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Show WEATHER INDEX afte PROVO-SALT LAKE-OGDEN — Generally fair through Tuesday, but with areas of locally dense fog night and morning hours. Siow warming trend. upper teens to low 20s. PROVO, UTAH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY il, 1974 101ST YEAR, NO. 167 AAAS Rocke t Test Flight Ends In Blow-Up Gasoline Output Step-Up WASHINGTON (UPI) — Fed: eral energy chief William E. Simon says there is nowenough home heating oil so that refineries can begin using more of their crude oil to make $2.50 PER MONTH — PRICE 10 CENTS, U.S. Asks Global Unity In Solving Oil Problems 13-Nation Meeting gasoline. On Sunday Simon said that some refiners already have increased gasoline output and that reports indicate gasoline production for the week ending Feb. 1 was2 per cent higher than the weekbefore. “We want refiners who have adequate disti!late and residual stocks to increase gasoline yields in orderto alleviate someof the CAPE CANAVERAL,Fia. (UPI) — A Titan Centaur rocket like those assigned to send unmanned robot spacecraft to search for life on Mars hadto be destroyed on its maiden flight today when its third stage failed to ignite. ‘The 115-foot-high rocket leaped spectacularly from its pad at 9:48 a.m. EDT but the Space Agency announced 17 minutes later that the Centaur stage hadnotignited, had strayed off course and had been blown up by remote control. it was a frustrating end for an $18 million test mission which nad been aimed at testing the Titan-Centaur combinatiun and for a model of the Viking spacecraft the boosterwill launch toward Mars. There was no immediate explanation of what went wrong. ‘The rocket made a breathtaking takeoff, zooming up quicklyon the 2.4 million pounds of thrust of the Titan’s first stage, given extra kick by twobig solid fue! booster rockets strapped to its sides. Riding an orange pillar of flame andtrailing a snowy white contrail that arched over the Atlantic, the rocket was clearly visible until it dropped the two solid fuel boosters about two minutes after !aunch. The Space Agencysaid the Centaur stage ~'as supposed to ignite eight minutés after liftoff but that launch controllers failed to Ssa signal from the rocket confirmingthis had ha] pel An effort to ignite the stage by remote control failed and, with the space vehicle veering off course over the ocean, the rangesafety officer detonated an explosive charge in the craft with the flip of a toggle switch in the control room. By RON BARKER A Postal Employee Development Center, to help Provo postal workers “improve whole person,” was Nixon Sends Transit Plan To Congress WASHINGTON (UP!) President Nixon’s transportation proposalswill ask for a sixyear commitmentof $16 billion, sien local officials to emphasize mass transit insteadof highways. His legislative package, announced in a nationwide radio address eee’ goes Nixon also said he wants Congress to authorize $2 billion in federal loan guarantees for modernizing railroads. “Today our railroads are more necessary than ever,” he said. He called his proposals “the largest federal commitment ever to the improvement of public transportation in our cities and towns,” They are designed, Nixonsaid, to provide diversity in public transit while taking into account “the need for transportation without environmental damage, without wasted energy and without congestion.” Twoshirds of the $16 billion would be allocated to state and local governments. “Local officials, who understand your community better than any bureaucratin Washington, would determine transporation priorities, choosing between construction of highways or public transit systems or the purchase of busesorrail cars,” Nixon said. At Capital WASHINGTON (IPIK( Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger offered today to share American oil in emergencies with allies and called for unity of action to headoff another Great Depression in a world vulnerable tothe Arab embargo. shortages weare experiencing,” Simon said. "However, we must be cautious about makingshifts to maximum gasoline production where inventories of distillat~ Ultimately, Kissinger said in opening a 13-nation conference on oil, the oil-produr‘ng states and the oil-importing states must get together in their own self-interest on a long-term definition of what constitutes a fair price for oil. Otherwise, the Arabs will lose their market, he said, Kissinger attacked go-it-alone tendencies of European countries, especially France, which are far more dependent on Arab oil than the United States. “These global dilemmas cannot be avoided through exclusive. nie arrangements,” (Continued on Page 6) Prime Rate In Slight Reduction NEW YORK (UPI) — A quarter-point reduction to 9 4 per cent in the primeinterest rate was adopted Monday by most of the major banksin the Gal ‘The cutbackin the interestrate that banks charge their largest and most creditworthy customers signified a loosening ef the country’s monetary supply, although it remained tight by comparison with a prime rate of about 6 per cent that prevailed a year ago. The prime rate reached its officially dedicated at historic high of 10 per cent last end-of-week ceremonies. ‘The training center, located in September, but two to three months later it began to decline the basement of the Provo Post Office, houses a variety of by quarter-point reductions. It teaching machinesandwill serve moved to a prevailing level of 9 as a place for employees to % per cent in Decemberandto 9 become more proficient in their 4% percentin January before the latest round of cuts began last skills. According to Provo week. ‘The reductions announced last Postmaster Robert O. Strong,it is the first step in an educational week by such banksastheFirst program which may one day National City Bank of New York enable an employee te earn a were effective Monday, when college degree without ever others such as the Chase Manhattan and Manufacturers having to leave the PostOffice. Hanover Trust announced they Dignitaries Attend Richard Duncan, regional were matching the 9 '4 per cent training director for the Postal rate immediately. Other leading banks throughService, attended the dedication Friday, as did R.S. Greenburg, out the United States made district _manager-postmaster similar announcements _last from Salt Lake City, and week and Monday. The Cleveland Trust Co. of dignitaries from Provo, Utah Cleveland, Ohio,cutits rate by a Countyandthe state. Mr. Duncannoted thattraining halfpoint to 9 per cent, butit was was fairly recent endeavorin alone among the major banks in the Postal Service, the first going to that rate. programs having been prime rate, which is implemented in the 1950's. A affected by Federal Reserve very small part of the budget policy as well as monetary goes for training hesaid. ly and demand,sets a tone Buttraining is vital, he said for business activity throughout and attitudes will change with the nation. in the rate ultimatethe development of the PEDC concept aroundthe country ly affect all interest rates, but PurposesListed there is a considerable timelag The primary purpose of the before consumer installment centers is to train employees to credit, automobile and small do their current jobs more business loans, and mortgages efficiently. A secondary purpose are affected. (Continued on Page 6) Postal Training Unit Dedicated their Highs Tuesday in low 40s, low tonight ¢ Fran ‘hae been bargaining with the Arabs by itself and U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE Henry Kissinger, right, greets German Foreign Minister Walter Scheel at today’s opening session ofanoil conferenceat the State Department Scattered Violence the Ohio Turnpike, the nation. wide truckers’ strike appeared to be ending today—butnot without dissension participants. among the Unity Committee have voted in favor of the agreement...and wantto return to work. “T am of the opinion we have reached the best agreement possible and should go back to workstarting at 9.a.m. Monday. I expect all FASH members to leave any picketlines as wewill continue our efforts to further explain the agreement, so that dissident groups will realize the benefits being offered.”” Striking drivers wheeled their rigs onto the country’s highways in increasing numbers Sunday, while others defied President Nixon's plea to end their strike. Scattered violence continued, spreading to the West Coastfor the first time in the work sstoppage. In Pittsburgh, a spokesmanfor the Truckers Unity Committee, an umbrella organization which claims to represent most of the striking factions, said drivers were “voting overwhelLONDON (UPI) — Striking mingly” to accept a tenative mineworkers clashed today with agreement reached in Washing- safety crews in the second ton last Wednesday. consecutive day of violence in William J. Hill, national Britain's coal strike and Prime chairinan of the Fraternal Minister Edward Heath charged Association of Steel Haulers that the Labor Party had moved (FASH) and the unity commit- too farleft. The agreement freezes diesel oil prices, provides a surcharge to offset spiraling fuel costs and guaranteees fuel supplies for truckers. It does not include a Toll back in the price of diesel fuel or provide for increased speed limits on the country’s highways, two of the truckers’ major demands. = Nixon, in a nationwide broadcast Saturday, urged the drivers to end their strike “to Britain Coal Strike Stirs New Violence tee’s chief negotiator, said "A vast majority of the “The whole axis of the Labor members of organizations Party has swung to the left represented by the Truckers wing,” Heath said atthe first of a scheduled series of daily news conferences leading up to the Feb. 28 elections. Heath called Sunday announced a $5 billion deal with Iran. Japan, another dependent country, urged a goslow policy toward any move likely to antagonize the Arabs. In the Mideast, Libya, Saudi Truckers Strike Slacks Off ByUnited Press International Twelve days after it began on the snap election last week to seek a mandate from British voters to dealwith the strike. s. Former Prime linister Harold Wilson, the Labor leader, and Liberal rival Jeremy Thorpse also scheduled daily press conferences Wilson denied the charges of leftist infiltration in his party, saying “I haven't found any Reds under my bed.” He accused Heath of ‘‘disastrous and divisiv” tactics in calling the election atthis time. provide food, fuel and other supplies to all Americans.” But in Ohio, a hotbed of the work hault, George Rynn, president of the Council of Independent Truckers (CIT), said about 500 members of group “voted 100 per cent” Sunday to reject the governmentproposal. Rynn denied reports that he had fired Leonard Fleet, an attorney who represented the CIT in the Washington negotaitions, but said the lawyerdid not show upatthe group's meetingin Barberton Sunday. “So I assume he quit,”* Rynn said of Fleet. “We may hire someone else to represent us. It will not be me.”” Doc Holder, president of the National Council of Independent Truckers, said he was disappointed with the Barberton meeting because he was not able to hear the government’s proposalexplained. Holder said the meeting was “strictly an Akron, Ohio, group of owner-operators. They wouldn't even let the man who mas to give the government's version of the proposal into the building.” Elsewhere in Ohio, voting ranged from a 152-80 (Continued on Page 6) Arabia and Kuwait all denounced the mecting of the World Energy Conference,called by the United States, Libya called it “an American trap.” It appeared doubtful that the two-day conference would meet the original U.S. goal—a“code of conduct” to govern two-way deals between oil-buying states and the oil-exporting states to prevent the Arab countries from playing off the industrial nations against each r Kissinger’s offer to share U.S. oil with others camein an outline of promised American contributions “to a common solution”to the world’s oil crisis. “The United States declaresits willingness tc share available energy in tires of emergency or prolonged shortages,” he said “We would be prepared to allocate an agreed portion of our total petroleum supply provided other consuming countries with indigenous production do likewise... Japan's foreign minister, Masseyeshi Ohiri, exp sympathy with the Arabs” *feeling of insecurity” arising out of fear of the eventual depletion of their sole resource—oil. ‘The conference was conducted at the State Department— behind closed doors—with the foreign ministers of Belgium, cate, Denmark,France, West Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway,Britain and the United (Continued on Page 6) From 4 Utah CountyLegislators Utah Session Gets High Marks — President Sets Appearances In the South WASHINGTON (UPI) President Nixon will fly to his Key Biscayne home Wednesday and will make public appearances in Miami and Huntsville, Ala, during an extended weekendin the South, the White House announced today. Nixon will participate in dedication of the newly coimpleted south buildingof the Cedars of LebanonHealth Care Centerin downtown Miami Thursday and is expected to appeal anew for rt. of his new national fate eaisnit ise offices. The foreign ministers of 13 major oil-consuming countries are meeting to seek a formula to cope with the worldwide petroleum shortage. UPI Telephoto. EXAMINING LEARNING AIDS in Provo Post Office’s new Postal Employee Development Center (PEDC)are, from left, Richard Duncan, regionaltraining director for the Post Office; B.S. Greenburg, district ‘ manager-postmaster; William M. Robertson, manager of the Provo PEDC; and Robert 0. Strong, Provo postmaster. The Provo PEDC was dedicated last weekend. In retrospect. Utah County’s bill, relief for the Central Utah state senators and Water ConservancyDistrict, and tepresentatives generally feel the three proposed constitutional the recent budget session of the amendments which will be legislature was one of the placed on the nextballot. CompetitiveBills smoothest and best operating in SpeakerNielson indicated that history. Howard C. Nielson, Provo, the Deseret Livestock land Speakerof the House, praised the purchase, which was rejected, excellent cooperation between and the appropriation for the the two houses and between the bicentennial observance, which political parties. “The budget was passed, were really workwasdonein good order; all competitive with eachother State Senator Ernest H. Dean, committees finished their work by the end of the second week, American Fork, Senate minority and we covered more other leader, said he was generally Major legislation than we pleased with the session, but he normaliy would have,” he was disappointedin the defeat of two measures. lared. He was disappointed in the aker Nielson listed 10 majorpiecesoflegislation which rejection of $8 milfion in building he considered the top funds for Utah Technical accomplishments of the budget College, andin thedefeatof a bill session. They included the land which would have controlled use bill, indemnificationof state sneculators who are developing employees, money man- recreational and camping agement act, the abortion facilities in the area “This bill Statute, amendments to the would have put the corporations criminal code, the paramedics underthe securities commissicn,’ but its defeat meansthere is no control by a regulatory body, and it leaves the public opento being fleeced,” he declar2d. ManyMatters Remarkingthat “we were able toputit together verywell,” Sen. Dean pointed to the great number of non-budgetary matters which were handled within the regular 20-daysession “I am pleased that we were able to get $8 million for the bicentennial observance, with $1.5 million going for projects throughout the state,” he said. He indicated that some of the uneywill be used for a project in American Fork Canyon te recapture some of the history there. FundingSatisfactory Heindicated that he felt the budgets for the State Training School and Utah Technical College were satisfactory, and he expressed pleasure that legislature appropriated new educational money for the training school some that “ some of the kids who havenothad the benefit of an educational or recreational program can now have those advangages.” He added, “We haven't goneas far as we need to in that area.” He also expressed pleasure that the Land Use Bill was passed, so that the 29 counties and the cities wil! be acting somewhat alike in terms of planniong. Siate Representative Karl N. Snow, Provo, also exp approval of the Land Use Gil, even though it was. watitered-down version. “Tbelieve in setting up the state commission we have established the legislative intent that every countyeetto provide a master plan,” he re Was a He recogni _ ized that ther great deal of misunderstanding the bill, erlang that it was not designed to (Coutinsed on Page $) x |