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Show INDEX WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight with » Amusements chance of thundershowers; mostly fair Thursday; a little cooler aes lows tonight 5560; highs Thursday near 90; probability of rain 30 per cent tonight, decreasing to 10 per cent Thar-dav Society Sports Pages 97TH YEAR, NO. 254 PROVO, UTAH, WEDNESDAY, JULY22, 1970 S 25 PER MONTH PRICE10 CENTS Egypt Replies Positively toU.S. Peace Plan _ Governor att AmericanFork Rite Rites GA. TALLANASSERS g Ground BrokenforFirst JACKSONVILLE) “The expenses begin with the projected relocation,’’ the governorsaid, “and the firm has an obligation to the stockholders to shorten this period as much as possible, For this reason, Uvida is encouraging Utah County to build industrial parks for business to come into.” Local Capital Governor Rampton commended local businessmen tor the formation of the American Fork Business Development Corporation, which will have raised and invested some $200,000 of their own money whenthe proposed 10,000 square foot steel building is completed. Working on the free enterprise principle, 27 men have pooled their resources to work toward a long range return of their investment. of ‘Thedistgovernor led a delegation rT a ‘6 i i GULF OF MEXICO ! : I 90 | ere HURRICANE BECKYlost its punch as it neared the resort beaches of the Florida Panhandie today and was downgraded to a . No Damage ins ae Threatto Funnel Clouds Sis tis 2 feemamaet oaaucrm cr SCCM IN Utah ne formed en Fork, Tropical storm Becky, i He citedstudy, figureswhich from therevealed Rhode hurricane down vent Island thunderstormwinds strength, Mans in expos of were dignitaries Mayor Neal Savage, Governor Calvin L. Rampton, UVIDA president B. E. “Bye” development corporation Jensen, and Garth T. Read. Prefabricated steel will contain 10,000 square feet and is expected to be leased before = etion. SaysDirective (Seateiate Hurts Dope About 10 days later, on his Investigations WASHINGTON (UPI) —The chairman of the House Crime Committee says a directive from President Nixon has “severely limited” smuggling investigations by the Bureau of Customs. Rep. Claude Pepper, D-Fla., said a presidential directive and subsequent guidelines from the Justice Department negated the effect of the extra $8.75 million voted by Congress last year. The additional money, men and equipment were rendered “meaningless,” Pepper said, because under a reorganization return flight to Washington, he will stop over in Denver, attend a meeting of state planning directors of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the federal agency which grants funds to help states and cities improve police efforts. Nixon will fly to Salt Lake City after meeting the governors of five Northern Plains states Fridey in Eee ND. He will continue on his Seaside retreat at oe Clemente, Calif., where he, Mrs. Nixon and their elder daughter Tricia will stay until Aug. 3. Deputy Press Secretary Geral L. Warren said Nixon will meet Friday with the leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ and ead most drug investigations we been turned over to the Justice Department’s Bureau of Latter Day Saints in the bees and Dangerous Mormon Tabernacle, including {Continued on Page 2) Troop Use Seen Striking Dockers Refuse To Move Perishable Food LONDON Moat — Striking cases of oranges and large t Southampton cargoes of bananas, meat and voted emit eon not to move perishable in the big, cargoes : ibyt raising the Ee y roops wouldbe brou trong w repre- sents 8 per cent of Britain's Pht parable, nclading samy Pecusbal troops would move it 1 cotte conietae nienl»cones not only the and forecasters said eight made to the highway patrolas a result of the dangerous Suez Canal front all inother ‘Arab-Israeli battlebut lines the Middle East conflict, Commending American Fork inches was likely in the area, rcyidents for the faith in andalso possible In Salt Lake City, downtown intersections were flooded rejection was said to pieces fear Egypt Pledges Cooperation themselves and the spirit of The Weather Bureau said tmovement they have exhibited, flood warnings might be by the torrential rains, and some low areas reported rain water nearly two feet deep. he pledged the cooperation of state governmentand the state industrial promotion organization to carry cut the ambitious undertaking begun Tuesday. He cited the hospitable reception from American Fork. as a favorable factor in attracting new business and in- GI's Attempt To Hijack Aircraft Fails Soviet Plane Still Missing 13-State Confab of Farm Bureau Airs Lands Report Injury and property damage reports were flooding the police stations, and a 10-car pile-up was reported at 17th South on the I-15 overpass at 1:30 p.m. In the Kearns area,a 12,500-volt transformer was struck by lightning and caused an hour-long blackout in parts of the communitty. Salt Lake City residents were also affected when lightning briefly knocked out power in some parts of the city. eke admitted they “got hit ‘The semen fr lereal's will wor the respite fromm Iarpel air raids to move antiaircraft missiles up to the waterway and mass for a cross-canal reported that winds along the Wasatch Front reached 50 miles per hour during the long storm activity. ** Reds Cut Phnom Penh RoadLink to the Sea An Egyptian military spokesman said one Israeli Skyhawk was “hit” during a PHNOM PENH (UPI)—Com- land, the U.S. Army chief of three-hour Israeli raid against munist troops cut Phnom staff, returned Tuesday to (Continued on Page 2) Penh’s lifeline to the sea this Washington from a tour of morning and renewed their Southeast Asia and said Cambodrive against an armytraining dia could survive with moral center. The government got and material support from its new help from South Vietnam allies in the form of 5,000 soldiers. Highway 4, the link with The Air Force in Saigon said Cambodia’s only deepwater two U.S. Air Force jets port, Kompong Som, was cut attacked North Vietnamese before dawn, inilitary spokesantiaircraft batteries 42 miles men said. Guerrilla troops HONOLULU (UPI)—Amerinorth of the border Tuesday in attacked a gevernmentgarrison can delegates to the US.retaliation for a North Vietna- on the roadway at Sre Khlong, Republic of Korea Defense mese attack on an unarmed 44 miles southwest of Phnom Ministers Conference doubted U.S. reconnaissance plane. Penh. today the ROK contingent There wasno damage to the The cutting of Highway4, the would relax its opposition to plane and results of the only route over which oil and American troops withdrawals other vital supplies can reach from South Korea. bombing were not announced. Military spokesmen in Saigon Phnom Penh from the sea, “The ROKs,” said an Amerisaid two task forces of South coincided with renewed fighting can source, “have been ordered Vietnamese troops and tanks at the army training center at by Seoul to stand pat, and they pushed into Cambodia east of Romeas, 40 miles northwest of are following their instructions to the letter.” Phnom Penh this morning to the capital. clear Highway 1 between the two capitals and to wipe out guerrilla stores in the Parrot’s Beak region. It brought to 17,500 the number of Saigon troops in ROK Opposes Trimming of America Force Take Only One-Third Cambodia. look”’ at land review problems. Cambedian units meantime “We beyre to fn state fae were reported battling to clear Phnom Penh’s cniy roadlink to bureau offi the port at Kompong Som and repeet in were said to have regained som controlof the training center at ford Romeas, northwest of the comrades, jailed for capital. activities against Israel, Official reports on the fighting came from Cambodian resources t spokesmen as the nation’s Third ’s Land,” *hog Farm Bureau. premier, Gen. Lon Nol, flew to vy. By United Press International report,” he Brest The report was completed Burts, parasitic funBUS : last month the Public Land diseases which afflict wheat, Commission upon our tance against what he termed aw which (PLRC), and is to Scilla vor recreational “barbarous aggression” by the ; give the saoatitleddegre We want to have a body Communists, (Continued on on. Page 2) Gen. William C. Westmorefish. reau officials an “educational , aU LAKE CITY (UPI)— A comprehensive public lands report, culminating six years of research, was by farm bureauofficers from 13 western states, The 70-plus delegates from the “reclamation states” of the West were presented the report, entitled ‘One T¢ 47,000 striking and other union virtual [Now You Know | Third ofthe: Nation their reply to a Ohl goveernmentultimatum. Home Secretary Reginald Mandling anes war Dann tae The fedtbepten. dockers evening rejected a plea by the local Somes eae to shi shift perishable car; by the to clouds,lightning, power outages and more than 40 traffic accidents. The twofunnel clouds were spotted by pilot at 5: rem. five miles south of Riverton. No reports Garth T. Read, president of | WASHINGTON (UPI) —Pres- Friday and will visit Denver, ident Nixon will stop off in Salt it Colo., on his way home, the Lake City, Utah, en route to a White House said Tuesday. California working vacation The President plans to meet leaders of the Mormon Church and attend a rodeo celebrating Pioneer Day in Salt Lake City. Jetliner, 58 Aboard = Salt Lake Rodeo Tel Aviv said the United Statesae and the Soviet Union and wastornadoes. falling along the eastern part of the panhandle later in some areas. tornado was reported at the community of Panacea, northeast of the Port St. JoeApalachicola area where the storm center went ashore shortiy before 8 a.m. EDT. The Weather Bureau the twister destroyed three houses, but there were no immediate bot of injuries. ATHENS (UPI)—Six Arab The Weather Bureausaid the guerrillas today seized en the development corporation, highest wind reports it had Olympic Airways jetliner with (Continued on Page 2) received from the persons ts of 40 miles an hour tened to blow it we if bt Arab guel released from ‘athens il. Hours later they began rel The Weather Bureau at 8 ing the passengers, some of a.m. located the center of their demands apparently met. Becky on the coast near Port With the 53 passengers safely St. Joe. out, the plane took off for the return flight to Beirut tonight SAIGON (UPI)—An Ameri- “The storm will continue to with six hostages aboard—the can 1 tonight attempted Re weaken as it moves into southwest Georgia today,” the five crewmen and an interna- knifepointt to hijack an tional Red Cross representa- Vietnam plane at Tan Son Nhut Weather Bureau said. tive. The guerrillas were to Becky became a “minimal” wait in Beirut for action by the hurricane with highest winds of Athens government. 7 miles an hour Tuesday then Aristotle Onassis, owner of it lost its punch during the night Olympic Airways, offered himand was downgraded to a self as a hostage for the tropical storm. at one point but the gue refused and demand- aiengied the hijacking after ed instead that a high official of the propeller-driven DC4 airthe Greek government accom- craft — yy them back to Beirut flight from Central Highland about 5:40 p.m. HALIFAX,N.S. (UPY)—Longpa The police said the American, range aircraft using ra dar whom military sources identi- search techniques to cut fied as a U.S. serviceman, through fog over the culd waited until the plane reached waters of the North Atlantic the tarmac outside the termin- Tuesday failed to turn up any al, then walked up and placed a sign of a Soviet mercy plane imnife at the back of the pilot. missing since Saturday. Nixon To Attend Arabs Seize war, a , still posing a threat of tenist% F and Development Park’s sitiaateatte I with default in nine yearsno of major operation, s & FORK northern Utah Tuesday evening Sen ee ud ateatcye cbGnmball ailliicn Ee GROUND-BREAKING FOR AMERICAN first building was conducted impressive ceremonies Tuesday. Wielding gold shovels Sy altos Press eee A storm carrying strong winds and drenching rains hit Tnillion shore in the Florida panhandle the U8. re] representative tative in Cairo alro demand Israel . vantee 5 flatly. " saucessateFlorida Area fs discuss the American proposal further and not reject it out of * hand. A U.S. peace plan late ‘4st year was turned down Egypt's reply to the Ameri- Sliced xplor: tyyy Gebagtrial the industri Threatt 4 inland near Port St. Joe and the weather tureau warned of possible tornadoes, (Herald—UPITelephoto). tropical storm. Becky was forecast to move distinguished state, county Becky Still legislature with a view to Egypt has replied positively to the U.S. Middle East peace Proposals, United Arab Republic officials said today in Cairo. Israel, reported ready to reject the plan, sent its attack bombers against Egyptian Canal positions for the 62nd consecutive day today. Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad met briefly during the afternoon with Donald Bergus, chief of the ! a community leaders and | By United Press International ‘6 t the fir: must lookfor a building they can modify to their particular needs. Finally, they select an area with utilities installed, so they can proceed to build immediately without delay. ms NEW ORLEANS z Building at Industry Park gathered atthesite of the future By BETTY G. SPENCER American Fork Research and AMERICAN FORK — “In- Development Park Tuesday as dustry wants to find a building groundwas officially broken for whichis built and is satisfactory thefirst building. to their needs,” said Governor “Butthis not often happens,” Calvin L. Rampton as he addressed more than 100 persons the governor continued, “and Israeli Rejection Expected } 5 Hijack Truck Loaded With $230,000 in Gold NEW YORK (UPI)—Five men piace a panel truck loaded with $230,000 worth of gold Tuesday, then took less than a third of the shipment. Thetruck was found abandoned the truck and gold were found with $160,000 worth of gold intact. The gold soeresty was recovered because it was too heavy and bulky to be removed, the police said. The hijacking was executed daringly at 8:30 a.m. at an entrance ramp of a heavily- traveled expressway in the Bronx. ns of motorists must have seen the hijackers, who wore ski masks and carried pistols, as they forced the driver of the panel and a helper to the side of the road, police said. Yet no one pantyetie: The robbery was not until 10:15 a.m., when the two victims were released, about 15 miles away in Queens. Later he truck and gold were found by police still farther away in Brooklyn. |