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PERPETUAL STOHACE ISC. 3322 S. 353 E. S.L.C. UT 54115 Gsarn cites benefits in dropping rsicetrach "I'm simply not willing to put all my eggs in one basket." he said.

He added, from his navy experience, he is persuaded the countrv needs a trial defense, deploying land, sea and air based missiles so the "Soviets could not attack all three simultaneously." State, national reaction to MX change, p. 7 workers needed by 15 to 20 percent." Garn said. "It would save $2 billion in overall costs." Garn said when Chaves was asked by Senator Paul Laxalt. R-Nevada. whether, faced with differences in federal and state water rights policy which policy would prevail, she said federal claims would be overriden by state laws.

The committee also was assured the Air Force will look at split-basing as a serious alternative, and not as a "superficial" or "cosmetic" response to criticism of locating the entire project in Utah and Nevada. Parts of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico will be studied. Garn said. When asked whether the split basing, if accepted, would mean Beryl or Lund (western Iron County) would be dropped from consideration 9s possible Air Force MX bases. Garn said the planning had not yet reached that stage, though he said it more likely the bases would all be in Nevada under a split-basing deployment Garn said he favors a land-based MX over submarine (SUM) deplovment.

military testimony that only 12.000 military personnel would be based at the MX site. "Just 50 people'can be a big deal in a rural location." he said. Military testimony also brought out agreement the federal "up front" money funneled to Katsap Countv. Wash, for development of the Trident submarine base there was "too narrowly focused." Chaves said the funding would need modification to permit continued funding to local communities for maintenance of services once thev were in place. Garn complained to the Air Force officials about the bureaucratic red tape which had caused long delays in communities receiving the funds to mitigate impacts.

He said Chaves agreed with the need to speed up the funding process and promised to seek more block tvpe grants to handle local community planning and capital improvements as well as services to mitigate the impact created by sudden population influxes. More testimony from the Air Force officials was scheduled today with the topic mostlv centering around split basing oi the MX project. CEDAR CITY Senator Jake Gam. R-Utah. told the Spectrum Tuesday the U.S.

Air Force recently announced decision to scrap the racetrack mode of deployment of the MX missile would reduce the number of Great Basin valleys needed from 50 to 35. In testimony at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction hearing. Defense Secretary Harold Brown said the Air Force will opt for a stretched-out "linear" version to save money and land. Money saved could be as much as $2 billion. The MX missile project has been proposed for location in the Great Basin areas of eastern Nevada and Western Utah.

During Tuesday's testimony, in addition to Brown. William Perry. Defense Under Secretary for Research and Engineering, and Under Secretary of the Air Force Antonia Chaves also testified. "there would be a reduction in the use of land of 20 percent and reduction in the number of construction During the hearing. Garn told military officials basing something as big as the MX in a populated area would not have anywhere near the impact as it would in a rural area, such as presently proposed.

"Statistics don't mean a thing when you are speaking in terms of impact on a way of life." he said, referring to Hostages told of rescue, p. 2 US discards MX location, p. 4 Flyers rout Devils, p. 9 ST. GEORGE WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1980 VOL 17 NO.

153 Carter, Reagan roll to primary wins, close in on nomination delegate totals Reagan over the top. But because both parties divide delegates according to vote in most of their primaries, it may be as late as June 3 the nine-state grand finale of the primary season before anyone has an authentic lock on a first-ballot win. In terms of momentum, anything Carter and Reagan may have lost in Pennsylvania and Texas was regained in the three states Tuesday. Their vote percentages ranged from the mid-60s to the 70s. landslides by any standard.

And for Reagan at least, the result in the nation's capital was no loss. He wasn't even on the ballot. The Democratic delegate totals TuesPrev Total Carter 162 1.204 1,366 Bush, whose campaign manager said the former U.N. ambassador never entertained hope for Tuesday's tests, said in advance he was in to stay. Reagan's reaction was controlled delight.

"Tonight I'm a little less cautious and a little more optimistic. It has been a tremendous day for our campaign. I'm very happy." The results gave Carter nearly 89 percent of the 1.666 delegates needed for nomination and press secretary Jody Powell claimed the president lacks onlv 160 to lock it up. Reagan had 80 percent of the 998 delegates needed for the GOP nomination. There are eight primaries in the next three weeks with enough delegates to put both Carter and Kennedy 61 676.5 737.5 Needed to nominate: 1.666 The Democratic total did not include the Texas or Colorado caucus results earlier this week.

Carter is expected to get well over 100 more delegates from them. The Republican total: TuesPrev Total Reagan 108 695803 Bush 32 145 177 Needed to nominate: 998 Individually. Tuesday's primaries looked like this: Indiana: With 78 percent of the vote in. Carter had 296.539 or 68 percent and 54 delegates to Kennedy's 136,497 or 32 percent and 26 delegates. Reagan had 337,785 or 74 percent and 54 delegates to Bush's 73,806 or 16 percent and 0 delegates.

1 By ARNOLD SAWISLAK UPI Senior Editor Both. President Carter and Ronald Reagan rolled to within 200 delegates of the presidential nominations Tuesday with landslide primary victories in Indiana. Tennessee and North Carolina. Their challengers. Sen.

Edward Kennedy and George Bush, won the District of Columbia primary, smallest of the day. and fell even farther behind the president and the former California governor as the 1980 primary season went into its final month. But neither Kennedy nor Bush was giving up. "We continue the campaign." Kennedvsaid. I "41'k, I 1L '4'' 1 1 fP jf if) Commission oks Safeway for Mall By BRAD ROGHAAR Staff Writer ST.

GEORGE The St. George Planning Commission granted preliminary approval Tuesday of a request by applicants of the Dixie Mall project, to locate a new Safeway store in that development. Preston Naylor. spokesman for the development firm of Akerlow. Thomas and Dyer, presented a tentative plat showing the location of a 44.000 square foot Safeway store in and would not be noticable by anyone who was to look at the store.

He said the firm is willing to do anything the city would require in terms of curb and gutter, sewer, garbage, parking and access and could adjust their existing plans to meet those regulations. Commissioner Silvia Seegmiller moved that the request be approved so far as any future city regulations that ocurr be met. The commission voted unanimously for approval. the project, and said that they had received a verbal commitment from Earnst Home Centers to occupy the other end of the shopping center. Work on the project site could begin as early as June he said.

The Dixie Mall, which will be located on St. George at the head of 400 East was granted an inducement resolution in March which will provide the developers with tax-exemption status. The shopping center will also consist of several smaller shops and stores, with compete parking and landscaping improvements. Naylor said the firm is hoping to begin demolition of an old motel which is still sitting on the property in June. "The only reason we haven't started now is because Safeway keeps changing its size." Naylor added that any changes by Safeway are only a few thousand square feet.

whelming victories in GOP presidential primaries in Indiana, Tennessee and North Carolina. UPI LOS ANGELES Ronald Reagan points his finger as he happily acknowledges a question druing press conference yesterday after he scored over Three more join County Commission race Butch Cassidy's sister, ex-state senator succumbs more than 12 years since a commissioner has been elected from the Enterprise area. Two St. George men. Chairman G.

Murray Webb and commissioner Jerry B. Lewis have held seats on the commission during By RICHARD COOPER Staff Writer JST. GEORGE Three more Republican hopefuls have joined the race for the two year Washington County Commission seat up for grabs this year. Democrats have to date failed to post a candidate for the seat. Joining St.

George city councilman Howard Putnam in the contest for the seat on the three-man commission is former county commissioner John Whitney, former Enterprise city councilman Clinton P. Bowler, and Veyo resident Jimmy L. Mitchell. Whitney, who announced his candidacy Tuesday afternoon, served on "the commission from 1968-1972. He also served on the St.

George city council during 1972-1976. Whitney, who is currently living in Ivins, noted the opposition he will be1 facing in the primary election, saying "I like to get into the tough ones." He explained that he is running for the office to ensure that county government will scale itself down to meet the loss of federal revenue sharing funds, rather than increase the general mill levy to cover the deficit he says will result. Also announcing for the two-year post. Enterprise resident Clinton Bowler will try to return representation of the northern part of the county to the commission. Although the commission has traditionally included a St.

George representative, a comissioner from the eastern part of the county, and a northern area resident, it has been Abel resignsfrom City Council receni years. Bowler, an Escalante Valley farmer, said that he would be able to devote the time necessary to meet the requirements of "an active and progressive county commissioner," because he has turned active management of his farm over to his sons. Currently a member of the Southwest Utah Power Federation, the agency which is trying to gain municipal power systems for cities within the county. Bowler is also president of the Enterprise Valley Pumpers and is completing his third year as the Utah representative to the National Potato Board. CIRCLE VILLE.

Utah (UPI) Funeral services for Lula Parker Betenson. the sister of 19th Century western outlaw Butch Cassidy, will be Friday in the Circleville LDS Chapel. Mrs. Betenson died Mondav. She was 96.

The one-time Utah State Senator had claimed her brother, whose real name was Robert LeRoy Parker, did not die in Latin America with Harry Longabough. the Sundance Kid. "I'm positive they weren't killed in Bolivia. He came back to the United States and lived for many years." she said in a 1975 interview. "They thought he was dead, and that was good enough." Mrs.

Betenson said her brother would have quit his life of robbing banks and railroads "if they would have let him. But like he told us. when a man gets down, they like to keep him down." Robert LeRoy Parker was the oldest of 13 brothers and sisters. Mrs. Betenson was the ninth youngest.

She was 18 years younger than her outlaw brother. In 1962 she was appointed bv Gov. George Dewev Clvde to the Utah State Senate. She did not seek re-election. She had also served as Piute County Democratic Party chairwoman for 28 years and acted with a traveling stage company.

In a book about her brother "Butch Cassidy, My Brother" she claimed. "He was a perfect gentleman. He had good table manners. He didn't eat with his knife like lots of cowboys. And he was always good to the poor, but death to banks and railroads." was not available.

A spokesman for the West Elementary school in St. George, where Abel has been employed, said the councilmen quit his job as of Friday. Abel, serving his first term as city councilman, was elected to the position Nov. 1979. WASHINGTON Washington city offices confirmed Wednesday morning that councilman George Abel has submitted his resignation and that a replacement will be considered at tonight's city council meeting.

The reason for Abel's resignation Wednesday weather St. George: Variable cloudiness today with showers or thunderstorms likely, then decreasing late tonight and Thursday; highs today in the lower 80s and Thursday in the mid 80s; lows tonight in the mid 50s; gusty winds near thunderstorms. 019M Unlvvnd Pmi Syndicate military installations to allow production of binary bombs. Binary bombs contain two non-toxic substances that are mixed to form a lethal agent when the bomb is used. Weteye bombs contain highly toxic nerve gases.

Army studies of the bombs stored at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Denver, show that many of the devices are leaking. "Leaking bombs in the Rocky Mountains arsenal will be outmoded by this new binary system," said Hatch. Senate rejects sharing WASHINGTON (UPI) The Senate today rejected an effort to put $500 million for state revenue sharing into the proposed $613 billion 1981 federal budget. The House last week killed a similar move to revive the dismantled revenue sharing program The Senate voted 54-40 to table the revenue sharing amendment by Sen. Daniel Moynihan.

It would have taken the $500 million from water projects which are strongly defended by senators from the West. The tabling effectively killed the amendment. The Senate also rejected a proposal by Sen. William Cohen, R-Maine, which simply would have cut $500 million from water projects, such as locks and dams. Both the House and Senate budget committees, which have recommended different versions of a balanced budget, cut $1.7 billion from fiscal 1981 spending to eliminate general revenue to states.

The House defeated a liberal attempt last week to put $500 million into the budget for revenue sharing. President Carter supported the amendment, which would have allowed the money to be passed on to financially ailing cities. The Moynihan amendment could have had the same effect. In keeping with the trend, Chemical Bank. Bankers Trust First National Bank of Cincinnati and Industrial National Bank of Providence.

R.I.. lowered their prime rates Tuesday to l7'-j percent, the rate set Monday by Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. Dollar slides again LONDON (UPI) The dollar slid on nearly all the world's money markets today, while the price of gold held steady. An ounce of gold sold for $512.50 in both London and Zurich, unchanged from Tuesday's close. The price was down $7 from Tuesday's opening.

The dollar fell everywhere except Milan, where it opened unchanged from Tuesday's close of 843.30 lire. "The dollar was under pressure from the outset in step with lower far-Eastern advices where sentiment continued to be affected by the easing U.S. interest rates," said a London dealer. In Hong Kong, the dollar closed at 230.90 yen, down sharply from Tuesday's close of 234. 10 yen.

Weteye elimination seen WASHINGTON (UPI A House of representatives amendment to a military construction bill appropriates funds for a new type of nerve gas bomb that may eliminate the need to move leaking "Weteye" gas bombs to Utah. The amendment, which has the support of Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, provides $3.15 million to pay for two new buildings and modifications to existing structures at Prime drops to 17 NEW YORK (UPI) Chase Manhattan Bank today marked its prime rate down a point to 17 percent, the lowest level for the benchmark rate among the major banks. The move came on the heels of action by the Bank of New York and Irving Trust in lowering their primes to 17' percent from 18' percent. The prime is charged for loans to top-rated corporate customers.

The prime rate now ranges from 18' percent to 17 percent, reflecting the various response of big banks to the apparent easing of the Federal Reserve on the cost of funds. Mortgage rates start down United Press International Home mortgage rates hit a record average high 16.56 percent in early April and now appear to be coming down slightly. The Federal Home Loan Bank Board said the 16.56 ercent rate was the average quoted by major mortgage eaders for the purchase of newly built, single-family homes with a 25 percent down payment and 25 years to pay. The increase, up from a revised 14.72 percent in March, was the largest monthly Jump on record. "Since early April, incomplete information suggests market rates have eased some, amidst some indications that an economic slowdown is now in progress' said Jay Janis, the bank board's chairman.

Administration officials added that mortgage rates should begin to decline in coming months, since other interest rates have been dropping. ,0 4 i iJ.