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El Paso Herald-Post from El Paso, Texas • 11

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8ection Page Three- -EL PASO HERALD-POST Friday July 7 1972 Seamen's Strikes Threaten World-Wide Shipping patriarchate in central Istanbul a week ago and broke his hip movement ica for 18 years and during Athenagoras who was patri- that time became a US citi-arch of North and South Amer- zen fell down the stairs at his salem in 1964 where they exchanged a of symbolizing the ecumenical som 47 miles south of Phnom Penh Chhat was the second Cambodian general and the fourth provincial governor killed in action since the Cambodian war broke out in March 1970 Chhat also governor- of Taken Province 55 miles south Phnom Penh' was struck in the stomach by a bullet on the eight-mile road between the provnice and Angtassom BELFAST Snipers killed one man and wounded another in Belfast today and in Londonderry Roman Catholic militants said they were holding two British army officers who tried to infiltrate a Catholic area His death brought to 12 the number of persons- killed since the truce started The provisional wing of die Irish Republican Army (IRA) also said it was holding two British army officers who tried to infiltrate the Roman Catholic Creggan area of Londonderry A Roman Catholic man wgs wounded in a shooting incident near the Holy Cross Catholic church in the Ardoyne area of Belfast A few hours later a bomb went off outside the church blowing a 10-foot-wide hole in die street and damag- Complied by Tbo Horald-Poct from UPI TOKYO Japanese seamen and shipowners resume collective bargaining today in an effort to end a record 85-day shipping strike against the major industries A spokesman for the all Japan Union indicated there was some glimmer of hope that demands of ocean-going seamen could be met But the spokesman said only demands of the ocean-going seamen -were involved in immediate negotiations and that the dispute involving port and coastal shipping employes would be taken up later Jibe union spokesman said shipowners and union representatives met four hours last night and said another session would be held today He gave no indication of whkt progress might be OTTAWA Federal legislation to end the 51-day Quebec port dispute was before the Senate today one step short of royal assent and a possible reopening of the three strikebound ports tomorrow The legislation orders the 3200 longshoremen at Quebec City Montreal ud Three Rivers to end their seven-week strike and abide by the terms of the labor contract they Around The World signed in March The House of Commons gave the emergency bill third and final reading after a brief debate last night and then sent it to the Senate for approval HONOLULU longshoremen met with shippers yesterday in a negotiating session threatened by a work week guarantee dispute There were no comments after the meeting on whether management had backed a deadline of noon (HST) today for a contract agreement Management said Sunday that unless agreement was reached the 38-hour weekly woik guarantee for neighboring islands would be reduced to 36 hours The International Longshoremen and union local has declined to say what action it would take if the guarantees are trimmed PHNOM Government sources said today Brig Gen Kong Chhat was killed yesterday while leading a troop reinforcement drive on the besieged town of Angtas- ipgis mmm ooo ing the church and an adjoining school There were no inju- ries in the blast It was the first bomb blast since a fragile truce went into effect 11 days ago MANILA Outnumbered government troops backed by combat helicopters and ships fought today with a band of Moslem marauders believed responsible for killing more than 70 persons in the southern Philippines during the past three years Official military reports reaching Manila said 10 more persons including a town mayor and an army officer were killed late yesterday in an encounter between government troopers and armed Moslems in Dimataling town Zamboanga del Sur Province 560 miles south of Manila This raised the confirmed death toll to 73 since fighting began Tuesday TOKYO Rescue workers dug through tons of mud and rubble in west and southwestern Japan today searching for scores of missing persons believed buried in lnadslides touched off by torrential rains Surveys early today listed 74 killed 113 injured and 114 missing Landslides also caused extensive damage to homes highways and railways REYKJAVIK Iceland After two weeks of behind-the-scene diplomacy and much talking Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky have agreed to get down to their real business playing chess The match for the world title now held by the 35-year-old Russian will begin Tuesday in the Icelandic capital The winner gets $150000 and the loser $100000 BEIRUT An English language newspaper in Beirut said today Israeli gunners shelled southern Lebanon yesterday and warplanes swooped at roof-top level over the area In Cairo the semiofficial newspaper A1 said the United States wiH begin delivery of a new batch of modified A4 Sky hawk jet warplanes to Israel in November Patriarch Ath-enagoras I leader of the 250-million-member Orthodox church died in an Istanbul hospital early today He was 86 The tall white-bearded patriarch played a major role in attempts to end the 900-year-old split between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches He met three times with Pope Paul the first on the Mount of Olives in Jeru EP Airport Parking Lot Operation Due for Review Often the most Interesting statistics are those generally outside the realm of possibility You know the kind if you could stack one dollar bills 'til they ipached the moon you would have enough to pay the so-called National Debt or Is it five dollar bills? Well no matter as illuminating as it might be no one is going to try It However here's a statistic from the folks at First Savings and Loan that has some down-to-earth meaning If you saved $100 a month every month for the next 15V2 years that savings account at First would return $100 per month for the rest of your life your wife's life your child's life your grandchild's life and on until the end of time Interesting and possible You may be In position to do it Whether you can save 100 or just 10 dollars a month do It now It has a way of adding up to a nice usable statistic in a savings account at First Savings and Loan Downtown Bassett and Northgate united electronically by Uni-Link ious notes and $3800000 in restricted land sales funds invested in various other notes The restricted land sales fund totals $5815000 and total airport investments reach the sum of $9115000 according to report The board directed Jones to find out which banks hold the certificates of deposit THE BOARD approved a new air taxi operator contracts including Civil Rights provisions for Alamo Airways and Roswell Airlines A sub-lease between Southwest Air Rangers and Delta Airlines for a transmitter-receiver enroute station was approved The board recommended to City Council a contract with Peat Marwick Mitchell and Co of San Francisco for a review and revision of the airport accounting system at a maximum fee of $20000 The last revision was done 12 years ago In other action the board: Okayed a six-month contract with Midwest International Inc for placement of six pay TV lounge chairs in the terminal tabled an application for a state grant of $45000 for a sculpture pending further investigation of the requirements for in-matching funding and lack of jurisdiction over the selection of the type of sculpture adjusted the monthly rental for the Airport Veterinary Hospital at $123 without any new appraisal and were apprised of needed relocation of telephone and electrical lines due to the prospect of a change in Montana avenue as it ir updated to freeway status A decision by the Pete de Wetter City Council to have El Paso International pay parking lot run by the airport management is due for a review by consultant Leigh Fisher The Airport Board voted for the review yesterday despite Airport Manager Walter Jones' recommendation that tiie De Wetter decision stand The previous decision called for the first two years under the airport to determine the financial return 1 BOARD MEMBER William Squires Jr said he believed huch operations should be by private operation He said the present council is of that opinion Assistant Airport manager Bill Thompson said Houston International had taken over its parking operation after a concessionaire said he needed -more financial breaks Houston made a $1 million profit -last year Thompson said The new parking area is now Hinder construction and will be ready by February of next qrear 1 THE BOARD was presented with a monthly statement of airport fund investments from 'City Comptroller Joseph Higdon It showed $1750000 in fund monies invested in certificates of deposits in restricted land gales funds invested in certifi-' cates of deposit $350000 in improvement and replacement funds invested in Southern -Railway Co stocks: $1200000 in revenue bond sinking and reserve funds invested in var- Area Schools Receive Grants US Rep Richard White ha been informed by the Department of Health Educa- tion and Welfare that four edu- national institutions in his dis- trict have been awarded $109373 in College Work-Study -Program grants The funds are divided among UT El Paso $66621 -El Paso Community College Hotel Dieu School of Nursing $3904 and Sul Ross in Alpine $19997 teas iron 'i KIEV! 'MRaamm vm SO imi BO IT ACAIM THIS WEEKEND! BIG MOUNTAIN BAR BQ -A- DOOR EVERYDAY -A- FREE HORSE RIDING FREE SWIMMING SILVER SPRINGS MD Alabama Gov George Wallace Is wheeled from the Holy Cross Hospital chapel by his wife Cornelia following a thanksgiving mass yesterday on the eve of his departure for the Democratic convention Wallace read (he 23rd Psalm at the service and then was guest of honor at a dinner given him by the hospital staff (UPI Photo) I WHERE THE SERVICE IS 320 MONTANA Our facility at 320 Montana offers you the largest chapel In El Paso with immediate facilities to conduct services for any religious faith or order The finest costs no more often less 'h CALL FREE FOR FLIGHT OR DRIVE TO OUR CL0U0CR0FT OFFICE i Sacramanta Laka iardinq-0iriMc Daniel FUNERAL Circla Crass Ranch HOMES imberon 320 MONTANA 110 CAMPBELL 3707 PERSHING DRIVE MEMBER BY INVITATION QflSMl NATIONAL SELECTED MORTICIANS.

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