Burlington Hawk-Eye (Newspaper) - January 18, 1980, Burlington, Iowa The Hawk Eye 143rd Year 162 36 pages January 1980 319 7548461 Iowa 52601 Iran j oins in Soviet slaps By United Press International Iranian Foreign Minister Sadeq said today Iran will protest strongly to the Soviet Union over the presence of Soviet troops in Afghan areas near the Iranian We cannot remain indifferent to the increase in Soviet military pres ence on our border and we are sen to this and will strongly pro test against according to a Tehran radio broad cast monitored in London and The Tehran Radio also quoted as accusing the United States of blocking efforts to solve the crisis between Washington and was referring to re ports that Secretary General Kurt Waldheim was attempting to set up a commission to investigate Irans complaints regarding the Washington says all hostages must be released The broadcast came as govern American reporters packed their bags for their exodus today from leaving behind the 50 American hostages who on their 76th day captivity had scant hope of going Speaking at a news in also denied that the 50 hostages held in the embassy since 4 were living in very difficult But he specifically denied claims of bad treatment made in a letter from one of the American hostages that was published in the Washington Tehran radio also broadcast com ments made to reporters in Tehran by Irans ambassador to the Soviet identified as Ambassador It quoted him as saying US threats to occupy Iranian oil fields were only a At the United hopes dim med for an initiative by Mexico to free the SO American hostages from what the oldest of the captives described as a an ordeal and terrible situation in a letter just received in the United The written with the per mission of their Moslem captors in answer to hundreds of thousands of Christmas cards they in the in their 76th day of were trying to maintain high But they also depicted the harsh conditions of their Yugoslavia threatened WASHINGTON UPI of believe the coupled with Yugoslavia President Titos failing pose the most severe threat to via since it declared its ideological independence from the Soviet The State Department Thursday reaffirmed support for Yugo independence and amid mounting concerns that Yugo slavia may become the next Soviet target of Reported Soviet troops move ments Eastern Europe also set off officials believe there is scant chance of an actual Soviet military They believe the real danger lies with Soviet or with Soviet both of which would be directed at bringing Yugoslavia back into Soviet The worries were heightened by the deteriorating health of the 87 yearold Josip Broz and the lack of a clear line of suc cession to the man who led the country on a path of defiance to the Moscow line of I would only note that when Tito was here two years ago the United States reaffirmed its support for the independence and territorial integri ty of said State De spokesman Hodding car That remains our US studies active reply WASHINGTON UPI Backed up by broad support from European the United States is exam ining strong punitive action against the Soviet including postponing or moving the Moscow A senior administration official said Thursday Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher found Eu ropean allies agreed that the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan left the spirit of detente wounded and To restore they feel the West must respond vigorously to the the official The message is also being carried to Moscow by Ambassador Thomas who is to leave the United States today to return to his He was recalled to Washing ton after the 27 Soviet invasion of Truth plea by Afghans The foreign ministry of Afghanistan today invited newsmen from all other countries to visit the nation and report the cor rect and true picture that Ameri can journalists failed to The which came 24 hours after the government ordered Amer ican newsmen expelled from said the Americans at tempted in their reporting to harm Afghanistans friendly relations with Pakistan and and car on false propaganda against The inside story Pleasants lawyer bows out of case involving conflict of inter Page Tax break is courtesy of Burlington school Page For the record and obituaries Page Hawk Eye happenings Page FORECAST Mostly cloudy a chance of snow or freezing rain tomorrow low tonight high Sunday outlook Variable seasonal RIVER STAGES Burlington down Davenport up up Peggy Rainwater and a White House colleague Insist vacation Ing In Iowa In January is the another picture Page John Gram photo Campaigning First Mother smiles on Burlington see page City hall takes more fire City hall has been cited again for fire code But this time deputy fire chief Jim Dunn in tends to carry through and enforce the Dunn and fire inspector Mike Hartman met Wednesday with may or Roy Uffelman to discuss a list of 13 violations found in city The most serious violation was the three floors are not separated by an en closed Dunn said the floor separation code has been on the books at least six and previous councils had been told about the But that was where it Were going to try to carry through this he Morris parks and public property said some minor such as checking fire extinguishers and the fire es could be corrected But the council will have to work with the fire department on major The citation said the city had 30 days to correct the but Dunn said that was done to get their What we really want from city hall is an idea of a time frame for making the Dunn I think we can work something The city hall inspection follows a state fire marshalls order that 11 violations at Memorial auditorium must be corrected by the end of the At that Uffelman said the needed repairs might be too sive for the Sounds like were closing the he Dunn said all city buildings would be inspected this Dunn said the inspections were prompted by a recent Iowa Supreme Court ruling on a case involving the city of Des The high court rejected the citys claim it could not be held liable for not assuring that violations of the fire code be cor The case was a result of a fatal fire at the Coronado apartment com which had been frequently cited for code Relatives of the fire victims are seeking dam ages from the city and its in The case is still in litiga I dont want that on my con Dunn said of the deaths in the Cornado And I couldnt afford to pay a Feds charge scheme was Grand one WASHINGTON UPI The Hotel in has agreed to pay for feder al liquor law violations that includ ed refilling bottles with cheaper brands and reclaiming unconsumed drinks for The Treasury Departments Bu reau of Tobacco and Fire arms said Thursday the violations began shortly after the ultraluxurious hotel opened in May 1978 and continued through last The the bureau was conceived and carried out by hotel The bureau said about bot tles had been refilled with cheaper liquor during the 14month The estimate was made from labora tory tests on 250 bottles the bureau which showed 82 contained cheaper In unmixed drinks served to customers in the hotels Ziegfeld Showroom and the bar were retrieved and This was the bureau because the package prices for the shows included three drinks served which many cus tomers did not The bureau said the com promise settlement was the largest it had ever accepted for such a vio Middletown mayor out for surgery MIDDLETOWN Faced with a serious medical Mayor James Elaine a 25year veter an of city council has resigned his newly won mayors said Friday that he will enter University at Iowa City next week to undergo surgery for a lung Wahl had served just 12 days of a new term he won by a 92 plurality in last falls general elec He had served three other con City council unanimously ap pointed councilman Daniel Carlson to fill Wahls unexpired Va lerie who was defeated in her bid for a council seat last No was appointed to fill Car council She will be sworn in 28 and will serve two years of Carlsons fouryear Wahl had recommended mayor Orrin Asmus for but Asmus saying his truck driving occupation often re quired him to be away from Paying tribute to a friend and council accepted Wahls resignation with deep regret and with a sense of appreciation of his dedicated service to the city Its been a pretty long said Wahl of his But weve got pretty capable hands there on the I dont worry too Campaigners target uncommitted By Elizabeth Wharton Press International Uncommitted voters at the Iowa caucuses are being spotlighted by Democratic contenders in the state that starts the nations delegate se lection process Campaign aides to both President Carter and Edward Kennedy predicted Thursday an upsurge in uncommitted voters in the farm and California Edmund Brown openly asked his supporters to go uncommitted to the The Carter camp disclosed that 36 White House staffers currently are campaigning in Iowa on their own vacation See Burlington page Republican presidential con tenders Ronald John Con Brown denies hes given up on Iowa LOS ANGELES UPI Jerry Brown says he has not given up his Iowa presidential effort even though he has urged his supporters to vote uncommitted at precinct caucuses in Iowa next I think I can actually get more delegates in Iowa by asking my people to form a very strong coali tion with the Brown Thats the How well it will only time will back in Los Angeles after a campaign told reporters he still expects to win the presidency despite money and manpower short I think there will be people drop ping out of the Brown but it wont be He predicted he would emerge from the Iowa caucuses in good po sition and then run well in several of the early including New Wisconsin and Brown also said he thinks Presi dent Carter is standing in quick sand and suggested he will ally be pulled down by his mistakes in dealing with the growing Mideast He is leading us down the road of a possible he Mike Browns nation al field said a strong un committed showing would indicate that Carter and Kennedy do not have as much Iowa support as they think and would give Brown back ers their the greatest possible in fluence in the states delegate selec tion Fernandez said he is confident the campaign will attract more unde and dissatisfied Democrats as the nonbinding process and insisted Iowa Democrats are clearly intrigued and interested in despite his low standing in the George Bush and John An campaigning in the all were calling for a strengthened military posture in the face of the Afghanistan and Iran in a radio callin show in Des attacked Car ters refusal to join the political dia logue and charged him with running a dishonest campaign from the White Hes engaged in a very active campaign for his own Brown When he says he does not want to get involved in partisan politics hes just not telling the Its not just a Its Aides to Carter and Kennedy pre an upsurge in uncommitted Tim Carters national cam said upward of 25 percent of the lowans attending the caucuses could remain
