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Show t. n n . Salt Lake Cit Vol. 206, No 163 , Itah Mondav Morning Mareh Price Ten Cents 26, 1973 Nixon; Troops To Stay ji o .Firm t! George Esper Associated 1'ress Writer f- Manne guards attached to the I s Embassy be included in the American withdrawal plans White House spokesman Honald I, Ziegler noted that under the agreement signed in Paris Jan. 27. the deadline for releasing the last American POWs is W edrtesday "If this agreed timetable is not met," said Ziegler, "the other ide will have failed to live tip to the agreement and their commitments and their assurances. the impasse over ietnam out last the steps of the Pans carrying ceasefire agreement remained unsolved North SAIGON Nurth ietnum (landed over a list naming the last 107 L S prisoners it holds Monday and proposed turning them over Tuesday and Wednesday in Hanoi. But the tinted States held out for guarantees that nine Americans captured in Laos will be freed at the same time President Nixon issued a statement at the Florida White House say mu that the 8.21)0 I.S. troops m ietnam will stay put until "all L.S piisoners of war are released ra. Hold Withdrawals for the L.S. delegation to the Joint Military Commission m Saigon said that until the I .S. de- spokesman four-part- y . POW List, Pare 2 niands are met. "L.S troop withdrawals continue to Ik? suspended " " With Hanoi insisting that the Americans captured in Laos fall under control of the Communist-backePaihet Lao-n- ot d - He said the United States also will not accept conditions on which the Communist side made the POW release contin- that gent. including demands 159 Mill Hold I3S - The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong have released 4.19 American prisoners since Feb. 12. but thev still hold 129 L.S. World-New- s ROANOKE. VA. (AP) Speaking of one balloon ride. would like to assure the general public that there is nothing quite like a calm, serene balloon flight to soothe the nerves - as a veteran 1 r can recall, we hit a tree and then a power line and somewhere along the line the pilot climbed out into the tree, whereupon the with began ascending again me the only passenger. Dangling by Ankle As well as Columnist and most Ives calmly 'upsetting waits ho't-ai- r for his first balloon . ride. e . bal-loo- n ii The pilot grabbed a line from the balloon to keep me from floating off to the Atlantic Ocean or somewhere, but he ended up dangling upside down by his ankle from the tree ... 1 this tune, a couple of guys grabbed a rope from the balloon and hauled it down long enough for me to make an extremely undignified but effective exit from the balloon. At about , wicker basket several feet, and when I' out of the dived and rolled looked up the pilot out of this ankle. 1 the first thing I saw was Walt Thompson hanging tree with a rope around his The rope gave way and he fell about 20 feet to the ground, landing on his head Fortunately, he was 1 o . j- . .... all this was going on. the balloon took off and rose majestically into the skv.- - unmanned except for a can of beer I had thoughtfully brought along for the ride. Then we got a free nde to the hos. . Walt gol pital in ail ambulance off the funniest hue of the trip. He was conscious by this lime and tie leaned over on his stretcher and said quite seriously. "That's not the way While . With Downpour United Press International Heavy rains fell in parts of the Mississippi River alley and the South Sunday, swelling already flooded streams and ers - The National Weather Service reported up to eight inches of ram fell m southeast Texas and amounts ranging from two to six inches hit other Gulf Coast states. Heavy ram hit parts of southern Illinois. and the National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for the urea. At West Frankfort, a tornado dipped out of a thunderstorm, hit a railroad dump yard, jumped over to Main Street vhere and disapit damaged six businesses peared into the cioud again. No one was injured. The Mississippi River crested at IS 8 feet. 3 8 feet over flood slate at the quad cities area of Davenport. Iowa, and Rock Island, III. Davenport was still dumping raw sewage into the river after high waters forced the dosing of its sewage treatment plant last week Authorities' were searching for the occupants of a car that went into the river at New Boston. Ill . early Sunday Chuckb Women were made before mirrors and they've stayed there ever since. V we usually land a balloon.' - should mention that the only rea-- . son I went to the hospital was to carry Walt's crash helmet and look at the nurses, since I didn't get hurt in the wreck at all. aside from slight injuries to my pnde. Argues With Doctors - I More than half of the February increase resulted from new peaks in live cattle prices and reports this week indicated wholesale beef prices had turned down, at least temporarily, in possible response to consumer resistance. Feeds 3.2 Persons The market basket represents a se- The doctors were amazed to discover that Wall was only banged up and suffering Horn a sprained ankle and I was amazed to hear him' arguing with the doctors to let turn out at noon so he could pilot the next day's flight. . Personalty. 1, am not particularly eager for - another serene balloon flight, even though Walt promised me our next flight would be a great improvement Considering that first landing, almost anything would be an improvement. lected quantity of L.S foods needed to feed a theoretical "statistical household of 3.2 persons. It does not include nonfarm foods like fish or imported products like coffee. Officials emphasize that the market basket figures do not show what it would cost to buy groceries for a real family, since it might not use the same kinds and amounts of foods priced for the "'basket. But they say the reports do furnish a good guide to changes in real grocery bills and the changing shares of farmers and middlemen. d - Search Finds Sole Survivor in Atlantic Three-Da- y YORK (AP) One crewman from among the 30 aboard the- Norse Variant was picked up Sunday after three days on a raft in the Atlantic Ocean and told Ins rescuers he thought he was the . only sun Ivor. NEW The Febraury market basket cost rose $34 over the January annual rale of $1,375 after jumping $37 (2.7 percent) All of the December-Januargain went to farmers, but the report said the increase came from an $18 increase in returns to farmers plus a $16 "boost in returns to food processors. wholesalers, transporters and y January-to-Februar- was en route from Norfolk, Va.. to Hamburg, Germany, with a cargo of coal w hen stie radioed Thursday that she vv as sinking and the men abandoning ship. y .A -- By Richard Ely stone Associated Press AA banner-wa- - - BIEN HOA, VIETNAM South Vietnam freed 188 of its last war prisoners Sunday, but 210 others refused to return to Communist control and were trucked back to prison camp. The group defection was the largest since prisoner exchanges began under the Jan, 28 ceasefire. South Vietnamese authorities here spent most of the day trying to get designated peacekeeping teams to observe it. But the Communist half of the four-par- t Joint Military Commission group never showed up. And the Communist half of the International Commission of Control and Supervision team display ed only "tepid interest as a dozen defectors were brought forward to declare they warned ' to stay in free South A ietnam , 200 v , There was nowhere else they could go anyway. By the time the International Commission of Control and Supervision team declared itself ready to take note of the proceedings, the last U plane assigned to carry tire point prisoners to the Quang Tri turnover ' had departed. I The army spokesman said the prisone ers would stay' at the camp until the Page 7, Column I gov-Se- ' V Demo, GOP Solons Agree Oh Hold for Spending . ' Edwin L. Dale Jr: .By New York Times Writer Joint - Economic - Committee Sunday marked a major further evolution of the that a ceiling on . acceptance in Congress WASHINGTON- - Democrats and Reon Congress total federal s, . binding outlay Eco-on the Joint publicans Congressional as well as the; ' President, is needed to nomic Committee unanimously agreed check inflation. Sunday with President Nixon that total j government spending in the next fiscal year should be held at $268 billion, though the. Democrats said Congress should make major reallocations within the administration's proposed expenditure total. The committee has no power to write legislation, but both Democrats and Rereports, enpublicans. in dorsed a binding ceiling on total spending at the lev el proposed by the President. their-separat- The Republican Democratic and members of the committee arrived at their positions independently. The Republicans noted m their report, for example, 'St'"- that it was written without even having 7 seen the Democratic version. t The two parties agreed on a brief joint statement on international economic policy. They favored complete elimination. through international negotiation that are due to start later this year, of permanent statutory tariffs on manufactured products during the next 10 to 2p vears. Spots Other Object aircraft also had reported spolting what looked like another body clinging to a hatch cover in the search area about 250 miles southeast of Cope May, N.J. The object was lost to silit. however. and nol seen again, according to a spokesman for the para rescue headquar- lei's at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois , t The joint statement urged that the Sec Page 8, Column I Gabnelscn. 23. of Oslo. Norway., said he had been on the raft since the Norwegian bulk carrier began breaking up Iasi Thursday, the Scott AFB spokesman said. . r Inside The Tribune Tribune Telephone Numbers. Page 2 lie from the ship since it broke up. :: defectors staged a chanting, ing demonstration after arriving from nearby Bien Hoa Prison camp. Sitting in the heat on the airport ramp tempered their ardor, but they chanted and shook fists again six hours later as they piled into trucks to go back to vv hat an army spokesman said would be "special treatment at the camp. About riter n was the lone survivor because he had seen no one else ' 210 Refuse Return An He said he believed -- Allies Free 188 Reds, The annual report to Congress of the y Asbociaied Press Wirephoto Communist prisoners at Bien Hoa air base, South Vietnam, re- fuse repatriation to the North. Vietnamese woman holds her born in a POW small child as she and some 200 camp A The rescued manner. Stein Gabn-elsewas spotted by a Cl 30 searen aircraft that dropped a paratescue team to him. two-ma- Ttie Mississippi state patrol recovered the bodies of seven persons who drowned Saturday night when a flash flood swept their car into a creek near Crosby One other occupant was rescued. Today V - m Swell Higher ,v She also administered mouth to mouth resuscitation, which was quite a break for Walt, since he was unconscious r ii -r Floods in South riv wearing a crash helmet and even more fortunately, a saintly lady named Mary Ann Huff came charging up out of nowhere and pried Walt's mouth open and kept him from swallow mg his tongue. Break for Halt L The Agriculture Department report showed that the farmer's share of the consumer food dollar reached 43 cents in February, his biggest share in over 20 years. It also said beef prices climbed to an high of just over $1.30 a pound. That represented an advance of more than eight cents or 6,7 percenj from January and 16 'percent m the last three months. Associated Press Wirephoto I Mike North A letnam has relayed assurances from the Patlict Lao rebels in Laos that the prisoners will be released. But it lias no! met a U S. demand for e the time and place of the turnover, Page 2. Column Farmer Share Grows o The landings, however, are a drag At least, the only landing in which I ever participated was a drag. Actually. it wasn't what you'd call a landing It was more like a colhxion. w v - By Mike Ives Roanoke iet-na- The AgriWASHINGTON (LPI) culture Department reported Sunday the cost of a typical food market basket soared 2.5 percent in February to a recwith farmers and ord $1,409 annual-rate- , middlemen splitting the latest gains almost evenly. The jump, attributed mainly to record beef and pork prices plus higher costs for poultry and vegetables, put the increase for only the first two months of this year at 5.2 percent compared to a total rise of 8.4 percent since Febrary, 1972. Administration officials have resisted pressure for ceilings on food prices, maintaining that rising production will slow the upw ard spiral at the retail level later this ar. n Editor's Note: Mike Ives, columnist for Roanoke, Vo , World News, took his first balloon ride recently. The balloon hit o tree and the pilot climbed out, then fell to the ground For some owesome moments Ives was alone. But it all ended happily Here is Ives story According to earlier plans. North was to release the remaining 107 Saturday and Sunday. But these plans fell through because of the dispute over the nine L S prisoners in Laos Prices Soar For Food In February J the A 1 Oops I. v The let Cong turned over to the I nited Slates on Saturday a list of 32 Americans captured in South Aielnani, and propos'd to release them Monday at Hanoi's Gia Lam Airport con-Se- Balloonist? Its a Drag - f Ci In Good Health Bdh Gabrielson and the rescue team were picked up by the SS. Mobil Lube, an oil tanker. Gabrielson was reported in good health despite his long exposure. He and Ins rescuers were to be transferred by helicopter to the aircraft carrier Independence, which was en route to the area The Coast Guard said water temperature at the site was 70 degrees and air temperature about 5(i, the swells gentle and visibility 15 miles The 13,194-ton- , 541-fo- Norse A'anant t j Associated Press W:rphoto Pontiff s First to VATICAN CITY Pope Paul VI prays at reopening to public view of Michelangelos Pieta at St. Pet- - t See Picta er!s Basilica after being damaged, then restored. Armored glass and alarm system protect sculpture. Salt Lake City and vicinity Generallfair but some clouds and chance of ram by night, slightly warmer. Weather Data, Page 31. y i |