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Show n FAMILY CIPXUS by Bil Keane Soviet Second String Plods Unto Romania - The BUCHAREST (U?I) Soviet Union today dispatched a second string delegation to Romanias 10th Communist Party Congress in a show of displeasure at the weekend visit of President Nixon. Romania hailed the Nixon visit but reaffirmed its loyalcommunism. ty to Soviet-led The Soviet delegation, led Kremlin troubleshooer by Konstantin F. Katushev, arrived at noon to a greeting by Romanian party ideologist Presi- Paul Nicolescu-Mezil. "Hey! Look at Grandma's toothpaste! Folded and neat!" West Ger- Kurt Georg Kiesinger flew to the United States today for talks with President Nixon. At the top of agenda was the Soviet missile threat to western Europe. Bonn government sources said Kiesinger would seek Nixons views on forthcoming limitation arms strategic talks with the Soviets when he visits the President Thursday and Friday at the White House. Kiesinger was also anxious learn whether Nixons weekend visit to Romania improved Western chances for broader European unity talks t Nicolae Ceausescu, Nixons host, was not on hand to greet the Russian visitors. den It had been generally expected that Russia would send Premier Alexei N. Kosygin and party leader Leonid I. Brezhnev but they found themselves unable to come. Diplomatic sources in Moscow attributed this to displeasure over the Nixon visit.. An editorial in the Communist Party daily Scinteia said the Nixon visit was a decisive moment in the evolution Tuesday, 7 sira'fi fleJ wour August 5, 1969 Belfast Violence Injures Over 100 the of relations between United States and Romania. But the editorial, signed by Chief Foreign Policy Commentator N. Radulescu, said the visit does not at all affect Romania relations with the friendly (Communist) countries and does not prejudice the natural international relations Romania promotes in keeping with her consistent foreign policy. The editorial appeared on the eve of the 10th Romanian Communist Party Congress, opening Wednesday. BEL FAST. . NORTHERN IRELAND (UPI) Violence broke out again between rival Roman Catholic and Protestant mobs in Belfast Monday night and early today. Fire bombs were thrown at police trying to restore order. The new crashes, came only a few hours after the Northern Ireland cabinet decided against bringing in troops and setting a curfew to end the disorders. Two days of fighting over the weekend left more than 100 persons injured and 55 persons arrested. kill fleas, ticks...slop fungus itch with famous veterinary formula Only Scratches Mops all 3 major causes of scratching w ith these exclusive formulas: l.Arr-iapCapt- an quickly stops fungus itch, helps kills lleas, ticks, prevent itch sores. 2. Lindane lice on contact, 3. Hexaehlarophene destroys bacteria, doggy odors. Developed by noted veterinary scientist Dr. A. C. Merrick. Scratches Medicated Powder, 98?; Sciatchex Aerosol Spray, $1.49, Satisfaction guaranteed. ZkTffmM S C R ATC HEX Vhi up nice W. German Chief Opens U.S. Visit BONN (UPI) man Chancellor DESERET NEWS, a the start in any European security conference and guarantee any arrangement that might result, the sources said. The chancellor was addressing the Council of Foreign Relations tonight in New York and meeting U.N. Secretary General Thant Wednesday morning. Also sought by Kiesinger will be Nixons assessment of pressure by some congress-- 1 men to match troop withdrawals from Vietnam with reductions of the American armed forces in Europe, the sources said. o to with the Communist bloc. The sources said Kiesinger would urge Nixon to make sure the first stage of any agreed arms limitation talks with Moscow indudes Soviet missiles medium-rang- e aimed at western European even though the targets United States has no corresponding missiles in Europe. 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A U.S. Embassy spokesman said the plane was on a routine maintenance mission that takes place three times a year. But other sources said it earned a crew along to ferry another U.S. havy plane from Buenos Aire back to Santi- ago. i JIWILRY ST SOUTH MAIN Salt tube CHy, Utah S4f It Member Ameriem Cent Sedtty aaoDf la fewer taxes? To the contrary. The oil industry pays not a smaller but about a 20 greater share of its gross revenues in direct federal, state and local taxes than the average for all industry. And this doesnt include the heavy gasoline taxes you pay at the pump. While the oil industry does pay a lesser percentage of its revenue as federal income tax, it is the sum of federal plus state plus local taxes that makes up the industrys total tax bill $2.5 billion a year in direct operating taxes. 1 . mercially profitable oil field are 1 m 48. From the point of view of the nations economy and security, reducing the depletion rate from the present 27& would discourage exploration. This could be critical because, over the next 10 years, Americas demands for oil and gas will scar 4 i 4 4 ' 40. Who comes out ahead? The consumer. Sound and fair tax policies, including the present depletion provision, have been largely responsible for this countrys energy and a vital factor in its economic supply of low-costrength and growth. The industrys profits have not been excessive. Its total tax burden has been greater than the average for all industry. And prices of oil products have remained remarkably low in the face of inflation- -a real bargain for the consumer. If you would like more facts, write the Petroleum Industry Information Committee, 380 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017. st In excessfvt prefits? Not at all. The oil industrys return on investment during the past ten years has averaged 11.5 as compared with 12.1 for all manufacturing. , Are prices too high? Again, no. Even in the face of spiraling inflation, oil prices have increased far less than most other products. Retail gasotaxes at the pump-a- re line prices-bef- ore up only 12 since 1957-5while the costof living is up Increased oil industry taxes, however, might very well result in higher prices. .. 1 27. 9, What shorn pcsxcntsge depletion? Judge for yourself. Depletion is a tax provision that encourages people to risk their money in the search for new oil fields. The chances of an exploratory well producing any oil or gas are only 1 out of 9. And the chances of discovering a com , Read what the VS. Department of the Interior says about percentage depletion: "... available evidence suggests that any substantial change.. . would have a direct and significant effect upon the future availability and cost of oil and natural gas." Department of the Interiors 1968 Report, "U.S. Petroleum Through 1989. 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