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Show Bani Sadr Asks erald For Release; 107TH YEAR. NO 107 PROVO. UTAH. WEDNESDAY. DEC. 5. 1979 $450—MONTH. PRICE25 CENTS Captors Refuse TEHRAN, Iran (UPI MIMinister Abol bol HHassati Bani Finance Sadr i jay appealedfor the release of 56 American hostages and official Tehran radio said a UN. Security Council resolution demanding their freedom paved the way for further negotiations But militant students holding the hostages for the 32nd day rejected the SONIA JOHNSON Church Ousts Sonia UN resolution threatenedto try then tvrs Interior Minister Ayatollah Kashemi Rafsanjeni also denounced the UN resoluuon as “worthless but the country’s official radio issued con theting commentaries both criticizing and praising the resolution In a morning commentary. the radio tor spying and urged theentire Moslem, world to arise and kick out “this great called the resolution “unacceptable Buta later commentary said it left the While the militants apearedto dig in Way open “for continuing efforts’ to bring a peaceful end to the crisis. now in its 32nd day devil the United States on their demands over therelease of the hostages Bani Sadr told a conference he stood against a spy and urged therelease of the hostage Bani Sadr who wasreplaced recent ly as Iran's foreign minister said a solution couldstill be foundto the crisis if U.N. Secretary General Kurt Waldheim convened an international commission to lock into the crimesof the shah Earlier he hadlectured the militants. STERLING, Va. (UPI) — The Mormon church excommunicated feminist Sonia Johnson Wednesdayfor violating church doctrine with her campaign for passage of the proposed a Rights Amendment. ; irs. Johnson, a fifth generation Mormon, was notified of her excommunication by letter, said her spokeswoman, Arlene Wood. She said two membersofthe Sterling Park Ward of the church — David Homer and Bob Smith — delivered the letter to Mrs. Johnson's homein this Washington suburb. She said Mrs. Johnson, 43, ‘did comment that it was the first time she’d seen the charges in writing.” The all-male leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the church's official name, strongly opposes ERA and says it threatens the American family. Mrs. Johnson founded Mormons for ERAandhasspoken out in support of the measurein states where the church haslobbied to defeatit, including Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Florida. She charged in her speeches that the Mormton church, headquartered in Salt Lake City, has organized an underground campaign against the ERA. She urged state lawmakers in unratified states to understand the political role her churchis takingin the debate. andsaid the peopleof Islam should not de atraid ot dying and becoming mar saying they could not try people who “are official representatives of a foreign state when you have captured them on their ownterritory. They can only be expelled Outside the embasssy hundreds of Iranians demonstrated. waving placards suchas ‘‘guns and warships do not scare us.’” The students holding the embasssyissued a communiquesaying: ‘Todayall the Moslem world, in particular you (the people of Saudi Arabia) should rise and block the way for the U.S.. this great devil,” the students said in their 60th communique. The militants said rising against America was a ‘'Godly duty,” ac- cused the United States of plundering Arab oil wealth and killing Moslems. The later commentary said the Security Council resolution was “not compulsory’ and in no way conderr.ned Iran but “indirectly warned the United States about military threats or ac. tions With contradictory statements totally confusing the situation in Tehran. Foreign Minister Sadegh Qotbzadeh. who said Tuesday the hostages would definitely stand trial traveled to the city of Qom for talks with Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeinito decide Iran's official reaction to the latest U.N. moves. A spokesman for the students holding the hostages appeared to contradict a statement by Qotbzadeh that the students themselves would judge the hostages, now in their 32nd day of captivity. “The U.N. Security Council is under the orders of the American government and the CIA andtherefore. this decision is not important for us,’ a militant spokesman said of the 15-0 vote at the council meeting Tuesday. which Iran boycoited. “All tie world has seen that the U.N. is owned by the U.S.A. and we reject this decision.” Matheson Gains MX Veto Power SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — Air those citizens are always takeninto ac- Force Undersecretary Antonia Cheyes count.” She said it would be up to the Air has told Gov. Scott Matheson Utah can veto construction of the MX missile Force to demonstrate that the sprawlroject if environmental studies show ing weapons system ‘‘will not destroy it will cause unacceptable harm to the your wayoflife. And if we don’t, we havefailed.”” state. The undersecretary alsosaid location Cheyes gave that assurance to Matheson Tuesday on a visit to Salt of someof the missiles in Rush Valley Lake City where she also briefed a wasonlyan option under study and the final selection of sites won't begin until state MX task force which is reviewing the impact of the $33 billion weapons the end of 1980. system on Utah. Cheyes and an Air Force delegation State Planning Coordinator Kent explained proposed legislation Briggs, chairman of the task force, providing for selection of land for 200 said one part of the project that might missile race tracks in Utah and prove unacceptable is the location of Nevada. missiles in desert valleys less than 50 The bill would allow the Secretary of miles from Salt Lake City and other the Air Force to block any major major population centers of thestate. developmentsin the areas under study The Air Force has been studying possi- as possible MX sites until the final ble MX sites as close as Rush Valley. locations are chosen. It would close south of Tooele. according to maps about7,000 square milesof public lands Presented to the task force. in Utah and Nevada to ‘settlement, “I have some serious reservations sale, location or entry under the public about putting them that close to Salt land lawsandthe mininglaw of 1872.” Lake City,”’ said Briggs after the briefBut Cheyessaid noexisting use, such ing as grazing and mining, would be disMs. Cheyes said the military must turbed. She also said mineral explorahave the support of Utahns if the MX tion could continue system is to be built. One reason for the withdrawalis to “T think if you look at the history of weapons systems,thecitizens in areas prevent speculators from making where they have been built have agreed claimsto the land that the Air Force would have to buy later, she added. they were necessary. The views of Provo Boosts Request By PATRICK CHRISTIAN Herald Staff Reporter The Provo City Commission Tuesday nightvoted to increase by $800,000 a reest for a federal Housing and Urban velopment grant to help finance a downtown Provo hotel project to be built at about 150 W. and 100 N. In addition to the grant increase request, the entire project now is. estimated to cost $15 million instead of the $11 million projected in July when the urban redevelopment ee application was submitted to HUD. Ron Madsen said the deadliue for making changes in the UDAG grant application is Dec. 15 so developers have no time to review and eae their revenues in timeto close a gap between increased costs shown by 2 recent review of financing and present GM Idles 11,000 Related economy news on Page 13. DETROIT (UPI) — General Motors Corp. is indefinitely laying off 11,000 workers and making deep production revenues. The UDAG grant, arranged by Provo, is to build thehotel's mutli-level parking facility. The new revised application also calls for $600,000 of the grantto be loaned to developers for the hotelitself. Madsen said terms of that loan have not been worked outyet. The new proposalcalls for the entire roject to be paid for with $2.2 million rom the UDAG grant, $9.7 million in developer's equity, and $3.4 million from communityblock grant funds, tax incrementloan. cutbacks at seven of 26 domestic plants amid reports of the latest sag in domestic car sales. US. sales in Novemberdipped 21.3 percent from one year earlier and were Blast Claims Three Lives Torrance, Calif., officials licted today that the tank fire [raced killed three persons londay would burn itself out sometime today, Streams from water hoses which were dousiugthe fire with 200,000 gallons of water per minute today are dwarfed at base of huge smoke plumein this aerial view of the scene. The blaze, which sent flames 500 feet into the air and spread a smoke plume15 miles long started with a huge explosion Mondaynight that killed three persons at the Mobil Oil Co.Installation. buoyed only slightly by strong performances from the two smallest domestic automakers. it was an“nounced Tuesday. For the first time, auto executives said, the long slumpaffecting carsales is caused partly by world tensions. In response, GM announced car and truck production cuts for early next year that will place 11.000 workers on indefinite layoff. More than 100.000 U.S. autoworkers already Have been idled indefinitely. while thousands more have beenidled for varying periods while plants close down to trim bulging car and truck inventories. | The GMcuts which are effective Jan. 2, will affect seven of the company’s 26 U.S. assembly plants — Arlington Texas; Baltimore; St Louis. Mo.; Van Nuys. Calif., and two plants in Michigan. Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Corp. Also have curtailed production. Wednesday: Tax Moneyin Bear Acquitted Utah County's top taxpayers take care of their property tax bills, and the county assessor's office is busy preparing list of delinquent taxpayers in preparation for the chore of collecting the past-due taxbills. See full story on Page 2. A Mennonite manwho has been shunned by his wife and children for seven years has won acquittal on charges he abducted his wife, but the wife he loves remains an unconquered enemy. See story and picture on Page 5. ACLU Plans Fight Colleges Puzzled The American Civil Liberties Union says it will wagean all-out fight against ee proved by the Senate Judiciary Committee to reinstate the death penalty for certain federal crimes See story on Page13. College officials aren't quite sure what to makeof the government’s new order requiring they make athletic scholarships available to males and females in proportion to their participation in Sports programs. They say they're, waiting to see exactly how the rulings are worded See story on Page 7. Limits Gun Sales A citizens group has led the fight for their Connecticut city's first-in-the-nation local gun control law and claimsthe statute is “@ significant step” in limiti firearms. But opponents call ft “nothing but an emotional and hon-enforceable ordinance.” The law bans the ‘sales of handguns between private individuals, and the groupis pressie have nearby communities adopt the same measure. See story on Page 13. ‘Who’ Shaken ‘The Whorock group, shaken by the stampede deathsof 11 fans in Cincinnati, dedicated the concert in Buffalo to the trampled victims, but vowed to continue their tour: Meanwhile, some others are being canceled until actions are * taken to prevent a similar occurance. See stories on Page 13 Latest on Iran Latest Iran-related developments include a cutback in relations with Libya and the U.N Security Council's unanimous call for release of the hostages. See briefs roundup on Page5. U of U Wins 100 The University of Utah basketball team won its 100th gamein long-time series with Utah State by defeating the Aggies, 88-74, in Salt Lake City last night. Utah's Danny Vranes pulled down a career high 21 rebounds in leading Utes to the victory. (See story on Page 6). Mostly Cloudy Mostly cloudy weather Is forecast through Thursday and into Friday in the Central Uteh area, with overnight lows in the mid to upper 20s, highs Thursday in the mid 40s and occasional northwest windsof 10 to 15 mph. See Page 3 for additional Utah weather information and Page 5 for national weather data and reports. WhereTo Find I* Amusements 20-21 Classified Ads 46-51 Comics Commerce Editorial National-International Obituaries Society Sports Utah-Regional 30 i 31 5, 13 4 17-19 6-9 2 |
