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THE TENNESSON, Saturday. March 9. 1974 Nixon Asks Death in Kidnap-Kill Cases A 'OIK Newell Edenfield extracted a promise from federal prosecutors that they would destroy a statement obtained from Williams and improve his jail conditions. Edenfield reduced the bond for Williams from $1 million to $130,000 and that of his wife from $100,000 to $20,000, permitting her to go free on posting of 10, or $2,000 cash. EDENFIELD.

in allowing lawyers for Williams and his wife two more weeks to file motions, turned to prosecutor William P. Gaffncy and said: "I understand they won't even let this man (Williams) make a phone call and he hasn't even got the money to buy a pack of cigarettes." In a rising voice, Edenfield shook his finger at the assistant U.S. attorney and said, "We're dealing with a human being. This isn't any 15th century government you're dealing with." The warrants named Larry G. Cole, 27, and his wife Bonnie Ann, 23.

Relatives said Mrs. Van Balen recognized Cole as a former employe of her husband's fiberglass products company. The FBI described Cole as ''armed and extremely dangerous." It said he had been convicted previously of interstate transportation of a stolen automobile, burglary and receiving stolen property. In Atlanta A federal judge yesterday sharply reduced the bond of a man and wife accused in the kidnaping of Atlanta Constitution editor Murphy, and criticized the government's treatment of one of them. The couple, building contractor William A.

H. Williams, 33, and his wife Betty Ruth, 26, pleaded innocent to extortion and other federal violations in the Feb. 20 abduction and $700,000 ransoming of Murphy. U.S. Dist.

Court Judge not go near the New Jersey roadside where the $50,000 was dropped Thursday night by the boy's father because "our main concern was the safety of the victim." The FBI said Michael Calzadilla raised the $50,000 ransom for his son's freedom through advances, loans and a second mortgage, and it said it believed the kidnaping was motivated by money, not politics. The FBI said John thinks he can identify the woman who lured him into a car by saying his grandmother was sick and in a hospital. IN ROANOKE, an ex-convict and his wife were named as the kidnapers of Betty Ann Van Balen, a realtor who was abducted at gunpoint Wednesday by a man and woman she said asked her to take them house hunting. She was released Thursday in Ansted, W. after her husband personally delivered a $25,000 ransom.

to deter kidnapers is to make the penalty so severe that they will think twice before attempting it," Sasbe said in urging legislatures to act. "I am familiar with the line of argument that holds that if we make kidnaping punishable by death, we reduce ihe victim's chances. That is easily answered by having the death penalty apply only to kidnaping where death results." Nixon flew to his Florida vacation retreat yesterday for a long weekend of rest and consultation before he resumes a heavy schedule of public pnpearances. In Dix Hills, N.Y., John Calzadilla was reported in excellent condition after his release at a New Jersey highway stop early yesterday. "HE DIDN'T even pick up a cold during his captivity.

There's no mark on him," a doctor said after examining the boy. The FBI said it did -Staff phots by Jimmy EH Footballer Gets His Opry-tunity Professional football star Tommy Nobis elicits a chuckle from Grand Ole Opry stalwart Bashful Brother Oswald in an appearance last night at the Opury. Nobis is here to participate in the Cerebral Palsy telethon. Metro Trustee Glenn Ferguson, left, is in charge of scheduling the sports figures who will appear in the telethon. Telethon Starts Tonight With Host of Celebrities Truck Strike Tragic for Cattlemen delegates, predicting another sharp rise in food prices "in the very near future." "I absolutely think food prices have been too cheap in this country," said Francis, "It's a shame farm-prices haven't risen during the past 20 years in proportion to other American prices so con to consumers at the same prices they did three weeks ago although their costs have come down," he charged.

"The grocers' margin of profit has been too wide lately." Jack G. Francis, chairman of the Agricultural Council of America, also addressed the Columbia Teen Pleads Guilty 'Phantom Burglar' Cases B.v WAYNE WHITT Bobby Golitsboro, Lynn Anderson, Burt Reynolds, Adrieruie Barbeau, Buford Pusser and a host of other personalities will kick off the 10th annual Celebrity Parade of Stars for United Cerebral Palsy at 10:30 p.m. today. The show will run until 6 p.m. tomorrow and will be telecast in its entirety over WSM-TV, originating from Nashville's Municipal Auditorium.

"TlfERE IS NO charge for admission to the auditorium." said Jack Stapp, chairman of the board for United Cerebral Palsy of Tennessee. "We want everyone to come down to the auditorium and see and greet all these stars." The first out-of-town celebrities to arrive were Jack Sheldon, a regular on the Merv Griffin Show as well as "The Girl With Something Extra" show, and Tommy Nobis, all-star linebacker with the Atlanta Falcons football team. Both arrived here yesterday. The other stars will be arriving from all parts of the country throughout today. STAHP, WHO has been Instrumental in each of the telethons, is known as "Mr.

Telethon" to the cerebral palsy staff. The president of Tree International, Stapp works in the background and is seldom seen out front. Before the first telethon, UCP maintained a day care center in a rented house. Today it has its own center, the Cecil Sims Day Care Center, on 22nd Avenue. North, and provides other services for palsied persons throughout the state.

"The progress we have made is most gratifying," said Stapp. "And we owe everything to the generosity cf the people who have supported our telethon each year now for a decade." STAPP SAID UCP never sets a goal. "Whatever is raised will be spent here and Judge John Stanton. Farmer was arrested on the morning of Feb. 15 by city patrolman Frank Watts, who answered a silent burglar alarm at the Parks-Belk de COLUMBIA, Tenn.

A Columbia teenager who had been dubbed "the phantom' burglar" pled guilty in Juvenile Court yesterday to 26 counts of burglary, ranging over a two-month period beginning in December. JOHN DOUGLAS Farmer 15, of 1808 Sunset was committed to the custody of the State Department of Correction for an indefinie period by Juvenile Court PUMP 9:30 a.m. 'til 9 p.m. MADISON 9:30 a.mtil 9:30 p.m. From Wirt Reports President Nixon called yesterday for reinstatement of the death penalty in kidnaping cases where the victim is killed, and his attorney general urged Congress and state legislatures to act now.

Last night, two brothers were arrested in the kidnaping of 8-year-old John Calzadil-la, the FBI announced. In a release, FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley identified them as Norberto M. Fernandez, 17, and Eligio R. Fernandez, 19.

of Union City, N.J. KELLEY SAID the two were arrested in the Newark area and were charged with violating federal kidnaping statutes. He added that information available to the FBI indicates that additional individuals were involved in the kidnaping and an extensive investigation is under way to apprehend all these involved. The kidnapers escaped with a $50,000 ransom yesterday after releasing the Long Island, N.Y., boy unharmed. The child had been held for 33 hours.

MEANWHILE, the $2 million food giveaway continued in California in an attempt to win freedom for Patricia Hearst, and arraignment was postponed for two weeks for a couple charged in the kidnaping of Atlanta newspaper editor Reg Murphy. Alexander M. Haig the White House chief of staff, said Nixon talked with Atty. Gen. William B.

Saxbe on Thursday and yesterday to "convey his concern about the increased incidence of kidnaping." Haig said Nixon urged Saxbe to press Congress to pass year-old legislation that would reinstitute the death penalty in hijacking and terrorism cases and in kid-napings in which the victim is killed. He said Nixon also ordered Saxbe to study "whatever additional measures the federal government might take to deal with this problem of kidnaping." "THE ONLY practical way White House Grid Stadium Bonds Voted By ROBERT KOLLAR Ttnnusun Statt Correspondent WHITE HOUSE, Tenn. -The White House mayor and Board of Aldermen have authorized issuance of up to $300,000 in general obligation bonds for construction of a new municipal football stadium and other city recreational projects. Mayor Billy S. Hobbs said yesterday the board, in a regular meeting Thursday, set March 28 for the opening of bids on the initial excavation work.

HE SAID THE city is in the process of acquiring 87.3 acres at the junction of 1-65 and Highway 76, where the stadium will be built. Ultimately there will be a $1 million complex on the location that will include the stadium; a new city hall patterned after the White House in Washington; a nine-hole golf course, baseball fields, and swimming facilities. "We are very proud of this new stadium and it is something that will benefit the entire community," Hobbs said. HE SAID IT will have a seating capacity of wil! use the latest lighting techniques, and will include a six-lane track around the football field. The mayor said he hopes to have it ready for use when school opens this fall.

The 30-year bonds, to be backed b.v the city's credit, will be sold in June. Part of the proceeds from the bonds will be used to purchase the land for the new complex and for the other recreational projects the city plans in the future, Hobbs said. Laid to Officers committed in the course of in-' vestigations of large-scale narcotics dealers conducted from December 1969 through the fall of 1970. The indictments charged that the detectives who had seized the drugs from defendants they had arrested, later sold the heroin and cocaine. The indictments also charged the policemen with the theft of cash totaling $380,000 which the detectives are accused of dividing among themselves instead of turning over to the Police Department.

sumers wouldn't have felt th dramatic change in food costs the last 24 months." FRANCIS TOLD the meeting that he favors a strict law of supply and demand for farm prices. In the past, ha said, an oversupply of food has caused depressed prices for farmers. partment store in the Maury County Shopping Center here. Watts said he found a front window broken out and said the youth was caught inside the building. 4 (JSC.

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"In the past three weeks the price of cattle has declined over $100 a head," said the past president of the American Cattlemen's Association. "THE CATTLE industry is worth $20 billion a year and is on the verge of bankruptcy." Trotman said the strike by truck drivers prevented cattlemen from moving beef on the hoof to packing houses, and the packing houses couldn't move beef to wholesalers and retailers. "We now have three and four weeks of beef supply backed up in feed lots causing cattle to become too big and fat." Beginning next week, Trotman said, American cattlemen will ask the nation's supermarkets to help push beef through specials and sales. STORES ARE selling beef Shop DOWNTOWN SHOP AT SEARS AND SAVE flatiifaction Cuaranteti or Your Money Bock V)fc'18'- nationally, with 75 of the money remaining in this state and the other 25 going to the national organization for research and training workers," Stapp added. Today, members of the Metro Fire Department will man roadblocks at key intersections to solicit donations to cerebral palsy.

Last year the firemen raised better than C12.000 in roadblocks. Nobis is one of several top Fports personalities who will appear on the telethon, according to Glenn Ferguson, chairman for athletes. Others include: Ed (Too Tall) Jones, Tennessee State University star football player who was pro football's No. 1 draft pick this year and who recently signed a contract to play with the Dallas Cowboys. (Jefferson Street) Joe Gilliam, former TSU player now a quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Bob Asher, former Van-derbilt star who now plays with the Chicago Bears. Claude Humphrey, TSU graduate and all-pro defensive end with the Atlanta Falcons. Goldsboro. who has his own television show, has appeared on several previous telethons, Lut this year he is serving as Middle Tennessee chairman for the 10th anniversary show. Miss Anderson, a former Middle Tennessee is honorary state telethon chairman.

Buddy Killen, Tree executive, and Mrs. Killen are general chairmen for fund raising for UCP, while diet Atkins, music executive, and Mrs. Atkins are general state chairmen. REYNOLDS IS making a movie in this area now, and is taking time out to star on the telethon. A lV4-hour television special which Reynolds hosts has been rescheduled on WSM-TV from tonight to 10:30 p.m.

tomorrow. Pusser, former McNairy County, sheriff who has become a legend, is the subject of the movie "Walking Tall" that is playing to packed theaters across the country. Miss Barbeau is a costar of the television series "Maude," playing Maude's daughter. Other personalities who will appear include: Bob Luman, country recording artist. Ray Stevens, television and recording star.

Ronnie Prophet, nightclub and recording star. Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass. Rufus Thomas, the "Funky Chicken" man who will appear along with the rhythm and blues group known as the Jacksonians. Ferjin Husky, recording star. Selling of Dope NEW YORK (UPI)-Eleven present and former city narcotics policemen were indicted yesterday on charges of selling narcotics and dividing among themselves $380,000 seized during arrests of large-scale narcotics dealers.

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With this in mind, each individual can decide for himself whether he has desirable space and which vegetables might be produced. It is now time to watch for that period, which may not be for more than 24 hours, when the soil can be worked. Don't make the mistake of "plowing" the soil when it is wet. When one can dig up a handful of soil, squeeze it lightly and it will crumble, it may be safely plowed. When it forms a ball of sticky mud, leave it alone.

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