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Show t Vol. 231, No. 200 Salt Lake Cit, Utah Sunday Morning October vm iwmi 6, 1085 Police Find No Proof U.S. Envoy Executed BEIRUT, Lebanon IAP - Lebanon's police commander said Saturday authorities have found no proof to support Moslem extremists' claim that they executed kidnapped U.S diplomat William Buckley. But neither was there proof that he was still alive The shadowy Islamic Jihad organi Voters Giving DePaulis Big ration claimed in statements published by Beirut newspapers Friday to have killed the diplomat in revenge for alleged U S complicity in Tuesday's Israeli air strike on Palestine Liberation Oigamation headquarters in Tunisia Osman Osman, commander, told The Gen the police Associated little or no authority over Moslem groups in west Beirut or in the Bekaa Valley Ve have rePress on Saturday, ceived nothing to authenticate this claim and no corpse has been found Syrian-con- trolled The Islamic Jihad statement said Buckley's body would he placed at the disposal of the families of our Moslem and Tunisian martyrs who died in the Israeli raid Buckley is among six Americans The effort by Lebanese authorities to investigate Buckley's reported death was not expected to achieve much. Christian President Amin s beleaguered government has The group i laimed Buckley, a political officer at the US Embassy, was killed after being tried and convicted by the extremists of "Amen can intelligence crimes " The statement did not claboi ate and four Frenchmen believed held by Islamic Jihad, which is demanding that Kuwait free 17 comrades convicted for bombings there in 1983. in (hiding attacks on the US and French embassies Islamic Jihads failure to produce Buoklcv's bodv lias rekindled spec lColumn 3 ive Islamic Jihad or Islamic Holy War is believed to consist of Moslem fundamentalists LDS Faithful Receive Warning on Criticism By Anne Palmer Tribune Staff W riter Several members of the church hierarchy Saturday said critics of the church should curb their questioning, or may jeopardize their salvation, in remarks opening the 155th Semiannual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints T cannot help wondering if a member of the church does not place himself in some spiritual peril when pub- Edge By J Roy Bardsley hen the votes are tallied in Tues- day's primary election, the two finalists in the Salt Lake City mayoral race should be Palmer DePaulis and Merrill Cook. In a city wide y licly disparaging the prophetic calling of Joseph Smith, or his successors. or any of the fundamental, settled doctrines of the Church, Elder James E. Faust, a member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles stat- poll completed last Thursday, DePaulis held a fairly comfortable lead over Cook, with Jess Agraz running a weak third The survey was commissioned by The Salt Lake Tribune and conducted by Bardsley and Haslacher. a profes-'iona- l research organization Current standings constitute a good gain for DePaulis when compared with a similar poll conducted ed Concerning the thousands of lining the pathways of Temple Square who were not admitted to the first general session. President Gordon B Hinckley said. ' at the time of two weeks ago. Within the past two weeks. DePaulis has captured most of the undecided votes to forge ahead of Cook, with Agraz also registering a slight gain 10 2 the construction of this Tabernacle, more than a century ago when we were relatively few in number, the brethren stated that we could never hope to construct a building laige enough to accommodate all of the Latter-daSaints If it was true then, it is more so today. Here is the preference pattern produced by a poll of 403 registered voters, conducted on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday of last week Results are presented both in terms of those who said they would vote for one of the three leading candidates and those who were not sure but tended to favor one of the contenders y ond Counselor Gordon B. Hinckley during Saturday morning session of the 155th Semiannual General Conference. LDS President Spencer W. Kimball, center, receives support from his secretary, D. Arthur Haycock, left, and Sec Two weeks ago, 33 percent said they were undecided, as opposed to 17 percent in the present poll. Although the race is survey findings disclosed a close cor- relation between party affiliation and candidate preference. For example. DePaulis held a decisive lead among Democrats, while Republicans reported a strong preference for Cook. The lead held by DePaulis is due. in large part, to his margin over Cook among independent voters, who constitute approximately of the city's electorate Among male voters. DePaulis enbulge over Cook, joyed a which dwindled to 9 points among women Cook's strongest supporters were older voters, among whom he held a small lead over DePaulis All other age groups favored the appointed mayor. It should be noted that most interviewing for the study was completed prior to Gov. Norm Bangerter's endorsement of Cook. The maximum sampling tolerance for the phone survey of 403 voters is approximately 4 4 percent, plus or No Mori Primary Elections Dot Utahs Political Map By Douglas L. Parker Tribune Political Editor Voters in 34 Utah municipalities, including the 10 most populous cities, will ballot Tuesday in primary elections to pare down candidates for mayor and city councils. The runoffs, to nominate city government candidates for n one-thir- minus. I oihim the Nov V lace. H-- 9 municipal elections, are concentrated in a northern Utah area along the Wasatch Front But a sprinkling of cities and towns in central and southern Utah are also voting leaving a checkerboard-stylelection pattern where voter turnout is hinged to individualistic community concerns The primary elections cover slightly less than half the state's population. excluding the unincorporated portions of counties and scores of cities and towns where voting isn't required to narrow the number of can 5 e didates for each government office. There will be 226 cities and towns holding municipal elections in four weeks. Editors Note: This is emothe excerpt from Pichord M. Nixon's recently published book No More Vietnam. In Salt Lake County, 10 of 12 municipalities will hold primary elections Tuesday, led by Salt Lake City's recognize our vital interests in Third I World conflicts Leaders should lead and not just follow uninformed public opinion It pn-Se- 4 By David Mason Associated Press Writer Mikhail S Gorbachev-usePARIS his first v lsit to the West as leader of the Soviet Union for a four-dapeace offensive aimed at the Europeans and President Reagan, whom he meets next month - y Gorbachev left Saturday. Western reaction to his sweeping arms control proposals remained cautious There was no clear sign he had succeeded in driving the wedge between the Europeans and the United States that manv European officials had feared Gorbai hev s pi oposals called for a ,ral ban on ''space strike arms by cut in both superpowers a missiles that can reach the Urited Mates and the Soviet Union, a reduction in Soviet SS 20 rockets aimd at people and the Todav! I onra! InSalt Lake City and vicinity showers clouds and Highs creasing near 8fl. lows in the 40. Details. B-- 3 Europe and a new twist a proposal for direct negotiations with Britain and France on their independent nuclear forces Gorbachev also repeatedly attacked Reagan's Star Wars program trvv As Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev and wife, Raisa, leave Orlv Airport Saturday, ending official visit to France. for researching a lKll Vl space-base- d nucle- ar missile defense, at one point call ing it ''an illusion and " an extremely d.rgernus one at that But his public pronouncements polemics toward Wash ington and he said he perceived a 'serious attitude toward the new Su-let arms control proposals and 'a of thought among maturing American officials perhaps aioynrg see Column ' were low on Congress on w here our vital interests are and then gain support for whatever military actions may be necessary to protect them Leaders who do only what opinion polls indicate uninformed voters will support are not true leaders, and if America follows them, it will cea-- e to be great nation Trotsky once wrote. "You may not be interested in strategy, but strategy is interested in you' Uninformed people may not be interested in af fecting what goes on in the Third World But what goes on in the Third World is interested in affecting them We should be selective insofar as our involvement in Third World conflicts is concerned As Frederick the Great observed. ' He who attempts to defend everywhere, defends nothing " Simply because we are the major free world power does not mean that we have a re'ponsibilty for everything that goes wrong in the world But as Vietnam so clearly demon strated victory by a Soviet proxy in one Third World conflict encourages Soviet adventurism and lead' to more aggression in other part' of the Third World Therefore, no m'tance of Soviet aggrc'wwn anywhere in the Third World should go unchallenged by the West . f j ' W e hen a member expresses his doubts or unbelief as a public chastisement of the leadership of the doctrine of the church, or a confrontation with those seeking eternal light he has entered upon sacred ground Those who complain about the dot trine or leadership of the chureh but who lack the faith or desire to keep Gods commandments risk stparating themselves from the divine source of learning They do not enjoy the same richness of the spirit mr goal should always be to U'e Ve A-- Column 3 pri-vai- that tney might enjev ,f they proved their sincere love of God bv walking humblv before Him He said that whi small num-jnh y ally to her may claim fea.tv the c hurc h but think it smart, sophis-a little rebel ticuted or trondv to lious a little bit indt pendent and to disparage Mime f 'he traditional doc trine' handed d i.cn bv Hie Proph St e t Column 4 d 1 i Toil: To i i i their responsibility to educate the vote-get-tin- g Column . people may not vote-splittin- A-- Welcoming the more than 5,000 people who attended the conference session and greeting the millions watching the proceedings transmitted by satellite. President Hinckley spoke on behalf of President Spencer W Kimball, the old prophet who presides over the 6 5 million-membe- r church I wish with all my heart that he (President Kimball) might speak to us but that does not appear to be feasible He has asked that we convey to " you his love and blessme President Kimball attended both general sessions Saturday President Ezra Taft Benson urged members to understand the complex meaning of the term "born again. Quoting President David O. McKay, President Benson said. "The phrase born again' has a deeper significance lhan many people attach to it . . He asked. "Would not the progress of the church increase dramatically today with an increasing number of those who are spiritually reborn . . Can you imagine what would happen with an increasing number of copies of the Book of Mormon in the hands of an increasing number of missionaries who know how to use it and who have been born of God W hen this happens, we will get the harvest President Kimball envisions Addressing critics of the LDS religion who have become increasingly vociferous was Elder Faust Urging that members quell the recently rising tide of criticism concerning Mormon founder Joseph Smiths purported obsessions with treasure hunting and magic. Elder Faust took a firm stand . By Richard Nixon Wars cannot be waged without the support of the Congress and the people But there are times when the Congress and the mayoral contest where voters must approve a successor to resigned Mayor Ted L. Wilson to complete the remaining two years of his term through 1987 The capital's primary features the appointed incumbent. Palmer A Deg Paulis. trying to fend off challenges from businessman Merrill A Cook and former city Commissioner Jess A. Agraz plus five other lesser known figures The runoff will nominate two top contenders for the Nov 5 municipal election While there is a cityw ide vote for mayoral nominees, only four of the seven districts represented on the e Salt Lake City Council will have iclnaii)' Total Support Needed in Waging War Gorbachevs Peace Plans Leave Europe Cautious t I Sundays activities a m. General Session p m. General Session ('iiuukiu err i' hut ,f veu really up vi a! ried h want to fo computer i |