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Show INDEX WEATHER INDEX Generallyfair Friday. Uhance of snow of snow showers tonight. Warming trend Friday. Lows tonight 30-35. Probabilityof rain or snow 20 per cent today and this evening, lowering to 10 per cent Friday. ~__PROVO,UTAH,THURSDAY,APRIL 23, 1970 97TH YEAR, NO.190 $225 PER MONTH—PRICE 10 CENTS Nixon Tightens Draft Deferments 6 Mere U.S. Aircratt Lost - Trinidad President Orders End To Situation Occupational Deferments SAIGON {UPI)—The U.S. a jungled mountain overlooking land and a Marine Corps OV10 weapons Wednesdayin continuCommand said today four more the A Shau Valley a half-mile Bronco reconnaissance. One ing operations in Cambodia at American planes and two more from the Laotian border after Bronco crewman was rescued points 95 and 75 miles west of helicopters have been shot being hit by ground fire. Two and the other is missing. Four Americans were injured down over Vietnam and Laos, Americans were killed and five Wednesday in the loss of two bringing to 14 the number of injured in the crash A propeller-iriven Al Skyr- U.S. Armylight helicopters, one aircraft losses reported in the aider was hit by ground fire in the A Shau Valley 65 miles past two days. Two Americans were killed, and crashed Wednesday 47 westnorthwrst of Da Nang an? nine wounded and one was miles southwest of Da Nang the other in Tay Ninh Province, 62 miles northwest of Saigon. missing in the six air crashes Its pilot was rescued. Two American planes were Military sources said South reported today. One of the downed planes was hit over Laos—an Air Force F4 Vietnamese troops hadkilled 16 a EC47 “Gooney Bird” recon- Phantom whose two crewmen more Viet Cong and seized 20 naissance plane. It crashed into parachuted to safety ir Thai- tons of munitions and 150 Melville Seeks Lawsuit By Congress Seat Maddox Dr. J. Keith Melville, professor of American government at BYU, announced this week that he would seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in First CongressionalDistrict. He won the 1966 Democratic nomination for congress butlost in the general election to incumbent Congressman Laurence Burton. Bomber Pilot A veteran of World WarII, he was a bomberpilot and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters. He holds a BA degree in politicalscience and a WASHINGTON (UPI)—A federal judge dismissed today a suit by Georgia Gov. Lester Maddox to block the federal government from requiring Tacial quotas and busing in desegregating Southern schools. Georgia’s state attorney general, Arthur K. Bolton, said he would appeal to a higher court following the ruling by U.S. Dene Judge George L. Hart ir. Pad. irom the University ot Utah, In declaring his candidacy for Congress, Melville said he will try to “meet the issues facing us J. KEITH MELVILLE today with the same courage and communities who are otten left my “without the full demonstrated as they met the they need and deserve.” challenges of Utah in their day.” Melville andhis wife Ruth are ly Representation the parents ofnine children. His Melville also stated that he wifeis a recognized vocal soloist proposes to work more closely aformer vocal instructor at with citizens in the outlying 3 Jailed on Charges OfIllegal Drug Sales By VALI. HESS Three Utah County men have been arrested and charged with sale of drugs, capping a threemonth investigation by the Provo Police and BYU Security. The three menare being held in the Utah Countyjail awaiting preliminary hearing on the charges. Arraigned Wednesday in Provo City Court were Gerald Sorensen, 20, 552 N. Sth E., Provo; Loran Fuell, 19, 265 N. 1030 W., Orem; and Gene Levanger, about 24, formerly cf Springville but now living in Salt Lake City. Sorensen faces charges of sale of hallucinogenic drugs and sale of marijuana, Fuell is charged with selling dangerous drugs, and Levanger has been charged with selling hallocinogenic drugs. Hearings Set Preliminary hearing for Sorensen has been set in Prove Dismissed Hart said the suit amounted to a collateral attack on a suit brought by the Justice Depai'tMent against the state of Georgia and its education departmentto force desegregation in 83 of the state's school districts. That case is now before a federal courtin Atlanta. Bolton told reporters his suit was notdirected at the Georgia case alone but was aimed at establishing a broad principle to forbid mandatory racial quotas throughout the South. Hart said he would rot allow his court to be used toinfluence a decision of a court in another federal circuit, Georgia is the 5th U.S. Judicial Circuit, Hart also turned down a Georgia motion asking that federal government enforce equal desegregation standards in the North and South. BombInjures City Court for May 11 at 10:30 a.m.Bail was set at $500 cash or $1000 property on each count facing him. Fuell will have a preliminary hearing on May 13 at 2 p.m.andhis bail was set at $500 cash or $1000 property. Levanger’s preliminary hearing TEL AVIV (UPI)—The three was set for 2 p.m. on May 25 and American women took turns his bail was set at $1000 cash or snapping pictures of each other $2000 property. along with other tourists in The arrests cameafter three Nablus, where tradition says months of intensive in- the biblical Jacob’s Well was vestigation by officers of the situated. Suddenly, a soitballProvo Police Department and sized object arched into the BYU Security. They were square. assisted by police ir Orem and “Run!” shouted Sylvia KaSpringville. plan of Andover, Mass. “It’s a Investigation in the matter is bomb!” continuing and other warrants Her companions fled in all are outstanding and more directions as the grenade arrests are expected. exploded, wounding 16 local Stiff Penalty Arabs and 10 tourists, including During the course of the in- Mrs. Kaplan; her sister, Eva vestigation, a number of other Labell of Everett, Mass., and arrests have been made, but Lillian Klein of Springfield, Il. most of them were for The three women were (See 3 CHARGED,Page 2) hospitalized in good condition, 3 Americans In Nablus Demo Minority Whip Pleasant Grove Peoples Party, Duringhis current term in the legislator from Pleasant Grove, Party and a member of the Utah has announced thathe will seek County Democratic Central his third term in the Utah House Committee. of Representatives on the Democratic ticket in District 38. The district encompasses North Orem, Pleasant Grove, Lindon, Manila, Highland and appointed to the following committees: Revenue and Taxation, Consumer Affairs, Appropriations, Constitutional Revision Committee, chairman of the Industrial Fvelopment Committee of the cegislative Council, member of the Governor’s Committee on Industrial Development, member of the Agriculture Cummittee of the Legislaiive Council and is now serving as Democratic Minority Whip in the House of Representatives. PLEASANT GROVE—Rep. David C. Harvey, incumbent chairman of the Democratic state legislature, he has been pine. Mr. Harveyservedin the 196465 state legislature and is now ing in the 1969-70 legislative term. is bishop of the Manila LDS Ward and is a farmer by profession. Tn 1965, he received the Jaycees’ “Young Man of the Year” award tor distinguished service. He is a member of the Pleasant Grove Chamber cf Commerce andis active in the Utah County Democratic Party. He has served as a delegateto the State Democratic Con. vention, secretary of the r REP. DAVID C. HARVEY previous week. The wounded totaled 698 last week, compared with 457 the previous week, Captured Arms To Cambodians Gets U.S. Okay WASHINGTON (UPI)—The United States has approved shipment of some captured Russiani-type rifles to Cambodia by the South Vietnamese government, the White House said today. Mr. Harvey attended Brigham Young University, where he majorcd in agriculture. He served an LDS Church mission and was a stake missionary in the Timpanogos Stake. He married the former Dixie ‘Timms of Los Angeles, andis the father of five children. WASHINGTON (UPI) —Pres- open the way for him to stop ident Nixon ordered an end all student deferments. All those holding deferments could rebel armyofficer has begun deferments from the draft, as keep them, however. negotiations with Attorney GeNixon said in a special well as deferinents for fathers neral Carleton Phillips to end a except in cases of possible message to the House and two-day mutiny at the Chagua- extreme hardship on their Senate that such deferments Tamas armybase, unofficial families. “are no longer dictated by the sources said today. Nixon also asked Congress to national interest.” The situation at the base 11 miles north of Port of Spain Wasnotclear. The armysaid it had the situation under control and that some rebels, demanding a bigger voice for black PORT OF SPAIN (UPI)—A todayto any more occupational The weekly report on casualties said American battlefield deaths last week totaled 101, down from the 141 killed the _ persons on the island, had fled into the hills to wage guerrilla warfare. But other sources said the mutineers still heid the base. The death toll in three days of violence rose to six today whenpolice shot and killed a man who wastrying to blow up a power substation on the outskirts of the city. At least 40 rebels were reported wounded in fighting at Chaguaramas. Blacks make up abvut 40 per An unspecified number of captured AK47’s, the principal cent the population of weapons of Communist ground Trinidad and Tobago and the troops in Vietnam and consi- current unrest began Wednesdered by some to be superior to day when black power advothe American MI6, were cates led violent demonstradelivered to the government of tions in the streets demanding Gen. Lon Nol “with our More powerin the government. knowledge and approval,” About 200 army troops mutinied Wednesday in support of the White House Press black power movement and Ronald L. Ziegler said. seized the arms and ammuni- He issued an executive order stopping immediately deferments based on occupational or farm work and on fatherhood except where local draft boards determined extreme hardship would result. He asked for a change in the draft law to eliminate a Provision now guaranteeing deferments for undergraduate college students. Nixon also outlined adjustments in the lottery system for drafting 19-year-olds, which Congress passed at his request last year. Under the present lottery system a youngster whose sequence number is, for example, 150, may be called by one draft board while a man with a lower number in a different draft board is not called. The President pr a new system that would put each month’s draft call on a national basis with the same themselves to enter military service at a later date would be tion depot at Chaguaramas. , Hijacked Plane Returning Unofficial sources said one of the rebel officers, Lt. Rex LaSalle, began negotiations with loyal units today to end SELECTIVE SERVICE Director Curtis Tarr briefs newsmen at White House today on message President Nixon sent to Congress ordering an end to occupational and ter’s residence would neither agricultural .deferments from the draft. (Herald-UPI confirm nor deny the report. Telephoto) U.S. arms and iti were landed Wednesday for _ loyal troops whose own supplies For Meaningful Talks were seized by rebels. Government sources said British Commonwealth troops from Jamaica and Guayana also landed Wednesday to help put down the mutiny. The government relaxed its previously nationwide dusk-todawn curfew to cover only Port of Spain and San Fernando, the two biggest cities, and Piarco the mutiny. The prime minis- MIAMI (UPI)—A small private plane, hijacked by an armed ex-convict and his girl friend in North Carolina, took off from Cuba today for a return flight to the United States. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was advised the plane was due to land at Miami International Airport about 1:15 p.m. EST. It departed Cuba at 11 a.m., the International airport was By GEORGE SIBERA opened this morning. It was FAA said. The single-engine Cessna 172 closed earlier under the state of PARIS (UPI)—North Vietlanded at Havana's Jose Marti siege declared by the govern- nam and the Viet Cong said today President Nixon’s latest ment, (See HIJACKED, Page 2) Reds Reject Nixon Appeal Session on Nuclear Arms Curb Goes Smoothly for U.S., Soviet the ce on the basis ments,” he asserted. Nixon pl draft ly to an said it would be several years before this could be accomA special presidential commission recommended earlier that the nation turn to an allvolunteer army by mid-1971. Nixon talks rejected Nixon's ic meaningful bargaining in Paris to last Jan. 1, for enlisted men and shrugged off as meaning- with less less his announcementof service. than two years 150,000-man troop withdrawal in That would raise the annual the next year. ae enlisted men with less After a fruitless exchange of than two years’ service by $500 arguments, which Tasted 4% Million a year, Nixon said. He Soviet party General Secretary VIENNA (UPI) — American ICBM sites, hours, the delegations agreed to Promised an additional $2 and Russian disarmament ex- Nuclear submarines, armed Leonid I. Brezhnev said in meet again next Thursday. billion for ad ed pay and other with multiheaded missiles are fast taking the lead in defense strategy, they said. ‘The United States still has up to three times as many submarine-launched missiles as Russia. If the Soviets meet their present expectations, they should catch up by about 1973. There is no indication of a that has prevailed since the Strategic Arms Limitation Soviet slowdown while the Talks (SALT) opened here last SALT talks are in progress. week, the sources said. There was a furiher elaboraperts metfor 1 hour 45 minutes at the Russian Embassy today. Conference sources said they are “moving along” in exploring ways to limit nuclear weapons, Both sides spoke at today’s meeting in the same cordial and businesslike atmosphere tion of ideas, but no Russian Legislator Runs for Re-Election In Doubt Saigon. The government troops have killed nearly 700 Viet Cong in nine days of cross-border thrusts. response to the broad outline of U.S. thinking set forth in earlier sessions, The two sides agreed to meet again next Monday at the American Embassy. Thetalks, this session at the Russian Embassy, appeared to be settling into a routine. There were no crowds outside when the Americans arrived and security was muchless notable ‘han for the first two sessions. (At the Geneva Disarmament Conference, the United States and the Soviet Union presented a joint draft of a treaty today that would ban mass destruction weapons from the ocean floor). The Russians were reported by diplomatic sources to be rushingto increase their supply of nuclear submarines and submarine missiles in an effort to reach parity with America in case a freeze or limitation on eeu rockets is negotiatExperts said the emphasis is switching to submarine-based missiles because the new multiheaded missiles have jeopardized the security of the Moscow Tuesday the Kremlin Observers said the state. intends to continue equipping ments reflect a hardening of Soviet forces with the latest the Communist position by weapons. North Vietnamese negotiator Nguyen Minh Vy and the Viet Among the plans the United Cong foreign minister, Mme. States has brought to the talks Nguyen Thi Binh, who ended is the possible numerical her six-week beycott of the limitation of both ICBM and talks todayy. submarine-based missiles. The U.S. Ambassador Philip C. Russians have not announced Habib urged them to closely their position. study Ninon’s statement on New ‘Y’ Vote Delayed PendingInvestigation A special student body elec- new election, which had been tion, which had been scheduled scheduledfor today and Firday. for today and Friday at Brigham Steve Gulbrandsen, chief Young University, has been justice of the ASBYU Supreme postponed by the ASBYU Court, issued the following Supreme Court and President (Sze NEW ‘Y’ VOTE,Page 2) Ernest L. Wilkinson is investigating charges ot violation of university standards in the recently held election for ASBYU president and vice president for studentrelations, ‘The action was taken by the ASBYU Supreme Court late Wednesday after the court had WASHINGTON (UPI)—Postconducted hearings for 16 hours master General Winton M. into the alleged violations, The Blovnt testified today that hearing before the Supreme President Nixon’s postal pay~ Court came at the request of and-reform plan would improve Brian Walton,write-in candidate the mailservice and better the for ASBYU president, who lotof postal workers, as well as appealed a decision of the end the deficit operation of the election committee which ‘system. disqualified him. But Sen. Gale W. McGee. DCourt’s Action The Supreme Court, however, Wyo., opening Senate Post foundit unjust to disqualify any Office Committee hearings on one candidate and ordered the the pay raise and postal benefits in fiscal year 1972 to help attract andretain military Volunteers. ‘No one can predict with Precision whether or not, or Precisely when, he can end Conscription,” Nixon said. “It depends, in part, on the necessity of main re auired malteeyteesere e ™ Vietnam andelsewhere.” Vietnam and to get down to Nixon outlined his plan to key basic issues at the conference, Republican congressional lead- which has dragged into its 14th ers at a breakfast meeting month, Instead, they vowed to before sendingit to Capitol Hill, fight until total victory over the ‘The President signed an American armed forces. executive order eliminating all The Viet Cong and Hanoi future occupational deferments. delegates said Nixon’s state- Those young men now holding ments reflected “his adminis- them, however, and those with tration’s intention of obstinately Pending applications would be pursuing the scheme of conquering the Indochinese countries, and turning them into U.S. colonies and military bases.” treated as previously. “Very few young men at age 19 are in suchcritical positions that they cannot be replaced,” Nixon said. Blount Testifies New Postal Reform Plan Would ImproveU.S. Mail Service “The crutch of a huge subsidy provided by the American taxpayer has tended to eliminate any incentive for postal management to find out what special kinds of service its customers really want, and to find efficient ways of ing to those wants,” he said. “Tt has, moreover, tended to, promote management decisions based more on political conmn, “Palount argued that Nixon's siderations than on service plan would be more efficient. considerations.” reorganization plan negotiated after the nation’s first postal strike, told Blount the plan was “singularly lacking...in any chain of command, line of responsibility, that protects the public interest.” McGee said Congress should continue to subsidize the post office to make sure rural and small town post offices stay |