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14" The VANCOUVER SUN: June 17, 1S7 STEPS DOWN IN JULY 10 shot in Pakistani jail RAWALPINDI, Pakistan inmates at jails in Sukkur and Sato confirms retirement NAMES in nearly five months before the end of bis term was prompted by his declining prestige and by the clamor Japan tor of- i successor's important tasks will be to have relations wbh China. Sato's decision to step down he NEWS Peshawar earlier this month. Jhe government of President Zullikar All Bhutto also has been plagued by labor-connected disorders. A strike which has crippled business in Karachi for niore than a week was called oil today and workers agreed to reiwrt to their jobs on Monday. At least IS persons were killed during labor demonstrations in Karachi June 7 8.

(AP) Two prisoners were shot dead and eight were seriously injured in the third jail riot this month in Pakistan, authorities reported today. Officials of the Punjab city of Multan said police opened fire Friday on rioting prisoners demanding better conditions in the Rajampur jail. Guards tried to disperse the prisoners with tear gas and then opened fire when the gas failed, they said. At least 18 persons died and more than 90 were injured when guards fired on rioting 4 Singer Barbra Streisand has visited a communal farm on the Sea of Galilee near Tiberias, where she had lunch with 1s-real's deputy premier, Yigal Alloa. Miss Streisand toured the Northern Galilee, including Nazareth, the boyhood town of Christ, but became annoyed when she spotted a waiting Israeli television crew.

She asked the crew to respect her privacy, which it did lifter hurried representations from Israeli officials. Miss Wool of 1972, Barbara Ward of Salt Lake City, has been crowned in a ceremony at San Angelo. Tex. The shapely (j-1-22-34) blonde is the second girl from bait Lake City to win Animal-drawn ambulances first were used in the Crimean War of ficial relations will) mainland China. Peking accuses Sato of pursuing a hostile policy and bus declared it will not deal with him.

The outgoing prime minister's prestige was battered this year by President Richard Nixon's reversal of U.S. China policy and major U.S. economic decisions without consultation with Sato, Sato's announcement set off full-dress campaigning to succeed him by leaders of the ruimg Liberal Democratic party, the LDP. 1 he party has scheduled a convention, with election of ihe new party chief, July 5. The party's strong majority in parliament assures it the premiership.

Foreign Minister Taken Fu-kuda, 67, appeared to have the best chance to succeed Sato, followed closely by Ka-kuei Tanaka, 54, minister of international trade and TOKYO (CP) Prime Minister Eisaku Sato will retire early in July after a record of nearly eight years as head of the Japanese government and ruling political party. With tears in his eyes, Sato, 71, told the nation on television today that with Okinawa restored to Japan it was the best time for him to step down. Reversion of Okinawa from U.S. occupation had been a major goal of Sato's administration ever since he succeeded the late Prime Minister Hayatao lkeda in 1964. Sato told the public that good relations with the U.S.

had been the backbone of his policies. He declared: "I am convinced there will not be peace in Asia unless the United Slates and Japan maintain their friendly relations." Sato supported the Peking government as representing all of China and said one ot til 8 B. W. BROOKER ENGINEERING (B.C.) LTD. AV Wlieiitjuto dabs at tears 'is i 1 i ,5 Jti ,0 '-iwt KISAKU SATO fi --TV Kl Sirhan conviction upheld; death sentence cut to 'life' CRAIG E.

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The justices said police lie-lieved there might be a conspiracy to kill more presidential candidates and ere seeking evidence of this by searching the house. "Their beliefs were entirely reasonable," the court concluded. "The crime was one of enormous gra vity, and the gravity of the offence is an appropriate factor to take into consideiation." combat such crimes," the' court said Friday. The justices ruled that police were justified in searching Sirhan's home and seizing his belongings without a search warrant. Lawyers for the 28 year-old Palestinian-Arab immigrant had appealed his first-degree murder conviction, claiming that evidence used against him at his trial was gained by an illegal search.

ATTENTION: LARRY LACY FROM TORONTO Please contact Mr. Jim Logan at one ol the following numbers: Westliank (Collect) at 768-5631 or RE 8-6056 before June 20. LOS ANGELES (AP) -The state supreme court, upholding tii murder conviction of Sirhan Sirhan for killing Senator Robert Kennedy, has urged stronger powers for police in combating political assassinations. The decision officially reduced Sirhan's sentence from death to life imprisonment, in keeping with the court's decision earlier this year that capital punishment is prohibited by the state constitution. But the court denied a defence request to overturn Sirhan's conviction on grounds that evidence used against him was illegally obtained.

"Today, when assassinations of persons of prominence have repeatedly been committed in this country, it is essential ttiat law enforcement of lice l-s be allowed to take fast action in their endeavors to WORLD BRIDGE Canadian advance halted Mf.Ailf BEACH, Fla. (AP) The United States, slow moving at the outset, moved into second place in the fourth World Bridge Team Olympiad today despite an upset loss to Bermuda. First place in the qualifying round-robin is held by the Olympiad defenders. Italy, whose 415 victory points put them 59 ahead of the closest challenger. However, the Olympiad Open series will be decided by a playoff starting June 22 among the four top round-robin scorers of the 3M-country field.

in its matches Friday, the VU UJW UK3 ViiliU U3u VbVJ AP Wirpliou BARBARA WARD a woolly win tlie wool prize, which includes title to a new car, an extensive I all-wool wardrobe, and a tour of the United States. When asked what she would like if any three wishes could granted Miss Ward replied: "A happy marriage; a due- tor degree; and a oate for Ihis weekend. I Actress Joan fontaine, appearing in a production of Dial for Murder in a Durban theatre, said she is so miffed with South Africa's policies of apartheid she will recommend to "the Attuis' union iiuity that no American members appear is South Africa again, I She told reporters the cast of the play was not allowed to perform for non-white audiences, and all actors in Soutn Aln- ca are treated like "fourth-class citizens i Topless San Francisco dancers left imprints of their er, um, most valued possessions in the cement ol a San Francia-co sidewalk just as old stars left their handprints outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Id by the most famous topless of them all, Carol Doda (44-23-40 the girls were picketed during their performance I by members of women's lib. Said Margu St.

James, leader of the protesters, "It's sad to see beautiful women acting like boobs." Feminist Betty Friedan, running for election as a dele- gate from New York State to the Democratic National Cou-J vention next month, has said she will not fly to Miami Beach on National Airlines if elected. Miss Friedan objects to National advertisements which show pictures of a stewardess saying sexily: "Fly Hie." i India's prime minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, has arrived in Prague from Stockholm for three days of talks with ofti- cials of the government, including Premier Lubomir Strougal. From Prague, Mrs. Gandhi files to Budapest, the last stop on her lengthy European tour.

Baby doctor and political activist Dr. Benjamin Spock, the New Party candidate lor president of the United States, has called big industry the villain of American society. Spock said the major difference between himself and Democratic party front-runner, Senator George Mctiovern, is that McGovern supports the free enterprise system. ''If Mi-flnvprn mfloifflilu tlrta pipr.taH uill hp hp fl'Pft of An i(UjS rui obligation to industry?" Spock said in Houston. Spassky owes Fischer 'big barrel of vodka7 U.S.

"blitzed" Argentina 20 to minus three, narrowly defeated a strong Swiss team 18 to eight, but could score only five out of 20 victory poinU against Bermuda, to finish the 24th round with a total of 356. Canada, which had won four "blitzes" in a row, was abruptly ground to a halt by Belgium, which upset the Canadians with a blitz of its own. That was a major tournament surprise. Then Mexico held Canada to a 10-10 tie, and the Canadians fell one victory point behind the S. Other upsets in Friday's encounters saw Australia pin the second defeat on the powerful Italian team; a Danish "blitz" inflicted on Sweden in a traditional Scandinavian battle; Venezuela shut out Poland, and Argentine overturn Israel.

U.S. envoy denies Soviet BELGRADE (LTD -World chess champion Boris Spassky figures he owe rival Hobby Fischer "a big barrel of vodka." In an interview published today by the Belgrade weekly magazine Xin, the Soviet champion dispelled rumors of personal between bin) and America's Fischer, who plays Spassky in Iceland for the world title next month. Spassky said his prestige in the Soviet Liu on has been so enhanced by Fischer's challenge that the Spassky familv has been given a new apartment in Moscow's exclusive Podmoskuvie suburb. "All my family consider we owe Bobby a big barrel of vodka. Thanks to him.

we have a good apartment tor the first time," Spassky said. "Bobby is a very charming guy. His popularity is not politically motivated. It comes from real esteem and admiration fur Fischer's game," Spassky said. Spassky also said much of the American master's sup port among fans from chess-crazy South America and central Europe stems from sheer boredom with traditional Russian domination of the game.

"The hegemony of Soviet chess is boring everybody in the West and even some in the Soviet Lnion," Spassiy said. The blonde, blue-eyed Spassky, 35, has a wife who works as a technician in a refrigerator plant, and two chil-dien aged five and 12. Asked if Fischer has any weaknesses, the fiussj'an replied "yes, he has some very serious weaknesses. But don't ask me what they are because for the time being that is my secret. fn preparing for his title Suassky has spent several weeks at a resort hotel on the Black Sea.

"I get up at 8 a.m. and go to bed at midnight. More or less the whole day is spent in chess studies. I devote particular attention physirai conditioning," Spassky said. (fi seeks asylum Booze battle boosted JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Government sources reported today a Soviet embassy official missing for five days has asked for political asylum in the United Stales.

But the U.S. ambassador said the reports are wrong. Petrov Nikolai Grigokivitch, 33. disappeared early Tuesday alter going to the U.S. embassy for treatment of injuries he said came from an automobile accident, He was stationed the naval attache's office of the Soviet embassy in Jakarta.

An official from the Soviet embassy informed the Indonesian Foreign Ministry on Friday that Grigokivitcb was missing. Later that day, U.S. Ambassador a i Gal-braith met privately with President Suharto at Gal-braith's request. "My meeting with the president had nothing to do with this," Galbraith said today. The ambassador said reports in the Jakarta press and Indonesian government circles that Grigokivitcb was Keeking to defect to the United Slates "arc totally transportation terminals or ports, museums, theatre and outdoor recreational areas.

Factory offlt' Is have been ordered to stop workers from drinking on the job, in order to reduce enormous losses and delects in production, the regulation said. Vodka production is to be reduced by an undisclosed amount and its place taken by increased supplies of beer and wine. The regulations were frontpaged Friday by Pravda the most authoritative newspaper in the Soviet Union. MOSCOW (AP) r- Vodka, the Russian national drink, is being given a image Public Enemy No, I. A campaign against alcoholism reached a climax this weekend with announcement of new regulations reducing vodka production and banning its sale almost everywhere large numbers of Russians gather.

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