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Show 9 rl Vol. 223, No. 100M F"1 Salt Lake City, Utah Sunday Morning January v. vnonjwMgni - j Kis- v Bitter Arctic Cold Stines 50 Cities ; t t ,& !? - IS ' I i ft fso V - ..W 4 4 V, te?7l& A , Jl : " " ' y&9 . ' " ' "s?t k'i .,, ' ;, ' xK -- y ' 4S f f; v 4 u - i- , J ', ' , , '- (,"7 ", ' A' ,4 ' & s , y '' ' ' , , 'S , , , & r , y,PrA , '& '' V- - ' tV, - n sS ,y& - vv ,,, ' "' , '.'3 ;t - '" 'X "'V ? ,- s - ( . . ' ' jb.': Assoc tuteO Ptess Laser photo Salmon, Idaho, resident breaks icc at a subdivision street corner. Ice jams have A backed up the Lemhi River, forcing over 200 people to evacuate flooded homes. i I Battle in Beirut Druse Rebels Shell Gemayel Palace Most of the palace staff rushed for shelter in the basement of the building, located in the pine woods of suburban Baabda five miles east of Bei- By The Associated Press Syrian-backe- d BEIRUT. Lebanon Druse insurgents shelled President Amin Gemayel s government palace Saturday during a four-hoartillery battle with the Lebanese army that left two soldiers rut. But the president was unruffled and continued his audience in a cenconference hall, said tral first-floo- r the spokesman who, in keeping with government practice, declined to be identified. dead. No casualties were reported at the palace, where the president was meeting with university alumni, but state radio said two army corporals were killed and another soldier wounded elsewhere during the barrages. Radio stations blared warnings to residents to remain indoors and to motorists to stay off highways when the shelling of population centers began at midmorning Saturday for a second consecutive day. Hundreds of families huddled in basements and bomb shelters, and streets were deserted in east Beirut and suburban Baabda, Hadath, Fayadieh and Jamhour. The shelling subsided in the afternoon, then was renewed in the evening in Lebanons central mountains, where army positions came under artillery fire. Meanwhile, U.S. officials confirmed reports that they have evidence that suspected terrorists in Lebanon and Iran have or will soon have access to small planes, helicopters and gliders that could be used to fly kamikaze strikes against U.S. warships in the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf, senior administration officials said Saturday. . The officials, speaking on condition they not be identified, said naval ships in the region are being equipped with short-rang- e Stinger missiles and Vulcan Phalanx rapid-firinmachine guns to use against such aircraft that might escape detection by radar. The Stinger is a shoulder-fireweapon that a Marine aboard ship could aim and fire at a relatively g plane. The Vulcan Phalanx is a modern weapon similar in some respects to the 19th Century Gatling gun. It was develdeoped by the Navy as a fense against cruise missiles. Pentagon sources told The Associated Press that notices have been issued to all commercial aircraft flying in the eastern Mediterranean to stay away from U.S. warships off Beirut. The ships crews have been placed on alert because of the possibility of suicide attacks, and commercial pilots are being told that if they fly close to the warships they will be intercepted by military anti-aircra- ft g d slow-movin- low-flyin- last-ditc- h planes. The sources said the latest per- ceived threat comes from terrorists supported by the Iranian government and to a lesser degree by the Syrians." Referring to the Iranians, one source said, Weve got the goods on them. We know theyre behind it." Another official with access to intelligence reports said no attack is known to be imminent but that U.S. forces in the region "could take preemptive action if they learn of terrorist plans in advance. An administration official revealed on Friday that boxes he said "might well be aircraft parts for assembly" were recently shipped from Iran through Syria to Lebanon. A four-shesalvo crashed into the roof of the east wink f Gemayel s hilltop villa while he was inside giving an audience to alumni of the Lebanese University's school of journalism, a spokesman said. state-sponsor- ll two-stor- y . The palace shelling underscored the steady deterioration of security conditions in Lebanon, where U.S. Marines and troops from France, Italy and Britain in a multinational force are trying to help the Gemayel government assert its authority. njinjnrurvymrLr r Series to Note Medical Achievements An estimated 1.5 million Americans were struck do.n by heart attacks last year; 37 mil- lion are currently afflicted with high blood pressure; By Charles Seldin Tribune Staff Writer A Republican legislative juggernaut, gaining momentum by the day, may yet need the embrace of Democrats before an education and flooding tax program can be assembled, according to House Minority Leader Mike Dmitrich, With Republicans inching closer one that ento a concise package visions considerably less than Gov. Scott M. Mathesons $148 million educational request Rep. Dmitrich has adopted what he believes is the bottom line. Beginning Monday, and counting down the final six days of the Utah Legislatures Budget Session, that line will crystalize and Republicans, still entertaining factional ideology, could begin courting their Democratic colleagues. The courtship apparently carries a price. You cant have reform without financing it, Rep. Dmitrich says in promoting what amounts to the heart of Democratic plans implementation of Gov. Mathesons edu- cational plan. His sentiments the assessment of r, Speaker Norman H. Valley City, who economics forces remaintains form. Thus, it is here that Democrats will make their stand, and according to Rep. Dmitrich, reform finance will cost a minimum of $115 million. He said he believes he can marshal 17 votes, all House Democrats. As are diabetics; 100,000 lost their lives as a result of AlZ- - yy ' Disease; 137,000 developed breast cancer and 500,000 were debilitated by stroke. Yet working diligently and often with no recognition, researchers in hospitals and laboratories across the United States and other countries are bringing some of humanitys most feared diseases under control and achieving many Quiet Victories. That is the title of an inspiring e House such, 10 million heimers Demos Plan To Press For Reform counter-balanc- Ban-gerte- Rep. Dmitrichs relatively small band of Democrats could hold more power than their numbers indicate. And, in actuality, he said Republicans and Democrats are close on tax proposals, excepting one area. Rep. Dmitrich said Republicans have refused to budge on an accelerated sales tax collection plan that could e windfall of $40 milreap a lion the precise amount calculated to fund the cornerstone of education reform, a career ladder. Republicans pledge allegiance to the career ladder, but bridle their dedication with a belief that it may take several years to fully fund. Gradual implementation, however, defeats its purpose, said Rep. Ronald L. Stephens, Rep. See Page 7, Column 1 one-tim- and exciting series authored by Paul Raeburn, whose work as a science and medicine writer for The Associated Press has taken him around the world, chronicling the most recent research techniques and developments into the first major Associated Press series of 1984. A preview of some revelations from Quiet Victories includes; A dramatic new therapy has been developed to treat heart attacks as they occur. Surgery inside the womb is being used to correct birth defects before birth. Insulin pumps, implanted under the skin, are being used instead of injections for diabetrt altakf cribunr CThf By Roger Petterson Associated Press Writer lows were set Record below-zer- o in more than 50 cities from the Rockies to the East Coast on Saturday as a bitterly cold mass of arctic air sitting on the eastern third of the nation made this the coldest January ever recorded in some cities. ; Freezing temperatures were reported as far south as the Gulf Coast, the National Weather Service said. The coldest spot in the lower 48 states was Alamosa, Colo., at a record 34 degrees below zero, closely followed by Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, with a numbing 33 below. Like Friday, subfreezing temperatures touched every state but Hawaii. The low of 20 below at Toledo. Ohio, was the coldest ever recorded there at any time of the year. Sault Ste. Marie's reading was a record for the mo-t- h of January, as was Detroits 21 below. The only time Detroit has been colder was Christmas Eve 1872, when it was 24 below. Saturdays low of 23 below at Elkins, W.Va., was the Appalachian Mountain towns second coldest January the coldest was 24 below reading on Friday. The records follow the Christmas weekend cold snap that made it the coldest December on record across much of the nation. Out West, the Lemhi River receded Saturday at Salmon, Idaho, but it will be a long time before many of the more than 200 people evacuated can return to their homes, the Lemhi County Sheriffs Department said. The waters still waist-higin a lot of these places, said Deputy Bob Durand. Idaho Gov. John Evans declared the city of Salmon and Lemhi County disaster areas Friday. Ice caused by an unusually cold winter, including several days of subzero temperatures, clogged a 14 mile strip of the Lemhi and 30 miles of the main Salmon River. The Lemhi flows into the Salmon near the city of Salmon. Todays low was 14 below zero; Fridays high was 1 h below. Western Pennsylvania had its coldest night of the winter, even colder than Christmas weekend. Pittsburgh had 13 below, compared to 12 below on Christmas morning. On Friday records were set in at least 26 cities, with the mercury plummeting to 40 below zero at Min-onWis. It was so cold Saturday at Fort Wayne, Ind., that a state police offi- cer said eight trucks stopped running because the diesel fuel in their tanks began to gel, clogging fuel lines. The city had a low of 21 degrees below zero. Even extreme northeastern Florida had a touch of subfreezing temperatures. But the southern part of the state had lows way up in the 60s, and the forecast for Sundays Super Bowl football game at Tampa was for temperatures in the 50s. At least 30 deaths in 12 states were blamed on the combination f cold and snow over the past week Every National Weather Service station in Ohio reported a record low Saturday, as did most reporting points in Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana. Evansville, Ind, had a record 14 below, making it the third consecutive day the city had either tied or broken the record low for the date Below-zerrecords were set in Colorado, Michigan, Texas, Ohio. Arkansas, West Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania. Indiana, Kenutcky, Tennessee, New Mexico, Illinois, Missouri, the District of Columbia and Delaware. o The icy air reached well into the South. Eastern Tennessee was below-zerand the mercury fell into the single digits and teens over Alabama, Mississippi, northern Georgia and North Carolina. Huntsville, Ala . had a record low of just 6 degrees H . j m low in New York The City chased more than 6,000 homeless men and women into the citys 18 shelters Weve never had as many people m the municipal shelters since the 30s," said Jack Deacy. spokesman for the city Human Resources Administration Pittsburgh police reported a drastic drop m Si.eet crime."The cold doesnt stop crime, but it does put quite a dent in it," said Mayer DeRoy, assistant superintendent of operations for the citys police. Ten high school students staged a brief walkout Friday in Timmons-ville- , S C., over a week-lonheating problem at their school, students and school officials said The students and their parents carried their complaint to school district g Over Marriott 2-t- o-l By J. Roy Bardsley In a gubernatorial match-uof two well know public figures. Gov p Geographical patterns of support are charted below Marriott Unsure Matheson Scott M Matheson emerges with an lead early over Republican Congressman Dan Marriott. In a head-to-hea- d match-u- p between Gov. Matheson and the best known of po- tential Republican challengers, the governor garners 62 percent of the vote. Rep. Marriott manages only 30 percent at this point in the contest. Gov. Matheson, a Democrat, has built his majority by attracting 42 percent of the Republicans in the state while maintaining the loyalty of 82 percent in his own party. The Bardsley & Haslacher research organization was commissioned by The Salt Lake Tribune to assess voter attitudes in the gubernatorial contest using a simulated ballot. Respondents were handed the ballot, and instructed to: Please mark how you would probably vote in the following Iheo-reticcandidate match-uIf the election were being held.right now. p Here are the findings: Scott Matheson Dan Mornott Undecided Total 2 30 8 100 t Matheson gets the nod of approval most frequently from men, voters under 30 years of age and blue collar workers. Rep. Marriott, on the other hand, is more popular with college educated professionals, and high income families. The governor musters some of his strongest support in Salt Lake County. which constitutes the 2nd Congressional District. This is the district which has sent Rep. Marriott to Congress the past two terms However, Salt Lake County also contains a large population of Democratic-voters- . Gov. Matheson faces the threat of a number of other potential Republi- can challengers, such as 1980 Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert Wright, who has announced his candidacy last week, as well as Speaker of the Utah House Norman Bangerter, organizing for a possible election bid. But only the Republican with the widest public recognition at this point was matched against the governor. Neither Gov. Matheson nor Rep. Marriott have indicated future political plans. But Rep. Marriott announced last month he wont run for to Congress, but look at a possible gubernatorial campaign Todaysthe Chuckle to act Humility, ability ashamed when people tell you how great you are. Johnny Weissmuller Dies in Acapulco ACAPULCO, Mexico (UPI) Johnny Weissmuller, the world champion swimmer who won gold medals at two Olympics and motion picture fame as the chestbeating Tarzan, has died of a lung blockage, his doctors said Saturday. He was 79. Weissmuller, who overcame childhood polio and went on to win five gold medals in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics before appearing in some two dozen films, died in his Acapulco home about 11:30 p.m. local time Friday. Rodolfo Gomez, director of the Funeraria Gomez funeral home in the Mexican resort 250 miles south of Mexico City, said Weissmullers fifth wife, Maria was at his side when he died. Weissmuller had a history of heart trouble and was hospitalized in 1973 after fracturing a hip in a fall. He had become infirm during the past three years. Officials at nearby Sinai Hospital said its staff personnel had treated Weissmuller for some time. Two or three staff members would go to his house to o treat him regularly during the last year, said Dr. Ordaz Paredes, who was in charge of his care. He was attended by a nurse at all times. A hospital spokesman said the cause of death was listed as pulmonary edema, or a blockage in the lungs. In Beverly Hills, Calif., Weissmullers stepdaughter, Lisa, said he would be buried Saturday night in Acapulco. A memorial service was scheduled for noon Wednesday at the Good Shepherd Catholic church in Beverly Hills. Miss Weissmuller, Maria's daughter, said she has been working with a production company to arrange filming a movie version of Weissmullers life. Born in Windber, Pa., June 2, 1904, Weissmuller rose he swimmer to prominence first as a world-clas- s and then as the never lost a swimming competition d king of the jungle in the film veryowling, sions of Edgar Rice Burroughs famed Tarzan series. Peter John Weissmuller was The hulking, he suffered a polio attack at kid when a just tall, skinny the age of 9. "My doctor said I should take up some sort of exenSe Page t. Column 3 Eus-tasi- Todays Forecast Utah, Idaho and Wyoming tered snow showers. Laws, Highs, 20s. Details, B-1- 7 KJ grees warmer than Friday Gov. Matheson Favored Scat- t to 10. Olympic gold medal winaer Johnny Weiss muJler plays movie role of Tanan in 1934 in 2 The Gulf Coast of Mississippi was beluw freezing. Elsewhere, warmer air was on the way Saturdays lows in Montana and the Dakotas were 20 to 35 de- Ger-trudi- s, ics. About half of all children and infants who develop cancer are now being cured. A permanent solution to malaria is in sight. These are only a few of the spectacular advances in medical research examined in Quiet Victories. Watch for the first installment beginning Monday in 22, 1984 y i nnwfriaHWia muni 0 .wmairA c--. I |