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Page A4 Thursday Ian 30 1075 THE FRESNO BEE sudy idiioii THE FRESNO BEE till' 1 I Warns wmKSM US Relaxes Wheat Export Lids As Russ China Renege said Some government farm experts think the Soviet Union canceled the wheat purchase partly because last Russian harvest of corn and other grain was larger than expected One official who asked not to be identified said the 1974 Soviet wheat crop was about 838 million tons compared with an Agriculture Department estimate Dec 18 that it was 88 million tons Despite the falloff in wheat et production of other grains including corn peas beans and lentils was a near record of 1118 mil-lion tons last year the official said That put the total 1974 Soviet grain production at 1956 million tons slightly more than the Agriculture Department had estimated six weeks ago Growers had urged the Agriculture Department to ease the restrictions so that foreign sales could be stepped up and help relieve sagging market prices The export curbs were imposed when it appeared the United States might run short of wheat and other commodities because of large foreign orders announcement reflects our commitment to- an expanding export trade in US farm Buts said Wednesday His action was applauded by Jerry Rees executive vice president of the National Association of Wheat Growers but Rees said it did not go far enough relief granted will be of some 'assistance but we still feel there is no justification for wheat to be under the approval system and still want it Rees s-- i i WASHINGTON (AP) Government export restrictions on wheat and soybeans sales are being relaxed following cancellation of large purchases of US wheat by the Soviet Union and mainland China Beginning today exporters will be allowed to sell up to 100000 tons of wheat and soybeans to foreign buyers without pridr approval from the Agriculture Department Since October the limit has been 50000 tons The easing of government restraints came as sources in the commodities industry disclosed that the Soviet Union has canceled the planned purchase of 100000 tons of wheat from Cook Industries Inc of Memphis' Tenn and is negotiating -for the cancellation of another 100000 tons Within the past week mainland China also canceled a planned purchase of more than 601000 tons of wheat which was to have been delivered through next September Lang ley: $500 Donation Firomnn Inii irarl ladder while battling a blaze at a garden supply Genii rircmuil ter in Milwaukee is carried from the scene The three One erf three firemen injured when they fell from a were treated at a hospital and released AP Wirephoto Tunney Asks Probe Of Charge Oil Firms Slow Production Continued from Page A1 the money in cash to office gave him back the money He put it in a drawer of his desk But he (Cutler) was concerned about his office being bugged and things like that or that people would overhear what we were talking about so forth So we conducted our business in the Sanders recalled Later Sanders talked with Dist Atty William A Smith who had offered him immunity -Sanders said when Cutler learned about the meeting he called one night about 9 asked me to come to his house to tell him what I had told Sanders said -He said Cutler told him feel like these people are trying to destroy Sanders said he never went to meet Cutler In retrospect Sanders told the Grand Jury he something was wrong But I give any more thought to it than going 45 in a 35-mile Arthur Herwaldt told the Grand Jury he too repaid the $500 in cash he was given by Cutler to donate to the Langley campaign Herwaldt said Cutler came to his office and asked I wanted to donate to Langley for sheriff which I consented to do and then he asked would you mind if -I gave you a gift of Two days later Herwaldt' said he exchanged checks of $250 each -signed by himself and his wife for $500 cash from Cutler An investiga tion of rising complaints that major oil companies are slowing down domestic production of oil and natural gas was demanded today by Sen John Tunney The California Democrat asked the General Accounting Office to determine if holders of drilling leas-' es on federal lands are withholding supplies in anticipation of higher prices under President Ford's energy proposals In a letter to Conptrdller General Elmer Staats the senator said the probe should focus on production policies of major firms and allegations that the Interior Department has been unable to get them to boost supplies move may intensify congressional demands that oil firms operating on public lands on shore or off shore be forced to drill MAXIMUM re quirement strongly opposed by the industry Joining in the request for a GAO probe were Sens Ernest Hollings D-SC Adlai Stevenson D-Ill Warren Magnusonnnrash and Frank Moss D-Utah Tunney pointed to a Rutgers University report which found evidence of speculative withholding of oil in off-shore leased zones In his letter to Staats Tunney said GAO investigators should find out if the US Geological Survey to require the "earliest possible of oil and gas extends producible leases without full-production guarantees not demand adequate proof of the need to shut in wells or producible zones before giving the green light for such actions -insufficient independent information about offshore properties and thus may not be in a position to determine how much they can effectively yield Tunney also recommended that the investigation encompass the adequacy of the work of the Interior Department and the Federal Power Commission in keeping tabs on reported reserves and production Sadat's Purchase: 44 Mirage Jet Fighter-Bombers Of Latest Model PARIS (UPI) Egyptian President Anwar Sadat bought 44 supersonic French-made Mirage fighter-bombers of the latest type armed with a new version of Matra air-ito-air missiles during his visit here industry sources said today They said the contract part of a broader arms deal including ground missiles and electronic equipment As Kidnapers Flee Dean: $175000 Lecture Tour Set Two months later Herwaldt said he gave $500 in cash back to Cutler told him (Cutler) that I just felt it was necessary for me to donate the money or give it Robert Bradford told the Grand Jury Cutler whom he knew mainly as a business acquaintance visited him June 12 and asked if he was going to vote for Langley Bradford said yes He said Cutler asked if he was going to donate to the campaign When he said he had not planned to Bradford quoted Cutler as saying have given all I can give and I have some extra money and I would like to give it Would you give it?" Bradford said he agreed and he and his wife wrote checks for $250 each He gave them to Cutler in exchange for $500 cash Bradford said he became aware he was listed as a contributor a month later when he was called by a Fresno Bee reporter about the donation Asked his reaction Bradford said: I was disturbed after I got to thinking about it because I had first agreed to chat with him Bradford said he canceled the interview because really didn't want to get John Sloan who with his wife gave $500 to the Langley campaign and A Neufeld who gave Langley $250 were also called to testify before the Grand Jury -k Both said the donations were their own money She said the men were both armed with revolvers and one bran--dished a knife She said one of the suspects called the other They both wore jackets and blue jeans according to Mrs Wolfe Margaret Wolfe emerges from basement where she was held for ransom Bee Photo Pension Plan plied for her pension she awarded $2650 a month Another plaintiff Amellia Mai nez worked for Del Pli 11 for 32 years When Del Moi closed Plant 11 and opened Plant she was transferred but was put the bottom of the seniority list i suit says It alleges she -could not get tor two years even though hi school students and other pers got summer jobs at tbe cannery ter she was totally disabled in an i tomobile accident in 1973 she i plied for her pension and was nied it because of involunt break in service" The suit alleges seasonal ployes are not informed tl are being denied benefits Ford Readies Viet Aid Fight WASHINGTON (AP) Despite stiff opposition from Congress' President Ford says he will fight tor an additional $522 million in military' aid for South Vietnam and Cambodia Ford signaled his determination during a Cabinet meeting Wednesday in which he was quoted as saying be internationally minded in one part of the world and isolationist in White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen also quoted the President as saying that odds are in favor of a if the United States fails to provide additional aid to the beleaguered countries On Capitol Hill Senate Foreign' Relations Chairman John Sparkman said more than ever the Vietnamese and Cambodian governments will have to make their own way" TV: Channel 18 OK Continued from Page A1 provable" is the attempt by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to cut ETV grants through HEW from the $12 million approved by Congress to $7 million Sisk's office has learned that decision could limit the number of new ETV stations to three but HEW has received 189 applications for new stations or expanding existing facilities Poore said grant awards will be made within three months Last year when it looked like there would be smooth sailing for the Channel 18 application HEW decided to change funding priorities so existing stations would get special attention and new facilities would be second on the list That trend has continued this year the Fresno County Board of Education was informed by Poore earlier this month Sisk has asked the House Appropriations Committee and the Communications and Power Subcommittee to investigate decision and steps to assure full funding of the ETV Stadium: Funds Plan Continued from Page A1 tions from members of the Buildog Foundation There would be 612 seats between the 35-yard lines available for members of the Stadium Club who would be asked to contribute a minimum of $1500 each They also would have access to a club lounge on the rim of the stadium above their block of seats and just below the press box Immediately below the block of seats for the Stadium Club members and also between the 35-yard lines would be a block of 1500 seats for the Bulldog Foundation members They would not have access to the Stadium Club lounge In a related action the board approved without discussion a revision of FSU's master plan to do away with plans for additional dormitories in the area of the proposed stadium Lew said there is (private) housing in the general area that we can hope to for students There are or soon will be he said nearly 5500 rental units within a mile of the campus He and Baxter said there is room in dormitories on campus now for 1250 students and there are plans for space for another 750 That they said should be enough Lew told committee members that streets in the area would be wide enough to handle stadium traffic with he noted an authorized two additional openings onto Shaw Avenue He said there also is plenty of parking available on campus within walking distance of the proposed stadium Some committee members never- theless urged him to consider turning the drainage pond next to the -stadium site into a parking lot He promised to consider the idea Continued from Page A1 said I would like to see them turn their backs and walk out on However Herring said he opposes any move to block Dean's appearance for whatever reason saying: still Ekcept for a minor and confused dispute over -whether television cameras and tape re- corders would be allowed at the Virginia speech the only dis- senting voice heard about the Dean appearance has come from the student newspaper An editorial said $4000 was too much to pay for the views of a convicted felon and disbarred lawyer At Michigan State in East Lansing however a speech planned Feb 25 by Ziegler has stirred calls for demonstrations and a boycott Ziegler is to be paid $2500 for his lecture on and Abuses of and the student government has withdrawn an earlier commitment to pay half the cost While the university now will calls for the delivery of 22 Mirage FI 9K5Q fighter-bombers already used by the French air force and 22 Mirage FI M53 fighters still in the prototype stage Delivery of the planes will start in 1979 the sources said The FI M53 is an advanced combat plane competing with US and Swedish aircraft for multibillion dollar plane markets pick up the full tab the elected student council said in a resolution Tuesday unfair that Ziegler should continue getting rich as a result of his participation in an attack on the American people on behalf of special Michigan State became the first stop on Ziegler's tour when students at Boston University voted Monday to cancel his Feb 26 speech on their campus When Ziegler first annbunced the tour he said he was speaking out because he was up with Richard Nixon taking it in the At Boston University and Michigan State those who opposed Ziegler's appearance said the issue is not free speech and that no one wants to keep any other Watergate figure off the campus The question instead is whether they should be paid for talking about their experiences In May 1973 Sirica ordered two other Watergate figures Jeb Stuart Magruder and James McCord to cancel scheduled the Weather Service said but anticipated showers should be accompanied by warmer night-time temperatures Saturday and Sunday Although some additional losses in citrus are expected from this third cold spell of the winter damage probably will be less than during the earlier freezes The reason is earlier heavy running to 40 per cent in some orange were in areas Congress should hold federal spending below the levels projected by President Ford to improve the prospects for moderating the rate of inflation and "bolster the confidence of our people by indicating the clear intent of the Congress is to stick to a course of fiscal prudence" Burns said Ullman has urged the Ways and Means Committee to approve a tax-cut bill by next week to help boost the slumping commiree speaking tours McCord one of the original seven Watergate burglars had already received $2000 for one appearance don't understand and think it's fair for Mr McCord and Mr Magruder to profit by theif wrongdoing" the judge said me it's a With the Watergate cover-up trial now over Magruder and McCord are both on the lecture circuit So is Egil Krogh ex-chief of the White House investigative unit known as the Plumbers He lectures on the moral implications of Watergate Magruder released with Dean on Jan 8 is switching booking agencies in hopes of increasing his appearances He plans to talk on prison reform In a television interview last week President Ford was asked about large cash advances for books under way or already written by Watergate figures The President said the question a lot of Ford went on to say wouldn't buy the generally unprotected by heaters irrigation or wind machines officials say However Valencia oranges still are vulnerable because sugar content is not high enough yet to protect the fruit from freeze damage says Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Clyde Churchill Navels have a higher sugar content now and therefore have more frost protection Ullman an Oregon Democrat said he had a cordial and frank discussion" with Ford at a private meeting Wednesday but their session failed to break the impasse on oil import tax program The tariff hike opposed by most congressional Democrats goes into effect Saturday When a fellow Democrat suggested that the tax-cut bill also carry a repealer of the oil depletion allowance Ullman urged that the tax bill be left unencumbered- By LARRY CARROLL Bee Staff Writer WOODLAKE-The wife and two children of a Bank of America branch manager were held hostage briefly Wednesday by two men who demanded $75000 ransom Woodlake Police Chief Doug Brooks said Mrs Margaret Wolfe wife of Dale Wolfe and her daughter Christy 3 were found unharmed in the basement of their home at 35028 Millbrook Dr in rural Woodlake The couple's son Robbie 2 was found safe in an upstairs bed- room Authorities said no ransom was paid Wolfe told authorities he received a telephone call at the bank shortly before 2 pm and a man demanded $75000 for the safe return of his wife and children Wolfe said when he asked where "to deliver the money the caller hungup Police gave no indication why the kidnapers fled the scene before the ransom was paid Officers could not say why the kidnapers abandoned the woman and child Mrs Wolfe told investigators two men forced their wav into the residence after pretending they had car trouble She said they taped her and her arms and legs before telephoning the bank Suit: Teamster Continued from Page A1 without collecting so you can pay the Gaenslen said information gathered for the suit shows the seasonal cannery worker covered by a Teamster contract gets around- $3 a month for every year he worked He said that compares with about $15 for the permanent worker and up to $25 the favored classifications like the truck One of the plaintiffs is Ophelia Campos who went to work for the Del Monte Corp cannery in Sacramento in 193L The suit says she was a seasonal worker interruption for 42 years When she was certified as totally disabled by a doctor and ap Citrus Growers Suffer Continued Losses To Cold The story last night was familiar to San Joaquin Valley citrus more subfreezing temperature and more losses in the bumper crop The mercury dropped to 27 degrees early today at the National Weather Service station at the Fresno Air Terminal It was the fourth straight night when the low temperature was 30 degrees or colder The cold will continue tonight Taxes: Burns Urges Reduction Continued from Page A1 serve will make good on that Burns also said he approved of plans for a temporary antirecessionary federal tax cut But he said critical task is to find ways to cushion recessionary forces without undermining our ability to bring inflation vnder control Unless we succeed in that the economy may be plunged before long into even deeper.