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gggj Gourmet from High Point Shares Down-Home Recipes F-l ulu Star-Bui Home Stocks Dow up 9.18 to 993.14 in heavy trading. Stork tables on Business news on CM A Gannett Newspaper 1981 Gannett Pacific Corp All Rights Reserved HONOLULU, HAWAII Wdnsdoy, May 77, 1 9t 1 Ooho 25 Cents 84 Poj Neighbor Islands 30 Cents VOL 70, NO. 147 Six Sections mm iiJlJMIiilllPi i'i i i in ii iiiii iiniini nil in i i in i i ii Habib Home Summoned by Reagan p'. tVCVV A jir" ington came a day after Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev renewed his call for an international conference to find an end to the decades old Arab-Israeli conflict. THE LATEST crisis erupted last month when Syria deployed Soviet-made SAM -6 anti-aircraft missiles in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley after Israeli warplanes shot down two Syrian helicopters there.

Israel, which supports Christian Phalangist militiamen fighting the all-Syrian Arab peacekeeping force in Lebanon, has threatened to unleash its air force against the missile batteries if diplomacy fails to get them out of Lebanon. A Reagan administration source aboard Air Force One said Habib's mission was not a failure and had bought time to "prevent an outbreak in hostilities." "This is an ideal time (for Habib) to come back and consult with the president," the source said. "Now is the time for quiet diplomacy to proceed in Middle East. "We feel there is progress being made in the Middle East and it will continue while he is back in Washington. There are forces moving among the parties there." HABIB, WHO began his mission May 7 and shuttled between the capitals of Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, met with Begin for 40 minutes before returning home.

Begin said afterward that Saudi mediation efforts have so far failed and that Syria did "not even participate in the diplomatic effort." He said Israel has reports Syria "called up several tens of thousands of their reserves." The Israeli prime minister also aid the Syrians "augmented" their missiles, but he did not say if the action involved batteries in Lebanon or on the Syrian side of the border. Begin said: "I must tell the truth: For the time being the diplomatic efforts did not bring results, repeat, did not bear fruit. But that doesn't mean that any of us has lost hope there will be a different situation." PRESIDENTIAL PRESENTATION Codet Kenneth P. Fleischer salutes as he receives his diploma from President Reagan during graduation ceremonies at West Point today. AP Photo.

Reagan Cheered by Cadets at West Point's Graduation By Mel Laytner TEL AVIV. Israel (UPI) U.S. special envoy Philip Habib was flying home empty handed today to report to President Reagan on his 20 days of shuttle diplomacy to defuse the Israeli-Syrian missile crisis. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin said Habib's mission "did not bear fruit" so far but that hope was not lost. Habib said he would return next week to continue his effort.

"I am convinced that all involved wish to avoid hostilities," Habib said in an airport farewell statement. "I base this conclusion on my many talks with leaders in the region." While Habib called on both sides to show "continued restraint," Israeli warplanes flew over Beirut, drawing Syrian and Palestinian anti-aircraft fire, and rightist sources reported Syrian troops and Christian Phalan-glst militiamen clashed in hills near the besieged Lebanese city of Zahle. "Habib's efforts have been stalled Fong Reported GOP's Choice for Judgeship By Jim McCoy Star-Bulletin Writer The FBI is conducting a "background" investigation on former U.S. Attorney Harold M. Fong, who apparently is the leading candidate for the U.S.

District Court judgeship that has been vacant since 1978. Such a background check is a prelude to selection for the lifelong position. A Washington official yesterday told the Star-Bulletin the background check is being conducted on only the top judicial candidate, indicating that Fong is the favorite of a local six-member GOP committee set up to fill the posts of federal judge, U.S. attorney and other patronage posts. The FBI is conducting the check on Fong, 43, and is not conducting checks on any of the other 22 Republican candidates for the judgeship which were submitted to the White House by the patronage committee last March, an FBI spokesman said yesterday.

Bruce Fein, assistant deputy attorney general in Washington, D.C., who is working oh U.S. district judge appointments, declined to name the top candidates for the Hawaii bench. But Fein said in a telephone interview that checks are only run on one candidate, who is the top candidate, at a matter of policy. "WE WOULD not run concurrent" background checks, Fein said, explaining that such checks cost the government money and are unneces- THE PRESIDENT described how respect for the military eroded during the 1970s he spoke of "the Vietnam syndrome" and declared that course would be reversed "I'm happy to tell you the people of America have recovered from what can only be called a temporary aberration. There is a spiritual revival going on," Reagan said "The era of self-doubt is over," he said.

"We've stopped looking at our warts and rediscovered how much there is to love in this blessed land." VICE PRESIDENT George Bush also pressed today for both a material and moral upgrading of the armed forces in a speech to graduates at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. "One thing I could never stomach ere the vicious attacks on our military during the late 60s and early 70s," Bush told the midshipmen. Turn to Page A-4. Col. 5 the president told the 908 graduates, "A torch of leadership is being handed to you in this commencement ceremony today." Security was tight as Reagan addressed a crowd estimated at about 15,000 in Michie Stadium.

Everyone attending the ceremony had to pass through a metal detector and Secret Service and military police officers were much in evidence. "Let friend and foe alike be aware of the spirit that is sweeping across our land," Reagan said, "for it means that we will meet our responsibility of the free world. Very much a part of this new spirit is patriotism." Crashes 45 Hurt "As far as I know, weather was not a factor," he added. The Navy declined to release other information on the accident. But a Navy spokesman who asked not to be identified said the "jet landed a little right of the center line, and on a carrier deck there isn't any room for an error like that." A Navy helicopter pilot who flew to Nimitz reported seeing "just a big mess of aircraft." Shipboard firefighters extinguish- Ture to Page A-4, Col.

2 Radar-Jamming Plane on Carrier; 14 Dead, for several days while he awaited word of the outcome of weekend talks between Saudi Arabian and Syrian officials. Begin charged the Syrians did not participate in the effort and used the lull to mobilize reserves and reinforce its missile positions. REAGAN. WHO called Habib home for consultations on the "progress and future" of the mission, praised the envoy, saying, "I think he's done a remarkable job so far." Reagan told reporters while leaving the White House for commencement exercises at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that Habib would return to the Middle East after they meet.

White House spokesman Larry Speakes said Habib. who will stop over in Paris on his way back, will arrive in Washington tomorrow and is expected to meet with Reagan Friday. Habib's orders to return to Wash- Harold Fong sary if the first candidate sails through the background investigations unblemished. However, Carl a Cor ay, GOP National Committeewoman and member of the patronage committee, yesterday disputed Fein's statement. Coray said Fein told her last week that background checks would be run on three of the patronage committee's top candidates.

Fein in a telephone interview today said only one applicant is the subject of an FBI background investigation, Coray declined to name the three top candidates chosen by the patronage committee. It is known, however, that the committee was not unanimous in it; backing of Fong as the top candidate. The Star-Bulletin has learned that Honolulu attorney V. Thomas Rice is one of the three. Both Fong and Rice Tura to Page A-2, Col.

and his followers be "restrained, joined and ordered to use appropriate disclaimers that they are not the 'Moral Majority of and that they submit an accounting of profits made in Hawaii. William E. Woods, spokesman for the anti-Falwell group, said, "We need to make it clear that (Moral Majority Inc.) is a political, mercial organization and not a non-profitable charitable group as it claims to be." Woods' group also planned to file a request for a temporary restraining order in Circuit Court this afternoon to prevent Falwell 's group from conducting any business in Hawaii unless it disclaims any connection to the "Moral Majority of Hawaii." At the press conference this morning, Falwell said he understands that an "illegal Moral Majority of Hawaii has been formed here." "This is the first homosexual chapter of the Moral Majority and I would prefer not to have a Moral Majority" run by homosexuals, he said. FALWELL SAID his attorneys here, the firm of Rother and Bybee, Tw-a to Page A-2, Cel. 1 II I -1' 1 JACKSONVILLE.

Fla. (AP) A radar-jamming jet crashed during a night landing on the flight deck of the USS Nimitz, the world's largest aircraft carrier, killing 14 people and injuring 45, Navy officials said today. The EA-6B Prowler, an electronic warfare plane that was temporarily grounded last year because of its history of crashes, hit a number of other aircraft and touched off a fire on the carrier's deck shortly before midnight yesterday about 60 miles off the Jacksonville coast, according to Lt. Cmdr. Ken Pease, a spokes By Helen Thomas WEST POINT.

Y. (UPD President Reagan, declaring America has recovered from an "aberration" of self-doubt, today drew hearty cheers from the cadets of West Point as he promised better treatment for the nation's military. Reagan told the graduating Army officers that a "new spirit" of patriotism sweeping America will reinforce his drive to improve military pay and working conditions, and could forestall reinstatement of the draft. Speaking at commencement exercises at the U.S. Military Academy, man at the Navy's Norfolk, Naval Station.

Although initial reports had said 10 crewmen had died. Pease confirmed that 14 perished in the accident and 45 suffered injuries. The accident did not affect the carrier's nuclear propulsion system or its navigational ability, said Nick Young, public affairs officer at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station. THE JET "crashed on impact" at 11:51 p.m. and "fire ensued," said Cmdr.

Jim Lois, a spokesman for Naval Air Forces Atlantic. ft Dole Lends His Support to 25 Percent Tax Cut Falwell Raps Protesters, Expounds Family Values msiae iv Amusements E- Editorials A-16 Astrology E-4 Food Bridge E-4 Kokua Line A-3 Business I2 News Briefs A-5 Stork List C-H Obituaries 2 Classified People A-fi Comics E-4 Pulse E-S Crossword E-4 Sports D-l Donnelly E-2 Today E-l Dear Abby E-d TV Logs E-4 working couples, cutting the maximum tax on investment income and reducing estate taxes. In addition. Dole suggested Congress might scale back Reagan's proposals for reductions in business taxes. Dole's suggestions would result in a tax cut costing an estimated $38.7 billion in the budget year that begins on Oct.

1, compared with a $54 billion price tag on Reagan's package. Most of the difference is accounted for by delaying the start of the personal tax rate cut until Oct. 1. three months later than the president suggested. Dole outlined his ideas on a tax cut a few hours before a scheduled meeting with Rep.

Dan Rosten-kowski. chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. The Reagan administration is waiting for Rostenkowski to spell out his own ideas on how taxes should be reduced. Rostenkowski. who has opposed the idea of a multiyear tax cut, has scheduled a meeting tomorrow with Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee to see what the panel is likely to accept.

fat. Smm WJ By Jim Luther WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Robert J. Dole, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, proposed today that Congress and President Reagan compromise on a 25 percent, three-year cut in personal income tax rates. Such a plan, which was suggested last week by a group of conservative House Democrats, already has the tentative endorsement of key policymakers in the Reagan administration.

It would substitute for the 30 percent, three-year rate cut that is the heart of Reagan's economic program. The first tax reduction for individuals would take effect Oct. 1. Dole, a Kansas Republican, offered the compromise in a meeting with reporters. DOLE.

WHO in the past has been cool to any multiyear tax-cut plan, also suggested Congress could put together with the 25 percent rate cut a package of tax reductions to include increased incentives for private retirement plans, phasing oyt of the tax penalty that hurts many By Nodine Scott and Harold Morse Star-Bulletin Writers The Rev. Jerry Falwell. neatly and conservatively dressed in a three-piece black suit, expertly fielded a battery of questions at a press conference today on the eve of his "I Love America" rally tomorrow at the State Capitol. Falwell, evangelizing founder of Moral Majority arrived in Honolulu last night for the rally, which promises to be a lively event since those opposing his conservative group also plan to demonstrate at the Capitol tomorrow. The Hawaii Coalition Against Falwell will rally at the State Capitol at 10:30 a.m.

Fal well's rally will begin at the Capitol a half hour later. Today in Circuit Court, a group which recently registered as a nonprofit corporation under the name "Moral Majority of Hawaii," filed a lawsuit asking that Falwell be restrained from using the name "Moral Majority" for any activities in Hawaii "so that the public is not likely to be confused or deceived." THE SUIT also asks that Falwell The Rev. Jerry Falwell At today's news conference 3.