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Show ‘Moulded to Kill’ Suspect Arrested LOS ANGELES (UPI) — Columnist Bob Greene said today the man who called himself “Moulded to Murder told him he planned to kill people at random until he was captured and that going to change for the better. 1 was ready to die. Andif I was goingto die. | thought | might as well take somepeople with me “Then I heard that you were in he was prepared to die himself town.” The 6-foot. 225-pound man who said he was ready to start a seriesof killings last Thursday, was apprehended vutside a phone booth early Saturday by police moments aftera fifth phone con- versation with Greene, whose columns are syndicated by the Chicago Tribune Detectives Rick Jacques and Mike Stallcup refused to disclose exactly where they found the man. whose name was withheld. Police said the man had no criminal record and that they were checking into his mental health. Greene said today in a copyrighted columr that during an interview with the manlater at police headquarters the man said he planned to shoot his victims and label them ‘‘MTM One.” “MTM Two,” etc., until he was caught. “Twasreadyto do it,” Greene quoted him as saying. “I feel like mylife is pretty well lost, and if things weren't Greene flew to Los Angeles on New Monday. January 7, 1980. THE HERALD. Provo Utah—Page 1 On the Political Trail Reagan Tagged Kennedy Faults Grains Embargo Carter Airing Half-Hour Ad DES MOINES, lowa (UPI) — The stage showthat opened the WASHINGTON (UPI) When Sen. Edward Kennedy completed 1980 campaign was the 1979 phase of his presidential days before hostages were kid Debate ‘Loser’ widely watched by lowans who begin the presidential! nominating process was disintegrating. Police traced the man’s calls to the phonebooth. size up six of the leading con- tacked the shah of Iran at a time because he was lonely and felt his mind Gre«ne said the man appeared to be shy and “seemed continually on the verge of tears when he met with me.” Police provided Greene with a bulletproof vest for the meeting “What I first thought was that I'd iisten to what you had to say.’’ the man told Greene. “But I read your columas. thought that and | le might care about me after all. 1 knew thatif I called you I would probably be trapped — but I had tocall.” tenders for the Republican presidential nomination As with most debates it was hard to separate the winners from the losers. “‘T think altogetherthatall candidates did well and I’m not sure anybody got hurt who was there.” said Sen. Howard Baker. “Reagan wastheclearloser.’ For two hours. the candidates fielded questions from a panel of reporters and members of an audience estimated at 2.450 Participating were Rep. John Anderson of Illinois. Baker former Ambassador George Bush, former Texas Gov. John Swirl Into Midwest Connally Rep. Phil Crane of Il- Marie, Michigan, reported 4 inches of snow, Duluth. Minn.. 3 inches. International Falls, Minn., 2 inches and Green Bay, Wis.. 1 inch. Conditions deteriorated rapidly in Towa, experiencing its first winter storm of the season. Late Sunday, the Highway Patrol reported hundreds of travelers stranded at truck stops and motels along major routes covered with ice and snow. The patrol closed Interstate 80 in Jasper County whenit became clogged with stalled cars and trucks. 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Today’s 15 05 02 19 degrees below zero at 50 4 01 Glasgow, Mont. aaFreee ttle Sauine Thermal Wastington 4 e as president of the Utah Farm Bureau, said his organization supports Carter's “response to the Russian invasion of Afghanistan but the withholding of grain will not be effective ; “We are pleased that the president now recognizes the seriousness of the communist challenge.” Wallentine said. “But, we do not believe that using 7 : ‘ 5-0 1 37 BO... altered the fundamental marketplace conditions of supply and demand,” commission Chairman James M.Stone said. The commission plans to meet again Tuesday to decide whetherfurther action is necessary. Paul D. Johns, executive vice president of the Chicago Board of Trade, first said the board was ‘‘unalterably opposed”’ to the trading halt and raised the possibility of a legal challenge. But at a special meeting Sunday night, the 21-member Chicago board decided not to oppose the trading suspension and told employees to report to work as usual. Tradingin 11 other futures contracts wereto be held ‘on schedule, a spokesman said. Walter N. Vernon. executive vice president of the Kansas City Board of Trade,said of the tradinghait, ‘In the long run, it makes somesense.” food as an economic commodity in the form of a weapon will be effective." “In the short run. there will be a lot more cheap feed available to overstimulate production of beef and that will eventually cause the beef men to be in seriousfinancialdifficulty.” Robert Turley, president of the Inter- mountain Farmers Association, said his organization also is worried about the president's actions because withholding of grain to Russia will limit the free enterpirse system and will hurt the farmer. S.L. City Begins New Era SALT LAKECITY (UPI) — TheSalt LakeCity governmentpassed into new hands and a neweratoday. The seven part-time council members and the mayorofficially took over the municipal government at noon. The new council-mayor form of government was voted is last spring to of delicate negotiations for the release of the Americans held hostage in Tehran. The comments came at the Start of a precipitous decline in Kennedy's popularity. They were widely interpreted as political blunder and Kennedy refrained from making similar charges again Now another foreign policy crisis is upon the country — the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. And Kennedyhas chosen again to break the united front with President Carter. Specifically. Kennedy. who left todayfor a week of campaigning in Iowa. has found fault with Carter's decision to withhold grain shipments to the Soviet Union. Few places will afford Kennedy a better forum fe. his criticism than the grain-rich state of lowa dent Carter sched. led for today a debate in Iowa with his Democratic rivals He canceled it because of the crises, and Sunday night his reelection campaign committee paid the ABC television network $86,000 for a half-hour to air his first full-scale filmed commercial It's a good one In contrast to the ads four years ago when Carter was an almost unknown outsider lambasting the bureaucracy and entrenched government leaders. Narration in the new film stresses repeatedly that the presidency requires experience calmness. assurance compassion, competence and knowledge — all Jimmy Carter traits. it says. Thefilm opens with a scene ot reporters and cameramen milling around before closed doors, “This is how we view our president these days,”’ says a nar- Tator. But before the recent crises of Iran and Afghanistan, he adds, the cameras wereinvited behind the scenesto record the intimate glimpsesof Carter's White House. anyway 1 areamed took a few minutes off the campaign trail to ex- change some Christmas shirts No one recognized me, what's more they didn't want to ex. change the receipt shirts without replace tie livesnelver commission type. The new council members, one from eachof sevendistricts. were chosen in the Novembergeneralelection. Mayor Ted Wilson is the only hold over from the commission. having beenre-elected to his post to help inthe transition of the government. a I dreamed I had a stale turkey sandwich on an airliner for breakfast and a stale salami sandwich on an airliner for supper. with nothing to eat between. 1 dreamed a big dog shook himself and snorted loudly at me Just as | made a major point to a groupof farmersin a corn silo Such nightmaresprobably happened to Jimmy Carter four years ago. Last week, they happened to Rep. Phil Crane, R-Ill “I'm. still Phil Who.” says Crane wistfully. Although Crane was the first GOPcandidateto enter the race, although he is articulate although he has a television “presence’’ that most politicians envy, he has not caught the fancyof the electorate. Hestill is an also ran. Nowin ZCMI Major Appliances 959.95 Mfg. sug.list 629.95 large capacity refrigerator freezer model EET2022K with no-frost top-mountfreezer and doorshelf storage. F 6 7 1. 2 a8 1 56. Utah’s Farm Officials Doubt Grain Embargo Effectiveness SALTLAKE CITY (UPI) — Farmers and ranchers will be hurt by President Carter’s plan to use grain sales to the Soviet Union as an economic weapon say Utah farm officials. 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Under the commission's order, trading was suspended today and Tuesday on futures contracts in wheat, corn, oats, soybeans. soybean oil and soybean meal on the Chicago Board of Trade, Minneapolis Grain Exchange, the Kansas City Boardof Trade and the Mid-America Commodity Exchange in icago. “The important and dramatic action taken by the president has necessarily Theissues ran the gamut from Tran and the controversial Soviet grain embargo to uniform truck weights and gay rights. Iran It's Phil Who? DES MO'NES. lowa (UPI) — Somenightmares of a candidate for president 1 dreamed I arrived for my news conference and the door was iocked, no one showed up cond timein the school’s history snow has forced a closing Temperatures dropped to 18 degrees below zero in Glasglow. Mont. Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Deine linois and Sen. 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