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From Page One The Sacramento Bee Wednesday February 23 1983 Al Congressman Wins Primary Over Mayor Byrne In Chicago itv a I I I ning third in his bid to follow his father into City Hall The late Richard Daley was mayor for 21 years US Attorney Dan Webb announced the impoundment before the polls closed reaching an agreement with Chicago elections board Chairman Michael Lavelle that once the ballots are counted they would be stored in a warehouse and integrity will be assured by US he said It would take time to evaluate vote fraud charges Webb said Although Lavelle said he had real basis to evaluate the merits of those he agreed to impound the ballots because perception of security is the most important thing that can be done right Four hundred federal marshals the first ever to monitor a local election in Chicago watched for vote fraud beside thousands of police and prosecutors Four elections judges were charged with election code violations and 10 others were arrested on such other complaints as tearing down posters standing votes were in two overwhelmingly black wards including home ward on the South Side and scattered precincts around the city The remainder of vote was spread among minor candi-dcltGS Former state Rep Bernard Epton was unopposed in the Republican primary and will face Washington on April 12 A Republican won in half a century this moment this election is too close to the mayor told her supporters early this morning She told them to go home and go to bed and wait for final results from the election board At headquarters the Rev Jesse Jackson head of Operation PUSH had told cheering supporters that Washington would pull out a victory Daley was met with shouts of disappointment at his headquarters when he declared: all worked hard but now it looks like our campaign has fallen Daley a leader in early returns conceded shortly before midnight that he would not win He was run UPI photo ministers were from left Sheik Ali al Khalifa al-Sabah of Kuwait Sheik Mana Said Oteiba of the United Arab Emirates Yamani and Sheik Abdul Aziz bin Khalifa al Thani of Qatar Saudi Oil Minister Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani second right escorted his Persian Gulf counterparts on their arrival in Riyadh for an emergency meeting on OPEC oil prices Among the US Gives State $62 Million To Repair Battered Levees By Sharon Cohen CHICAGO (AP) US Rep Harold Washington propelled by a heavy black turnout upset incumbent Mayor Jane Byrne early today to win the Democratic nomination in his bid to become first black mayor A third candidate Cook County Attorney Richard Daley conceded defeat in his campaign to claim his famous old office and Byrne went to bed after telling her supporters the race was close to Amid allegations of vote fraud US marshals on Tuesday were ordered to impound all ballots after they were counted as possible evidence in criminal prosecutions With 2819 of 2914 precincts reporting the results were: Washington 398230 or 339 percent Mrs Byrne 378306 or 322 percent and Daley 337944 or 288 percent The remainder was spread among minor candidates lead of 19924 votes was less than 2 percent of the record 117 million counted early Wednesday Election officials said the out Drunk Continued From Page Al Agreed to review a ruling striking down the oil windfall profits tax giving the government a chance to salvage the levy expected to provide some $40 billion to the Treasury over the next five years Ruled 5-4 in a Pennsylvania case that prison officials may place an inmate in solitary confinement without a hearing Agreed to decide whether the government can ban the use of photographs or illustrations of US currency The drunken-driving dispute began in 1980 when the South Dakota Legislature passed a law allowing a prosecutor to introduce in court the fact that an allegedly drunken driver refused to submit to a or similar test for determining blood alcohol content At least 1 1 states have similar laws The case before the court involved Mason Neville arrested in Madison SD on charges of driving while intoxicated on July 19 1980 He refused to take the breath test allegedly telling police too drunk I pass the Neville claimed that allowing the state to introduce evidence of his refusal violated his constitutional rights The South Dakota Supreme Court agreed declaring the law violated constitutional right against self-incrimination i The state took the case to the highest court arguing the state court decision conflicts directly with a landmark 1966 Supreme Court decision permitting states to force drivers to take blood alcohol tests Justices John Paul Stevens and Thurgood Marshall dissented from ruling saying the case could have been settled under state law issues and did not require the attention In other actions the high court: Said it will consider whether accounting firms may claim working papers used to prepare taxes for corporate clients are confidential Ruled 8-1 that a union cannot sue an association under federal antitrust law and accuse it of trying to weaken or destroy the union Set aside a ruling that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission should have held a public hearing before releasing radioactive gas from the crippled Three Mile Island nuclear plant Steered clear of the latest copyright fight over cable television refusing to rule on whether new businesses that make money by relaying TV signals must pay royalty fees Rejected an appeal from owners of the New York Mets baseball team who claim they should be compensated by a firm that picks broadcasts of the games and bounces them off a satellite to cable TV systems across the nation SMUD Continued From Page Al $143 million from 198U Although SMUD sold less power to its customers in 1982 (567 billion kilowatt hours vs 569 billion in 1981) the revenue from those customers increased by $283 million Revenue from residential and commercial customers was up 18 percent and 184 percent respectively extremely pleased with the bright financial picture which will help us maintain our double-A (bond) rating which is important for reducing the cost of borrowing monies to produce new capital-intensive energy Kehoe sld Oil Continued From Page Al good chance of by more than He made the comment after a three-hour meeting at the home of Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani Yamani said earlier that Iraq and Libya were expected to join the session today that would decide on lowering prices and on future ties with other OPEC members Yamani said the Gulf Arab oil producers were "the principal power within He did not specify what steps he envisioned But possible measures the Saudis could take include cutting production lowering prices or both In the oil trading centers the spot price of crude oil fell more than $1 a barrel Saudi crude which sells on contract at $34 dropped to about $2725 on the spot market from $2875 a day before Oil on the spot market is sold to the highest bidder independent of contract prices Mana Said Oteiba oil minister of the United Arab Emirates told reporters: has to be a price reduction or else we shall be unable to preserve our interests and our markets if we maintain the OPEC base price Oteiba said before leaving for Riyadh that the $34 OPEC benchmark was "no longer in the wake of price cuts by Nigeria Britain and Norway reported the Organization of Petroleum Exporting News Agency in Vienna But he refused to give reporters a figure or say whether the price cut would be a "Gulf cut or an OPEC Dioxin Continued From Page Al waste oil and sprayed on streets in Times Beach and oiher towns a decade ago to control dust The dioxin came from a plant in Verona which produced the herbicide Agent Orange during the Vietnam War finally is the end of the indecision the end for us of not knowing what to do day to Zufall said "But also the end of Times Beach as a The decision to buy the town was made because health officials worried that soil in Times Beach posed a risk to the residents Burford said of these people have been exploited by recent she told reporters as residents of Times Beach listened to her words which were broadcast in an adjoining room at a hotel in neighboring Eureka problem came to the dimension it did because of the Burford said know how we could have moved any About 2400 people lived in the village southwest of St Louis until about three months ago when the Meramec River flooded As the floodwaters receded technicians in protective clothing and respirators found dioxin along the roadside at levels of up to 100 parts per billion The national Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta then recommended that residents remain out of the town "Contact with dioxin-contaminated soil in the Times Beach area on a Setting It Straight A story in Tuesday's Bee incorrectly reported that Greenpeace is opposed to the conducting hearings on the disposal of nuclear submarines off the California coast In fact Greenpeace has been pushing for those hearings What Greenpeace is opposed to is the dumping of the news agency as saying "We have to look for a new base price that should be agreed upon by all the 13 (OPEC) members who will also have to defend It and abide by it will take measures that will protect the interests of our countries and preserve out Oteiba said i have had enough from the experience of the last two he said in reference to the Vienna and Geneva OPEC ministerial conferences which were held in December and January and ended in failure But Oteiba also expressed "apprehensions about entering into a price war that could result in the very least in a collapse of the world economic In Moscow the Soviet Communist Party newspaper said a price war could cause irreparable damage to OPEC and urged the cartel to stand firm against Western pressure it will preserve unity and consequently strength or the oilexporting countries will find themselves separated in the face of the counteroffensive of the West and its imperialist Pravda said The Soviet Union is the largest oil producer and earns badly needed foreign currency from sales to capitalist countries Early this month Italian oil industry sources reported that the Soviet Union cut the price of its Ural Mountain crude by $215 to $2935 a barrel putting pressure on other oil producers to cut their crude prices Pravda made no mention of the Soviet price policy Board Continued From Page Al less pay than supervisors in comparable counties some smaller and on the contention the jobs require full-time hours The petition drive headed by tax protest leader Paul Gann was supported by leaders of the Sacramento County Employees Organization largest of about 20 county-employee groups the County Taxpayers League and the American River Home Owners Affiliation Supervisor Ilia Collin suggested Tuesday that the opposition to the pay boost had come from those who a political ax to grind a lot of good and innocent people were used by others who had political But she acknowledged timing was bad It looks like a great big jump in one However she said an increase still is needed especially because a higher salary might entice qualified people to serve on the board probably look at it (some type of a pay increase) again between now and Collin said Supervisor Sandra Smoley agreed saying the issue probably will be taken up when county employee pay increases are considered this summer Smoley expressed some irritation with the publicity the pay boost received commenting: looked at the others Where were all of the headlines when the SMUD (Sacramento Municipal Utility District) board members voted themselves a 100 percent increase" the only guy who had it figured out all quipped Supervisor Bill Bryan the only supervisor to vote against the raise He said however that he felt the raise was justified and his vote against it was because he is philosophically opposed to self-approved pay hikes He pointed out that salaries had increased only six times between 1965 and 1932 while most county employees received more than 20 raises The proposed pay hike was an attempt by the board to catch-up" he said the employees (organization) to oppose it is he said opposition obviously was a strike back at the supervisors The opposition was a "These things are what we shall decide he said Officials in Algiers said an extraordinary meeting of OPEC requested by Algeria could take place as early as Thursday Yamani told Gulf News Agency earlier that his kingdom was not prepared to take any more pricing infringements by other members "My country will take no more after today and will adopt the measures required to protect its Yamani said The Saudi state radio warned that price slashing by other oil producers would lead to spill of the beads of the OPEC Nigeria one of the main African competitors of the Persian Gulf producers slashed its price Sunday to $30 giving superior African crudes an even better edge on the glutted market with Saudi light crude still anchored to its OPEC marker tag of $34 per barrel Britain and Norway cut prices Friday A price war would ultimately lower gasoline prices but a loss of oil revenue by Third World producers like Nigeria and Mexico would make it difficult for them to pay foreign debts Each $l-a-barrel drop in crude prices works out to a 2i2-cent-a-gal-lon drop in the price of gasoline and home heating oil But actual cuts in retail prices also will be influenced by competition demand and other factors Retail dealers sharply cut gasoline prices last year and may now wish to increase their profit margins Oteiba was quoted by the OPEC long-term basis represents a health the CDC reiterated in a statement issued Tuesday in Washington Dr Vernon Houk of the CDC said the highest concentrations were found beneath city streets which since have been paved He said seven samples were above 100 parts per billion ranging up to about 300 parts per billion That level equals those found in nearby Imperial another of 22 Missouri sites known to be contaminated with dioxin In the past the EPA has ordered the cleanup of sites containing only 1 part per billion of dioxin Burford said the buyout would be the first with money in the federal toxic-cleanup and that the town would be placed on the priority list Lee Thomas director of the White House task force to deal with the problems in Times Beach said he expected federal agencies to begin handing out checks to the residents of Times Beach within 60 to 90 days providing the state has provided its matching funds in time About 300 residents have refused to move from the town contending that their money is tied up in their homes and they cannot leave "The state must commit the necessary money to help Times Beach residents out of the situation that has turned their lives upside Gov Christopher Bond said Tuesday at a news conference in Jefferson City "Permanent relocation is the only fair and reasonable answer to their The governor said he had met with Missouri legislative leaders and that a $37 million emergency appropriation bill would be proposed as soon as possible "People here have been desperate for any shred of hope for their futures and this looks like it" Zufall said "But I believe it until I have the check In my hot little Federal officials said they would conduct a new study after the residents are relocated the system important public facilities and agricultural crops all are affected by the increased water and wave action The denial stopped grants for emergency repairs that already had been undertaken by local reclamation districts The federal grants will allow those districts to be reimbursed for work already done Erwin said Gov Deukmejian declared his support of the state appeal on Delta repair Feb 9 Erwin said He said that was the same day Deukmejian declared coastal areas a disaster area after raging rainstorms and high tides struck Erwin said damage surveys will begin next week on the Delta levees Eight islands or tracts suffered damage in storms that raged through January but it is not known whether all will qualify for the federal grant Erwin said The eight are Venice Prospect Mildred Fay Edgerly and Van Sickle islands and Little and Shima tracts Roberti and Senate Minority Leader William Campbell A visit to the Senate chamber will follow this changing of the legislative guard Luncheon for 180 people with the guest list yet to be released will begin at 12:50 pm and end at 2:20 pm The luncheon in the rotunda catered by the Nut Tree restaurant of Vacaville will begin with appetizers of of Delta asparagus segments of California citrus and thin slices of papaya all "gently in a white wine-garlic vinaigrette dressing The entree will be twofold: filet of California sole filled with Dungeness crab plus Pacific Bay shrimp wrapped in a crepe then sauteed in a white wine cream sauce The dessert will be a fresh berry sundae "served The wine selections are apparently not yet set During the luncheon the governor will present to the queen his a statue of the California bear and her cubs made by Cybis Porcelain of Trenton NJ and funded by Roger Graham of Jessop Jewelers of San Diego Deukmejian also will offer an official toast remarks scheduled to last between seven and 10 minutes After lunch the royal couple will accompany the Deukmejians on a brief visit to the office down the hall from the rotunda The queen and Duke of Edinburgh are scheduled to leave the Capitol at 2:30 pm for the airport lt is not known at this time who will accompany them to their plane The royal couple will spend the rest of the day in San Francisco deciding the increase 11 percent increase was not based on last net revenue It was based on the current budget and what expenses are going to be seen in 1983 The revenue surplus is not the dominant factor at setting Marx said Kehoe who anticipates rate increases for SMUD users the next five years saw a more direct relationship between the surplus and rates He said users are already seeing a savings now For example he said an 18 percent Increase had been discussed prior to the approval of thp rate hike this month By Ken Payton Bee Staff Writer The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a $62 million grant to' three California counties for repair of Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta levees damaged by recent storms i Republican Sen' Pete Wilson announced the grant Tuesday from his Washington office The money will go to Contra Costa Sacramento and San Joaquin counties Don Erwin assistant director of the California Office of Emergency Services said the levees in those counties sustained about $6 million in damages from severe storms that began Nov 27 Former Gov Jerry Brown declared an emergency but President Reagan denied the emergency Dec 29 State and reclamation district officials quickly put together an appeal based on the Delta being an interdependent system of islands Jhey said that when one levee fails i Queen Continued From Page Al mento This information along with the menu for the lunch in the Capitol was provided Tuesday by a spokesman for Gov Deukmejian The royal visit here will run from 11 am to about 3 pm starting and at Metres Airport The queen and the puke Edinburgh flying from San Frahcisco will be greeted at the airport by Lt Gov Leo and Jackie McCarthy Sacramento County Supervisor Ted Shee-dy and Sacramento Mayor Burnett and Miml Millef The current itinerary has the motorcade arriving for special ceremonies at Fort at 11:05 am a rather brisk trip considering the nearly 12-mile distance from the airport The events at Fort 28th and streets are yet to be detailed All that is known now is that the party will leave the fort for the Capitol at 11:55 am presumably heading directly down Street Waiting to greet the royal couple at the west steps (10th Street side) of the Capitol will be the governor and his wife Gloria and the US Marine Corps Band After the couples meet they will walk to the second level west balcony of the Capitol and pause there to to the spokesman said Then the queen Prince Philip and the Deukmejians will stroll down to the Capitol rotunda to be met by Assembly Speaker Willie Brown and Assembly Minority Leader Robert Naylor The royal couple will spend a few moments in the Assembly chamber before being turned over so to speak by Brown and Naylor to state Senate President Pro Tern David Kehoe said those projects Include: modifications to Rancho Seco nuclear plant during its six-month shutdown this year many of them mandated by federal officials after the Three Mile Island accident In Pennsylvania ($20 million) plans to build the largest photovoltaic solar plant next to Rancho Seco ($12 million) and geothermal plants ($86 million) The revenue surplus was anticipated before the 11 percent rate increase was approved Feb 3 said Jeff Marx public information officer for SMUD However he said the exact amount was not known and was only one of many factors in.