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87th Year No. 275 Phone 793-3221 REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, $2.90 Per Month 14 Pages 15 Cents SEPARATISTS WIN-Parti Quebtcoit Itadcr Rtna Uvtyqut speaks to his after his pArty crushed Premier Robert Bourassa's ruling liberal government in the province's 31 st elections yesterday. The win opened the way for possible secession of Quebec from Canada. A supporter waves the Quebec flag in the background. (UPlTelepheto) Rumors of circulate Gilmorey fiancee attempt suicide by drug overdose SALT LAKE CITY Condemned killer Gary Gilmore and his fiancee Nicole Barrett were found unconscious today of drug overdoses, apparently after trying to carry out a "suicide pact." A hospital spokesman said Gilmore was in serious condition from an overdose of Seconal but "he's going to live." The girl, who took Seconal and Dalmane, was in worse shape listed as critical and unconscious.

Gilmore left a brief note in his cell, saying "Leaye my property to my mother," while two sealed envelopes were found in Miss Barrett's apartment. The Utah County attorney's office, which opened them, said they "are very similar to suicide notes." Gilmore, 35, who wanted to die Monday before a firing squad, was found in his cell at Utah State Prison "not breathing properly." He was given resuscitation and rushed to a Salt Like City hospital by paramedics. ''We suspect a possible drug overdose," said Warden Sam Smith, who said Gilmore was still breathing when put in the ambulance for the armile drive to University of Utah Medical Center. was admitted to the hospital in serious' condition from an overdose of Seconal. "He's going to live," a hospital 8p said.

about the same time Miss Barrett, 20, was discovered by a neighbor at her apartment in Springville, about 30 miles south of the prison, with sleeping pill vials beside her. She was taken by ambulance to a Provo Guns silenced in Beirut hospital, were she was in critical condition. Rumors about suicide pact between the couple have circulated in Utah for two weeks, but both Gilmore speaking through his attorney and Miss Barrett had denied them. Michael Esplin, one of two defense lawyers fired by Gilmore when the admitted killer decided to ask for immediate imposition of the death penalty, said that he had not been told of a suicide pact but he and his colleague, Craig Snyder, suspected there was one. "We felt he had suicidal tendencies," Esplin said.

"He was using the execution date as putting the state in a position of carrying out his suicide." The lawyer said they suspected a suicide pact because in all the agreements by Gilmore to sell his life story, there is no mention of Miss Barrett getting any of the proceeds. "They had such a strong relationship," he said. "It was strange. It was almost as if she wasn't going to be around," In September, he said. Miss Barrett slashed her arm while visiting Gilmore in Utah County Jail.

Gilmore had been scheduled to go before the Utah Board of Pardons Wednesday to renew his plea to be shot by a firing squad at the prison for the slaying last summer of a Provo motel clerk. On Monday, Miss Barrett spent two hours with Gilmwe at the prison and emerged to say she had agreed to marry Urn. Trudeau dislikes outcome OTTAWA (UPI) Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said the Parti Quebecpis, the winners in Monday's provincial elections, had been granted a mandate to govern in Quebec, "not to separate that province from the rest of Canada." The Parti Quebecois, headed by Rene Levesque, ousted the Liberal Party government of Premier Robert Bourassa. "In a democratic election, Quebec voters granted the Parti Quebecois enough seats to form the next provincial government," Trudeau said Monday. "Out of respect for our democratic process, we must recognize the Parti Quebecois victory." But he said, "Mr.

Levesque and his party have been granted a mandate to form a provincial government, not to separate tluit province from the rest of Canada. "I can only assume that Quebec's new government intends to follow both the letter and the spirit of the Canadian constitution. Under such conditions Mr. Levesque and his cabinet will have my cooperation and that of my colleagues." Trudeau issued his statement at a news conference shortly after returns were known and said, "I feel there has been a provincial election that did not go the way I wanted it to." California population increases SACRAMENTO (UPI) Increased births and an influx of Indochinese refugees has helped to push California's population to 21.5 million, an increase 322,000 over lajtt year, the Department ot Finance During the last two years some 50,000 Indochinese refugees from Vietnam setUed in CaUfomia, the department said. The state's population was set at 21,198,000 in June 1975.

Births among California couples during the 12-month period ending June 30 were estimated at 322,000 by the department, an increase of 6,000 over the previous year. "This suggests a further recovery from the low birth rates recorded in the fiscal years 1973 and 1374," said a spokesman for the department's Population Research Unit. Peacekeeping force rests Lebanon (UPI) 'The Arab League peacekeeping force today readied its troops to move north to Tripoli and south to Sidon to consolidate its control of Lebanon further by reopening the major north- south roads. The Syrian-dominate peace force moved into Beirut Monday with virtually no opposition, bringing silence to the guns that have blasted the ravaged capital for 19 months. The independent newspaper An Nahar said the pre-dawn operation Monday involved the deplcQrment of about 11,000 men in and around the city.

Beirut residents today awoke from the quietest night they had enjoyed in 581 days, following the peaceful sweep through the city that banished rival gunmen from their battle sites. Even though most Christian rightist and Moslem leftist fighters kept their weapons, putting them out of sight at their respective headquarters, the presence of the Arab army led to the immediate cessation of fighting in Beirut. "Most of us couldn't sleep last night," joked one west Beirut resident. "We had gotten used to the noise." The Arab army was expected shortly to extend its positions north to Tripoli and south to Sidon from Beirut, qwning the country's major north-south roads. Newspapers reported there had been exchanges of machine gun fire between Tripoli and Uie nearby rightist-held town of Zghorta in north Lebanon Monday while sporadic clashes continued in the south near the border with Israel.

But the papers called the situation around the country, now 80 per cent controlled by Syrian- dominated peacekeeping troops, as "generally calm." The leftist newspaper As Safir said joint leftist and Palestinian forces shelled rightist positions Monday near the village of Ain Ebel, about five miles from the Israeli border in the south. On its first full day of occupation in the war-ravaged capital, the Arab force will consolidate its positions, especially in the scenes of the heaviest fighting along the confrontation lines between east and west Beirut. It also was expected that the airport south ot the city would open soon. Weather Temperatures today to 1 p.m. Redlands: Yucaipa: High 70, low48 Monday Redlands: High 79, low 47 Yucaipa: High 65, low 46 Smog: Light Wednesday.

For data call 792-5656. Monday Ox CO Noe Redlands .05 2 .09 Over .20 0 hrs. Yucaipa .04 4 San Bernardino .03 5 .05 Sun: Rises 6:23, sets 4:46. San Bernardino Valley: Continued sunny and warm Wednesday with clear cool nights. Gusty winds to 40 m.p.h.

below canyons. Winds Wednesday, Highs in 806. Lows mostly upper 40s to low 50s. Southern California: Warm sunny days and clear cool nights through Wednesday. Some gusty winds over mountains and locally below canyons.

Winds decreasing Wednesjday. NATIONAL WEATHER Temperatures and precipitation for 24hour period ending at 4 a.m.: High Low Pep. Atlanta 46 36 .01 Boston 50 3i Ctilcago 43 24 Cleveland 40 17 Dallas 40 37 Denver 51 30 Fairbanks 35 21 Honolulu B5 70 .01 Kansas City 41 25 Las Vegas 67 48 Los Angeles' 76 56 Minneapolis 45 20 New Orleans 54 49 New York 45 33 Omaha 47 20 Palm Springs 80 50 Sacramentd 68 53 St. Louis 46 24 Salt Lake City 48 42 San Francisco 66 58 Seattle 56 51 .09 Wastiington 46 31 Highest, lowest 48 statM West Palm Beacti, 88 Aberdeen, S.D., 5 Seek secession from Canada French Separatists win Quebec election MONTREAL (UPI) Rene Levesque's Parti Quebecois scored a stunning victory over the ruling Liberal Party Monday in a historic decision, which could lead to Quebec's secession from Canada. In his victory speech to 8 ,000 jubiliant party faithful, a weeping Levesque declared he would lead Canada's largest province to independence "only when an adult society has proven itself with a clear majority in a referendum." Constitutional experts explained that for Quebec to legally become a politically sovereign state it would need the approval of the federal government, the other nine provinces and the British Parliament, which controls Canada's constitution, the British North America Act.

They said this approval would be impossible to attain. The Parti Quebecois made solid gains over the ruUng Liberals throughout the mainly French-speaking province and less than two hours after the polls closed the Early next week PQ's majority win was called. Final, but unofficial results, showed the PQ had won 70 of the 110 seate in the provincial legislature. The PQ won only only six in' the last election in 1973. Premier Robert Bourassa, defeated in his own Mercier riding, saw his solid Liberal majority of 102 elected in 1973 slashed to only 27 seats.

In the popular vote, the Parti Quebecois drew 41 per cent, against 34 per cent for the Liberals and 18 per cent for the Union Nationale. The Union National under Rodrigue Biron, chosen party leader only six months ago, took 11 seats. The UN had ruled Quebec for 40 years but was all but wiped out in in only one constituency. The fledgling Parti Nationale Populaire and the RaUiement Creditiste were each elected to one seat in the National Carter, Ford schedule meeting at White House PLAINS, Ga. (UPI) Jimmy Carter and President Ford will meet at the White House Monday or Tuesday, their first face-to-face meeting since Carter won the race for the White House, it was announced today.

The exact time and date have not yet been set. Carter's office said in a brief announcement. The meeting was arranged when the president-elect called Ford Mcmday night. Ford rehirned the call later that night and the two arranged to meet during a fanned visit to WashmgtoAby Carter, the (In Washington, White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen confirmed the seven- minute telephone talk between Ford and Carter, saying the two had "a cordial, businesslike conversation." (Nessen declined to provide a detailed agenda for the meeting next week except to say it would cover thi: broad area of transition and possibly involve some staff members.) Carter, stepping up his transition process, also will meet here with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger Saturday and will confer several times this week with Vice elect Walter Mondale, The former (leorgia governor said Monday he is sifting through his campaign promises to get cost estimates and arrange them by priority. Carter also said Monday that under his administration the White House staff would not dictate to the rest of the executive branch.

He did not mention names, but it was clear he had the Nixon White House in mind. "I don't see my White House staff trying to administer the affairs of any major federal department," Carter said at his second news conference since his election. Carter said the director of the National Security Council, filled during much of the Nixon admnistration by Henry Kissinger, would serve in a staff capacity only. "I would look to the secretary of state to represent both me and the nation in foreign affairs decisions, and be a spokesman for our country in foreign affairs," Carter said. "We are now in the process of assessing the promises that I have made to the American people, trying to arrange them in an order of sequence or priority, getting cost estimates on them year by year, correlating them with the possible to the budget Mr.

Ford will recommend to Congress," Carter said. Caifter also announced i busy cakindar for -tsejiiiftttfinir dayf. Itlndiidgsr Tonight-Vice Presidentelect Walter Mondale arrives for discussions. Wednesday a meeting with Democratic congressimal leaders at the Georgia home of Sen. Herman E.

Talmadge. Friday A CIA briefing for Carter and Mondale. Saturday A briefing by Kissinger and other State Department officials for Carter and Mondale. Monday and trip to Washington to meet with Arthur F. Bums, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, and members of President Ford's cabinet.

Before the end of November a meeting with Ford. At unspecified times soon A meeting with Kissinger, and a meeting with business leaders arranged by Paul Austin, chairman of Coca- Cola. Carter made his first formal appdntment that of Press Secretary Jody Powell and said he will use the same "careful, thorough and deliberate process" in choosing other officials of his administration as he did in selecting Mondale to be his running mate. Carter said he was seeking recom- mendatims "from all interested citizens" for his administration. He said he already has a list of 6,000 to 7,000 names now being computerized.

Assembly. Levesque, 54, promised his party would bear the responsibility of government "in the name of everyone. We will not forget a single one." He said he hoped Quebec would "keep friendly with the rest of the people in Canada but in a country that we want." Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, whose federal Liberal government has its power base in Quebec, showed bitter disappointment at the PQ victory and said Canada's constitution would be enfwced. "In a democratic election, Quebec voters granted the Parti Quebecois enough seats to form the next government," Trudeau said. But the prime minister added, "Mr.

Levesque and his party have been granted a mandate to form a provincial government, not to separate that province from the rest of Canada." Teenaged gunman killed near Visalia VISALIA (UPI) A gunman to kill his 12-year-old hostage was shot and killed by a Tulare County sheriff's marksman southeast of Visalia today after the youth'wounded two other deputies. Mark Atkins, 16, was shot once in the chest by the sheriff's SWAT team member as he held the hostage in front of him. The incident began shortly after 7a.m when Steve Crowley called deputies and said a man was holding his wife and just outside the city limits. When deputies arrived Atkins came outside with Steve Crowley 12, and told deputies if he was followed he would kiU the youth. Atkins and his hostage got into a car and sped away after he fired several shots at the deputies.

The officers followed his car. A collision between Atkins' vehicle and a deputy's car ended the chase with Atkins' car going into a plowed field. The youth continued to hold his hostage and fired several shots at ttie deputies, highway patrolmen and Visalia police from the side of his wrecked Ford resumes work after his California vacation WASHINGTON (UPI) President Ford, resuming work after a California vacation, let it be known today he will do "a lot of looking and Ustening" before making any definite decisions on his life as a private citizen. Ford's intention to go slow in charting his personal future was relayed by his press secretary, Ron Nessen, who said he talked to Fwd about it this morning. In the meantime, Nessen told reporters.

Ford is determined to meet his "prime responsibility" for running the nation until he leaves office Jan. 20. Nessen declined to outline any of the options Ford might be considering in mulling over his future. "The President has made no firm decisions on his future plans, either in terms of where he will Uve or what he will do," said Nessen. "He is going to do what he describes as a lot of looking and listening.

When he has made his decisions, they will be announced. Ford arranged a round of meetings this morning with aides and a three-hour session this afternoon with Budget Director James T. Lynn and other officials drafting administration proposals for federal spending in the 1978 fi3cal year, starting next Oct. 1. Ford's budget recommendations, along with his last State of the Union will go to Ctxigress in January and aides said he could be expected to spend the bulk of his time on them.

They said a "farewell address" to the nation also was under consideration. Several presidential advisers said Ford was in "excellent spirits" once again after the letdown that followed his defeat. They said he intended to plunge into "a normal busy schedule" at the White House until he joins his fam ly for an annual Christmas skiing holiday in Vail, Colo. But as Ford began the lame- duck phase of his stewardship of the nation, he was also said to be giving increasing thought to his p06ti days and to have decided on a prompt deparhire from Washington after Jimmy Carter's Jan. 20 inauguration.

White House sources said Fwd and his wife, Betty, were almost sure to settle in Palm Springs. Before Reaving the wealthy desert community, the Fords inspected some homes and vacant for sale in the high-priced Thunderbird Country Club complex. car. Deputy Ron Hover, 29, was hit in tbe abdomen as he tried to approach the suspect's car from the side and Deputy Sgt. Charles Ezelle, 44, was hit in the leg by another shot from the suspect.

Deputies said Atkins then demanded a new car and again threatened to kill the young hostage. It-was at that point that the marksman shot and killed the youth. Deputies Hover and Ezelle were taken to Kaweah Delta Hospital where they were reportediin satisfactory condition. Officers said the Crowley youth was taken to the hospital for treatment'of shock after the shooting but he was later released. Investigators said they were unable immediately to determine Atkins' motive for breaking into Crowley's home and holding the family at gunpoint.

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