Ogden Standard-Examiner (Newspaper) - December 28, 1976, Ogden, Utah V A I L Cote AP President Ford says he does not plan to reconsider granting blanket amnesty to draft evaders and deserters even thought promised the widow of Michigan Sen Philip Hart he woMd look into the possibility r The issue was raised by Jane Hart when Ford made a condolence telephone call to her after the death of Jher husband Hart often known as the conscience of the Senate and a leader of the chambers liberal forces died Sunday of cancer He was 64 I called offer my con Amnesty Stand Ford Says Ford said Monday I said was there anything I could do and she said she wanted to ask if I would extend amnesty across the board and I said Id look into Ford told reporters started out for a day of skiing Mrs Hart was sir o n g 1 y against the Vietnam war and was arrested during a protest at the Pentagon For a time she refused to pay taxes as part of her protest She said Monday that when Ford asked her if there was anything he could do she asked the favor on behalf of Vietnam protesters desert ers and draft dodgers be cause it was the last thing Phil in his last weeks wish ed he could have gotten through But after her request became known Ford was asked by a reporter if he was serious about reconsidering the amnesty question Ford replied Oh no I just said at the request of her Mrs Hart that I would look into TOKYO AP Communist party Chairman Hua Kuofeng says that if the radicals led by Mao widow had not been suppressed there would have been a major civil and foreign aggression in China the of news agency reported today Hua told a Christmas Day session of the National Agricultural Con ference there would be a party cleanup next year because Maos widow Chiang Ching and her supporters recruited new party members in violation of the party constitution i m p r o p e r 1 y promoted cadres and put bad elements into top party positions See story on page BOSTON AP Two fragile yellow pages bearing the first half of the Declaration of Independence have turned up in a Boston attic and the minister who found them thinks theyre straight from the quill pen of Thomas Jefferson The National Archives isnt ready just yet to agree that the Rev James K Allen has found the original but an expert there says hes fascinated And the Rev Mr Allen of the First Parish Church of Dorchester says Ive settled in my own mind what it See story on page CHICAGO AP The battle to succeed Mayor Richard J Daley apparently has been won by one of his neighbors a quiet alderman with considerable clout at City Hall who says Daley coaxed him into politics Michael A Bilandic the alderman from Daleys Ward was the favorite as the City Council met today to vote for tem mayor Bilandic Ap to have enough votes among the 50 aldermen who make up the council to turn bid by Wilson Frost the City Council president pro tempore See story on page WASHINGTON war veterans who kept their GI insurance will be paid higher dividends again in 1977 with the average World War n vet receiving a dividend of the Veterans Administration says The VA said today that veterans of World War I World War II and the Korean conflict receive a record million in insurance dividends next year Vietnam era veterans receive no dividends See on page WASHINGTON AP Vn public and private ceremonies relatives friends and admirers are paying last respects to Sen Philip A Hart who was known the conscience of the A public mass was scheduled today at St Mat thews Cathedral in Washington followed by a private service at Harti home See story on page FORECAST WARMER TEMPERATURES OGDEN High Wednesday up YEAR No 363 ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS UN OGDEN UTAH TUESDAY EVENING DECEMBER 28 1976 1 45 to 55 tonight 20s DAILY SUNDAY COMBINATION OF LOW WATER and cold produced this wintry effect on the of the Mississippi River in the St Louis area Ice has coated wooden pil ings and jagged rocks which are normally covered with water NAMES IN THE NEWS GO Former San n c i s c o Mayor Joseph fourth trial in his libel suit against Look magazine was ten set Monday for March 14 in the California city A third mistrial was declared in November in the suit which stems from a 1969 Look article that alleged Alioto was enmeshed in a web of alliances with the The first trial ended in 1970 with a hung jury The second ended with the jury agreeing that parts of the story were false and defamatory but disagreeing on the malice issue The third jury was also unable to decide on the malice issue one of the requirements for a libel judgment CHANGEOVER Idaho Gov Cecil D Andrus interior probably will resign Jan 4 as chairman of the National Governors See page 2A column 1 South African Race Rioting Kills 24 Reserves Flown In CAPE TOWN South Africa AP Police reinforcements were airlifted to Cape Town to day to patrol black townships where militants and migrant workers have fought bloody street battles over a call by the militants to boycott Christmas activities In another development in Johannesburg said 11 persons held without charge were released from prison Police reportedly shot and killed two blacks in Langa township during the night when a crowd of 500 persons attacked their patrol vehicles Twentyfour persons were killed in weekend rioting in and Nyanga town Personnel Running Fine at Base FT LEWIS Wash AP Sixteen months after imposing mandatory running for clerks and cooks as well as combat ready soldiers Gen Volney Warner calls it an unqualified success No one has died a heart he says There is no place in todays mean and lean Army for bellies that hang over belt said Warner who at 51 is one of the oldest soldiers at the fort One aide described as right on the the right weight for his height the commanding general led soldiers Including headquarters person nel noncommissioned officers military police and women in a mandatory run I dont buy that old ster image of officers sitting around and just issuing he said Warner tries to run at least every other day with units on the base and he often finishes first I set the he said Warner said the physical fitness program at the fort is not unique but the soldiers at Ft Lewis probably do more running than anyone else Hardened combat units run up to five miles with gas masks Clerks and office pert run two miles on the parade field twice a Military police on night shift exercise before they go on ships outside Cape Town Todays of prisoners held without charge bring the total of such releases in the past week to 92 Four were freed in the Johannesburg area and seven in Durban on the east coast LEADERS WIFE The 11 included Winnie Man dela wife of Nelson Mandela a top black leader imprisoned since 1964 and Peter Magu bane a prominent black news photographer in South Africa Mrs Mandela was served upon her release with a ban ning order restricting her to and forbidding her to give in or attend public func tions for five years The South African Institute of Race Relations which tries to monitor people detained or banned says that as of midDe cember 433 persons were being held without charge and 144 persons were under various banning orders The fighting and widespread arson first erupted Christmas inight because the workers mostly Baca tribes men from the newly ent Transkei district had re the militants call for a holiday boycott of shopping and celebrations BACHELOR HOSTELS Black youths attacked bach elor hostels where the migrant workers live and the workers retaliated by burning the homes of the militants police At least 106 persons were in jured many in handtohand fighting between the two groups Police opened fire sev See page 2A column 3 Monthly Trade Deficit Sets a Record Million Billion Total In 11 Months WASHINGTON big drop in food exports coupled with increased im ports of petroleum and er goods resulted in a rec ord monthly trade defi cit of million in Nov ember the reported today The deficit was the lOth monthly trade imbalance this year The previous high month ly deficit was million in If the nation registers er deficit in December which is considered certain the an trade imbalance could ap proach the record billion deficit in 1972 OVER BILLION The trade imbalance this year already is over billion and certain to be ai least the second largest annual deficit Maynard Comiez a Commerce Department economist said if Che deficits continue for a long time it might reduce the value of the dollar in illation to other currencies which would make goods cheaper and help trigger increased exports If shipping and insurance costs are included in the deficit totals the November unbalance would be nearly billion and the deficit for the year would be billion the department said HEFTY INCREASE Oil imports increased more than million bringing the total value of petroleum im ports for the month to more than billion The increase was attributed to importers at tempts to bring in as much oil as possible before the hike in prices by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Total imports during the month rose 1 per cent to more than billion while exports fell 1 per cent to about bil lion Imports this year have iff creased at a rate of about 24 per cent over 1975 while ex ports have jumped only 6 per cent The United States had a trade surplus last year and officials predicted earlier that the na tion would enjoy another trade surplus this year PER POUND NEXT YEAR Coffee Boycott Begun in New York NEW YORK here have put up signs announcing a nationwide coffee boycott and res are featuring specials on tea and other beverages A protest against the skyrocketing cost of coffee was officially launched Monday by the citys Consumer Affairs Commissioner Elinor Guggenheimer who started her day with a cup of tea instead of what usually would be the first of up to 15 cups of coffee Were trying to educate consumers on what to do if there is a runaway price Mrs Guggenheimer said between sips at Restaurant on West Street She projected prices of a pound during 1977 In New York supermarkets coffee already is selling for more than a pound and more than a pound for some instant decaffeinated brands The owner of restaurant Rory ODwyer son of City Council President Paul ODwyer joined other restaurant managers in the city who are offering specials during the week as part of the effort to drive pric es down Supermarkets also are displaying signs in their windows promoting the protest Despite the hoopla many waiters and store man agers said they had detected no decline in coffee requests A spokesman for the National Coffee Association blamed the soaring coffee prices on growing condition abroad and declared I just hope the American public will see that the increased prices are not the fault of the American BANGKOK Thailand AP A top Thai foreign policy ex pert says intelligence reports show that the Soviet Union has missile silos in the high mountain area of Laos He says the silos could be used to direct missiles against either China or Thailand Khoman gave few de tails in his television talk Mon day and he did not indicate if any missiles had been installed in the silos He cited some in reports as also showing that the Soviets have c j R i Soviets Building Missile Silos In Laos Highlands Thai Says many military facilities in the highlands of is a former foreign minister and head of the Thai national foreign re lations committee KNEW NOTHING Pentagon and State Depart ment spokesmen in Washington the knew nothing about any Soviet missile silos in Laos they said they would have no comment Rumors about Soviet missile facilities in Lads have DOW JONES REACHES HOPE PINNED TO ECONOMY NEW YORK AP An optimistic mood took hold of the again today car the Dow Jones industrial average to the level for the first time in three months The closely followed average of 30 blue chips which rose on Monday was up er to exactly shortly after the first today Gainers outpaced losers by close to a 31 margin among New York Stock issues The Dow has jumped past a dozen times previously this year It reached its peak at on Sept 21 Each time it moved into those heights however it met with resistance and fell back again The current runup began from a low of on Nov 10 Brokers say the markets recent strength has grown out of spreading hopes that the econo my is perking up again after a sluggish showing in the last several months lated in Bangkok since last De cember when Communists took over the landlocked Indochinese country that borders both China and Thailand The rumors have been impos sible to confirm Some Western analysts here have been cal saying that largescale So viet military involvement in Laos could lead to a con with China Laos is the strategic point which could control Southeast said Monday He noted that the Soviet Union and Vietnam have become heavily involved in the development of Laos that the United States has been pulling back its Asian military line to The Philippines Japan and the Pacific islands and that China has been more concerned about its volatile northern frontier with the So viet Union than with its south ern flank POURING AID Moscow has been pouring aid and advisers into Laos since last December and Laotian Premier Kaysone Phomvihan has met with Soviet leaders in Moscow twice this year Esti mates of Soviet personnel in Laos range from several hun dred to several thousand Vietnam which has dose ties with the Soviet Union main tains troops in the southern part of Laos Chinese engineers are build ing roads in northern Laos but the Chinese aid program is small compared with the So viets Tax Cut likely Prospect Carter Says ST SIMONS ISLAND Ga AP Carter said today a tax cut is a likely prospect for inclusion in a broad program for economic stimulus that he plans to unveil next week Speaking with reporters out side his borrowed resort home here Carter said he plans an announcement by the end of next week on the outline of his economic package including a range of likely price tags for the proposal SECOND PRIORITY While terming a tax a likely prospect Carter said it nevertheless represents a sec ond priority with me after we make moves to put our people back to He said be is firmly committed to a work opportunity Carter flew here Monday for a series of meetings with his new Cabinet After his arrival he conferred for nearly four hours with his key economic advisers Aides said the session was held alterna tive approaches to job creation tax reduction and reductions in government economic program But he cautioned that the total amount of stimulus he will favor might remain indefinite tip to the last minute even as Congress is considering the package The total amount he said would lunge on whether or not advances fur ther or declines in the interim CONFERRED Before holding an informal meeting with all members oC his Cabinet and appointees of Cabinet rank Carter conferred Responding to a reporters with Gov Hugh of New question Carter said next probably will include a range of costs for York and Mayor Abraham Beame of New York City After that session Garter emerged with his visitors to declare Bankruptcy for New York City a viable alternative We have eliminated that as a possibility for the At the same time Carter an that Treasury Secre W Michael Blu 1 win serve as his coor for efforts to ease the financial plight of New York City and all other urban areas FISHING As the governor and mayor departed Carter told them Were all partners together page 2A column i INDEX 2 SECTIONS 31 PAGES Dear Bridge Dr Thosteson Editorial Page Markets Obituaries Sports Television Log Weather Map Womens Pages Russ Ready To Provide Oil to India NEW DELHI India AP The Soviet Union offered for mally today to provide India with million tons of crude oil over the next four years hi a barter exchange for Indian ex ports the Indian government announced According to an Indian state ment the Soviet Union would provide one million tons of crude in 1977 and million Ions in each of the following three years India which produces domes eight million tons of crude oil a year imports some 14 million tons annually at a cost of about million In dias foreign trade balance has been badly hurt by the fivefold increase in the price of oil since 1973 when it stood at per barrel A ton of crude oil is the equivalent of about seven 42 gallon barrels VARIED EXPORTS India would pay for the So viet crude through a variety of exports that are expected to be dominated by pig iron and steel products during the initial year of the barter arrangement the statement added An Indian spokesman said the two countries would bold talks in Moscow in February when a formal agreement on the crude sale was expected to be signed The Indian announcement came at the end of weeklong trade talks here by visiting So viet delegation headed toy Dep uty Foreign Trade Minister L T Grishin r
