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24A The Press Democrat, Friday, April 27, 1984 Continued from page 1 its communist leadership. The speech followed a morning meeting with Zhao on Reagan's second day In China. The president's address was scheduled to be broadcast later In the day on Chinese national television before a video audience that White House officials estimated could reach 200 million. Referring to the move toward a consumer-oriented economy and the relaxing of official opposition to private enterprise that has emerged over the past five years or so, Reagan said: "Today, China's economy crackles with the dynamics of change, expansion of individual incentives for farmers new bonuses for workers, more disciplined management In terms of profits and losses. "As China moves forward on this new path, America welcomes the opportunity to walk by your side," he said.

The speech contained many standard phrases from a Reagan political address, touting the sue cesses he claims for the U.S. economy for the past three years. In this speech, Reagan said the U.S. military buildup over which he has presided helped the nation to fulfill Its responsibility for world peace. "But we threaten no nation.

America's troops are not massed on China's borders, and we occupy no land," he said, in a refer ence to the Soviet Union. Premier Zhao went out of his way to criticize U.S. dealings with Taiwan. Shortly before beginning his first formal talks with Reagan, the Chinese official approached American journalists for a five-minute news conference. In response to a question, Zhao said China hopes the United States will China Speaking In the Great Hall of the People to an audience of 500 to 600 Chinese business leaders and experts in relations, the president said: The societies that have made the most spectacular progress in the shortest period of time are not the most rigidly organized nor even the richest In natural resources.

No, It Is where people have been allowed to create, compete, and build, where they have been permitted to think for themselves, to make economic deci- sions, and benefit from their own wits that society has become the most prosperous, progressive, dynamic, and free. "Nothing could be more basic to the spirit of progress for a farmer, laborer, or merchant than economic reward for legitimate risk and honest toil," the conservative American president told the world's most populous nation and Power Residents, schools and businesses reported lights "flickering" and "dimming" and going off altogether for a few minutes to more than an hour between 9 and 11:30 a.m. O- -4, a ''f; 'V Artist Wheatley Allen with sculpture he created adhere, as promised, to agreements limiting arms sales to Taiwan, to which the Nationalist government fled in 1949 when the communists ousted it from the mainland. Zhao, reminded that Reagan has been an ardent anti-communist who has denounced China In harsh terms In the past, said: "Any politician with vision will see it is an outmoded Idea" for nations to base their relations on Ideology. North Coast wines head for China The wines poured at the dinner aren't the only California vintages China-bound.

The presidential party is also bearing gift packs of wine, six chardonnays and six cabernet sauvignons. Eleven out of the 12 come from Sonoma, Napa or Mendocino counties. Two Sonoma County wineries, Gundlach-Bundschu Winery in Vi-neburg and Jordan Winery in Healdsburg, sent their cabernet sauvignons. Also among those chosen for their cabernets were Napa County wineries Beaulieu Vineyard, Rutherford, Freemark Abbey, St. Helena, and Trefethen Vineyards, Napa.

Fetzer Vineyards in Mendocino County rounds out the list of red wine donors. The chardonnays selected for the gift offering were from Hacienda Wine Cellars, Sonoma; Parsons Creek Winery and Parducci Wine Cellars, both in Ukiah; Chateau Chevalier, St. Helena; Girard Winery, Oakville, and the Firestone Vineyard, Los Olivos. when he was 9 years old and intent on creating another bird. Restauranteur "Trader Vic" Bergeron found the boy carving a robin from a stick at Lake Tahoe and asked him to carve a quail for him.

The boy, whose great-grandfather Alpheus Bull is credited with designing the California Street cable cars in San Francisco, grew up to become the favorite artist of several top Republicans. Allen said he's honored to have his work selected. But he will not comment on Reagan's decisions outside the art world. Asked whether he endorsed Reagan politics, Allen said, "I don't think that applies or would be appropriate right now." The White House paid 1 ,000 for the statue, the limit for state gifts. Allen said he would rather not say what he charges non-presidential customers, although his prices range from $500 to $1,000.

The heron is one in a limited edition of 100 statues. He still has 97. diuuciiis ill mduiuuc, ocijuuid and Douglas Whited schools went outside when the power failed about 9 a.m., but then returned once school officials were convinced there was no danger. Evacuations are routine during power failures because of the potential for electrical fires or other hazards, officials said. However, at Binkley School, the children were kept outside until power was restored because the school was too dark, said Ron Kuntz, assistant superintendent for business.

made the best of the situation," he said. Wine. have been, well, effervescent over the presidential seal of approval earned by their wine. Oswald said it's not only a triumph for the small, family-owned winery, but for Mendocino County. "It's the first Mendocino County wine to be selected for use at a state dinner, an event that represents a milestone in public recognition of the Mendocino County wine-growing region," said Oswald, who has been growing grapes in Mendocino County for t.

1A Un nnrt hit liiuic wan jrcais. jic anu uia family bought Husch Vineyards in Philo five years ago from the winery's founders and namesake, Wilton and Gretchen Husch. The Oswalds' 160-acre Talmage ranch provides some of the grapes the gewurztraminer grapes used for the wine selected by the White Sludge need a county use permit. "You're going to have a hard time getting a permit from the county for a Class II dump out there," Carpenter said. He said a more environmentally safe and less costly alternative 'would be for the city to haul the sludge to the central county dump or to Tubbs Island, where the 'county allows other entities to deposit their sludge.

1 0 Sebastopol Mayor Bill Roventini "said the sludge injection area is too close to the eastern border of Art this time a bronze version to be given to West German President Karl Karstens when he visited in October. Again, the Aliens were airborne. "It was crazy. For the second time in six weeks we went to Washington," he said. "We had one day's notice that the president and first lady wanted us to attend a black tie dinner "I had to rent a tux and Rosemary had to borrow a designer dress from a friend in the city on our way to an all-night flight to Washington." In mid-January, Allen created the heron statue the Reagans carried to China.

He sent the White House pictures of his work and then, after an encouraging call, six weeks ago sent the bronze rendering now in China. A month later he learned it was to be the official gift to China's premier. "They liked the heron. Herons and cranes and egrets have been in Chinese art for thousands of years," he said. Allen's first commission came Nuclear.

"Finally we have found a solution which conforms to China's sovereignty as well as to the laws of the United States. I'm satisfied with it." Deputy White House press secretary Larry Speakes said the agreement would be initialed by U.S. Ambassador Arthur W. Hummel Jr. and State Commissioner Jia Weiwen on Monday, before an audience that will include Reagan and Zhao.

The agreement caps three years of negotiations. Formal signing will take place in about one month. The agreement will take effect unless both houses of Congress vote against it within 60 days of the signing. Reagan made the formal announcement of the agreement in a speech to about 500-600 Chinese business officials and experts in 30 1981 Blanc de Blanc sparkling wine from Schramsberg Vineyards in Calistoga. The Husch Gewurztraminer will accompany a first course of fish, which precedes the roasted Nicholas turkeys, giblet gravy, chestnut stuffing and all the trimmings.

The wines chosen for the Chinese were picked by David Berkley, official White House wine consultant. Berkley works at Corti Brothers, a Sacramento specialty grocery and wine merchant. Berkley said he selected the Husch wine because it complemented the first course without being too sweet. He praised the "high fragrance that a nice gewurztraminer should have without being overly sweet. It has a very nice feel in the mouth very fresh and well made." of environmental issues prior to preparation of the draft environmental report.

Another speaker said the only mitigation offered is "monitoring" of ground and surface water, but that monitoring is "not mitigation" because it is difficult to keep track of contaminants in groundwater. Among those urging more time for comment and study of the project was Caroline Ramberg, president of the League of Women Voters of Sonoma County. The substation transformer lost a third of its power due to the mechanical failure which was still being Investigated late Thursday. "We don't know what caused the burnout at this point," Sprecher said. The first report of trouble was received about 9 a.m.

A worker then went to the substation and found one of three circuits "down" and shut off the other two. At that point, began restoring power to customers through other circuits. Sprecher said the flickering may have been due to the damaged transformer trying to pick up the power load on its own, but then losing it again because of the damage. Power was restored between 10 and 11:30 a.m. House were grown in the winery's estate vineyards in Anderson Valley.

No one would suggest that the White House is on a budget, but the Husch Vineyards' gewurztraminer sells for only $6.25 a bottle, a veritable bargain when it comes to wining and dining diplomats. The bill for the 18 cases totals $1,350, but so far Oswald hasn't seen a White House check for his wine. But he's not worried about being paid. "They told me to bill the chief usher at the White House," said Oswald, who will bill the White House for the full amount no donations despite all the free publicity. He's backed by his family, who believe charity starts at home, not at White House.

"I don't see the White House an aquifier which is the sole supply of the city's well water. He said the city fears the aquifier would be contaminated. "By unanimous vote of the Sebastopol City Council, I ask you, please study this very carefully and postpone any action," Roventini said. Others pointed out alleged inaccuracies and inconsistencies in data gathered for the enviromen-tal study by the city's consultants. A woman who lives near the sites said, for example, the report states water wells are at least 100 BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) President Amin Gemayel on Thursday named Rashid Karami, a Sunni Moslem, as prime minis-.

ter and asked him to form a national unity Cabinet to try to lead Lebanon out of a nine-year civil war. "Let us put arms aside. Let us bury our hatreds and sectarian prejudice," Karami said in a statement broadcast live by all Beirut radio stations. Karami, 62, is a pro-Syrian politician who has served as prime minister nine times previously. He is from the northern port city of Tripoli.

He replaces Shafik Wazzan, who resigned last February but had stayed on as caretaker. Sources close to Karami said he plans to form a half-Christian, half-Moslem Cabinet with top Sprecher expected the substation to be back in service late Thursday evening via temporary repairs. "There should be no more power interruptions," he said. "Permanent repairs will be made when parts arrive from the transformer manufacturer in the east" During the work at the substation, another outage was discovered up Los Alamos Road. The wind knocked a tree into a power line.

That service was restored about 1 p.m. From noon Wednesday through Thursday, several other outages were reported in the Sebastopol, Russian River and coastal areas due to trees and limbs striking power lines. All were considered minor, lasting from a few minutes to three hours. helping me pay my grocery bill," said Beelu Robinson, Oswald's daughter and one of the co-owners of the family winery and vineyards. Although the 1983 gewurztrami-ner from Husch Vineyards will be on foreign soil, it won't be in foreign company.

Chinese leaders attending the Reagans' reciprocal banquet for 600 guests will feast at tables laden with food and wine from Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino counties. The turkeys are from Sonoma Valley's Nicholas Farms and two Napa Valley wines will be uncorked during the state dinner. The turkey will be accompanied by a 1982 Pinot Noir from Chateau Bouchaine, in the Cameras region of Napa Valley. Toasts will be exchanged with a feet deep in the area, but she said she knows most are less than 100 feet deep. The EIR contends hardpan at about five feet will prevent contamination of ground water.

Others said the impact of heavy rainfall and flooding on the sludge sites was not taken into account in the document. Some said flood waters from the sites would back onto their properties. The city was criticized most severely for lack of adequate public notification of the project and for not allowing public review leaders of the warring militias serving as ministers without portfolio, and their senior aides in key Cabinet posts. The sources spoke on condition they not be identified. The current government structure, which gives Christians a majority of powerful posts, has been among the causes of rebellion by Moslems.

Gemayel is a Christian. Karami also said his government would work for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon, for a swap of prisoners among the various militias and for a reorganization of command of the divided Lebanese army. He said he would try to reopen Beirut's port and airport, which have been closed since Feb. 6. NEW LEBANON PRIME MINISTER U.S.-Sino relations.

He said that both the United States and China wanted to prevent "the destabilizing spread of nuclear explosives." "Neither of us will encourage (nuclear) proliferation nor assist any other country to acquire or develop any nuclear explosive device," Reagan said in remarks prepared for the Chinese audience. Before the agreement could be reached, negotiators had to find a way to meet the requirements of a U.S. law under which China had to guarantee that no nuclear material would be reprocessed, enriched or otherwise altered in form or content without the approval of the United States, and that no fuel that could be used to make nuclear weapons may be stored in a facility that does not have U.S. approval. Itlandaij Saluidcuj 10:00 to, 6:00 pen hutsdcuf unlit 9:00 Moslem is peace hope cVlxmtucket TV2 a i 95405 1707) 545-MM 1 RASHID KARAMI.