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62, No. 209 Mmmwm Home Hawaii's Greatest Newspaper HONOLULU, HAWAII Saturday, July 28, 1 973 Two Sections 15e 30 Page. 7L fi ti iH itifif WUUU CP fo)(o(S "I SURE would like to try that liftoff again," said Lousma, a space flight rookie. "That was great." Navy Capt. Bean, solar physicist Garriott and Marine Maj.

Lousma hope to more than double the 23-day Turn to Page AJ, Col. 6 tiHIlli Saturn 1-B rocket at 1:11 a.m. Hawaii time and immediately began a pursuit of the big station. "We're really moving out," mission commander Bean shouted as the Apollo into an orbit ranging from 94 to 140 miles high. governors believe that at least 90 per cent of the voters outside the Manila area voted for an extension of the regime.

election commission said young voters have been supporting the extension of Marcos' term, by about the same margin as itheir elders. Balloting appeared to go relatively smoothly after -mixups in voter registration lists caused early widespread confusion. Brig. Gen. Fidel Ramos, the chief of the Philippine constabulary, said there were no violent incidents in the referendum.

"The situation is very, very peaceful throughout the country," he said. It was indicated that the plebiscite was carried out even in such southern areas as Zamboanga and Sulu provinces and Basilan Is- land, where the government is fighting a Moslem revolt. Meanwhile, the govern- 7. ment continued to threaten Controllers a i they would troubleshoot the system and try to develop a solution. They said the Apollo could operate without the affected system because it had a The astronauts started man's longest planned space journey on the power of a Mm A I Philippines (AP) President Ferdinand E.

Marcos received overwhelming support today in first returns from a nationwide referendum on extension, of his martial. law dictatorship. Returns from 1,464 citizens' assemblies in the greater Manila area showed 529,555 votes and ,102,035 "no" votes on the single question on the ballot: "Do you want President Marcos to continue beyond 1973 and finish the reforms he has initiated under martial law?" There are about 41,000 citizens' assemblies in the country, and final results from the secret, balloting are not expected before Aug. 3. BUT BASED on the early returns, elections commission member Flores Bayot declared: "With this trend established, the president should win by 80 per cent." Provincial mayors and for a OFF TO SKYLAB Rocket's exhaust is reflected in water as Saturrr 1-B carrying three astronauts heads for the Skylab space station.

Astronauts Alan Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma blasted off today to a planned 59 day stay in space. -United Press Photo. Arbitrator CAPE KENNEDY (AP) Three American astronauts rocketed into orbit today and successfully docked with the Skylab space station which is to be their home for a record 59 days. During their stay they are to study the sun, stars, earth and man. Alan L.

Bean, Dr. Owen K. Garriott and Jack R. Lousma linked their Apollo craft with the Skylab 271 miles above earth after tracking it for more than eight hours after their launch from Cape Kennedy. The astronauts spotted a blinking light on the station some four hours after the liftoff and.

gradually closed in. THEY ENCOUNTERED a fuel leak in a jet steering engine system, but space agency officials said the problem was not serious. The visual effect of the escaping fuel was spectacular, Space Critters (C) N.Y. Times Service CAPE KENNEDY The Skylab 2 crew is accompanied by a menagerie of tiny creatures pocket mice, minnows, vinegar gnats, flies and two female All are for experiments except the flies. They are merely food for the spiders.

however. The astronauts described the particles as "sparklers" and said it was like "driving fast through a snowstorm." After starting out 2,500 miles behind and 131 miles below the 85-ton station, the astronauts executed a series of maneuvers to slowly close the gap. After four hours, Bean reported a radar indication that the station was 60 miles away. Then he reported sighting a blinking light on the target vehicle. THE FUEL leak cropped up shortly before the sighting.

Inside the 'llclb Astrology Church News A-6-7 Classified Comics Crossword Dear Abby Editorials A-10 Entertainment A-8-9 Family Today Obituaries B-18 Sports B-l-3 Temperatures A-2 TV Logs B-4 Coconuts blanket under the tree and was bending over her when the accident happened. Newspaper files give no indication that anyone has ever before been killed by falling coconuts here although several persons have been struck and injured. The trees in the area, a beach park on the makai side of Kalakaua Avenue called Kapiolani Beach Center, were reportedly due to be trimmed next month. rv J2 Start AU'dtisf sin caoiy 1 is KsjfrV ik 5 Meanwhile, acceptance' of med-arb by both sides in the controversy provides assurance that Hawaii will be spared of a crippling dock strike. Under med-arb, the findings of the mediator-arbitrator will be binding upon both parties and unappealable.

The industry and the union reached the stymie in negotiations during a three-hour meeting Thursday in the office of Robert McElrath, ILWU regional director. At 3:30 p.m., ithe union then advised Burns of the impasse, which is centered on fringe benefit improvements for the so-called satellite dock workers. McElrath said at a press conference yesterday that there is no dispute on wages. amp i 9 registered voters with a $3 fine or jail term of up to six months if ithey stayed away from the polls. "We will enforce the law by prosecuting those who, for no valid reason, failed to exercise, their duty to vote," said Leonardo Perez, chairman of the elections commission.

The referendum was extended through today to meet the latest government goal of 18 million votes, six million fewer than the government first anticipated. Marcos can stay in office even if the referendum, which he called an expression of public opinion, goes against him. He abolished the nation's 1935 constitution, which would have required him to step down Dec. 31, and replaced it with a new document permitting presidents to lengthen their term in office. '1 i- kill 2-year-old.

him that they were agreeable to the use of mediation and arbitration. Burns also had. recommended hiring Kagel or someone of his caliber. The union said it preferred Kagel. Bernard T.

Eilerts," chief spokesman for industry's negotiating committee, said the committee hasn't yet advised the Governor whether Kage! would be acceptable to the employers. Eilerts pointed out that while management has accepted med-arb as the way out of the dispute, it still wants to have some guide-r lines established as to how mediation-arbitration is to be conducted. He said the industry plans to have meetings with the i union to set vp the ground 'rules. Jr '7 A By George West Star-Bulletin Writer Sam Kagel, ithe veteran California labor mediator and arbitrator, has told Gov. John A.

Burns that hell be free to enter into the deadlocked waterfront negotiations "early in Burns inquired ofKagel's availability after the ILWU notified him Thursday afternoon that it had reached an impasse with longshore employers on a new contract for .150 container freight station and maintenance shop workers and waterfront security guards. During ithe Thursday meeting, Burns recommended use of the mediation-arbitration tool as a means of resolving the contract dispute. The Governor called Kagel yesterday after employers and the union notified Kit- Wa tfflsr if jfs. II rL. Bies Alter Being Hit Sam Kagel Cluster of jinaga of 47-503 Hio Place, was pronounced dead at Queen's Medical Center at 1:35 p.m., less than an hour after the accident.

The aunt, Jeanne M. Ono, 26, of 931 Kopke St. was treated for cuts and bruises. A PARK groundskeeper, working a short distance away, saw the nuts start to fall but said he was unable to shout a warning in time. The aunt told police she had placed the child on a bf falling A family picnic in a beach park near Diamond Head ended in tragedy, yesterday when more than 100 pounds of falling coconuts killed a 2-year-old Kaneohe girl.

The victim, Leanne K. Fu-jinaga, and an aunt who was changing the child's diaper in the shade of a 50-foot coconut tree, hit by a complete cluster of 57 coconuts. Leanne, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard T.

Fu- inn Nearby trees are loaded with coconuts. Dotted line shows where coconuts fell to.