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MAIL. Phoenix weather Partly cloudy and warm with chance for thundershowers. High 100-104, low 60-70. Yesterday's high 106, low 83. Humidity: high S3, low 22.

Details, Page 11. 82nd Year, No. 107 Today's chuckle Girl, describing a newly engaged cou-pie to a friend: "They're nice, except' for her." 10 cents Telephone: 271-8000 Arizona, Tuesday, August 31, 1971 (Four Sections, 60 Paget) Hurricane-force winds i i 41 injured to Mesa-Teimpe torm THE AMZOMA REPUBLIC 7 St Us s- I i Cafe owner killed, wife hurt in holdup By JOHN J. HARRIGAN Northern Arizona Bureau FLAGSTAFF A restaurant filling station owner was shot to death and his wife shot and wounded seriously In a 870 robbery yesterday 22 miles east of here on Interstate 40. Mcrritt D.

"Slick" McAIistcr, 60, was found dead at 1:05 p.m. on the floor of his a single gunshot wound in his heart His wife, Pearl, was slumped In a telephone booth, wounded in the head by a small-caliber bullet. She was in fair condition last night at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. Law enforcement agencies across northern Arizona set up roadblocks In search of three Negroes, two men and a woman, believed to be the asssailants. They reportedly were driving a small blue sports car.

Mrs. McAIistcr said she was cookin three hamburgers the trio had ordered when the shooting began, according to Coconino County Sheriff Cecil Richardson. Richardson said Mrs. McAIistcr told him she had been frying hamburgers at a grill, with her back to the customers, when she was shot without warning in the side of the head. Mrs.

Gray apparently slumped to the floor unconscious, Richardson said. It could not be determined immediately whether Mr. McAIistcr was killed before or after his wife was shot. Mrs. McAlister regained consciousness shortly after the bandits had rifled the cash register.

Richardson said, staggered to a telephone and called a friend, Mrs. Charles Gray, at Twin Arrows Trading Post, Vk miles to the west. Mrs. Gray, who with her husband manages the Twin Arrows, was first on the scene after receiving the telephone call from the wounded Mrs. McCalistcr.

"All I heard was Pearl saying, 'Joan, come down here, help us we've been knocked out, Mrs. Gray said of her telephone conversation with Mrs. McAlister. Continued on Page 4 Blow wrecks homes; 1 death is reported A vicious storm struck Mesa and Tempe late yesterday accompanied by hurricane-force wind3 that ripped off. dozens of roofs and injured at least 41 persons.

Several peisons narrowly escaped beC ing crushed as roofs collapsed into their; homes. A 68-year-old man died of heart attack at the height of the storm." Robert S. Ingram, meteorologist charge of the National Weather Service: at Sky Harbor International Airport, said the winds that struck the east and southeast Valley suburbs about 5:55 p.m. had-velocities of 90 to 100 mph. "It's not at all unusual for straight-.

line desert storms like this to have winds of that velocity, Ingram explained. He discounted reporfj that tornado funnels had been seen. Nearly all of the Tempe area from the Maricopa Freeway to Mesa and from the Salt River south to Baseline Road was affected to some extent But the heart of the storm's energy was expend cd between Rural Road and the Mesa city boundary from Southern Avenue to Baseline Road. Residents described the 15- to 20-min-ute storm as one of the worst In memory. The weather bureau reported .9 of an inch of rain at the University of Arizona Experimental Farm on the Mesa-Tempe Highway.

They added that an unofficial 1.64 inches fell near Southern and Lebanon in Tempe. For the first time in years, the runoff in Tempe actually ran north into the-Salt River. Homeowners who had been watering the grass around their new subdivision homes were stunned as they viewed gaping holes in their roofs after the storm moved northwestward to Phoenix, largely dissipated. No rain was reported in Phoenix. A woman, carrying her dog, stumbled over the curb in Tempe, the tears flowing down her check.

"Our new home Continued on Page 18 1. 1 Hoof from the home of Irving kipp, Southern near McCIintock, lies in yard as Mall on the building leans far out Reds press offensive for third day Associated Press SAIGON The North Vietnamese and Victcong pressed widespread attacks yesterday for a third day and allied forces maintained an alert for more shellings and ground action this week. There was the threat enemy forces would extend their activity to coincide with two important North Vietnamese anniversaries. North Vietnam's national day is Thursday and the following day is the second anniversary of the death of the country's founder president. Ho Chi Minn.

Such anniversaries frequently were accompanied by a surge of attacks in the past. Over the weekend, Communist led units mounted nearly 100 shellings, ground probes and terror attacks in the heaviest action in South Vietnam in four months. AH 219.000 U.S. servicemen in Vietnam continued on a week-old alert confining them to bases and restricting travel The alert was partly to prevent U.S. forces from getting embroiled in South Vietnamese political unrest and partly as a precaution against enemy action.

South Vietnamese forces also maintained a high state of readiness should North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces prolong their heightened activity. "We are ready." said Lt. Col Le Trung Hien, chief spokesman tor the Saigon military command at his daily briefing. tarized zone yesterday through a ninth day. Fifteen of the bombers dumped 450 tons of explosives on suspected North Vietnamese positions below the DMZ in Quang Tri Province.

Three others Struck in Thua Thien Province immediately south of Quang Tri. The U.S. Command said that American artillery fired into the northern half of the demilitarized zone late Sunday against a North Vietnamese rocket site. The command reported the firing touched off a large explosion, indicating hits on munitions or fuel. The command also reported attacks by U.S.

artillery, air and naval gunfire against enemv positions in the southern halt of the DMZ. Hien reported there were 96 enemy attacks against South Vietnamese military units and civilians from daybreak Saturday through dawn yesterday. These included 54 rocket and mortar attacks. Most of the attacks were In the north-em half of the country. Official reports showed at least 41 South Vietnamese soldiers and 8 civilians were killed and 186 government troops and 53 civilians were wounded.

The U.S. and South Vietnamese commands claimed 347 North Vietnamese and Victcong soldiers were killed Saturday and Sunday, many in air raids and artillery barrages. U.S. B52 bombers extended their intensified hammering along the demili Thieu retains control in South Vietnam Frost may follow freeze, economist tells Congress Associated Press of the lower house election and Thieu's' plans for the presidential balloting. Bunker and the Nixon administration are reported prepared to accept, but with serious misgivings, Thieu's plan to run unopposed.

The United States, how- ever, apparently has not given up all! hope that some formula can be effected to give the election at least the facade of democracy. Associated Press SAIGON With official tabulations complete for 140 of the 159 seats in South Vietnam's lower house elections, President Nguyen Van Thieu appeared certain yesterday to retain solid control of the legislative body. The only doubt about the size of Thieu's majority was raised by the large number of deputies elected Sunday whose political affiliation has yet to be established. His backers ran well in the Mekong Delta and in provinces around Saigon, but opponents had the edge in Saigon itself and in Hue and Da Nang. Thieu supporters won 58 of the 140 seats decided, with 32 opposition candidates, independents, and 47 deputies of unknown allegiance also elected.

Most of the 47, however, were from the Mekong Delta which Thieu carried heavily in the 1967 election. Political an alysts believed most would turn out to be pro-Thieu. Of 119 incumbents standing for re-election, 34 won their races. They were 18 opposition deputies, 14 progovernment deputits and 2 independents. Thieu controlled about two-thirds of the old 133-member house.

The increase in the number of seats from 133 to 159 reflects the expansion of government control and the creation of additional legislative districts since the last election in 1967. The deputies serve four-year terms. Major interest centered on the showing of progovernment candidates as a reflection of Thieu's political strength. He is expected to consider this factor before making a final determination to run as the- only candidate in the Oct. 3 presi-' dential election.

Thieu met with U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker for over an hour last night, presumably to discuss the results WASHINGTON Cautioning Congress against "overshooting" President Nix-on's economic goals, a top White House adviser said yesterday the 90-day freeze is likely to be followed by a more relaxed "frost" backed by legal "clout." Paul W. McCracken, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, echoed Picture, related stories, Page 4 other administration officials in saying no concrete plans have been made for the second phase of the new economic policy. Organized labor will be brought into negotiations shaping national economic policy for after Nov. 13, when the wage-price-rent freeze ends, McCracken said.

He would make no comment as to whether a restriction on profits and interest, steps urgently demanded by labor, will be included. McCracken told the congressional Joint Economic Commit'ee that he expects 500,000 new jobs and a large boost in productivity during the current freeze. But he said it would not be reasonable to expect prices to remain static during the period. Two other witnesses, Gen. George Lincoln, head of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Arnold Weber, execu-' tive director of the new Cost of Living Council said they have sufficient facilities now but couldn't predict what their needs might be as the new economic policy continues to develop.

Parishioner pays in mysterious ivay RATON, N.M. (AP) God acts in mysterious ways, the Rev. Augustine Moore of St Joseph Roman Catholic Church says. He found a parimutuel wager ticket for La Mesa Park's horse track In his collection basket. The ticket was on a winning horse, and paid 812.

Used car sales jungle lo wiicary, legislators told By ALBERT J. SITTER The used car sales business is a "jungle" which confounds unwary consumers with a multitude of "tricks," the head of the State Consumer Fraud Division told a legislative interim committee yesterday. Auto sales and service complaints comprise the majority of cases received by the division, its director, Assistant Atty. Gen. John Keogh, said.

Keogh was among several persons Invited by the committee's chairman, Sen. Howard Baldwin, R-Phoenix, to speak at the hearing, the first in a series to probe used car sales problems. The next session, Baldwin said, will be held within 30 days. "Some used car dealers," added Jerry Lcvine, director of litigation for the Maricopa County Legal Aid Society, "engage In techniques which are less than honorable and run contrary to the morals of the marketplace." But Levine added: "By no means am I suggesting that all used car dealers engage in fraudulent methods to make better deals. For the past several years, I have known dealers who are concerned in developing an honorable reputation in the community.

These dealers neither directly nor indirectly will tolerate the use of these tactics by their salesmen." Lcvine recommended several changes In state law to protect car buyers, including one requiring the licensing of dealers and salesmen. Auto sales licenses, Levine said, should be denied those convicted of sales fraud. Asked his opinion of such a law by Sen. Joseph Castillo, D-Tucson, a member of the committee, Keogh replied: Continued on Page 17 inside Tlie Ucpublic Valley industry has individual style goods, and it was good business to be npnr tho railroad The Southern Pnnifin rnllrnnH frnrlr went east and west through the center FERRY CAPTALN Italian authorities have charged the captain of the Greek ferryboat that caught fire with multiple homicide and neglect. Page 2.

MANHUNT A massive manhunt begins for a gunman who killed a San Francisco police desk sergeant. Page 16. OUTLOOK IN '70s Roy Wilkins predicts dramatic gains for blacks in voting place. Page 20. GOAL AFFIRMED Arab political heads state Egypt-Libya-Syria federation's purpose is victory over Israel.

Page 2. RATE RISE ASKED Arizona Public Service Co. asks corporation commission's permission to raise power and gas charges 18.4 and 14 per cent, respectively. Page 21. INDIA ACCUSED West Pakistan Ambassador A.

Hilaly says India's propaganda machine misled Kennedy, Americans on refugee situation. Page 2. of town. The Santa Fe angled off toward the northwest. Trucks had earned their stripes in naming troops ana treignt during me war ana caugni me ousiness cummum- employing an estimated 74,000 persons out of a population of almost a million.

Though Valley industry has lost a lot of its farm flavor, it still has retained a style of its own. Basically it consists of smaller firms, and that is not what Easterners or Midwesterners generally think of when the word industry is mentioned. While Valley industry has been rapidly growing, it has stayed pretty much in the same neighborhoods and apparently will continue to do so. "What employment we did have before the war. the box companies, the agriculture and things like that.

was all concentrated along the railroad," said Gary Driggs, vice president of Western Sayings and a native. "The railroads were the movers of By GRANT E. SMITH The industrial revolution didn't get to the Valley until the 1940s. Before the bulk of Valley big business was farm related grain elevators, Stock 'pens, packing houses, pump manufacturers and warehouses. Phoenix had 99 manufacturing firms in 1939, according to the U.S.

Census Bureau, and. those firms employed 982 workers out of a population of about 65,000. Then, with a boost from World War II, light 'industry firms making airplane parts, electronic components, air conditioning parts and similar items began to learn that it had a home on the range. In 1971 there are 878 manufacturing firmsin the Phoenix metropolitan area ty tancy atter we war. It then became nccessarv to locate near the highway.

However, that didn't chance much in Lil A- it. t. niKnway rouies inrouHn town were never Page Page Astrology 36 Movies 57 Bridge 23 Obituaries 24 Classified 37-49 Opinion 7 Comics 36 Radio Log 57 Crossword 23 Sports 31-35 Dean 21 TV Log 59 Editorials 6 Weather 11 Financial 25-28 Women 51-56 mnra fnan PAiinia Af hinnira Fivmt thA Today's prayer Keep me from fashioning thee for myself, God my Saviour, after my own Imaginings. May I not make a graven Image of thee, but know thee as thou art. Amen.

railroad. i The electronics firms shnwur) snma in. Continued on Page 18".