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EoiiyEditica KENTUCKY EDITION Louisville, Wednesday morning, December 12, 1979 20C 30 Pages Vol. 249, No. 165 Home delivery: 90c week Copyright 1979, The Courier-Journal Allies reported willing to put pressure on Iran Brown calls for idealism as he takes oath of office Iran's revolutionaries have shown skill in manipulating modern technology to spread their message, Page A 2. By JOHN M. GOSHKO Tht Washington Post BONN, West Germany Secretary of State Cyrus R.

Vance's talks with European leaders have produced encouraging signs that the United States' major allies are willing to cooperate with measures to put increased economic pressure on Iran, U.S. sources said last night. But a senior State Department official traveling with Vance stressed that the discussions are still in an early stage. The official, who agreed to give reporters details of the talks only if he were not identified, said there is uncertainty among the countries involved about whether such steps would achieve the goal of forcing Iran to free the 50 American hostages being held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

In addition, the official said, further consideration has to be given to the risks involved in putting an economic squeeze on Iran. He noted that, while such a campaign could throw the Iranian economy into chaos, it also could produce serious disruptions in the world" trading and monetary systems and cause Iran to refuse to sell oil to the West. The official said these are the initial conclusions to emerge from Vance's two days of talks with leaders of major Western industrial countries. Vance met Monday with the heads of government in Britain and France. After talks in Rome yesterday morning with Italian Prime Minister Francesco Cossiga, Vance flew to Bonn last night for discussions with West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt While stressing that no commitments have been made yet, the official said that at each stop Vance had found "a universal sense of outrage at Iran's flouting of international law" and "strong sympathy and support for the United States" in its efforts to get the hostages freed.

The idea of concerted economic action was triggered by the effects of measures already instituted against Iran by the United States, particularly the freezing of about $8 billion in Iranian assets held by American banks and their foreign subsidiaries. Originally the Carter administration took that step to block Iran from carrying out a threat to withdraw its funds from the U.S. banks. But it has since become apparent that See U.S. ALLIES Back page, col.

5, this section li4- i23SrSs TLi if 'ri" 4k4k- w.t Hp By BOB JOHNSON Couriar-Journal Politicat Writar FRANKFORT, Ky. In a setting that blended Kentucky political tradition and the public's fascination with the personalities of show business and big-time sports, John Young Brown Jr. took the oath of office yesterday as the state's 55th governor. Brown, a 45-year-old businessman who became a millionaire directing the Kentucky Fried Chicken empire, took the oath a few minutes before 3 p.m. on the steps of the state Capitol from Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John Palmore.

The new governor's left hand rested on the Bible of his mother, the late Dorothy Inman Brown. It was one of three Bibles held by his wife, Phyllis George Brown. His father, 79-year-old John Y. Brown who had tried repeatedly to attain statewide office in his long career, stood watching from the edge of the crowd about 30 feet away. His Former Gov.

Julian Carroll says he has no regrets about leaving office and plans to return to practicing law, but not before next spring. Story, Page 3. face betrayed no emotion, although in introducing his son a few minutes earlier he had described it as "a moment of great joy" to him. In his inaugural address, Brown said Kentucky has a chance "to start the decade of the '80s with renewed commitment and idealism, leaving behind the troublesome and confusing decade of the '70s." Kentucky and the nation face difficult times. Brown warned, but he also noted that the state had survived tests in the past: war, depression and the assassination of presidents.

Brown promised that he would be "a governor with fiscal restraint. I do not believe that bigger government means better government. I do not believe that more spending renders better service." He warned that the complex programs of government "have come to the point of denying us our freedom." Government that is "big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have," he said. In brief remarks at the opening of the inaugural ceremonies, Larry Townsend, Brown's campaign chairman and the master of ceremonies yesterday, said Kentuckians had voted this year "for a government not operated on the politics of patronage, but on the politics of hope." At the end of Brown's term, Townsend predicted, people would look back and say that the governor had "shaped the Federal judge says deporting Iranians is unconstitutional decade for success and he had paved the way to progress." Brown had actually been governor for about 15 hours when he finished taking the oath and the rumble of a 19-gun salute rolled over the Capitol frcm a hillside to the west He had been sworn in shortly after midnight at the home of Louisville businessman Frank Metts, Brown's campaign finance chairman, who will be secretary of transportation in the new administration. A crowd estimated at 5,000 by Kentucky State Police LL Col.

W. O. Bradley filled the steps and the lawns on the north side of the Capitol. Thousands more had watched the traditional parade earlier in the day through downtown Frankfort and up Capitol Avenue. The ceremonies were televised in Frankfort and other major Kentucky cities.

The weather differed as much from that of earlier inaugural days as Brown's whirlwind campaign had differed from previous campaigns. On a day when temperatures reached the mid-60s and many of the spectators shed their coats, state officials recalled the bitter cold and snow of previous inaugurations. Seated in the crowd around Brown were the young business executives who had helped engineer the eight-week campaign that had upset the Kentucky Democratic Party's establishment in the May primary. Some of the politicians whose careers had prospered un- See BROWN PAGE 4, col. 1, this section By LARRY MARGASAK Associated Prass WASHINGTON A U.S.

judge yesterday blocked federal deportation proceedings against some of the more than 50,000 Iranian students in the United States. U.S. District Judge Joyce Green said the government's deportation attempts violate the U.S. Constitution. The Justice Department is "permanently enjoined from continuing any present deportation proceedings instituted against Iranian non-immigrant students," she ruled.

The decision came in response to two suits filed on behalf of Iranian students. The suits claimed the government was illegally singling out the students for possible deportation. (Deportation proceedings against about 60 Iranian students in Kentucky had been halted last week pending the outcome of the two suits in Washington. U.S. District Judge Charles M.

Allen issued the order in Louisville in a suit filed by five Iranian students. In his order, Allen said that the status quo of the Iranian students should be preserved "in the interest of justice" pending the outcome of the federal suits.) President Carter on Nov. 10 ordered the Justice Department to review the visas of Iranian students in this country following the seizure last month of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. All Iranians were told to report to the Immigration and Naturalization Service by tomorrow.

The government said it would initiate deportation proceedings against those found to be in this country illegally. While the White House and the Justice Department had no immediate comment on the ruling, the government was expected to appeal. Justice Department spokesman Robert Havel said that, as of Monday, immigration officials had interviewed nearly 50,500 Iranians and determined 6,042 are subject to deportation. Havel said more than 41,250 are complying with the terms of their visas. The govern- See DEPORTATION Back page, col.

5, this section t1 Staff Photo by Bill Lustar Capitol. Watching were Brown's wife, Phyllis George Brown, center, and former Gov. Bert T. Combs, second from right. Gov.

John Y. Brown right, took the oath of office yesterday from Kentucky Chief Justice John Palmore at the State Madding clouds9 ignoble strife Warrants issued for 2 in Clyde Graham case Burley shortage prompts sale of all grades at $1.50 a pound Burley table, Page A 7. National Waathar Sarvlca IOUISVIUE area Cloudy and cooler through tomorrow. Chance of rain, 80 today; 90 tonight. High today, near 48; tomorrow, 42.

Low tonight, 38. KENTUCKY Cooler with intermittent light rain through tomorrow. Highs today, 40s to 60s; tomorrow, 40s. lows tonight, 35 to 45. TENNESSEE Cooler with thunder-showers today; ending tomorrow.

Highs today, 50s and 60s; tomorrow, near 50. lows tonight, 30s. High yesterday, 69; low, 42. ago yesterday: High, 43; low, 24. Sun: Rises, 7:50 EST; sets, 5:23.

Moon: Rises, 1:03 a.m.; sets, 1:37 p.m. Weather map and details. Page 15. man has been arrested on the warrants. State police Capt.

John Robey was quoted in a Louisville Times story yesterday as saying that Graham had obtained a driver's license identifying him as Jerry Durrall. Robey couldn't be reached later yesterday. It couldn't be learned if either man named in the warrants have any connection to the driver's license. James Graham, the father of the Clyde Graham, said yesterday that his family was acquainted with a Jerry Durrall. But he said his son was not a "buddy" or friend of Durrall's.

Graham was shot to death at the Villa Inn in Effingham, 111., by Kentucky State Police Sgt. Eugene Coffey. Offi- See TWO WARRANTS Back page, coL 4, this section By STAN MACDONALD Couriar-Journal Staff Writar Warrants have been issued against two Ellzabethtown men for "hindering the apprehension" of Clyde Daniel Graham, the suspected killer of a Kentucky state trooper. Graham was fatally shot Saturday in an Illinois motel room. State police had been searching for him since Nov.

7, the day state trooper Eddie Harris was slain after he stopped a car along U.S. 31E in LaRue County. Hardin County Attorney Dwight Preston said the warrants were taken a few days ago by state police against Ronald Durell and Gerald Durell, both of Eliza-bethtown. He did not know if the two men were related. It couldn't be learned whether either By PHIL NORMAN Couriar-Journal Farm Editor SHELBYVILLE, Ky.

Tobacco buyers waving fists, snapping fingers and sometimes cajoling the auctioneer yesterday offered $1.50 a pound for almost every pile of burley in the New Globe Tobacco Warehouse. Similar scenes were taking place in warehouses across Kentucky as the 1979-80 market reached a point where the buyers, each scrambling for his share of a short crop, were willing to pay a top price for burley of almost any quality. Reports that the burley shortage is worse than expected were confirmed later in the day by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The agency lowered its The market created an almost joyful mood among farmers, who were being paid almost 20 cents a pound more than they received at the same point in last season's market.

But it also resurrected a old and unresolved question of whtuer tobacco auctions really are auctions in the the common sense of the word. The question arises from "allocation" a system by which all buyers can all offer the same price on each pile of burley and have the auctioneer divide or allocate the leaf among them. Allocation has long been criticized and studied, but the industry consensus See BURLEY Back page, col. 1, this section estimate of production in Kentucky and the rest of the eight-state burley belt to 479 million pounds, down 37 million pounds from last month's estimate and down 147 million pounds from last year's harvest. Prices, which have been rising toward a boom level almost since the market opened Nov.

19, yesterday reached an average of $149.62 a hundredweight in Kentucky's 30 market cities. The average was up $1 a hundredweight from Monday and about $1.60 a hundredweight from the last day of sales last week. 'Shock probation': Results are mixed after 7 years INSIDE The House voted yesterday to permit states the right not to spend any of their Medicaid money for abortions A 3 Accent 7-10 Classified ads 16 Comics 17 Deaths 15 Marketplace A 7-9 Opinion page A 10 People A 2 Racing entries 14 Show clock 8 Sports 11-14 TV, radio 2 ony offender can be freed from prison after serving a minimum of 30 days. The rationale behind shock probation is to give first-time felony offenders the jolt of imprisonment. "It brings home the consequences" of illegal behavior, Jefferson Circuit Judge Richard Revell explained.

After seven years, how well is the system working? At first look, some shock-probation cases may be startling. Consider these: The Fant case are among more than 2,100 felony offenders who have been released under the law since it took effect in mid-1972. Sixteen percent of all these probations were granted in Jefferson County courts. Kentucky's shock-probation recipients have committed a whole range of crimes, including rape, burglary, and trafficking in narcotics. Judges have seen fit to release them early, always with the requirement that they remain under probation for a time.

By STAN MACDONALD AND JO ELLEN MEYERS SHARP Couriar-Journal Staff Writars Gregory A. Fant. Charged with murder in the beating death of a 2l2 -year-old boy. Pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Sentenced to 12 years.

Freed from prison in 30 days. Lonnie Gordon Coghill Jr. Pleaded guilty to robbing a grocery store. Sentenced to 10 years. Freed in aoout three months.

The two men were granted early release in Jefferson Circuit courts under Kentucky's "shock-probation" law. They dence. Fant had no previous felony convictions and had a good work record. He had maintained his innocence but said his plea was to avoid a harsher sentence that a jury might have rendered in such an emotional case. Ms.

Gill, the mother, of the young boy was torn between wanting leniency for Fant and wanting him punished, Revell said. Fant's attorney had asked Revell to grant regular probation, calling the child's death an "unfortunate accident." The attorney argued that Fant did not See 'SHOCK Back page, col. 1, this section charged with murdering 2 -year-old Damone Taryll Gill, son of Toni Gill. He pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter. In October he was sentenced by Judge Revell to 12 years in prison, a term that was recommended by the prosecution.

About a month later Revell ordered Fant's release from the State Reformatory near La Grange and placed him on probation for five years. Why? Because, Revell said in an interview, the prosecutor's office had acknowledged some "difficulty" with the evi Under the shock-probation law, a fel- Gregory A. Fant, 21, originally was.