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The RpgiMcri Danville. June 2.1977 White House Offers Support For Any Move To Strengthen Plan Congressmen Urged Not To Weaken President's Energy Program WASHINGTON (AP) White House Press Secretary Jody Powell urged Congress Wednesday not to weaken President Carter's energy program but offered support for any move to strengthen it. The spokesman, responding to i a a Congressional Budget Of- that the President's plan would cut the cost per mile of driving a car, also defended the standby gasoline tax in the plan as i i a necessary psychological goal. "It would certainly be, as the President has said, a mistake if his proposals i i i a weakened," Powell said. But, Powell said, "it would suit him (Carter) fine if Congress moved to strengthen energy conserving" elements in the plan.

Powell did not offer any suggestions about Congress should do this, but said Carter would "give them great latitude." Alice M. Rivlin, director of the budget office, said Tuesday that the President's energy proposals, designed to discourage gasoline con- sumption, would cut the cost of driving a car by 8 per cent between now and 1985. Without the Carter plan, she said, the cost of driving would fall 18 per cent as a result of congressional requirements that automobile's gasoline mileage increase in the future. The law already bri the books requires automakers to im- prove cars' mileage, thus saving "motorists' money on gasoline. But Carter's plan includes a proposal to raise the federal gas tax by as much as 50 cents a gallon by 1985 unless consumption falls.

Powell said the standby gasoline tax, which would be imposed whenever annual gasoline consumption went beyond specific targets, "gives us a goal to shoot for. It i i penalties if we fail to meet that goal or target." He said the plan was "as i a a.s economic." The spokesman defended the proposal to impose higher tariffs on the purchase of automobiles exceeding limits on average gasoline con- i and a a i rebates to purchasers of cars with better gasoline mileage. "It is the President's belief that the best approach would be to tax those who insist on driving Inefficient automobiles and reward those who choose to accept a wiser approach," Powell said. Powell's comments came as the President's chief energy Schlesinger, was telling a House sub- committee that major' oil companies would make more than $120 billion in windfall profits if natural gas prices were freed from federal controls. In giving his estimate, Schlesinger addressed one of the most hotly contested issues faced by the House as it gets down to work in drafting President Carter's national energy plan into law.

Deregulation was defeated by the House by only four vof-s last year and strong sentiment remains for such an approach. Carter, however, wants to keep federal price controls on in- terstate gas although he would raise the price. Schlesinger told the House energy and power sub- committee that 80 ppr cent of the windfall profits caused by deregulation would go to some 25 energy companies over the next seven years. The President's adviser said his estimate was based on a price of S2.50 per thousand cubic feet of natural gas. Service Begins HeldPplice At Bay For 15 Hours In Hopewell Father Charged In Hostage Action H1LLTOPPER ARRIVES Amtrak's The new train replacement of the "experimental" train Kentucky and named "The MOUNTAINEER" wound its way Wirephoto) through Lynchburg on its first run Wednesday.

"HILLTOPPER" connects Washington, D.C. (AP WASHINGTON A Passenger service began Wednesday over Amtrak's new Hilltopper route i i Washington with Richmond, Petersburg, Roanoke, southern West Virginia and Catlettsburg, Ky. The Hilltopper is a revision of the Norfolk-Cincinnati Mountaineer, a two-year ex- perimental route that was terminated Tuesday by order of the secretary of tran- sportation. Although not primarily scheduled to serve the a i i h-m corridor, the Hilltopper provides additional capacity for passengers unable to secure seats on other Amtrak trains running between the two cities. In the past 12 months Am- trak has doubled the number of a i i Washington to Richmond from six to 12.

Supper Club Was Poor Insurance Risk SOUTHGATE, Ky. (AP) The Beverly Hills Supper Club where 161 people died in a fire Saturday night was insured for at least $2 million, a Kentucky Department of Insurance of- ficial said Wednesday. The property is on the tax rolls at $1.5 million. "They had saturated the private market and then taken the maximum $1 million coverage under a state program for poor risks," said the official, who asked not to be identified. Meanwhile, another two bodies were pulled from the rubble Wednesday and a closer check of the morgue list showed 159 victims had been located before Wednesday.

Officials had put the toil at 158 earlier, but they said a clerical error was made in setting that figure. The club was classifcd as a "poor risk" following a 1970 fire that destroyed the building. The cause of the fire was undetermined. Under a 1968 Kentucky law, property owners unable to get full insurance coverage may turn to the "fair plan." The system requires all Kentucky insurance companies to pay into a to their volume of business. That pool is used to pay claims by the poor risks.

The Charles H. Biiz In- surance Agency in nearby Covington, Ky. handled the fair plan coverage for the 4-R made up of the Beverly Hills owners. They are Richard J. Schilling and several members of his family.

Thomas Berger, a Bilz agent, handled the Beverly Hills account. He and his twin brother refused to comment on the extent of the private coverage the Schillings had on the club. "I just don't feel I should until 1 talk to Mr. Schilling. If he agrees then I'll make the information public." Berger said.

Meanwhile Kentucky Fire Marshall Warren Southworth said he has nearly ruled out arson as a cause for the Saturday night fire. "There is no evidence whatsoever lhat arson was involved," he said. In response to Slate Police Commissioner Ken Bran- denburgh's statement that he feels the fire did not start in the a disagreed. "They haven't pinpointed a prime suspect yet, I'm sure there are opinions now, but they are still just OpiniSM ucghesaid. Investigators at the 17-acre hilltop site five miles across the Ohio River from Cincinnati plan to look through the rubble for clues until the end of the week." HOPEWELL, Va.

(AP) A young Hopewell man was in jail Wednesday on charges of abduction and felonious assault with a deadly weapon after surrendering to police officers he had held at bay for 15 hours with threats that he would kill himself and his in- fant son. John A. Daniels, 22, was taken into custody shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday after he had kept police outside ah apart- ment here since 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Daniels surrendered to i a negotiations with police Capt. R. Clarke and was in jail in lieu of $47,000 bond. In addition to abduction and assault, Daniels also was charged with breaking and entering and escape. Tobacco Prices Change Little A (AP)- Prices by grades changed little on Southern Maryland tobacco markets Wednesday, reports the Federal-Slate Market News Service.

Gains and losses were about equally divided and amounted to only $1 per hundred pounds in most cases. Marketings were composed of more heavy crops than the day before and less 'better quality grades. Good and low quality grades accounted for over 90 per cent of Wednesday's auction. GILBERT INSURANCE AGENCY 1260 SO. BOSTON RD.

AUTO FIRE HOMEOWNERS 'BONDS MOBILE HOME -LIFE 'HEALTH Coll Us For A Quote On Your Motorcycle Boat Financing Available 1260 So. Boston Rd. Danville, Va. TELEPHONE! 797-9293 ATTENDS SERVICES Entertainer John Davidson is shown Wednesday as he attends burial services for Douglas George Herro, Davidson's music director. Ilcrro was one of ttie 151 persons killed in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Kentucky last weekend.

Davidson was appearing at (lie club at the time of the fire and escaped moments before he was to ap- pear on stage. (AP VVirephoto) Eastern Strike Is Averted withheld pending a ratification vote by the flight attendants. WASHINGTON A Tentative agreement on a new n.t a a a n- nounced Wednesday between Eastern Airlines 'and Its flight attendants; averting a strike threatened this weekend. The settlement followed lengthy negotiations at the offices of the a i a Mediation Board. Board member David H.

a agreement and said It elittiihatcs the threat of a strike. Details of the pact were If no agreement had been reached Local 553 of the Transport Workers Union was legally free to call a strike Sunday with the expiration of a 30-day coollng-offperidd. At the start of the talks, the union asked for a $1,000 a year boost in starting pay for flight attendants, raising the annual salary to SS.OflO, and a boost in top pay to $17,000 a year from TRUSTEE'S SALE THE PLYWOOD CENTER AUCTION JUNE A.M. On Premises Located on the Mt. Cross Road, adjacent to the Danville City Limits, this property consists of a commercial build- ing situate on a lot fronting 168.5 feet on Mt.

Cross Road and going back 100 feet, to a rear line of 160.5 feet. Previously used 'as a retail establishment of plywood, this subject property has city water supply and loading dock. Heat is supplied by an oil fired hot air system and electric heat in the office areas. Do not miss this opportunity to buy a conveniently located commercial property, suitable for retail or wholesale business operation. TERMS: CASH ON CLOSING Bidder's Deposit Required Sale Day For Further Information, Confacf EUGENE LINK, Sole Acting Trustee 9r Bendall Real Estate Auctioneers--Realtors 20t MASONIC TEMPLE 7912.1013 The escape charge related to Daniels' escape from a deputy sheriff April 29 after being sentenced to 30 days in jail for failing to answer, a Circuit Court order to stay away from his estranged wife, Linda, 19.

He had been at large since that time. About six sharpshooters from the state police and Prince George and Hopewell police departments were outside the apartment during the 15-hour standoff. But no shots were fired, and no one was injured. Police did not establish communications with Daniels until shortly after 7 p.m. when a friend In whose apartment the man was staying, Eddie Rigsby, entered the house with a police walkie-talkie.

Police said Daniels was believed armed with a han- dgun and a rifle. Officer said he was armed and "considered very dangerous." However, police apparently found no weapons when they entered the apartment Wed- nesday. Daniels told officer after his surrender that guns in the apartment were "long gone." Daniels told police during the negotiations that he would surrender and submit to psychiatric a i a i provided he were not sent to Central State Hospital in Petersburg, where, he spent five days last Minter said police had promised the man "fair treatment." Golden Lights KDOs. Only lOmg tar Taste so good you won't believe they're lower in tar than all these 100'S: 19 18 12 18 MGTAR MGTAR MGTAR MGTAR 1.2 MG. NIC 1.1 MG.

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