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Guide to features ARTSFILMS 14 ECONOMY 10 CLASSIFIED 29 EDITORIALS 8 COMICS 18 LIVING 15 CROSSWORD 29 SPORTS 21 DEATH NOTICES 28 TV-RADIO 19 LOTTERY, Page 5 Vol. 209, No. 171 1976, Globe Newspaper Co. Not bright enough SATURDAY PARTLY SUNNY, 80. SUNDAY MORE CLOUDS, 70i-80i HIGH TIDE 5:26 A.M., 5:58 P.M.

FULL REPORT PAGE 29 SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1976 Telephone 929-2000 Circulation -M Classified 929-1S 48 Pages 20 Cent Kuhn voids sale of A's stars to Sox, Yankees Kukri's decision a holding action at best Leigh Montville writes, In This Corner (below) mm'. J. jfSb. $2 million sales of outfielder Joe Rudi and pitcher Rollie Fingers to the Red Sox and the $1.5 million sale of pitcher Vida Blue to New York. All three sales came last Tuesday, the final day of the major league trading season.

"I cannot help but conclude that I would be remiss in exercising my powers as commisioner pursuant to (major league rules) if I did not act now to disapprove these assign- -ments," Kuhn said. Red Sox executive vice president Dick O'Connell told Globe his team does not plan to formally join the legal action against the commissioner, however. "But we will be actively passively interested in the results," O'Connell said. "I can't believe that the commissioner would rule against us," Finley said. "But now there is only one thing to do.

We will go into Federal court in San Francisco to obtain an KUHN, Page 22 From Wire Services NEW YORK In a landmark decision that is certain to touch off a series of lawsuits and create a new structure in baseball dealings, Comr. Bowie Kuhn moved to uphold "the best interests of baseball" yesterday when he voided the million dollar sales of three players by Charlie Finley of the Oakland A's to the Red Sox and Yankees. Kuhn, in the most decisive ruling of his eight-year tenure, negated the dermined and our efforts to preserve competitive balance would be greatly impaired." Finley, maverick owner of the A's, immediately announced he was taking Kuhn to court, while Yankees owner George Steinbrenner expressed similar intentions. tract vote Rioting hits new areas of S. Africa set or By R.

S. Kindleberger and Michael Kenney Globe Staff Representatives of state employees agreed last night to wait until this morning to consider the state's latest contract offer. The more than 60 representatives said they would meet at 9 a.m. in the McCormack Building to again consider the offer. The new contract offer, announced at 11:15 p.m.

by George Bennett, director of the Office of Employee Relations, would mean an across-the-board wage increase amounting to $2175 over three years. That represents an increase of 23.2 percent for the average state worker. The previous offer was $1800 over the same period. Seren A. Hrachian, research director for the union, said the By Robin Wright Washington Post JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Rioting spread to eight new areas of South Africa yesterday despite intensified police efforts to end three days of disorders.

I Rioting, burning and pillaging spread in a rapid chain reaction i through six black townships sur- 1 rounding Johannesburg and to two black universities. The death toll since Wednesday's outbreak of violence in Soweto is now unofficially estimated to be at least 101. More than 1000 persons have been injured, hospital sources estimated. How Mass. salaries compare I The government has refused to give out statistics since early yesterday morning.

It appeared likely the death toll was well beyond the 69 persons killed by police in Sharpeville in 1960 in an incident that caused worldwide protests. Almost all of those killed and in jured in the past three days were black. The white-dominated govern ment launched major steps late yes terday to bring the spreading vio lence under control. Prime Minister John Vorster, in his first statement since the out JOHANNESBURG, Page. 27 The rioting in South Africa has gone beyond the initial student pro test which set it off and become a mob affair.

Page 27. 2 "If such transactions now and in the future were permitted, the door would be open wide to the buying of success by the more affluent clubs," asserted Kuhn. "Public suspicion would be aroused. Traditional and sound methods of player development and acquisition would be un 0 ods of the country's 14-month civil war. 1 "It has definitely been more dangerous than this on other one diplomat said.

The shooting continued at a reduced level, however, and many embassies were urging those of their citizens who can, to leave the country. So far, more than 20,000 people have been killed here, and the end of the war is not in sight. Yesterday's caravan of more than 20 cars took about a hundred British subjects and other foreigners across the Lebanese mountains and through battle lines to Damascus, which has the nearest international airport still functioning. Beirut's airport has EXODUS, Page 10 For Finley, it is a bad decision if it sticks. Very bad.

He had scored a wondrous coup. He had sold something he was going to lose anyway for $3.5 million. He had found A Way Out from the ever-present scratching and clawing of his ballplayers and their briefcase-carrying agents. This had been his best idea since the white shoe and the gold satin road uniform. For the Yankees and the Red Sox, it is an indifferent decision.

What's changed? Really? They have their money back. They're free to charge into the next bid jjjt 1 nn.iiiimininrriiii-niir-T BOWIE KUHN "best interests of baseball" noon state's offer would actually represent an increase of $1194 over the three-year period. Representatives of the Alliance, a union coalition bargaining for the 45,000 employees, have said a strike will probably be called if a contract is not ratified today: The contract vote is scheduled for noon at a mass meeting of state employees at the Commonwealth Armory in Boston. It remained unclear late yesterday exactly which services might be affected or how many employees would participate if a strike were called. State, city and police officials met throughout the day yesterday to draw up contingency plans for manning prisons and mental facilities, highways, hospitals, sewage facilities, and welfare and unemployment offices should a strike occur.

EMPLOYEES, Page 4 Union officials have said state employees in Massachusetts rank 38th nationally in wages. Globe calculations culled from US Commerce Department data indicate the state was 15th highest na- tionally in average monthly wages in October 1974. Although state employees in Massachusetts have not had a raise since then, while employees in many other states have, it is highly unlikely that the Massachusetts ranking could have slipped as low as 38th since then. COMPARISON, Page 4 chairmanship Rep. Allan T.

How (D-Utah), who is pleading not guilty to charges of soliciting sexual favors from two decoy prostitutes, says he will continue his bid for re-election. Page 27. He promised the House will take some action to change the committee before going on recess next weekend. Rep. Frank Thompson a longtime Hays adversary, is expected to replace him as committee chairman Wednesday.

Thompson said he favors "a considerable number of immediate reforms." HAYS, Page 27 Andy Messersmith parade down the runway? How is baseball ever going to get back into the friendly confines of the agate averages and Today's Probables and three outs to every inning? Kuhn has tied only one hand here in the confusion, the Owner As Seller's Hand. He hasn't done anything to the Player As Seller. He hasn't really done anything to the Owner As Buyer. Even if his decision is upheld, in the courts, Kuhn still hasn't resolved what will happen in the fall when the situation is expected to MONTVILLE, Page 22 Security officer strikes thoughtful pose while around mack building in Government Center to back their him state employees rally outside the John W. McCor- demands for immediate pay hikes.

(David Ryan photo) Kill A 4 2 1 1 ON SUNDAY: Who is W. Arthur Garrity? a profile. Howard Hunt's lost years a high price for Watergate. Morality in the movies how times have changed. A Father's Day story how it all began.

Realty exams are they too tough? "Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream" First of a series from Doris Kearns's book. By Walter V. Robinson Globe Staff Massachusetts state employees fare well in average salary compared with employees of most other states, according to negotiators for the Office of Employee Relations. But, whatever the state's national ranking, its Northeast ranking is poor: other populous Northeast states pay state employees more than Massachusetts does. In average salary, Massachusetts ranks 19th among the 50 states, Vincent Mase, deputy director of the employee relations office, said yesterday.

Hays quits top By Richard L. Lyons Washington Post WASHINGTON Rep. Wayne L. Hays (D-Ohio) bowed to pressures generated by his sex-payroll scandal yesterday and resigned as chairman of the House Administration Committee which he had used to become a major power in the House. Hays's departure is expected to lead to the dilution of the committee's power to hand out unlimited staff allowances and other fringe benefits and to tighten control over the handling of House accounts.

Majority leader Thomas P. O'Neill (D-Mass.) said, "There is no question that the committee has too much power." needed. It is right. It at least is a voice that echoes what people have been saying for the past few days. The problem is that it isn't going to do what it is supposed to do.

It isn't going to keep "the integrity of baseball." The chaos in this game has gone beyond just one shout. What is going to happen when Rudi and Fingers and Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk and the platoon of free agents step onto the auction block in the fall? What is going to stop the all-out craziness that surrounded the Catfish Hunter and By Douglas Watson Washington Post BEIRUT, Lebanon Only about 100 of the 1825 American citizens and dependents remaining in Lebanon had signed up by last evening for a British-organized convoy of foreigners scheduled to depart today for the 75-mile trip to Damascus. While the US embassy here strongly urged the remaining Americans to leave Lebanon now, an embassy spokesman stressed that he was not calling the move an evacuation despite the fact that the White House has used the term. Yesterday a 20-vehicle convoy, carrying the bodies of murdered US Ambassador Francis E. Meloy Jr.

and the embassy's economics counselor, Robert O. Waring, reached Damascus, where the two bodies were put aboard a US Air Force C135 jet for the trip back to Washington. Meanwhile, Lebanese rightist leaders spelled out a stiff set of conditions under which they would accept an Arab League peace-keeping force, and the general lull in the battle except for fighting in the night around Beirut's airport continued. Despite the murder of Meloy, Waring and their Lebanese chauf feur Wednesday, the danger of living in Beirut is probably no greater than it has been during many peri IN THIS CORNER Steinbrenner, Tom Yawkey, button up those wallets. Control yourselves." It has taken the creation of Finley's First Annual Garage Sale, the passing of $3.5 million in small, unmarked bills and the appearance of coast-to-coast obituaries for his sport, but finally Kuhn has done something.

He has made a decision. He has noticed that baseball is falling apart. Good decision? Bad decision? Indifferent? Pick your point of view. Kuhn 's decision: Good for fans, but it's only a holding action By Leigh Montville Globe Staff He has stood atop his desk like an elderly school teacher, sick of being abused by these wild kids in front of him, and he has looked at the confusion and for the first time in his life he has yelled "STOP Bowie Kuhn finally has spoken. "Back to your seats," the Commissioner of Baseball shouted yesterday.

"You, Joe Rudi, back to Oakland. Vida Blue, Rollie Fingers, you can go back with him. Charles Oscar Finley, I've heard enough out of you. Can it. George ding war, which will start on the day the baseball season ends.

They're back where they were Tuesday morning, losing nothing except a few hits and strikeouts and a hunk or two of team morale. For baseball for the fans for the enjoyment of-following and watching the game the decision is good. Not terrific. Not spellbinding. Just small letters, small word, good.

It is a beginning. It probably is illegal, and probably won't last past Finley's court appeal, but it certainly isn't immoral. It is what the fans needed, what the game 6 ft.