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Minneapolis Ft Tuesday June 18, 1974 15C Single copy 3 Sections 1A Final Volume CVIII Number 25 Stranded trio had no doubt they would be found By M. Howard Gelfand and Dan Wascoe Jr. Staff Writers Winnipeg, Manitoba Douglas Amdahl, Wayne Popham and Charles Cox never doubted that rescue workers would find them after their airplane went down in the Canadian marshes Saturday. "The only question," Judge Amdahl wryly noted, "was whether they'd find us in time." The men left Winnipeg Saturday in Cox's airplane, intending to do some fishing in God's Lake, about 350 miles northeast in Manitoba. Instead the three Minneapolis attorneys were plucked by an amphibious airplane Monday from the edge of Lake Nekik, in northwest Ontario, by a Canadian Forces rescue unit.

They had spent two days from 3 p.m. Saturday until noon yesterday waiting anxiously but without panic for one of six rescue planes to either pick up their radio signal the landing, was the most a -1 i of the three. Neither Judge Amdahl nor the others, however, sustained any serious injuries as the low-wing airplane skidded along more than 300 feet of a swampy substance known as muskeg before stopping alongside the lake. The airplane glided smooth-along the muskeg, Cox said, but when it stopped, it did so abruptly, and the judge was bruised. or spot their bright orange and beige, single-engine airplane.

The men talked of the ordeal yesterday evening in their hotel room in Winnipeg. They will return to Minneapolis today. Cox and Popham, a former state legislator, had just showered and looked fit. Judge Amdahl, chief judge of Hennepin County District Court, hadn't yet changed clothes and, with a stubble of beard and a slight bruise on his left temple sustained during Rescue officials joined Judge Amdahl and Popham in effusively complimenting Cox, a pilot for about six years, on the tricky landing. "Yes," he acknowledged, "it was a brilliant conclusion to a screwed-up flight." Cox said the flight began to go awry because he hadn't adjusted enough for a strong wind from the northwest.

About 10 minutes after he got to where Rescue Continued on page 4A i vt I 7i. Jv I a' -4Sf 1 LA "r''wJ iH I II 1 I i I -y hi 'a -prr mffm r. jij" -7 ST Associated Press Wayne Popham, left, Douglas Amdahl, center, and Charles Cox arrived in Winnipeg Monday after their rescue. Meat sales planned to rescue producers By Frank Wright Staff Correspondent Wasiiington, D.C. Retail food industry leaders agreed at a White House meeting Monday to promote a new series of meat sales that could bring relief to cattle and hog producers on the brink of financial disaster.

The implication was that prices paid by consumers would be reduced at least temporarily. "We have to buy them back," Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz said of consumers, who lost interest in buying meat because of escalating supermarket prices the early part of 1974. (Feeders study beef, hog market rise. Page 3B.) In addition to pushing retail sales, the Nixon administration made it clear that several government actions also are in the immediate offing, including a stepup in purchases of frozen ground beef for the school lunch program, a voluntary promise by Australia to limit its meat exports to this country and an arrangement with Canada to increase its imports of U.S. meat.

All of these moves would be designed to increase demand for American beef and pork and reduce the overs up ply that has caused prices paid to producers to plummet in the last coupie of months, forcing many of them to operate at a loss and, in some cases, go out of business. Butz and White House economic counselor Kenneth Rush called 20 representatives of producers, packers, retailers and farm credit institutions together to discuss the meat situation for two hours. Meeting with reporters Meat Continued on page 14A Nixon reassures Israel, flies to Jordan for talks Staff Photos by Regene Radnlecki Dr. John Coe, center, Hennepin County medical examiner, helped carry a body from the wreckage of the 2 die, 5 hurt in Medina ballroom blast, fire here said. Israel has been negotiating for some time for nuclear assistance, unaware that Egypt was seeking the same aid from the United States.

Announcement last week that such an agreement was to be negotiated between Egypt and the United States caused concern in some circles that this would lead to the develop-men of nuclear weaponry. U.S. administration sources insisted, however, that the Egyptian agreement includes safeguards. Similar pacts have been negotiated with other nations that guarantee the materials will not be used militarily. President Nixon also touched on such matters as economic aid and said he would give "feasible" support to the principle of free emigration of all peoples.

The Soviet Union was not specifically Secretary of State Henry Kissinger earlier in the day said he stands on his statement of last week that he would resign unless cleared of charges that he lied about his role in wiretapping i-nates. "I will answer this question, but then I won't answer any other questions on that subject. We will keep it there." Kissinger told reporters. "I stick by what I said a week ago and now the Senate Foreign Relations committee is going to look into the matter." He said the Senate panel has said it will investigate as requested by him. Speaking of the nuclear agreement with Egypt, Kissinger said that the issue of diversion to military purposes had never been raised until last month's nuclear blast in India.

He said the Indian Nixon Continued on page 14A was doing at the scene how he was hurt. Witnesses said the explosion lifted the roof of the building about 30 feet into the air. The building had burned to the ground by 8 p.m. The bartender at the building, who asked that his name not be used, said he had come to work just before the blast. "I heard an explosion in the bowling alley area of the building and ducked behind the bar," he said.

Almanac Index Medina Lanes and Ballroom page 1B.) "Most of the people in the area where I was were able to get out through the main ballroom entrance." Jerry Fitzgerald, Edina another witness, was golfing at a country club directly behind the building at the time. "First I felt a rumble and then heard an explosion," Fitzgerald said. Fitzgerald and his two companions were running toward the building when Fire Continued on page 4A Today's weather: Fair, warmer Details page 5B Sports Theaters TV, radio 1-3C 6.7B 7B 372 4141 News General 372 4242 Classified 372 4343 Circulation Monday. (More photos on MAC ends northern airport site search Bv Carl Griffin Jr. Staff Writer The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) apparently has decided that it will no longer consider the north search site in Anoka County for a second major airport for the Twin Cities.

The commission, by a unanimous vote, Monday approved the planning for the upgrading of facilities of the Anoka County Airport. The eventual plan now is to make the present Anoka airport into a first-class general aviation complex. Commissioner Leonard Levine said Monday that the action virtually eliminates any possibility of a second major airport being built in northern Anoka County. However, under a new act passed by the Minnesota Legislature restructuring the MAC, the commission's action could be vetoed by the Metropolitan Council for any project costing more than $2 million. Both Levine and Mayor Lawrence Cohen, who also is on the commission, had been opposed to any plans for a northern airport in the past.

Levine said that while he had always questioned the validity of a northern airport, "the current energy shortage, along with flight service being cut back" makes another airport that much more questionable. Controversy over the possibility of a northern airport seemed to have start- MAC Continued on page 4A By Al McConagha Staff Correspondent Amman, Jordan President Nixon flew to this desert kingdom Monday after assuring Israel during a 25-hour visit that improved U.S. relations with Arabs would not be made at its expense. At the end of Mr. Nixon's visit, the first ever by an American president to Israel, the two governments issued a joint statement reiterating American committment to Israel's security.

The president also affirmed the continuing and long-term nature of the military supply relationship. The Israelis are negotiating an arms deal with the U.S. They also announced they would negotiate an agreement for nuclear energy cooperation. The United States will provide fuel and techno logy under safeguards to assure peaceful uses, informants Herbert Kalmbach In a hushed; crowded courtroom, Kalmbach said just before sentencing by U.S. District Judge John J.

Sirica: "Your Honor, I can't tell 1' 4l turn i Kalmbach sent to prison for violating election laws Tuesday June 18, 1974 169th day 196 to go this year Sunrise: 5:26 a.m. Sunset: 9:03 p.m. By Michael Hall Staff Writer Two people were killed and five were injured Monday in an explosion and fire that destroyed the Medina Ballroom on Hwy. 55 in the Ilamel area of Medina. Formal identifiaction of the two bodies found in the rubble had not been made by late last night.

But missing and feared dead were Kathy Raskob, 17, the daughter of one of the owners of the ballroom, and Laurie Elling-son, about. 17, a good friend of Miss Raskob. The explosion occurred about 5:15 p.m. when an estimated 25 to 30 people were in the building. Fire fighting units from as far as 40 miles away were involved in extinguishing the blaze.

The explosion is believed to have started in the bowling alley section of the building where workmen were rcfinishing the lanes. Fire fighters at the scene said fumes from the varnish might have caused the explosion. The five injured were taken to North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale. Treated and released were Dennis Sch'oeder. 38, and Richard Traut, 10, both from Hamcl.

Bruce Johnson. 17, Paul, and Marshall 27, Brooklyn Park. Schloeder and Johnson were inside the building when th" explosion occurred. Tra lit and De-Yoting are firemen who were injured while fighting the blaze, Walter lisher, C2, Way zata, was hospitalized in good condition with burns on his face and arm. No one knows what lisher Tuesday's temperatures a.m.

1 23456789 10 11 Noon Temp. 53 51 51 51 54 53 54 57 61 62 65 66 p.m. 1 23456789 10 11 Midn. temp. 68 71 71 73 70 70 71 70 65 62 60 56 Slightly warmer weather is forecast for the Twin Cities today through Wednesday.

Little or no precipitation is forecast for the area. Skies will be fair to partly cloudy. High today will be in the mid 70s, low tonight near 50, high Wednesday in the low 80s. Other predicted highs today: Minnesota, to 70 north-cast and the 70s southwest; North Dakota, low to mid 80s; South Dakota, 80s; Wisconsin, mid (50s northeast to mid 70s southwest. And, we hope, thick-skinned as well A Burnsville fi-ycar-old belabored her grandmother recently with a siring of troubles.

"Well," grandma said, "things are lough all over." "Yeah," replied the kid, "1 ut you are, too, aren't yaV" Liquor firms stop distributor from obtaining brands they sell By Steven Dornfeld Staff Writer Minnesota Distillers a small liquor wholesaler in Long Prairie, has been blocked at least temporarily from obtaining popular brands of liquor now distributed exclusively within the state by one of the major wholesalers. Three of the state's largest wholesalers obtained a temporary restraining order to stop Minnesota Distillers from importing liquor it was purchasing from a firm in Oklahoma, where wholesalers compete for sales of the same brands. Minnesota Distillers, which obtained delivery of one shipment in March before the restraining order was issued, has been advertising prices for major brands Liquor Continued on page 4A Associated Press Washington, D.C. Herbert W. a 1 a once President i 's family lawyer and a major fund raiser in the 1968 and 1972 presidential campaigns, was sentenced Monday to at least six months in prison for violations of federal election laws.

He also was fined $10,000. Kalmbach pleaded guilty Feb. 25 to charges related 1o financing of the 1970 Republican congressional elections. In exchange for the guilty plea and his willingness to testify against others in the Watergate scandal, the government agreed not to prosecute him in the cover-up or in other political contribution cases. you how deeply embarrassed I am and how much I regret standing before you this afternoon." Judge Sirica sentenced Kalmbach to not less than six months and not more than 18 months, plus the $10,000 fine, on a charge that he failed to publicly identify White House figures who controlled a 1970 campaign fund-raising committee for which he was reporting officer.

The maximum sentence possible on the felony charge is two years in prison plus the fine. Kalmhach also was sentenced to serve a concurrent six months for once promising a diplomat a better job in exchange for a campaign contribution. The maximum on that charge is one year in pris- Kalmbach Continued on page 4A Business Comics Editorial 9-1 3A 4B 6, 7A "pp Telephones.