Daily Journal (Newspaper) - July 28, 1977, Fergus Falls, Minnesota Israeli settlements to be an obstacle WASHINGTON President Carter declared today that Israel's legalization o 1 three settlements on the West Bank of the Jordan River poses obstacles to He also an- progress toward a ban on all nuclear At a nationally broadcast news Carter knowledged thai he had not dis- cussed the granting of legal status with Prime Minister Menahem Begin on his visit here last He called it on his part. Carter said he had advised Begin that the of new settlements be a difficult thing for public opinion to accept here and in Arab Carter was hopeful about prospects for new on the con- He said the legalizing of the three settlements was an obstacle that could be over- Carter opened the session with reporters by announcing the completion of preliminary negotiations with the Soviet Un- ion and Britain on a com- prehensive nuclear weapons test While a number of problems must be Carter results are sufficiently promising thai three tries can begin formal tions Oct. 3." He said he hoped they could arrive at a treaty that would be signed by other countries as On the domestic Carter said he expected to have new welfare proposals ready next He said the search for a new director of the FBI was very very methodically and with the of good Assessing his first six months in Carter said he had made mistakes minor he declined to list them and said the White House's relations with Congress has been Carter said the major bling block to reconvening of the Geneva conference on the Mideast is the Palestinian he said until the Palestine Liberation gives up its commitment to the destruction of Israel the administration will not support participation in the peace Carter rejected any notion that he is biased either toward Israel or the Arab And he called on the leaders on both sides to try to cool down the situation in the Middle East by not being so adamant about their Carter said lie had discussed the settlements with Prime Minister Menahem Begin ing his visit here last Carter said Begin had not given him advance no- tice that the Israeli government would recognize the legitimacy of three new as it did this Carter declined to castigate Begin on the He said he recognized that Begin had campaign commitments Carter Israel has not made the settlements think we have a good chance to go to ter are obstacles to be On another Carter defended the administration's decision to move toward new military sates to the dan and He said the actions were compatible with his policy of reducing over-all arms sales around the We are determined to begin a downward trend in the sale of weapons throughout the Carter at the same the United States must give pre-eminent consideration to the defense of this country and its he During the news conference Carter also made these supports public ing of Senate ing the public often believes special interests have undue in- Continued on Page 10 VICTIM OFTHE A large oai tree snapped off and on Dale Johnson's garage at 710 E. Lakeside Drive during the wind and rainstorm late yesterday There was heavy damage to the garage Johnson was unable to get the door open to check on damage to a car photo by Harley City gets grant for wells A grant and a loan for the city of Fergus Falls were approved today by the Economic Development Senators Hubert Humphrey and Wendell Anderson announced from The funds are for two a transmission line and development of a conservation The loan is for 40 years at 5 The money was made available through the Com- munity Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977. The purpose of the act is to authorize funds to enable communities to un- projects to help assure adequate water supplies for public safety and economic A city operated and owned well started late last winter should be in operation during the first part of according to city operations coordinator Don The combined grant and loan will reimburse the city for the cost of this as well as pay for the construction and hook-up of a second There had been some question of whether the correct transformer would be available for the city's new but the equipment was delivered on Aug. 1 had been set as the target date for getting the well on the city but an problem may cause a few days The city's work has been all that remains to do is contract The well will provide water to all people on the city water line; its capacity is over 500 gallons per The city first became aware of the need for an additional water supply during last year's water shortage NO. 176 Fergus Minnesota 56537 1977 Fire brought under control SINGLE COPY 15c SANTA Calif. I A disastrous brash fire that was started by an errant kite touching a power line has finally been fire officials said The blaze destroyed or damaged 3So expensive homes and caused a loss estimated by officials at very quiet this There are no flames at said Dennis a U.S. For- est Service just tamping down the hot spots The fire which began day night and was contained Wednesday had burned 740 acres of An estimated persons fled the Authorities said they were told by a young man who they would not identify that the one of the worst in this scenic community's began when his kite blew into a voltage power line in Sycamore shall always regret the however f have had in this tragic the young man was quoted as ing am deeply shocked and saddened by the Storm more severe in Wahpeton region KRAZY DAY shoppers turn out early for Krazy sidewalk and Lincoln Avenue was Hocked off from Cascade Day in Fergus Falls for the best selection of And to Union for I Journal photo chants arrived even earlier lo set out displays of wares on A severe storm that swept through Wahpeton with winds yesterday apparently blew itself out before reaching much of Ihe Otter Tail County although most communities received some hard There was quite a bit of wind at and a funnel cloud was sighted two miles north of Battle although it did not touch Fergus Falls received inch of rain at Wright with unofficial reports in and near the city going as high as 1.5 inches from a torrent that lasted only about 20 Other communities reported varying amounts of ranging from a brief shower at Ashby that didn't last long enough to halt combining to inch in Rothsay with wind strong enough to drive Ihe water under the post office At Battle in addition to the funnel there was inch rain and sprinkle of Henning received an inch of with no hail or New York Mills had Perham had and Nashua had only inch of moisture with no wind or hail in any of those com- also missed the brunt of the storm and received about a half an inch of radio in Wahpeton reported this moring that strong winds and heavy hail caused severe crop especially in the Great Mooreton area in Richland where hail knocked down grain and stripped sunflower plants down to the Crop damage from the hard rain in the Fergus Falls area included some lodging of grain and beating down of grain that had been roundup cloudy through Friday with a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms High Friday 80. tonight upper 40s to mid Ms. Winds northwest 10-15 mph late Probability of measurable precipitation 50 percent High Wednesday 79. 57. At a.m. 61. At noon 67. Precipitation 21 hours ending 3 a.m. today Sunrise Sunset Temperatures One Year Ago High 84. low 56. great loss and suffering which has resulted from the The kite flyer was reported in st elusion outside the and authorities said no prosecution was Fire fighters had been ried the blaze might flare up again during the or that another spark might reignite the normally dry and highly flammable and described now as because of two years of the wind is very quiet and we don't anticipate any more problems unless something totally unforeseen Santa a wealthy community of homes whose red-tiled roofs lend a Mediterranean flavor to the parched Pacific coast some 100 miles north of became a panicked city day night as sheets of name tore through the brush of the Santa Ynez Fire storms leaped ly from canyon to leaving a patchwork of destruction across the city's richest I On the inside prepare for the local Page 7 Since vnu 111 Area 11 Employment program helps young people learn Agnes with Kosel about the evaluation form she has to Area News Editor Margaret 17. a student at Fergus Falls High works 30 hours a week at the canteen and store at the State This is her second year working as part of the Youth Employment like she Her Cora says Margaret is a great have to remember that we have patients here for drug mental retardation and mental Somers points takes quite a person to gel along with all You have to be and Brenda also 17, is in her first year working at the State the Youth Development She spends six hours a day with her group of 11 tally retarded adult teaching them basic She teaches them things like how to tell a nickel from a how to say and and how to cut straight There are a number of such and the patients vary in how long it lakes to learn a certain task Alvi assistant personnel director at the state comments that the hospital is mandated state Jaw lo bring these and profoundly individuals up to their highest Without workers such as he lot of the segments we just would not be able to was scared at Brenda didn't think I would like it. But I like working with They're pretty hard lo They have the learning level of a three or Bui it doesn't bother me at all any I came up here to get a job 1 wanted to gel a job in she She was told that there was a great need for people to help work with the mentally said I'd give it a Geraldine 16, a student at Battle Uke High worked last year at the county nursing This she's one of two people who staff the tourist information office for Battle really enjoy meeting she people come in to ask a place to ask about good learn about places to go and things to or even ask how to get in touch with a specific person in the could have gone to Ihe nursing home but I wanted more variety so when I gel out into life I'll know about more I want in the not the near Geraldine she plans to go into the Aif Force to help pay for She often rides her bicycle 14 miles home after Brenda and just three of the 240 young people in Otter Tail County who are working this summer as part of Funded by the Concentrated Employment Program through various funding YEP pays the young Continued on Page 10 Margaret dips out an ire cream cone at Slate Hospital photos Pal
