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Show —s WEATHER INDEX ING Chea 01ST YEAR,NO. 165 barrel, and Jackson warned “unless weact on a rollback the situation could lead to an economiccrash.” Details of the agreement between federal officials and one sector of the truckers have not been fully disclosed—but they do not include rollback. Simon,in an interview of the CBS Morning News show, said “It is unclear to me or to anyone exactly how many truckers indeed are not agreeableto this package” which includes a provision for the independent operators to pass through a 6 per cent surcharge to help compensate for the higher fuei prices. Mike Parkhurst, editor of the truckers magazine Overdrive and spokesman for one faction, said the agreement was “‘another smok_screen” and predicted it would lead to more violence on the nation’s highways. Simon, defending the lack of a rollback provision, said “we should continue as we are, under the law, to control prices at a reasonable level, not the explosive emotional level of world prices but at a reasonable ievel that will assure us that we're going togetthe investment needed to give'the ability for selfsufficiency.” Ranks Spiit Brings “The“Senate, stalled over a rollback provision intreduced by Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D-Wash., put off a vote on the emergency energy act until Feb. 1$—after it returns from a Lincoln'sbirthday vacation. The By United Press International bill would give President Nixon The government's chief in the strike by sweeping powers to deal with the negotiator independent truck drivers said energy crisis. Nixon summoned top ad- today truck operations had increased 20 per cent in the last ministration officials to the White House for a late-morning day and could be back to full meeting to review the coe scale within the next few days. W. J. Usery, Jr., a presidensituation and get: an updat report on the outlook for tial assistant and the adminisincreased operations by the t rat io n’s top labor troubieshooter, reported on the striking drivers. Meanwhile,the oil minister of latest developments in the nineAlgeria said today his country day-old truck strike after wants to re-establish normal oil meeting with President Nixon supplies to the United States, but and other top administration Teiterated the Arab embar- Officials at the White House for a go will not be lifted until Israel 45-minute strategy session. evacuates all territory occupied Despite Usery’s optimism, the independent truckers remained during the 1967 Mideast war. Belaid Abdessalam said he split over the proposed was surprised to hear Secretary settlement, and fresh violence of State Henry Kissinger erupted in scattered sections of describe the continued oil {ne country. embargo as “‘blackmail.” He said that Algeria and other Arab nations had been assured the United States was ‘‘working actively to assure peace in the Mideast. NewStrike Violence Jackson, speaking to the States Should Control Rationing, Says Simon Energy Controls Institute, repeated his call to roll back oil ByUnited Press International increasing trend toward prices to $5.25 a barrel. The gasoline rationing was given a current unregulatedprice is $11a boost Thursday when federal energy chief William E. Simon urged states to set up their own rationing systems. In many places the systems are regional rather than statewide, creating a checkerboard effect. Thirteen states now Oil Nation Stays Firm On Embargo WASHINGTON (UPI):— The oil minister ofAlgeria said toda: his country wants to reestablisl normaloil supplies to the United States, but the Arab embargo will not be lifted until Israel evacuates all territory occupied during the 1967 Mideast war. Belaid Abdessalam said he was surprised to hear Secretary of State Henry Kissinger describe the continued oil embargo as “blackmail.” He said that Algeria and other Arab nations had been assured the United States was “working actively to assure peace in the Mideast.”” "Blackmail, if you must use that term, tas been against Arabs,” he said. “For a long time its the Arabs whose landis occupied, the Arabs who have a part of their people in refugee camps, and I think its very difficult to talk about blackmail whenthe Arabs are under such threats and have suffered so much damage for 70 years without international feeling doing anything aboutit.” Trucks were fired on in Pennsylvania and Mississippi early today, and two truck drivers were shot and wounded in Ohio. Transportation Secretary Claude S. Brinegar, head of a newly created federaltask force to deal with the trucking situation, saia the government was proceeding with contingency plans for maintaining needed deliveries of food, fuel and other commodities which have been in short supply in somepaits of the country as result of the strike. But Brinegar joined Usery in offering an optimistic forecast, saying “I’m quite encouraged and I think we'll see (truck) traffic moving upquite rapidlyin thenext few days.” Usery and Brinegar appeared (Continued on Page 3) Evidence Meeting ‘Lengthy’ WASHINGTON (UPI) — Watergate Prosecutor Leon Jaworski. and White House lawyers held a “lengthy meeting”today, apparently to discuss the Tatest dispute over obtaining further evidence from President Nixon for the grandjuries investigating the scandal. There was no_ indication precisely what wasdiscussed, or whether any progress was made toward meeting Jaworski’s recent request for more tapes and documents short of a court battle. “The special prosecutor and White Housespecial counselheld a lengthy meetingthis morning,” Jaworski's office said in a terse statement. ‘’The matter remains under discussion."” have some form of gasoline control within their horders. In Albany,N.Y.; Assistant U.S. seer of ‘Transportation T, Sail sae aco allocation plans adopted by various states snould be considered interim steps and urged the country to prepare for possiblefull-scalerationing. In his telegrams to governors urging the introduction of rationing programs, Simon said an optional form of rationing would “discourage a rash of panic buying which has caused time delays, personal inconvenience and extra traffic pos around service stathe most popular form of rationing is the so-called “Oregon GasDistribution Plan,” where motorists with evennumbered license plates get fuel one aay and odd numbers the next, with Saturday as a freefor-all gas-buying day. Binder, who spoke at a seminar on the impact of the energy crisis on transportation, has asked that all metropolitan areas have contingencyplansfor energy conservation ready by March 15 and that the plans be implemented by May 1. His request went in letters to the governors of severalstates. New York, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C., and Washington stato have announced plans en gasoline controls next Utah Truck Fired On; No One Hurt POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN, Utah (UPI) — A trucker and his young son were fired on twice with a smali-caliber weapon early today as they hauled grain along Interstate 15 from Salt Lake city to Los Angeles. The slugs rivoted off the windshield ir front of the boy, and no one was injured. ‘The Utah Highway Patrol said the shooting was apparently connected with the nationwide truckers strike. Driver Leo E. Worthlin ofSalt Lake City drove south for nearly an hour before reporting the incident, the UHP said, and whoeverfired the shots was gone before patrol cars arrived at the scene of the shooting pt a said Worthlin dropped off his son, whose name and were 'not available, and conte on to Las Atgeles The truck is registered to Standard Transportation Co. of , Idahe. ‘TheUHP said if the bullets had passed through the tractor windshield, they would havehit Worthlin’s son. The UHP saidelsewhere in the state truck stops were open and trucks rolling, after a week of sporadic closures forced by the independentdrivers. ‘The patrol said there were no problems reported anywhere in the state today. iy to upper 3s, measurable 10 per cent or less. $2.50 PER MONTH — PRICE 10 CENTS, PROVO, UTAH, FRIDAY, FEBRURARY 8,1974 Rollback Hitch Hampers Pact WASHINGTON (UPI) — Federal energy chief William Simon todayall but ruled out a diesel fuel price rollback demanded by striking truck drivers as part of an agreement the government hoped would start the big rigs rolling again. Independent drivers split today over accepting the government agreement hammered out ary : large of the loosely-organinches still demanded a rollback. But,Simon said,“a rollback in itself is counterproductive...just the most‘unproductive thing in the world” because it would e domestic expioi ation and oe of new oil warming Probable Smooth Landing Caps Longest Space Flight ABOARD USS NEW ORLEANS (UPI) — Thelast Skyiab astronauts landed in the Pacific today and were reported in very good shape from man’s longest spaceflight, an 64day, 4.5 million mile journey that opened the way for a trip somedayto Mars. Gerald P. Carr, Edward G. Gibson and William R. Pogue splashed down only 6,000 yards from this veteran recovery ship at 11:17 am. EDT and were hoisted aboard 39 minutesiater. ‘The New Orleans was 176 miles southwest of San Diego. “It's good to be back,” said rr, commander of the mara- their seared capsule and then climbed, smiling and waving, onto a platform. They walked a bit wobbly to nearby chairs on a truck which carried them to a nearby laboratory for 6 '2 hours ofdetailed medicaltests. thon Skylab 3 mission which “The crew is obviously very, began last November. “Nice to very good,"’ said a shipboard be home,” Gibsonsaid. spokesman afterconferring with The three astronauts got a NASA flight surgeon Dr. Jerry quick medical checkup inside Hordinsky. “They're a_ little ay but in fine shape." astronauts landed in anne gentle seas and there was no indication that they had experienced some of the seasickness symptoms exhibited by their predecessors. Before going aboard the New Orleans, the pilots took their pulse rates to see how well they were adjusting to the sudden exposure to gravity after going without it for nearly three months. They wore special pressure pants to prevent blood from Pooling in their legs and causing dizziness. “Well done,” said Pogue, obviously excited and happy afiersplashdo America’s fir rst space station was left behind in a 289-283 mile high orbit where it is to drift like a ghost ship around earth for at least five to eight years. Stowed abuard was a “time capsule” containing equipment for possible sere by visiting spacemen in the future. The astronauts returned to earth on their 1,213th orbit a More Input tems was leaking. The astronauts used the other system without difficulty. Sought on Forest Plan The Forest Supervisor of the Uinta National Forest hopes more public comment will be forthcoming on the draft environmental’ statement and proposed land use plan for the American Fork Canyon-Provo Peak planningunitof theforest. Until now,little reaction has been received from the public. Bruce Hronek, supervisor of the forest, pointed out that the plan now in circulation is the revised version of the tentative plan widely discussed during the summerand fall of 1973. Many changes have been made in the proposed plan. Copies of the documents canbe obtained at any Forest Serviceoffice, public or university library. Forest gory ice personnel are available to discuss the plan either individually during working hours at the departmentoffices, or with groups. Letters commenting on the proposed plan and draft environmental statement should be forwarded to the Forest (Continued on Page 3) Kidnappers Threaten Girl'sLife BERKELEY,Calif. (UPI) — Police said today that the terrorist group which saysit kidnaped publishing heiress Patricia C. Hearst apparently has more evidence to back its claim. The Symbionese Liberation Army, an underground organization that previousiy said it assassinated the Oakland,Calif., school superintendent, said in a letter Thursday that it was holding Miss Hearst, 19, in “protective custody.” Theletter warned she would be killed if Most of the plans introduced attempts were made to rescue (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3) Mideast NASA RECOVERY TEAM Leader Mel Richmond is greeted by the smiling face of Skylab III astronaut Edward Gibson as he opens hatch to command module shortly after it was lifted aboard the USS New Orleanstoday.Atleft are NASA doctors. The splashdown in the Pacific 150 miles from San Diego ended the Skylab series with a record 84 daysin orbit. UPI Telephoto. Miners Keep Strike Deadline; Plea Rejected to Delay During Campaign LONDON (UPI) — Minework- asked the 269,000 coal miners for ers leaders today rejected a plea a truce “‘in the national by Prime Minister Edward interest.” He issued the samecall to Heath to postpone a national mines shutdown during Bri- 29,000 railwaymen, whose tain’s general election cam- leaders also met today to consider calling off their paign. They voted to go ahead with it as planned at midnight slowdown androtatingstrikes. One poll gave the opposition Saturday. Sid Vincent, a memberof the Labor Party of former Prime mineworkers union executive, Minister Harold Wilson a 3 per eaee vote was almost cent popularity edge but another poll today placed Heath’s "Militantunion leaders pushed Conservatives ahead by 9 per through i strike at a two- cent. hour meeting today while rators shouted outside union headquarters clamoring for a strike. Union head Joe Gormley had personally favored postponement of the work a whichis sure to worsen itain’s economic troubies in WASHINGTON (UPI) — Sen. pein apa William Proxmire, D-Wis., today Gormleysaid it was agreed to a $9 billion cut in tone down strike picket action’ President ; Nixon's budge: and a during the election campaign. reordering of the aaministraHe said mineworkers will tion’s priorities. picket coal mines, strip mine Proxmire, vice chairman of sites, large coal dumps, ports, the Joint Economic Committee, docks, steel plants and power said his counter budget would cut stations, but no mcre than six $12 billion for defense, space, men at a time will operate on highways, public works and eachpicket line, foreign aid and add $3 billion for Heath on Thursday called a housing, public service snapelection for Feb. 28 seeking employment, consumer to win a mandate atthepollsfor protection, health, and educaa tougherhand with the militant tion. unions which seek pay raises “This would bring total higher than Heath's spendingin line with receipts ana Conservative government will provide a balanced budget in a allow underanti-inflation curbs. year of runaway inflation,” While announcing his bold Proxmire said in a statement. political gamble, Heath also He said Nixon's $304.4 biilion London bookies today quoted 8-11 odds on a Conservative win, H-10 Labor and 100-1 against the third ranking Liberals. In an indication that the Conservatives will pitch their campaign on a “governrnent against unions” issue, James Prior, leader of the House of and senior ministerin the Heath cabinet,said Britain's 40 million voters have a simple choice “‘who rules - the governmentor the unions?” Proxmire Urges Budget Cuts, Other Priorities ene budget represents the “biggest dollar peace-timeincrease in the history of the country” and added: “The rarapaging §inflationary condition as well as the need for fiscal discipline cries out for a major cut in the President's proposals.” Proxmire recommended $7.1 billion cut in the $87.7 billion defense budget. “In this year when the President has proclaimed we are at peace with every nation in the world, let the military eat its pay andinflationary increases. “These can easily comeout of the massive fat and waste in military procurement, excessive overseas bases and troops, and the dilatory and gold plated (Continued on Page 3) Situation Still Tense By United Press Internaticnal Egypt has blown up most of its deadly missile sites on the east bank of the Suez Canal, complying with the troop pullback.agreement worked out by Secretary of State Henry A. er, Israel said today. In Cairo, the authoritative Newspapel r Al Ahram today quoted Egyptian President Anwar Sadat as saying the war with Israel had not ended and could be resumed at any minute. The semi-official paper said fighting could erupt if Israel the rights refugees. of Palestinian Fei today denied Palestinian reports of a mutinyin its army. Premier Zeid Rifai said a small number of soldiers had appealed for improved living conditions, but the army cae loyal to King Husie todaylifted local press censorship on all but military ‘matters in its continuing domestic liberalization. The decision more than 22 years of total censorship on tocal newspapers which were in 1960. The lifting goes into effect Saturday. In Israei, there was speculation that Defense Minister Moshe Dayan may cancel a scheduled visit to the United Staes. The newspaper Yedioth Aharonoth said Dayan wanted to avoid creating any impression that Israel was involved in indirect negotiations with Syria on a Golan Heights troop disengagementaccord. ‘The newspapersaid Israelstill wants a list of Israeli prisoners of war held in Syria and permission for the Red Cross to visit them before the start of any talks. Provo City, Utah County Confer on Mutual Problems at Joint Meet animalcontrolofficers but there is no place for impoundment, he explained. Commissioner Paul A. Thorn admitted that the county animal control program Ina joint commission meeting, has been rather bad, but he said the county commissioners the commission has now decided proposed that Provolease its dog to get into the “‘business,”” with pound te the countyfor a ‘omilial or without Provo. sum. The county would expand Provo Police Chief Swen the facility and pay for its Nielsen agreed to take the Operation. Each city in the matter under advisement. He county would be able to use the undertook to study the matter at facility while maintaining length with the Provo animal separate pick-up programs, contro! officers and with various county commission chairman county officials and he promised Verl D.Stone pr to make a detailed report with a ‘The county has two part-time recommendation early next The Provo City and Utah County Commissioners are conferring on mutual problems of animalcontrol and solid waste week. Commissioner Stone indicated he would propose having the facility open eight hours a day to provide better access by those wanting to retrieve animals. The Miner recommended that Chief Nielsen also consider more Stringent regulaticns for dogs. “There is just no excuse for dogs fe me retina howe in te chy? hp. aeNielsen said he would i discuss the matter with the wy animals capiured anywhere in and county attorneys and wit! the county at Provo. Eacicity the city judges so fair sentences would be encouraged to haveits could be specified. own pound and animal control There was an exchange of program, but cooperative information on a solid waste disposal arrangements could disposal facility to serve ‘the perhaps be worked out where a county and the city. According to oy wanted to participate, he Commissioner Thorn, the county will only be able to use its present Provo Commissioner E. Odell landfill area for two more years. Provo Mayor Russell D. Grange said the Provo area wouldalso be full sometimein the next two or three years. Commissioner Thorn reported that according to new Environmental Protection Agency restrictions, a city or county cannot use property for land-fill unless there is about six feet of soil between the bottom of the trench and the watertable, In the past, land-fill has been used to reclaim swampyareas, , and the new prohibition creates a real problem,” he said. The coun ity commissioners favored construction of a smokeless incinerator for the county and city garbage. The reason they approached Provo about the iava wasthepossibility for generating ay from vat the burning gives off, said the issioners. They said it is ieasonabiy economical to recover metals from ash. They also said the ash can be used to recover wet or swampyland because there is no health hazard from ash The county commissioners reported on a recent trip to Ogden to see an incinerator in operation which serves the whole nty. A new burneris reported on his extensive xy said. A similar research into solid waste iN. qeaint appears abe excursion is to be arranged for promising to install a Utah County city officials in the next week, Arlen Sperry, milion collar deviier and then & series of extraction processes. Sanitation Commissioner Mr. Blackburn estimated that Miner said he is interested in the is $100,000 worth of metals maximizing the materials buried in Utah County each recovered. “I want to he careful month in government land-fill that we're reclaiming all the areas. valuables we can,” he said “My idea is to shred the noting that heat, Ae pai, garbage,recoverthe valuables, glass, wood, ls and bum the remainder and make biodegreadable.iyare all steam for powerout of the water frrm the sewer plant,”he said. tassibilities. Ferre “Blackburn, Provo's When contacted by the Herald (Continued on Page 3) sanitation superintendent |