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Show Orbiter Performance ‘Super’ in New Tes Difficult Plunge of 20,000 Ft. WEATHER Fair and warmer temperatures are forecast for tonight and Thursday throughout the Central Utah area, with overnight lows in thelow 40s and highs Tuesday about 10. Winds expected to he light ~PROVO, UTAH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER12, 1977 $4.00 PER MONTH PRICE 20 CENTS High Court Hearing ProvoPrimary Winners Grange and Ferguson Mayorality Finalists Potential Landmark Bakke Rights Case prises, among which was a narrow margin for incumbent Mayor Russell D. Grange, and a strong bid for the commission post by a woman. Provo has never had a womanon the cily commission, but Tuesday's elec- tion opened the possibility for a change in that standing Stella H. Oaks served on the City Council when Provo had the council manager form of government. Mrs. Oaksalso served as assistant mayor at one time Mayor Grange, seeking his first return to the office which he has held for the past four years, topped thefield of three candidates in his race with 2,744 votes, or a 39.7 percent of the 6,901 cast in the mayor's primaryelection. James E. Ferguson garnered 2,244 RUSSELL D. GRANGE votes, representing a percentage of 32.5, and trailing the ballot was Gregory M. Werner, who had 1,913 votesfor 27.7 percentof the total vote The commission race turned up an unanticipated winner, Anagene D. Meecham, who was expected to make a strong showing. However, to the surprise of some political prognosticators she turned in a strong showing and finished ahead of the field in the commission race with 1,655 votes Going with her onto the municipal election ballot Noy. 8 will be Israel C. Heaton, who wasclose behind at 1,418 votes, a difference of 237. Mrs Meecham had 24 percentof the ballots cast for commissioner and Mr. Heaton had 20 percent. Third in the balloting was Richard P. Valgardson, whocollected 1,336 votes, Se ISRAEL C. HEATON ANAGENE D. MEFCHAM President SignsBill For $14.7 Billion in Grants to Help Cities Carter, calling areas of urban blight “a disgrace to our great country,” today York City) last week, which is enough to shake our confidencein the structure that we've evolved, and I know thatin signed legislation that authorizes $14.7 manyother places in the countrythere billion in grants to ailing cities, es- are similar areas.” WASHINGTON (UPI) — President pecially in the Northeast and Midwest Cartersaid it ‘a very happy” oc- casion for him because such fiscal relief is urgently neededforlarge aging urban centers. The bill's allocations are spaced over a three-year period for fiscally pressed communities ‘There are some devastated areas where American citizens live that are a disgrace to our great country," Carter said during the outdoor ceremony in the Rose Garden. ‘No immediatesolution can be offered ‘L visited the South Bronx (in New ‘This bill takes a giant step forward” by placing ‘‘a focus of attention’ on major urban areas, he said Carter expressed minor reservations with a section of the measure which lifts restraints on construction of housesin flood plain areas but said his administration would monitor that situation closely A group of senators and congres sman, along with a contingent of mayors, attended the signing ceremony Incumbents Do Well United Press International Incumbents in Utah's largest cities generally received votes of confidence in Tuesday's primary election, while other present and former officials won places on the November baliot and women made a strong showing in several races former praticing attorney Sarah Skan: chy. businessman Lynn Bracken and Association of Govern: ments executive Roger Jones in the November ballot for two open seats. In the state's largest city, Public In Logan, Mayor Desmond Anderson Safety Commissioner Glen Greener polled nearly twice as many votes as easily outpolled all challengers the man he will have to beat in November developer Walter Nickel And Municipal Councilwoman Carol oneof the mayor's most vocal See Page 22 for additional Utahelec tion results. critics who resigned her council seat to run against him polled less than a third as many ballots as Anderson and Veteran Republican party worker Alice Shearer, wife of former GOP State Chairman Kent Shearer was second, followed by public relations consultant Marilee Latta and Deputy City Auditor Thomas Hall The second opening ontheSalt Lake City Commission was created by the retirement of Herman Hogansen Chief Deputy City Auditor K. Ray Hammondpicked up the most votes in the primary for city auditor, followed Anderson, who has been squabbling by businesswoman Audrey Oestrei was eliminated from the race with the council over the limits of his authority since a new government was formed ‘two years ago, said he con sidered the ballot “a vote of fidence They will face each other in the general elect rniture store oper In Ogden Robert Madsen and Rosanne Pe (Continued on Page 3) said he was pleased with the voter response to his campaign. “We felt strongly that if we could hold the mayor to less than 60 percent of the over-all vote we had a chancein the final election. We kept himto les than government,” primary. He will face housewife an Bear River the ballot for the Nov. 8 mayor's race are a fair amount of voters who would like to see a change in city Former Logan Mayor Theral Bishop led the balloting in the Logan council mission to its medical school, lawyer, dis- the last six years, While sales tax revenue is up, that’s because of in creasesin inflation and an increase of three - quarters of a percent in the sales tax, not because of whatcity government has done. We need more good industry, more jobs, which will bring more dollars to downtown Provo, helping the merchants,”’ sions to outer space. Colvin, a stocky gray-haired lawyer 16 spots for minority students. It is not true, he said, that all members of a given race have the same economic and educational disadvantages. Justice Thurgood Marshall, the court’s only black, asked Colvin if he would be making the same argurnent if only one slot had been reserved ‘Numbers are unimportant,’’ Colvin said. ‘You are arguing about keeping somebodyout and theothersideis talk ing about getting somebody in. It depends on howyoulookatit,’’ Marshall remarked Colvin told the court the factual circumstancesof the case arevitally important “Normally, if we have a goal we The National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission control in Houston had given Fitzhugh Fulton, dangerous, SOME CIVIL RIGHTS groups are calling the suit brought by this man, Allan Bakke, concerning “reverse Discrimination,” the most important case since the Supreme Court ordered School integration in 1954. The Supreme Court began hearing arguments today on his challenge of minority admittance quotas at some colleges. (UPI Telephoto) The court chamber was jammedfor the arguments, centering on one of the most hotly contested racial issues to comebefore the court since the 1954 school desegregation case. And MeCree, a black and a former federal judge, cited that casein his argument Thereis still ‘noncompliance’ with the 1954 Brown y. Board of Education and other civil rights decisions, MeCree said, and minorities “have been denied fulfillment of the promise of that decision becauseof resistance."’ Minority children bornin 1954 “‘are 23 years later the very persons knocking on the doors of professional schools,” McCree sai But Colvin said raceis ‘‘an impossible basis on which to judge people Yemen Seeks Suspects in Assassination BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPI) — Military leaders of the strategic Red Sea nation of North Yemen vowed todayto avenge the as ination of chief of state Lt. Col. Ibrahim al Hamadi and continue his policies. A western diplomat said there was a long list of suspects in Tuesday's slay- ing of the 34-year-old career paratrcop officer, who led North Yemen toward improved reletions with neighboring Saudi Arabia. Theunidentified ins alsokilled Lt. Col. Abdullah al Hamadi, brother of rehearsal for the ‘‘pitchover maneuver whichputs them ina shallow diveto gather speedfor the separation. Fulton reported buffeting increasing as the twocraft picked up speed but he said it was not too heavy. After the plichover” (esi, the plaies resumed their climb. Takeoff time had been moved up 15 maneuver. Astronaut Joe Engle was the com- mander at the controls of the space ship. Richard Truly wasthe pilot and the two men alternated the guidance system after the shuttle was blown from the top of the 747 with explosive bolts whileflying at about 300 miles per hour. The Enterprise dropped at a rate of about 7,200 feet per minute, reaching speeds above 330 m.p.h. in the estimated two minute, 35 second powerlessflight, It landed at 8:52 a.m. PDT. In the previous free flights the Enterprise has descended at about 11 degrees. By comparison, commercial airliners approach landing at about three degrees. The Enterpriseis the prototypeof the spaceships designed to be used over and over again in carrying people and equipmentinto space and back beginning in the 1980s The Iraqi News Agencylater reported from the North Yemeni capital that a third person died in the attack — Lt. Col. Ali Qannas, Hamadi's Army Plane brother-in-law and chief of the army's armored wing. North Yemen's Radio Sanaa gave no Crosses Into details of the assassinations and did not mention possible suspects In a string of radio bulletins, North Yemen's ruling Command Council which had been headed by Hamadi, announced the assassinations by “‘crimi nal, rancorous murderers. The North Yemeni foreign ministry said it had received condolences from other Arab states, including a message from King Khaled of Saudi Arabia ruler of North Yemen's giant neighbor andally to the north North Korea SEOUL, South Korea (UPI) South Korea said today an unarmed army plane accidently crossed into North Koreabut the North Koreans claim the plane's two crewmen had actually defected South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Shin Chan said in a state ment that the plane was on a mes: senger mission when it strayed into Communist territory on the western side of the i55-mile For Orem Council frontier between the two Koreas at about 12:05 pm. (1 1:05pm EDT GappmayerFiles CandidacyPetition Incumbent Orem Councilman Merrill nominating convention. A Eroup has been circulating peti Gappmayer filed a petition Tuesday to seek re-election after being defeated tions for Mr. Gappmayerand obtained last Thursday at the Citizen's Party about 1,000 signatures ; 25 are required to run as an independent candidate. Mr. Gappinayeris a lifetime Orem resident. He spent his early life farming with his father and later took over the farm while attending BYU. He taught for three years at OremJunior High School Commission candidate Anagene D. Meecham said she was very appreciative of the confidence shown in resently he is a general contractor specializing in construction of commer: cial buildings to be leased He waselected to the city council in “I've cam: paigned hard and worked hard, and I want to assure the voters that I am 1973 and has served on the Art Advisory Board, the Orem Pride Council, for four years on the board of directors of the Orem Chamber of Commerceand sincerely concerned about the needs and the problems of theelderly and the young as well as thoseof big business. I wishto seethequality of life improved in Provo and this must include the for two years on the Metropolitan Water Board Heservedfor two years as the Orem, Regional Director of the BYU Telefund orderly growth of our economy to com: plement theneeds of our citizens as a whole,” she said. and for two years on the BYU Housing Adjustment Board Mr, Gappmayer has served for the Mrs. Meecham said she was told any number of times that a woman couldn't last three years as bishop of the makeit in a political election in Provo and that she was premature in trying to (Continued on Page 3) Fulton reported during the ascent to the 20,536-feet launchaltitude that wind buffeting and vibration were moderate. He also could have chosen to launch the 75-ton orbiter as low as 11,000 feet over this Mojave Desert air base. Before reaching launchaltitude, the tandem planes went through a dress minutes to provide time for the extra standard (of a grade average of 2.5 or the headofstate above) theydidn’t measure up.” Without the pilot of the jumbo jet, the option of ending the flight if vibrations became rejected white candidate for the University of California's Medical School at Davis. said the university was. wrong in setting aside 16 of 100 admissionsslots for membersof minorities. from San Francisco, said the university was indulging in ‘‘broad generalizations’ whenit set aside the three tests will have whenit returns from mis- Colvin, he said her by the voters of Provo. servedto stabilize the Enterprise dur plastictailcone, winds buffeted the 747, but not enough to abort the mission representing the 37-year-old twice- Cox and MeCree, disagreed sharply McCree declaring that “to be blind to race today is to be blind to reality.’” the orbiter to a halt The 75-ton space shuttle, which some scientists jokingly have labeled a‘fly ing rock,” made its first free flight without a 750-pound taileone which The Enterprise was tested for the first time today in the configuration it and Solicitor General Wade he said ‘We have actually lost ground economically pening in Provo over mission control told the orbiter's crew when they bro on the runway Boeing 747 mothership which carried it aloft McCree, presenting the federal government’s side in the closely watched reverse discrimination case,” argued that professional schools must not be blind to race if the nation is to remedy past discrimination Attorney Reynold ndingin A super flight there, a super flight path to a touchdown 2 minutes and 40 seconds after it blasted free from the ed the Constitution in denying him adcriminating against him becausehe is white But Archibald Cox, the university's Ferguson, who won the other spot on 40 percent and I think this shows there In Municipal Votes By KEN CONNAUGHTON Mayor Grange, following the election, said he was pleased to be in the running and expressed his appreciation for all those who have supported him thus far, and would especially appreciate their support in the coming generalelection. Commenting on the campaign ahead he repeated his position on taxes and the economy saying, ‘‘Sales tax revenue is up, we are having good economic growth and the streets are safe. I hope the people of Provo will continue to support this approach to good government. If the voters see it this way I will continue to work full time for the bettermentof this community. We offer performance, not promises,” Waitingout the results of the election at Provo's City Center, James E 20,000 fee a perfect desert little more tha: two minutes Calif The delta-winged craft dropped swiftly on a morethan 22 degree glide ke’s lawyertold the SupremeCourtto followed by Stan Brown with 1,261 select a standard and abovethat stanvotes. The field of six candidates was dard we admit people,’ he said. “It is roundedout with Charles Henson, who precisely the opposite here. Here the had 852, and Fred Podlesny with 341 numberis chosen and the numberisfilvotes. A total of 6,863 votes wascastin led regardless of the standard.” the commissionrace. Justice John Paul Stevens asked Even though a light vote was an- Colvin if he disagreed with the univerticipated,election officials and the can- sity that all 16 minority students were didates were surprised at the small tur- qualified to proceed with a medical nout. Of the 32,966 registered voters education who wereeligible to go to the polls in “We simply say there is nothing to the last general election, only 6,901 say they were quaiified,” Colvin showed up at Tuesday's primary, for a eplied. ‘Taking the university's own percentage of 20.9 ughest test yet today, plungi steep powerless glide from rr ing it WASHINGTON (UPI) — Allan Bak- day the University of California violatBy JACK EMMERSON Provo voters wentto the polls Tuesday and when the ballots weretallied the results revealed several mild sur- Clay FORCt JWARDS AIR 105TH YEAR, NO.63 MERRILL GAPPMAYER Lakeview and Lakeview First LDS Wards. He and his wife, Marie have five children Anofficial North Korean broadcast monitored ‘earlier in Tokyo claimed that two southern military defected by plane state at 12:04p.m. the Com 1 4pm E gave no further details Judge Ritter Denies Press, Spectators In Big Drugs Case SALT LAKE CITY (UPI Federal Judge Willis Ritter today refused to al low spectators or the press into his courtroom while a jury was being selected to hear the trial of 22 persons accused of operating a multi million dollar nationwide drug ring The judge r the U.S, Marshal to reserve all seats in his courtroom for the pool of 200 prospe ¢@ jurors. Twelve jurors and three alternates were to be chosen from the pool But the judge was also scheduled to hear morethan 40 motions prior to the Be seven defense motrial inc tions for separatetrials and numerous requests for disclosure of prosecution evidence A grand jury Jants and a indicted the 22 defen ispect who was still at large when the trial began for con: spiracy to distribute heroin. |