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The Weather ALBUQUERQUE: Chance for snow. High lower 40s. Lows upper 20s. lower 30s. (Details on C-7.) Good Morning Housewives Have Set Aside A Weekly Meatless Dav Due To High Meat Prices.

If the Cost Of Food Goes Much Higher There Soon Will Be Eatless Days. ENAI 92nd Year No. 53 Thursday Morning, February 22, 1973 72 Pages in Eight Sections Price 10c Israelis matte Support Hit Jet, tL-JT vNrWSPAPER V- 74 Die By United Press International Renewal of EEA Israeli warplanes shot down a Libyan Boeing 727 airliner Wednesday, killing 74 of the 83 persons aboard, after it strayed over the occupied Sinai Peninsula and refused orders to land a Tel Aviv military spokes man said. Libya charged the Israeli attack was a "criminal at tacK. tgypt called it "an act of mass murder" and Vvs NVVi 4 i if -X -t jJ threatened Arab retaliation.

"This criminal act will only add to our determina tion to fight and struggle against the Zionist presence," Libyan Foreign Minister Mansour Kekhia At a Senate Public Works Committee session, several committee members criticized plans to abolish the Economic Development Administratioa Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, chief sponsor of the rural electrification bill, and other supporters said the Rural Electrification Administration had been one of the most successful agencies in the federal government, and that it was incredible anyone would want to cripple it. But Republicans who supported the President on the issue said that REA had virtually completed its job. Since this is the case, they said, the 2 per cent loans available under the program are no longer justified.

4 N.M. Backs Bill By PAUL R. WIECK Of the Journal's Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Sen. Joseph M. Montoya, and Sen.

Pete Domenici, joined Wednesday in supporting the bill to require the administration to spend the fundi appropriated for 2 per cent REA loans in fiscal 1973. Domenici said he backed final passage after modifying amendments he supported were defeated and after receiving assurances that hearings will be held promptly on modernization of REA law. However, he said, "Adequate loan money did not seem to be certain if the bill had not passed." WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate Wednesday passed. 6-20, a bill to revive the program of low-interest loans for rural electrification and telephones killed by President Nixon. The measure directs the Agriculture Dept.

to spend the full amount of the loan funds voted by Congress for the program for the current fiscal year so long as the applications meet the criteria for such advances. The Senate vote sent the bill to the House, where the Agriculture Committee opens hearings on the legislation next Monday. Leaders there have said that branch is certain to pass it Conpress, in 1972, voted $740 million for the rural electrification loans for fiscal 1973, $177 million more than Nixon had requested. The President signed the appropriations bill into law but then on Dec. 29 ended the 37-year-old after $284 million had been loaned.

In related developments Wednesday: The House passed an emergency bill financing the foreign aid program and the Labor and Health, Education and Welfare Depts. through June 30. President Nixon vetoed bills financing the two departments last year. At a Senate intergovernmental relations subcommitte meeting, a group of mayors said the President has written off help for the urha poor as an element of national policy. Mayor Henry M.

Maier of Milwaukee said Nixon is breaking promises by halting money to rebuild cities. said in Cairo Wednesday night. "We consider these victims as martyrs of the Israeli aggression We are prepared to accept more sacrifices in the service of our cause of destiny." THE ISRAELI spokesman said nine persons survived the desert crash 12 miles east of the Suez Canal. Li bya's Tripoli Radio, howev er, said the plane was carry ing 104 passengers of various nationalities and nine crew members when it loSt its way in bad weather r- 4 Its Ttipoli Radio said the passengers included Libyans, Syrians, Egyptians, Jordanians, Lebanese and Sudanese as well as two German citizens. The crew, it said, were four Frenchmen, a French woman, two Lebanese hostesses and two Libyans.

Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir expressed the government's "deep sorrow" for the crash of the plane. She said Israel "regrets that the Libyan pilot did not heed the repeated warnings which were given him in accordance with international procedures." THE SHOOTING down of the civilian airliner followed by hours a raid by Israeli commandos deep into Lebanon to hit what Israel said were two Arab Zoo Head Files Suit For Libel Ur. Bruce G. Stringer, director of the Rio Grande Zoo'mfcical Park, Wednesday, filed a libel suit against the American Federation of State, County, and Munici-ple Employees, International, its local chapter, No. 624, and James Swan, business agent.

The suit was filed after Swan published a letter dated Oct. 9, 1972, to Robert L. Burgan, director of City Parks and Recreation, concerning the competency of Stringer as director of the zoo. STRINGER IS asking 1 ACUPUNCTURE IN THE SENATE: Sen. Eddie Barboa, D-Bernalillo, bared his back in the chambers of the New Mexico Wednesday while a Japanese acupuncturist, Mam- sahilo Nakazono, pressed needles into the flesh as part of a debate on an acupuncture bill.

Barboa sponsored the bill, which would have removed the practice of acupuncture from medical regulation in New Mexicoa move which drew stiff opposition from the State Medical Board. In reacting to the acupuncture, Barboa said "There's no pain whatsoever." Nevertheless, the Senate Public Affairs Committee gave the bill an adverse recommendation with a 4-3 vote. (Journal Photo by Ray Cary) guerrilla camps. The two events were bound to make more difficult United States $400,000 punitive damages efforts to start talks about Regent Burned in Effigy; Senate Hits Appointment Louis Saavedra, Mrs. Nancy Koch, and Harry Kinney Reins of Leadership Change Hands On City Commission and $20,000 compensatory damages, alleging that the letter was "published by the defendants with a malicious intent to injure the plaintiff in his chosen profession, veterinary medicine." Moral problems at the zoo Saavedra New Chairman North Valley Water Rates OKd by City Commission Following the burning in effigy of newly confirmed University of New Mexico Regent Emmett Garcia by "a coalition of minorities," the UNM Student Senate Wednesday night approved a resolution condemning his appointment and asking a "more qualified" candidate be named.

According to UNM Sen. Col. Run van Due To Get Surgery Middle East peace. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's security adviser, Hafez Ismail, was in London en route to Washington to confer Friday with President Nixon and U.S. Secretary of State William P.

Rogers, and Mrs. Meir is scheduled to go to Washington next month. The White House avoided critical comment on the crash and said only that it "would be concerned of course by an event that might jeopardize the ceasefire or the effort to obtain peace in the Middle East." The State Dept. expressed sympathy for the victims of the disaster. THE SOVIET news agency Tass reported without comment the shooting down of the passenger jet.

The Soviet non-reaction reflected their typically cautious attitude toward breaking news stories of potential impact. Bernadette Chavez, who introduced the resolution which passed by a vote of 17 to 0 with two abstentions, Garcia's effigy was burned by a group of native Americans, Chi-canos, blacks, women, concerned students and members of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War organization. THE APPOINTMENT of Garcia, who has served as mayor of Gallup for the past two years, was confirmed Tuesday by the New Mexico Senate. He will be sworn in at a regent's meeting Friday. In her resolution.

Miss Chavez cited several reasons why Garcia "does not meet the basic requirements" for tle office of regent. These include his interest in a Gallup bar, the Continued on A-2 i 0 '4 4 4 I it persons living in the city and was established to help cover the cost of maintaining the system and to insure that residents within the city are not helping to pay for the North Valley system all of which lies outside the city limits. A connection policy, placing the connection fee for those affected by installation of the water system at $300, was also approved by the Commissioners. THE $300 fee is $50 Continued on A-2 action, the commission accepted a letter from the Urban Development Agency which states the agency's intent to accept an $8 million hotel development proposal on the block north of the new convention center. The Commissioners approved an ordinance setting the minimum water rate for the North Valley Water Project at $5 for the first 400 cubic feet of water used and 22 cents for each 100 cubic feet thereafter.

The $5 minimum fee is twice the amount paid by By STEVE PENROSE City commissioners approved a special rate structure for the North Valley water system now under construction during a Wednesday meeting which also was marked by a change in commission leadership. The shuffle in Commission positions involved Harry Kinney relinquishing his position as chairman to Commissioner Louis Saavedra. Also, Commissioner Nancy Koch was elevated to the post of vice chairman. AND, IN in other major were investigated by Swan, the letter stated, and attributed to "the zoo management, specifically Dr. Stringer." Swan alleged "administrative incompetence, activities of questionable honesty, and professional negligence on the part of Dr.

Stringer the like of which I have not seen in my experience dealing with employers and employes." SWAN ALSO questioned what he called the "indifference towards the health of the animals," which he wrote, included negligent use of zoo equipment and intentional slaughter of otherwise healthy animals. The situation at the zoo, he said, is "critical and demands immediate act ion." In his suit, Stringer declared the statements false and "malicious," and accused the defendants of ach pains and remained at the hospital Tuesday night. He had been on an outpatient basis earlier in the week. She said she hopes medical officials will operate soon so the family can "go on home to Albuquerque." Mrs. Runyan predicted the family would return to Continued on A-8 Journal Special WICHITA FALLS, Tex.

Col. Albert Runyan of Albuquerque will undergo gall bladder surgery at Sheppard Air Force Base regional hospital here before he can return to his New Mexico home, his wife said Wednesday. Mrs. Runyan said the recently-returned POW has been suffering stom Petain's Body Is Recovered Some Americans Already Adopting Meatless Days "intent to injure by ac cusing the plaintiff of mis deeds amounting to misde meanors and felony." Paris region, but I will not give the location until I am assured in writing by the president that the coffin will be placed in the crypt of les invalides until it is transferred to Douaumont." Arch of Triumph that he masterminded the theft. Police had strengthened security at historicsites throughout France in the event the grave robbers might try to rebury the body at the Verdun National Cemetery or another public monument.

Journal Index By BOB MONROE Associated Press Writer Meatless days are already standard practice in many households, some price- meatless day week was made by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Arthur F. Burns, who said he had nothing else to recommend until action to curb food costs becomes effective. "The American public be just as well off it is spent less on meat and more on cheese," he told a congressional committee. "You have to," agreed Ann Nelson, Bronz, N.Y., housewife who feeds a family of six. "We're already doing it twice a week." She said they used fish and egg dishers as well as cheese.

PARIS (UPI) French police Wednesday recovered the body of Marshal Philippe Petain, the hero of World War I who was convicted as a traitor after World War II. They arrested a right-wing politician who said he led the "commando group" which stole the body from its exile grave. The body, missing since Sunday, will be returned to its burial place on the island of Yeu today, police said. They did not disclose where it had been found. THE DISCOVERY of the body, on the 57th anniversary of the Battle of Verdun which won Petain fame during World War came several hours after police arrested Hubert MassoL a 35-year-old advertising executive, as he told a news conference near the Douaumont is the site of Petain's World War I victory against the Germans.

But he later governed France during World War II for the Nazis and died in prison in 1951. Asked, why he took Petain's body, Massol, 35, said, "it was my duty. I have always been a personal admirer of Gen. Petain." Officers arrested Massol during his Action Line A Around New Mexico G-l Arts 1,2 Classified G8-H4 Comics H-S Crossword Puzzle H-S Daily Record H-6 Editorials A-4 Financial F-8-10 Food B-l Legislative Summary G-l Movies F-6 Obituaries H-6 People's Column A-S Sports F-l-S conscious housewives said Wendesday. reacting to a government official's suggestion that they switch the menu to cheese one day a week to drive down meat prices.

Others had little appetite for the idea, including an Iowan who predicted that people will go on buying meat no matter what the price. A husky construction worker noted that it takes more than a cheese sandwich to run a jackhammer. THE SUGGESTION of a voluntary Massol, who is seeking a National Assembly seat in the French elections March 4 and 11, told 20 newsmen he organized the theft of Petain's double casket from its grave. "I am the leader of the commando group that carried away the remains of Marshal Petain from the cemetery of the island of Yeu," he said. "THE COFFIN is hidden in tne news conference and hustled him off to the criminal brigade'! Quai des Orfevres headauarters.

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