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Final New York Stocks (See Page 24) Peninsula Weather Cloudy tonight and clearing in most areas Saturday. Warmer. Low tonight 53 58. lllgh tomorrow coast 53 68, Interior 70 78. West: winds 10 20 mph.

WxcWimt SAN MATEO TIMES AND DAILY NEWS LEA MR THE ADVANCE STAR 15c PER COPY 52.75 PEft MONTH Vol. 73, Ho. 173 4 Sectioni 40 'PAGES SAN FRIDAY, JULY .20, 1973 Development Leader's Son Dies in Crash Nixon Scoffs at Suggestion He Might Resign driving westbound on the free way just before 4 a.m. look back we don't want to feel that one day we might have done something more' for peace in the world. said.

The President said he was not trying to appear heroic. He said everyone in the White House "feels that way." Nixon was applauded enthusiastically as he delivered (Please See Page 2, Column 71 that he was not going to be forced out of office the scandal. He led into his remarks by saying he was not going to follow his doctors' orders lo slow down nd get more rest. "I feel we have so little time in the position we have and so much to do. At the end of three and one half years, when we WAVE FOR THE NURSES President Nixon waves to nurses as he departs Eetlhesda Naval Hospital after a week long bout with viral pneumonia RieJit is Dr.

Walter Tkach, personal physician to President Nixon. (AP Wirephoto) Witness Tells Nixon's Fears On Watergate WASHINGTON (UP I) I President Uixon said today any suggestion, that he might resign the presidency is "just plain poppycock. others wallow in Water Nixon said with emotion. "We are going to do the job we were elected to do. The President made the remarks in a spontaneous speech to a gathering of White House officials, suffers and secretaries on the steps outside; his Oval Office after leaving! Bethesda Naval Hospital where he had spent the last eight days! recovering from viral pneumc nia.

On his return to the White House in a motorcade frcm Bethesda in suburban Mary land, Nixon forcefully served notice to me country ana to his critics that he was staying in the White House. ''Some very well intentioned: people think the burdens of the office me rougn assaults bring on illness." he said. "Some have suggested that I slow down bome ivave suggested that 1 He then declared, using a wave of his hand for emphasis: "Anv suggestion that this President is going to slow down or leave this office that he was elected to is just plain 'poppycock." were going lo May on uuv 1 S.M. Man Stabbed As Witness Seeks Aid even at 2 a.m. poirce car.re sponded and.

found Che victim Mills Hospital emergency ward. There the story and deserip He added "We realize in Ufilm rir Affah the inside the station. Scattered on the floor were a number of $5 and 51 bills. Seeing the police car drive the victim hung up Ihei'phone." "I've "been robbedj' he said. went that pointing west, he added, saying it was.

a man wearing a stocking mask. He told the officer he had been stabbed, and the police John E. 'Cook. immediately rendered first aid. Sgt.

Bill C. Hurley arrived and took Halperin to the nearly Liz Taylor He was rushed by. ambulance! Chope Community' where he was pronounced dead at 4:25 a.m.. Young. Bostwick was alone in the vehicle 'when the oc according to the Califor nia Highway Patrol.

The auto" was badly damaged in the accident and 50 feet of Freeway divider was smashed, officers said. The victim was the son of I Henry and Betty Bostwick, 926 Peninsula ban Mateo, tie also survived by a brother, Barry, an actor, currently star ing in "Grease in Los Ange les: and by two daughters of am earlier marriage, Lee and Tan ya. He was a graduate of San Ma teo' High School, and em ployed at the Music 'Box in the Tanforan Shopping Center. The elder Bostwick is execu tive director of the San Mateo! County Development Associa tion, and has been prominent in' local civic and commercial at fairs' for many years. Mrs.

BosMvick has also been a local leadef a chaiitman of volunteers for the American Red Gross, president of the assistance League of San Mateo Coiin active in the annual Bay Area domino tournament. Funeral arrangements are pending. Living Costs Up Sharply During June WASHINGTON (AP) High er retail prices, for food, fuels and househom servtces snovea the cost of living up seven tenths of one' per cent in June before President Nixon froze prices, the government said today. It marked the firth straight month of sharply high er consumer prices. The big gains were again led by higher store prices which rose.

1,7 per cent in June and were 'nearly 16 per cent higher than a year ago: Fruits and vegetables rose 4.9 per cent last month, the sharp est jump since a 5.6 per cent increase in December' 1871. The Bureau of Labor Stafis tics said last cost of living figures were collected before the 60 day price went into effect June 13. Consumer prices rose during the five months of the largely voluntary Phase 3 economic controls, at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 8.3 per cent compared to. an annual rate jump of 3.6 cent under the 14 months of tighter fnase controls which the Nixon administration lifted in President Nixon's new Phase 4 economic controls lifted the freeze on food immediately and on most other sectors of the economy Aug. 12.

This is ex (Please See Page Column 1) Beef office, where the great decisions are goir.g to be made. that we must give the job. all It was one of the few. times that Nixon in person has mentioned Watergate, which has engulfed his administration former, top'advisers and aides nrMTiflHtwl emotion, Mxon made it I The 32 year old son of Henry "Bud" Bostwick, executive director of the San Mateo County Development Association, was killed early today when his car careened out of, control on Wth Avenue Freeway and rolled over near Alameda de Las Pui gas in Mateo. Police said that Henry Peter Bostwick of Half Moon Bay.

had apparently fallen asleep while Japanese Jet Seized; Heads ForMideast AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) Japan Airlines three armed men hijacked a Boeing 747 jetliner Friday, and airport authorities in Rome reported the. jumbo jet apparently nvas headed for the Mideast. The. plane was commandeered: shortly after takeoff at Amsterdam. It then flew over Italy and toward tlie Mideast, where' Palestinian guerrillas have diverted planes in pre: vious hijackings.

Amsterdam's JAL office said the plane had 123 passengers and a crew of 22 aboard when it was iiyjaeked, but JAL's Tokyo headquarters said there were 123 passengers and a crew of 21. The airport authorities in Rome said the plane's course possibly would take it to Damascus. The plane had enough fuel to stay in the air for 12 hours, enough time to fly to any point in the Mideast, a JAL spokesman in Amsterdam said. The spokesman said the contact from the plane after the hijack was made by one of the three air pirates. He declined io give further details.

The airline said the plane was hijacked about 30 minutes; after it toon ott trom aihwi dam's Schiphol International Airport, where it had arrived from Paris. A spokesman in Paris said there there 56 passengers and a crew of 22' aboard: when the nlane left Paris for Amster dam. The spokesman said "no notafele personalities boarded the plane in Paris." A spokesman at JAL's headquarters in Tokyo initially that the airline believed the hijackers were Palestinian guer rillas, twt tJUS ffiiuia noi ve um cially confirmed. Bay Area Rationing Of Bacon SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Safewav Stores will ration ba con to two pounds oustomer a tern porary 'shortage," a spokesman for retail stores in the San Francisco division announced today. William Gross director of public: relations, said, the rationing went into effect today at all Safeway Stores from King City io Eureka in California and also Hawaii.

'He said other' Safeway divisions might impose simitar limits "on shoppers. Gross said no' other are being ra'tibnined by the store. He explained the rationing is 'necessary, because 1he nation's price freeze forced. many pork ntfidueers and urocessors in the Midwest to stop production! Are Reunited I Speaking with apparent deep! Vietnam War. had been leaked By UN DAY While a woman watching from window, desperately tried to convince a.

telephoneoperatw.it was an and. the victim screamed for help brightly lit downtown. San Mateo, a robber stabbed a servtce'station operator in" the 'heart' early to day. The attendant, Gabriel Hal perin. 56.

was reported this morning to be in serious condition in the' intensive care unit at Mills Memorial Hospital, after surgery. Halperin was ant, at the Phillip's 66 service station at. 221 South ElCamino Real when the robbery attack took place at 2:03 a.m. Jn addition to the single chest stsh wound which reached the heart, Halperin suffered slash wounds of the fingers from a knife 'approximately, eight uirJi 'es long. Police are seeding a Negro male, between 25 and 30 years of about five feet, nine inches tall, 165' pounds, with black hair and eyes, wearing, a hrown sweater, light brown pants and brouti shoes.

The San Mateo police report today says the telephone operator refused to believe at; first a witness who tried to! reach police she heard screams' for help and looking out a window saw the victim, being, led around by the. suspect. "She would not believe it was an police report; As she' called, the witness could see the suspect forcing tbe victim into the brightly lit service station', office. Then a fight developed in the office. The attendant, who had called' out for thus arousr mg the witness interest.

screamed for help as he fought the attacker. It is a heavily patroled and usually well frequented. Lake Tragedy Related was riven police; but the victim, lapsed into deep shock after a few word's. He: did tell police that the suspect, now sought for attempted murder. grabbed him at kiiife point and' escorted him into the station.

thai the victim grabbed the knife with his left hand, that a scuffle ensued, that the sus pect broke away, stabbed him in cnest ana ran ott. Police said they found some dues. and Burton two does and a cat, arrived in Rome aboard a jet! today to patch up the marriage.1 She "had been in Los Angeles visiting 'her ailing mother and Burton had been in Moscow attending' a film Miss' Taylor stayed aboard her' jet for more than 20 minutes before disembarking' to! meet Burton, who been waiting more than an hour in a green Rolls Royce outside the airport. Miss Taylor wore blue jeans: a matchmg jean jacket and glasses she strode through the' lounge toward the car. Burton wearing rea sports 'jacket and 1 white polo did leave car1 to greet Ih'is wife and nervously tapped his fingers on" 'the leather.

iipholsterv, srlancing out the rear window. for A crowd of about 100 newsmen surrounded Miss Taylor "as she walked toward1 the (Please See.Pflge Column Seen By Survivor; 4 Drown YELLOWSTONE NATIONAI PARK. Wvj. .1 HI Kim. Jones.

16, chu; ned for an hour in icy Yellowstone. Lake urging a companion Explorer Scout to Median told the Senate Watergate committee's televised, hearings that Sullivan had asked him what to do about "some very sensitive national security surveillance logs" in his possession. He said Sullivan feared FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover "might use these tapes for itie purpose of preserving his position as director of the FBI," Mardian testified he was summoned to the Western White House by courier plane on a day's notice to meet with Nixon. There he said, Nixon (Please See Page 2, Column I) Liddy Balks At Oath: May Face Citation WASHINGTON' AP) Wa tergate conspirator Gordon Liddy retusea to mc cam before House subcommittee today and Chairman Lucien Nedzi.

said the panel would all necessary steps to effect a citation" against Liddy for contempt or Congress. Nedzi. unose panel is investigating possible CIA connections to the Watergate scandal and other unlawful activities, said the' decision followed a very lengthy presentation by Liddy's attorney in which it was "argued that Liddy was" within his rights not to be sworn. Nedzi had said in advance he. didn't expect Liddy to break his silence.

"I guess everybody's heard rumors that Mr. Liddy is on the verge of making some statements. the Michigan Democrat said, "but say thai without any official knowledge cl any kind." The Armed Services subcom mjttee on intelligence had sub poenaed Liddy to testify about the burglary at the otlice ot Daniel Ells'berg's Br, Lewis Fielding. Testimony has linked the CIA to equipment used in the burglary. Nedzi said Liddy's lawyer.

Peter A. Marouus. gave a half (Please See Page 2, Column 21 Index he found on Page 5. Peninsula News 28 Restaurants, Clubs ..15 17 Sports Stocks Radio Theaters 21 23 .24 14 1(1 11 4 7 9 Women's WASHINGTON (IfPI mer Assistant Attorney General Robert C. Mardian testified today that when the Pentagon Papers, were published.

President Nixon believed ''his very ability to govern was threatened, the peace 'of the world was Mardian said Nixon directed him in San Clemenle. in 1971. to get the so called r. from Assist ml Director mViXn Culliuan anri turn fhpm nVpr tn Adviser John D. Ebrlichman.

Mardian testified the tapes recordings of telephone conver n(ad htfm authorifi by presidential recuest ot National Securit; Adviser Henry A. Kissinger. were made certain White House staffers and reporters to determine, how pml God to be alive. I was harting pretty, bad. but I ran most of the IT miles to the ranger sts tior." Jones was barefooted and in the midst of bear country.

Some Save This bear came uo and slapped' the bottom of the tree with his paw and dameci near knocked me out of it." said v. ho sat on a tree limb for an hour and the bear grew weary and wandered away. The teen ager reached a rang er station at neon Thursday Rangers returned1 to the lake and picked up four scouts who made it safely to shore. Drowned were Safran, Burris Wolsieffcr, 2G, Tom Gower. 16.

and 'Darwin Seamons micMOs. Of those 'Who struggled in the water; only. Jones' survived. Park estimated' a person 'could stay alive 30 minutes the. cold water.

But Jones' was in the water for about 90 minutes. i iews HELP! Column. today, may Births Business Comics Editorial 29 25 26 18 19 .12 13 Features iGardens Obituaries JIOME fUPI) A and trembling Elizabeth Taylor was reunited' today with an equally nervous Richard' Burton in this eternal: city where flaming romance that scandalized Italy was ignited 11 years ago during the filming of the movie There was a 'hug and kiss and 'the'two drove jn'td Rome in a Rolls Royce without a' formaJ The Burtons parted July' .3 when. Miss walked out of their New suite with a statement that she. had separated: but.

hoped' 'with all her heart to. return to the man loved. UPI Senior Editor Robert a longtime friend Wi the. Burtons. reported in.

London that the temporary, separation was an. expression of concern ovcf''his heavy drinking. He is reported' Have "dried since the Julv 3 setiaratibn.date. Miss' accompanied, by1. keep up with him in their Strug of his trek was made in dark gle to reach shore.

ness and he startled one bear Shortages Are Bui Bob 'Safran. 1G. grew tired! and 'desperate. "He 'Buddy, don't leave and I said. '1 Then I reached to help him.

and he was gene and that was the last I ever saw of him." Jones said Friday in describing a deriiess ordeal in which he ran 17 miles barefoot through bear country to get help lor his companions dying in the storm swept lake. The teen agers' were members of Scout group which spt out Wednesdav to paddle across the lake' urcanoes and kayaks. They were in the of. the; lake when storm struck. Four.

of the nine all from Albuquer que, M. drowned'. "We had just gotten to. the middleof the lake and it just'hk like Jones said. it at time but the scattered; us all over me iac "We; started'; Staking on waiter.

AWirst.Iwas scar'edtBob arid: I swam about a half mile together and: then he started really 'turnihg'' purple." Jones kep swimming. "fiverv time I would stop movingly arms', in the water they up; sara "i old buddy, you'dl; better keep moving because if vou "I "remember1 the shore and giving thanks to the Federal Government sin gling industry as the whi cattle, produ cei's are reluctant to expanit iiicrease. proditc George manager of. the CaliforuiBerf'Councfi warned: bihty of marked beef rtarges and higher prices when Ving is Utted. 'nie'mdustry heeds the freedom of the market place the law of supply and.

der mand, in to. pie supplies of Gbverii ment may cause beet; pribes to in 1 crease' to a higher levels the than they wouWhaye controls had not beenlimposed." ata loss. stated further. that WestiWvStates'Meat Packers' Association members are' dismayed' at the action t'ak eti and it will create further shortages, in'the months aheadl" Meat packers continued to operate during I'hse 3 '4 in the. hopes that some relief would be forthcoming in Phase IV.

Phase; IV has. brought no. change at all for beef industry. The packers association" spokesman fur ther number.of packing plants: 'have already and this, reeenti go'v ::1 erhmental acu'on may bring oh of opera 'California 'Gattlemen's' Assd ciation: offidalsicomnwnted'that'" lo' recent actions taken; by Phase IV may create further Ibeef shortages. This was the reaction of Burlingame officials representing various segments ot the beef, cattle industry.

The July. Iflth announcement "of Treasury Secretary Shultzjm iPhase guidelines removes the price freeze on all food and meat products; except beef. This will allow, processors to through" price increases on raw farm, products, except' beef. The March 26th ceilings on' beef, however, wili rematri uief feet until September 12." A spokesman, for the Western States Meat Packers Association in Burlingame stated, that, t'On, today's' live cattle market arid with, a oeihng on. carcass beef, many meat packers are'operat temporarily..

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