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Show INDEX WEATHER Classified 26.32 Comics Editorial Obi Decreasing cloudiness tonight for the Provo to Ogden area; partly cloudy Wednesday; lows tonight near 40; highs 20 21 Wednesday in the upper 60s; probability of precipitation 10 per cent tonight and Wednesday 104TH YEAR, NO. 243 PROVO, UTAH, TUESDAY, MAY10, 1977 $4.00 PER MONTH — PRICE 20 CENTS To Counter GrowingSoviet Threat Carter Urges NATO Build Defense LONDON (UPI) — President Carter warned Tuesdaythat the Soviet Union has built up its forces in Europe far beyond what it needs for defensive purposes and called for a longrange NATObuildup to counter the growing threat. The Communist bloc’s conventional forces in Europe ‘emphasize an offensive posture," Carter said in a keynote speech to a Summit meeting of ‘These forces are much stronger than needed for any defense purpo: hesaid Carter's words were ec hoed byBritish Prime Minister James Callaghan, West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, NATO Secretary General Joseph Luns and other speakers But Carter and other allied leaders stressed there is no need for pessimism the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council — his first appearance before the 15-nation body representing all of America’s allies in Europe. The So Union has achieved essential strategic nuclear equivalence,"’ Cartersaid. ‘Its (European) theater nuclear forces have been The Warsaw Pact’s conventional | On the contrary, Carter called for a long term defense programto streugthen NATOandsaid the United States itself must be ready to promote a genuine two-way trans-Atlantic”’ trade in military hardware He called for greater standardization in NATO against letting the alliance be weakened by waste and overlapping and by disputes over whereto buy defense equipment Our first preference. Cartersaid, ‘is for early agreementwith the Soviet Union on mutual and ni Conference officials said all the government heads endorsed Carter's proposals. ‘There were senting voices,’ one official said ATO summit was attended by heads of slale or government of almost all 15 member states except France, whose President Valery Giscard d’Estaing flew home Monday, leaving his arms — something in which the Soviets andtheir allies have far outstripped the West —and warned foreign minister, Louis de Guiringaud to repre- Highlights Of Carter : NATO Talk |} LONDON (UPI) — Thefollowing are highlights from President Carter's remarks to the NATO summit meeting | today President Carter said the United } States is trying to convince the Soviet Union to reduce and eventually to eliminate nuclear weapons. Hesaid the Soviet Union has not yet accepted his proposals, but had made clearthatit wants an agreement. Regarding human rights, Carter said: ‘America’s concern for human rights does not reflect a desire to impose ourparticularpolitical or social arrangements on any other country, It is, rather, an expression of the most deeplyfelt values of the American people. We want the world to know where westand.”” He also said the Uniied States will maintain “an effective strategic deterrent” and will keep “modern theater THIS HOMESTEADonthe outskirts of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. takes on the appearance of a Christmas card as snow blanketed areas of New York and NewEngland. The off-season storm caused a massive power outage in Massachusetts. (UPI Telephoto) Congress Negotiators Debate Defense Budget difficulties and decided to quit for Senate negotiators, having settled lunch and try again later today. many of their differences over the 1978 ‘The negotiators began with a Senatebudget, arguedin vain all morning to- approved defense budget of $120.3 bilday about how manydollars the Pen- lion — a shade over President Carter's tagon should get request — and a House-passed figure of The conferees acknowledged their $117.1 billion. WASHINGTON (UPI) — House and Geneva Mine Tieup Ends EASTCARBON, Utah (UPI) Wild- cat strikers at the Geneva Coal Mine today began returning to work, honoring a second back-to-work order by After 2% hours of debate, the difference had been narrowed to a Senate proposal of $119.5 billion and a House counteroffer of $117.9 billion Both sides insisted that if they took the other's offer back to their colleagues the entire budget resolution would collapse. Rep. Robert Giaimo, D-Conn., head of the House group,said thatsince the proposed budget cuts spending for Federal Judge Aldon Anderson U.S. Steel Corp. officials said “only a few miners” were back on the job for somesocial programs, the House in- the company saidabout one-third of the said the graveyard shift, at midnight, But day shift—35 to 40 men: for work this morning.” story on page18 showed up (See earlier The spokesman said the low turnout could have been caused by many things. ‘Wethink there is considerable confusionat this time as to which shifts the menthink they should be working. But weexpect operationsto be back to near normal within the next 48 hours.” Monday Anderson ordered the strikers at the Horse Canyon mine near here back to work for a second time. nuclear forces in Europe’’ and will maintain and improve conventional forces there. The President said the United States sists the same be done for defense. I submit that the issue here is the untouchable defense budget,”’ Giaimo will encovrage two-way trans-Atlantic trade in defense equipment. Hesaid the procurementof defense equipmentwill be taken with regard ‘to the interests of all membersofthe Alliance.” In addition, Carter said he hoped the Europeanallies would work to increase cooperation among themselves in Storm Disrupts Electricity in Massachusetts defense production. ByUnited PressInternational An out-of-season snowstorm that lashed the Northeastleft an estimated half million homes and businesses in Massachusetts without power today. It was the worst powerblackoutto strike the region in a decade. “Right now there isn’t anyelectric generating capacity in southeastern Massachusetts,’ a Boston Edison spokesmansaid at midday, ‘‘and there won't be any in some sections for the Sen. Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., said the Senate's original figure already included a $2.8 billion cut made by Carter in President Gerald Ford's defense Extensive power outages also were reported in parts of Rhode Island and Vermont budget and that the Senate would not wet snowfell on rural northwestern partsof thestate. It was only thefourth accept much moreof a reduction. The House-Senate conference com mittee Mondayreached tentative com- promises on most other parts of the budget for fiscal year 1978, which begins Oct. 1, but left the biggest disagreement, defense, until today. In RhodeIsland, upto eight inchesof time in this centurythat snowhas been recorded in RhodeIsland during May The snow forced tree branchesto the ground with loud cracks that broke the eerie sounds of wind gusts whistling past houses LONDON (UPI) — President Carter wound uphisfirst trip abroad as chief executive Tuesday with a series of per- sonal triumphs, a numberof diplomatic successes and one diplomatic failure inability to solve the crisis between Turkey and the Unite? States. Carter sparkled in his getting-toknow-you sessions with Western Europe’s leaders, won applause from the British public and press and starred at the seven nation economic summit conference before he jolted NATO Tesday with a speech warning against the The United States is now discussing with the Soviet Union ways to control strategic arms. Byinvolving the Soviet Union in a continuing effort to reduce and eventually to eliminate nuclear (Continued on Page 2) Soviet Again Rejects increasing Soviet military buildup in Europe He metSyrian President Hafez Assad in Geneva and afterward said the cause of Middle East peace had been advanced. He managed to ease the strain on Washington ties with West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing But he failed to secure immediate improvementin U.S. military relations with Turkey. A diplomatic source said he got ‘nowhere’ with the Turkish prime minister Carter was scheeuled to depart for Washington at 7:45 p.m. (2:45 p.m. EDT) and was due at Andrews AFB Washington, at 10:25 p.m. EDT Carter ArmsProposal SpokesmanBenKilgoresaid ‘‘we are The massive failure was blamed on heavy ice and snow deposited on electrical lineslines by the lusty spring snowstorm that battered both inland and seacoastcities of New England Carter: Triumphs And One Setback NATO summit meeting today using the round figure of 500,000"' to es- could get worse,” hesaid dent Eanes, the honorary president of NATO, addresses session of the organization, (UPI Telephoto) LONDON (UPI) — Excerpts from President Carter's remarks to the better part of the day.” timate the number of customers af fected by the blackout. '‘Thesituation AMERICAN PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter, left, and Prime Minister Suleiman Demirel of Turkey, wearing headphones, listen as the Portuguese Presi- GENEVA, Switzerland (UPI) — The Soviet Union today again rejected President Carter's proposals for sweeping in U.S. and Soviet strategic nuclear arsenals. Vladimir S, Semenov, chief Soviet negotiator at the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, said any newtreaty must be based on the agreement in principle reached at the summit meeting in Vladivostok in December 1974 At that time former President Ford and Soviet Communist party General Moderation ‘The basis has been and must remain USSRand the USA," Semenovsaid on arrival in Geneva for the resump of the SALT negotiations — in recess 2,400 nuclear missiles and bombers of which 1,320 may be missiles equipped with multiple and independently targeted warheads, or MIRVs Hike Seen since last Sept. 20. Semenov and the new U.S PITTSBUF negotiator, Paul Warnke, wereto have a private meeting Wednesday with the ctual resumptionof talks between full delegations scheduled for Thursday American stee leaving for Geneva that Russian of ed The White t prices unde against inflat Warnke said in Washington before have said Moscow may bewill Secretary Leonid I, Brezhnevagreed to ficials ing to cut 10 per cent off the work for a treaty limiting each side to Of Steel the Vladivostok agreement betweenthe Vladivostok ceilings. There have been mentions of that recently, publicly and in private Warnke said A source predicted the lowe adopted industry-wide The United Mine Workers union members had ignored his first injune- tion last week First Lady Will Visit SaversReceive 92.75% Return Liquidation of Utah Savings and Loan Completed — By JOSEPHINE ZIMMERMAN Final hearing on the liquidation of 7 Nations VASHINGTON UPI) Rosalynn Cai te 3 May 30 for “substantive n-level political talks with the eaders of seven nations of Latin ica and the Caribbean, the White House announced today Utah Savings and Loan Association has been held in the Fourth District Court concluding more than 10 years of sales andlitigation. During the decadeof effort, the State Commissioner of Financial Institutions was responsiblefor theliquidation of more than $16 million in mortgages which wereforeclosed in 1966, Savers ica will be thefirst stop on her trip. Mrs, Carte Iso_willmn visit. Costa Rica, Ecua Peru in the corporation received a 92.75 per Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela in that order, returning to Washington June 12 H. Young Jr., attorney The Commissioner of Financial In- behalf senting votes, it is reported Mexico, Wyoming, Maryland, Utah County, Salt Lake County, Box Elder County, and other scattered areas of Utah deputy examiner by the Commissioner volved in court litigation quidating assets of the firm David Watkiss was appointedchief counsel at the inception, by the At torney General of Utah, with Mr Young assisting, although over the quidation, Mr. Young observed that the directors of the association. Theresolu tion was passed with one or twodis: C. B. Quinn was appointed special and was specifically charged with li In Maryland, theliquidators werein Reflecting on thelong process of li economy was ‘'pretty flat” in 1966 when the Commissioner of Financial Institutions took possession. During those early years, it was years thechief burden has fallen to Mr Young. In serving as counsel s functioned as a specia vece stitutions for Utah, W. Smoot Brimhall Brimhall Over the years, the complex financial economy then took a turn tarting in about 1969 and becoming more noticeable in 1970-71, Mr. Young poration on Dec, 5, 1966, as the result of properties in California, Arizona, cent return on the moneythey hadin vested originally, according to Dallas Mrs. Carter is making this visit on originally took possession of the cor of the President a resolution adopted by the board of attorney general, working \ dealings have involved the sale of New someproperties for i sok value of the asset ting during that period of loss of million said, reporting that “we have a com: pletely ditterent market now than we hadin 1966, With improvements the Commissioner was the market then able t board, wh Mr. Bri Earl Sr Provo ave also show a net profit of some $2 million Fork fromoperations, This helpedthesavers Other ad recover a larger part of their original have conti investments, even though they received process are no interest during the 10 years of li quidation, according to Mr. Young. Some of the losses came fromuncol lectable mortgages, he indicated. that the li ed many of 1 was taken over by the Com: missioner of Financial Institutions Three members of the advisory Grove. died. Ma The on Cal and Wa Spanish yoard members who ‘ough the long Kay Jacobs, Pleasant rson and Howard Maycock, both Springville When Jation proceedings beg Ne} and c¢ missione bench four ye George E. Ballif s heard th trict Jud, were h F ) etired from the ater Judge then took over, and reports for the last six |