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showers (f(J If weather on a-2 NJ V' city final Wednesday, September 6, 1978 A Gannett Newspaper Serving the Inland Empire, San Bernardino, California 15 dents "Ji.Wfc:-., ID) eace goal is remoie at summit 1 a 'fi ft A 1 J'. Tropical rain drops on county By DICK COOPER Sun-Telegram Staff Writer A tropical storm, expected to drop an inch of rain in the valley and two to three inches in the mountains, brought havoc to county roadways Tuesday, with at least one person dead and scores injured in storm-related accidents. The San Bernardino Freeway near Ontario was jammed for several hours Tuesday afternoon following two truck accidents during the height of the downpour. The driver of a truck pulling a forklift was killed when the rig jackknifed on the rain-slickened freeway near the Fourth Street overcrossing in Ontario. An Ontario fireman said there were five accidents reported at the same time during the storm, and an ambulance service in the West End of the county responded to 21 traffic collisions with injuries between 1 p.m.

and 6:30 p.m. The California Highway Patrol reported numerous minor accidents in the East Valley. "The roads are slick as can be, but people aren't slowing down," a CUP dispatcher said Tuesday night. Drier weather and improved road conditions were predicted for today, as tropical storm Norman moved eastward out of Southern California. But flash flood warnings were in effect Tuesday evening for the desert and mountain areas of San Bernardino County.

The tropical storm, which started as Hurricane Norman 1,000 miles out south of San Diego in the Pacific Ocean, weakened as it came onshore. Harold Coffer, of the National Weather Service agricultural service at University of California, Riverside, said satellite photos of the storm indicated it would move out of the Riverside-San Bernardino area by early this morning. He said valley residents could expect about an inch of rain and mountain communities might receive as much as two or three inches. Mt. Baldy registered nearly an inch of rain Tuesday afternoon and Wrightwood IV2 inches.

However, only drizzles were reported in the San Bernardino Mountains in the afternoon and evening. At 7:30 p.m., a sheriff's deputy in Big Bear said there had been no heavy rainfall so far during the evening. The West Valley bore the brunt of the storm Tuesday afternoon. Most areas of the West End recorded over a Vz inch of rain, greasing up streets for rush-hour traffic. The rain was cited as a factor in (Continued on A-2, column 5) t- "4.

'V Powell announced a Carter-Begin session later Tuesday as the first business session of the summit. The press secretary said Sadat would meet with the U.S. president this morning. The three leaders were expected to get together later today. The eve of the summit was marred by two explosions in Jerusalem.

Authorities blamed bombs planted by Arab terrorists. One blast seriously injured an (Continued on A-3, column 1) Hostages held in robbery By TINA MAY Sun-Telegram Staff Writer CHINO A gunman kidnapped a Bank of America operations manager and her two young sons from their home early Tuesday, strapped a "bomb" to the woman and forced her to open the bank's vault. "In excess of $8,000," was taken, sheriff's deputies said. Earlier reports had placed the amount at more than $20,000. Operations manager Cheryl Moretti and her sons were not injured during the ordeal which began when the gunman entered their home and forced them to go to the bank ith him about 7 a.m.

Moretti's husband, Bill, had been bound with tape, handcuffs and rope, and was left at the house where the gunman had placed another "bomb." That bomb was later found to be a fake. Once finished at the bank, the gunman forced two other bank employees, whom officers refused to identify, to drive him and Moretti back to her house at 12619 Wells Place before he let them go. The kidnap-robbery was apparently well-planned because the gunman dressed in a three-piece gray or white suit, pink shirt, white gloves and white shoes seemed to know Moretti's routine and the bank's schedule, officers said. They believe he had "staked out" Moretti's home and the bank before Tuesday so he would know exactly what to do. Officers gave the following account: The gunman forced his way into the home, tied up Bill Moretti and placed a bomb in the bathroom.

He then ordered Cheryl Moretti to drive him and her children to the bank at Pipe Line Avenue and Carbon Canyon Road, several miles away. He strapped a homemade bomb (Continued on A4, column 1) danger be met CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin went into mountaintop isolation Tuesday for a Mideast summit conference, immediately at odds over its goals and the role to be played by President Carter. "This is no time for maneuver and for worn-out ideas," said the Egyptian president, signaling his impatience with Begin's limited objectives for the meeting at this Marine-guarded presidential retreat. "It is time for magnanimity and reason." "We come here at a crucial crossroad," Sadat said.

"The challenge is tremendous. We have no choice but to accept the challenge. We cannot afford to fail." But Begin made it clear he sees the summit as an opportunity to lay groundwork for lower-level talks in the future. He said he would do everything "to reach an agreement so this peace process can continue and ultimately be crowned with peace treaties." The Israeli prime minister acknowledged this meeting his fifth with Carter and third with Sadat "is the most important, the most momentous of all." "Let us hope out of that unique political conclave the day will come when nations of the world will say, 'Habemus Begin said. Then he translated the Latin: "W7e have peace." First Sadat, then Begin about two hours apart got red carpet welcomes from Vice President Walter F.

Mondale and Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington. Defense Secretary Harold Brown joined the welcoming for Begin. Both leaders were met as well by small groups of supporters, who sang national songs. Sadat walked over to his assemblage of nearly 200 supporters and waved across security Begin greeted his group, about half that large, and reached across the barricades to hug and kiss a number of them.

After their arrival statements, Begin and Sadat boarded helicopters for Camp David, northwest of Washington, where Carter was waiting. Sadat hugged the president and his wife, Rosalynn, then kissed them on both cheeks in keeping with Arab custom. Carter met Begin's helicopter as well. Carter and Begin embraced, and Mrs. Carter got kisses on both cheeks.

As he did with Sadat, Carter walked Begin to his rustic lodge in the Camp David compound, ignoring limousines and electric golf carts standing by. The U.S. president invited each of his guests to his lodge for about 15 minutes alone. White House Press Secretary Jody Powell said these were not business sessions, but that Carter explained "the layout of the camp, and so forth." LNG must Shrewd shipowners from Athens to Alabama are launching bigger and taster tankers the better to transport the clean, cheap but highly volatile fuel source LNG (liquefied natural ad Ruf hv mitt in ir deadlines Israel's prime minister, Menachem Begin, warmly greets both President Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter on his arrival at Camp David for the start of talks with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat Tuesday. old guilty massacre Tam, an 18-year-old Hong Kong immigrant, was found guilty of five counts of second degree murder, 11 counts of assault and various counts of weapons possession charges.

Defense attorney Douglas Schmidt said after the verdict was announced, "I don't know how to respond for once in my life." But he added, "I won't quit," and vowed to appeal the case all the way to federal court if necessary. He said Tarn's punishment could be greater than if he had been found guilty of first degree murder because the second degree conviction could mean AP wiraphetot consecutive sentences. Tam faces a maximum punishment of 35 years in prison. Prosecutor Hugh Levine said, "Curtis Tam is going to prison for a long, long time." Tam was the first of seven defendants who will stand trial for the massacre in which five diners were killed and 11 wounded. He sat quietly by Schmidt's side as the verdict was read, and stood with his hands thrust deep into his pockets as Superior Court Judge Walter Calcagno informed the attorneys that a sentencing hearing (Continued on A-2, column 3) the Patton appointment in late 1976.

Until then, state law required that doctors run state hospitals or share responsibility with others. Clewett is leaving Thursday on four weeks of vacation in Europe, returning in October to complete his employment. He will be temporarily replaced (Continued on A-4, column 1) 8-year- By TERESA CHUH Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO A jury Tuesday found Golden Dragon massacre defendant Curtis Tarn guilty of murder for his role in last year's bloody, gangland raid on oocl Grant chase The board of supervisors allows the county's anti-poverty agency to seek federal grants to help three groups. Metro. Moscow trial American businessman Francis J.

Crawford pleads innocent to charges of participating in a large scale "profiteering" scheme in Russia. A-12. Busing battle ACLU attorneys ask the state Supreme Court to overturn a state appeals court order that blocked the scheduled busing plan in Los Angeles. A-5. the crowded Chinatown restaurant.

The jury of five men and seven women deliberated just over one full day before handing down its verdict a year and a day after the raid itself. morning Not exempt California's water districts fail to persuade the Legislature to exempt their assessments from the tax limitations of Prop. 13. A-5. index (Five News Sections) Section AA Comics today in A.Landers...

C2 Bus B10-11 Class D7-12 Cof.Brk C4 Comics AA3 Conv C2 Crsswrd C4 B12 Health C2 Help C2 J.Blue CI Living Cl-12 Metro Bl-9 B5 Sports Dl-5 Star Gzr C4 State A6 TV C9 Theater. C10-11 Vitals D7 jllIj lj Patton director plans to retire and dollars before safety, says Capt. Peter van der Linde of the U.S. Merchant Marine, they raise their odds of going down to the sea in an inferno second only to nuclear holocaust. The following is excerpted from the book, "Time Bomb." Last of four parts By PETER VAN DER LINDE with NAOMI A.

HINTZE To be the first vessel to cross the Atlantic powered by steam alone! It was an ambitious goal and the Great Western, her hull trussed with iron, sheathed with copper below the waterline, had been specially built to meet such a challenge. She left England (Continued on A-3, column 1) By LEONARD METZ Sun-Telegram Staff Writer SAN BERNARDINO Kenneth V. Clewett, executive director of Patton State Hospital, will retire at the end of October with 31 years of state service. Clewett, former administrator of Fairview and Sonoma State Hospitals, became the first non-physician to head a California state hospital when he received i 1.