| Show Vol 233 No 106 Salt Lake City Utah— Wednesday Morning— January ru 28 1987 Keagae Laments Failuire Defends Gamble in Iran By Terence Hunt AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON — President Reagan told the nation Tuesday night that he now regrets his failed risk in selling arms to Iran but despite the continuing furor “will not sit idly by if our interests and our friends in the Middle East are threatened” He said he did not want to see an America that had become "so obsessed with failure that we refused to take risks that could further the cause of peace and freedom in the world” The president delivered his sixth State of the Union address as the Pentagon shifted its overseas naval forces in what one source described President Reagan at Next 2 Years Looks as a response to recent hostage-taking- s in Lebanon Reagan said relatively little about the situation in Lebanon and used the bulk of his remarks to lay out the agenda for the last two years of his presidency g In introducing remarks involving America’s competitiveness overseas its relations with the Soviet Union and its budget problems at home he said “Now ladies and gentlemen of the Congress why don’t we get down to work?” Democratic congressional leaders responding to the president in their own televised remarks said they were willing to cooperate with Reagan but that he must first answer wide-rangin- questions about the sale of arms to Iran and whether he intended to swap arms for hostages “The administration’s recent dealings with Iran have cast a long shadow over this country” said Senate Majority Leader Robert C Byrd of West Virginia “The sale of arms to Iran — in direct contradiction to our stated foreign policy — raises real questions about trust” "The administration has the obligation to tell the American people exactly what led to the deal — and what happened to accountability in the White House” Byrd said The president’s speech was broadcast live from the chamber of the Bull Market Resumes Charge: B-- 3 House of Representatives before a joint session of Congress Smiling and looking fit Reagan was applauded warmly as he returned to the public eye after a month’s absence following the holidays and recuperation from prostate surgery Reagan said it was not wrong to try to establish contact with a nation of strategic importance and “certainly it was not wrong to try to secure freedom for our citizens held in barbaric captivity" He added “But we did not achieve what we wished and serious mistakes were made in trying to do so” Reagan said his administration had See A-- 2 Column 1 Filipino Mutineers Still Holed Up in TV Station By Criselda Yabes Associated Press Writer MANILA Philippines — Mutinous soldiers held out at a walled television station Wednesday long after President Corazon Aquino announced that the loyal military had crushed an attempted coup Maj Gen Salvador Mison deputy chief of staff said a general and 17 other officers were behind the revolt and five had been arrested but would not name them Officials said about 500 soldiers took part in the rebellion Supporters of former President Ferdinand E Marcos clashed with security forces outside the station and police said at least 34 people were injured six of them seriously Gen Fidel V Ramos commander of the armed forces spent 45 minutes at the scene talking with the mutineers’ leader in hopes of ending the matter peacefully Aquino said earlier that “intensive military operations” might be needed to oust the rebels and promised that they would be dealt with severely The coup attempt was the most serious effort by disaffected soldiers to take power since Marcos fled the country 11 months ago and Aquino became president More than 160 rebel soldiers about 50 civilians and a few police held the complex housing Chan pro-Marc- nel 7 and radio station bzBB It was n taken over in a coup attempt Tuesday that included attacks on five military garrisons in which one rebel was killed and 16 were pre-daw- wounded Defense Minister Rafael Ileto said conspirators had been arrested and at least 70 remained at large Searchers Add A New Name To List: Waite BEIRUT Lebanon (AP) — Authorities Tuesday launched a search for hostage negotiator Terry Waite who dropped out of sight a week ago on a secret mission to seek the release of Westerners held hostage in Lebanon The hunt for Waite was triggered by News port a Kuwaiti Agency re- that the Church of England Terry Waite envoy had been placed under "house arrest” by the Shiite Moslem kidnappers with whom he had been meeting As concern about Waite’s whereabouts mounted police sources reported the kidnapping of yet another foreigner a Saudi Arabian the 13th t ( 271 Terror Ring Broken Ramos said the mutineers were supporters of Marcos who wanted to destabilize the country before Mon- In W Germany? her a six-ye- ar term About 300 Marcos supporters gathered on EDSA boulevard late Tuesday near the broadcast center where they built bonfires hurled stones at police and shouted “We want Marcos we want Marcos" Troops fired tear gas and smoke bombs at the crowd several times The crowd fell back only to regroup and continue taunting police and troops Reporters saw at least six Marcos loyalists taken into custody Marcos who has lived in exile in Hawaii since fleeing the country Feb 26 of last year said from his Honolulu home he wants to return to the Philippines “to try to stifle this bloodletting” He would not comment on alle-Se- e A-- 2 Column Defying calls to surrender peacefully re- bellious Filipino soldiers stand guard on 4 i 2 foreigner abducted since Waite arrived in Lebanon Jan 12 seeking freedom for foreign hostages The Kuwaiti News Agency quoting sources close to Waite’s contacts said Monday that Waite was seized when an agreement to release two American hostages — Terry Anderson and Thomas Sutherland — fell through at the last moment Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie said in London that “at this point we have no direct evidence Terry Waite is being held against his will” Runcie however said the church has had no direct contact with Waite since Jan 20 In Washington a While House official expressed fear Waite may have been taken captive "No one wants to say so out loud because that would make it more difficult for his captors to release him” the official said “No one knows the precise situa- day’s nationwide plebiscite on Aquino’s proposed constitution which guarantees A-- the roof of a Manila TV station in case government troops storm the building tion” Bill Demands Reports Of N-Le- aks By Jim Woolf Tribune Environmental Writer A bill that would require notification of state federal and local officials in the event of a radiation leak from the Nevada Test Site will be introduced soon in the Utah House of Representatives Blaze Rep Wharton Lake City said Gorbachev Calls for Democratic Reforms - MOSCOW (UPI) Mikhail Gorbachev called Tuesday for sweeping democratic changes in Soviet society — allowing secret ballots giving voters a choice of candidates and proParty memmoting bers to high-levjobs “Some comrades find it hard to understand that democratism is not just a slogan but the essence of the reorganization” Gorbachev told the Communist Party Central Committee Gorbachev who summoned the Central Committee to push his reor ganization plan hammered home the theme of a radical departure “We are often asked if we are not maneuvering too sharp a turn” Gorbachev said “We have begun reorganization and will not look back” Gorbachev who took over as Soviet leader 22 months ago upon the death of Konstantin Chernenko proposed elections be by secret ballot Chuckle Today’s is one who true A hypochondriac can read his doctor’s handwriting and that voters be given a choice of candidates — all party members — instead of the traditional one candidate per post Under the Soviet system citizens elect delegates to the Supreme Soviets — parliaments — of the 16 republics and the national Supreme Soviet in Moscow Traditionally they receive a ballot with one name on it Gorbachev general secretary of the Communist Party also urged the promotion of people women and youths to leading jobs to bring new faces into leadership non-par- ty Speaking in the name of the ruling Politburo Gorbachev emphasized the need for democratic reforms The speech was carried in full on the official Tass news agency “The Politburo holds that the further democratization of the process of forming elective bodies is one of the important conditions for boosting party activities for infusion of fresh blood the active work of party organizations and a safeguard against the repetition of the errors of the past” Gorbachev told the Central Waite was last seen last Tuesday escorted by Druse militia bodyguards from his hotel to a building near the American University of Beirut the As Safir newspaper said Police sources said Khaled Dib a Saudi was kidnapped Monday night on the road to Beirut International Airport in the Shiite southern suburbs He was the second Saudi kidnapped in 15 days No group claimed responsibility for his abduction A spate of kidnappings have plagued Beirut since Jan 12 Eleven of the abductions followed announcement of the arrest of Mohammed All Hamadei 22 a Lebanese seized as he stepped off a plane m Frankfurt West Germany Jan 13 lt Tuesday that his House Bill 187 direct the governor to notify would 20 people when his office is informed of any accidents which result in radiation traveling beyond the boundaries of the site about 50 miles northwest of Las Vegas If any of that radiation is detected in Utah the governor would be re- - Accidental Fire at Pennsylvania Prison Year Ago Today World Cried Triggers Inmate Rampage 31 Injured The Heavens Beckon Us it” Say Challenger Families By Sheila Mullan United Press International An accidental PITTSBURGH pre-daw- n fire at Pennsylvania’s Federal Western Penitentiary Tuesday triggered a rampage by inmates who clashed with guards fought one another and set other fires Officials said at least 31 men were injured The disturbance lasted more than eight hours before authorities declared the prison secure "We had shotguns” said police Cmdr Bob Henson "We had riot helmets They had no hostages” Two guards and a prisoner were hospitalized for head and facial injuries and 26 inmates a guard and a firefighter were treated at the prison for cuts and bruises or smoke inhalation officials said The rampage began at 330 a m while inmates were being moved from a cell block to escape smoke coming from a fire in a basement utility tunnel said Thomas Seiverl-inassistant superintendent of the prison He said the fire apparently was accidental because prisoners could not have access t) the underground tunnel Emergency Management Agency regional director National Weather Service regional director National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration executive director Utah League of Cities and Towns and county commission chairman of all counties bordering Nevada plus Kane County were set and cells were vandalized About 100 inmates barricaded themselves in the prison’s auditorium and set it ablaze "This would not be charged as a not” Seiverling said “It was caused More on Legislature: A- - l quired to notify the news media too “Basically I think people should be informed when there’s a radiation leak or any type of accident at the test site If there’s a major venting we should have a procedure in place so citizens can take proper the action” said Rep Wharton Currently either the Department of Energy or US Environmental Protection Agency notifies Larry Anderson director of the Utah Bureau of Radiation Control The 20 people Rep Wharton would e releases like notified of all are: five members of Utah’s congressional delegation director Utah Department of Health director Utah Division of Comprehensive Emergency Management Utah attorney genoff-sit- eral regional director by the fire and the inmates taking advantage of A damage assessment had not been made but “It was not nearly as extensive as first thought” Seiverling said All 1600 inmates either were back in their cells or under guard in the after officials declared prison yard Inside The Tribune Tribune Telephone Numbers on A3 g As guards moved prisoners to another section of the prison fights fires broke out about a half-doze- n Today’s Forecast Salt Lake City and vicinity Rain and snow showers colder Highs low-40- 8 Lows low-20- s Details B-— 2 the prison secure and fires under control Inmates in the yard huddled around bonfires in the freezing weather while guards and police officers began a shakedown of cells to look for weapons possibly including a fire ax that was unaccounted for Tower guards fired warning shots to try to settle the convicts but no one was hit by gunfire he said About 90 city and state police officers wearing riot gear and armed with shotguns rifles and nightsticks were at the prison at the height of the disturbance The basement fire was under control within three hours but firefighters continued to aim hoses at other blazes set by convicts The convicts who had locked themselves in the auditorium were "removed peacefully” after starting a fire that crawled up curtains on a stage and burned into the roof sending a huge cloud of smoke over the prison's gray stone walls Seiverling said Seiverling said some convicts also might be transferred to other prisons because Western Penitentiary was already about 500 inmates over its normal population The penitentiary was the scene of a hostage crisis that lasted nearly six days in 1983 In that incident two prisoners armed with pistols held a guard and another prison employee captive for 127 hours before releasing them unharmed space frontier which was an exten- By William Harwood UPI Science Writer Fla -CAPE CANAVERAL The Challenger astronauts killed one year ago Wednesday in NASA’s greatest failure were pioneers who died carrying America to the ultimate frontier family members said Tuesday in an open letter to the nation’s people In a somber irony Tuesday was the 20th anniversary of a 1967 launch pad fire that killed three Apollo 1 astronauts an anniversary that formed a bridge to a painful past at a time when NASA is struggling to focus on the future For Challenger the National Aeronautics and Space Administration deliberately planned a low-ke- y remembrance of a day forever etched in the agency's collective consciousness Killed aboard the shuttle Jan 28 1986 were commander Francis Michael "Dick" Scobee a Smith Judith Resmk Ellison Ronald McNair Gregory Jarvis and New Hampshire schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe The fliers’ families said the Challenger Seven risked their lives “not for the sake of aimless adventure but for the nation that gave them opportunity and for the co-pil- Om-zuk- sion of its spirit” “If they were alive and could speak to ail Americans we believe the Challenger crew would say this: Do not fear risk All exploration all growth is a calculated risk Without challenge people cannot reach their highest selves” the letter said “Only if we can accept our problems as challenges can today’s dreams become tomorrow's realities Only if we are willing to walk over the edge can we become win- ners” At 1138 am Wednesday the time Challenger blasted off on its final flight flags at NASA field centers were to be lowered to hall staff and agency employees and contractors planned to observe 73 seconds of silence the length of Challenger s mission No public ceremonies were planned but Wednesday afternoon NASA Administrator James Fletcher and other top agency officials planned to attend a brief service at Fort Myer Chapel near Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington Relatives of the astronauts planned to speak and President See 2 Column 4 A-- I |
