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u.s. Exec Nixon Aides rage 2H Mxamiurr A- April 2, 1 973 Many Millions in Damages Dixie Tornadoes Kill 8, Hurt 500 Claim Prices Will Level Off 9 (R -O i o), whether Nixon would veto mandatory wage-price controls and rollbacks, but when pressed, he said: "He (Nixon) is certainly strongly opposed to it and I wouldn't be surprised." Sees Leveling Off Dunlop said in prepared testimony that "the recent spurt in food prices is not a permanent thing. "Food prices will level off during the second half of 1973," he said. "In particular, this sharp but shortlived rise in food prices should not be built into decisions on prices and wages in other sectors of the economy." Sunburn from Ice HELSINKI (UPI) -Cross country skiing is the national winter pastime in Finland but Sunday afternoon visitors to the Finnish capital can see hundreds of families stroll over the frozen Gulf of Finland. That's a walk on which you could pick up a sunburn from the sun's reflection on the ice.

Kidnap in Argentina BUENOS AIRES (Argen-tina) (AP) A U.S. businessman and a retired Argentine rear admiral were kidnaped today, apparently by left-wing guerrillas. Federal police identified the businessman as Anthony R. DaCruz, 37, technical operations manager of Kodak Argentina .1 which manufactures cameras and film for the Argentine market. It is a branch of Eastman Kodak of Rochester, N.Y.

The rear admiral is Francisco Aleman, 50, seized by three terrorists at his downtown apartment. They left his wife tied and gagged. Post 3 Years DaCruz, born in Portugal, is a U.S. citizen who has been a Kodak executive hear for three years. He lives in Buenos Aires with his wife.

The police said terrorists in a pickup truck and a car intercepted DaCruz near the Kodak factory in a Buenos' Aires suburb and forced the U.S. executive to enter one of their cars. DaCruz was en route to his office. 1st U.S.Executive DaCruz is the first U.S. executive kidnaped in Which has experienced more than 50 kidnap-ings in the past two years.

Most have been Argentine businessmen seized by political terrorists or common criminals and released after a few days for ransom. More than $4 million has been paid in ransom, including a reported $1 million to free an Italian executive seized last year. Train Link RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) The Transportation Ministry announced that an international train route Unking the southern city of Porto Alegre and Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, will be in operation by the end of 1973. WASHINGTON (UPI) President Nixon's top economic advisers told Congress today they did not feel it was necessary to further stiffen economic controls and predicted anew that the food price spiral would level off later in the year. Meeting in an atmosphere of tension with the House Banking Committee considering economic controls, the top committee spokesman also said unjustified rent increases were an isolated local problem and that control of interest rates would distort the flow of credit and stunt business growth.

Final Day Treasury Secretary George Shultz, Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz and Director John Dunlop of the Cost of Living Council testified during the final day of hearings before the committee begins drawing up legislation. The measure likely will be stronger than the Phase III program, which removed direct controls on most of the economy except for those areas considered sore points, such as health and construction. The administration has since placed forms of control on the petroleum and food industries. Might Veto But Shultz testified that if Congress passed strong mandatory wage-price controls and price rollbacks, he would not be surprised if Nixon vetoed the bill. If Nixon vetoed such legislation and Congress did not approve another bill, Nixon's wage-price control powers would expire April 30 and all controls on the economy would end.

Shultz appeared reluctant to respond to a question by Rep. William Stanton In the midst of a mass of debris, a youth surveys the damage wreaked by tornado on homes jured and 400 left homeless. County, damaging 42 Thirty-two persons were stores, 10 apartment build-hurt, one critically, in a tor- ings and 20 houses, nado that struck Fairfax "Damage obviously will Teachers Strike in Hawaii at Calhoun Falls, S.C. AP Photo "It was just pitiful, "Carter said yesterday after taking a helicopter tour of the damaged areas. "At one area, in Athens people were standing around the rubble of their homes.

Many pee-ple, little children and adults, were cut and bandaged." Athens appeared to be the hardest hit area of Georgia, with about 1000 persons without lights and about 2500 without phone service. Slaton's Motel at Calhoun Falls, S.C, was ripped from its foundation by the tornado. The debris from the motel was spread along a 500-yard area on the opposite side of the highway. Sra Ihmrfefli xamtntr PvbliihW by Son Francisco Examinor Diviiton Tho Hoarft Corporation 110 Fifth Srroot Son Fronciico, California 941 IS hono SUtl.r 1-2434 Socond Clan Poitago fm4 at San Francisco CARRIER DELIVERY Aftomoon and Sunday Monthly $4 75 Wookly SI. 07 Aftomoon Only Monthly S3 23 WooUy 73 TELEPHONES Editorial 781-2424 Want Ad 777-7777 Advertising 397-S700 SFHomeDlvry.

397-6200 (for hom delivery in thr raot local directory) be in the millions of dollars," said Fairfax County Information Director d-mund Castillo. ment of contract provisions for 1973-74 and stuck to the deadline even after a Circuit Court Judge ruled that an injunction issued to prevent a teachers' strike last October was still in effect. Negotiations between the teachers and the Department of Education have broken off. The union was seeking a 15 percent salary hike. By United Press International Damage could run as high as several hundred million doHars from tornadoes that killed eight persons and injured around 500 others in Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia.

The cost in Georgia alone was estimated at $100 million by Gov. Jimmy Carter, who said, "This, economically speaking, is the worst natural disaster we've ever had in this state." The twisters struck north-w Georgia Saturday night, killing two persons and injuring about 400 others, and then skipped into South Carolina, where six persons were killed, 35 in I HONOLULU (UPI) -Hawaii's public school teachers went on strike today against the State's Department of Education. The first pickets began appearing at schools throughout the island state as the Hawaii State Teachers Association defied a court injunction. Charles Campbell, presi dent of the HSTA, said over the weekend that Hawaii's 9000 public school teachers have no other choice but to strike. "If we don't he said, "it is tantamount to excluding teachers from the collective bargaining process." The union set today as the strike deadline for settle faoutiqu sensational shirtdress takes people-printed chiffon, for beautiful THE BEAUTIFUL-PEOPLE SH1RTDRESS.

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