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Show INDEX Arts and Letters WEATHER 2 comes ne Editorial Pay Obituaries Society : ; af Variabic clouds and windy today. Probability of vain 50 per cent, through occasional showers, Utah generally cloudiness and wind. Cooler, with highs in high 50s and 60s. iM SportsPages $225 PER MONTH PROVO, UTAH, SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1970 VOL. 47, NO. 46 PRICE Communist Chinese Orbit First S atellite Reds Enter Space Age Cambodia DefendsKey Junction Ching- kuo, traveling under tight the U.S. Air Force Academy Saturday and exchanged gifts with i superintendent. Cheyenne Mountain and then spend the night at the ranch of John M. King, a multimillionaire oilman, near Granby, Colo. Chiang was met at Peterson Field by a heavy security force and escorted to the academy campus. He reviewed 3,600 cadets in dress blues at the noon meal formation. Hethen lunched with Lt. Gen. Thomas Moorman, academy superintendent of the cadet wing, Maj. Dao Heng Kao, a Nationalist Chinese officer on the faculty, and sophomore NATIONALIST CHINESE Vice Premier Chiang Ching-Kuo gestures di uring a visit to Chinatown in New York Friday after an attempt had been madeon his life as he entered a hotel, Peter Huang(pictured in inset), a Formosan revolutionary, and an accomplice, were charged with the assassination attempt. (Herald-UPI Telephoto). Chinese foreign exchange student. “|t is a great pleasure to have you here at the academy,” Moormantold Chiang as he presented him a sword and sheath mounted with an inscribed plaque. Chiang gave Moorman a plaque reading: “To the United WASHINGTON (UPI) — assassinate Nixon and Tarr. States Air Force Academy. Off Government agents have de- But another government we go into the wild blue tected bombs mailed to Pres- source commented, “I don’t see yonder.” ident Nixon anc Selective ei you could call it anything Moorman gave Chiang a Service Director Curtis W. Tarr closed-door briefing on the from “apparently the same The Secret Service declined academy and the vice premier source’’ in Seattle, the Post to say anything. The postoffice toured the modernistic air Office Department said Satur- spokesman said the first bomb, academy chapel with its day. addressed to the President, was soaring arches and stained mailed March 19 from Seattle A spokesman said post office and was delivered March 21 to glass windows. Security measures included inspectors are cooperating with the White House. The Secret Colorado state patrolmen, po- the Secret Service and other Service detected it, he said, in lice from Colorado Springs, El government agenciesin investi- a routine examination of all Paso County sheriff’s officers, gating the attempted bombings, packages that come to the armed Air Police and civilian but so far have no suspects. He whiite House. said both bombs were believed clothed guards. The sccond bombarrived at VERL D. STONE Chiang fliis to California to have come from the same Selective Service headquarters source becauseofthe similarity March 31, he said. Sunday. of the packages and types of “Both bombs were interceptbombs found in them. ed and deactivated without The spokesman said he did incident,” he said. Seattle has had 62 bombings not know the amount of explosives in the packages and in 16 months,including the declined to say if government $290,000 dynamiting of the officials regard the mailing of University of Washington Admithe bombs as attempts to nistration Building last June 29. Utah County Commissioner cadet Yun Lin Chao, 21, a Agents Detect Bombs 2 Sent to Nixon, Tarr Stone Runs Crackdown For County Imposed Commission In Haiti Ry United Press International Haitian police, retaliating against the shelling of the presidential palace by rebelling coast guard vessels, arrested 200 persons and captured ‘an important arms cache”in Portau-Prince, diplomatic sources said Saturday, Haitian President Francois Duvalier himself called the revolta ‘little problem” he will easily solve. Ina telephone interview with the French radio network Europe No. 1, Duvalier said Saturday “the presidential palace has not been hit. It is an unconquerable fortress,” Several Poss ible Culprits In Apollo 13 Tank Failure SPACE CENTER, Houston (UPI)—Possible culprits behind the Apoflo 13 oxygen tank explosion include combustion, mechanical failure of the fan motor or the fan in the tank, andelectricalshort circuits, Heat plays a factor in each. Hesaid his board has neither limited itself to these possible causes, however, noreliminated anything as a potential cause. And he gave no indication that any one area was believed the mostlikely reason for the blast that endangered the lives of three astronauts. After four ys of probing “We're getting into the into the blast that aborted the problem in some depth,” third U.S. lunar landing flight Cortright told newsmen in his on the» way to the moon, first meeting with them since The president said “if a small accident review board Chair. his board started work. group of the navy mutineed, it man Edgar M, Cortright saic is simply because sailors do not Friday these areas were under “We've been going through that period when everyone who think.” “close examination,” starts to look at the data immediately invents his own HERALDing the News explanation and then has to discard it the next day. But I From Sports to Stocks— And Everything Else For color, pageantry and sheer numbers of participants, the Brigham Youn,’ University Invitation Track and Field Meet is pretty muchin . class byitself. The 1970 edition of the meet was held Saturday. The Herald, of course, was thereto coverit. You can read al! aboutit on Pages 1112. If you're wondering whatails the stock msrket these days, you might get someenlightenment byreading an article of analysis on Page 7. Dick Stone, Geneva Works official who is heading the current Provo Chamber of Commerce membership drive, has some challenging and stimulating ideas in the Herald Guest Column on the editorial page. Don’t miss Bye Jensen's column on the same page. There's a lot of additional good reading in today's Herald, whether ycu’re interested in sports, society, the color comics, business news,arts and letters, or just plain news, » think we're almost through that.” Data was about all anyone had to go on. Apollo 13's crew jettisoned the part of their craft ripped by the explosion just before tuey re-entered earth’s atmosphere. Cortright’s review board, divided into specialty areas, monitors the accident investigation and simulation being performed by more than 100 engineers under thedirection of Apollo spacecraft chief James A. MeDiviti. From this work and its own probes, the board must determine what went wrong and how to keep it from happening again. Cortright said he hopes to have this done within three or four weeks, but added, ‘it looks tight.” Verl D. Stone, Republican from Spanish Fork, has announced his candidacy for a two-year term as a member of the Utah County Commision. Mr. Stone was appointed a commissionerlast summerafter the death of Floyd H. Harmer. Atthetimeofhis appointment, Commissioner Stone was serving as a member of the Utah State House of Representatives. He had represented his district in two regular sessions and one special session before resigning to acceptthe county assignment. Prior to that, he had served a four-year term on the Spanish Fork City Council. Present Assignments everywhere since we arrived here two days ago,” said Lt. Muong Sarin, 34-year-old commander of the Ist Paratroop Battalion at Angtassom. “The situation looks quite serious. We have been fighting all day,” Loss of Angtassom would pose a serious threat to Phnom Penh, and steps were taken in the capital Saturday to shore up its security. Cambvdian marines aboard gunboats and landing craft began towing an estimated 150 homes from the Phnom Penh’s “floating village” to relocate at least 1,000 Vietnamese. Policemen supervising the relocation said although the Vietnamese families were not Viet Cong suspects that they were being removed as a precautionary measure. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Vietnamese have been reported slain by Cambodians in recent days in apparent retribution for attacks by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops. On another front Saturday, Aircraft Loss Radio Peking played e revolutic Red” t amed a titled to J Reported High SAIGON (UPI) —At least 26 American planes and helicopters have been shot down or destroyed over uleighboring Laos in less than two months, records of the U.S. military command in Saigon showed Saturday. Four of the U.S. pilots are known dead and at least seven missing. Total value of the lost aircraft was estimated at nearly $30 million. The planes and helicopters, downed since the command began reporting the driven Skyraiders worth $414 feat as a vf Mao a world wondering what military use Peking would makeofits leap into the heavens, The Chinese, who invented song trumpet there emerges a the rocket almost 1,000 years “ ung. Heis striving for ago and became a nuclear powerin 1964, said the satellite the happiness of the people. He was orbiting the earth every is the great savior of the 114 minutes on a looping course people.” FRANK E. MOSS Sen. Moss To Seek 3rd Term carp pare SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — that took it as high as 1,365 So far as covld be determined miles in Hong Kong, it was China’s first attempt to put a satellite U.S. officials in Washington into orbit. said the feat indicates Communist Chinese scientists have made significant progress toward developing an intercontinental ballistic missile which could threaten the United States. The Chinese successfully tested a i sile with a nuclear warhead President Condemns Sen. Frank E. Moss, D-Utah, The Chinese accomplishment was expected to add fuel to arguments of those in the United States urging the Nixon administration to bolster U.S. defense against missile attack. A scientist who served as a colonelin the U.S. Air Force in Utah history. World War II, Chien HsuehRep. Laurnce J. Burton, pop- shen, was believed the driving announced Saturday he will run for a third term in the U. S. Senate. His announcementatan afternoon news conference set the stage for what maybe the closest senatorial race in recent ular four-term congressman force from Ogden, already has announced he will try to oust Moss from the U. S. Senate seat he won in 1958 by beating another popular Republican,incumbent Sen. Arthur V. Watkins. Faces Opposition Burton faces opposition in the Republican primary from Bountiful insurance man Byron R. Rampton, brother of Gov. Calvin L. Rampton, but so far Moss has no opposition for his in the Chinese space program, He was a member of an American team sent to study German rocket developmentat the end of the war. Kadio Peking’s announcement on the launching gave few details. It said the satellite was hurledi space Friday night, that it welghed 173 kilograms (380.6 pounds), that its angle to the equator was 68.5 degrees and that it was broadcasting its “The East is Red” tune on a enable me to play an increas- such losses over Laos March 10, ranged from six Phantom sibilities on the commission, he jets worth upward of §24 serves as chairmanof the county million each to seven propeller department, Saturday, military sources said Cambodian air force planes parachuted supplies to at least three radio frequency of 20.009 government battalions isolated party’s nomination. megacycles, by Communist forces near the Following Moss’s announceThe Soviet Union, Peking’s Vietnamese border. ment, he was honored at a reThe Cambodian infantrymen ception in the Capital Rotunda. arch rival in the Communist ideological struggle, reported were operating near Memot Moss, the only Democrat in and Komachai Mea, both within Utah'scongressional delegation, the launching in a brief eight10 miles of the South Vietna- told the news conference his line dispatch without comment. mese frontier, and Khom tenure in Washington carries Russia was the first nation in Damber, 20 miles northwest of importantpolitical implications. space, putting a 184pound Sputnik into orbit in October, Memot. At Angtassom, UPI photogra- “T have 12 years of Senate 1957. The United States was pher Toshio Sakai reported seniority, and in Washington second with the 30.8-pound continuous fighting through seniority counts, Because of my Explorer 1 in January, 1958. midday Saturday around the experience and myseniority in The Soviets announced Saturdistrict headquarters com- the Senate, I believe I am in a day they had launched another pound. Angtassom sits astride position more effectively to con- in their series of Cosmos National Highway 3, and an tinue the work that remains,” satellites—the 335th in a string dating back to 1962. The Soviets access road links it with he said. thefirst to put a man National Highway 2 which runs Moss added, “I am chairman werealso j, space—Yuri Gagarin in east to the provincial capital of of sub-committees on consumer April, 1961. Takeo, protection, on mining, and on After announcing the launchhousing for the elderly. These ing in its evening newscast positions and other assignments Among his current respon- welfare anthem is “The Viet Cong have been Chiang, son of Chiang Kai- shek, was to visit the massive North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) _installaunderneath tionary som where government troops attempt in New York, toured tion satellite broadca: battled a force of 500 Viet Cong in the third consecutive day of fighting for control of a highway junction only 40 miles south of Phnom Penh. security since an assassination R. SMITH Saturday with PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (UPI) — Cambodian commanders Saturday rushed reinforcements to the town of Angtas- COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Premier Chiang By CHARLES HONG KONG (UPI) munist Chit entry into Soldiers in Battle (UPI) — Nationalist Chinese Vice With 380-Pound Ship 500 Cong Security Tight for Ching-kuo ingly important role in Washington for the people of Utah.” Moss, who headed :. success- ful congressional drive to ban cigarette advertising on tele- vision, asked Utahnsto vote for his past record. Evaluate Record “T ask the voters of Utah to look at my qualifications, my past record and my personal reputation in evaluating my announcementfor re-election.” Most political observers feel that Burton, a former political science instructor at Weber State College, will give Moss the most opposition if he wins the Republican nomination. Upon hearing of Moss’ inten- tions to seek re-election, Burton said, “Senator Moss’ announcement that he will run for reelection to the United States Senatedoes not exactly surprise Ford Reveals Mail Favors Impeachment ‘Invasion’ WASHINGTON (UPI) —The White House has branded Communist mi 3 in Cambodi ‘a foreign invasion of a neutral country” without any “pretense of a civil war.” It was not immediately clear whether the unusually strong language was intended to set the stage for new U.S. policy in the Southeast Asian nation or simply to demonstrate President Nixon's concern while he considers Cambodia’s request for militaryaid. While administration officials declined to speculate on the outcome of Cambodian Premier Lon Nol’s appeal for help, the tougher tone on the subject first at the White House and later at the State Department Friday indicated that: some American aid might be in the ing. of(The Soviet Union’s news agency, Tass, issued a statement Friday night accusing the United States of extending its “provocations” throughout Indochina and said such action could have the most serious consequences for the cause of peace in Southeast Asia. Rogers Raps Soviets for ‘Backpedaling’ NEW YORK (UPI)—Secretaryof State William P. Rogers charged Saturday night that over 105,000 North Vietnamese troops and Viet Cong guerrillas have invaded Lavs and Cambodia and occupy portions of both countries, He noted with evident regret WASHINGTON (UPI) House GOP Leader Gerald R. Ford, spearheading a drive to impeach Supreme Court Justice William 0. Douglas, said that the Soviet Uniot: “has been steadily backpedaling” since its ambassador to the United Nations, Yakov Malik, on April 16 expressed a tentative RusSaturday his mail is running sian interest in holding internathree to one for impeachment tional consultations on the IndoIn his weekend report to Chinese conflicts. constituents, Ford said he has But he said that it was received over 1,800 letters ‘encouraging to note” that backing the move to remove Indonesia, Thailand and Japan the controversial 71-year old are beginning consultations “to jurist. Only about 450 letters determine what action they can are against impeachment, Ford take in the international comsaid. munity to protect and restore Ford backs a movetoset up the independenceand neutrality a select committee to investi- of Cambodia.” gate Douglas’ behavior off the bench. At least 110 House Rogers’ charges were conmembers, most conservatives tained in a prepared speech to of both parties, have introduced the American Society of Inter- me. resources development com- thousand each. “T will make this a campaign mittee, the newly created The losses also included two county beautification com- A7 Corsairs valued at $3 million of issues rather than personalimittee, and the building and each and two F105 Thunderch- ties,” Burton added, “And I am iefs worth a total of nearly 3& convinced that the major issue resolutions (See VERL STONE,Page4) million. will be one of credibility . . .”” committee. to set up the national Law meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. ~ We're on Daylight Saving Time If You Forgot to Advance Clock, Do It Now By ANNE WARRING If you walk through the door of the Church this morning just as everyoneis singing the Closing hymn ... if you arrive at Grandmother's for Sunday dinner and find her eating dessert ... or if you plan to watch your favorite television show, but catcn the closing credits, chances are you aren't keeping up with the Joneses ... at least the Joneses in your time zone; If you don’t set your clocks and watches ahead one hour, you will be an hour late for everything for the next six months! But even it you did remember to change to Daylight Saving Time, last night, as you were supposed to do, chances are you'll be slightly off schedule for at least a few days. The system suggested by American sage Franklin in a was first our own Benjamin half-serious essay written in 1784, but wasn’t put into effect until World War I when the nation needed to conserve fuel. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 requires that Daylight Saving Timebe obs2rved from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October when clocks are turned back one hour. Residents of Michigan, Arizona and Hawaii exempted themselves from the Act's provisions. Many people envy them.I, for one, could never convince myself that I wit saving time when someone! deprived meof one beautit blissful hour of well-deserve sleep. |