Herald Times Reporter (Newspaper) - January 14, 1974, Manitowoc, Wisconsin VOL 11 ONE SECTION 20 PAGES PLUS SUPPLEMENT RIVERS WIS MONDAY JANUARY Price Fifteen Cents Monetary Reforms Doubted ROME AP Uncertainty due to the Arab oil squeeze makes unlikely any substantial progress toward international monetary reform at the ing of some of the world's ing financial experts that opened here today The stated task before the In- Monetary Committee of 20 finance ters and central bankers is to work out an orderly way to re- vise the exchange rates of the world's currencies when such adjustments become necessary Their goal is to avoid the re- international financial crises of the last three years like those set off by two the United States dollar The IMF failed at its meeting in Kenya last tember to reach agreement on a new system The Committee of 20 agreed to put their ties to work and to meet again this month They set a deadline of July 31 completing their work The deputies are meeting day and Tuesday and the including Secretary of the Treasury George P Shultz on Thursday and Friday But the deadline will probably be postponed the United States reportedly feels the present of floating currency is working well and is in no hurry to change it Most of the talk in Rome is expected to be atout the Arab oil cutbacks the soaring price of crude oil and the harm this will do to the economies of many nations I see very little to be mistic said one senior delegate oil problem really creates too many un- knowns The Arab oil squeeze already has caused significant changes in the relative value of Because the United States is far less affected by the oil squeeze than Western Europe or Japan the dollar has made a strong recovery and is back where it was before devaluation last February The oil price increases are expected to cost the industrial nations between billion and billion this year giving many of them a deficit in for- eign trade If a nation makes a profit in its foreign trade its gets stronger and is valued ward A loss on foreign trade has the opposite effect HOT SHOT Flames flash from the barrel of a mortar as a Cambodian soldier fires it recently at suspected insurgent positions along Route 5 near Phnom Penh during fighting for control of the important highway AP Wirephoto Lengthy Impeach Talk Eyed By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A national debate as to whether President Nixon should be impeached for Watergate and related reasons will go on for the remaining three years of Nixon's term Atty Gen William B Saxbe predicts It's an effort to blame somebody and it's going to Saxbe said Sunday in a broadcast interview Asked how long that might be he I would say until the end of the President's term in about three years Meanwhile Sen Barry water said that should Nixon resign during his term it was doubtful that Democrats would sit idly by and allow Vice President ald R Ford to become dent I think they might start an effort for a- constitutional amendment whereby there would be a special Goldwater said If anything Turn to Page 2 Col 4 Disbar Agnew Judges Urge Mid-East Talks Kissinger Says Fullback Agreed By BARRY SCHWEID Associated Press Writer Secretary of State Henry A Kissinger said today Egypt and Israel both agree with his forts to get a troop pullback cord on the Suez front and have progressed to the detailed drafting stage Your secretary of state when he sticks his fingers in something he generally brings it to a successful Egyptian Foreign Minister mail Fahmy told newsmen And I think he will this time on a sunlit veranda at in upper Egypt ger told the newsmen that his shuttling mediation talks with Egyptians and Israelis are the toughest I have been in He and President Anwar dat set up joint teams of men to work on the detailed language of an accord to rate Israeli and Egyptian forces along the uneven and explosive Suez Canal cease-fire lines left from the October Middle East war I think both parties agree with the Kissinger said Kissinger who his return to Israel by several hours said he probably will see Sadat again before carrying the proposal back to Jerusalem later today for consideration by the Israeli cabinet It is a very tough he added It is hard to cile The American secretary said he may then re- turn to Aswan m what would be the third time in his current tour to get Sadat's reaction to any changes the Israelis might propose Kissinger and Sadat met at Aswan the winter resort in per Egypt where Sadat has been recuperating from chitis Kissinger said the Israeli plan which reportedly calls for Israeli forces to draw more than 20 miles from the Suez Canal takes into Building in Manitowoc Increased during 1973 Construction activity in the City of Manitowoc continued at a high level in 1973 City Building Inspection Director Calvin A Stein estimated total cost of building construction at up more than million over the 1972 figure of There was a sizeable in- crease in commercial and Industrial construction which went from in 1972 to last Residential construction showed a increase going from to in 1973 Stein's office issued 76 dwelling permits with 80 living units in 1972 That compares with 71 permits and 102 living units last year The 1972 residential total included 72 single family homes and four duplex buildings Last year the office issued permits for 68 single family homes two duplex buildings and one apartment building with 30 units The apartment building is being constructed by Diversified Development Corp on North Eighth Street at an estimated general construction cost of Residential construction kept pace with 1972 despite discontinuance of the Section 235 homeownership subsidy program by the Federal Housing Administration There were 37 FHA 235 homes built in the city in 1972 By contrast only two were built in 1973 and both were carryovers from the previous year Private contractors and developers look up the slack left by the FHA program Stem said Records showed there were 11 factory built homes con- in Manitowoc during 1973 or eight less than in the previous year A total of 38 factory built homes have been erected here since they were approved in the municipal code in 1971 Cost of new homes continued to climb Construction costs excluding plumbing heating and wiring averaged per home up more than from 1972 The comparative low cost of Section 235 homes was in- strumental in keeping down the cost in 1972 Stein said Cost of these homes averaged about not including mechanical contracts Turn to Page 2 Col 4 account Sadat's thinking However all indications point to Egyptian rejection of a key point in the Israeli plan It calls for a sizable thinning out of Egyptian forces on the east side of the canal in the Sinai Desert and the withdrawal back into Egypt of their tanks missiles and artillery Kissinger was scheduled to return to Jerusalem tonight after conferring with Sadat in- that he would have Egyptian objections to put be- fore the Israelis After meeting with them he may shuttle back to Aswan to see Sadat again Egyptian officials said their president told Kissinger on Saturday that his Egyptian forces in the Sinai Desert are there to stay with their weapons They said Sadat irrevocably rejected proposals for thinning out the Egyptian forces in Sinai or defining the types of their weapons Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy issued a statement Sunday renewing Egypt's demand for total Israeli withdrawal from all occupied Arab territory It rejected a unilateral peace with Israel one that does not include Syria and Jordan Despite the bristling tone U S officials with Kissinger be- the statement was de- signed to soothe radical Arab quarters and was not a sign of unhappiness with the dis- engagement proposal There is a strong feeling some Israeli officials that Sadat needs the al of the Israeli army from the west bank of the canal before the Egyptian public becomes more aware of Israel's gains in that region during the October war ON DISBARMENT PANEL Judge Shirley B Jones of Baltimore's Supreme Bench who headed a panel considering action against former Vice President Spiro T Agnew The panel recommended that Agnew be disbarred from the practice of law in Maryland Disciplinary actions were filed by the state bar association during November after Agnew pleaded no contest to a federal tax charge and resigned from the vice presidency AP Wirephoto Nuclear Plant Mishap Never Happen WASHINGTON AP An Atomic Energy Commission official says the preliminary results of a scientific suggests there will never be a major accident in a nuclear power plant This was a conclusion of Dr Harbert Kouts the di- rector of reactor safety re- search who commented on the results of the study The odds on a major rophe at a nuclear plant were given in the study as once in 1 billion to once in 10 billion years for a given reactor Kouts said that the figures show that even with the 1.000 reactors expected to be operating by the ear 2000 it would be to years before any given reactor might be expected to have an dent Thus he said the 100 to 200 years we expect to be using fissionable uranium before supplies run out we would expect never to have a catastrophic accident by an overwhelming probability factor The study was conducted for the AEC at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology It's findings were reported by AEC Chairman Dixy Lee Ray and Kouts in separate interviews Kouts described a accident as one in which large quantities of radioactive materials would be released killing thousands of people possibly 5.000 to although the figures are very shaky He said the study tended to confirm estimates that chances of such an accident are so low as to be negligible He and Dr Ray also reported that the MIT preliminary ings also projected the of a less severe accident as once in a million to once in 10 million years for any given reactor Kouts described this type as comparable in its consequences to the crash of a aircraft that might kill 200 people or so Dr Ray said the study took nearly two years and million and was conducted by Dr man C Rasmussen a professor of nuclear engineering at Kouts said that Rasmussen's figures still are and subject to comment from other scientists and from AEC critics before formal release Striking Teachers Board Will Negotiate Thursday Low Profits Reduced U.S Crude Oil Firms Reveal WASHINGTON AP of some of the nation's largest oil companies edge that their industry could have produced more domestic crude oil in recent years but decided against it because it wouldn't have been profitable The officials said their com- panies were only exercising sound business judgments in ignoring such oil and to a man they blamed federal policies and regulations for the situation Ten executives from eight of the biggest 10 oil companies made their statements in rate interviews with The Press Most of the men asked not to be identified cither by name or by company The oil we're talking about is in fields that are in dary and tertiary recovery said one of the It's very expensive to produce that oil and with the prices we could have gotten for it under federal price lation in past years we would have tost money To some I know that's going to sound evil But we have a business proposition here It's hard-headed business economics The industry executives were unanimous in blaming federal policies for the Ian in domestic oil production They said regulation did not allow them sufficient profit to encourage domestic ex- ploration and drilling Also cited were the delays in development of the North Slope in Alaska restrictions on for- eign imports and the of new offshore leases combination of ment policies and the lack of new leases made investment by the oil companies in this country somewhat said Norman manager of investor relations for the Gulf Oil Corp the nation's fourth largest oil company A spokesman for the Federal Energy Office said ment officials were aware that there is available domestic oil that the industry has failed to produce of the regulation and policy changes made over the past months have aimed at making production of thai oil more attractive lo the in- Gene Curella the FEO spokesman said But he added there was sonic question whether the industry should have sought those incentives 11 make business sense to the leave that m Ibe urella said Kill is it right to place that high a priority on profits when the nation is in the midst of an energy crisis like we have HAVE A PROBLEM? With too much Then put a Want Ad to work and watch the WALNUT 8 v Sold the first night and had many calls a Want Ad find happy new owners for your no longer needed but useful items Dial or And Ask For An Mi Id Thaw Welcomed It wasn't exactly a heat wave but the lakeshore area welcomed a mild thaw with open arms Monday Temperatures began a climb throughout the state Wednesday morning and continued throughout Monday with readings hitting the mid in the northern counties and reaching ml the 30s in the extreme southern portions of the slate Low in the area during the weekend was a minus 10 at Two Rivers registered the high with 27 A new bargaining session between the negotiating committees of the Manitowoc Education Assn and the Board of Education has been scheduled for 9 Thursday spokesmen for both croups announced Monday morning In another new development concerning the contract dispute between the MEA and the school board the board is requesting authorization from the Common al and the Fiscal Control Board of the school district to take possible legal action against the striking teachers The request will be con- by the two ladies at meetings al Hall this The Weather With warmer however came skies and traces of precipitation lor much of Wisconsin Light snow was reported in northern sections of the slate while fog and rain or drizzle shrouded southern Wisconsin Surface winds over much of the Badger State were stiff and southerly and were expected to blow aw s} some of the cloud rover in the western parts of the state The temperatures were expected to level off Tuesday night and forecasters were predicting some chance of snow across the state and again Friday but generally the January thaw was expected to continue as temperatures should climb again during the weekend cloudy and warmer through Tuesday of a little light snow in the north throughout the period and and foe with occasional light rain showers in the south Tuesday Nearly steady temperatures with highs and Tuesday in the mid 20s in the north to the mid in the south Monday night in the teens to low 20s m the north to near 30 in the south Chance of snow flurries Wednesday and again about Friday Manitowoc Temperatures 4 p m Saturday -6 p m -6 midnight -6 4 a m -8 Sam 0 noon 13 8 p m 16 midnight 15 Monday 8 am 20 noon 24 Two Rivers Temperatures 4 p.m Saturday -1 8 p m -5 midnight -5 4 0 8 8 noon 13 Cl 3 p.m 20 midnight 20 4 a m Monday 22 8 25 noon 27 day evening The council will meet at 7 o'clock and the Fiscal Board will convene at The communication from the Board of Education requests that it be empowered to take any and all action that said Board in its sole discretion deems necessary and in the best interests of the citizens of the school district including am necessary legal action Said authority granted to said Board of Education is ex- pressly designated to include but not limited to the rmht of said Board of Education commence on behalf of the school district any legal action which said Board in its sole discretion deems to be in the best interest of the citizens of the school district The communication was sinned by Dr Vernon C school superintendent Representatives from the Board of Education and the or Education Assn are expected to attend the the school board regarding a contract The old contract expired Dec 31 but had been extended until Friday MEA picket lines went up at 7 Friday and busing of some pupils to their classes in the district's 12 public schools was i Turn to Page 2 Col 2 ANNAPOLIS Md AP A special panel today that former Vice President Spiro T Agnew be disbarred from the practice of law in Maryland The three Circuit Court judges said that Agnew's sion of income tax ledged in a plea was deceitful and dishonest and strikes at the heart of the ic object of the legal sion We shall therefore mend his disbarment We see no extenuating circumstances allowing a lesser a recommendation said Mr Agnew will not be ing a statement at this lar said Ann Breen a receptionist at Agnew's office in Washington The recommendation goes to the Maryland Court of Appeals which makes the final decision on whether to bar Agnew from the practice of law Disciplinary actions were filed by the state bar ation last November after new pleaded no contest to a federal tax charge and resigned from the vice presidency The bar association had asked the three judges to dis- bar Agnew The former vice president however had asked the panel to merely suspend him from practicing law ar- guing that his misconduct was not connected with his duties as a lawyer Agnew told the judges that he had at no time enriched himself at the expense of his public trust and that there was nothing to indicate that he would not faithfully and honestly represent his clients as a lawyer But Circuit Court Judges Shirley B Jones Ridgely P Melvin Jr and William H McCuIlough said Agnew's con- duct was harmful to the proper administration of justice In our opinion the proper administration of justice the proper respect of the court for itself and a proper regard for the integrity of the profession compel us to conclude that the respondent is unfit to continue as a member of the bar of this the recommendation said The three judges said their recommendation was based solely on Agnew's plea to the tax charge They said they did not take into con- sideration any of the tions made by the Justice De- in Agnew's U.S Dis- Court appearance last Oct 10 In a statement of dence federal prosecutors had alleged that Agnew was in- in a system of backs to Maryland politicians from architects and engineers doing government business Although Agnew has not practiced law m Maryland since being elected to public of- fice it is the only state where he was a member of the bar He appealed to the judges at the hearing last month not to deprive him of his means of earning a living by mending disbarment News in Brief Skepticism Greets Nations Merger Meanwhile Paul 1 aw ent is out of the on a vacation this week has appointed John Spindler Paul H Grimstad and James A MaM as assistant at- in his absence A strike was called Friday morning the ME A after 15 negotiation sessions failed to produce between the teachers organization and Bulletin MADISON Wis AP -A three eent per gallon gasoline tax increase and a increase in automobile license fees was mended today by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Alter five unsuccessful at- tempts in 16 to unite some of the Arab countries the match of a and poor Tunisia is being erected with skepticism newspapers Court Hears Free Space Issue WASHINGTON The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether states can demand that newspapers give free space to political dates for replies to editorial at- tacks gested that Col the militant Libyan leader had turned to Tunisia's moderate President Habib Bourguiba out of pique at the failure of his attempt last year to merge with Egypt The justices accepted the case for argument on the its but left themselves the op- tion of deciding after hearing the arguments that they do not have jurisdiction in the case Lucey Backs Crash Job Plans jobs for some of them Lucey told state officials to push for million in federal funds so 200 of the jobless workers could get six-month government jobs paying about a month MADISON Wis APi Saying more than Wisconsinites are unemployed due to the energy crisis J Lucey today en- a crash program to provide temporary public Snowmobiler Is Drowned Wis iAP Donald 33 of Oco drowned early day when his snowmobile plunged through the ice on Okauchee His death was the 12th reported snowmobile fatality in Wisconsin this son A passenger on the machine was pulled from the water two men who witnessed the mishap Authorities said body was recovered from the lake about one hour after the accident
