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Show COUNTRY SAGE "When I was a boy, old folks weren't as young as they are now." Laird Will All Crewmen Safe, Except NEW ORLEANS (UP1) A radio operator tapped out a frantic SOS seconds before a blast ripped through the engine roon of the Liberian freighter. Then lie jumped into a tiny dinghy and fled the ship before it sank. He was the only crewman still missing today. Six aircraft resumed at dawn their search for the small boat in the storm-tosseGulf of Mexico. A cutter patroled through the niglt, but the visibility d was taro. That SOS from the freighter Vainqueur led the Navy de stroyer USS Hyman Sunday to where 24 of the crewmen were afloat in two life boats. Six other crew members were en route to Beaumont, Tex., after being picked up by the British cargo ship Arbitrator that just happened ' by. It was just luck a Navy destroyer zeroed in on the two the in lifeboats bobbing stormy, foggy Gulf of Mexico, its commander said Sunday night. Cmdr. Sam Gamaehe of the Hyman said looking for the men with virtually no visibility, 30 mile per hour winds foot waves was like looking for a needle in a and DESERET II Marcos Details flare off the pint bow told them the calculations were correct. 10 haystack. It was a mighty fortunate rescue, they were mighty said Lt. J.G. Robert lucky, A. Poulsen of the Eighth Coast Guard in New Orleans. The Vainqueur was en route here from Veracruz, Mex., with a load of 20,000 tons of raw sugar when it sank Friday night after the engine room explosion. Capt. George Korey, who directed the Navy search procedure from aboard the Hyman, said correct calculation of the drift of the life boats based on wind direction and speed enabled the destroyer to locate the men. A 580-fo- ot The biggest saving factor was that the Arbitrator happened along and spotted six men in a raft. The other 24 people were found in lifeboats about three or four miles from the spot where the first group was picked he up, Anti-LB- . Plot J MANILA (UPI) - Phil- ippines President Ferdinand E. Marcos said today that a Chinese Communist geneial slipped into the country and plotted to assassinate former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966. Marcos said the plot was part of an elaborate strategy by local Communists to take over the Philippine government. NEWS, Monday, March 17, 1969 Revolutionizes Denture Wearing The nearest tiling to having your own teeth is possible by an artificial membrane invented by chemists. This membiane connects dentures to gums and mouth surfaces almost as living tissue firmly binds natural teeth. Now many can eat, speak and laugh with little worry of dentines dropping. Kivodiat elastic membrane ab- sorbs the shock of biting and protect gums from fast- bruising, Vou bite hardec-e- at er, without pain. You may evciif n. joy steak, apples, Fixodent also helps you speak e clearlv, be more at ease. The special pencil-poin- t dispensvou to spot Fixodent er withpermits No mess. No oV-in- g. precision. Even resists hot drinks; alco- holic beverages. Fixodent often lasts Dentures that fit are essential to health. 8o see your dentist regularly. Oel Fixodkm at all ding counters. round-the-cloc- I. USE ACTION ADS said. 'T Defend ABM Plan WASHINGTON (UPI ) -D- efense Secretary Melvin R. Laird twice this week must defend before Congress President Nixons decision on the modified antiballistic missile (ABM) system. i X While the lawmakers prepared for their first crack at questioniong the new plan, initial soundings indicated the proposal will win eventual approval easily in the House, more closely in the Senate. . Lairds first appearance will come Wednesday at a private session of the Sena- te Armed In this age of planned obsolescence, is there a place for a car so that it may well last for decades? "over-engineere-cT Services Committee, a panel generally friendly to the ABM idea. The second will be Friday in a public hearing before the much more Critical Senate Foreign Rela- tions Committee. " Nixons ABM proposal divisions deployment of defense ijiissiles around offensive missile sites In the United States. The defensive missiles would guard the offensive missiles in order to guarantee the V na- . thinks so. Mercedes-Ben- z Safe- system would also protection for rities from a relatively crude 4pe of attacq that might come guard offer , , tion could strike back against any country that attacked with a wave .of nuclear mis- sies. Nixons .t some r V. fJom China. -- The ABM plan is wrapped qp in at least four separate bills- - so Congress will get at least four chances to vote on Stag Party f Birthday Surprise (UPI) stag dinner 4t I WASHINGTON A given by President Nixon Sunday night turned out to be a surprise party for liis wife on her 57th birthday. The White House said today tlie First Lady did not realize what was happening until the Marine Band swung from Hail to to; the Chief Happy Birthday. Jhe party plans were laid by the President and daughters Tficia, 23, and Julie Eisenhow-ri- j 20. First, after church services in the White House, tljje y presented Mrs. Nixon with a Jgold bracelet. passed word throughout the day that he was giving a tSag party in the evening, turd told his wife and daughters l.a would like them to drop in to g&et guests. Jvixon 5hey came down the grand stjurcase, (lie band struck up Happy Birthday, and the 65 guests swarmed around Mrs. Npion to express best wishes. a better at Always Diamond Buy MAIN FLOOR DOWNTOWN imost beautiful ;chartcrof ... our love story lavishes such attention on engineering that some motor cars people say Mercedes-Ben- z Mercedes-Ben- z are "over-engineere- And, by conventional standards, they are. But Mercedes-Ben- z engineers step to the music of a different drummer. They insist on building margins of performance and safety into their machines to meet the unexpected, as well as the expected. And they stubbornly refuse to design anything just good enough to "get by" for a time and no better. That, in essence, is what distinwhat sets it guishes a Mercedes-Benapart from the crowd of conventional cars, bred of conventional standards. z, An amazing maverick The automobile at right is a sells shining example. Mercedes-Ben- z mod15 remarkable gasoline-powere- d els in the U.S. plus this one, perhaps the most remarkable of all. It is the legendary Diesel. This maverick is so that it can probably cut your fuel bills in half, eliminate many of your usual repair bills and is likely to be serving you faithfully when most of today's sleek new dremboats have been chopped up for sera,'. "over-engineere- Not for everyone To appreciate the Diesel, you first have to understand the idea behind it and be able to adjust to its three foibles. It is not for every man. ,The Diesel is built for people who want an economy car, but who' decline to venture onto the highways in a featherweight, cramped machine.! If y9U are willing to pay for the safety se- -j and comfort of a big, 3,000-poun- d dan, the Diesel will reward you with fuel costs that match the flimsiest little half-pion the road. The three Diesel foibles: First, you cannot hop into this1 car and roar off in a cloud of dust. The Diesel starts like any other car when nt its motor is warm. But, in the morning, you must be patient for about 30 seconds while the motor preheats for firing. (A minor nuisance which turns to advantage in winter, enabling you to get underway while others may still be cursing and shivering.) Second, you must abandon any thought of fireball acceleration. The when you get full benefit of diesel fuel's price advantage over gasoline, you can average 30, 40, even 50 miles for the cost of a gallon of regular! Many repair costs vanish More good news. The diesel engine is such a gem of simplicity that Diesel will cruise indef- initely at any posted speed limit in America. (Once, it even won the le rotate-slightl- d" timates that fully 80 percent are still humming First, a jr rj to shrug off an occasional jest about one of these eccentricities, you'll have the last laugh on everybody at the end Mercedes-Ben- z same. month-y- ear Like every Mercedes-Benz, the Diesel is J welded into being, not bolted. After 50,000 miles or so, you may begin to wonder if it will ever rattle. The body is dunked in primer, At $4,668, the 220 Ditetl may be the world's greatest economy car. Read why, after year. Cuts fuel bills in half The Diesel works its incredible fuel economy in two ways. To begin with, of course, it uses lowly diesel fuel. (In a pinch, it will n oil.) The price of run on diesel fuel varies widely from state to state. Nowhere does it cost more than regular gasoline. In some states it costs only half s much. The Diesel also sips its fuel at a miserly rate. In fact, when adjusted correctly, it bums every drop so efficiently that exhaust is virtually smoke-fresoya-bea- e. A surprise to many. Now if you've been resigned to getting 12, 15, 18 miles a gallon from standard sedans, brace yourself. The new Mercedes-Ben- z 220 Diesel easily delivers over twenty-fiv- e and on trips. it merely dispenses with many parts that normally end up costing you money. It has no spark plugs. No points. No condensers. Not even a carburetor to repair or replace. baked, hand-sande- spray-painte- d, 1 Best of all, because diesel com- pression ratios are about twice as high as those of conventional gasoline powbuilds its er plants, Mercedes-Ben- z diesel injection engine to be extravagantly strong. The block and other vital enfour-cylind- er gine parts are made of cast iron. There's a sturdy overhead camshaft and a five bearing crankshaft. Twelve of the 16 piston rings are coated with expensive molybdenum an exotic "space age" metal that won't melt below 4,712 degrees. The ingenious engineers, see ' ent pinnacle in safe car engineering." . ' ' Many cars are designed to win ; ; admiration for owners. Mercedes- -' Benz cars are designed to win admira- tion from their owners. ;J Quite a distinction. , , t brochure 24-pa- ge If you'd like more facts on the , $4,668 Diesel plus details of six . other 1969 Mercedes-Ben- z motor cars mail the coupon brochure. for a Even better, drop by the show- - ' room today and arrange to test drive a - ; Mercedes-BenSee for yourself what I ? 2 feels like out on ' . the road. . v Other models to mull over: j 250 Sedan an unflappable ' road car with superb handling and braking as standard equipment, j t. gasoline-power- ed . full-col- or - $5,176..' - the most road- -. worthy car you can buy in the luxury class, engine, $6,426. 7 280SL Roadster a sports car combines for grown-up- s, unfit comfort, $6,721. performance 280 SE Sedan fuel-injecti- on soul-stirri- 3Q0SEL ng an understated lim- $9,el5. ousine, Grand Mercedes timate motor car, $23,186. the 6C0 . ul- , A d, sprayed again, then Even the insides of the hubcaps are coated. Total paint and primer rust protection: 44 pounds. Like every Mercedes-Benthe Diesel bristles with sophisticated, features that are unavailable on domestic sesimply dans. suspension. hand-spraye- It goes and goes and goes , . "over-engineerin- g" The engine makes an But car. the economy real value of the Diesel lies not so much in the things that make it different from every other Mercedes-Ben- z as in the make that it the things ' from, concludes tKat tKe current Mer- line "represents the pres- - cedes-Benz z. Mercedes-Ben- z this so grand. . If you can learn miles to the gallon es- along! an ordinary car when it's moving, you'll detect a vestigial "pocket" at idle a slightly bizarre note in a car otherwise of each Mercedes-Ben- z 1936, Diesel sounds exactly like sv' '"Faster Time' is i "over-engineere- I' African Rally!) But, as a dragster, it's a bust. Third, though the 8,728-m;- ing tKat the valves vore unevenly, thfem to at each stroke, vastly prolonging their life. Mercedes-Ben- z does not warrant the Diesel to last for 10 or 20 years. Any car's life depends on how hard it is driven and how carefully it is maintained. But a lifetime measured in decades is no pipe dream, either. Of the 700,000 Diesels it has built since A. d. z, H-- ! ce Taut, recirculating-ball-typ- e steering that gives you the "feci" of the road. Massive, racing-typfour wheels. e disc brakes on all It steers, maneuvers and stops as ifjyour life depended on it. This is one reason why Car and DnVer, with a world of cars to choose i Copyrightl9iS,Merck-s-BtiuofNoflhAmtnci,In- West Coast ports of entry, exclusive of transportation, options, slate and local taxes, il any. Diamond Time" 1 rJF Beautiful Diamonds from J oint .'..'75.00 1 . . Ken Garff Foreign Cars, Inc 525 South State Street, Salt e . .V , ' Diomond Expert buy until you ilex ft Anderson I Vs-- z.c.m.1. easy credit terms - ) - - 4 4 Lake City, Utah 84111 Phone: 801- - 521-660- - tr j ) h 4 . r h |