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TODAY'S WEATHER Occasional rain Sunday High Low Airport 69 50 (Full report on page 2) THE 95TH. YEAR, NO. 128 MONDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 19, 1977. PRICE 15 CENTS. SPOKANE, WASH.

AN- It's back-to-campus time in Pullman September brings students back to the campuses enjoying the Washington State University campus at of America and the Palouse country is no exception. Pullman last week. Both the WSU and University of Jane Shumaker, left, and Jennie Thayer, both of Idaho campuses are alive again and are featured on Pomeroy, check their class schedules while today's picture page. They could affect you Check those new state laws By. BILL MERTENA OLYMPIA (AP) Your life may change a little bit, beginning at midnight Tuesday.

Most of the laws passed by this year's Legislature go into effect then. The 370 bills that survived the legislative process aren't really many when measured against the Revised Code of Washington seven already effect. But some of the changes could affect you personally, even if in little ways. You'll be able to: Ride a motorcycle without a helmet, Get a prescription for Laetrile. Take larger loan from a socalled "small" loan company.

Flip coins or roll dice to decide who'll buy the drinks at your favorite watering hole. Fumes force evacuation BERRYVILLE, Ark. (AP) Most of the 2,600 residents of this northwest Arkansas town were evacuated when a fertilizer warehouse fire spread dense, toxic smoke across the community early Sunday. There were no reports of injuries and authorities did not know how long it would be before residents were allowed to Local officials and the National Guard sealed off the city with roadblocks. Phil Peters of the state Health Department said the fumes were "highly toxic." The were whipped by erratic winds.

At first, only residents of the northwest corner of town were asked to leave when the yellow smoke drifted in that direction. The 26th annual Spokane Interstate Fair closed Sunday night with a few blue ribbons of its own for attendance. After setting six daily attendance records, the fair chalked up a record for total fair attendance Sunday. When the ticket stubs were tallied Sunday night, fair manager Ray Meenach gleefully announced a total of 96,694 up from 88,322 last year. "We're thrilled.

It's been a good one. Everybody worked really hard and it's been worth it," Meenach said. Record broken early "We only needed 2,138 people Sunday to break the all-time total attendance record of 88,322 ticket sales at the gate," Meenach said. "And we probably did that in the first two Sunday," tinhe said. As hours.

closing Saturday night, 86,184 tickets had been sold at the gate to the fair, he said. Attendance records are based on ticket sales at the fair, but far more people visit the fair each day. Advance sales, booth attendants, exhibitors and fair employees aren't counted in gate sales. Weather helped Great weather was the major factor in the record-breaking attendance this year, Meenach said. "But we also had a lot of new exhibits.

The RV (recreational vehicles) show and the Frontier Village and the antique machinery display were all strong drawing Meenach said. Attendance figures reflected the weather closely, with record-breaking crowds each of the first six sunny days of the fair. The new marks are: 12,728 ticket sales for an opening day Saturday. 19,553 people for a record-breaking Sunday attendance and also the record front gatereceipts for any day of the fair. 8,289 is the record for a Monday attendance.

6,438 is the record Tuesdays. 7,988 record for Wednesdays. 8,970 is the Thursday record. at the fair with only 5,320 Friday's rain curbed paid attendance, Meenach said, but that is "still pretty good for a rainy day." The record attendance for a Friday was set last year at 7,220. Saturday's paid attendance was up 4,000 over the first Satuday of the nineday fair but didn't set any records.

This year's second Saturday attendance was (Continued on page 6) Smashup kills 2 Spokanites Total fair attendance mark falls By DEBORAH McBRIDE Spokesman-Review staff writer William C. Frye, 27, E1718 Tilsley Place, and Charles E. Crosby, 24, W2717 Dean, died after an auto accident Sunday about 2 a.m. at Sprague and Wall, Spokane Police Department officials said. two were passengers in a car driven by Gregg R.

Woods, 24, E1904 Dalton, who was northbound on Wall, said Patrolman Don Foster. The Woods car and one driven by James R. Evans, 19, Twisp, which was westbound on Sprague, collided in the intersection, Foster said. Both Evans and his passenger, Kevin D. Healam, 20, Twisp, were treated and released from Deaconess Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Evans was booked in the Spokane County-City Jail under $20,000 bond for two counts of negligent homicide, police said. Crosby died at Deaconess Hospital shortly after the accident, the spokeswoman said. Frye died at Sacred Heart Medical Center about 4 a.m., according to a hospital spokeswoman. Woods was treated and released from Sacred Heart, the spokeswoman said. Get a one-year lease if you're renting a spot in a mobile home park.

guaranteed that your request for a home loan won't be denied due to "redlining" policies. -Demand the key to pay toilets. Other new laws will change how the state itself does things. There will be three new state "regional universities" where there were only colleges before, and there will be a new Department of Transportation. Except for laws that go into effect right away because they have an emergency clause or those that have a date spelled out in the bill itself, new laws become official 90 days after the legislative session ends.

one of the 266 laws going into effect Tuesday may be in trouble. The 90-day period also represents a deadline for challenging a new law by the referendum process. The law creating a statutory state Women's Commission will face such a challenge if opponents the commission succeed in their effort to file 61,856 valid signatures registered voters with the secretary of state by Tuesday midnight. If they get the signatures, the bill will be in limbo until voters decide the issue. Up until now the commission has existed by executive order and drawn its funds through the governor's office.

Here are some other changes in law going into effect after DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION The state Highway Commission, Highways Department, Toll Bridge Authority, Aeronautics Commission, Canal Commission and elements of the Office of Community Development will be merged into a new superagency under a seven-member commission. The new commission be made up of the current Highway Commission plus two new additions whom Gov. Dixy Lee Ray says she will name after Tuesday. MOBILE HOMES Tenants in mobile home parks must be offered oneyear rent agreements under a new law which also spells out grounds for eviction and duties they owe the landlord. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE Candidates may use surplus campaign funds to make up for income they lost while running for office.

They can give up to $2,000 a year to other candidates or a stateregistered charity, keep it for another race, or use if for office expenses if they're elected. But in all cases, they must report to the Public Disclosure Commission. MEDICINE A drug prescription form must allow physicians to specify if it may be filled with a less-expensive generic rather than name brand drug, with savings to be passed on to patients. Doctors may not be disciplined for prescribing Laetrile for cancer patients if they ask for it in writing. The drug must be certified by the state Pharmacy Board.

GAMBLING Card rooms, formerly licensed only as a business stimulant, may now make money by charging up to $1 per half hour of playing time up to a total of $25 in tournaments. And the law now clearly says it's legal to roll dice or flip coins to decide who pays for food, music or drinks. LOBBYING Public agencies are authorized to spend public funds to advocate official policies, provide information or communicate official positions to legislators. Lobbyists may file monthly, rather than weekly, reports and spend $25 rather than on an individual legislator before detailed reporting is required. ETHICS Procedures for handling public complaints against legislators are spelled out for the first time, and legislative boards of ethics are allowed to give advisory opinions.

Committee tee divided on Lance's actions testify today about the meeting. Then, committee members may decide whether to call more witnesses. Ultimately, Eagleton predicted, the only official action taken by the committee will be a decision on Lance's request that he be given a waiver on his promise to sell his stock in the National Bank of Georgia by Dec. 31. The value of the stock has dropped drastically.

Lance ended 20 hours of questioning by declaring Saturday night that the hearings had been a personal ordeal. But he declared, "I shall return to my duties at ROTH EAGLETON the Office of and EAGLETON Management Budget viewpoints with an even firmer sense of responsibility and banking activities Then he rushed forward to shake committee staffers and hands with Ribicoff and Percy. staffers passed on Sen. Lawton Chiles, said of confirmed him. Lance's performance: "He looked like a maintained it did not dead mackerel before Now his heart is overdrawn checking beating." Sen.

Jacob Javits, banking problems said, however, that he wants to know him. But Lance tes- more about whether Lance is in sound committee staff about financial shape. his original hear- Ribicoff and Sen. Charles Percy of Illinois, its ranking Republican member, Ribicoff, would not say whether they still think committee, ordered Lance should resign. met with Lance to The committee cannot force Lance to 25 WASHINGTON (AP) Radioactive debris from a Chinese nuclear test explosion Saturday could arrive over the Pacific coast of Alaska Monday night, the Energy Research and Development Administration said Sunday.

The nuclear explosion, China's first in 10 months and 22nd since October 1964, was above ground and its yield was a relatively small 20 kilotons. As in previous announcements, Peking declared that the purpose of its nuclear program is defensive and that it intends to break the "nuclear monopoly" of the superpowers. "The estimated yield of the nuclear device is equivalent to 20 kilotons of TNT, which is the same yield as the device tested by the People's Republic of China last year on Sept. 26," ERDA said. "The second device tested last year on Nov.

17 was in the 4 megaton range." It pointed out that the fastest moving winds from the West are at the foot level and added: "If radioactive debris from this nuclear test rose to this level, contaminated air masses could arrive over the Pacific Coast of Alaska at about 8 p.m. EDT on Sept. 19 and move southward over the Pacific coasts of Canada and the continental United States during the following 24 hours." Oregon pilot dies in crash S-R Telephones Want Ads 838-4664 Home Delivery 455-6908 Detailed department in telephone directory. Column One Logging industry perils underscored The cost of timber, in human terms, is high as Washington state's logging industry death toll 1 climbs. (Page 8) General Assembly will keep busy The General Assembly opened its three-month fall session Tuesday, facing a crowded agenda dominated by the racial confrontation in southern Africa and the status of of Israeli-occupied Arab territories.

(Page 5) Courageous wins 4th straight race Courageous defeated the yacht Australia off Newport, R.I., for a four-race sweep and a successful defense of the America's Cup. (Page 15) Wisconsin judge has her own ideas Moria Krueger became Wisconsin's first woman judge when she upset Dane County Judge Archie Simonson, recalled because of his remarks on rape. She plans some other firsts on the bench, too. She said she would have run for the job even if the recall effort had not been launched. (Page 5) For the record JORDAN REPORTED 14 new cases cholera Sunday as Middle East nations heightened their campaign against the month-old epidemic.

Libya issued strong restrictions for foreigners. Iran's Ministry of Health denied a Tehran newspaper report that at least 15 persons have died of the gastro-intestinal disease in a region 200 miles north of the capital. THE BEVERLY Hills Supper Club was an "electrician's nightmare" which both its owners and local and state officials failed to notice, said a Kentucky state report on the May 22 fire that killed 164 persons in Southgate, Ky. The report said that in 1971 the club received remodeling specifications despite 10 violations of the state fire and safety code. On the Inside Action Corner.

Comics Crossword Editorials Life Leisure Movies People in the News Pictures Records Sports Star Gazer Television, radio Weather. News Service Symbols -Associated Press (NYT) York Times (WP) Post (WS) Star (LAT) Angeles Times Special Time The period from September 15 to September 24 has been named PickleTickle Time by the nation's pickle packers, who are taking this opportunity to remind the nation that "pickles are a fun food." September 16 was Independence Day in holiday similar to our own July 4th celebration. In this country, September 17 was declared Citizenship Day by presidential proclamation, while the following week will be Constitution Week. And September 17 was Expectant Fathers' Day. Whatever your own personal reason for celebrating, make the day memorable with a Want Ad purchase such as this: AKC Blue Male Afghan, housebroke, loves children.

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Hewins, 41, Hermiston, was found dead Sunday in the wreckage of a light plane that crashed near Lewiston, Idaho, Saturday night, according to the Whitman County Sheriff's office. Hewins took off from the Lewiston airport in a Cessna 150 about 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The plane apparently crashed shortly afterward about five miles north of Lewiston near the Port of Wilma. "Witnesses observed the takeoff and saw circle about the area before the spokesman said.

Asotin County Deputy Sheriff Ken Arrasmith said his office received the first reports of a plane in trouble about 8:30 p.m. An airplane from the Nez PerceCounty Sheriff's Air Posse, under the direction of Asotin County, searched the area until after 11 p.m. The wreckage was found about 7:30 a.m. Sunday by hunters. WASHINGTON (AP) Budget Director Bert Lance has come out of Senate hearings determined to remain in office, while the committee that questioned him investigates its own staff's earlier knowledge of Lance's financial affairs.

Three days of testimony by Lance left the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee deeply divided over the embattled budget director's past behavior and his suitability for future service. "I think the committee is divided, and not along partisan lines, Sen. William V. Roth said Sunday. Roth said he had "very serious reservations" about Lance.

In contrast, Sen. Thomas said he believed Lance's had largely disposed of the against him. "I find nothing timony that makes me believe be fired or removed," Eagleton Their division mirrored a agreement among committee President Carter said on he believed Lance's testimony tainly enhanced his position." not to discuss Lance with Sunday as he left church Maryland. Meanwhile, the focus of University of Georgia football game, while another was to a Carter-forPresident rally in Warm Springs, Ga. The Justice Department wants to determine if the political flights were indirect campaign contributions.

Lance said he met with bankers on both flights and that the trips were good for his bank's business. Percy also brought out the fact that Lance and his wife bought the Beechcraft airplane for $80,000 in early 1974, when the plane was seven or eight years old, and sold it to the bank 18 months later for $120,000. ROTH Contrasting Eagleton, D- testimony allegations shifted from Lance's in that tes- to what he told he should what information the said. to the panel before it general dis- The committee members. know about Lance's accounts and other Friday that before it confirmed had "certified he told the He chose six days before reporters on ings.

services in Sen. Abraham chairman of the the hearing staff members who RIBICOFF LANCE At weekend hearings resign, but it can make a recommendation to the President. The only other immediate problem facing Lance was a Justice Department inquiry in progress into his use of bank aircraft. The major issues raised during Lance's testimony included: Bank aircraft: Percy disclosed that Lance flew 800 times in two years on an airplane he had sold to the National Bank of Georgia while he was the bank's president. One of the trips was to a Overdrafts: Lance's personal checking account was overdrawn by as much as $26,000.

His relatives had overdrafts at his bank that totaled $450,000 at one point. Lance said everyone at his bank was permitted overdrafts until 1974, when everyone began paying interest on them. He said these overdrafts were really extensions of credit. Sen. William V.

Roth, said banking laws prohibit loans of more than $5,000 to bank officers. Lance said the overdraft policy had ended under an agreement with the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency. 0.