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January 8, 1980, THE HERALD, Provo, Utah—Page 5 In Car-RepairBills WASHINGTON (UPI) The government Says Americans spend an estimated $50 billion annually to repair and maintain their 124 million motor vehi- cles and much of that money is wasted So the Nationai Highway Traffic Safety Ad ministration announced Monday an interagency committee will investigate diagnostic and repair Procedures training and education of mechanics and others, inspection Programs and public awareness and consumerprotection programs Although several federal agencies are nisible for specific regulatory functions which affect auto inspection, maintenance and repair systems fone is addressing the entire issue.” safety administration head Joan Claybrook said. “This newly formed committee will plan and coordinate these efforts."’ The committee comprises representatives from the safety administration the Department of Energy the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal ‘trade Commission and the Office of Consumer Affairs. The Labor Department also may have a representative sitting in on the sessions A 1979 Transportation Department survey found that 53cents of every dollar spent on autorepairs is wasted and concluded that consumers “are not get ting a fair shake when it comes to car repairs Last September a House subcommittee called attention to abuses in the repair industry and urged more federal programs to protect consumers American consumers spend an estimated $50 bil lion annually for repair and maintenance. and $68 billion annually for fuel on the 124 million motor vehicles used for personal transportation, it was reported in department figures NHTSAofficial Joseph Innes, a memberofthe in. teragency committee, said the committee will !ook at ways to minimize the potential of unnecessary additional repair when an inspection points out the need for a certain repair He said the group also may examine how states might coordinate inspection programs for safety and emissions THEODORE BUNDY, left, listens impassively to jury selection at the start of his trial for the kidnap-slaying of a Kim for a convenience store chain because his said today. Washington also ordered the Soviet Union to close its consulate in New York. Both consulates have been operating unofficially on minor diplomatic matters awaiting Aeronatuics Board today ordered Aeroflot, the Soviet nationalairline. to cut to two its weekly flights between the United States and.Russia. The move, taken in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, could impede the flow ded tentatively to four who were seated Monday and a new group of 12 were brought into the court room for questionin, B Those alreadyseated include a staff as- Lewell H. Austin Jr. was excused after he said he believed Bundywasguiltyof the charges that he lured a 12-year-old girl from her Lake City junior high school in 1978 andleft her dead in an abandoned pig a foreign ministry statement said. ‘The Soviet roleis one of eliminating the dangers that faced the progressive regimein Afghanistan." It was the first pro-Moscowposition taken on the Afghanistan crisis by an Arab country, and was in sharp contrast to calls by Saudi Arabia for Islamic nations to rally against Soviet policies. sistant to Sen. Lawton Chiles, D-Fla.. sty 35 miles away. Central Florida and a white haired woman who works for the county social services The-seven U.S. diplomats and eight dependents were expected to be out of the Soviet Union in a month or two. The advance party was headed by David Schwartz. 37. who has served both in the U.S. State Department and in Moscow. of American tourists to the Summer Olympicsin Moscow. Aeroflot currently operates three weekly roundtrip flights curing the winter and four in summer betweeii Moscow and the Washington New Yorkarea. Lynn Thompson, center, and J. Victor Africano UPI Telephoto Attorneys will wait until the first 12 prospective jurors have been individually interrogated before exercising any peremptory challenges. Both sides have 20 challenges. The judge doubled the number ordinarily allowed because Circuit Judge Wallace M. Jopling also increased by 500 people the venire called for a week's worth of trials at the Orange County Courthouse in anticipation of the agency. She said she ignored news ac- Bundy trial. counts of the charges against Hedecided to excuse one homemaker after she said, “The evidence (against Bundy) looks pretty bad.”* Bundy because ‘it was too gross for metofollow Carter Backers Worry About Embargo WASHINGTON (UPI) — Two weeks completion of construction of the Kiev facilities An advancepartyof diplomatshas beenin Kiev, in the Ukraine, since October 1976 a mass media major at the University of “Tm a fair individual, but I'm also a humanbeing,’’ Austin said. “I would have to see the evidence proved that he wasinnocent I feel it’s a waste of the taxpayers’ money.”” Austin said he took a job as a controller ly behind.” White House press secretary Jody Powell amplified on Strauss's remarks after the campaign chief apparently told Carter that things were going badly in lowa. “Apparently the grain decision is begin- before Iowa starts the 1980 delegate selec- tion process. President Carter’s backers fear he may lose the opening roundto Sen. Edward Kennedybecause of the embargo on Americangrain shipmentsto the Soviet Union. Thereare no polls or other barometers that show the Carter organization slipping in the Jan. 21 Iowa precinct caucuses, but statements by top Carter political aides indicate they are preparing for the worst. ning to cut into our support."’ Powell said. Thereis also concern Carter's decision to wins the caucuses. Informed of Strauss’ comments, Kennedy’s press secretary, Tom Southwick, said in Burlington. Iowa: ‘That's about as believable as President Carter's pledge to never impose a grain embargo. They're ahead in the state. They have been ahead in the state. Their own polls show them to be ahead.” skip Monday's scheduled debate with Ken- nedy and California Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. becauseof the foreign crises may have backfired “We're losing.’ Carter campaign chief Robert Strauss told United Press International Monday. Then. adding what may be an overstatement. he said: “We're bad- CAB Cuts Back Aeroflot Flights WASHINGTON (UPI) — The Civil Two more prospective jurors were ad- trial ‘‘a waste of the taxpayers money U.S. Shows More Displeasure MOSCOW (UPI) — The United States has halted construction work on its new consulate in Kiev and recalled its seven staff members in a further display of U.S. displeasure over Soviet intervention in Afghanistan. the U.S. Embassy wife wouldn't let him join the police force His grandfather was a sheriff in Louisiana for 35 years the kidnap-killing case against death-row convict Theodore Bundy todaycalled the Soviet Afghan Invasion Defended BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPI) — The Marxist government of South Yementodaydefended the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, saying Moscow acted to save Kabul’'s ‘‘progressive’’ regime. “What happened in Afghanistanis an internal matter and wecall uponothernationsto stop interfering in the internalaffairs of Afghanistan,” Next to Bundy are defense attorneys Excused Juror Blasts Bundy Trial ORLANDO, FLA. (UPI) — The sixth prospective juror excused from hearing Crises Reports Leach, a Lake City, Fla., schoolgirl. In the Kennedy camp, Strauss’ com- ments were viewed as something that would make Carter look better when he At the White House. Powell said he thought the announcement by Vice President Walter Mondale that the administration would pick up the contracts for grain sales cut off by the embargo‘will take care of the problem.” Utah County- “A Challenge for a Guerrillo Strikes Dog Soviets KABUL,Afghanistan (UPI) — Soviet invasion troops have tightenedtheir grip over the rugged Afghan countryside. but there were renewed reports today of quick and deadly guerrilla strikes by Moslem rebels. At the United Nations Monday, the Soviet Union vetoed a Security Council resolution that called for the withdrawalofall foreign troops from Afghanistan. without mentioning Soviet forces by name. In Cairo, an Afghan rebel leader asked the Egyptian government for an ‘immediate air- lift’’ of weaponsand military advisersto help insurgentsfighting the Soviet invasion force. Zia Khan Nasri. chairman of the “Afghanistan, Islamic and Nationalist Revolution Council.” said he was confident the Egyptian government would meet his request. Russia Eyes Long Stay in Afghan? WASHINGTON (UPI) — TheSoviet Union has brought mobile bridges. anti-aircraft guns and large oil tanks into Afghanistan, which intelligence sources in Washington say add up to a long stay for the Soviet armed forces. Intelligence specialists, charged with following military events in Afghanistan, said they have not yet spotted any permanentbuildings being built to house Soviet troops. “The Russiansarestill living in tents,”’ one defenseofficial said. But the amount and nature of Soviet equipmentgives a good indicationof long-term Soviet intentions, U.S. analysts said. A keypieceof evidence is thesize and number ofoil tanks that the Russians are building. They go well beyond the needs of a temporary intervention force. one expertsaid. Demonstrators Marchin Iran TEHRAN, Iran (UPI) — Thousands of workers supporting the militants holding 50 American hostages marched on the beleagured U.S. embassy today and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini announced heis going into two weeks of seclusion to rest. Security was tightened in the southern port city of Bandar Langeh wherebloodyrioting over the past several daysleft scores of people dead. Schools, shops and bazaars remained shut in Bandar Langeh and in Bandar Abbas. another major Persian gulf port. High School Violence Kills 2 ~— ByUnited Press International One student was killed and another youth serious- ly injured in a brawl at a Cambridge, Mass., high school involving blacks and whites. In Stamps, Ark., a high schoolstudent was gunned downwhile entering a science class. Classes at Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School were canceled until Thursday because of the incident Monday that claimed thelife of Anthony Colisimo, 17. William Graham,18, wasin serious but stable condition at Cambridge City Hospital. Authorities said the two. both white, were stabbed during a noon-hour fight on school groundsin- Alliance Proposed Against Russians PEKING (UPI) — Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping today proposed an alliance of China, the United States and olher nations against the Soviet Union. But U.S. Defense Secretary Harold Brown, to whom Deng made the proposal, said only that the United States and China should coordinate their policies in the face of the Soviet threat. Deng proposed an anti-Soviet alliance in a meeting with Brown today. U.S through the small town andparentsflocked to the schoolto take their children home. Classes, however, were not canceled. Authorities said Sanders wasshotin the head and chest while entering a science class about 9 a.m. They said the suspect claimed Sanders had been threatening him for the past year. About 12 students were in the classroom at the time of the shooting. Standard Will Solve Your Door Problems! The dynamic growth of Utah County creates news that affects all of Utah. To provide coverage necessary May says, ‘‘Since Utah County is the largest growing county in the state, this area is a real challenge. New things are happening every day.” Now, if it happens in Utah County, it’s on... Pre-hung _* Custom fit Repairs ofall kinds Door replacement Door locks Where people make the Difference briefing In a related development U.S. officials announced that the United States has agreed to furnish China with a receiving station for data transmitted by the Landsatsatellite that could have military uses. to keep on top of these important news breaks, NewsWatch 2’s Dennis May is now permanently assigned as chief of the NewsWatch 2 Utah County Bureau. officials in Brown's party canceled a scheduled press after his meeting with Deng. volving blacks and whites. but stopped shortof saying the incident was racial In Arkansas, newsof the shooting death Monday of Mike Sanders,16. at Stamps High School spread 1480 NorthState, Provo 373-1063 STOP AND SAVE AT THE SIGN OF THE MAMA NewsWaich2 |