The Daily Chronicle du lieu suivant : Centralia, Washington • Page 1

BRUCE HELM He took the initiative Voting leaves Mideast peace closer? By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Israeli state radio said today Israel has accepted a five-point plan worked out through the United States for a settlement with Egypt. The radio quoted foreign correspondents in Tel Aviv, who in turn quoted government sources. Other well-placed government sources said, however, the report was "close to the truth." The correspondents, not identified, were understood to have received the information in a briefing by a government source. The radio said the plan was reached in talks between Secretary of State' Henry A. Kissinger and his aides in talks in Cairo and Tel Aviv.

Quoting foreign correspondents, the broadcast said the clauses were: --A prisoner of war exchange "as soon as possible." --A supply corridor for the encircled Egyptian 3rd Army that would be U.N.- supervised and run through Israeli lines. But it would include no weapons, and in no way be controlled by Egypt. --Removal of the Egyptian blockade of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, Israel's vital outlet to the Indian Ocean. --Negotiations between Israeli and Egyptian military commanders to arrange a more convenient cease-fire line for the two sides. --Direct peace negotiations between Israel and Egypt, once the first four points are fulfilled.

Kissinger flew to Jordan and Saudi Arabia after spending a day in talks with President Anwar Sadat in Cairo. Kissinger's assistant in charge of Middle East affairs, Joseph J. Sisco, emerged from talks with Premier Golda Meir in Jerusalem and told newsmen: "I feel optimistic." He had gone to Israel unexpectedly from the Cairo sessions Wednesday, apparently bringing with him details of the Kissinger-Sadat meetings. One Israeli source close to Mrs. Meir said while Sisco was meeting with the Israeli leaders: "The talks are not going badly for Israel." Earlier, another authoritative Israeli source indicated that Israel had accepted a compromise proposal worked Out between Kissinger and the Egyptians.

In the background of these reported movements toward peace, however, were charges Wednesday from Israel that Egypt was preparing a new attack along the Suez Canal. The Egyptians said the situation on the canal front Was "tense and explosive" and that their army was in position to crush the Israelis. Kissinger's peace-seeking tour continued with a quick visit to King Hussein of Jordan in Amman and then a trip to Saudi Arabia, the big oil producer in the Middle East, for conferences with King Faisal in Riyadh. Sisco met in Israel not only with Mrs. Meir but also with Deputy Premier Yigal Allon and Defense Minister Moshe Dayan.

An Israeli communique said the discussions took place "in a good and constructive atmosphere." One highly placed Israeli source said Mrs. Meir was ready to accept a proposal for the delivery of supplies to the encircled Egyptian 3rd Army without the withdrawal of Israeli troops that Egypt has been demanding. Under the proposal, worked out between Kissinger and Sadat, Egypt's demand that the Israelis free the 3rd Army by returning to positions held at the first U.N. cease-fire on Oct. 22 would be considered later, the Israeli informant said.

Mrs. Meir called a special Cabinet meeting apparently to consider the results of the Kissinger-Sadat meetings. The Israeli newspaper Maariv, in a dispatch, from Washington, gave this summary of a reported U.S.-Egyptian proposal: The United Nations would control delivery of nonmilitary supplies to the 3rd Army on the southeast bank of the Suez Canal, but Israel would retain control of the access routes adjacent to the west bank; prisoners of war would be exchanged without delay and Egypt would lift its blockade at the mouth of the Red Sea; Egyptian and Israeli military commanders would meet to work out the cease-fire lines; and later preparations would begin for a peace conference. There were no immediate reports of any headway in regard to the Syrian front where Israeli forces hold a corridor running from the old cease-fire line along the Golan Heights to a point about 20 miles from Damascus, Syria's capital. Syria charged today that one of its antiaircraft missile batteries shot down an Israeli reconnaissance plane that tried to fly over Syria.

An AP News Analysis ByBILLMERTENA OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) There were more issues than people on ig Tuesday's statewide ballot, but a lot of people are being left on the spot by the results. The people are the public officials and legislators caught between what gj ijS many interpret as a "no confidence" gi ig: vote on their credibility and worth, gj jg: and increasing pressures on the state's tax structure. The voters resoundingly defeated 3j if the proposed income tax, HJR 37, and resoundingly supported Bruce i Helm's Initiative 282 to roll back I jg legislators' salaries in voting -g Tuesday. jg Ultimately the people on the spot will be the same ones who were there Tuesday--the taxpayers.

It's pretty obvious the over-jg whelming rejection of the taxi-j- shuffling package, which would have given the state its first income tax, will effectively curtail complex offerings in i-jjnear future. jijj It also certainly doesn't erase the 'g' gi; possibility of tax increases in the near future. Instead, it makes it jij much more likely they. will be gj needed just that much sooner. Because, like everyone else, theg! state's going up, arid there J-i are some special'demands some big bills, are oh theg horizon.

ig Both Republican Gov. Dan Evans jiji and a sometime gubernatorial rival, Sen. Martin 3t Durkan, D-Issaquah, gj improbably the legislature's leading jjj fiscal expert, viewed the future from gj gi the shambles of tax revision's defeat and recited some. So did Supt. Public Instruction Frank gj Brouillet.

jg gj One of the biggest wolves at door cited by both Durkan andjjj- Evans is the movement already ig under way in the State Supreme i-i- ig Court demanding that the state start kicking in enough to guarantee support of the' state pension plans. That alone means a minimum of-x $300 million. ijij jg And the state is falling further and ig further behind on state employes-g gipay scales. They're mandated byig i-Slaw to be kept comparable g5 those in the private sector and other if; gj government agencies. And when the ig mandate isn't followed, as it hasn't ig been for two sessions now, the tide of igi gj economics sweeps employes out of ig gj state service and creates Crises of jij: gi care in institutions.

ig: Brouillet brought in the tab forj-jj education: $200 million in special jijj jij levies along, in effect, with $20 gj million more coming up in 1974, and gj ig! further increases certain as the gi inflation lag catches up. The state's gi Ij share of overall school costs is now jig 48 per cent and dropping. It was 66 jij-j per cent 15 years ago. The pressure iig goes to property taxes. 8i That's only a few of the bills.

Some gi estimate that in the next few years ig: they will easily amount to a demand igi of at least $1 billion in new income. Certainly, the passage of the tax ballot issue, HJR37, wouldn't have jg: solved all these problems. In fact ig some critics of the measure, even ij-j ig those who support the income tax ijij concept, contended it tied down state 8j jS revenue with constitutional limits to i-ji the extent that attempts to meet iij: these upcoming problems would ig have been dangerously curtailed. gi But it would have made a stab at jig the bugaboo of special levies for ig! schools. And by the nature of an income tax, which increases with economic growth and increased ig wages, might have helped meet ig: some of the other problems.

That's igj ig not true of the present tax base, laid jiij primarily on the sales tax, which ig goes up and down with the economy, jg with sometimes disasterous results jijii ig when they can least be borne. jijS So, there's the school problem. "i Either the property taxpayers areS; i going to be on the spot for special levy increases. If they aren't i forthcoming, the school children of fj i the state, their parents and teachers ijij I will be in an even worse spot. igi I Pension funding and pay raises may yet a while.

ig (EHeCHrontcle Centralia-Chehalis, Washington 10 cents Thursday, November 8, 1973 30 Pages 85th year, 97th issue Centralia plans bus service JUNKED CAR REMOVAL TO BEGIN Removal of the first 417 of an estimated 6,000 ports. Cvitanich also discussed the future of sanitary junked car bodies in Lewis County will begin Monday, landfill programs in the county. Story on page 15. George Cvitanich, coodinato.r for the Lewis County Chronicle Staff Photo Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee re- County budget Planner, sheriff to tell needs An effort to educate the public on how departments of Lewis County government draft their budgets will be launched Thursday night in Chehalis. The first of three scheduled meetings at which county officials will explain the functions and fiscal requirements of the departments will begin at 7:30 p.m.

in the W. F. West High School lecture room. A group of concerned taxpayers arranged for the meetings to discuss elements of the county's preliminary 1974 budget. Although not actually sponsored by Overtaxed of Western Lewis County, members of that group will participate, a spokesman said.

Tonight's session will feature Kevin King, county planning director, and Sheriff William Wiester. At later meetings, other department heads and the county commissioners will be asked to speak. Warren Smith, Chehalis, moderator of tonight's meeting, said the series is Payne named chief Effective Nov. 15, Sgt. Kenneth E.

Payne, will become Centralia Police Chief. Mayor Don Naismith announced the appointment Thursday morning. Payne will be on the standard probationary status for six months after which the appointment will become permanent. He has been acting police chief since Aug. 1, succeeding Bill Merriman, who retired July 31.

The new chief is 55 years old and a near life-long resident of (h'e Twin Cities, coming from Michigan at the age of three years. He has been with the police department for 23 years, joining the force in May, 1950, and attaining the rank of Sergeant in 1960. Prior to becoming a policeman he worked as a powderman for the Weyerhaeuser Company and the Monarch Coal Mining Company. A veteran of World War II, he served three years in the Seabees. He and his wife, Ruth, reside at 710 F.

St. They have three grown daughters. KENNETH E. PAYNE RAIN, WARMER Chance of rain with partial clearing tonight. Rain Friday.

Highs in 50s. Lows 35 to 45. Variable winds 5 to 15 m.p.h. Complete weather on page 7. designed to involve the public in the areas of county spending and programs.

It also will provide county departments an opportunity to explain budget procedures and program plans to the taxpayers. Paul Hayes, an official of Overtaxed, said two other meetings are planned later this month. Possibly two other county departments will be featured at a meeting Wednesday, Nov. 14. The tentative time and place are at 7:30 p.m.

in the W. F. West lecture room. On Nov. 27 at 7 p.m.

in the Public Utility District auditorium in Chehalis, members of the county commission will provide an overall view of the preliminary budget. The preliminary budget figure for 1974 is $2,941,986, compared with the 1973 total of $2,297,684. The county commission is now involved in trimming the preliminary budget to meet available revenues. The final county budget will be adopted Dec. 3.

Inside information Page 3 New spelling champions arc crowned in Lewis County. Page 6 President Nixon asks the nation to conserve power in view of the growing energy crisis. Pages 12-13 The sports staff takes a comprehensive look at weekend fool- ball playoff games involving area teams. Also, a report on a special Centralia High School football game which will pit Tiger mentor Skip Raish against his former coach. Page 15 A Gov.

Dan Evans committee suggests that the Centralia Steam-Electric plant he allowed to generate more kilowatts. Public bus service for the City of Centralia will begin in late December, Mayor Don Naismith said Wednesday, "hopefully" in time for the Christmas holidays. The announcement was made during a Centralia City Commission meeting in which federal flood insurance legislation and approval of bids were also discussed. In the announcement Wednesday afternoon, Naismith said the city has purchased two 28-passenger buses for $3,500 from Bellingham Transit Company in Bellingham. One of the buses will provide hourly service throughout the city, Naiumith said, with no Centralia citizen more than four blocks from the bus route.

The other bus will be kept on standby. The city has already received one of the buses, both of which are used, and delivery on the other is expected soon. A bus route has not yet been established, nor a bus driver hired, but Naismith expressed the hope the buses will be able to operate on a "break- even" basis. He also observed that public transportation is needed in Centralia, especially for senior citizens, many of whom are without other means of transportation. The Twin Cities area has been without local bus service for about a year now since economic problems forced the shutdown of Twin City Transit.

Roy Thomas, former owner of that transit, said a local transit system will have to be subsidized, probably by the city. In other business, the commission accepted a $3,838 bid offered by Lee Campbell Chevrolet to supply the city a new sedan. That figure does not include a $700 trade-in allowance on the car being replaced. A bid of $4,581 for a 1974 all-wheel drive rig was also accepted by the commission from Eddins Auto Co. A $300 trade in offer on the truck being replaced was rejected, however, since the commission felt the old vehicle was worth more.

In other business and discussion before the commission, Kevin King, chairman of the Lewis Regional Planning Commission, informed the commission of pending federal flood insurance legislation which will affect the county, if finally approved by Congress. Trailer rig hits ditch A 1970 tractor-trailer rig received about $1000 damage Tuesday at about 11:35 a.m. on the White Pass Highway five miles west of Morton, troopers of the State Patrol reported Thursday. The truck, driven by Gordon M. Miller, 50, Yakima, when it went out of control on the icy road, spinning around and landing in the westbound ditch.

There were no injuries, troopers reported. In a one-car accident Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. on the Ocean Beach Highway about 18 miles west of Chehalis, a 1968 sedan, driven by Verna T. Steele, 46, Pe Ell, struck a deer, causing about $350 damage to the sedan. Aside from the deer, there were no injuries.

In a Chehalis accident Wednesday at 3:40 p.m. on National Avenue, Chehalis police reported a 1967 foreign compact, driven by Soncira Sue Tepponenn, 29, Chehalis, collided with a 1961 panel truck, driven by Oscar W. Mohrmann, 50, Chehalis, causing about $500 damage to both vehicles. The Tepponenn vehicle was attempting to enter National Avenue from a driveway at and I Manufacturing company when the mishap occurred, police reported. There were no serious injuries.

RICHARD NIXON ig A power-full speech PowerJ crisis Iquiz WASHINGTON (AP) Here are gi ig questions and answers on the scope gi igand impact of the "energy ig emergency" program announced ijij ig Wednesday night by President-g ig Nixon: jg Q. Will homes and offices be Sj jiji colder this winter because of energy jiji jij: shortages? jg: A. The President asks that home jg: gi thermostats be reduced by six jiji gi; degrees so the average daytime gi; gi temperature will be 68 degrees, ijij; Operators of offices, factories and jiji; gi; stores are asked to cut their heating gi ijij; needs by 10 per cent through gj; lowering thermostats or adopting ig'i shorter working hours. gi ig: Home owners and businesses that ijij igi heat with electricity or natural gas ig' igi are expected to make the same ig sacrifices as those using oil and the jg federal government will set an ig gj example by lowering thermostats in jg ijijits buildings to 65 to 68 degrees in jg daytime. gi Sj Q.

Will there be rationing of ig gasoline and borne heating oil? gi A. The federal government' is ijij developing a gasoline rationing plan -i-i that will be put into use if needed, ig ijg and a proposed plan to ration ij? heating oil will be announced in ig about four weeks. ig! Q. Will there be restrictions on the ig use of automobiles? ig ig! A. The President has suggested that states lower maximum speed JH ig limits to 50 miles per hour and asked gi Congress for emergency authority to gi cut speed limits through federal gi action.

He also suggested parking gi xi taxes be raised, vehicles with but a gi single occupant be barred from Sj designated sections of each city and gj preferential parking be provided for gi igi participants in car pools. All gj ig federally owned vehicles will ob- ijij jij: serve a 50 mile an hour speed limit. ig Q. Is thought being given to gi adopting year-around Daylight Saving Time? gi A. Nixon asked Congress to authorize adaption of Daylight jgi Savings Time throughout the year, igi gi saying it could reduce electricity and heating demands by as much as gi three per cent.

gi; Q. Will there be curbs on use of vj energy for lighting? A. Nixon seeks congressional authority to order a curtailment of outdoor electrical advertising and Si; ornamental lighting, including gas igi iji; lamps to be found in front of many ijiji homes. He also wants power to limit ig! ig store hours, which would save onig! igiboth heat and light. None of his igi proposals would affect use ofjg: jgi lighting in the home.

iijii Q. Will any of the administration's jg; proposals result in higher taxes? gi; A. Nixon said the government is gi; gi; considering imposing "control fees" surcharges to discourage ex- ijiji cessive use of natural gas andgj Si electricity and asked Congress forig igi authority to levy them. ig Q. How, will the energy con-Si Si servation program affect use of such gi public carriers as airlines and bus ig iS lines? ig A.

Nixon noted the Federal iji Aviation Administration already isig ijij! working with airlines to reduce ig ij-ji flying speeds and limit the amount ig of taxiing but said shortages of jet ig igi fuel could lead to a 10 per centjg ig cutback in scheduled flights. As for jiji ig buses, he suggests they be given jg; exclusive highway lanes on com-j-j! muter routes and said the federal gi; government will give priority to for federal grants tog: gibuy buses for mass transit. gi Q. Will the energy-saving gi gj measures lead to greater pollution? gj A. Yes.

Nixon asked Congress for gi authority to waive state air and gi quality laws and regulations gi on a case-by-case basis, without gi ig notice or hearing, if necessary log: permit use of more plentiful butgi ig dirtier fuels. gj ig Q. Will the President's program gi ig result in higher prices? ig jij; A. In some cases, probably yes. ig For example, he asked Congress to ig authorize temporary suspension ofig federal regulation of prices on new production of natural gas for thej-j- jiji duration of the emergency.

jij:.