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2-A Tuesday Morning, September 11, 1979 Over presence of Soviet brigade in Cuba Vance takes Dobrynin to task WASHINGTON (UPI) Secretary of State Cyrus Vance took Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin to task Monday over the presence of a Russian combat brigade in Cuba that threatens to wreck chances for Senate approval of the SALT treaty. As the secret diplomatic discussions began between Vance and the Soviet ambassador, the United States and the Soviet Union exchanged public charges on the troops. The Communist Party newspaper Pravda said charges about a Soviet combat brigade were "totally groundless." The State Department said the party editorial on the subject was not helpful. Dobrynin, who was the Kremlin's envoy in Washington during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, broke off a trip to the Soviet Union to return to Washington at Vance's request. The ambassador arrived at the State Department through the basement garage and waved as he went into Vance's office for a private talk.

He slipped out by a side exit two hours later without saying a word to reporters. A spokesman for Vance said the aim of "the meeting is to pursue the whole subject" and "to make sure that the Soviet Union understands we view the matter very seriously." In the first high-level comment by the Soviet press on the issue, Pravda said, "All contentions about the arrival in Cuba of organized Soviet combat units are totally groundless. The American media are playing up all sorts of details that they themselves have invented." Four hours after the discussion between Vance and Dobrynin, the State Department responded to the Pravda editorial. "The editorial is not a helpful contribution to the resolution of the problem," spokesman Jill Shucker said. "The question 1 of the Soviet unit in Cuba is under discusion in diplomatic channels and we will make no comment on the character of this discussion." Earlier, Vance visited Capitol Hill to brief the Senate Armed Services at a closed meeting on the Soviet troops and the reported failing of U.S.

intelligence agencies to detect them. He refused to talk to reporters about the sensitive talks with Dobrynin, but one committee member Sen. Roger Jepsen, R- lowa indicated the secretary of state would take a tough line with the Soviet diplomat. Jepsen told reporters Vance will be "quite firm and insistent in getting some direct answers" from Dobrynin. "There wouldn't appear to be any way they (the Soviet troops) could stay there," he said.

The administration from President Carter on down has been trying to avoid tying the new Strategic Arms Limitation Talks treaty with the tank- led Soviet brigade. But senators from both parties, many of them NEW About 29 percent of management-level em- ployes are engaged in seeking another job to the extent of having their personal resume circulating, according to National Personnel Associates, a network of independent management- level agencies. For technical employes, the figure is about 34 percent, the network said. The Gatveston Daily News FtanfedtalM Texas' Oldest Newspaper Dedicated to the growth and progress of Galveston and all of Galveston County. Published every morning by Galveston Newspapers 8522 Tefchraan Road.

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supporters of SALT, have said the superpower arms pact is doomed as long as the 2,000 to 3,000 Soviet Combat troops stay on the Communist-ruled Caribbean island. Sen. Howard Baker, R- an unannounced presidential candidate who has criticized the treaty, said the Soviets "should get the combat troops out of Cuba, and I don't think SALT has a prayer without it." Even Sen. Frank Church, D-Idaho, the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee who has generally been in favor of SALT, said the "treaty will not get the necessary two- thirds majority unless those troops are removed." Carter went on television Friday in a bid to play down the danger to the United States from a Soviet combat brigade stationed only 90 miles off the Florida coast. But the president said the presence of the Soviet force even if no threat was unacceptable to the United States and would be challenged through "firm diplomacy." U.S.

officials predicted Dobrynin would carry the Kremlin's preliminary answer to recent American protests over the Soviet force. The Soviet embassy refused to comment on the meeting, but Russian reporters hinted the Kremlin may popose a cut in U.S. forces at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay in exchange for the withdrawal of the combat brigade. A U.S. official said "any such attempt to equate 'A 1 with 'B 1 will not be fruitful," adding "we do not expect that this will be the last meeting." FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN Sam B.

Hall Jr. presents an Admiral's Commission in the Texas Navy to Marine Corps General Louis H. Wilson, who until his recent retirement served as Commandant of the Marine Corps. General Wilson joins a select group of prominent American leaders to receive the honorary title. The Texas Navy played an important role in winning independence for Texas in 1836, and its memory is preserved as a commemorative organization located in Galveston.

Frederic gains strength MIAMI (UPI) Tropical storm Frederic, edging toward the open water of the Gulf of Mexico, gained strength Monday over mountainous western Cuba, hurling gale force winds and heavy rains at the island city of Key West. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center said Frederic had top winds of 65 mph. Hurricane force is 75 mph and forecasters said Frederic could attain that strength by nightfall Monday. Residents of the Florida Keys, "especially the lower keys," were urged to keep a close watch on the storm's progress. The storm produced heavy rainfall and gale- force winds at Key West, but hurricane forecaster John Hope said "that's about as much weather as the Keys will get from Frederic unless there is an unexpected change in the storm's Seas in the lower 1 Keys and the Dry Tortugas.

islands, site of an old Civil War fort, 50 miles to the west were'running up to 15 feet. Seas normally run 2-3 feet in the area. Small craft in the Keys and along the southern tip of Florida were urged to remain in port. At noon EDT, Frederic was centered over Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, near latitude 22.5 north, longitude 83.5 west. It drifted toward the northwest and the Gulf of Mexico at 5 mph.

"The conditions for strengthening are there and we don't see anything to prevent it from intensifying," Hope said. "The steering currents are awfully weak and that's why it is drifting so slowly, but we can see the possibily of it picking up forward speed by the middle of the week." Frederic a.n strengthening Sunday when it moved 'over open water between the southwestern Cuban coast and the Isle of Pines. It moved over the mountainous western tip of Cuba Sunday night and continued to intensify. "It's unusual iHcrsee intensification continue when the center is clearly over land," Hope said. "We certainly believe its going to become a hurricane again, but its too early to speculate how intense it will become.

Hurricane Gloria, meanwhile, appeared to be stalled in the Atlantic about Battle The Galveston Dally News welcomes letters to the editor. They must be limited to 300 words and the writer's name must be signed and the address given. Con tinted From Page 1 suggested the new director be selected "slow and businesslike." Despite the problems encountered thus far in staging a re-enactment of the battle of Galveston, the organizer of Magruder's Brigade, Jack King, said those involved are much interested in that goal. He said the present Magruder's group numbers about 100, with about 50 regularly showing up at the meetings. The group leans primarily toward reenactment of an actual historical event, he said.

"There are two kinds of powder burners and those interested in living history," he said. He said the group wants to remain associated with the historical museum because it wants the event to parallel history as closely as possible. Since the actual battle reenactment has been postponed until January, the group will be involved in a planned re-enactment of Galveston's surrender to Union forces. This reenactment is scheduled for Sept. 29, King said.

Tentative plans for this event include a simulated bombardment of the city with five field pieces, street activity with soldiers, fortifications on The Strand, drum and fife corps in uniform and delivery of speeches actually given when the city surrendered to Federal forces, King said. He explained the project LM OK's curbside garbage service LA MARQUE-Over the objections of a majority of the audience present, city council Monday approved curbside garbage service in an effort to save money. Curbside service will increase garbage in the street and inconvenience senior citizens, the residents said. But council voted 3-2, with Mayor Ron Crowder and Councilman Ted Mora opposing, to begin curbside service rather than the backdoor garbage service the city currently offers. "I think the garbage on the street will make the town very unsightly.

And, by the times the citizens buy new garbage cans, dollies, and trash bags, they won't save any money," Crowder argued. Councilmen Dennis Payne and Alex Pratt argued that in a poll conducted by the city, a majority of citizens favored curbside service and that the budget required the cut in service. The new rate for garbage service will be $4.30 monthly. If curbside service had been retained, the rate would have been $5.32 monthly. Council also approved bids for a new dump truck for the sewage treatment plant and approved a contract with ABC Ambulance for ambulance service to the city.

Continued from page 1 service awards presented to UTMB Junior Volunteers by the UTMB Junior Volunteer organization recently. Carol Ann Carlson, Courtney Coulter, Suzanne Jahn and Paul Opperman received 200- hour awards, and Robin Beinnan, Neomi Cuevas, Margaret de Groot, Emily Estrada, Jaolne Ewert, Lisa Harbican, Anita Newcomb, Tom Peters, Justin Poe, Cheryl Trimble and Brian Walker received 100-hour still has problems to be ironed out, but even in the light of the recent controversy, he still is getting inquiries about participation in the reenactment. Anniversary wishes go to Sheila and Fred Watson, and birthday kids are Willis Jackson Joyce Chumley, Olga Conway, Katherine Serio, Cathy Winn, Georgia Hall, Lilly Reyna, Geraldine Marshall, Jeff Robinson, Victor Dupla James Miller, Keitba Macdonald, Estelle Zuvanlch, Bill McLaren, Vivian Jean Sellers, Beverly Joyce Williams, Loreta Pyle, Ruth Howard, Margret Merriman, Mrs. Eula M. Lucky, Mrs.

Marjorle Moody, Mrs. Donna Rico, Herb Dunham, Norman B. Jones Sereta Newman, Linda K. Johnson and Mrs. Floyd Merriman, who's 86 years young.

1,000 miles west southwest of the Azores near latitude 31.3 north, longitude 46.9 west. Hope said Gloria had top winds of only 75 mph and was weakening. "I wouldn't be surprised to see the weakening trend con- inue a rid Gloria downgraded to a tropical storm." Frederic developed in the shadow of Hurricane David. It became a tropical storm Aug. 30 and quickly developed into a hurricane.

But it weakened as it ziz- zaged toward the Caribbean where it dumped heavy rains on the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. It emerged from Hispaniola last Thursday as a tropical depression and then drifted westward along the southern coast of Cuba. Brown Bag Lunch Group meets today The Brown Bag Lunch Group will meet at 11:30 a.m. today in the La Marque Presbyterian Church parlor. A program will be presented by Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Nash, who will speak on their recent trip to Europe, their Rhine River steamer tour and a stay in London. Persons in the community interested in becoming a part of this group are invited. Hitchcock Coo tinned From Page 1 refused the appeal, Morgan said. Commissioners voted to include the water bill in next year's budget and pay the bill in October.

In other business, Robinson suggested that next year's budget include funds for personnel to staff school crossings. Commissioners also discussed Houston Lighting and Power Company's proposed 20 percent rate hike. Attorney Andrew Allen explained that the public utilities commission is hearing arguments for and against the rate hike and that the city of Hitchcock will be "stuck with whatever happens." Slayings suspect back in custody WATERBURY, Conn. (UPI) Police recaptured prison escapee Lawrence J. "Buddy" Pelletier, a suspect in the theft of $1.9 million from an armored car security firm and the slayings of three guards, in a brief struggle Monday at a Waterbury bar.

Pelletier, 36, was arrested in a backroom at the Trepid Pox bar after an anonymous telephone caller told police he was at the nightclub lounge. The 6-foot-4 Pelletier, one of four suspects in the April robbery-slayings at a Purolator Security Inc. garage in Waterbury, crawled to freedom Sunday night through air ducts at a New Haven jail. Earlier Monday, He had been seen driving a stolen car in Southington. Police said the car he was reported to have been driving was recovered at the bar, located about 20 miles from the New Haven jail.

Sgt. Thomas Brown, one of two plainclothes officers who initially responded to the tip, said he and Detective Robert Little recognized PelJetier as soon as they entered the bar. Little said he knew Pelletier personally and had arrested him before, so he recognized him even without his beard. said he was standing at the end of the bar, but not drinking. As the police entered, Pelletier ran to a back storage area and "we chased him," Brown said.

"I went one way, he (Little) went the other," Brown said. "Pelletier went into a dark passageway and he started coming through the other side of the door. I was there waiting for him and I went in and got him." Brown said Pelletier was carrying a filed down screwdriver, but did not attempt to use it as a weapon in the struggle. Pelletier was wearing different clothes than he had been wearing when he left the New Haven jail and had also apparently shaved, Brown said. He had a small amount of money with him, but police said they did not know where he got the clothes or the money.

Pelletier will be charged with theft of a motor vehicle, escape from custody and possession of a dangerous weapon (the screwdriver). Pelletier held his head down and hid his face from photographers as police walked him through the Waterbury police station on his way to the cells. Police said Pelietier would be held in the Waterbury police station lock-up overnight. He was to appear in Superior Court Tuesday for arraignment on the three new charges. State police said he would be transferred back to state custody during the court appearance and then returned to New Haven.

The car Pelletier was accused of stealing was taken during the night from Woodbridge, police said. County police beat 3 youths booked in two burglaries Sheriff's deputies Monday arrested three Arcadia juveniles and charged them with burglary of two Alta Loma businesses, according to sheriff's department reports. Deputies reported the burglars stole $1,744 in merchandise from the Oriental Imports Company, 12627 Highway 6, after entering through a boarded window on the building's west side. While investigating the burglary, deputies received a report that Heads Up Hair Styling, at 12633 Highway 6, had also been burglarized. Burglars had entered through a south side window and taken $293 in cash and done more than $300 worth of damage.

The boys were arrested at 1:46 a.m. in a 7-11 store at Avenue and Highway 6 in Arcadia, deputies reported. BOMB SCARE TEXAS IT Firefighters Sunday afternoon searched Danforth Memorial Hospital for two bombs reported to have been planted there, police reported. No bombs were found, they said. George Foster, 20, of 1900 Lenz in La Marque, told police he had been with a patient on the third floor of the hospital about 2:16 p.m.

when the pay phone on the floor began ringing, Foster said when he answered the phone he heard a male's voice which said, "Two bombs will go off at 4 p.m., five minutes apart. I hope you're happy as hell over that." According to Foster, the caller sounded about 40 years of age and as if he were from the north, police said. MAN ALMOST DROWNS Emergency medical technicians Sunday treated a Houston man who had been under water for two to three minutes, police reported. Police said Juan Mata, 22, of 7525 Chase in Houston, had been swimming near Stewart Beach about 1 p.m. Sunday when he apparently swallowed some water and went under.

A friend called for a lifeguard, who helped pull Mata from the water. Mata was treated and released by EMS workers at the scene. WOMAN IDENTIFIED A woman who fell overboard from a fishing vessel Friday has been identified as Kathleen Sasser, 27, of Galveston, a Coast Guard spokesman reported. The spokesman said the woman fell off the fishing vessel "Aristocrat" about 6 p.m. Friday.

A Coast Guard cutter, airplane and several helicopters were dispatched to the area to search for the woman, he said. When Coast Guard officials suspended the search late Saturday, the woman's body had not been found. The woman was identified by members of the Galveston Police Department, which had several warrents for her arrest, the spokesman said. RADAR LOCATIONS The Galveston Police Department will operate radar from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

today at the Pelican Island Bridge, Avenue from 39th to 53rd streets, Highway 3005, Trinity Elementary and O'Connell Junior Campus. Installment debts rise at slowest pace since 1978 WASHINGTON (UPI) American consumers, apparently concerned about soaring prices and recession, increased installment debt in July at the slowest pace since January 1978, the Federal Reserve Board said Monday. Shoppers increased their borrowing in July, but more than offset the rise by stepping up the pace of old loan repayments. For the third straight month, the growth in consumer installment debt slowed from the previous month's level. During July, new borrowing totaled $26.85 an increase of $709 million from the June rate.

Repayments last month were $24.41 billion, a rise of $824 million over June. As a result, consumers increased their installment debt in July by $2.443 billion, the smallest gain since the $2.437 billion registered 19 months earlier. The Federal Reserve report said if consumers continue to borrow for the Fish Continued from page 1 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! shoreline meet. That area has been the subject of controversy in the past. The same proposal included a prohibition of beach seining from the south jetty to the southwest end of the Galveston Seawall.

Sports fishermen present applauded the proposal, while commercial fishermen said stopping them from seining would close off a portion of the year when they could not legally do any other kind of fishing. Owner of a local fish market challenged facts and figures gathered by the TPWD. Schwartz suggested that perhaps, when the regulations were adopted, the beachfront in Galveston could be closed to seining during the tourist season. Other comments included one by a sports fisherman that "v.here are people who call themselves sports fishermen but are not." "They are outlaws, and there are sides." outlaws on both Tom Tice, of the Houston Sportsman's Club, said most of the regulations were well considered. Joe Nelson, of Smith's Point in Chambers County, noted that Chambers County is not now a regulatory county, as Galveston was not until county commissioners adopted a resolution making it such and warned that Schwartz ought to "look over the shoulder of the parks and wildlife department to do some benefit for the commercial fisherman." John Sealy, a local commercial fisherman, said, "We got a lot of people here who spend a lot of money, and they think those fish out there are just for them.

But they' re not, they are for all of us." "This is all going one way. It's going for the sports fisherman. My idea is you're cutting off too many fishing rights for the commercial fisherman." next 12 months at the same pace they did in July, consumer debt will increase at a 10 percent rate for the year the lowest level since July 1976. The June rate was 11 percent. It was 19 percent for all of 1978.

There has been some concern that if Americans decide they have taken on more debt than they can handle, they may decide to slow borrowing and repay old loans. If that happens, business sales could be reduced and further injure the economy. In other economic developments Monday: The Commerce Department said retail sales rose 0.7 percent in August the same as in but much of the gain was attributed to a boost in Social Security payments and easier access for the shopper to gasoline supplies. Total sales at retail outlets across the nation reached $72.79 billion, compared with $72.28 billion during July. Sales were 8.1 percent above a year earlier.

rates paid by the government on three- month and six-month Treasury bills topped 10 percent for the first time in history. The Federal Reserve report on consumer credit covers auto and mobile home loans, credit card use and personal and secured loans from financial institutions. New debt in July increased $7.45 billion for autos, up from $7.18 billion in June; $9.86 billion for credit cards, down from $1 Club-tavern group to meet The Galveston Club and Tavern Association will meet at 2 p.m. today at Buddy Kirk's, 4127 Ave. S.

Galveston Fire Marshal Willy Wisko will speak to the group concerning the latest regulations affecting clubs and taverns in Galveston. All members are invited to attend as well as those interested in joining the association..