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Show rings Hopes Of Falkland Peace By Douglas Grant Mine Associated Press Writer BUENOS AIRES. Argentma Secretary of State Alexander Haig's negotiations with Britain and Argentma to avoid war over the Falkland Islands have set a 'climate of compromise" and an air of optimism, an Argentine news agency reported Friday. But Argentine Foreign Ministry spokesman Heman Massini Ezcurra declined to suggest a peaceful solution might be near in the crisis that developed two weeks ago when Argentine troops invaded the islands in the South Atlantic. He was questioned after Haig delivered a message from President Reagan to Argentine President Leopol-dGaltieri. Contents of the note were not disclosed. We Are Working Hard' Haig told reporters during a dinner break after five hours of talks with o Foreign Minister Nicanor Costa Mendez. We are working hard. His spokesman. Dean Fischer, replied No comment when asked if the secretary would fly to London from Buenos Aires. He declined to negotiators had placed any telephone calls to Washington or London. Costa Mendez called on Haig at the secretarys hotel in downtown Buenos Aires late Friday and left shortly before midnight. The U.S. Embassy had indicated a briefing might be held in a press room established in the hotel, but it was announced Fischer would not have anything to say until Saturday. Noticias Argentinas, a private news agency here, said the talks were well on track. It cited "reliable sources" as an eventual accord would saying revolve around British recognition of Argentine sovereignty in the and the sharing of natural resources found there. City Council Followers Of Gum May Run By Steve Graham Associated Press Writer Some followers ANTELOPE, Ore. of an Indian guru say they may run for city office now that they have turned e residents back an attempt by to disincorporate the tiny community. old-tim- But the members of Bhagwan Shree Rajneeshs commune insist they arent about to organize a movement to overtake the entire town government in Novembers general election. d The City Council's plan to disincorpotown rather than have it taken over by followers of the guru was after newly crushed Thursday. arrived disciples demonstrated their voting strength. In Minority rate the 55-4- We have known for some time that residents were in the minority." city attorney Keith Mobley said old-tim- e after the vote. "Some sannyasins (what disciples call themselves), may decide to run, said David Knapp, one of the leaders who has spearheaded the communes nearly constant legal battles with the council, which has tried to deny permission o construct buildings on commercially zoned property the group bought within the city. Five of the seven council seats will be up for election in November, including the jobs of mayor and city recorder, Mobley said. Guru Festival The Rajneesh claim they are victims of religious discrimination. City Council members admit they dont like the newcomers, but say they are not discriminating. They also admit they are not happy with the prospect of a worldwide guru festival planned for a nearby ranch owned by the commune in July. The event is expected to draw as many as 10, (KM) visitors. Members of the commune said they had not been told how to vote. The commune had unsuccessfully opposed the referendum before the council and e in court. residents said they were voting to do away with the town, rather than be forced out if the Rajneesh took over the City Council. Old-tim- Both sides accused the other oi moving voters into town to take advantage of liberal Oregon election laws, which allow people who have lived in the state for 20 days to move into a city, register and vote all on Election Day. Todays Chuckle You have to admire the man who can still bo enthusiastic about scientific progress after he has been caught by radar. A U.S. official in Washington, who did not want to be named, said America is providing intelligence information to Argentina as well as to Britain, but he did not believe the information included the location of an armada of 40 British warships heading toward the Falk-landwell-place- d s. It was learned earlier in the week that the United States was providmg Britains Fleet Closing on Falkland Isles New York Times Service The vanguard of the British battle fleet is less than a weeks sailing time from the Falkland Islands, military sources indicated Friday. The sources said that the last warships in the main force had left the rendezvous point off Ascension Island, in midoeean between Africa and South America, early Thursday. Other elements of the main flotilla, which consists of about 20 ships, were reported to have left the area Tuesday or Wednesday, headed southwest. It appears that the fleet is making about 18 or 19 knots, which means it will take the ships about seven or eight days to complete the voyage from Ascension to the South Atlantic, where nuclear-powere- d submarines of the Royal Navy are enforcing a blockade in a zone around the Falklands. According to reports from Ascension, the British warships did not dock at the volcanic island but lay about five miles otlshore, while helicopters shuttled See Page 2, Column 6 LONDON 200-mi- le information to the British, from satellites and other other sources, and the There has been U.S official said, some passing of information to both sides." Washington officials have said the Soviet Union, a major importer of Argentine grain, also was supplying Argentmas military government with some intelligence information. Britain's domestic news agency. Press Association, reported Friday night that Argentina had asked the United States for intelligence information on the British fleet and said Washington "looks likely to agree. Washington Rumors There were rumors m Washington that Argentma was prepared to withdraw from the Falkland Islands if Britain called back its battle fleet, considered to be a I nit a week away from the Falklands. The rumors apparently were based on a call from Galtieri to Reegan Thursday night. Reagan told reixirters his Friday that Galtieri expressed desire for a peaceful solution" in line with U.N. Security Council Resolution 5'2. It culls for immediate cessation of hostlities and withdrawal of Argentine soldiers who seized the Falklands. a British colony, on April 2. Galtieris press secretary, Rodolfo Baltierrez, said Galtieri told Reagan a solution must be sought within the framework of Resolution 502 and what has been dealt with for the past 17 years over the course of U.N. sponsored decolonization talks between Britain and Argentina. y Deputy White House Larry Speakes was asked in Washington if Reagans reference to Resolution d 502 meant the Argentines were to pull out and he replied I wouldn't read anything into it. He told reporters, framework was "a key word. Haigs travel plans were uncertain. Britains domestic news agency Press See Page 2. Column 3 -- press-secretar- pre-paie- - Associated Press laserphoto Secretary of State Alexander Haig chats with Argentine President Gen. Leopoldo Galtieri, left. Budget Talks Near End, Says Reagan WASHINGTON President (API Reagan, still adamant against any 25 percent scaleback of his three-year- , tax cut. said Friday that efforts to compromise w ith Congress on the 1983 budget "are approaching a climactic stage." Representatives of the administration and congressional leaders have lieen negotiating tor several weeks, try ing to find common ground to reduce Pledge Above Tokyo 40 Years Ago Keeps Doolittle Raiders Together By Pat Leisner Associated Press Writer MoST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ments before launching one of the most daring air raids in history, Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle surveyed a grim-face- d crew on the decks of an aircraft carrier and made a promise. If we get out of this, were going to have one helluva party, he said. His pledge has bound the Raiders ever since, says Ret. Maj. Gen. David M. Jones, one of Dolittles pilot. Now. of the surviving members of the operation, including Doolittle. 85 and a retired general, are here to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their historic mission. On April 18, 1942. Doolittle and from the USS crew No. 1 lifted a Hornet to lead a surprise attack on Japan. It was a desperate and unprecedented raid to retaliate for Japans blow at Pearl Harbor a few months earlier, and the odds against success were staggering. Eighty men from the Army Air Corps took off on the raid, in 16 49 32 5 medium bombers designed for land bases. Once airborne, they were committed. The planes couldnt return to the carriers short flight deck. Their orders to strike from the sea came 200 miles early: they had been spotted by the enemy. Would they have enough fuel to fly on to friendly China after the bombing? "There wasnt a lot of time to recalls Ret. Col. Henry' think, Potter, then Doolittles navigator. I dont remember if I was awakened by the sound of guns or general quarters. I was wondering what was going on as the call went out: Army crews man your aircraft. Youre motivated and highly trained. Youre worried about getting the job done. young, Richard Cole, a retired lieutenant ret, colonel and Doolittles members when he first got word about the assignment:. "It wasn't until one or two days at sea that we learned what our mission would be. Admiral (William F. Bull) Halsey said the target is Tokyo. Anyone who doesnt want to go can walk home. And we w'ere out at sea ! and Argentine Foreign Minister Nicanor Costa Mendez before their meeting in Buenos .Vires. Seven didnt return: Two drowned, one died in bailout, another from disease and three were executed by the Japanese. All the planes were lost when pilots, running out of gas, ditched or crash-lande- d in gale-lik- e weather near or the $1(K) billion-plu- s deficit in Reagan's spending plan. But the president has refused to skim back on the phased tax cut enacted last year, despite suggestions for a 4 percent tax increase for upper-incom- e earners to pump more revenue into the federal treasury. Fears Major Damage "Tampering with the third year of the tax cut, or saying all right. vveU keep that third year but then we'll increase taxes in the fourth year and every year after that, would inflict major damage on the economy, Reagan said. He added: It would increase the tax bill for families by hundreds of dollars, prev entuig us from achieving the $260 billion in private savings our tax program is designed to bring about by 1984. Reagan, speaking at a White House luncheon with editors and broadcasters from the Southeast, said the negotiations arc approaching a climactic stage and I want to express today my strong hope that they will succeed. President Perks in China. The raid did insignificant damage to the Japanese mainland, but the Raiders came back heroes. Even today, the bravery of the small band of aviators lives on as a daring mission that helped turn the tide of battle and give America one of its biggest morale boosters of World War II. And Doolittle didn't forget Iris promise. After the war in 1946. in Miami, he threw that party for his men. He told them if you want to continue it. you pick it up next time. said Jones. So began a tradition and the Tokyo Raiders have lx?en partying ever since. Each year, survivors meet somewhere in the country for a three-da- y reunion to relive the raid, toast fallen comrades and do some intended to dramatize the spirit of democracy. flag-wavin- g Up The president has said hes remained on the sidelines so far during the negotiations. But deputy press secret- ary Larry Speakes said the president has "probably perked up a little bit on that score. It's not just the Congress; its not just the White House ; its the country' as' a whole, millions ujxm millions of Americans, who need a sound budget, Reagan declared. Its ironic to hear the same people who insisted that our tax program be administered in drops rather than spoonfuls now saying the medicine evidently didn't work. the president said. "The medicine will work when the patient finally begins to get it. Meanwhile, several Republican senators sent a letter to Reagan and Senate Majority Leader Howard H Baker. statmg that they were "firmly and unequivocally opposed to the proposed income tax surcharge, which would apply to people with incomes of $35, 000 or more. Workers Strive To Pull Body From Concrete EAST CHICAGO. Ind (API Rescue workers hampered by high winds and rain worked Friday to remove the body of a construction worker who phrnged head-firs- t into wet concrete during a bridge collapse that killed 11 others. The lxxly of the worker, who was not ulentitied, was the last body waitmg to lie recovered after Thursday's accident, which also mjured 17 people. "Weve nev er had such tragedy in our community," said Police Chief Robert Stiglich. Lake County Coroner Albert T. said that jackhammers would be used to blast the lxxly loose from the concrete. He said before that is done, workers cleaning away the slabs of concrete and twisted steel would try to bring down a 2(MMon section of the bridge dangling by steel cables from the rest of the bridge, which remained upright. The cables had stretched or pulled about 24 inches overnight. One construction worker, who declined to give his name, said crews planned to hook up two rigs to the section, then cut the cables ami lower the section to the ground. Meanwhile, inspectors from Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the state Highway Department and a private engineering firm were trying to determine the accident's cause. Gov. Rolx'rt D Orr. who said he would tour the accident site Saturday, said the state Highway Department has contracted with Construction Technology Labs of Skokie, 111., to conduct an independent investigation of the accident. Despite a thunderstorm and winds that rocked parked trucks, crews would not leave the site until the last lxxly is extricated uthoriiies said the man fell into the wet concrete of an access rani)) when two sections of the structure, which was under construction, collapsed around 10.30 a.m. The wet concrete hardened, and the lxxly was severed at the waist when a beam fell on it. said Jolm VVozniak. fire department sxkesman. Wil-lard- o 100-to- n free-standi- Queen Leads Celebration; Quebec Rift Clouds Day OTTAWA, Canada (L'PIi Queen Elizabeth presided over a national celebration Friday to mark the proclamation of Canada's new constitution but took time out from a hectic schedule to receive a detailed briefing on the Falkland Islands crisis. The queen was leading Canadians in celebrating the severance of their last colonial ties to Britain even as a British war fleet was steaming towards the Falklands to reclaim another colony from Argentina. The queen's second son. Prince Andrew, is a helicopter pilot aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible, one of two carriers in the fleet. Canadian officials said the monarch was briefed on the crisis in a direct scrambled telephone hookup with Prime Mini Thatcher's No. 10 lands and Quebec's opposition to Cananew constitution clouded the fes-- 1 iv ities surrounding the queens historic state v isit da's The quii'ii began her official duties with a bnei lour of St. Bartholomew's Anglican Church, a small Gothic revival church founded a year before Canada attained nationhrxxl in 1867. Prince Philip flew to Ottawa to jom the queen for a luncheon with Prime See Page 2. Column 2 Insidr The Tribune Tribune Telephone Numbers. Page 2 A-- office. They did not say whether the queen spoke to Mrs Thatcher personally. Spec ml telephone links with scramb- lers have been set up Ix'tween Canada and Ixmdon Reservations have been made on every flight to Canada from Ixenlon in the event diplomatic couriers must bring documents to Ottawa for the queen to sign. The confrontation between BnV'iin and Argentma over the Falkland Is- - f Saliiilas Foiccasl Sail Lake City and vicinity and warmer. Weather details on Fair D-- i. |