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Show WEATHER Decreasing clouds today. Shower probability decreasing to 20 per cent. Highs near 60. Throughout Utah generally, partly ciou¢y today, Slightly cooler. Highs in 50s and 60s. VOL. PROVO, UTAH, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1970 Fleet Of Copters Egypt Warns U.S. On Grounded \ HeraldPhoto by Josephine Zimmerman ‘THE‘SPIRIT OF BYU’was evident Saturday as ‘Y’ students braved cold weather to help the city of Santaquin spruce up. Herald staff photo shows one of numerous cleanup operations in progress during the day. Approximately 1000 students took part. ‘Santaquin Day’ 1000 ‘Y’ Students ‘Spruce Up’ a City By ESTELLA PETERSON SANTAQUIN — Promptly at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, despite inclement weather conditions, the buzzing of saws, pounding of hammers, crackling of flames mitment for “Santaquin Day.” Some1,000 students were busy and rushing of trucks and bulldozers told the citizens of throughoutthecity cleaning and Santaquin the BYU students had raking streets, tearing down arrived to fulfill their com- sheds and old chicken coops, burningold barns and giving the town a general clean-up. Gravel Street Biggest activity was at the Santaquin Park where road crews with bulldozers were cutting through and graveling thestreet on the eastside of the park and men were putting in a sprinkling system for the planting of grass along the roadside next spring. In the plot to force the relerre of centerof the park, students were political prisoners. buildingpicnic tables and on the The drama ended when Iraqi north end, some 100 students authorities in Baghdad persuad- were busy with the construction ed the hijackers to leave the of a tennis court. plane and then arrested them. Thepilot, Capt. Ross de Spenza The streets were lined with of San Francisco, resumed the buses andprivate cars that had flight and none of his passen- broughtthe students in and there gers was hurt. was a real old-fashioned The plane carried 44 passen- American pioneer spirit present gers, including the three in every group that seemed to hijackers, and seven crew say, “This is the way America members. was built.” The only casualty was the chief steward, Armen Ovanes- It was a happy group of kids sian, who was shot once just that raced to the school house for below the heart when he lunch and as they entered the approached one of the hijack- building, they were greeted with ers. He was taken to a Baghdad a big sign: “We love you—We Hospital where he was reported really do—BYU.” in serious condition. Smorgasbord Lunch Capt. De Spenza, who has The smorgasbord was served lived in Tehran for 12 years, underthedirection of the Relief said the hijackers struck as the Societies in the city and was Boeing 727 flew from Tehran to furnished by the local citizens Kuwait. and food establishments “They jumped up and throughout the county. screamed hands up in English,” At the program, Prof. Doyle De Spenza said. He said two Buckwalter, who spearheaded smashed into the cockpit while the project, conducted. Gov. the third remained in the rear Rampton was represented by an of the plane and threatened to executive assistant. blow it up if anyone moved. George Romney, secretary v. Stewart Ovanessian apparent- the Department of Housing and ly did not hear the order and Urban Development, was moved toward one of the represented by Chris Mould, (Continued on Page 4) hijackers, who fired a single shot. 3 Hijack Plane, Shoot Steward in Abortive Prisoner-Freeing Plot TEHRAN (UPI)—Three Iranian students brandishing pistols and a stick of dynamite hijacked an Iranian jetliner Saturday, shot one of the persons aboard and threatened to blow up the plane at Baghdad airport in an abortive Bennett, Jordan Ask Nixon to Disavow Report WASHINGTON(UPI) — Sens. Len Jordan of Idaho and Wallace F. Bennett of Utah were among 34 Republican senators who"urged President Nixon Saturday to disavow the report of the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography. In letter to Nixon, the senators said they were “impelled by due respect for common decency and good morals, moved to express our strong disagreement with some of the recommendations...” Thesigners included members of the official GOP Senate leadership — Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania, Robert P. Griffin of Michigan, Margaret Chase Smith of Maine, Gordon L. Allott of Colorado and Milton R. Young of North Dakota. PHNOM PENH (UPI)—Communist troops attacked for “he fifth consecutive day Saturday in an attempt to break up a 10,000-man Cambodian task force dug in 48 miles north of Phnom Penh, Field reports said 3,000 fresh North Vietnamese were thrown into the offensive. In South Vietnam, US headquartersdisclosed that the entire fleet of CH47 Chinook helicopters has been grounded pending an investigation into possible defects into the twinjet aircraft. One of the big choppers crashed last month, killing several Gls. A separate Saigon report Saturday said the US. Air Force is using supersonic F4 Phantom jet fighter-bombers to fly low level runs over Communist supply routes in Laos and northern Cambodia to spot targets for attack. The Phantoms can cover more ground andare less vulnerable to Communist antiaircraft defenses than other American planes. Favoritismof Israel’ Russ Denounce Threaten Pres. Nixon's Arab Stand MOSCOW (UPI)—TheSoviet Union Saturday denounced President Nixon's Indochina ceasefire proposal as mere “dodging and shifting.” It was the first direct Soviet reaction to the plan. The reaction came in an editorial published in Pravda, the Communist party newspaper. The editorial was signed Flood Loss Climbsin By United Press International by Sergei Vishnevsky, a specialist in international affairs. The ceasefire plan is “five points aimed at legalizing and perpetuating the United States intervention in Indochina,” Vishnevsky wrote. Pravda’s description of Nixon’s proposal was similar to a statement by the Communist Vietnam News Agency, broadcast by Tass. “The United Statesis striving to legalize the U.S. aggression in South Vietnam,” the Vietnamese statement said. It also accused Nixon of trying to dodge demands for “‘speedy, unconditional withdrawal of all U.S. troops and the troops of satellite countries from South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.” The Pravda editorial said that the U.S. government “continues dodging andshifting in response to the people’s demandfor withdrawal of U.S. troops from Indochina.” Nixon’s proposal calls for keeping in office ‘the most odious figures of the Thieu-Ky regime,” the editorial said. Four Cambodian soldiers were reported killed and more than 20 wounded in the attack on the Cambodian task forces Saturday, raising losses this week to 13 killed and at least SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico 122 wounded. (UPI)—U.S. weather experts Saturday said possible showers UPI correspondent Kate Webbreported seeing 12 bodies could inflict new misery on clad in regular North Vietna- Puerto Rico where 35 persons mese Army uniforms and were killed and thousands left numerous trails of blood and homeless this week by rainflattened grass where it ap- swollen floods described as the peared the attackers had worst disaster in the island's cree other dead and wound- histor ry. The day dawned clear for the first time in a week in which up “They are trying to wear us to 36 inches of rain drenched down,” said Brig. Gen. Trong parts of the Island. But the Van Phanmoeung, commander U.S. Weather Bureau predicted of the 15-battalion task force. possible showers and @ spokes“Despite the seriousness of the man said even slight rain added attacks I do not think you can to the moisture in the saturated say we have reached an ground could cause more difficulties. impasse. Civil Defense Minister Ramon “They attack us every night, F. Calderon estimated the GRAND CAY, Bahamas leaving us too tired to make the damage would exceed $60 (UPI)—President Nixon resweeps and cleaning up opera- mini ion, laxed on a private Bahaman tions we need to, but we are “T have seen whole areas Island of a millionaire friend maneuvering.” completely under water, homes today while aides mapped a destroyed, cattle drowned and strategy to rescue his welfare vast damageto crops, and I am reform legislation. convinced this is the worst White House Press Secretary disaster in the history of Puerto Ronald L. Ziegler said Friday the administration’s welfare Rico,” Calderon said. During the four daysof floods plan is “still very much alive” about 90 roads were cut, 23 despite its rejection by the bridges destroyed or damaged Senate Finance Committee. and countless houses swept Nixon, his wife, Pat, his away by raging rivers. daughter and son-in-law, Julie Gov. Luis A. Ferre declared and David Eisenhower; aid his SALT LAKE CITY (UPI)—The a state of emergency and asked friend C. G. “Bebe” Rebozo name of Fourth District Court Judge Joseph Nelson was or- Washington for $14 million in flew by helicopter Friday dered to appear’on the district’s federal aid. Washington was afternoon to this island in the election ballot pending a Utah said to be awaiting final Atlantic about 100 miles east of Miami. e Court ruling on the damageestimates. state’s mandatory judicial retirement law. Judge Nelson, 73, filed his candidacy in June, but the secretary of state refused to Puerto Rico President Relaxes In Bahamas Nelson Gets Place On Ballot accept it on grounds that the law, passed by the Utah Party Candidates Praised By Governor Legislature in 1969, disqualified Gov.Calvin L. Rampton made an unexpected appearance at The act provides that a trial Saturday _night’s__ Provo judge must retire when he Democratic Precinct Dinner at reaches the ageof 70. the Royal Inn and personally endorsed party candidates. Judge Nelson filed a writ of The featured speaker for the mandamus with the state’s high evening was the governor's wife, court saying the law is un- Lucy Beth Rampton. Mrs. constitutional. The court Rampton insisted that her disc case, and said Nelson’s name mustbe allowed husband address the gathered until the merits of the case can Democrats. Gov. Rampton said he would be decided. like to have the Democratic His namecan be sticken from candidates from this area work the ballot if the court rules the with him, and said he recalled law consitutional, that wheh there was a Nelson because of age. Democrat-controlled legislature, “things moved ahead.” He hopes to have a working majority after the Nov. 3 elections. Mr. McKay commented briefly on one of his relatives who has comeout in support of his opponent, Richard Richards. “The McKays have a mind of their own,” he said. He further pointed outthat shelived outside the district, and couldn’t vote anyway. Mr. McKaysaid that he would be happyto match qualifications with his opponent, Richard Richards, at any time. He said Mr. Richards has been out of Utah tor the past year. U.S. Takes New Of Woman, 20,in Provo Look at Soviet ‘Thegirl was found bya friend, Richard Burr,also of Salt Lake City. He told the police that he had expected to meetthe victim Peace Attitude WASHINGTON UPI — Secretary of State Williem P. Rogerssays recent questionable in Salt Lake City Friday night and was worried enough about herto ride down to Provoto find her. He called the police on discovering the body at 2:10 p.m. The Provo City Police department and BYU Security are continuing the investigation. The cause of death may have Utah County Attorney M. been suffocation, they said. Dayle Jeffs immediately or- ‘There was a smallhibachi near dered an autopsy to determine tae feet of the body and a the cause of death, partially filled bag of charcoal Preliminary estimates were briquettes in the vehicle, The that the girl had been dead some girl was enrolled in classes at ~ 10 hours. BYU. , Anti-U.S. Peace Proposal AutopsySlated in Death The body of a 20-year-old girl was found shortly after 2 p.m. Saturdayin the back of a minibus parked behind a business located at835 N. 700, in Provo, Identified as the victim was Elizabeth Anne Okey, 227 Wasatch Ave., Salt Lake City. Thepolice investigation showed novisible signs of violence and werenotcertain of the cavise of death. 2.25 PER MONTH - PRICE 15 CENTS actions by the Soviet Union and MRS. LUCY BETH RAMPTON was the featured speaker at Saturday night's Democratic dinner at the Royal Inn in Provo but Gov. Calvin L. Rampton was unex- pectedly able to attend and spoke to party supporters from Provo and othe: parts of Utah County. With Gov. and Mrs. Rampton is its return to Cold War rhetoric havecaused the UnitedStates to have “some second thoughts” about whether Moscow really wants world peace. ButRogers rejected in a wideranging newsconference Friday the suggestion that these doubts were the reason Russia was not advised much in advance of President Nixon's five-point Indochina peace plan Wed- K. Gunn MeKay, candidate for Congress. nesdaynight. ‘ UPITelephoto PIERRE LABPORT, a Provincial cabinet minister at Montreal, was kidnaped Saturday after Canadian government rejected demands of kidnapers of a British diplomat. Quebec Official the Kidnaped MONTREAL | JPI) —A Quebec provincial Cabinet minister was kidnaped Saturday night 1. minutes after the Canadian governmentrejected prisoner exchange for the life of an abducted British diplomat. Pierre Laporte, The Egyptians warned the United States Saturday they were consulting with other Arab nations toward a united stand against American interests in the Middle East if Washington “continued its complete favoritism of Israel.” The seiniofficial newspaper Al Ahram also said Egypt would ask the United Nations to impose economic sanctions againstIsrael and expelit from the U.N, The warning came as an estimated 300,000 Egyptian university students began their academic year with a pledge to follow in the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s footsteps. The stucnts staged silent march. to Nasser’s grave and took oaths of “loyalty to the revolution.” In Amman guerrilla leader Yasser Arafat said the nine-day Jordanian civil war had opened provincial labor minister, was taken from his home by two men with machineguns, police in suburban St. Lambert, Que., reported. Laporte was grabbed at 6:15 p.m. EDT, only 15 minutes aftr provincial Justice Minister Jerome Choquette finished reading on radio and television a government counter-offer to the kidnapers of British diplo- way for military unity within the divergent Palestinian guerrilla groups. “A formula to realize military unity has been achieved,” Arafat told the Middle East News agency in an interview. “Tt is not unification (of the groups) or coordination, but something higher.” In Jerusalem the 24-hour Yom Kippur fast ended at Dusk Saturday and the cities came alive again following the solemn observance. Israeli spokesmen reported no major incident of fighting during the 24 hour period, and the holiday found the level of combatatits lowest point since the weeks following the end of the 1967 Middle East war. Al Ahram, the Cairo newspaper published by Egyptian Information Minister Mohammed Hassanein Heikal, warned the United States Saturday against any attempt to exploit the situation in Egypt following Nasser’s death. mat James R. Cross. Cross was taken hostage Monday by the Front de Liberation du Quebec (FLQ), an underground terror group seeking independence for French-speaking Quebec Province. Laporte was kidnaped while playing ball with his son in front of their suburban home, police said. Police roadblocks were thrown up throughout the Montreal area in an attempt to By United Press International intercept the kidnaners. Governmentinstallations and The second kidnaping came somelaw enforcement agencies so swiftly on the heels of in Utah have taken extra secChoquette’s counter-offer to the urity precautions as a result of Cross kidnapers that it ap- bombthreats from militant radpeared the men who kidnaped icals. Laporte were standing by near Local agencies and authorities his home, ready to movein. report -hey have received variChocuette, speaking for the ous instructions from officials be alfederal and provincial govern- in Washington, D.C., ments, turned down the main ert for the possibility of bombdemand made by the kidnapers ings by members of the milifor the life of Cross—the tant Weatherman organization. The instructions reportedly release of 23 jailed separatists with an airliner to fly them to said the Pentagon had received sanctuary in Cuba or Algeria. telephone threats against West But he offered the kidnapers Coast government installathemselves safe conduct out of tions. Maj. Gen. Maurice L. Watts, the country if they returned adjutant general of the Utah Cross unharmed. “No society can accept National Guard, said he has blackmail and murdei,” Cho- increased security at guard inquette said in rejecting the stallations, particularly aviation facilities. kidnapers’ main demand. Utah Takes Security Precautions Blast Tears Out Second Floor of N.Y. Courthouse By United Press International An explosion rocked a courthouse in New York City Saturday, and police tightened security at public buildings and airports on the West Coast in the face of an unprecedented wave of bomb threats. At Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., a threat to bomb the football stadium Saturday during a game with the University of Southern California caused police to closely examine spectators’ belongings. The stadium was searched before the game. The National Guard in California announced it had received information from undisclosed sourcesthat beginning at 10:30 p.m, PDT Friday night “the Weathermen will start attacking throughout the weekend every public building, aircraft installation, airer: and military building throughout the state.” In Washington Friday the Pentagon ad vised National Guard units to be prepared for possible terrorist attacks. As security was heightened in several states, a bomb blew out the secondfloorfront of a New York City courthouse at 1:20 a.m. EDT Saturday. A warning was telephoned by a purported Weatherman a half-hour before the blast. Nobody wasinjured. |