Show 2A Ogden Standard-Examin- Saturday June 2 1984 er :: News briefs c Citty files lien W$ on world’s fair NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The ' city filed a surprise lien against the world’s fair Friday in a dis- pute over taxes causing payments to be stopped on exposition checks but a compromise was quickly reached so workers could be paid fair offi-- - cials said “All checks will be honored” said Jeanne Nathan a Louisiana World Exposition spokeswoman “The city has agreed to release the lien” She said meetings would be held next week to determine how much the city is owed and -- when it should be paid ' The amount and payment schedule of the taxes is the cen-te- r of the dispute “We of course still contend Fair a fantasy world — 6A we did not owe these until the 20th of June” she said “We thought we were in negotiations but apparently they didn’t” The lien contended the fair owed $38 million in sales amusement and special taxes but Ms Nathan said the fair figures the amount is closer to $3 million — half to the city and half to the state The court action led the fair’s leading banker Hibernia National Bank to put a freeze on all accounts the fair has Dozens of employees who were paid Friday were told their paychecks would not be star dies after appeal Ex-Platte- rs :: BOSTON (UPI) — Ex-Plat-t- star Nate Nelson died Fri- day one day after his wife made a desperate plea to his fans to ffind a heart for her ailing husband Nelson died of heart failure at Brigham and Women’s Hospital said hospital spokesman Richard Eckel Nelson 52 was the lead sing- er for the Flamingos between 1954 to 1962 and sang the hit record “I Only Have Eyes for You” Between 1964 and 1982 he went on to sing with the Plat- ters whose hits included “Only You” “The Great Pretender” and “Twilite Time” On Thursday his wife Angel Nelson called a news conference to ask Nelson’s fans to help find the heart Nelson’s name had been on a waiting list for a heart since Wednesday but no donor was found ban smoking on flights CAB won’t (UPI) — The Civil Aeronautics Board — I its chairman casting the deciding ballot following an unusual p and a call from an influ-- I ential congressman — refused t Friday to ban cigarette smoking on most domestic flights “ The board in a deeply split - written vote approved a previ-- I ously drafted regulation that fur- ther spelled out the rights of I: WASHINGTON announced he had had another Z change of heart because enforcement of the ban would be “an flip-flo- ' non-smoki- ng passengers On Thursday CAB Chairman Dan McKinnon said he had changed his mind and favored banning cigarette smoking on flights lasting two hours or less — 85 percent to 90 percent of all 'commercial air travel in the Z United States But about two hours later he : Brooklyn administrative nightmare” Board members Gloria Schaffer and Diane Morales favored a more comprehensive smoking ban CAB members Barbara McConnell and James Smith were against it McKinnon cast the swing vote “It ain’t over until it’s over” CAB Chairman Dan McKinnon told United Press International after the vote Friday “It is over now” Asked if he was pressured into switching signals N : McKinnon said “I had no contact with the White House no contact with the tobacco industry no contact with the airline industry Can’t a fellow change his mind?” man massacres relatives NEW YORK (UPI) — A tended to kill his wife his slashed man Police then entered the famiFriday Brooklyn his two son’s throat suffocated ly’s apartment and found two his killed and shot young girls about 6 and 7 years daughters wife and then seriously wounded old lying on a bed and wearing himself with a blast to the head pink formal gowns They had been suffocated the spokesman police said immedisaid Lying at the foot of the bed The victims were not identified was the body of the oldest child ately The carnage was discovered a boy between the age of 1 and 14 with his throat slashed by police shortly after 5 pm when a woman was found lying The man who survived his in an in the lobby of apartment gunshot wound was listed in sethe Flatbush section of the bor- rious condition at Kings County ough with a gunshot wound in Hospital her chest The mass killing was the secThe gunman was found lying ond to occur in Brooklyn in reon a couch in a fourth floor hall- cent months On Palm Sunday way He had a bullet wound in in April 10 people including the temple and police said he eight children and a pregnant had a gun and a note in his woman were slain by at least hand A police spokesman said two gunman That crime has not the note indicated the man in- - been solved 1 3000 seattlJ warm BOSTON NEW YORK MANAGUA Nicaragua (AP) — Secretary government The US official said the United States has the following objectives regarding Nicaragua: A halt in Nicaraguan efforts to export revolution the removal of Soviet military Showers are expected today Plains but elsewhere it will in the Southern be mostly fair The weather today Forecasts Salt Lake City Ogden Provo: mostly fair and continued cool through Sunday lows tonight 45 to 50 highs today in the mid 70s and Sunday in the upper 70s Utah: mostly fair through Sunday lows tonight in the 40s to mid 50s highs today in the 70s except 85 to 90 in some low desert areas and Sunday from the mid 70s to the low 90s Northern Idaho: partly cloudy and mild over the weekend highs mid 60s to the mid 70s overnight lows in the 40s tonight Southwest Idaho: fair through the weekend mild days and cool nights lows in the mid 30s to the mid 40s highs upper 60s to the upper 70s Southeast Idaho: sunny mild days and fair cool nights through the weekend highs mid 60s to mid 70s lows and low 40s tonight in the 30s insurgents fighting the Sandinistas The US official said the idea for the ed : Shultz visit to Nicaragua originated in the White House The announcement of the meeting was made by Reagan aides traveling with the president in Ireland where the news of any easing in tensions between the United States and Nicaragua was expected Press Association the to be British domestic news agency reported that as Reagan arrived in Ireland about 300 demonstrators gathered outside a police cordon well-receiv- Central America Nicaragua’s main objection to is Washington’s support for the rebels pol- icies In Nicaragua the US official said Reagan is eager to convince the Sandinistas an improvement in relaof his desire-for tions US policy anti-Sandi-ni- ed to protest American foreign and nuclear The official said that the results of the meeting will be passed onto the Contadora group the four Latin American nations attempting to negotiate a peace settlement in Tw® ®f mm Less than a month ago Reagan accused the Sandinistas of engaging in a “reign of terror” on the Nicaraguan people sta Ed WARRENTON NC (UPI) — Lawmen alerted by electronic telephone taps rushed a downtown laundromat-convenienc- e store Friday and captured two of the six killers who death staged a bomb hoax to flee Virginia’s “escape-proof- ” row Earl Clanton 30 and Derick Peterson 32 were caught sitting in Willoughby’s Laundromat and Convenience Store eating snacks and drinking wine They were not armed and did not resist authorities said But as darkness fell on the rural community near the Virginia border the four other fugitives were still at large Authorities continued the search with helicopters equipped with infrared sensing devices but Virginia Corrections Department spokesman Wes Terry said lawmen were relying mainly on “hope and luck” Moments after Clanton and Peterson were captured dozens of lawmen surrounded a warehouse near the laundromat in downtown Warrenton believing one and possibly more of the fugitives were hiding inside A man was seen running from the laundromat while Clanton and Peterson were being captured and police thought he may have been another of the six death row inmates who es- W VA Six death row inmates escape from prison caped Thursday night from the Mecklenburg Correctional Center at Boydton by overpowering guards with knives and staging a cunning bomb hoax A search of the warehouse proved futile but authorities said bloodhounds barked wildly indicating at least one of the fugitives had been in the area recently and possibly hid- Boydton © den in some tall grass near the building Authorities believe the prison escape was masterminded by brothers Linwood and James Briley two feared murderers who kept a boa constrictor and piranha as pets and led a spree in gang that killed 11 people in a 1970s rape-robbe- County area” Terry said SMIere janitor found a bomb in Chicago building and a NORTH CAROLINA Two inmates captured here nil f an! c MtOceani II 100 miles Jones L Briley homemade- Ibombs found Associated Press A Warrento ry Richmond Va Terry said authorities traced Peterson and Clanton to the laundromat through electronic telephone surveillance He said several private lines in Virginia were electronically tapped and the calls were traced to the Warrenton laundromat which was placed under surveillance Terry declined however to saw whose phones had been tapped by FBI agents who joined 200 lawmen searching for the fugitives who represent a quarter of Virginia’s death row population The search was concentrated in the Warrenton area after police found a prison van used in the escape abandoned at the Warrenton Elementary School A laundromat employee said Clanton and Peterson had been inside the red brick store about 1 Vi hours and had bought some snack food and a bottle of wine from the adjoining convenience store “They were just sitting in the corner eating and drinking” said a woman who asked not to be identified “I think it is a good possibility they are still in the Warren a passer-b- y spotted another explosive in downtown Milwaukee on day bringing to 17 the number of homemade bombs discovered Fri- in three states in the past week Building managers went on alert in Chicago stepping up security against the bombs which have been found in Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois since the start of the Memorial Day weekend Some of the bombs were d ing they were planted by a “Gay Strike Force” Three were detonated accidentally and one per Fire United Press International Next week House and Senate conferees will attempt to reach a compromise on their differences over an administration proposal to provide an additional $21 million to the nies the accusation The official who asked not to be identified said he hopes that unspecified “confidence-building measures” will help to end distrust between the two countries Shultz had been scheduled to visit only El Salvador on the trip Reporters accompanying Shultz were not informed of the schedule change until shortly before takeoff from El Salvador el trip-wire- UPI WEATHER FOTOCAST US-back- Shultz met with Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega at Sandino International Airport outside Managua It was the first high-levmeeting between the two countries in 2Vi years The meeting took place against a background of disagreement in Congress over whether to continue US assistance to antigovernment rebels battling the Nicaraguan baited with dollar bills and accompanied by notes say3000 advisers from Nicaragua a reduction in the size of Nicaraguan armed forces and fulfillment of Nicaragua’s commitment to restore democracy and protect human rights The United States says Nicaragua is aiding leftist guerrillas battling the government in El Salvador Nicaragua de- of State George Shultz made a surprise visit to Managua Friday night and began exploring with Sandinista government officials the possibility of improving ties with Nicaragua’s leftist government A senior US official said President Reagan asked Shultz to undertake the mission while he was in the region attending Friday’s inauguration of Salvadoran president Jose Napolean Duarte From 1A It took firefighters about one hour to contain the blaze No serious injuries were reported Sheriffs deputies and Utah Highway Patrolmen rerouted traffic on State Road 126 away son a woman in Milwaukee A note signed by the “Gay was injured Strike Force” was attached but The latest bomb was discov- Edward Nichalos commander of ered Friday morning in Milwau- the bomb and arson unit would kee near a downtown railroad not reveal its contents A pipe bomb was found Thurssiding a few blocks from where two devices were found the day day in a downtown Chicago before parking lot and disarmed by poIt was detonated harmlessly by lice It was positioned so it could police Deputy Inspector be detonated by the weight of a Rudolph Will said the device car rolling over it police said wrapped in paper with a dollar No note was attached to that bill attached bore a note similar bomb to those found with earlier Six bombs were found May 25 bombs and 26 in La Crosse Wis on Earlier Friday a janitor dis- the state’s western border incovered an explosive device in a cluding one that exploded and stairwell in the Standard Oil pelted a man with debris Another bomb was detonated Building in Chicago It was dismantled by a police bomb and Sunday in Stillwater Minn 120 arson specialists - miles northwest of La Crosse from the area during the fire Blockades were set up at the Smith and Edwards Store and at 2700 North Smith reported the fire to authorities after store personnel were alerted to the blaze by a nearby resident Other than the stored materials consumed in the fire damage and six more were found and detonated safely Sunday and Monday in St Cloud Minn 80 miles northwest of Stillwater Milwaukee is about 75 miles northwest of Chicago f Notes accompanying those bombs said they were the work of the “North Central Gay Strike Force Against Public and Police Oppression” but police said earlier they think the bombs are the work of one person The bombs have been described as powder and putty explosives in metal pipes some sealed at one end with a plumbing cap and most about 6 inches long was “very minimal” Smith said “I feel very lucky” 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