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Show Fage 4 . . . ITS STILL OUT THERE am 1974 Wednesday, Hovemter 20, NOW OPEN ICdinic In Palace Flophouse -- THE MIDDLE EAST Responding to a Syrian Army alert, Israel began a partial mobilization of its reserve forces on Saturday, November 16th. The foreboding of war was heightened d towns on the West Bank of Jordan. by riots which occurred in four Arab of The riots were staged in support guerillas who have been violently opposing Israeli occupation. Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Simcha Dinitz characterized reports of the mobilization as being highly exaggerated and White House sources have stated that Secretary of State Henry Kissinger does not think war is likely and we are not in a situaion of imminent conflict. Ever since last week, when I told you all about the Sakowitz Christmas catalog, Ive been cogitatin on a package deal of my own. Now, Christmas and Sakowitz and those big leaguers have is out because Neiman-Marcu- s Christmas all tied up (no pun intended ) . But theres another spot for somebody with some imagination. The funeral business. who Im gnnna print me up a catalog offerin exotic funerals for those I be expensive. thought want to go out in style. Which means theyre gonna package. For about $7500.00, Ill Id begin with a sort of rt a cedar platform in hire some Alaskan Indians to build the and dances and a chants include will Alaskan the wilderness. The ceremony After well, youre on weeks. two that, guard to keep the wolves away for your own, back to the happy hunting grounds. Israeli-occuDie- back-to-natu- re soon-to-depa- ROME After 12 days of intense dialogue, the 130 nations attending the World Food Conference in Rome proposed a general plan for solving the worlds hunger problems on Saturday, November 16th. Relegating difficult financial and policy questions to future international negotiations, the conference agreed to programs which will hopefully provide better management of the worlds food supply. The delegates voted to establish a World Food Council under the auspices of tin United Nations General Assembly which is to coordinate international efforts to combat hunger. Of course, itll be a a build to bucks few Viking warship. I bit more expensive, for itll take a include will it. It to cover think about $250,000.00 ought wrapping the realistic amid him Viking chants, Doc to the ship, deceased, carrying to launch the war30 extras to 20 and Severinson blowing the Viking horn, Kirk have m of the Douglas there to service, ship. And for the high point shoot the flaming arrow into the ships sail. For westerners, the cost wont be quite as high. One pair of boots, a plot of west Texas desert, and the Sons of the Pioneers to sing Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie. Im not real sure of the cost, but I think $5,000.00 ought to handle it. Ill admit that Im havin a bit of bother findin the ultimate in send-off- s, but far the first catalog, at least, I think m go with what I like to call the von Daniken Eternity package. It will be only for the very though, because the costs will be prohibitive. But itll help those with inheritance tax problems. After I get done, there wont be anything left to leave. And itll go something like this. II First, Ill buy a used Apollo spacecraft and a Saturn booster. Then I to rent pad 12 at Cape Kennedy. The departed will be dressed for the occasion in all the gear, space suit, etc. The whole of NASA control will be on hand, of course, and Walter Cronkite will perform the service on nationwide TV. Well, you can see how the costs wQl add up. And it can be yours for a mere $10 million. But think of it. What a send-ofThat is, if the facilities are available. For history huffs, Id do a real tidy Viking ceremony. far-reachi- ng TOKYO President Fords scheduled visit to Japan this week triggered its first violent protest in Tokyo on Thursday, November 14th. Marxist extremists wearing red both the U.S. and Soviet embassies. helmets and wielding iron pipes The Japanese government reported the embassies suffered little damage but that four Soviet diplomats and 11 policemen were injured in the attacks. Leaflets left at the Soviet mission by the radicals claimed the U.S. and the Soviet Union are plotting to divide the world between them. President Ford will visit the Soviet Union after journeying to Japan and South Korea. Ford will be the first U.S. president ever to travel to Japan. A scheduled trip by demonDwight D. Eisenhower in 1960 was canceled due to massive strations by leftists. It is anticipated that protests aimed at the Ford visit will not approach the proportions of those which forced Eisenhower to opt for the better part of valor. fire-bomb- ed anti-Americ- well-to-d- an QUITO. EQUADOR The Organization of American States voted not to lift economic and political sanctions against Cuba on Tuesday, November 12th. The motion needed a two-thirmajority to pass but received 12 votes in favor, and three against with six abstentions. Fourteen affirmative votes were needed to abolish the o, f! ds ten-year-o- Oh, I forgot one. quarantine of Fidel Castros Caribbean government. The large number of countries in favor of lifting the ban will probably result in a more widespread disregard of the OAS resolution and increased ties with Havana. At the present time, Argentina, Peru, Panama, Mexico, Trinidad-TobagJamaica, and Barbados have diplomatic and economic dealings with Cuba. o, DACCA, BANGLADESH The future seems hopeless, was one officials description of the famine which has turned bleak predictions to stark reality in Bangladesh. The flow of foreign food and aid to the impoverished nation has been insufficient to stave off widespread hunger. The nations planning commission has stated that the horror of the situation has exceeded their most pessimistic forecasts and that several, thousand people may have already perished due to malnutrition. BA17AN6ED UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yassir Arafat made an historic address to the United Nations on Wednesday, November 13th, while holding both an olive branch and a pistol. Arafat, the first representative of a nonmember state to be conferred delegate status, proclaimed that the U.N. should not let the olive branch fall from my hand. Mr. Arafat appeared before the international body to plead the PLOs case concerning its territorial dispute with Israel. Israeli delegates boycotted the guerillas speech but responded after its conclusion, comparing the PLOs tactics to those of Hitlers Nazi Germany. DETROIT Automotive industry sources revealed Friday, November 15th, that the Chrysler Corporation is contemplating a total shutdown for the entire month of December. A spokesman for the nations number three producer of automobiles said that inventories of unsold new cars are at a critical level but he would neither confirm nor deny the shutdown allegations. It has been estimated that as of October 31st, Chrysler had 380,000 unsold 1975 models stockpiled which constitutes a y dealer supply. A y supply is considered critical by industry experts. Chrysler has already laid off 19,000 workers, and a total shutdown would mean 113,000 unemployed. 110-da- service, but it 69-da- WASHINGTON, D.C. The White House announced on Friday, November 15th, that President Ford definitely intends to run for the presidency in 1976. This proclamation erases the probably which had been attached to the eventuality of Fords candidacy. When nominated to be Vice President, Ford had declared as emphatically and as strongly as I can, I have no intention of being a candidate for any office, president, vice president, or anything else, in 1976. The Labor Department reported on Thursday, November 14th, that wholesale prices for goods rose 2.3 percent during the month of October. This jump in wholesale prices forecasts a rise in retail prices in the months ahead. Hot on the heels of this good news, the Federal Reserve Board announced on Friday, November 15th, that output from U.S. factories, utilities, and mines decreased in October. of one percent in the industrial production index furnishes The drop of further evidence that the country is in the grips of a recession. six-tent- Its really only a variation on the Viking has a bit more class. Its what I caU the Captain Nemo service. And for those of you who havent read Jules Verne, it means a burial at sea with style. Im working on a volunteer service by the U.S, Navys drum and bugle corps to do the honors. But Im having a problem with the Department of the Navy. They dont seem to be too eager to take the U.S.S. Missouri out of moth balls.What I had in mind was having the departed slip neatly over the side of the Missouri while the drum and bugle corps played the Navy hymn. Following the hymn, there would be a 12 gun salute by the big 16 inch guns. A bit of a mess there, too, though. It seems that if you fire all the 16 inchers in the same direction at the same time, the whole battleship scoots sideways about 200 yards and might tip over. And the range of the shells is over 15 miles, so wed have to be halfway to Hawaii for the service. As you can see, there are a few bugs to work out, but the possibilities are endless. Well, back to the drawing board, as they say. ld Wb do the Worrying fibout your Rimoce Installation Air - Heating - Dynamite Sandwiches on Homemade Bread Beer & Setups BREAKFAST - LUNCH - DINNER Conditioning ENTERTAINMENT SERVICE Oil - Gas - Coal Call us for information regarding our planned service agreement a scheduled service program! . . WENNOXi hs HEBER HEATING FARMINGTON, UTAH An ll man, jury returned first degree murder verdicts against Dale S. Pierre and William Andrews on Saturday, November 15th, fa the Odgen Hi Fi Keith Leon Roberts was convicted of armed robbery Shop murders. the with connection in murders, as were Pierre and Andrews, but the jury charges was unable to reach a unanimous decision on the murder counts levied against 684 East Center Heber City, Ut. 84032 one-wom- an 654-111- 1 24 HOUR SERVICE Roberts. A special hearing was scheduled for November 20th, to determine the sentences for the convicted murderers. The two will be sentenced to either life imprisonment or the death penalty and have the choice of letting the jury or the judge make the decision. If a jury decision is requested, a vote to execute must be SHOWTIME 8:00 Fri. - ADMISSION AiHiiH A SluOmtt Chuarfu (tmpaniM Sot. 7:30 8 9:15 unanimous. NOVEMBER QQ by n Mult SI M 1974 SPORTS Third District Court Judge Peter Leaiy on Monday, November 11th, denied the Utah Stars motion for a preliminary injunction to prohibit James Jones from playing with the Washington Bullets of the National Basketball League. Jones, in contract with the Stars, signed a contract with and the option year of a three-yea- r has played for the Bullets. Jones contends the Stars did not exercise their option properly. The court decision means Jones is free to play with Washington pending further action by the Stars. The Utah franchise had been paying the all star guard $80,000 a year. The NBA team gave Jones a considerable hike to $200,000 per year. The World Football League ended its regular season on Thursday, November 14th, with the future of the infant enterprise very much in doubt. The financially ailing league witnessed the demise or transfer of many of its original entries as it struggled to the seasons end. The WFL playoffs, once to be contested by eight conclusion. teams, has been reduced to a three-teaWeeb Ewbank announced his retirement from professional football on Tuesday, November 14th. Ewbanks resignation as vice president and general manager of the New York Jets, to be effective at the end of the current season, will end 25 years of participation in the pro game. m Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday I JEANGAJDEKUY iiHiammui Sunday Monday MM AlpM Ml MNq M MB, mnnnWn Mi nN aara. Mars MM tM Kitty Tuesday ftee NCWXDB A I 2001: a ipoc IMKBMnMM 0 Mm mm Gambles 3?Viira NMI yunllKmai MHttl mmi odyttcy Tn same i cU 114 ' . |