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Show Page 10—THE HERALD,Provo, Utah Sunday, September 19, 1971 Defense ClaimsFinal Medina Murder Small Purge Brezhnev and Brandt Reported Hail Berlin Agreement Charge ‘Won't Stick’ MOSCOW (UP!) — Soviet “the joining by both these of the United Nations Communist party chief Leonid states I. Brezhney and West German organization and specialized have brought a temporary Chancellor Willy Brandt hailed internationalinstitutions.” ‘In accordance with an tightening domestically and a the new Berlin agreement slight purge of some so-called Saturday as a step toward earlier agreement, the Soviet liberals, authoritative diploma- European security and agreed Union and the Federal Republic tic sources reported Saturday. that normalrelations between will properly assist such a But the feared return of the East and West Germany now solution of the question,”’ it said. regime to all-out, hard-line appear possible. The two leaders made their Brandt also pledged his tactics has noi materialized. In fact, life appears to be c~atement in a joint commu- assistance in speeding the returning to its previous nique issued at the ccaclusion convocation of an all-European patterns, according to the of two daysof talks in Oreanda, security conference that would a resort city on the Black Sea include the United States and sources, Romania, which follows an coast in the Soviet Crimea Canada as participants. The external policy independent Brandt returned to Bonn later conference is a major foreign policy goal of the Soviet Union. from and in defiance of in the day The communique made no Moscow, puzzled the outside In Romania BUCHAREST (UPI)—Romania’s new hard-line party orders FT, MCPHERSON, Ga der as a bumbling officer who (UPI)—Lt, William L. Calley was always getting “lost,” now Jr., portrayed by his comman- stands alone as the mass murderer at My Lai. The only other man with such Salina Police Chief Wounded By Burglars charges pending against him, Capt. Ernest L. Medina, was cleared of all-but one murder count, even before his trial was completed. Calley, whe served Medina as platoon leader during the March 16, 1968 military opera- tion, stood trial previously and police chief in this small centre was convicted of 22 slayings - His life sentence was reduced Utah community receive SALINA, Utah (UPI The to 20 years, and the sentence is still under 2ppeal. would-be burglars behind a local Medina, like Calley, went on drug store, Chief Gordon Kiesel said he was onpatrolshortly after midnight when something caught his eye in a downtown ailey world when in June the regime announced a 17-point plan for tightening party controls and lesser perficial bullet wounds early Friday when he was shot at by trial, charged with 102 muriy but his testimonyconcluded Friday, the trial judge, Col. Kennety A. Howard, dismi or reduced all but one of the murder counts, He backed his patrol car to inMedina’s court-martial jury vestigate and a series of shots is expected to rule on that rangout. One of the bullets penetrated charge this week, and Medina’s his vehicle and lodged in a win- attorney contends the governdow center post, the chief said. ment never will be able to The bullet shattered, and frag- makeit stick. ments struck him in the arm. One of the charges he faced Bythe timehelp arrived from was ordering a small boy the Sevier County Sheriff's Of- killed. But Gene Oliver of Fort fice, the assailants had vanish- Lauderdale, Fla., told the ed, but they left behind a pile military jury he shot ard killed of burglar’s tools, Kiesel said. the boy on his owninitiative — me. ‘ ° naptha and alcohol tank cars. Aleobol flames were shooting 40 feet in air according to police. OVER-ALL VIEW of TP&W train derailment at Weston, Ill. Saturday which forced state police to evacuate small central Illinois town because of threat of explosion from burning the Kremlin of any pretext to accuse Romania of faltering Communist ardor — one of the arguments used by Moscow to motivate the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, Residents Flee HomesIn Illinois Town as Train Mishap TouchesOffFire were scattered along the right of way. Officials of the Toledo, Peoria and Western railroad were at the scene but they would not comment on the cause of the derailment. The 116-car freight train was eastbound on a run WESTON, Ill. (UPI)—Mostof packaging, Financial Squeeze Will the 150 residents of this tiny farm village fled their homes Saturday after 38 railroad Close Toronto Newspaper freight cars tumbled from the keep the paper alive. More recently, $5 million was acquired through the sale of peas in Maple Leaf Gardens and the Toronto Argonaut yea costs of2ee football team. The entire fund and a share of the was used to reduce the advertising dollar” had forced corporate debt of the Toronto Telegram. Attempts have been the decision, Bassett said. made to sell the newspaper as There was no indication of a going concern. For obvious exactly when the afternoon financial reasons no buyer was newspaper would cease publica- prepared to accept this ar tion but the statement said it sibility of continuing to publish. would “‘continue to appear for a “T have negotiated an agreement with a purchaser as He James Cooper, publisher of certain of the assets of the the Toronto Globe and Mail, Toronto Telegram and ami termed the decision to close negne to sell other asdown Canada’s fourth largest sets, daily newspaper “tragic.” Bassett took over as publishBassett said in the past two er of the Telegram in 1952. years the Telegram, one of The closing of the Te'egram three daily newspapers in will leave almost 1,000 emToronto, had lost about $2 ployes without work. In recent million and a loss of $1 million weeks Telegram management more had been anticipated for has been negotiating a new this year. eontract with several unions In a statement, Bassett said, ae the American News“In recent years a total of $8.3 Guild. million has been made availa- vrhe third Toronto daily is ble from other sources to try to The Star. discipline. The announcement co-incided with mounting Sovie pressure on the regime of President Nicolae Ceausescu who, according to diplomatic observers, may have wanted to deprive tracks, touching off a chemical fire. TORONTO (UPI)—Publisher John Bassett announced Saturdaythat the 95-year-old Toronto oe is going out of Top Guerrilla Killed in Brazil Shootout SALVADOR,Brazil (UPI)— Carlos Lamarca, whom the government considered the top guerrilla in Brazil, has been killed in a shootout with security police in Bahia state, the army announced Saturday. Lamarca, 33, was the mos wanted terrorist in Brazil. He was blamed by the government for leading the kidnaping of three ambassadors, including the United States’ C. Burke Elbrick, as well as the participationiina series of bank robberies, bombings and campaigns to broaden the guerrilla movementagainst Brazil’s military government. State police asked residents to move away from their homes before dawn as a precaution against a possible explosion from a freight car containing burning naphtha and anotherthat carried alcohol. from Peoria, Ill., when the cars jumped the track. About a year ago another TP&W train derailed about 60 miles east of here at Crescent City, Ill, destroyi'g several buildings when fire broke out in chemical tank cars. “The fire could be seen for five or six miles. It lit up the eky and sent smoke high into the air,” a fireman from nearby Chenoa said. “There wasn’t too much threat of fumes on the ground.” The chemical fires burned themselves out in about six hours andresidents returned to their homes even though other derailed boxcars were still smoldering. There were no| injuries. | | One of the derailed cars carried cans of tomato sauce and tomato paste, thousands of which exploded in the intense heat of the flames. The cans, as well as other freight and Collision Kills Engineerof Freight Train mention of the current disputes existing between East and West German negotiators working out details on application of the agreement on the status of Berlin. It was signed by Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the United States, the four powers administering the divided city, The communique said only that “considerable attention” was given to the agreement during the talks between Brandt and Brezhnev. “The sides agree that the reaching of this agreement creates good prerequisites for WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD ON ANY ADVERTISED ITEMS! further practical steps directed at improving the situation in the center of Europe, at consolidating security and developing cooperation on the continent,” the communique WEST GLACIER, Mont. said. (UPI) — The engineer of a The communique said an westbound Burlington Northern important step toward normafreight train was killed Satur- lizing relations between East day morning when his train col- and West Germany would be lided head-on with an eastbound freight west of here. The victim was identified as ned in the tangled wreckage and Melvin E. Dortzh, about 45, it took an hour and a half to Whitefish, Mont. get him out. A brakeman on the westbound The collision happened at 4:15 freight, Burt Schooley, White- a.m., one mile west of here. fish, was seriously injured. Au- The cause of the accident was thorities said Schooley was pin- not known. Re Railroad DamageSale OfG.E. Appliances Jack DuckettApplainceHasPurchased The Entire Stock Of Railroad Damaged Refrigerators — Freezers — Washers All Merchandise oO PEAR AAA Completly Checked And Fully Guaranteed ALL 1972 Models ManyItems Sold Under Original 5 oN MOS I REESE ae A) Cost Example: G.E. 9 Cubic Ft. Refrigerator Thin Line $124" eeeats Reis Oe S not a ely Ti co afety belts saves necks ‘0 mentionlives Weestimate that 8,000 tc 10,000 lives could be savedevery yearif everyone usedsafety belts As new car dealers, it’s not only frustrating for us to see people ignore their safety belts—it's heart breaking when we thin! of the serious injuries that could beprevented. 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