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Show WEATHER INDEX PROVO-SALT LAKE-OGDEN — Amapements Art-Drama Business-Stocks Cassifieid Comics a 30-31 49-55 48 Society Sports 341 1721 Baditorial Fair 3 Patches nigit 2ad fog. Highs near 40. Probability of precipitation were. winds. Utah as a “ whole, fair today. Patches night and morning fog. ~ $250 PER MONTH — PRICE 20 CENTS PROVO, UTAH, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY10, 1974 10iST YEAR, NO. 166 Truckers Continue tugged Back-to-Work Trend Aliocation Of Gas By RICHARD E. LERNER Return WASHINGTON (UPI) — As President Nixon urged striking drivers to “get all the trucks back on the road,” federal energy director William E. Rejected Simon Saturday ordered a mass reallocation of gasoline to relieve acute shortages in 12 states and the District of Columbia Nixon appealed for a quick end to the truckers’ walkout in a radio speech following a strategy session with senior U.S. delegates — including Simon —to next week's conference By Many By United Press International + Ke FRom Washington of major oil- consuming nations on ways to cope with the world energy ouk FRENDS ‘poypr up ale Si z a ey w Onto crunch. Simon meanwhile acted to “provide a better balance” of gasoline supplies across the im aely pac £ ii | country by ordering changes in Wyckoss, Detroit area scout executive, holds up a sign designating Gerald Ford as No. 1 Eagle Scout above the laughing vice president as he holds a plaque making him honorary Eagle Scout, Ford had just addressed a scout potluck supper in Detroit. Cn « fund-raising tour in Michigan, he dropped in on the scouting event while on his way to a dinner of his own. UPI Telephoto In Midair, Ford Sees In Britain Coal Miners Begin Strike LONDON (UPI) — Britain's 269,000 coal miners, defyinglastminute pleas from Prime Minister Edward Heathand their own union president, launched a nationalstrike Sunday that could crush Britain's already severely crippled economy. At midnight (8 p.m. EDT Saturday) the few coal miners still on the job walked out,iocked pithead gates and posted picket lines. The handful of pit ponies still used in the largely mechanized mines were brought tothe surface. In some coalfields, picketlines were set up more than 12 hours before the official strike deadline. Miners barred safety crews from entering the minesbutsaid management representatives could cross picketlines to carry out routine maintenance. In ‘the final hours, the mineworkers sealed off air shafts as a precaution against fire and explosion, checked pumps and shored up roofs of underground workings. Return to San Diego By JACK V. FOX Hordinskydisclosed measurements of the spacemen,taken in SAN DIEGO, Calir. (UPI) — a supine position when they first The Skylab 3 astronauts, came aboard Friday after shrinking in height but readapt- splashdown and then several ing to gravity with fewer hours laterin a standing position problems than other spacemen, after being re-exposed to the returned Saturday aboard the Seven Dead Rationing COLORADO SPRINGS,Colo. (UPI) — jet trainer carrying seven servicemen from wes lan Air Force Base, collided in mid-air ara By CHARLES W. BELL night with a larger jet and DETROIT (UPI) — Vice exploded. The seven men aboard President Gerald it. Ford said the trainer were presumed dead. Saturday night that unless the Arab embargo on oil shipments The larger NKC135, based at to the United States ends soon, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.. gasoline rationing may become landed safely. Authorities said it imperative. had been ona classified mission. “We do not want gasoline rationing,” Ford told RepubliThe trainer, a twin-engine T39, cans at a Detroit fund raising hit the tail section of the fourdinner. “But unless the oil engine celestial observation embargo ends soon, we may craft at 23,000 feet and blewup, have noalternative." according to a Federal Aviation Earlier, Ford told newsmen he Administrationofficial. Possibility Except for small groups of pickets on the windy,rainynight, pitheads were deserted when the strike began. Local mineworkers leaders said they were prepared for a lengthy walkout, lasting perhaps weeks. Robert Evans, a union organizer at pit near Wakefield in Yorkshire, said “Thisis not a political strike. We do not care what government is_ in could not say what he meant by power—Liberal, Labor or Con- “soon,” because that depends on servative. All we want is more developments currently underway in Washington and money.” Miningvillages throughout the elsewhere. He also said the Nixon coalfields were deserted after pubs closed down at 10.30 p.m. administration has decided to propose additional unemployand miners went home. The state-run National Coal ment assistance for persons out Board said in a statementas the of work in areas with high strike began: “The longer this unemploymentrates. Ford returned to Michigan,his . strikelasts, the more difficult it will be to restore normal home state, for the second time since becoming vice president working.” A Coal Board spokesmansaid, last December, making stops in “We sincerely hope this strike Kalamazoo, Saginaw andDetroit will be as short as humanly to help state Republicans wipe possible so we can get back to out a $590,000 debt whicl: dates back to the 1950s. workagain.” Despite hopes the Ford appearances would raise $400,000, GOP sources said, it appeared the party raised less Skylab Astronauts force of gravity, showed all had than $300,000. State GOP Chairman William McLaughlin said earlier that Watergate was hamperingfundraising. Ford ranintoscattered pickets in Saginaw and Detroit, manyof them carrying placards calling for President Nixon's impeachment. There was no trouble. Duringhis tour, Ford also tcok at midmoraing. They faced another round of elaborate medical tests by NASA doctors. After brief dockside ceremonies Sunday, they will fly to Houston in a medically equipped DC jet for a reunion with their wives and a hometown welcome climaxing their 84-day spaceflight—longestin history Although they are being allowed to rejoin their wives as soon as they return, doctors asked that they stay away a few days from their childrenlest they pick up germs. Carr has six children, Pogue three and Gibson two. Dr. Jerry Hordinsky, head of the NASA medical team aboard the New Orleans,said they were “probably in better shape” than their predecessorsin space. Noidentities of the dead were available immediately. A search party was organized shortly after the collision near Peterson a Field, an air base located re. The NKC125 was crippled in the collision but returned to Kirtland, located near Albuquerque, N.M., without furtherincident. currentperiod of “‘transition and ALL IS NOT HATREDin the Mideast, at poignant message: “To our friends from least not among the men whoactually did the fighting. As he evacuates the west bank of the Suez Canalthis Israeli soldier leaves this Cario or in Tel-Aviv. In Peace!!!” tricts using Colorado River water to raise taxes to two mills on the dollar. The old tax ceiling was one mili. ‘The tax increase was requested by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District to offset increased construction costs of the Central Utah Project. A second bill appropriates $8 million to the Utah And representatives of a major truckers groupin Florida agreed to resume citrus shipments SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — small-caliberbullets hit his front Monday. The Cleveland chapter of By United Press International Violence has stalked truck dri- windshield about4 a.m FASHalso accepted the plan, but Worthlin drove to the High- the group's Franklin, Ohio Egypt and the United States versinto Utah. are expected to resume full Authorities today investigated way Patrol station at Nephi chapter turned it down, and the diplomaticrelations shortly after three shooting incidents in the where he reported the incident. Youngstown, Ohio chapter was the completion of troop state where, until Friday, truck Officers searched the area but evenly split on the issue. Other disengagement from the Suez drivers had staged only peace- found no sign of the assailant. drivers in Louisiana, Iowa and front.on March 5, diplomatic fal blockades of truck stops to Police said they had no clues to Alabama rejected the p!an, and protest high fuel prices and low the gunman’s identity or one group of defiant drivers in sources in Cairosaid Saturday. speed limits. whereabouts. Batesville, Ark., named themThe move stems from Cairo’s Two of the shootings Friday The bullets failed to penet- selves “The boys who haven't recognition of the role Secre occurre+ near the Salt Lake rate the window and neither given upyet.” tary of State Henry A. Kissinger played in bringing abouta cease- County-Utah County line, and Worthlin nor his young son were President Nixon, in a nationfire stabilization accord one of the trucks was carrying injured. Thedriverleft his son in wide radio address, termed the Nephi and continued to Los following the October Arab- the U.S. Mail. truckers essential “to provide Israeli war and his engineering A third shooting was reported Angeles with his loadof grain. food, fuel and other supplies to Another driver for the Viking all Americans,”’ and urged them of the subsequent troop near Bridal Veil Falls in Proseparation agreement, the vo Canyon, but the Utah High- Delivery Service reported to Las to return to work. sources said. way Patrol could not find eith- Vegas authorities that he found “Now is the timeto get all the two bullet holes in the rear Israeli military sources said er the driver or the truck to trailer of his tandem trailer rig. trucks back on the road,” Nixon said. Israel and Egypt have already confirm theincident The unidentified driver said he thinned out much of the troop Patrolmen said Leo Worthlin, drove past Point of the Mountain In East Texas, independent concentrations they maintained Salt Lake City, was southbound about the same time Worthlin’s truckers stalled en masse at nearthe two strategic mountain on Interstate-15 nearPointofthe truck was shot. Lone Star announced Saturday Mountain when two Viking Delivery carries the they had agreed to contracts with passesofthe westernSinai 3 trucking companies andwill US.Mail. Later Friday the driver of be back on the roads by Tuesday. anothergrain truck told an Orem And in Tennessee,drivers in feed lot uperator someonefired severalareas said Saturday they two shots at his rig near Bridal were cranking uptheir rigs and Veil Falls. at least temporarily ending their The Utah Highway Patrol was part in the 10-day-old truckers unable to locate Devle Whitak- strike. er, a driver for Shuppe and Yost “T would say the majority of claiming responsibility for the she took the action after two Co. of Greeley, Colo. and no kidnap. To authenticate the associates, Rus:ell J. Little, 24, complaint was filed with drivers in Tennessee will go back Monday,” said Jim Shepherd of letter, a credit card belonging to and Joseph Remiro, 27, were authorities. arrested for a shootout with But Merlin Watkins of Grow- Donelson, a memberof the newly Hearst was enclosed. lice. Hearst said the text of the best Feed in Orem said he and formed Association of Davidson Little and Remiro werelater four other employes saw bullet County Independent Truckers. 3,000-word Jan. 17 letter would be printed in Sunday's editions of charged with murderin the Nov. holes in thetruck. Driver groups in Pennysl9 assassination of Oakland ‘The Examiner. “One shot went through the vania, Ohio, Illinois, California, School Superintendent MarcusA. Minnesota Wisconsin and ‘The Januaryletter was written window and the other blew out byfugitive Nancy Ling Perry, 26, Foster. The SLAin letter to the right rear tire,” Watkins North Dakota accepted the who as a teen-ager campaigned news media claimed respon- said. ‘The driver was prrtty plan. And mid-West Truckers Association Vice President Orfor Sen. Barry Goldwater, R- sibility for the killing. It said it shook up.’ ville Tombe said the decision of Arz., and later worked as a opposed him because of his Watkins said the driver ‘old his 20,000-member group to get topless card dealer in San position favoring use of police on schoolbuildingpatrols. him one shot came through the back on the road was “a major Francisco. Authoriti id they felt the window so he stopped to take a breakthrough."” Miss Perry was sought on charges she uried to burn down a SLA would ask for the release of look. As he got out of the truck Transportation Secretary home in nearby Concord where Little and Reriiro in return for anotherbullet hit the tire. Claude §S. Brinegar reported the SLA apparentlymaintained a Miss Hearst's release. The two Authorities were investigating trucktraffic up sharply on major men were being held in San headquarters. Authorities said Quentin Prison for security the incidert and trying to lo- highwaysin the last 24 hours. He reasons. Theirtrial date has net cate Whitaker. The FBI wasal- said traffic in Indiana, Illinois so checkingall three shootings to and Michigan was 80 to 90 per beenset. Miss Hearst was kidnaped by see if anyfederal laws had been cent of normal, while “violent incidents were downsharply.” two black men and a white broken. BERKELEY, Caiif. (UPI) — The father of kidnaped Patricie Hearst Saturday ordered his newspaper to print a letter Francisco. Miss Hearst, 19, was abdict- ed from her Berkeley apartment Monday night, and on Thursday the Symbionese Liberation Avmy sent a letter woman. FBI agentssaid they did not believe Miss Perry was the woman who invaded the University of California student's orizes water conservancydis- UPI Telephoto U.S. Egypt Utah Shooting To Resume Ties, Report Reports Probed Water Districts Get OK to Up Tax has signed 10 of more than 40 bills passed by the session. He has five more days to complete action on therest One bill signed Friday auth- Good Bye and see you someday ix government Letter From Terrorist Group Governor Signs 5 Measures SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — With five strokes of his pen, Gov. Calvin L. Rampton this weckend gave water conservancy districts the Tight to raise taxes and spent $million. He also consolidated six retirement prograins into one, adjusted the field strength of the Utah Highway Patrol and extended disabilitybenefits to people permenantly disabled before 1949. Rampton signed into law five bilis passed duringthe 20day budget session of the Legislature. So far, Rampton Egypt: : rejecting Kidnaped Girl’s Father Prints received last month explaining the philosophy of the terrorist group holding hercaptive. “Maybe it will give peuple some insight (into the organization)” Randolph A. Hearst, president and editor of The San Francisco Examiner, said at a the oppurtunity to appeal for news conference at his home in support for Nixon during the Hillsborough just south of San USS New Orleans after a record shrunkin a short spaioftime. tria}” at home. 12 weeks in orbit. Carr's measurements went In assessing the energy from5-9 %to 5-8 %4, Gibson from situation, Ford said the adGerald P. Carr, Edward G 5-10 % to 5-9 42, and Pogue,a full ministration is doing everything Gibson and William R. Pogue inchfrom 5-9 7% to 5-8 % it can to minimize the shortages. were in excellent condition as the recovery ship docked in San Diego Jets Collide votes pledges to freeze fuel prices, and scattered violence continued. Mike Parkhurst, editor of Overdrive magazine, said govemment proposals to end the strike were “unworkable” and termed talk of an end to the walkout “a giant smokescreen.”” Parkhurst predicted the walkout barge’ A key group in Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh chapter of the Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers (FASH), voted overwhelmingly to return to work. Biceniennial Commission. to finance projects commemorating the nation's 20th Birthday. Thebill allocates $65. million to one principle project—a concert hall and fine arts center for Salt Lake City. The remaining $1.5 millionwill be distributed among the other counties of the date when the field strength of the Utah Highway Patrolis adjusted. Until now, the patrol had oneofficer for each3,800 vehicles as of Dec. 31 of each year, To keep the field strength more current, the date was moved upto July 1—thefirst day of thefiscal year. the state. A third bill consolidates the yearly appropriation for six ‘The final bill signed Friday makes disability benefits State retroactive to cover people retirement programs into one lump sum.It was a bookkeeping measure. Another bookkeeping okeyed by Rampton changes permenantly disabled before 194S. Sponsors of the measure said less than two dozen people will be affected. apartment. However, there were reports a white woman waswaiting in oneof the twovehiclesused in the escape. In the January letter Miss Perry said she had changed her name to ‘‘Fahizah."’ She said the name means “one who is Victorious... am a freedom fighter.” In another developmentin the kidnap case, Steven A. Weed, 26, also a UC student and’ Miss Hearst's fiance, was released from the school’s Cowell Hospital, where he had been under treatment for a savage beating at the hands of her kidnapers. Utah Truck Drivers Want No Violence, OwensTold MURRAY, Utah (UPI)—Rep. Wayne Owens, after meeting for three hours with Utah truckers Saturday, said the drivers were unanimous only on one thing: theywantno violence. “T would say there was almost a violent reaction tu vioae Owens said in an inthe.Utah Democrat said he feels the 250 drivers he met with were divided on mostofthe other major issues involved in the iudependenttruckers’ strike, and governmentproposalsto endit As for Friday's scattered incidents of shooting: at trucks-on Utah highways, Ownssaid: “If that was a trucker he was a rarity. The others, as near as I can tell, have a sense of responsibility. But they also have some real grievances. Everybody condemned violence over there today. “The outlaw who's firing the shots is certainly not representative of those I met with today.” ees WITH THE SCOUTinsignia as backdrop, Joe the original mandatory fuel allocation formula to divert gasoline from “‘well-supplied areas’ to others running chronicallyshort. Independent truck drivers voted to return to work in growing numbers Saturday, apparentlyending the worst of a 10-day drivers strike that had halted critical food shipments and threatened some industries with virtual shutdowns. Authorities in a dozen states, while cautiously keeping National Guard troops on standby alert, reported traffic near normal, However, pockets of dissatisfaction were apparent in some |