said the girl was mere involved in the case and that he was less inclined to grant her probation. He said she was unable to go it alone and marriage might have a good effect on her. Harris was told the couple planned to Incicating he marry in September. would like to see the marriage date advanced, he said he would postpone Miss McNabb's sentencing for one week. When you get married, let me know and Ill take the same action as I did with Sommerfield. he told her. The defendants smiled, kissed, then . walked out hand in hand. U.S. drug chief quits in protest -JWASHINGTON (AP) E. Ingersoll quit today as chief of the governments largest durg enforcement agency and accused the White House of frequent and disruptive interference with his operations. Ingersoll told newsmen on his last day as director of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs that resigned presidential aides H. R. Halde-ma- n and John D. Ehrlichman ohn were responsible for easing him out of the job and also for continual interference. from the of independence White House. The Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and A. career law enforcement officer who is joining a private .other federal drug enforcefirm next week, Ingersoll said ment units merge at midnight he was upset when he was Saturday into the single agentold that he ought to find ancy under Justice Department other job. 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