Iola Register (Newspaper) - June 18, 1974, Iola, Kansas VOLUME 77, NO. 200 KANSAS 66749 TUESDAY JUNE 18, 1974 TEN CENTS Murder wipes out an family PARK 111. are trying to piece together the final hours of a family neighbors described as quiet and unassuming before death entered a neat suburban Raymond A. 49, a agent for a small electronics his wife 48; their 14, and son 16, were found slain Monday in the basement of their brick house this well-to-do suburb northwest of A badly burned body found in the kitchen of the home by firemen called to extinguish a blaze matched the description of the family's eldest 18, but mained Firemen said they had not determined the cause of the but a fire official said it. may it may have been started to cover up the could be the body in the kitchen is also the who started the said Anthony deputy coroner of definitely have a homicide in regard to the persons in the Fire Chief Norman Brown said the blaze apparently started in the where gas and oil cans also were he Sciaraffa said none of the bodies found in basement appeared to have been The body of Mrs. Fuchs was found with her hands bound to a wash said Linda's body lay next to her The mother suffered a wound near the head and the daughter received two wounds on either side of the Sciaraffa did not describe the A bloodied kitchen knife which could have been used as a weapon was found Sciaraffa Scott's body was another part of the His hands were tied behind his back with a rope running around his Sciaraffa Fuchs was found near his younger He was not Neither showed any Sciaraffa All the bodies were wrapped in bedding or Sciaraffa Cause of the deaths was Brown said he believed the victims had been dead for at least 24 hours before they found by firemen about 11,a.m. Jeffrey was from school on Thursday but did attend the commencement Acting Police Chief Henry Olesky said neighbors told him they last saw members the family on Neighbors and friends of the the family was although they kept to Each of the children played in the band at Maine East High School where they were enrolled and the parents were members of the school's Music Boosters Parsons youth safe Kan. - A 12-year-old Parsons youth walked away from an 180-feet fall during a church outing Monday at a camp near this southeastern Kansas Authorities said Eddy Pierce was collecting rocks with some friends when he slipped over a cliff at Cedar Bluff Volunteers hope fo get meals on wheels rolling More than has been pledged to the Meals on Wheels program in lola .by individuals and according to Mrs. Richard who has been attempting to raise funds for the The Meals on Wheels now administered by the Southeast - Kansas Community Action Program and funded by the U.S. Office of Economic is due to run out of money June 30 when its federal funding comes to 7' The which has survived for a year and a provides a hot meal each five days a for 24 lola because of physical or -are unable to cook for has beeh out of this Mrs. Middleton two children came in pledged a month out of the they raised by collecting old Mrs. Middleton said she was attempting to raise money by calling families and really think it's Out of the more than 125 people I've only six have and only three of those are opposed to the she Mrs. who served on the local board when it was begun in said she thought enough money could be raised to keep the program The pledged money should support the program for a short period of although much more is Mrs. Middleton There will be a meeting in the basement of the Calvary United Methodist Church at 1:30 p. Wednesday to organize a volunteer board of directors for the which will divorce from Mrs. Middleton Senate to act on fax measure WASHINGTON - Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said today he will probably file a cloture petition soon in an effort to force Senate action on a major tax cut and reform action would mean a Thursday test of strength in the move to attach the tax measure to a raising the legal limit on the national Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott said he doubts that the two-thirds cloture and force action on the tax will be of Senate floor all afternoon and ed that failure to pass 9_debt- signs of permitting limit could result in a cut early Temperature High Low last night High a year ago today Low a year ago today Precipitation hours ending 8 a.m. This month to date Normal for this month Total this year to date Excess since Jan. 1 off of Social Security checks and government paychecks in early The current limit expires June 30. The debate opened Monday with Sen. James B. one of holding the Hot weather to hit state by tomorrow ' low pressure system across Kansas setting off a few thundershowers and hot weather into the Mild temperatures were reported in most areas of the state this but the forecast called for highs near 100 in the southwest and in the upper 80s in the The National Weather Service said scattered would 4.8J-end and the forecast 5 28 Wednesday sunny skies and temperatures ranging from the mid 90s in the Triumphant tour is over Jordan Nixon ended his tour of the Middle East today with a promise of continued military and economic assistance to Jordan and an invitation to for talks in Washington on strategy of future efforts to achieve between the Arabs and The President left Amman for an overnight stop in Portugal's Azores islands in He will hold talks there Wednesday with the leader of Portugal's President Antonio de before returning to A joint statement issued in Amman said Nixon and his royal host at the last stop on Mideast swing discussed a whole range of issues and would resume their talks in Washington an early Hussein and his Queen visited the United States last in The statement promised a by the U.S. government to assist Jordanian economic development and to g| Electrical shock sends worker to the hospital a strong role in maintaining Jordan's military was agreed that a joint commission will be established at a high level to oversee and review on regular basis the various dreas of cooperation in the of economic military assistance And social and cultural While Nixon and the king conferred this Mrs. Nixon visited the Roman ruins at 20 miles north of She told newsmen accompanying her that the President's peace initiatives will be successful because the leaders he has talked to war takes money away from the Hussein hailed Nixon's for in a banquet toast Monday night but cautioned that final goal many milestone Israelis retaliate You can't always believe street Vandals apparently tampered with this one at the corner of State and according to the City Engineer's New rules for schools ban sex discrimination 82 62 88 75 trace 20.67 3.29 This maneuver so far has blocked Sen. Edward M. and other liberals from bringing the reform amendment to the Senate Questioned by Allen would not say when he would give up the Kennedy said a cloture petition to shut off a potential filibuster might be filed if Allen does not If cloture is a vote on it. would come Allen argues that the debt is not an appropriate any big tax The amendment would grant billion of tax relief to individuals and billion a year in extra by 1978 major tax reform Allen appeared to have considerably in any possible Senators who oppose a tax cut as bad economic including Sen. Charles H. said they were ready to engage in extensive Oil state Senators were ready to do the same They strongly opposed the reform WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education and Welfare announced today controversial rules prohibiting discrimination in the nation's from kindergarten position Paul Route 1, filed late this morning for the Republican nomination for Allen County Commissioner from the First He will oppose Alvin the in the August 6 Keith is the lone filee for the Democratic for the commissioner Mrs. Ross filed for the Republican for county Mrs. who lives at 615 in will oppose Jean the for the GOP nomination in the primary The filing deadline for county offices is noon Thursday at the county clerk's office in the courthouse through Authorized by a two-year-old federal the proposed regulations are designed to assure equal treatment for females in financial extracurricular activities and They would require coeducational physical education classes and outlaw different dormitory curfews for most Skirting two of the most sensitive HEW said the rules would not jeopardize college sports such as football and would not deal with the problem of sexism in Institutions found in violation could lose their federal aid or be sued by the Justice The promised to Congress more a year aft open for public comment until Oct. 15. An HEW of- said they probably would not be enforced to any great extent this coming school but instead would general HEW said tije regulations in final form and any changes will need to be approved by the Most of the ground rules for the regulations were spelled out in 1972 education but HEW was given the task of interpreting and implementing the law among than 16,-000 public elementary and secondary school districts and 4,-000 colleges and Forged check passer foiled at lola store Police said that an unidentified woman yesterday tried to pay for more than worth of merchandise at the Kress Store with a forged Officers said that employes at the Kress Store were confirming check through a Parsons bank when the woman left the store without the merchandise she proposed to They said that the name on the check was the same as has been used previously on bad was admitted to Allen County Hospital observation after he suffered an electrical shock while working at the C & W Pet Food plant at Bennett was released from the hospital this morning in satisfactory Bennett was using an electrically powered piece of equipment while installing platform scales at the plant when the accident To present postponed play Friday Patchwork a play for will finally be presented Friday night at 7:30, according to Joe Writer and director of the Cinderella The play was postponed from last Friday night because an accident during rehearsal Tuesday night resulted in the hospitalization of Don a member of the Carder said Spencer had returned to rehearsals but the backflip which landed him in the hospital would definitely not be included in the Tickets are on sale at the store from 1 to 5 p. m. daily and at the box Prices are 75c for children and for Carder said that because ticket sales are going well and seating for the one-night is those planning to attend should buy their tickets for raid TEL Israel - Israeli air force jets bombed and strafed Arab guerrilla targets in southeastern Lebanon five days after terrorists struck an Israeli kibbutz the military command A communique said the raids began at 3:10 p.m. Israeli only minutes before President Nixon flew out of ending his tour of the Middle East. The attacks were on an area known as just north of the Israeli border in the shadow of Mt. The command said its aircraft returned Four Arab terrorists slipped across the border from Lebanon last Thursday and killed three women at the Shamir Kibbutz communal farm near the Golan The Arabs also were Israeli retaliatory raids generally follow closely such guerrilla but the Tel Aviv command apparently held off because of Nixon's presence in the Israeli Information Minister Aharon Yariv admitted Monday that Nixon's visit was in Israel's refraining from immediate reprisal The Arab terrorist attack ' came shortly after Nixon was cheered by enthusiastic throngs on his arrival in The Popular Front for the Liberation of which claimed credit for the called it reaction to the Nixon visit to the Arab A guerrilla spokesman said in is how every Arab should receive the chief imperialist in the ' The attack had no effect on Nixon's IS examination nis of evidence LOCAL OUTLOOK - Partly cloudy with a few low mid to upper mostly sunny and very warm mid to tipper wind 5* 15 ' rain probability 20 per extended outlook Thursday through Chance of thundershowers partly cloudy Friday and ' low 50s 60s high mid 80s to low east to 100 to 103 in the Lows tonight which would repeal to range from the upper the 22 per cent oil and gas tax 60s The extended forecast called for a chance of thundershowers in the west and of the state with partly cloudy skies Friday and Highs were expected to range mid 80s to CORRECTION Donald G. Route 1, and not Charles WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee has entered the final week of examining evidence in its impeachment still undecided about what comes Questions concerning calling of President Nixon's defense argument and public release are being put off until the evidence is all Chairman Peter Rodino Jr. hopes that will have gathered by Thursday or Friday and is vote the following week to the unresolved wind up the Watergate All that will be left then is an examination of Nixon's income tax payments for 1969-72, with the emphasis on his deduction of for papers given to the United and a study of the secret bombing of Cambodia in 1969-70. Watergate grand jury Transcripts of White House conversations show Nixon passed on information obtained from Asst. Atty. Gen. Henry E. Petersen to H.R. Haldeman and John D. The committee's Republicans Monday agreed to seek assurances that presidential lawyer St. will be given full opportunity to respond tial lawyer Herbert W. to the 18 months The committee returns to the Turley who was charged Watergate it 90s during the driving Saturday night closed session the three-day and mostly following an near the intersection of Spruce and First in tije 80s by Highs m Kansas Monday ranged from 93 at City to 80 at Gof and Lows ranged from 56 80srcooling-to low 808. Hill City to owns the pickup truck which Cuppy was driving of the but Turley was not otherwise in concentrating on ' establishment of the special Watergate of The committee is pursuing its inquiry in chronological order and the firing of special prosecutor Archibald last in and fined for violating election Kalmbach had pleaded guilty to two an ambassadorship and a technical campaign Gen. William B. Saxbe said in a public television interview that Nixon acted improperly when he told for- He has been present since the hearings began May 9 but not yet chance to say The committee will determine the extent of his Rep. Robert said the Republicans also decided to postpone the of calling witnesses until the determines the which it intends to The inquiry began with 55 against Nixon which has been effectively cut to about but the Republicans want a formal paring so they will know what witnesses might be There were indications Monday the committee staff had questioned a potential major but no one would confirm it. Rodino said an the former White House aide had been scheduled for last but would not say whether it took The Washington Post reported today that the committee staff on Monday interviewed former Atty. Gen. Richard G. Kleindienst to determine he should be called as a The Posi pleaded guilty recently to failing to testify fully at hearing on his role in the ITT antitrust and was placed on unsupervised said the GOP bers also agreed that none of the evidence presented to the committee should be made lie until the committee votes on articles of that only evidence bearing on articles that are approved should be Many favor releasing most of the evidence as spon as next meeting the committee also will with a demand by Rep. John that it vote an immediate article of impeachment based on to comply with committee's -
