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Show r 7 INDE} la Amusements Caassified Comics Editoria! Obituaries Society PROVO, UTAH, SUN 22550PER ‘MONTH —PRICE 20 220CENTS India UrgesPolitical 3 Hijack Jetliner To Cuba TAMPA, Fla. (UPI)—Three black men, including two who have beenactivein revolutionaty activity in the San Fraucisco Bay area, seized a Trans World airlinesjetliner in Albuquerque early Saturday and hijacked it to Cuba The three men, wanted in the murder of a New Mexico policeman, brandished automatic weapons and a WEATHER Partial clearing with decreasing chance of snow or rain, probability 10 per cent today Cooler, highs in upper 30s, lows in the middle 20s. knife in Solution in Pakistan By United Press International good neighborly relations be- Boyra, told 100 foreign and tweenthe twocountries. Indian newsmen a squadron of UPIcorrespondent Patrick J. 14 Indian tanks of the 45th Minister Indira Gandhi has Killen, among the first new- Cavalryoutflanked the Pakistaurged Pakistan President Gen. msen allowed to visit border ni tanks and drove them more Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan areas when Indian restrictions than three miles into East to move toward a_ political were lifted Saturday, reported Pakistan Sunday, destroying or settlement of the East Pakistan from the border town of Boyra capturing 14 of them. civil war. in West Bengal that RussianRadio Pakistan, meanwhile, The spokesmen said the made Indian tanks scored a said Pakistani soldiers Saturmessage was relayed through majorvictory last week against daykilled 43 Indian troops and diplomatic channels at least American-made Pakistani wounded nearly 100 more in two days ago in response to tanks. fighting ‘“‘on the Calcuttaoe's Nov. 20 speech ae Col. C. L. Proudfoot, an Jessore road” in the western fri hip an of Indian intelligence officer at sector of East Pakistan. The Indian government spokesmen said Saturdaynight Prime commandeering the aircraft to Havana. Robert L. Goodwin, 24, also known as Ralph Goodwin, of Berkeley, and Michael R. Finney, 20, of Oakland, were members of the Republic of New Africa organization based in Berkeley, a group that advocates establishment of a black nation in the south. It was founded in 1968 in Detroit, Mich. The other hijacker was identified as Charles Hill, 21, of Albuquerque. The hijacked aircraft landed in Tampa for more fuel and to HONG KONG (UPI) — A allow 32 passengers to disem- North Vietnamese delegation bark. Six crewmembers, includ- led by Premier Pham Van ing three stewardesses, were Dong ended a visit to China taken on to Havana. Saturday with reassurances of continued support from the Crew Safe The FAA saidit learned from Peking regime in the battle Havana that the crew was “against the common enemy, “safe and sound”shortly after US. imperialism and its the plane arrived in Cuba at lackeys.”” Diplomatic sources in Hong 8:49 a.m., and that Cuban authorities ‘had the hijackers in Kong said the Hanoi delegation custody. apparently went to China to The FAA said late Saturday seek promises of continued it had not been able to support in the military, econdetermine when the aircraft omic andpoliticalfields. would be returnedto the United Theseincluded Sino-American States. reiations, the forthcoming visit “Don’t worry, I’ve been there to Peking by President Nixon, myself,” a stewardess reported- China's admission to the United ly told passengers when she Nations, and the internal power informed them hijack to Cuba struggle in the Chinese Commuwas in progress. A hijacker nist party leadership. held a cocked pistol to the head A joint communique, signed of the stewardess. for China by Premier Chou EnThe hijacking was the second lai, reaffirmed support for this week in the United States Hanoi and also said proposals and the 24th so far this year. put forth at the Paris talks by the Communist side provide One of the passengers, Kent Swigard, 24, a reporter for the “the correct basis for the peaceful settlement of the Spokesman Review in Spokane, Vietnam question,” Wash., described the hijackers as “organized and incredibly “To support and assist the calm.” Swigard and his wife Vietnamese and Indochinese Marie were on their way to peoples in their war against New York for a vacation. U.S. aggression and for national “The plane was 98 per cent salvation is the unshakabie filled and they were just about established policy of the Chito close the door when these nese Communist party and the three camebursting in with the Chinese government, and the last passenger,” he said. unshirkable invernationalist duty of the Chinese people,”’ the Suspects Identified Police identified the three communique said. suspects as Ralph L. Goodwin, Chou and other Chinese 24, of Berkeley, Calif.; Michael leaders gave numerous similar Robert Finney, 20, of Oakland, pledges in speeches since the Calif.; and Charles Hill 21, of Hanoi delegation arrived Nov. Albuquerque. 20. Hanoi Envoy World Help Urged in Halting War Reassured Be Peking SANTA CLAUS wasthere in all his glory during Christmas opening parade in downtown Provo Saturday. Here he smiles and waves to adults and childrenlining the parade route. (See story and pictures on page 2.) Nixon Dedicates Hospital As Eisenhower Memorial PALM DESERT,Calif. (UPI) —President Nixon Saturday dedicated a gleaming white hospital as a memorial to the late President Eisenhower, vowing to work to keep the nation physically, economically persons in brilliant 80-degree sunshine, ‘‘a dream come true. ” Nixon kept away from controversy in his off-the-cuff remarks, stressing his now familiar pledge to work for ‘a generation of peace.” In a and morally healthy, Mamie Eisenhower, widow of rhetorical escalation, however, the former president and World he added for the first time a War II general, termed the goal of “a century of peace.” But Gov. Ronald Reagan, who ceremony, witnessed by 15,000 Herald, Firemen to Join Again in Coordinating Sub-for-Santa Program As they have done every Christmassince 1945, The Daily Herald and Provo Firemenwill again sponsor the Sub-For-Santa program in Provothis year. Thiswill be the 27th Christmas the Herald and firemen have joined forces to act as clearing agency to the city’s needy Nixon Will Host Sato In January PALM DESERT,Calif. (UPI) —President Nixonwill play host to Japanese Premier Eisaku Sato at the Western White House in California Jan.6-7 in a meeting intended to repair U.S.Japaneserelations damaged by the “Nixon shock"’ of China diplomacy and economic restrictions, it was revealed Saturday. White House Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler said the San Clemente meeting—the third with allied leaders announced this week—would give Nixon and Sato a chance to confer before Nixon's scheduled visits to Peking and Moscow. Japan was hard hit economically by Nixon's decision to shore up the sagging U.S. dollar by imposing a 10 per cent preceded Nixon to the rostrum, struck a partisan note. He described as “socialized medicine’ the comprehensive national health care program proposed in Congress by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. The Nixon administration opposes the plan as too costly and hasoffered less inclusive measure, Mamie Speaks “One young senator is proposing $77 billion worth of health care ... It is socialized snedicine when they do it that way,” said Reagan whose father-in-law was a prominent Chicago physician. Mrs. Eisenhower struck a similar chord; “This has been done in the good American way. Ike believed in people children at yuletime — a sort of doing for themselves and not link between Santa Claus and all depending upon government.” the generous individuals and The $7.5 million hospital organizations who come to his construction cost was raised by aid when we job is too much for private contributions himalone. Nixon referred to the nation’s The newspaper and firemen medical care problems in a launched the programin 1945 to statementdistributed to newssupplant the old firemen men before the ceremonies community toy repair program began, — which had been outgrown by Bob Hope Jokes the increasing needs at “We have a very strong Christmastime. systemof providing medical service in America, but it can Here's how it works: be stronger, andit has to be,” It is NOT a cash or toy Nixon said, “The proposals we have submitted to Congress donation program. The person or organization wishing to speak to the weaknesses of the become a Sub-For-Santa gets the present system. They assure names of a family or farnilies that no American can be denied from the Herald Sub-For-Santa good health care because of desk, which hasin turn received financial needs, and that the them from the Utah County promise of good health care Welfare Department, Children and the expectation that the and their ages arelisted in each system can provide good health family, and fromthere on the care will be met. Sub-For-Santa carries the ball. Comedian Bob Hope, who The Sub contacts the parents, donated much of the land on finds out what the children want which the hospital was built, and need (within the financial referred to Nixon's recent means of the Sub to provide confrontation with AFL-CIO them) and sees that Santa gets President George Meany at the the necessary help to have them labor federation’s convention (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) Here are State-by-State Levels of Radiation surcharge on imports and by WASHINGTON (UPI) forcing au upward revaluation Every American eats, drinks, of the Japanese yen. Both steps breathes and absorbs some make Japanese goods more radiation nearly every day c” expensive in the United States, the year, but the dose is bigger Japan's leading overseas mark- in Denver, Salt Lake City or et. Cheyenne, Wyo., thanin Dallas, Nixon's announcementthat he New Orleans or the Virgin would visit the Communist Islands. Government scientists Saturleaders of China jolted Japanese foreign policy, Together, day released a state-by-state the China initiative and the breakdown of average “natural” economic steps are known in radiation levels throughout the Tokyoas the “Nixon shock.” United States andits territories. Sato's governmentis reported It is part of a study to be to be shaky as result of the completed next June to help the diplomatic temblors. Environmental Protec- tion Agency review radiation protection standards, The interim report showed that each American receives an average “natural radiation’ dose of 130 millirems per year, ranging from a low of 100 millirems in Texas and Louisiana to a high of 250 millirems in Colorado and 245 millirems in Wyoming, The average in Utah was 180 and in Idaho 170. Arizona averaged 145, Montana 175, Nevada 150, New Mexico 200 and Oregon and Washington 135 (Continued on Page 4) - Sens. Chinese Vice Foreign tea, left, ea Soviet Amb, Yakov A. “man enough” to renounce nuclear Assembly rostrum during U.N. sess! immediately afterward, indignantly rej allegations. China,Soviet In New Clash UNITED NATIONS (UPI)— China, accusing the Soviet Union of masking inner cowardice with outward toughness, has dared Russia’s U.N. representative to sue the rostrum of the General Assembly to renounce nuclear warfare. In the second direct clash between the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union this week, Chiao Kuan-hue,vice foreign minister of the Peking government, challenged Soviet Ambassador Yakov A. Malik to pledge that Russia would not be the first to use nuclear weapons, “If you are man enough, you Report Says Red Guerrillas Gear For Counter-Attack in Cambodia SAIGON (UPI)—Communist was called in to blanket the guerrillas in Cambodia struck area, Cambodian government back Saturdayfor the first time in the 6-day-oldallied offensive, troops skirmished with North and fresh arms caches indicat- Vietnamese attackers on three ed they are gearing up for a full-scale counterattack, field reports said. Holiday Road South Vietnamese troops backed by heavy U.S. air support slogged through the Cambodian rubber country north of Saigon against minor Communist resistance, South Vietnamese observation helicopter pilots discovered four fresh ammunition caches 15 miles north of the Cambodian rubber town of Krek and 20 miles north of the Vietnamese border. The caches were notstored in bunkers or even buried in the ground but were lying above ground covered with green Toll Climbs Toward 400 By United Press International The Thanksgiving holiday weekend traffic death toll climbed toward 400 Saturday, the third day of the four-day Pe riod. The National Safety Council had predicted that between 620 and 720 persons would die on highways in the United States during the holiday period that extends from 6 p.m. local time plastic sheets —a_ strong Wednesday to midnight Sunday. A United Press International indication that they had just been moved in and that the count at 2 p.m, EST showed 366 guerrillas are building up for a persons, had been killed in roadwayaccidents. counter-attack. A breakdown of accidental Helicopter gunships rocketed deaths showed: the caches, which blew up in a Traffic 379 series of secondary explosions Fires 41 indicating that they largely Planes 14 consisted of rocket and mortar Miscellaneous 25 shells. A U.S. B52 strike also Total 445 California counted 39 traffic fatalities, Mississippi 26, Indiana 24, Texas 23,Illinois 21, New By United Press International York 17 and Georgia 16, The Owyhee, a river which Tn one of the worst highway sides of Phnom Penh Saturday, UPI correspondent Kate Weob reported from the Cambodian capital, but there was no sign of eny serious push on the city. Guerrillas also struck in the Saigon area for the second time in two days Friday with a mortar bombardment of the district town cf Tan Uyen, The U.S. Army turned over its $50 million base camp at Chu Lai, 335 miles northeast of Saigon, to the South Vietnamese 2nd Infantry Division Saturday, spokesmen said. The turnover completed the withdrawal of the ill-starred 23rd Infantry (Americal) Division from Vietnam. Frank Church of Idaho said Saturday the civil war in East Pakistan is a “world tragedy” and called on the international community to “try and bring abouta political solution”to the problem, Speaking to newsmenafter a visit to East Pakistani war refugee camps at the Salt Lake area near Calcutta, Saxbe, a Republican, and Church, a Democrat, said they firmly believe that a settlementis still possible “without a war between India and Pakistan.” “The international community should try to bring about a political solution of the problem — which of course it is to do, and for which India is also trying,” Saxbe said. “But there is a limit to exerting outside influence on a particular country, which should be primarily responsible for a settlementof its problems,” he said, referring to the Pakistani government of Gen. Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan, Saxbe and Church drove straightto the Salt Lake camps from Calcultta’s Dum Dum Air- wili do it,” Chiao told Malik. “No fairy tales can distort our policy with has been forged and tempered over a period of more than half a century,” retorted Malik, suggesting that the purpose of Chiao’s speech Morning was to cast doubt “on the The senators went through the peace-loving policy of the Soviet camps,talked with the refugees and heard their accounts of sufUnion. Chiao had delivered his fering at the hands of the Pakispeech in response to ‘ges stani Army. made Wednesday by Malik that Peking and Washington were joining in a “duet” of ‘negativism” against Moscow’; proposal for a standing world disarmament conference structured to meetperiodically. has asked that the proposal not be put to a vote at the current assembly session. U.S. AmbassadorChristopher NEW YORK (UPI)—Federal H. Phillips made a similar courts issued temporary backrequest Friday. to-work orders Saturday to Malik took the rostrum longshoremenin 12 cities from immediately after Chiao spoke. Maineto the Mexican border. (t He indignantly rejected the appeared that commerce would Chineseallegations and said be back to normal in most Peking was trying to assume Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports leadership of the “third world” by Monday. in order “to use the third world Manyof the ports have been as a springboard and immedi- closed for 58 days by a strike ately becomea superpower.”’ that began in New York and Chiao said the Soviet Union spread southward as longshoreand the United States were men elsewhere walked out in encircling his country, He said sympathy. The federal governthere were large Soviet forces, ment moved Friday to get including rocket units, north of them opened. The court action increased to China in Mongolia. He said the United States 18 the number of ports where maintained a large number of dock workers were directed to military bases and nuclear return to tne jobs for u bases in Japan and Okinawa. preliminary10-dayperiod which Japanese Ambassador H. Tana- probablywill be extended to 80 ka immediately denied there days, keeping the eastern were U.N.nuclearforces in his waterfront open at least until February. country. Dockers Ordered To Work Mideast WarInevitable, Declares Syrian Leader; Arab League Meets By United Press International Syrian President Hafez Assad said Saturday in Damascus there can be no negotiations between Arabs andIsraelis and that another war in the Middle East is ‘inevitable and certain.” In Cairo, the defense council of the 17-nation Arab League met to decide how best to mobilize the military and economic resources of 110 million Arabs for any struggle flows through parts of Idaho accidents, eight persons, in2lud- to retain occupied territory and Oregon, was named after ing seven relatives from San from Israel, Israel has a an old pronunciation of Hawaii Antonio, Tex., in one car, were population of less than 3 after two Hawa killed Saturday in a headon million. froma fur trading pa crash of two autos on US. 90 Egyptian Foreign Minister areain the early roth Century Mahmoud Riad flew to New east of Del Rio, Tex. Now You Know radio claimed Indians had penetrated to about 10 miles westof Jessore, which lies near the border. Three Pakistanis were killed and 11 wounded in the skirmishes, Rado Pakistan said. A spokesinan said 31] Indian thrusts had been repulsed and 1,000 Indian military personnel had been killed since Sunday, while Pakistani losses were put at 30. The broadcast said each (Continued on Page4) York during the day for the U.N. General Assembly debate Israel maintains is needed to on the Middle East after telling restore the balance of power in ambassadors in Cairo that the Middle East es the result of Israel is seeking a pretext to Soviet arms shipments to the launch a preemptive strike against Egypt. Egyptians. Assad’s prediction came in a speech read by him by Vice The United Nations anPresident Mahmoud Ayyoubi to nounced Friday that the debate a conference of Arab scientists will begin on Dec, 3. There has been no reaction yet from in Syriancapital. “The only wayfor the Arabs Israel. Prime Minister Golda to regain their lands is by Meir is scheduled to meet the day before in Washington with armed struggle,” Assad said. “The battle between the Arabs President Nixon to discuss the and Israel is inevitable and worseningcrisis. certain.” = Informed sources said Mrs, He said Egypt and Libya linked with Syria in the Meir would press Nixon to Federation of Arab Republics approve delivery of the additional Phantom jet fighters agreed with him. |