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Show amp y WEATHER INDEX Amusements Showers and thundershowers Classified tonight with chance of local heavy showers; partly cloudy Comics Editorial Page Wednesday with decreasing chance of thusdershowers and cooler temperatures; Obituaries Society probability of rain 60 per cent tonight and 30 per cent Wed- Sports Peges Stocks nesday 97TH YEAR, NO. 25a3 PROVO, UTAH, TUESDAY JULY 21 1970 $2.25 PER MONTH PRICE 10 CENTS Efforts to Curb Inflation WASHINGTON (UPI) —Treasury Secretary David M. Kennedy gave Congress a glowing report on the nation’s economy today, contending that inflationary pressures were receding and predicting further progress this year toward a healthier economy “Our patience is being rewarded,” Kennedy testified before the House-Senate Economic Committee. ‘The ortho- dox policies of this adm the ad istration pursued its anti-inflation program while Kennedy said the economy is switching to a peace-time tion are working making a transition from economy severe inflation at the same The cabinet members’ optitime it is adjusting from “a mistic statements followed war-time to a peace-time President Nixon's own prognoeconomy.” sis cf Mondayin which he saw Another witness, Labor Secre- an improvement in the econotary James D. Hodgson, tay the remainder of the year. predicted that any further Kennedy said the transition significant increases in unem- “to a more civilian-oriented ployment could be avoided as economy” has caused some temporary hardships—such as Those should be forthcoming unemployment and “‘compli- over the remainder of this year cates the tasks of economic andinto 1971, providing moderpolicy."’ However, he added, ate and sensible economic “The remarkable thing, to my policies are maintained," Le mind, is the relative smooth- sai id. ness with which the economic Nixon told newsmen that adjustment has proceeded, giv- according io the economic enall the difficulties involved,”* indicators such as the wholesale The nation’s most pressing price index, ‘‘inflation has economic need, Kennedy said, cooled." is more productivity growth In his testimony today (Continued on Page 2) and better price performance. Fighting Rages For Cambodian year, but he told Americans notto expect any tax reductions within the next two years. (Herald—UPI Telephoto) U.S. Watching Hurricane Mideast Crisi 230 Miles WASHINGTON (UPI) —Defense Secretary Meivin R. Laird said today the United States has no plans “‘to involve Americans directly” in the Middle East but will do what is necessary to maintain a military balance in the area. He told a group of youthful visitors at the Pentagon: “We feel that in order to prevent a major war in that area, the United States does have a responsibility to see that there is a proper balance as far as weapons are concerned in that part of the world.” Spanish Fork To Kick Off Fiesta Days SPANISH FORK — A musical comedy, “Carnival,” will of- ficially ‘kick off the annual a Fork Fiesta Days at 8 o'clock in theSpanish Fork High School the auditorium. Performances will also be held July 22 at 8 p.m., July 24 at 2 p.m. and July 25 at 8 p.m. Laird pointed to accelerated Soviet military activity in helping the Arabs againstIsrael and added: “They are moving military Tmanpow. their own manpow- er, and committing it to that area of the world. “Wedo not have any plans to involve Americans directly in that confrontation and I would hope that always could be our case. But we are watching the situation very carefully and we will do what is necessary to see that the proper balance is maintained.” From Coast NEW ORLEANS (UPI)— Tropical storm Becky whip;ped into the first huricane of 1970 today, and moved to within 230 miles of the Gulf Coast. Hurricane warnings went up along the Florida shoreline. The Weather Bureau said winds at the center of the storm had reached*% miles an hour, just barely hurricane strength. Gale winds of 39 miles an hour and above stretched out 150 miles to the north and east of the storm’s eye. The first gale force winds were e@ hit lan id tonight. Hurricane warnings were posted from Fort Walton, Fla., to Port St. Joe, Fla., and gale warnings were in effect from Mobile, Ala., to St. Marks, Fla. PHNOM PENH (UPI)—Communist units battled today to win control of the Romeas training center for the fledgling Cam army miles northwest of Phnom Penh and ambushed a governmentrelief column moving on the town of Srang to the southwest. The attack on Romeas began with light mortar barrage Monday night but the Cambodian defenders resisted through the night and today, a Cambodian military spokesman said. It is the key training feed for the country’s ragtag asera reported earlier that government troops had recaptured an outpost at Srang, 30 miles southwest of the capital, and cleared the mountain resort at Kirirom, 56 miles southwest of Phnom Penh, in fighting Monday. Brig. Gen. Sosthene Fernandez, commander of the 2nd Military District, said the moves in the Srang and Kirorom area were pert of a Communist effort to seize the area southwestof the capital as an operating base. He said the Communists may attack the big ‘'Y’ Coed Chosen Miss Wasatch At AnnualHeberCity Pageant Art Show The Art Show is being shown thzough July31 in the old Andersen Building on Main Street featuring fecha by local HEBER Dark-haired artists as well as others. The beauty, Mary Carlson, won the Pioneer Relic Hall in the Miss Wasatch crown, at the basementof annual pageant held here over City Park will be open each day. the weekend. The City of Fun Carnival will be A capacity audience apin town to aid in the celebration. plauded its approval as the 19year-old was selected to succeed Sponsors of the gala affair are Bonnie Zupan, the previous Spanish Fork City, Diamond year’s Miss Wasatch, who Fork Riding Club, the LDS crowned Miss Carlson. Church and Nebo School Miss Carlsonis the daughter of District. Mrs. Velda Carlson of Heber. She will return to BYUthis fall, Fiesta Rodeo where she will be a sophomore. ‘The Spanish Fiesta Rodeo will Runnerup be Thursday and Friday, July 23 First runnerup was Carol ‘king stock Ritchie, daughter of Mr. and Cross Triangle Rodeos. The Mrs. Brent Ritchie, and second miniature paradewill also be on rurnerup was Vickie Knight, these days, with the July 23 Gaughter of Mr. and Mrs, parade at 6 p.m.and the July 24 George Knight. Theoriginal field of 12 conparade at 10 a.m. testants was honored at an early On July 24, a gigantic bake afternoon tea Saturday, where sale will be held, Special they were judged on personality programs to commemorate and swimsuit competition. Miss Pioneer DayJuly 24, 1947, were pote was the winner in this held in LDS Churches Sunday category and more will be held July %. Ih he‘evening, the girls en- Sigating Report Checked tertained the audience with top talent numbers and modeled beautiful evening wear. Several specialty numbers were presented between competition. Bill Marcroft, sportscaster for KUTV in Salt LakeCity, was this year’s master of ceremonies. Gets Scholarship Each of the two attendants receives $50 and other trophies and gifts. Trophies were also given for talent, swimsuit and evening gown divisions. Judges for this year's affair included Mrs. Sara Lee Gibb, Provo; Bob Koenink, Salt Lake City, Dr. Rendol Gibbons, Miss Carlson receives a $250 Provo, Mrs. Janis Trinnaman, scholarship to the college of her Logan; John Douglas Gibb, choice. She will represent Provo. Wasatch County in next year’s Mrs. Carole Bonner was Miss Utah pageant and at other chairman and Mrs, Gloria official functions. Montgomery co-chairman. strength but that they had been ig to hold a single captured He put Communist losses at Srang at 2 killed and Eeitoaes losses at 12 wound“ittagers said about 200 Communists moved down from the mountains overlooking Srang before dawn today. The Cambodians said they wanted to call in air strikes but could not because the Communists had taken a numberof villagers (Continued onPage? Living Cost Gains But Rate Slows oe near St.ott Egypt Repairs Missile Sites; Will Give U.S. Answeron Peace Plan An Egyptian military spokesman said 44 Israeli planes struck along the Suez Canal teday in the 61st consecutive day of such attacks and that Egypt's air defenses drove them back. An Israeli spokesreported today. man said Egypt had replaced The cana consumer price its oaie sites knocked out index showed that food prices previous! declined on a seasonally adjust- On ie‘political level, ‘the ed basis, as is customary in the semiofficia! Al-Ahram newspasummer. per in Cairo said Egypt will But higher prices for used give the United States an cars, homes and most types answer on its Middle East consumer services increased to proposals within the next few offset the lower food costs to days after consultations with its put the general price level at Araballies. Israeli has withheld 135.2. This meant that in June, its own commentpending Arab goods and services that cost $10 reaction. 4 the 1957-1959 base period cost The Israeli nonstop air 13.52. attacks began May 22 after a one-daylull brought by a desert sand storm and have continued since. The senior Israeli spokes~ man said the attacks had prevented Egypt from strengthening its missile defenses but kad not prevented Egypt from replacing thoselost. The Egyptian announcement of today’s air attack said the planes attacked on the northern and southern sectors for two hours and that “our air defense systems engaged the attacking aircraft and prevented them from reachingtheir objective.” Tel Aviv said its warplanes went after Egyptian positions on “all sectors” of the 102-milecost of living climbed again in June by four tenths of one percent but food vrices went down and the rate of increase for some other things slowed noticeably, the government House Votes 25-Day Recess WASHINGTON (UPI) —The : eG firmed sigh port” was received teat late from the Y — One remy trip to ie moon, Neil Arnii manded Apollo 11, presents UN Secretary General U. Thant with a piece of moon rock and a small United Nations flag which wascarried on the celestial voyage. Presentation took place at United Nations headquarters with Astros Edwin Aldrin Michael Collins also present. (Herald—UPI Telephoto.) WASHINGTON (UPI) —The obtain further ai { aitit betieved carrying 28 persons on a mercy mission to Pern. Rescue coordination headquarters here said “an uncon- WASHINGTON (UPI) —Pres- port of Kompong Som (formerly Sihanoukville). All of the fighting was in the vicinity of hway 4 which links Phnom Penh and Kompong Som, inclnding recent attacks on Fernandez headquarters at nearby Kompong Speu. He said the attacks also were mounted for propaganda purposes to show Communist In Search for Russ Plane HALIFAX, N. S. (UPI)— report. pec were dispatched to the _ Efforts to northern tip of Newfoundland today in the three-day-old search for a Russian aircraft By Vote Training Center t. (Herald Staff House has voted itself a 25-day recess starting Aug. 14 but the Senate, with a backlog of pending legislation, plans to continue meeting most of that time except for a fiveday Labor Day weekend. The House plans to take a vacation until Tuesday, Sept. 8, the day after Labor Day, after its Friday, Aug. 14, meeting. . Senate leaders decided only on a recess from Thursday, Sept. 3, until Sept. 8. » long waterway this morning for the 6lst successive day in the attempt to deter the deploymentof Soviet-supplied groundto-air missiles. No losses were reported. "Missiles we have destroyed or have been fired at Israeli aircraft have been replaced,” the staff officer said in Tel Aviv. “They are having no problems replacing missiles. Hesaid the Israeli air raids have kept the Egyptians from adding more missilesites to the system, however. ident Nixon says the leaders of South Vietnam are willing to share their government with the Communists, provided such a coalition results from a free election. At the same time Nixon reassured Saigon his administration is not about to negotiate a deal that would force a Coalition government before such elections could be held. Nixon told an unscheduled news conference in his office Monday South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu had indicated the Communists could participate in free elections ‘‘and he has also indicated eyhe would accept the result election, whatever that ad mightbe.” Nixon's surprise news conference cameon the eve of today’s 3 p.m. EDT meeting of the National Security Council at which Vietnam was the main topic under i ion, Nixon’s new ambassador to the Paris talks, David K. E. Bruce; and his ambassador to Saigon, Ellsworth Bunker, were called hometo participate. Nixon said Bruce was given “new instructions” sad would have “great ‘atitude to discuss all of the proposals that we have made both in public and in private sessions to the North Vietnamese and the VC (Viet Cong)...” In other matters Nixon: —Threatened to veto the import-restricting trade bill if it emerges from congress with quotas on imports other than textiles. —Said inflation has ‘‘cooled” and his advisers now foresee “an increase in productivity and an upturn in the economy.” —Promised he would not send “vigilante squads” of Justice Department lawyers into the South to oversee school desegregation. Key British Cabinet Officer Dies Suddenly LONDON (UPI) — Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Tain N. MacLeod, 56, considered the most brilliant brain in the new Conservative government, cic of a heart attack Monday 2. PRESIDENT NIXONheld impromptu news conference at his office in White House and expressed confidence that nation’s economy would improve during the last half of this Coalition Possible-- His death faced Prime Minister Edward Heath with the immediate problem of picking a successor. Political sources said it probably would mean a_ top-level cabinet reshuffle a month after the new governmenttook office. Heath announced MacLeod’s death in a 2 a.m. statement from his No. 19 Downing Street office. MacLeod, who died at his official residence at No. 11 Downing St.—next door to the prime minister—had been released Sunday from St. George’s Hospital, where he underwent an appendectomy July 8. Political speculation centered at once on Home Secretary Reginald Maudling, 53, for the job. It is equivalent to that of secretary of the Treasury in the United States, The chancellor of the exchequer is responsible for making and ae the nation’s economic licies. Maudling held the job in earlier Conservative party governments in 1962-64. Friends said MacLeod had watched television until late then retired to his bedroom. He suffered the attack at 11:20 p.m. and died 10 minuteslater. MacLeod’s death left Heath with the problem of making a major replacement in his government after only one month in office. = - |