Bakersfield Californian (Newspaper) - October 26, 1976, Bakersfield, California buy a good truck Howard 131 Real posts sign on truck warning wayward drivers of the fate which befalls them if they do what an unidentified driver did to his Mary early Freeway 58 into Real and for the second time in recent weeks a driver failed to stop at striking house at 115 South Real Road skid After striking driver backed up and fled the photos by Jack Spotlight on rice dealer in gift probe WASHINGTON - Allegations that U.S. congressmen were paid large cash sums as part of a South Korean campaign to court U.S. favor are centering on rioe dealer a mystery man with reported links to the Korean who also Is a leading in Washington cafe reportedly has told federal investigators about Park denies he has bribed One of Park's reported allegations was corroborated yesterday when Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards acknowledged that his took an envelope containing as a from Park in 1071. a was a congressman running for governor at the He said yesterday he had no knowledge of the money until several years The gift was part of the to million Park spent annually for trinkets and cash to influential congressmen and government Park reportedly has The disclosures by Park have caused the Justice Department to the bank records of the South Korean Embassy in an effort to trace the flow of cash from Park's rice business lo American the Washington Post reported The Justice Department is counting on a recent Supreme Court ruling bank records belong to the and not its to buttress its against any claim of diplomatic immunity by the South H the records belong legally to the Riggs Bank of Washington and not to the South diplomatic immunity does not the Justice Department is reportedly The South Korean Embassy declined comment on the report last The State Department also reportedly is considering asking for the removal of several South Korean Embassy believed to be members of the Korean Central Intelligence because of their link lo the alleged congressional They include Kim Yung who has been identified as the station chief in the United Park himself has not been available for comment this His present seclusion contrasts with his former position as a striver in Washington social In December 1973, for he hosted a birthday party at his club In Georgetown for House Majority Leader Thomas P. O'Neill is expected to be elected speaker of the House in 1077. Among the guests at party were President then vice James currently director of the Office of Management and the then secretary of and urban former Secretary of Defense Melvin and former Secretary of Education and Welfare Caspar Park's rice franchise has brought him in contact with American South Korea relies on U.S. military power for its It buys rice from the United much of it under the federally subsidized for sorc wme 6mplov66 cones GETS In March 1972, the South Korean government agency responsible for rice Importation wrote to major American companies that service will be required for all of our rice trade with the United States In the The franchise was a lucrative for U.S. Agriculture Department records show checks as large as being deposited to his personal bank accounts by American Investigators say Park has been tied to Korean CIA operations as has Sue Park a woman who works In the office of retiring House Speaker Carl Thomson recently testified before a federal grand jury investigating the allegations of Korean Park has entertained lavishly and often at several posh Washington he did more than that for some congressmen In a position to insure a continuing flow of U.S. aid and support to for said yesterday he had known Park since 1967 and had dealt with him because Louisiana sometimes needed to sell surplus rice and South Korea was a a congressman until he ran for governor in 1971, arranged federal financing to sell a large quantity of surplus rice to South Korea in 1971. Edwards has called it the greatest political coup of his career and said it helped make him popular enough among Louisiana farmers to be elected The Washington Post says Park has told investigators that he gave cash gifts to as many as 20 One of the congressmen reportedly named by Rep William has denied receiving any Two former and 2 Vol. 9C No. 300 OCTOBER 26,1976 74 PAGES TSC Bleecker wants more bingo or none By McCANCE Staff Writer At least one city councilman may propose rescinding Bakersfield's bingo ordinance unless more service clubs are allowed to play the Keith Bleecker last night complained the American Legion and other service groups are being refused city licenses to play Bleecker asked City Attorney Kenneth Hoagland why the Kern Philharmonic Orchestra can obtain a bingo license but the American Legion American Legion is a ic group and does a great community he Hoagland said the city can issue licenses only to charitable groups which obtain from the state Franchise Tax He said many service clubs don't qualify for this exemption because their proceeds are for in-house The Philharmonic apparently qualifies because it is an educational and cultural he Voters in the June election adopted a state proposition allowing local to enact bingo Since the adoption of the ordinances by the city and many groups have found they don't Hoagland has said churches apparently are the chief benefactors of the bingo He stressed the law makes it mandatory groups holding bingo sessions use the proceeds for charitable Hagland told Bleecker the only way additional service clubs could qualify for bingo is to get state legislators to make changes in the But he said later the only thing the legislature can do is to put another initiative on the ballot to expand the law to include other than strictly charitable and educational Hoagland said the legislature can't broaden the law without putting it to a vote for the people because the bingo proposition is a state constitutional Bleecker said he's been asked many questions why service clubs like the legion can't play voted for the ordinance and we issue the said Bleecker said he still can't understand why a musical group can get a license and clubs like the Elks and Eagles Bleecker said when he voted for the bingo ordinance he had no idea only a few organizations could get a we can get this clarified I may come down here some night and make a motion to rescind the he He said all questions he receives in the future about which group qualifies for the ordinance will be turned over to voters shift to Ford NEW YORK - A Harris poll of voters shows a switch in support from Jimmy Carter to President with 51 per cent of those surveyed now favoring But Carter said today he expects to regain their think they will probably shift back to lie said during an interview on the CBS think this last debate probably will The pod of 1,503 voters with some college education - taken before the third and final presidential debate last Friday night - showed that Ford leads Carter 51-38 per cent. A similar Harris poll in July showed the preferred Carter to 62-33 per cent. Asked whom they would trust more as the picked Ford over 46-28 per the poll The poll was released Carter called the voters the segment of the shift back and forth at the conclusion of each debate much more than average people who have not had a chance for a college he said think there's general feeling that the third debate did help me a Pollster Lou Harris said that voters with some college education - 43 per cent of the electorate - represent the group that has changed its voting preference more drastically than any other over the past three The pollster said the reason for the shift from Carter to Ford among the college educated can be found in what this group thinks of the former Georgia He has not dispelled doubts they hold about him and still hold as the election The key to Harris is a perception that Carter has ducked taking stands on key ask me a question about an issue and I'll answer Carter said when the question was raised during the CBS interview conducted at his campaign center in Ga. Harris said that in the past three months the have not changed their perception of the key issues or their basic assessment of They think Ford was wrong to have pardoned former President Richard M. don't give Ford high marks on handling the economy and don't feel Ford is an inspiring Harris But the feel Ford is a man of has been basically correct in foreign policy and would be a well-intentioned and effective he According to the -In late 54 per cent of the voters criticized Carter for trying to avoid taking stands on After watching 2 Old tires may soften quake shock SACRAMENTO researchers yesterday said millions automobiles tires discarded annually in California could be used to reinforce highway embankments in The California Department of Transportation at the urging of the has been studying new ways to use 200 million discarded tires which can not be burned or Researchers said the technique involves joining recycled tire sidewalls together into mats with specially designed steel The mats are placed between layers of compacted soil to form 300-foot-long, 50-foot-high Such reinforcements may provide greater stability in An embankment along State Route 236 in the Santa Cruz Mountains has been chosen to test the effectiveness of the tire About 30,000 tire sidewalls will be used in the to replace an embankment damaged by a national The labor unions and other organizations are against it. The people are for it. It is a proposal to require taxpayer approval before any taxes can be Page 29 With the death of Carlo organized crime moves toward a brand of Page 29 state One candidate for president recognized by California is serving a life term for Another is called Page 6 A group of Vietnam veterans has invaded Sen. John Tunney's Southern California office demanding to see Page 3 local diver who survived a crash landing with reserve parachute teHs bis Page 11 Another 30 tourists from Sister City are due to arrive Id Bakersfield Page 11 i Good afternoon Inside today Business and Finance 37 A a Metropolitan Section 112o 4 sports Bakersfield College Renegades move up to top of state football Page 33 Mrs. Babe Ruth dies among mementoes of baseball's most lar ever Page 23 scene Bakersfield Junior Miss contest at Harvey Auditorium Nov. 6. Page 25 Maggie King gets Bernice Harrell Chipman Woman of the Year Page 23 opinion The incumbent who kept his promises to the people should be re turned lo Page 20 Voters should approve Proposition 15, a measure to add and to regulation of Page 20 business Saudi frustrated by Western will shift investments toward Arab Page 37 The man who warned industry in 1969 that best way to protect yourself against is to raise prices faster than is at it Page 37 r
