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Friday Morning, August 22, Israeli Protest Wave Greets Kissinger (Continued From Page One) BALLOON'S UPS AND DOWNS-The balloon commanded by Bob Sparks and carrying sin impromptu passenger Hadden Wood, drifts toward the ocean's surface 50 miles south of Cape Cod after developing a slow leak. Coast Guard units were en route to the scene late Thursday. Wood clambered aboard Hie balloon gondola after he failed to let go of the dangling beacon line at the 1 a.m. liftoff from a Cape Cod country club on an intended solo transatlantic flight by Sparks. (AP Wirephoto) U.S.

Softens Ban On Cuban Trade (Continued From Page One) any Cuban response. The other measures announced by the State Department affect U.S. provisions adopted during intense Ameri- tries trading with Cuba. The ban on sales to Cuba by U.S. foreign subsidiaries has been a sore point with many foreign countries.

They argue the United States has no busr- can efforts to isolate Cuba from ness trying to regulate com- the rest of the world. These steps include: end to a ban on U.S. aid to countries which allow their ships or aircraft to carry goods to and from Cuba. of regulations which deny bunkering in the United States to third country ships trade. engaged in the Cuba request to Congress for the repeal of legislation banning certain food aid to coun- plummeted last spring when Kissinger's last diplomatic shuttle to secure art Israeli withdrawal in Sinai ended in failure, Jerusalem took the blame and Washington said it would reassess its Middle East policy.

"I know the relations between Israel and the United States have gone through a difficult period," Kissinger said in his arrival speech. "This has ended and we have from our dialogue strengthened in our venture and determined to pursue common policy. "I left Israel last March with a heavy heart, fearing that still another horrible tragedy was in store for the people of Israel and the Middle East. "I return today with the same concerns, but with renewed hope that a strong desire for peace will prevail over tendencies toward war. "All parties have had an opportunity to reconsider their attitudes.

Sufficient progress has been made at the discussions during the interim to warrant more intensive and diplomatic efforts in the days ahead. "Strong Support" "President Ford has sent me here to provide the strongest possible U.S. support lor prog- gress toward peace Kissinger read his speech from a prepared text, a departure from his usual arrivals here. Foreign Minister Yigal Alton greeted Kissinger and his wife Nancy at the ail-port and said that while much progress has been achieved on the Sinai agreement there was still a "lot of work to be done." He added: "Such an agreement can help and will serve the interests of Egypt and Israel and the rest of the world Security Heavy Kissinger flew by helicopter to Jerusalem, where security was heavier than during President Nixon's visit here last Scs" are ironed out. Diplomatic sources reported, meanwhile, that Kissinger has virtually assured Israel it would retain a major listening post at Um Hashiba on the western slope of the Gidi mountain pass.

Israeli troops will pull out of the desert gateway itself, as well as from the Mitla pass and the Abu Rudeis oilfield. In return, Egypt is to promise not to resort to force unless it or its allies are attacked and to support three-year ex- tension of the U.N. peacekeeping detachment between the separated armies. The use of American technicians is also considered a source of reassurance to the government of Prime Minister Rabin. A senior American official said the administration expects the measure to gain congressional approval "with surmountable difficulty." The official also predicted approval of the aid package the administration will submit next month.

Israel.has requested billion in economic and military assistance plus compensation of more than $300 million for the oil it will lose for returning Abu Rudeis. Indications are that the administration will ask lor about billion. Plane Drops Cargo By Parachute PLAINVIEW cargo parachuted from a low flying aircraft late Thursday will be the target of ai search at daybreak today by Hale County Sheriff's ment officers. A deputy on patrol about five miles south of Hale Center reported the apparent air drop about 8:35 p.m. Five units scoured farmland 5n the vicinity of the Cone grain elevator, but were unable to locate the parachutes or downed objects.

"It got too dark on us," said a sheriff's dispatcher. "We will start again in the morning." The deputy said the aircraft, thought to be blue and silver or gray, turned southward and disappeared from sight shortly after the drop. The craft was described as a single-engine, low wing airplane. Deputies said they had narrowed the search area and placed an officer on duty to stake out the unknown packages throughout the night. The landing sight was triangulated from sightings by the deputy as well as several other eyewitnesses, including residents of the immediate area.

"We believe we know within pretty close range where it fell," the dispatcher said. merce involving U.S. firms incorporated under foreign laws. The State Department has this prohibition several times. In April 1974 U.S.

subsidiaries based in Argentina were granted licenses to export vehicles to Cuba. The United States yielded then to an Argentine threat to nationalize the firms if the multimiilion dollar deal were not allowed to go through. SIcGovern Applauds Sen. George McGovern, D- S.D., who recently visited Cuba, said "this is unquestionably a major step forward on! the path toward renewed relations between Cuba and the United States." McGovern added that, "with respect to Cuba, the Ford administration has come a long way in a short time, and I commend the President for an historic contribution." However, the chairman of a House subcommittee considering legislation to lift the Cu- embargo entirely said the reported partial lifting "leaves the United States in an even more ridiculous posture than before." Blngham Opposes Rep. Jonathan B.

Bingham, chairman of the International Relations subcom- 1 mittce on trade and commerce, said: "Goods manufactured abroad under American auspices can now be sold to Cuba, but goods produced by American workers still cannot." He said his subcommittee hopes to report favorably an embargo-lifting bill by the end of September. Bingham said the reported plan to ease the embargo would have made much better sense as part of a total embargo removal." summer. The street in front of the King David Hotel, where Kissinger was staying, was blocked off by police. A small demonstration interrupted traffic and was quickly dispersed. The package Kissinger has worked out largely from his desk in Washington calls for a broad Israeli Withdrawal to within 25-32 miles from the Suez Canal and the dispatch of up to 200 American technicians into the zone to help guard against attack by either side.

SPEEDY Ashby uses the sign at his car wash at 4th St. and Ave. to express his opinions. Early this week his sign read "If you get in jail, call A-J reporter." Ashby's wife said the sign brought immediate response from Avalanche-Journal readers. The 30-35 phone calls she received at the car wash ran "mostly in favor of the sheriff and the police," Mrs.

Ashby said. The car wash received "many calls and customers complimenting us and the paper," Mrs. Ashby said. Ashby's original sign was to protest what he called one-sided coverage of the situation in the city and county jail. Ashby said he wanted the newspaper to "get off the backs" of the people running the facility, inmates of the jails "can't be treated like kings and queens." (Staff Photo) Alioto Declares Emergency; San Francisco Strikes End No Certainty U.S.

officials acknowledged privately that Kissinger is short of the 90 per cent certainty of success would that he require had to said he resume "shuttle diplomacy" after his March failure. But they say not one issue of the complicated prospective pact remains totally unsettled and that his chances of success are considerably better than 5050 provided "crucial specif- GUjERRILLAS KILLED CORDOBA, Argentina (AP) Police and guerrilla gunmen shot it out in this northern industrial city for the second day Thursday, and authorities reported at least two guerrillas killed. They said several persons were wounded. (Continued From Page One) ciding what action to take. Gerald Crowley, leader of the Police Officers Association, had no immediate comment.

The strike by police began on Monday and was joined by firemen evening after supervisors refused to grant an immediate 13 per pay hike. "The position of this board is total unity in the rejection of this offer," board president Dianne Feinstein said after the vote. "We will continue negotiations only when the public safety is guaranteed." "Many of us felt we do not wish to negotiate with outlaws," said Supervisor Robert Gonzalez, in apparent reference to the policemen's defiance of a court order finding their strike illegal. Two supervisors on the 11- member board-did not vote. Supervisor Peter Tamaras was absent from the meeting and Supervisor Al Nelder, a former police chief, abstained from voting.

Many of the supervisors six of whom are up for re-election in November reported receiving phone calls during the morning from citizens urg- them to reject the settle- ment because it would further raise property taxes. The tentative settlement would have provided police and firemen with a symbolic 6.5 per cent pay hike for the single day of July 1, 1975, after which wages would have reverted to June 30 levels. A 13.05 per cent increase would be granted on Oct. 15 for the duration of the fiscal year. Cost Figured Alioto had said the total pay package would cost the city 59.6 million 52.6 million more than the original offer.

But he said wages saved during the strike and other planned economies could reduce this difference to nearly zero. Most of the city's 1,935 policemen and. 1.700 firemen were striking. "The board stands ready to continue the negotiations on a round-the-clock basis if neces sary, but only if adequate public protection can be assured," said Supervisor John L. Molinari.

Board Rejection It had appeared likely that the board would reject the proposal when the supervisors expressed anger about the way Alioto had handled the talks. "It's a sad day for San Fran- cisco when its mayor becomes he first dictator in the United States," said Supervisor John Barbagelata. The supervisors, who run the city-county of 677,000 persons and would have had to approve any wage settlement, called Alioto's announced settlement "premature." ''The supervisors resen! Alioto making deals behind their back," said an adminis trative aide to one of the supervisors Alioto Opposition The aide, who did not want to be identified, said the boarc felt Alioto "reneged" on an agreement Wednesday to ask Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.

for 200 California Highway Patrol officers to handle police chores "The mayor the ordinance agreed tp sign to call in the Suspected Victim Of Diphtheria Responding Well A-J Corrpspoinlcnt CLOVIS, N.M.—Health officials in Santa Fe late Thursday still had not confirmed the presence of diphtheria bacteria in throat cultures of an 8-year- old suspected victim being hospitalized here. Authorities, however, said the girl is diagnosed as having the disease and Is under intensive treatment. Her condition was unchanged, and a physician said she is responding well. The girl was hospitalized before she was to have started school Thursday. Precautionary diphtheria Immunization clinics will be held today and again Monday through Wednesday at the Curry County Health Department offices in the courthouse.

It Is suggested immunizations should he renewed cnch 10 years. Scouts Honor Area Trio Three Lubbock-area residents were honored by the Scouts of the Arrowhead district of the South Plains Council of the Boy Scouts of America Thursday at their annual awards banquet at the First Presbyterian Church. Receiving the district award of merit were Mrs. V.A. Dodson of Abcrnatiiy and Tom Dicbcl and Dr.

Lowell E. Snyder of Lubbock. The awards arc made annually to recognize outstanding service to the organization. The Arrowhead district is comprised of Lubbock north of 19th Street, and the Abarnathy area. There arc 20 Cub Scout troops, 25 Scout troops and 10 Explorer posts in the area.

Approximately 1,050 youths in the area participate in Scout programs. CHP, then refused to do it," the aide said. "The supervisors think Alioto is stealing the show." Molinari, chairman of the city's personnel committee won't be blackmailed We're the ones who are going to have to take the action, no him." The supervisors had original ly offered a 6.5 per cent in crease. Earlier Agreement Alioto, an experienced labor mediator, in announcing the tentative agreement with strike leaders early Thursday, said "I think after they (the super visors) have a good night's sleep, they will agree that wha has been done here is in the best interest of all San Francis cans." But the supervisors rejected his view. A threatened strike of 1,90 municipal bus, street and cabt car drivers was avertec Wednesday when supervisor voted them a 6.5 per cent wag hike.

The current pay for pone and firemen ranges from $16 044 for rookies to $25,944 fo captains. The municipal transi drivers were making $6.73 a hour before their raise. The had threatened to strike today Stations Manned About 500 policemen, in eluding cadets, were mannin 0 the station houses. They wer able to put only a handful unmarked cars on the streets Usually 100 marked squad car RECEIVE MERIT Lubbock- itcs and an Abernathy woman were honored with awards of merit Friday night at the annual awards banquet of the Arrowhead district of the South Plains Council of Boy Scouts. They arc, from left, Tom Diobel cf Lubbock, institutional representative from Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Mrs.

V. A. Dodson of Pack 481 in Abernathy. and Dr. Lowell E.

Snyder of Lubbock, chairman of the Arrow district. (Staff Photo) patrol the city's miles each shift. 49 squar Supervisory police, who cor ceded their reports and record keeping arc very incomplct because of the strike, cope with sporadic outbreaks of vio lence and vandalism, includin bombing of the mayor's hous Wednesday. Xo one was hurt i the bombing. Balloon Try Aborted In Atlantic (Continued From Page One) fine." But a few hours later, the Coast Guard heard news of the leak.

Wood, 44, of Greenwich, made the first part of the flight in chilly weather clinging to a rope 12 feet below the gondola. It was intentional on his part. Wood was chief of the flight crew and wanted to go along, so he didn't let go of the rope attached to the bottom of the gondola when the craft, named Odyssey, left the ground. The balloon, with Wood still dangling below, rose to about 500 feet and vanished from the view of 3,000 startled spectators. Less than one hour later, Sparks, 39, of Pottersville, N.J., radioed back that he had hauled Wood on board safely and the flight was continuing.

Sparks had set out to make the first successful olo Atlantic balloon crossing. Wood's joining the flight left one parachute for two men. The flight, had it been successful, still would have been a first. No one has crossed the ocean in a balloon, but since 1970 five persons have died trying. As for tiie stowaway, Crawford said, "There was a question of whether we would continue the flight, but we decided to go ahead with it." Molesting Conviction Returned (Continued From Page One) witness and events she described were reinforced by five other prosecution witnesses.

Grabbed From Behind The child told of being "grabbed from dragged backward from the sidewalk to the rear of a house" within a block of her home. She said her assailant fondled her after telling her that if she refused to "do what he wanted to do," he would not let her go home. Co-prosecutor Zant Woodul said the child, who missed the first day of the new school year Wednesday to testify, was the victim of "humiliating sexual misconduct." Dr. John W. Raines, a physician and psychiatrist, was the solitary defense witness.

Based on records furnished to him by counterparts plus an interview with Newsom on July 8, Raines described the slender Newsom as a man who "at times" is unable to perform satisfactorily within the framework of socially and legally acceptable standards. Poor judgment Victim The psychiatrist said Newsom is the victim of a "long history of poor judgment, an overprotective father and a mother who suffered severe schizophrenia." "I found him to be a person vho suffers a form of extreme anxiety one most of us can not understand," Raines testi- ied. Newsom's victim was unable .0 make an in-court identifica- of her attacker although she picked him out of a line up the day of the offense "in a snap." authorities s-aid. The defendant had, in the past months since his arrest, cut his hair, shaved off a moustache, lost approximately 20 pounds and removed his glasses for the trial, subsequent testimony revealed. Jurors included Drake, the foreman, E.

Leon Williams, Kary T. Edwards. E. G. White Helen Cummins, Mrs.

L. O. Demon, Mrs. D. M.

Davis, Betty Gardiner, Winner C. Stephens, E. Inez Biffle, Mrs. Nada Brewer and James A. Blackmon.

U.S. Ammimition Lost In Greece WASHINGTON (AP)' The State Department reported Thursday that an unspecified amount of American ammunition is missing from a NATO depot in Greece. Spokesman Robert Funseth, commenting on a York Times story about the apparent theft, said the Greek government is "correcting the shortfall." No information was released on the value of the missing ammunition, but Rep. Les Aspin, put the total at $4 million. Aspin said it took the U.S.

Navy nearly a year to discover that the ammunition was missing. Leap In Inflation Reported In July Carthage became one of the world's great cities and a powerful rival of Rome in 323 B.C. On June 25, North Korean troops invaded South Korea. Robberies (Continued From Pnge tcndant he hnd a gun and threatened to kill the woman if she didn't keep quiet. While the man held her in the bnck room, the other man emptied the cash register.

Police were searching for two ncn described as 25 years old, with slender bvrilds and short Imir. One man was about feet tall nml the other was 5 feel 11, according to reports. (Continued From Page One) while premium prices averaged 63.2 cents a gallon. Retail price increases had tapered off to an average of 5.2 per cent over the March-May period before surging in June at an annual rate of 9.6 per cent. The July increase, computed annually at 14.4 per cent, is the first in double figures since a similar increase last September.

Grocery prices were up 1.9 per cent last month, the biggest increase since last August. The government said a third of the rise was due to an unusual and unexplained increase in fresh vegetable prices at this time of the year. Prices for poultry, pork and beef also were sharper than normal for July. Dairy products increased for the first time this year. Egg prices, after two months of decline, also rose.

Sugar prices plunged 14.5 per McCleskey Granted Civic Honor (Continued From Pnge One) the Methodist Memorial Hospital board of trustees. He is member of the hoard of trustees of Wayland Baptist College in Plainview and a deacon in Lulibock's First Baptist Church. McCleskcy lias served as president of the Lubbock Chamber of Conjmcrce, the Lubbock Industrial Foundation, the Lubbock Kiwanis Club and the South Plains Scottish Rite Club. McCleskey has also been vice- president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce and director of the Lubbock United Fund Board. He is married to Uie for- mer Mary Belle Hall of San Antonio.

The couple has two children, George H. Mc- Clcskey, a Dallas-area attorney and Mrs. B.L. Trask of Austin. Thore arc three grandchildren.

The SEA was chartered in May, 1973 and is composed of owners and-or managers of nil types of business- es. Membership in the organization is limited to one member in each profession to avoid conflicts between members. SEA officers are Gifford Olin, president; Yancey Jones, vice-president; Bill Pcmberton, treasurer; and Bill Stinson, secretary. cent. Prices of commodities other than food increased nine-tenths of 1 per cent, compared with a rise of -five-tenths of 1 per cent in June.

In addition to higher fuel prices, used cars also increased along with such items as toilet goods, housekeeping supplies, drugs and cigarettes. The cost of services increased seven-tenths of 1 per cent last month, a rate somewhat less than in June. Higher costs for medical care, physicians' fees and household services, including higher electrical rates were to blame. Natura' gas and mortgage interest rates declined, however. In July, consumer prices were 9.7 per cent higher than a year ago, with the government's index at 162.3.

That meant it cost consumers $16.23 to -buy a market basket of and services which cost 510 in the 1967 base period. In a separate report, the Labor Department said wages again failed to keep pace with inflation. Real spendable earnings taken home after deductions for taxes and the effects of inflation fell five-tenths Of a per cent in July and were down three-tenths of a per cent from a year ago. In other economic developments Federal Trade Commission reported that a special analysis of price increases in four major food areas meat, fluid milk, bread and beer found no evidence of profiteering. An FTC official heading the study said farmers and manufacturers were not the culprits.

He added that he was unable to find "the middleman" who has been blamed for price increases. The report did not include data from some of the biggest firms, however, the FTC said. Agriculture Department experts said after inspecting frost damage in Brazil that that country's coffee production will be substantially reduced for at least two years. Earlier Brazilian damage estimates have already caused coffee prices to rise in the United States and Europe..