OCR Text |
Show A 1 r A' AoK K Salt Lake City, Utah Vol. 206, No. 149 Monday Morning March Price Ten Cents 12, 1973 Vote Thins Edge Over Leftists '1 .-V- Gaialigts Hold Fremdm Mole 'V the Socialists, Centrist Reform Movement, 28. with no major party affiliation seats, and scattered nghtists took By Harvey Hudson Associated Press U riter U ' S, PARIS The Gaullist led coalition overcame the united left Sunday to retain control of the French government for an- otner five years, but with a sharply reduced majority. A strong surge of voter support for the front trimmed more than 100 seats from the National Assembly strength of the Gaullists, who have ruled with their allies since 1938. ' ; '' t ed ?3 deputies; V si i 1 ' won 19 The Gaullist Union for a Democratic Republic showed a loss of 112 seats from its total in the last elections. The Indeseven dropped pendent Republicans seats, and the Center for Democracy and Progress w as dow n five. 32 deputies; the The Centrist Reform Movement three. The outcome was far from a resoundgovernmental majority. The three main elements of the coalition were the only groups to lose seats, while opposition parties made significant gains. Official returns from 483 of the490elec-v- ! toral districts gave the ruling coalition 271 seals 25 more than needed to trol the assembly. The Communists elect The Socialists gained Communists. 29. the Leftists ing victory for the Socialist-Communi- , 89; not listed as a separate was unit in 1968. Among the most notable losers were Foreign Minister Maurice Schumann and Justice Minister Rene Pleven, a former premier. Both had held their seats continuously since 1945. Pleven lost to his Socialist opponent in Brittany by a margin of 45 votes. Former Premier Maurice running with the support of the governing majority, also failed m Ins bid for to parliament. The results were interpreted as a Bourges-Maunour- but not desire for change as that promised by the Socialists and Communists in their common program. That provided for widespread nationalizations in the banking sector and among big industries. The leftist union also proposed halts in French atomic testing, but this was not an issue that stirred debate during the campaign. President Georges Pompidou acknowledged the yearning for a new responsiveness from the government in an election-ev- e broadcast in which he pledged to work more resolutely than ever to correct inequalities and, through bold Page 2, Column 1 deep-roote- so great a change e 5. $V- ' North Vietnam Promises to Free POWs on Wednesday , Thursday Six Nations V s Float Currencies , 4r: By George Esper Associated Press Writer BRUSSELS (AP) Six of the nine European Common Market nations decided to float their currencies jointly against others and issued a communique early Monday saying member central banks no longer would be obliged to support the dollar. $ The decision came in a meeting of Common Market finance ministers on the monetary crisis. Involved in the joint float are West Germany. France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Denmark. s' k Associated Member of the Oglala Sioux tribe at Wounded Knee, S.D., Press Wirephoto escorts men from museum build-in- g after questioning. Militant Indians Shoot FBI Agent in Hand - An WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. (UPJ) FBI agent w as shot in the hand during a high speed chase along a road near this hamlet Sunday. About 100 federal marshals were put on alert. Indian-occupie- d The marshals, wearing flak jackets and carrying rifles and side arms, received their assignments at the Bureau of Indian Affairs office in nearby Pine Ridge shortly after the shooting. The wounded agent was identified as Curtis Fitzgerald and an FBI spokeeman not terribly said his injuries were serious. One of the militant Indian occupiers of tlie village told a UPI reporter he fired shots at a car carrying the agent during chase. He claimed the a agents fired first. , The incident, which heightened tensions here, occurred several hours aftfei Moveleaders of the American ment (AIM) declared Wonr.aed Knee an and nation sovereign independent arrested, disarmed and expelled six white men, including four identified as siren, the Indian said. I was going to pull up and stop but then he put an out the window and fired. 6 The Indian said he fired two shots and presumed he hit the passenger in the government car. . AIM security officers said- - they had been in contact with the FBI and were told the agents had tried to stop the van and because it was rented from its lease had expired. AIM leader Russell Means, announced he was declaring the 40 acres around Wounded Knee a sover- Earlier Sunday eign state and said any federal agent See Page Column 2, 5 Inside The Tribune Tribune Telephone Numbers, Page 4 ' postal inspectors. Saturday the Justice Department had U.S. pulled down roadblocks, manned by marshals and FBI agents equipped with armored personnel carriers since AIM sympathizers took over Wounded Knee at gunpoint Feb. 27. Coptered Out The wounded FBI man was taken by medical evacuation helicopter to Ellsworth Air Force Base at Rapid City. The FBI would make no comment on the shooting incident pending an investigation, but an official Justice Department spokesman in Washington said the chief U.S. marshals at Wounded Knee forces spoke with chiefs of AIM security and they (AIM officials) apologized for initiating the incident. Reilly UPI correspondent William saw the blue sedan used by Fitzberald and his partner. There were five bullet holes in the drivers side of the windshield and one on the passengers side, Reilly said. The five on the driver's side were made from bullets fired from inside the car Reilly said. M. who would not to himself Reilly, had dried identify blood on his hand and was carrying an nfle, Reilly reported, and there were wide sw atches of blood on the car. Fitzgeralds partner, 6 heavyset Indian, about 30, said he fired twice at a car carrying the wounded agent during a chase along a road here. The Indian refused to identify himself. A Riding Shotgun van, He said he was driving a accompanied by another Indian riding on a patrol. A sedan pulled shotgun alongside and all of a sudden he hit the The British and Irish pounds and the Italian lira are to float independently for the time being. The communique stated, however, that those three nations propose to associate themselves as soon as possible with the decision taken for the maintenance of the community fluctuation margins. The statement said the maximum allowable fluctuation would be 2.25 percent among the value of the West German mark, the Danish crown, the Dutch guilder and the Belgian, Luxembourg and French francs. For the countries that have a double market for foreign currenthis cy notably France and Belgium requirement applies only to the free rate, not to the rate for commercial transact- ions. Float Plan West Germanys finance minister, Helmut Schmidt, said the mark would be revalued upward by three percent in connection with the float plan. Valery Giscard dEstaing, Schmidts French counterpart, said this would make it easier to maintain the prescribed relation among the six currencies. Schmidt said that, although member central banks were no longer obliged to support the dollar, this did not mean they were barred from doing so. Giscard said he expected a statement at a scheduled Friday meeting from the United States on its dollar support plans. A Map, Page four-part- conditions. Anthony Barber, the British chancellor of the exchequer, said last Friday that Britain could join such a move only if the pound were promised unlimited support from other countries reserves without obligation to repay. The joint statement officially established that all nine currencies are floating on world markets, as they have been doing in fact since March 2. It ended a long history of joint support for the dollar price, which continued through two devaluations in 14 months. The ministers said they would reinforce controls to the fullest extent necto protect the system against essary disturbing movements of capital. The most important of these have been flows 29. See Page 2, Column As soon as the lists are received by the U.S. delegation in Saigon, they will be transmitted to Washington for immediate notification of relatives of the prisoners. Also on the agenda of the Joint Military Commission meeting was Sundays cancellation by the Viet Cong of an exchange of 750 Vietnamese prisoners at Due Pho and Tam Ky on the northern coast. Reuters News Agency A state of HAMILTON, BERMUDA emergency was declared in Bermuda Sunday as police stepped up a hunt for the killer of the - islands popular 1 governor, Sir Rich- i ard Sharpies. Under the decla- ration, police were f given the right to detain any person I they wished for up I to 48 hours without I It also charge. Sir Richard everyone required leaving the island to undergo a police check. ! Sir Richard. 56, who was named governor of this vacationland British colony Treasury Chief Visiting Russia New York Times Service MOSCOW Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz arrived here by air Sunday for three days of crucial talks on the prospects of trade. Shultz, who is the Nixon Administraeconomic official, tions highest-rankinis expected to assure the Soviet leaders on steps that the U.S. government intends to take to induce Congress to ratify a trade agreement potentially signed by the two countries in October. Atlantic in October, his Capt. Hugh Sayers, 25, and the governors great dane dog, Horsa, we,-shot to death late last night on the grounds of government house. State of Emergency in the western The state of emergency was the first action by I.A.C. Kinnear after he was he had sworn in as acting governor and came as virbeen chief secretary tually the entire island police force pushed its ljunt for the killer or killers. All air Rights leaving Bermuda, a favorite winter vacation land for Americans, were being delayed an hour or more as police and immigration officials closely scrutinized all passengers. Similar checks were being enforced at the docks. If police had any clues, they were This closely hidden. keeping them brought protests from a number of foreign journalists at a morning press conference as they complained of a "blanket of noninformation. The two men and the dog were shot Saturday night as they walked in the heavily shrubbed gardens only a few yards from government house. A constable on duty inside the house heard the shots and rushed out to find the bodies. Alarm Sounded Soviet-America- n g Soviet spokesman have begun to display some signs of impatience over delays in implementing the accord. The Nixon administration has yet to submit appropriate legislation to Congress, where moves have been under way to t link an easing of trade to a relaxation of the Soviet Unions restrictive emigration policy on Jews and other minorities, and dissidents. East-Wes- (Copyright) 4 An alarm was sounded, and roadup around blocks were quickly thrown the area. Although occupants of a number of cars were questioned, none were detained. Government officials tried to discourage any speculation that the killings were politically motivated, although they came six months to the day after Police Commissioner George Duckett was shot a murder that has not been dead solved. Two top detectives from Scotland Yard, Detective Chief Superintendent Bill Wright and Detective Inspector Basil Hadrell, who had worked on the Duckett killing, were summoned back from London to help investigate the killing of the governor. HONG KONG (AP) Former CIA agent John T. Downey walked across the Lo Wu border bridge to Hong Kong and freedom Monday, ending more than 20 years of imprisonment in China on charges of espionage. Border sources at Lo Wu said in good physical condition and was smiling as he walked across the covered bridge. Downey-appeare- He was dressed in Chmese-styl- e blue pants and a blue shirt, carrying an overcoat and a black suitcase. Met at the border by American Red Cross and consulate officials, Downey was taken immediately to a helicopter and flown to a Royal Air Force field. U.S. military transport aircraft stood by Agent Crosses Bridge Ex-CI- A there to fly him either to Clark Air Base in the Philippines or directly to the United States to see his mother, who is in critical condition in a New Britain, Conn., hospital after a stroke last Wednesday. Earlier reports from U.S. officials at Clark said he was scheduled to be flown there and then transfer to another U.S. Air Force plane for the fastest possible trip home. But at Hong Kong's commercial Kai Tak Airport, air control sources said anU.S. Air Force plane other was waiting there. Some reports said Downey would board it and go straight to the United States. iew of his mother's illness, and the Chinese responded by commuting his life sentence and arranging for his immediate release. Downey. 42. and another agent of the Central Intelligence Agency, Richard Fecteau, were aboard a plane that vanished on Nov. 29. 1952, while flying from Seoul to Tokyo. Their disappearance remained a mystery until two years later, when Peking announced that Downey and Fecteau had been convicted of spying. Peking said in long-rang- e President to Premier Nixon made a personal plea of China that Chou En-la- i Downey be released as soon as possible Todays Chuckle Snow Salt Lake City and vicinity decreasing by Monday night. Cooler. Highs lower 40s, lows low 30s. Weather Map, Page v. 29. Sai- commission visited the site Sunday and planned to present its report to the commission Monday. Despite the dispute at Due Pho. Vietnamese prisoner exchanges were contin-- , uing at other points. Plans called for an exchange of 1,900 Vietnamese civilians Monday at Loc Ninh, 75 miles north of Saigon, and at Minh Hoa. about 50 miles north of Saigon. Since Feb. 12, North Vietnam and the Viet Cong have released 299 American prisoners, a little more than 50 percent of the number reported held at the time of the ceasefire Jan. 28. The Communist side would have to release half the 286 prisoners it still holds to match the 75 percent U.S. troop withdrawal rate. The peace agreement states that prisoners will be released in the same ratio as American and other foreign allied troops are withdrawn, with both to be completed bv March 28. Below 7,009 U.S. troop strength was reported Sun- day to have dipped to below 7,000, compared to 23,516 at the ceasefire. The strength of other foreign allied nations, mainly South Korea, also fell below the 7,000 mark, U.S. officials said. The U.S. Command announced meanwhile that North Vietnam has removed missile equipment at Khe Sanh in the northwestern quarter of South Vietnam, avoiding for the time being a direct confrontation between the United States and North Vietnam. The United States had made it clear that if the missiles were not removed, they could be subject to air attack. There was no indication where they have been taken but American sources said U.S. reconnaissance confirmed they were no longer in place at the Khe Sanh air strip. Launch Protests The Command andhe Saigon government had launched protests with the Joint Military Commission and the International Commission of Control and Supervision last month, charging that American aerial reconnaissance showed that North Vietnam had moved three missile batteries into Khe Sanh from the North after the ceasefire. U.S. Released From Chinese Prison After 20 Years The Communist side charged that gon government forces launched attacks in the vicinity of one of the release sites at Due Pho. An investigation team of the Bermuda Hunts Killer In Emergency State British spokesman said his country found it not practicable to participate in the joint float on the basis of present Reinforce Controls Salt Lake City and vicinity Snow decreasing by Monday night. Cooler. Highs lower 49s, lows low 30s. Weather SAIGON The Communist delegations announced they will release approximately 140 American prisoners, the next to last group, at Hanoi's Gia Lam airport on Wednesday and Thursday. for tlie Bui Tin, chief spokesman a list said North Vietnamese delegation, of about 110 prisoners to be freed on Wednesday by North Vietnam would be given to the United States at a meeting y Joint Military Monday of the Commission. The Viet Cong, he said, will turn over its list of approximately 30 prisoners on Tuesday. They will be released on Thursday, also at Gia Lam, Tin said. Downey was sentenced to life imprisonment and Fecteau to 20 years in jail. Peking, however, reduced Fecteaus sentence following President Nixons trip to China in February. 1971, and freed him that December. At the same time, China announced it would review Downey's sentence. Earlier this year, Nixon admitted for the first time that Downey was a CIA agent. In the past, the United States maintained that Downey and Fecteau were civilians employed by the Army, and it repeatedly rejected Chinese charges linkingthem to the CIA. whether There was no information Downey had been informed of his mothers condition. She visited him five times in China, the last in 1971. i SAIGON (AP) The United States announced on Monday it has halted Amencan troop withdrawals from Vietnam until the communists release the next to last group of American prisoners of war, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, and provide a list and date of release for the final group. The Communist delegations announced earlier they will release approximately 140 American pnsoners, the next to last group, at Hanois Gai Lam airport on Wednesday and Thursday. The North Vietnamese promised to hand over their list of about 110 prisoners Monday, and the Viet Cong promised one of about 30 POWs on Tuesday. The Communists have released 299 Amencan prisoners and still hold 286 others bv their count. Maj. Gen. Gilbert H. Woodward, chief delegation, advised the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong of the U.S. move at a meeting Monday morning of the Joint Military Commission. On March 11, 1973, Phase 3 U.S. Woodtroop withdrawals were halted, ward told the commission. As of that date, the United States had withdrawn 70 percent of its forces from the Republic of Vietnam and forces allied with the United States and the Republic cf Vietnam had withdrawn 82 percent. of the U.S. four-part- y Therefore, the total of all forces withdrawn since Jan. 28 is now over 77 percent. There will be no further Phase 3 U.S. withdrawals until the U.S. POWs due for release in Phase 3 in fact are released. ' |