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Show (3 I Ms Vol. 222, No. K Salt Lake City, Utah 5 Sunday Morning October I'ricc 19. 19K0 itf Cent Oil Ports at Stake Apology Seen by Gulf By Nicolas B. Tatro Associated Press Writer BEIRUT, Lebanon Iraq claimed it broke the back of Iranian resistance in fierce battles around Abadan and Khorramshahr on Saturday, but Iran said defenders of its vital oil cities were in hand fighting to break an Iraqi siege. In New York, Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Rajai of Iran said at a news conference that Iran believed the United States already had apologized for its support of the deposed shah and that a decision on the 52 American hostages held in Iran since Nov. 4 was not far away. At the major war front on the Shatt waterway, Iraq said it had crushed "desperate attempts by Iran to break the siege of the oil refining city of Abadan and the oil port of Khorramshahr, 10 miles away. Iraq claimed 70 Iranian troops were killed in the fighting and 17 taken prisoner. It said 26 Iraqis were killed and that remnants of the racist enemy forces have been breaking up on all fronts. Tehran Radio quoted the Abadan governor as saying Iraqi troops were shelling the city and although the morale of the defenders is high, they are hoping for more and swifter help from other people in Khuzistan Province and the Iranian army. The g broadcast said Iranian officials reported and fighting" in Khorramshahr, where "many martyrs gave their lives today and inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy. late-evenin- hand-to-han- d house-to-hou- Iranian communiques insisted the Iranian forces had recaptured the main supply highways to the two beleagured cities and managed to keep the roads President Saddam Hussein of Iraq, in a radio message to his countrymen, praised the performance of Iraqi forces, adding: I beseech Allah to give us together the power in this struggle to win the final victory against those Persian racist usurpers who have distorted Islam." open. Tehran Radio also said Iraq was hitting Abadan with mortar fire and using cluster missiles" m attacks on Abadan and Khorramshahr. The broadcast said "defenders of the Islamic revolution are determined to turn the outlying areas of Abadan into a graveyard for Iraqi forces. The remarks referred to the fact that Iranians are Persians, not Arabs, and to the underlying religious aspect of the Iran-Irawar. Irans Ayatollah Ruhol-la- h Khomeini is trying to export Iran's vision of Islamic revolution. The Ira- - Baghdad Radio said a merchant ship flag sank in the Shatt Saturday after being hit by Iranian fire No other details were q flying the Panamanian See Page 2, Column given. Australians Retain Liberal Rule Will Debate t Prime CANBERRA, Australia Minister Malcolm Frasers Liberal Party was returned to office by a sharply reduced majority in national elections Saturday. discontinued With the until Monday, Fraser appeared assured of a pai liamentary majority of 13 to 23 seats. In the last election, three years ago, the Liberals won 83 seats in the House of Representatives, compared to 38 for the opposition Labor Party. The Labor Party leader, William G. .Hayden, refused to concede defeat at a news conference Saturday night. I am still hopeful, he said. I still expect theres a chance for Labor. Predecessor Concedes But his predecessor as party leader, 'former Prime Minister Gough Whit-latconceded Frasers victory. He asserted, however, that the Labor Party had won 51 percent of the popular vote. No vote totals were available. The Labor Partys national secretary, David Coombe, also conceded the Libel als return to power. Fraser held a victory news conference in Melbourne and said his party had won a very substantial victory even though some seats have been lost. Scorns PoLs Fraser spoke scornfully of the series of public opinion polls over the last two weeks that predicted a large swing of popular sentiment in favor of the opposition. In a campaign that was acrimonious but remarkably short on issues, the polls had become the principal subject of debate. Unemployment, inflation and rising gasoline prices were the principal targets of the opposition, while Frasers campaign centered on warnings that a Labor victory would make these strains on the pocketbook even more painful. (Copyright) vote-counti- Father carries body of son who was killed during an Iraqi air raid on an elementary school in Khorramshahr, Iran, Thursday. Photo is from Iranian Pars News Agency in Tehran. I i Carter to Push for Senates OK Of SALT Soon After Election t By Walter R. Mears Associate Fress Writer WASHINGTON President Carter plans to seek Senate approval of the d Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty with the Soviet Union at the earliest possible moment after the Nov. 4 election, from whichever Senate old or new that seems most likely to go along. His Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, says the SALT II treaty favors the Soviets, and he has promised to pull it from the Senate without a vote. Carter said Reagans call for nuclear superiority is dangerous and ridiculous. Reagan amplified on those remarks Saturday, saying that "what I want to do is withdraw the SALT II treaty and ask the Russians to start talking about SALT m with us." He explained that SALT II is of limited value because you cant get the Senate to ratify it. Prospects Improving Carter said he thinks prospects for ratification of the treaty have improved since he asked the Senate 10 months ago to postpone action because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In an interview with The Associated Press, Carter said the delay never was intended to punish the Russians but, rather, to save the treaty from Senate defeat. There was a certaintythat had the ratification been brought to a vote, it would have been defeated, Carter The southwestern Washington vol- said. I think that that certainty of cano, which had been erupting at defeat has been removed." almost clockwork-lik- e 12 hour intervals No Timetable Yet since Thursday night, was a little tardy with Saturdays first blast, which came White House Press Secretary Jody a little more than 15 hours after Friday Powell said Saturday that "no decision nights plume, which erupted at 9:12 has been made on exactly when we will p.m. PDT. send it (SALT ID forwanl, explaining of the new Senate Scientists called the five blasts part that the make-u- p of a single eruptive phase. would be considered in Carters Scientists said they were waiting for strategy, A lame-duc- k session of Congress will See Page 2, Column 6 meet after the election to consider matters. If .several Senate ' budget liberals are defeated on Nov. 4, making the current Senate more amenable to approving SALT II than the Senate to be convened in January, Carter would likely press for passage this year. long-delaye- Mount St. Helens Belches 4th Eruption in 2 Days By Kevin McCullen Associated Press Writer Wash. - Mount St. Helens confirmed scientists predictions Saturday with its fourth and fifth eruptions in less than 48 hours, throwing plumes of steam and volcanic ash 25,000 feetinto the air, scientists said. A half-hou- r eruption which began at 12:35 p.m. PDT was followed at 2:28 p.m. by what Joyce Routson, spokeswoman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, described as a three-minut- e "toot." ' Light winds wafted the initial plume, carrying a heavy load of ash, In a southeasterly direction toward north central Oregon, said Frank Menard, a U.S. Geological Survey geologist. Ash., from Saturday's second brief eruption also moved in that direction, officials said. Harmonic Tremors Four minutes of harmonic tremors, rhythmic vibrations which scientists say signal the movement of molten rock within the volcano, preceded the days first eruption, which came in two pulses, said FEMA spokesman Phil Cogan. That eruption tapered off within a half hour, said Ken McGee, a U.S Geological Survey geologist. Harmonic tremors lasted until 12.51 p.m., McGee said, and were succeeded by small conventional earthquakes. Scientists had warned that the volcano had given no indication it was ready to go back into dormancy. Eruption Alert "We are still in an eruption alert," Craig Weaver, spokesman for the University of Washington geophysics center in Seattle, had said Saturday just hours before the noon eruption. 1 A. Brown United Press International President Carter said in an interview released Saturday he dees not expect his debate with Ronald Reagan to decide the election's outcome, and he doesn't know if he will defeat the former movie actor in their confrontation. Reagan stumped through Illinois while his aides complained Carter's strategists were stalling in getting together to set the ground rules for the debate. Carter campaign counsel Tim Smith said the inability of both sides to meet sooner to organize the debate is just a logistical problem, and the president is eager to debate. Anderson on Tour Independent John Anderson, who was not invited to Jhe debate, made campaign appearances during a stop in Minneapolis Saturday. Some observers, noting the closeness of the race in public opinion polls, think the debate could well decide the election. Reagan headed the Illinois State long-awaite- d n, ' Peter f Royals Leave Phils Achin KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPD Willie Aikens belted a pair of prodigious home rims Saturday to lead the Kansas City Royals to a triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies and squared the World Series at two games each. n The fifth game of the series will be played at Royals 5-- 3 best-of-seve- All the Color, I)-- l, 3 Stadium Sunday with rookie Marty Bystrom pitching for the Phillies and Larry Guia going for the Royals. Aikens, who hit two homers in a e loss at Philadelphia and delivered the g hit in the 10th inning Friday night, drilled a two-ruhomer to highlight a four-ru- n first inning against Larry Christenson and smashed a solo blast off reliever Dickie Noles in the second for the Royals final run. left-hand- first-gam- game-winnin- n It would take a majority of the Senate to approve the treaty, shelved at Carters request last Jan. 2. An aide said Carter has not considered what course to follow should he lose next month. Chid Difference Less than 20 days before the election, Carter took pains to present SALT strategy as a chief difference between him and Reagan. "We will pursue with utmost vigor the ratification of the SALT II treaty, Cartel said in the interview in the Cabinet Room of the Wliite House Friday. Then, describing Reagans opposition position, he added : two-third- tions predicated on American nuclear superiority. Advocating Forces Carter also said, as he does in virtually every campaign speech, that Reagan has a pattern of advocating the use of American military forces in crises abroad. But he stopped short of suggesting that a Reagan victory would make war more likely. Ive learned from experience not to make surmises of that kind because my statements are often misinterpreted," See Page 2, Column 1 University homecoming parade Saturday and was greeted by 10,000 people as he drove through Normal, El. Bonzo at College to all, even He waved someone who carried a sign reading, a reference Bonzo Goes to College" to an old film starring Reagan and a chimpanzee. His aides said Carter campaign manager Robert Strauss put off a Reagan offer to begin discussing debate preparations on Saturday. Now he is afraid to meet with us today. Theyre stalling, one top aide said. Clearly, they were caught by surprise. Shortly after Reagan said Friday he would debate Carter without Anderson, Strauss called Reagan adviser James Baker and said he would not be able to immediately begin discussions. good-natured- Reagan Keeps Big Lead Among States Voters By J. Roy Bardsley Bush The Ronald Reagan-Georg- e ticket continues to be the runaway choice for president among Utah voters, according to an ex- is largely Salt Lake County. Political party and area breakdown looks like this (read across): w clusive statewide survey sponsored by The Salt Lake Tribune. Although Gov. Reagan has lost a few points to President Carter since August, he still garnered more survey votes" than all competitors combined, as was the case in the preious study conducted by Bardsley and Haslacher. Here is the presidential preference Iranian UNITED NATIONS (AP) Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Rajai, expressing sympathy with the families of the 52 American hostages, said Saturday a decision by the Iranian Parliament on the captives fate is not far away." Rajai also said he believed the United States "in practice has something on paper," Rajai Say Reaganites By Far Away All it needs is probably to put Theyre Stalling, By Henry Kamm New York Times Writer Not shah. Decisive? Party Majority Hostage Decision apologized for its support of the late Prove But Voters Slash VANCOUVER, 1 Iranians These results are based on 1,600 personal interviews conducted between Oct. 10 and Oct. 16. The maximum sampling variability range on this size sample is 4 percent plus or minus. s said in seeming to soften Iran's demand for an apology as e precondition for release of the hostages, who on Saturday spent their 350th day as captives of Iranian militants. He made his comment about a decision by the Majlis Parliament being not far away when he was asked at a news conference if the problem could be solved before the American presidential election on Nov. 4. That will be the first anniversary of the seizure of the hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Of their families, Rajai said, I know how they feel and I know how they suffer .... I know this well because I myself was a prisoner.... I know also when a person is kept against his will in a foreign country, the grief is much harder. Shows Scars of Torture At one point, he put his bare right foot on a table to show reporters where he said he had been tortured by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavis secret police. But Rajai seemed to set new conditions when he said the United States would greatly improve prospects for freeing the hostages by removing its radar planes from Saudi Arabia, its warships from the Persian Gulf and by ' ending military aid to Jordan, which is backing Iraq in its war with Iran. Such American military measures created "obstacles to a solution of the problem," the prime minister said. When our people look at this, it would be very hard for them to become convinced to get ready to solve this problem, and it creates impasse and resistance in them, Rajai said a day after he went before the U.N. Security Council and accused the United States of using its radar planes to feed information on Iranian troop movements to Iraq. U.S. Ambassador Donald F. McHenry denied the charge as unfounded and untrue." Queried About Apology When aSked if Iran still insisted on an American apology as a precondition for the release of the hostages, Rajai replied. The passage of time and what we have heard from the responsible people in the government and from other officials close to the American government, which has been relayed to us for us it seems that this condition in practice already has been conveyed. All it needs is probably to put something on the paper." The Iranian prime minister, regarded as a Moslem hardliner, did not say whether this meant Iran would be content with a detailed report on U.S. Iranian relations during the rule of the shah that is being prepared by the Carter administration. The deposed monarch fled his country in January 1979 during the revolt and died of cancer last July in Cairo, Egypt. Rajai left open the possibility that the Iranian Parliament still might insist on an apology. If so, he said, it would be the easiest condition to meet and would have humanitarian and moral value as well as set a precedent for See Page 2, Column 4 -- 37-ye- ar Inside The Tribune Tribune Telephone Numbers, Page 2 A-- Officers, Student Die Iitin Violence Reuter News GUATEMALA CITY - Three policemen and a student were shot to In These results represent the political climate among all potential voters in the state. Among those most likely to go to the polls on election day, Reagan-Bus- h led Carter-Mondaby a 66 percent to 17 percent margin. Gov. Reagan has a strong grip on his own party members and is also the choice of a majority of independents, who constitute nearly a third of the Utah electorate. And to insinuate that a superiority On the other hand, President Carter in nuclear weapons would be a card is handicapped by a heavy defection of to future be arms could that played control in my opinion is not only fellow party members to Gov. Reagan and Rep. Anderson dangerous but ridiculous. We would not . SALT . Other results reveal that Gov. a . agreement negotiate predicated on Soviet superiority, and Reagan is approximately 15 percent the Soviet Union would be obviously stronger in the 1st rather than the 2nd unlikely to proceed with SALT negotia- - Congressional District, the latter which le Agency death over the past 24 hours in Guatemalas continuing wave of political violence, police said Saturday. One policeman was mowed down by a burst of machine gun fire when he n ied to disperse students erecting barricades in Guatemala City. Hundreds of people have died this year in fighting between leftist guerrillas, security forces and right-win- g death squads. Today's Chuckle Coles Law: Thinly sliced cabbage Page Page National Amusement 5 Arts Obituaries Public Forum 7 Business B4 Classified Regional H-- 2 Dim. Carrier Star Gazer Editorials Sports Foreign Washington 3 4 Washington Lifestyle AND MORE , . 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