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rair I inn Donfftn Salem area: Fair skies today after morning clouds. Coast: Clouds today, some afternoon clearing. Fair tomorrow after morning clouds or fog. Details 2B. Lincoln 20 Cents Salem, Oregon Friday, August 1, 1980 Stat IT OX tl I President releases Billy Libya cables maoy week, the panel left open the possibility that it will hear from the president if he insists on testifying before the Democratic National Convention on the con begin Monday in its investigation of Billy Carter's connection with the Arab nation.

Establishing its schedule for next WASHINGTON (AP) President Carter released controversial cables from Libya yesterday as a Senate subcommittee announced hearings will Anderson might drop out if Kennedy WASHINGTON (AP) John B. Anderson, after a meeting with Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, declared yesterday that if the Massachusetts senator wins the Democratic presidential nomination, he would consider dropping his own independent presidential campaign. In an extraordinary meeting of presidential' contenders, Kennedy and An Officer shot as man flees Yamhill court Strom Thurmond, said it would be better if Carter testified later.

But the president, apparently determined to have his say before delegates meet to choose their 1980 party standard-bearer, canceled plans for a campaign trip to Cleveland on Monday. Press secretary Jody Powell said Carter expects to have his written report to Congress on the affair completed on that day. Powell said the president "hopefully" will hold a news conference Monday to answer questions about his younger brother's relationship with Libya. Late yesterday, Powell handed out copies of State Department cables regarding the 1978 trip Bill Carter made to Libya, and said the bulk of material, was made public more than a year ago. Powell said the seven documents are the only ones regarding Billy Carter's trip and the only ones the president recalls discussing with Billy.

"These are the cables the president talked to Billy about the point here is, if he had given them to him, it wouldn't have amounted to a hill of beans," the spokesman said. The cables contained reports from the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli on the activities of the small, unofficial delegation of Americans headed by Billy Carter and reflected some concern about what he might say that could further exacerbate already strained relations between the two nations. Shortly after the delegation left, however, American charge d'affaires William Eagleton reported home: "As far as we can see, there has been no negative fallout from Billy Carter's visit to Tripoli. In fact, on the local scene we would rate it a very positive event which has opened some doors for this embassy and raised the morale of the American community.

Turn to CARTER, Page HA. 1 July cooler and drier July was slightly cooler and drier than normal, according to the National Weather Service. Average temperature was 65.6, one degree below normal. Readings during Uie month varied widely, from 43 July to 101, warmest day of the year so the 21st. Salem had 22 of an inch of rain in July, compared to the normal .35 of an inch.

Fifteen days were clear in the Mid-Willamette Valley, 10 partly cloudy and six cloudy. i- Total degree days (degrees needed to cool or heat to an average of 65 degrees Fahrenheit) were 51 heating, eight mora than normal, and 75 cooling, 17 less than normal. Anderson replied that he still believes Carter will win the nomination. "But it would only be prudent to perhaps reconsider what my position then would be," Anderson replied. Previously he said he would stay in the race no mater who got the nomination.

Anderson, a Republican congressman from Illinois who dropped out of the GOP race April 24 to run as anln- i DA Gortmaker on witness stand, l. I I August 1, 1980 world Mao's image, along with his ideology, fading in China; 4A. PLO emerges as the winner at U.N. women's meeting; 4A. More Iranians executed for parts in alleged plot; 4A.

Arabs are leaving Britain for greener pastures of U.S.; 2A. Powers agree to police nuclear weapons test treaty; 5A. nation Carter to unveil major new economic policy; 2A. Orlando experiences third straight night of violence; 2A. Police use hypnosis in New York opera murder; 6A.

Rules proposed to minimize closing of trials; 7A. Mass divorces granted to clear court calendars; 9A. northwest Port of Portland Commission OKs Mulino as reliever airport; IB. Gasoline stocks reported high, price hikes minimal; 14A. Revenue sharing plan cuts states from the list; 15A.

How valley schools would fare under fund cuts 4B. Lawmakers cut funds for prison lawyers; 4B. Boundary board proposals up for review; 4B. Atiyeh, top aides take pay cut to save 3 from layoffs; 4B. Ways and Means OKs budget cuts, drafts 'wish 4B.

sports Russian sets world hammer throw record in Olympics; ID. UJS. refuses to meet Yugoslavia in basketball; ID. Salem Senators lose again to Medford, 11-4; ID. quotes most fundamental question a person or a society can ask itself: "How can we prevent war?" Ellen Goodman, 16A.

"And despite all the attention given the supposed $204 million state budget deficit, the most common response appears to be, 'What Ron Blan-kenbaker, IB. chuckle English isn't such a hard language to learn. It's all built around a single expression: "Y'know." Index Almanac. -Page 2B Business News Pages 14, 15A Classified Ads Pages Hot Nationworld za 4B Oregon News sports News Today's Living Section Ann Landers2C Health 2C Births 2B HELP 2C Blankenbaker.lB Horoscope 13A Bridge6C Movies 5C Comics 13A Obituaries 2B Community 12A People 3A fnnrta Scoreboard 2D Crossword 1 JA Slocks 14, 15A Editorials 16A Television Vol. 130 No.

127 4 Sections. 44 Pages A Gannett Newspaper troversy surrounding his younger brother. Subcommittee chairman, Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind, and vice chairman, Sen. nominated dependent, praised Kennedy as a man for whom he has "high regard." The meeting was held at the invitation of Kennedy, who is lobbying hard for a convention rule that would free delegates to vote for any candidate they wished on the first ballot, thus threatening Carter's chances of winning renomination.

Turn to ANDERSON, Page 11A. Statesman-Journal sketch by Jac Crawford with court reporter Dave Ohmart. Asked by special prosecutor Michael Schrunk about specific repeatedly said he could not recall if expenses he claimed were actually incurred, or if so, how. But "these are my files (to) show that nobody walked off with any cash," he said. THE SYSTEM ALLOWED him to keep sensitive investigative files about judges, lawyers, doctors and a U.S.

senator confidential, he said. It also allowed him to keep payments to informants secret, he testified. Gortmaker said that after a judge in 1975 required the Oregon State Police to produce informant files in a case, he decided to stop paying informants directly. Instead, he said, he reimbursed them for miles, meals and lodging expenses. He did not make clear if the informants actually incurred those expenses.

Expenses claimed in files do not necessarily reflect expenses in the case, Gortmaker said. REFERRING TO one claim for lodging and meals in a case, Gortmaker said, "I am not saying I stayed in a motel or ate a meal." In one case Gortmaker claimed reimbursement from the county for lodging It was also disclosed at the hearing that the leading medical proponent of DMSO owns $600,000 worth of stock in the company that makes it, and that correspondence between DMSO researchers and the government mysteriously disappeared, keeping at least some FDA officials in the dark about the drug's potentially dangerous side effects. DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide, is a byproduct of the paper pulp industry and in the 'v V' i derson conferred for nearly an hour, on their positions and issues raised in the campaign. At a joint news conference afterward, Anderson was asked what a Kennedy upset at the Democratic National Convention in New York would mean for his own challenge to President Carter and Republican nominee Ronald Reagan. p.m.

escape and continued for more than five hours. POLICE IDENTIFIED the wounded officer as Jeffrey B. Brose, j24, a deputy Yamhill County sheriff until joining the Portland police force four months ago. Brose was treated at McMinnville Community Hospital for a chest wound, then airlifted to Portland's Adventist Medical Center. Hospital officials said he was in critical but stable condition in the intensive care unit.

Doyle escaped from the courthouse with the aid of two men following his arraignment in district court on charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, attempt to elude a police officer, possession of a deadly weapon with intent to use and attempted first degree escape. THE TWO MEN suspected of aiding him were arrested by Oregon State Police about 8 p.m. in Woodburn. Their names were not immediately released. Yamhill County District Attorney John Collins gave this account of the escape: Doyle complained of stomach cramps as he left the courtroom after his arraignment.

Yamhill County sheriff's deputy Loyd Hinkle escorted him to a rest-room across from the courtroom. Two accomplices were waiting inside. The three overpowered Hinkle, and Doyle grabbed the deputy's .357 magnum revolver. Yamhill County Jail counselor Mark Hall entered the restroom and tried to help Hinkle. One shot was fired, but no one was wounded.

THE THREE THEN fled into the street in front of the courthouse. Brose, who had been waiting in the courtroom to testify in an afternoon trial, saw the men flee. He yelled for them to stop, but they ignored him. Brose and Doyle exchanged gunfire. Brose was wounded once in the chest.

McMinnville policeman Marlin Sturgis also pursued the suspects out into the street. He fired twice at Doyle, but the suspects continued on. Sturgis did not give chase, remaining to help the bleeding Brose. DOYLE ALLEGEDLY stole green Dodge pickup at gunpoint from a motorist getting into the vehicle at North Ford and East Third streets, about two blocks from the courthouse. Doyle was seen about an hour later at the Spring Meadow housing development, on the north side of Newberg.

Police responded to the scene arid Turn to ESCAPE, Page 17A. if irrv I J-1 SAMMY LEE DOYLE Escapes from courthouse committee how the drug relieved swelling and pains from various ailments or injuries. "I want to caution that the use of DMSO the popular name for the drug i carries risk," Goyan testified before the Human Resources' subcommittee on health and scientific research, headed by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass.

Goyan said that DMSO adversely affects the eyes of experimental animals. a I .4 A By ANDY POLLACK Statesman-Journal Reporter McMINNVILLE "A "26-year-old man escaped from the Yamhill County Courthouse following his arraignment yesterday and allegedly shot an off-duty Portland police officer attempting to stop him. The escaped man was identified as Sammy Lee Doyle, Dallas, Texas. Police searched unsuccessfully for Doyle in a wooded area on the north side of Newberg, 12 miles north of McMinn-ville. The search, involving 50 police officers from four area agencies, began after Doyle was seen in the area about 3 p.m.

a little over an hour after his 1 40 New train service opens on weekend The long-awaited Willamette Valley Express rolls into operation this weekend with expanded Amtrak service for valley residents. The express, which begins Sunday, will add two round trips between Eugene and Portland each day and give rail service to Woodburn and Milwaukie. An inaugural run tomorrow, with speeches by Gov. Vic Atiyeh, Sen. Keith Burbidge, D-Salem, and railroad officials, will launch the service.

THE INAUGURAL train will leave Portland soon after 9 a.m. christening ceremonies. Like the daily service, it will make stops in Milwaukie, Woodburn, Salem, Albany and Eugene. The express is an 11-month experiment jointly funded by Amtrak and the state and federal governments, said Jack Graham, special projects coordinator for the state Department of Transportation. The scheduled start of the new service was pushed back four times during the spring.

STATE OFFICIALS failed in their bid to convince Amtrak to reduce fares, Graham said. Fare for a roundtrip ticket from Salem to Portland will remain at $10. Portland Station Agent Lee Gleysteen said the train provides coach and snack car service. The two new daily round trips are in addition to one now serving the Willamette Valley. Gleysteen said renovation of the Woodburn depot is not yet complete but trains will arrive and depart from the depot on Front Street between Lincoln and Garfield streets beginning Sunday.

In Milwaukie, trains will arrive and depart from the depot on Campbell Street between Harrison and Oak streets. UNDER THE agreement between the state and Amtrak, the state will pay for up to 20 percent of operating costs for the express, Graham said. The legislative Emergency Board approved $782,000 for the one-year experiment, intended to determine whether commuters in the Willamette Valley will use train service. Turn to TRAIN, Page 17A. legally Gortmaker: Money spent although files may be in error near the Tigard Armory, where he was on National Guard duty.

He said lie did not recall if the lodging was connected to the case it was billed to, but said it was connected to county work he performed. Schrunk asked Gortmaker if he incurred $113 in expenses claimed in one specific case. "I don't know," Gortmaker said. How did he spend $113 investigating that case? Schrunk asked. "I don't know," he said.

SCHRUNK SAID the funds were drawn one year after the suspect had pleaded guilty. He asked how that could be. Gortmaker said a mistake had been made. "I am not dumb enough to claim on a file closed the year before," he said. Gortmaker explained his investigation expense billing process this way: Funds were drawn on a case file either before or after expenses were incurred in that case.

Expense claims were placed in the file until they balanced the sum drawn, but they were not always the appropriate claims. PUTTING EVERY expense into its Turn to GORTMAKER, Page 17A. By MARTIN ROSENBERG Statesman-Journal Reporter Marion County District Attorney Gary Gortmaker said repeatedly yesterday that detailed expenses in his investigation files may be in error, but that was the way he raised funds for informants and investigations and kept sensitive files secret. "I expended all the money I got on behalf of Marion County every dime," he said. About $16,000 a year in investigation funds was spent "to fight crime and get good results" at a fraction of the price incurred by district attoneys in other counties, the veteran prosecutor said.

GORTMAKER, WHO faces eight criminal charges, including theft and official misconduct, took the witness stand in his own defense after watching prosecutors call more than 70 witnesses and refer to more than 500 exhibits over nine days. He was smiling and appeared confident. The courtroom, largest in the courthouse, was packed fQr Gortmaker's testimony. During presentation of the prosecution case, the courtroom was generally half full or less. FDA commissioner says DMSO may injure eyes However, he emphasized that further clinical research must be completed to learn if persons taking DMSO could also suffer eye damage.

He also revealed that someone within the FDA tried to keep the findings quiet, that one of the FDA's own scientists had been removed from the case because of a conflict of interest, and that the Justice Department has been called in to help sort out the mess. From Combined Reports WASHINGTON A top federal health official said yesterday that a controversial drug surreptitiously used by athletes, coaches and others to relieve muscle pain may be harmful to the eyes. Jere E. Goyan, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, warned about dimethyl sulfoxide after a parade of witnesses, including a former Oakland Raiders quarterback, told a Senate sub 1940s was recognized as an industrial solvent. In the 1960s, Oregon surgeon Dr.

Stanley W. Jacob reported that the drug had proven very successful in treating bruises, sprains and even frostbite. Other investigators followedtnd soon thousands of patients were being treated with It. BUT NO WELL-CONTROLLED studies had been done, the FDA argued, and Turn to DMSO, Page 17A..