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Show Sunny yN' Warm Mostly sunny and warm T HEW ' through Saturday with an increase of clouds. Daytime highs in the 90s. Lows tonight 60 to 65. Details, weather map on Page 6 8 . mrmw v; 4f 4f r - x ' Ar f:' ' - ' ' 10c ,PAGES 7'i'4 y News, News Tips Home Delivery THE WEST'S MOUNTAIN FIRST 524-440-0 524-234- 0 Information 8 Sports Scores 5 Ads Classified Only Editorial Offices 34 E. 1st South 524-44- 45 524-444- 521-353- SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH B-1- 6. VOL. 372 NO. 67 Our Phone Numbers -- NEWSPAPER AUGUST 22, FRIDAY, 1 969 ff J ! ? - 4 ' w - V - t tif ' " ' By MIKE FEINSILBER Vim'& 'Jfjfclz? , - ; t4' - a 'C j t 'SfoS '.Ir.l . rL-- i ' .vA fx . - the Labor Department reported today. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said consumer prices have risen 3.6 per cent so far this year, for a seasonally adjusted annual rate of more than 6 per cent This is the highest annual rate in the first seven months of a year since the North Korean War ' rr . i 4- r ........ 4 '' - rank-and-fi- le take-hom- five-tent- ! .Vr, T vv -WASHINGTON (UPI) The cost of living continued its steady climb in July, of 1 per increasing cent mostly because of higher prices for food and services, 1 veyed the business scene and found more inflation just about everywhere it looked. year of 1931. But the bureau also reported that an increase in the e pay of workers matched the July price increase to leave their actual purchasing power about the same. The two reports were not news to the encouraging Nixon administration, which has vowed to curb inflation and hopes to have that mission its foremast domestic accomplished within goal one year at the most. Gross average weekly earnings of these workers were up 68 cents to $115.44 as a result of an increase in the work rise in week and a one-ceaverage hourly earnings. The price increa.es for July added to gloomy news already from the Commerce Department, which has just sur Arnold Chase, assistant bureau commissioner, told newsmen that a further boost in meat and poultry prices led to a 1 per cent increase in food costs during July. Prices of most fresh fruits and vegeta nt bles also were higher, but Chase said these increases were smaller than normal for July. tobacco prices. Furniture, house furnishings and toilet goods showed moderate price Charges for consumer services jumped an average of of 1 per cent, with significant increases on mort- The cnly significant price declines were for used cars and gasoline. Chase said. Reductions for gasoline were centeied in the Midwest and West and were due to competitive situations. The latest increase In the price index compared with a of a per cent boost s in June, a in in April, May, s in March, in February, and three-tenth- s in January. five-tent- gage interest, property taxes and home repairs. Medical care costs maintained their steep climb as a result of higher doctor and dentist fees and daily service charges at hospitals. Chase said higher retail prices for cigarettes reflected earlier increases in wholesale rises. six-tent- three-tenth- four-tent- eight-tenth- rfStsiW?' - I Vs v ti ' jfrffi fV mmWk l ?w Jfc'jf '. fr t fffmr " v ' . ' iii 4fr .ssS Red Tapks Pull Out ,. JT. Of Prague --4 A PRAGUE (AP) Tanks and troops pulled cut of Prague Giant locomotives appear to have been halted by guardrail. o after demonstratoday tions on the first anniversary of the Soviet invasion underlining the deep division between the Czechoslovak people and their Communist gov- 'OpcgCig ernment. - thousands of accidents; but Ive never seen one that could have been more disastrous yet wasnt, or one ' in which a bigger traffic mess was created. I still dont believe it, said . a veteran policeman. ; ; v An immediate jiiywfigatio was begun to determine how the diesels . took such a wayward course. superhighway. We just dont know what hapThe highway was finally cleared the railroad spokesman pened, at 3 a.tn. today 12 hours after the ' v The engines just ran away said. ? accident. out or the engine house and onto the Two of the three Penn Central ' railroad diesels, each weighing 180. loop track. . Thousands of spectators rushed tons, were stranded across the i to the scene. The combination of expressways northbound lane, caus-- . ing the biggest traffic Jam in recent t parked and stalled cm on side : streets and the traffic jam on the history. There were no injuries. Ill tell you, Ive been a policeexpressway caused delays of up to ; two hours for motorists. man for 27 years, and Ive seen In one of the in years, accidents most spectacular three unmanned diesel locomotives ran out of an engine house Thursday arOund a yard,' off the track, through a tence and onto the Southeast Expressway, Bostons busiest BOSTON (UPI) . . . . ? ti 1 X V s v, n J ' Vtfr s - - x - ' UPI TtKptwtM UccCi LlaS V ! r dt V -- Communist party leader Gustav Husaks regime sent: tens of thousands of Czechoslovak soldiers and 60 tanks into downtown Prague Thursday night in a massive ef milltary ? ) strength.1 oh It shocked ar.d angered many Czechs who remembered all too well how Soviet tanks took over the city end last the country on Aug. year. After five hours of maneuvering in the streets and some apartment house windows, the tanks rolled back across the Vltava River and all but two left the city. Thoe two fell into a subway excavation. They and their weary crews were still there this morning, guarded by police. The other army unitis also cleaners Street departed. began clearing away the debris left by the rioting in which the public showed its frustration at a year of occupation and increasing accommodation to Soviet direction. Brno. - . Thousands of young Czechs clashed in Prague with the helmeted riot police, but many thousands more citizens demonstrated in more passive fashion. They responded with obvious enthusiasm to underground leaflets urging them to turn the anniversary into a day of shame with boycotts of public transport and stores. ' : were Korea Forces Must Stay Alert For Attacks, Presidents Agree attack against the Republic of in accordance with Korea two nations mutual dethe fense treaty. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -PNixon and Chung residents llee Park declared today that the armed forces of the United States and South Korea must remain strong and alert in Korea. In a joint statement near summit the end of a two-daconference, they reaffirmed the determination of. their governments to meet armed The declaration said: The two presidents agreed that allied nations should continue to work toward securing an honorable and lasting peace in Vietnam, ' where 50,000 are South Korean troops arrayed with the Americans. y Waikiki Sinking, Surveyors Say 1NOLULU (AP) - the Honolulu field office of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, said Thursday, Theyre putting down so director Feder-urve.vo- hve determined the Waikiki area has about two inches in the 42 years and they blame l the construction boom. ndr. Robert Munson, . . of many pilings and loading so much concrete on Waikiki, that we Burmise that's the reason. Park voiced his agreement with Nixon's May 14 speech, calling for mutual withdrawal Vietnamese of all forces from that country within a year. non-Sout- h The statement preceded a farewell appearance of the two men for brief speeches, in the fashion of state visits in Washington. These usually take place in the White House Rose Garden. Today they were in the d setting of the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. flag-drape- Park invited Nixon to visit Korea again he has been there twice already and Nixon accepted. - No time was set, other than See & KOREA on Page A-- 5 f .. iiiii t r AP wir Photo cor was carried from owner's driveway in Rose land, Va., and buried in nearly four (Aet of mud. This spot-lighti- Prague Radio said five perhad been killed in riots two youths 18 and 19 in Prague Wednesday night, and three persons in Brno on Thursday. The broadcast said 12 persons w'ere injured in of Southeast Expressway blocked by train. I 20-2- 1 sons Bird's eys view & almost Streetcars empty, and stores were nearly deserted. More than 40,000 massed in Wenceslas Square. Crowds of youths resisted clouds of tear gas and truncheons of the security forces who finally cleared the city center. The demonstrators chanted that Husak was a traitor, sang the national anthem and shouted Russians go home! Over and over they cried Long live Dubcek! in trib- ute to Alexander Dubcek, the popular reformer that Husak replaced in April. in Bratislava, the Slovak capital, there also w'ere clashes with police. Shots were fired over the heads of demonstrators, and arrests were made. In Brno, Czechoslovakia's second largest city, witnesses reported that a young man poured gasotine on his clothes and set himself afire. They said the flames were quickly extinguished and the man carried off. AT LEAST 44 DEAD Devastate ; RICHMOND, VA. (UPI) rty-foot-high floodwaters from the cascading James River washed against the Virginia capital sandbagged -Thi- early today and rushed on toward the Atlantic Ocean. Behind was a trail of devasMountain tated Allegheny towns, with at least 44 dead and scores missing. Authorities said the death toll from the flooding, touched off by torrential rains from the remnants of Hurricane Camille, probably would be higher. State police said 109 persons were missing. More than 1,000 miles away. 1-- 8 17-2- ' SECTION City, Regional Comics Sports 1-- B 5, 6, 15, 28 4 1 Financial 12, 13 14 16 16 TV Highlights Obituaries Weather Map Action Ads SECTION 16--2- 7 C Young Americans City, Regional Theater 4 1. SECTION 1 r 5, 8 6, 7 P Parade of Homes 8 Todays Thought In youth tee learn ; in age tee understand. Marie Ebner-Eschenba- ch - f WASHINGTON 22, 23 23 ' 23 23 r Schools Our Man Jones Music low-lyin- 24 14-1- Theyre-You- 1-- Over 50 CombatShips A Womens Pages Editorial Pages peak U.S. Navy Will Deactivate NEWS National, Foreign City, Regional 9, 10, erfront a sandbag fortress de homes and, according to Puballic Safety Director William most exactly the height at Groth, not only were there which the James crested no deaths, we have not even heard of one serious injury." shortly after midnight. About 525 National GuardsWere in as good a shape as we possibly can be, said men patrolled blacked-ou- t Thursday City Manager Alan Kiepper at areas throughout a midnight newf conference. night, turning back sightseers Richmond seems to be in from restricted areas and directing traffic. good shape. At one point, the James The James battered Richmond with its swirling crest crept to within 20 inches of for almost four hours, but the flooding and dosing busy a superhighway linking makeshift dam successfully Richmond with Washington, g warehousprotected es, plants and cigarette fac- D.C. Paralleled north-sout- h tories. Only 430 to 500 persons? highways w'ere closed earlier were evacuated from their by floods. signed to hold back floodwaters of 31 feet 'I INSIDE THE SECTION where Camille began its de-- . structive overland trek, the in the continued cleanup Gulf Coast area which felt the brunt of the monster storm. Seabees joined rescue teams in the search for bodies on Mississippi and Louisiana beaches. It was Virginias worst flood since 1936, washing away towns, caving in mountainsides and sweeping away bridges. Weary officials said Richmond was spared only because it was forewarned. The capital city piled along its riv- (AP) -F- ifty combat ships, including two aircraft carriers, a heavy cruiser and the battleship New Jersey, are among the 100 Navy vessels being laid up by the Pentagon to save money, Navy Secretary John Chafee announced today. Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird had said earlier the New Jersey would be amonj the Navy ships going into mothballs but Chafees disclosure that two carriers are involved came as a surprise. The flattops are the Ben-- ,' nington and Kearsage, which are antisubmarine aircraft carriers whose principal mission is to keep track of Soviet submarines. Their deactivation will leave the Navy with only four antisubmarine aircraft carrieis, with another 16 to the carriers assigned attack role. Chafee, as Laird did Thursday, said U.S. fleet readiness will be hurt by the decision. Anytime you reduce readihe told newsmen, ness, obviously you are reducing the Navys ability to respond to national emergencies or to n afional commit- -' ments. handle t all, Chaffee identified 76 ships which will be retired over the 4iext three months. He said' that, as a result, Navy manpower will be cut by about 72,000. Chafee said the Navy is absorbing about $1 billion of a $3 billion expenditure reduction program under way in the Petnagon. Other ships being retired include tlie heavy cruiser Canberra, the amphibious assault ships Boxer, Princeton and Valley Forge, along with an assortment of old destroyers and frigates, auxiliaries and one mine warfare ship. They will either be decommissioned and placed in mothballs, replace older ships for naval reserve training or be scrapped, In Chafee said. Chafee said the Navy now is placing great importance on winning congressional approval for its request for $2.5 billion to begin construction of new' ships. He said 52 of the ships listed today are at least 25 years old. The manpower cut will drop the Navys overall force level to about 703.G30 by next July. Chafee emphasized, however, the Navy will not be eliminating people in although some early releases may be possible. Mainly, he said, the reduo tion will be accomplished by down the recruit turning inflow . . . having a more liberal policy on emergency releases and being more lenient on early retirements. , Some naval installations will be shut down, but Chafee said these hae not been determined at this point. He said there will be no cut in 7th Fleet operations off Vietnam or 6th Fleet operations in the Mediterranean, |