The Salina Journal from Salina, Kansas • Page 3

Military manpower cuts are okayed WASHINGTON (UPI) The Senate Armed Services Committee disclosed Friday it has voted to reduce U.S. mili- manpower by 2 per cent, including 20 per cent cut in U.S. support troops in Europe over the next two years. The action came as the committee voted to cut $1.3 billion from the Pentagon's 1975 arms budget arid reversed a recommendation and left in $77 million for new high accuracy nu- clear missile warheads. Chairman John C.

Stennis. said. Committee aides said the manpower cut would save approximately $1 billion. A total of 49.000 persons, spread evenly over the four services, would be cut. leaving the United States with a total Oil valuation ruling to aid the taxpayers TOPEKA, Kan.

(AP) A state Supreme Court ruling on valuation of an oil company's pipeline is an important victory for Kansas taxpayers, according to Atty. Gen. Vern Miller. The attorney general said Thursday that the Mobil Oil which sought a lower valuation, has 255 other tax protest cases pending in counties throughput the state. -The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state Board of Tax Appeals' Valuation of the Kansas portion of Mobil's pipelines is proper.

Mobil had sought to have the valuation of $1.80 million reduced to $1.27 million and a lower court had agreed with the company. However, the Supreme Court reversed the Lyon County District Court ruling. Saline county gains a little The decision should result in a gain of exactly $663.83 for the Saline county treasury. That was the amount Mobil protested in January when it paid $2009.79 in taxes on its pipeline property in the county. The company claimed that its property should be valued at 66.9704 percent of its $72,977 valuation for 1973.

The valuation is made annually by the state. Crash kills 2 Kingman men KINGMAN, Kan. Shelinbarger, 22. and John Simpson. 46, well-known Kingman residents, were killed in an accident while returning from a fishing trip early Thursday.

Shelinbarger was the city's director of recreation. He had moved to Kingman from Topeka early this year. Simpson was a druggist. Officers said their car ran off Kansas 42 and overturned near Spivey, about 14 miles southwest of Kingman. Prime interest rate has hit 11 percent YORK (UPI) Major banks today raised the interest rate for prime business loans to larger customers to a record 11 per cent.

The New York banks raising the rate from included First National City and Chase Manhattan, the city's two largest, Chemical Bank, Irving Trust, Bank of New York, Marine Midland and Franklin National. Elsewhere, National Bank of Detroit and Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh were the first to go to the new rate which had been expected since First National Bank of Chicago raised its prime rate to 11.4 per cent earlier in the week. 4 convicted in Muslim slayings WASHINGTON (UPI) A Superior Court jury Friday convicted four Philadelphia Black Muslims in the slayings of seven Hanafi Muslims last year in the largest mass murder in the history of the nation's capital. The jury deliberated three days before finding John Gark, William Christian, John Griffin and Theodore Moody guilty. The convictions carry mandatory life sentences.

military strength of 2.152,000 men. The reduction in Europe would be 23,000, drawn from headquarters and supply rather than combat units. The committee rejected a Pentagon request for increased civilian manpower, voting instead to reduce current civilian strength by 11,000. To compensate for reduction in active servicemen, the committee raised ceilings on reserve and National Guard strength by 2 per cent. Hostages held by prisoners CHICAGO (UPI) Prisoners in the Menard Correctional Center have seized control of a portion of the east cell house and are holding some hostages, a state prison official said Friday.

"Some inmates have taken some hostages in the east cell house," said Charles J. Rowe, assistant director of the Illinois Department of Correction. "We don't know the number of prisoners or hostages at this time. "The prisoners have indicated they have no intention of hurting the hostages." Patrol car in collision Friday, May 17,1974 Salina Jouraal Page 3 A Salina police patrol car answering a call for assistance was involved in a costly collision Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Iron and Ohio. Investigators said the patrol car, driven by Officer James D.

Ragan, 30, 1656 Beverly Drive, was traveling north in the southbound lane of Ohio with beacon lights flashing when the mishap occurred. The officer was responding to a reported fight at Johnstown and Columbia. Jacob A. Donmyer, 86, 254 N. Oakdale, driver of the 2nd car, said he was attempting to turn left onto Iron from Ohio when the collision occurred.

Ragan told investigators he swerved into the southbound lane of traffic to avoid cars queued at the intersection. Damage to the patrol cruiser was estimated at $800. Donmyer's auto suffered an estimated $100 damage. Wunsch hospitalized KINGMAN, Kan. A Paul R.

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