The Daily Collegian Thursday, May 10,1979
News brief
Uniroyal workers strike called
By The Associated Press A typical rubber worker now
The United Rubber Workers union makes a little more than $8 an hour.
called 8,200 members out on strike at Uniroyal, the nation's third largest
a dozen Uniroyal plants yesterday in tire company, has "pledged to uphold
a dramatic showdown with the big the guidelines," ' company spokesman
tire maker over President Carter's James F. Hill said shortly after the
anti-inflation wage guidelines. strike began.
The strike is against the Carter
administration as much as Uniroyal The administration has exerted
Inc., as the union seeks to win a new considerable pressure on Uniroyal
contract that exceeds the president's and other tire companies to resist
settlements that exceed the
voluntary 7 percent annual ceiling on `Wage
already stretched guidelines.
wage and fringe benefit increases.
"Hey, Carter, we can't live on Several presidential inflation
peanuts," proclaimed one picket sign advisers acknowledged privately that
outside a Uniroyal tire plant in • they were encouraged that Uniroyal
Detroit as 800 day-shift workers was willing to take a strike rather
walked off the job in observance of a than give in to a guidelines-busting
noon strike deadline. settlement.
Nuclear moratorium approved
WASHINGTON (UPI) The - "It is inconceivable that any utility
House committee that will in- in its right mind will start planning
vestigate all aspects of atomic energy
~ (new plants) until the dust settles a
voted yesterday to clamp a bit," Udall said.
moratorium on construction permits "In practical terms, I think we're
for new nuclear power plants. going to have a moratorium through
On a 23-7 vote, the House Interior the next 10 months."
Committee attached an amendment
to the Nuclear Regulatory Com- Udall said he was in sympathy with
mission authorization bill which the majority, but that because his
would ban issuance of pen:nits for the energy and environment sub,-
first six months of the new fiscal year committee has planned a detailed
starting Oct. I. investigation, it would ruin the
,
Speaker Thomas O'Neill said he credibility of that inquiry to start
would be surprised if the full House "peeling off one piece" after another
did not back up the panel because and making decisions without
"there's a go-slow feeling in the hearings.
House toward nuclear." But Rep. Edward Markey, D-
Committee chairman Morris Udall, Mass., who proposed the
D-Ariz.,, who spoke against the moratorium, said: "It is not a pro
measure but abstained from voting, nuclear amendment or an anti
said it was a meaningless, although nuclear amendment. It's a pro-safety
highly symbolic, gesture. amendment."
Iran executes Jewish magnate
TEHRAN, Iran (UPI) A firing
squad yesterday executed eight men,
including Iran's Jewish "plastic
king," who was accused of "con-
nections with Israel and Zionism."
It brought to 29 the two-day total for
executions of supporters of the ousted
shah. The sentences followed the
biggest mass execution in a single
day Tuesday in which 21 persons
were shot after summary trials in
Tehran's Qasr Prison.
Among those executed yesterday
was 61-year-old Habib Elghanian,
called the "plastic king" because of
his industrial empire. Elghanian,
patriarch of a prosperous Iranian
Jewish family, was accused of
betraying Iran through his "con
nections with Israel and Zionism.".
Nuclear utility facing insolvency
JOHNSTOWN (AP) General billion complex March 28.
Public Utilities Corp., the owner of Kuhns said GPU's work force of
the damaged Three Mile Island 11,500 will be trimmed by 5 percent
nuclear complex, said yesterday it ' through layoffs, early retirements
may be facing insolvency despite and attrition. Some workers will be
cutbacks in employment, con- given the option of transferring to
struction and salaries. posts at Three Mile Island rather
The nation's 16th-largest utility has than face layoffs, he said.
been negotiating with a group of. GPU previously halted new con
banks for $450 million in new, short- struction and cut its quarterly
term loans to ease it out of the dividend by 20 cents to 25 cents a
financial squeeze caused by the share. Directors will discuss the
accident, chairman William G. company's future dividends on July
Kuhns said at the company's annual 12.
stockholders meeting. John G. Graham, GPU's vice
Without the loans, "We'd very president and treasurer, said the
quickly run out of cash," Kuhns said. cash crisis could hit the company's
"In a few months, the entire GPU Metropolitan Edison and Jersey
system would face insolvency." Central Powfr and Light subsidiaries
GPU has been spending $BOO,OOO a as early as July, when the two
day to replace the loss of nuclear companies could reach their legal
power since the accident at the $1.3 short-term borrowing limits.
Women's panel leader named
Lynda Bird Robb
Daniel Flood retrial scheduled
WASHINGTON (AP) The retrial "This case turns on the credibility
of Pennsylvania congressman Daniel of government witnesses and calls for
Flood will begin as scheduled June 4 a careful cross-examination of their
and will be heard by a sequestered testimony," Kleiboemer said.
jury, U.S. District Court Judge Oliver Flood, a Democrat from Wilkes-
Gasch said yesterday. Barre, is accused of taking more than
Gasch said he was hopeful the $50,000 in bribes in return for using
proceedings would be concluded by his influence as chairman of the
June 27, when he is scheduled to powerful congressional sub
attend a judicial conference. committee on labor, health,
education and welfare.
The government's prosecuting After Flood's first trial ended in a
attorneys were confident they could hung jury, it was learned that a lone
complete the trial in the alloted time, juror who held out for acquittal had
but Flood's lawyers were doubtful. told other sequestered jurors he had
"It has been my experience that a confidential information that could
second trial takes longer than the• help exonerate the lawmaker.
first," said Flood attorney Axel During a government in-
Kleiboemer, who argued the 75-year- vestigation, the juror said he was
old congressman's 12-day trial last joking when he claimed to have a
February. source who gave him the information.
Habib Elghapian
WASHINGTON (UPI) President
Carter yesterday appointed Lynda
Bird Robb, wife of Virginia Lt. Gov.
Charles Robb and elder daughter of
the late President Lyndon Johnson, to
chair the National Advisory Com
mittee for Women.
Robb, 35, will succeed former Rep.
Bella Abzug, D-N.Y., who was fired
by presidential assistant Hamilton
Jordan in January.
Following Abzug's firing, about
half of the committee members
resigned in protest.
Arlie Scott, vice president for
action programs for the National
Organization for Women, the nation's
largest women's lobbying group, said
the appointment of Robb appeared to
be a political one.
"Lynda Robb is supportive of ERA
and supportive of women's issues, but
she hasn't been identified as a
women's advocate," she said.
Tax division reforms
ordered by governor
HARRISBURG (AP) Gov. Dick
Thornburgh ordered a series of cost
cutting reforms and fired a Revenue
Department official yesterday after an
Easton man was charged with
defrauding $73,000 from the state in a
sales tax schetne.
Joseph Marzouli, owner of the
Keystone Courier Service in Easton, was
charged by the state Justice Department
with 2,256 criminal 'Counts involving
alleged racketeering, theft, forgery and
failure to pay taxes.
Marzouli, who' . picked up tags and
licenses for auto- dealers, allegedly
altered state forms to show that no tax
was due. Then he would deposit the sales
tax checks into his, own bank account,
according to the chaiges.
If convicted on all „counts, he faces a
maximum jail term of 11,277 years.
"The importance of this information is
that the arrest has given rise to
significant reforms that will produce
significant savings to ~ the taxpayers,"
Thornburgh said at a news conference.
As part of the reforms, Revenue
Secretary Howard Cohep fired Robert
Kintzer from his $19,0064-year post as
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Us S. — China
PEKING (UPI) U.S. Commerce Secretary Juanita
Kreps said yesterday it was possible a U.S.-China trade
agreement could be initialed before she leav'es China
Monday and disclosed that the two countries have
agreed to begin negotiations on opening direct air
travel.
American officials also expressed hope that a trade
pact can be concluded within five days despite what-
Kreps called an impressive list of complications.
She said that at a meeting with Chinese Civil Aviation
Director General Shen Tu it was agreed to "initiate
formal negotiations on an aviation agreement."
"We think this is an important element of our trade
relations," Kreps told U.S. journalists. "Until now no
formal commitment to make negotiations had been
Price council announces probable violation
WASHINGTON (UPI) The Council , Until this reconsideration has been
on Wage and Price Stability yesterday completed, the firm will not officially be
announced its first finding that a corn- listed by the council as out of compliance
pany is out of compliance with President and provisions barring it from govern-
Carter's voluntary price guidelines. ment contracts would not go into effect.
The finding was made against the The council said the cement division—
cement division of Ideal Basic In- not the whole company had already
dustries, of Denver Colo., one of the made price increases during the first six
nation's major cement manufacturers, months of the voluntary wage-price
with 14 plants around the country. guideline program larger than it is
The company disputed the finding and entitled to during the entire first year.
asked that it be reconsidered. The program year began in October.
UPI wirephoto
director of the Motor Vehicle Sales Tax
division
Cohen said Kintzer, the son-in-law of
state Rep. Bernard Novak, D-Allegheny,
was not involved in the alleged fraud
scheme but "was not doing the kind of
job I want done."
"We didn't fire the son-in-law of a
legislator. We fired a man who in the
secretary'i judgment was not doing his
job properly," Thornburgh said.
One management post and 15 other
positions are being eliminated from the
sales tax division and regulations will be
tightened to close loopholes and
streamline operations.
Other reforms include consolidating
operations, speeding up cash deposits
and tighter controls on couriers and
other private agencies.
"This will correct the deficiencies in
the system that allowed this to happen,"
Cohen said. "This is one of those cases
that actually reduces the work force,
spends fewer dollars and does a better
job." ,
Thornburgh said the plan will save
taxpayers more than $200,000 a year
when it is implemented by Aug. 1.
trade agreement may be initialed
made. This agreement to go ahead on negotiations is
important."
Kreps and Shen agreed "direct air links between
China and the United States would facilitate com
mercial ties and closer frien6hip between the peoples
of China and the United States," U.S. officials said. If
the agreement is concluded, a U.S. airline could land in
Peking and the Chinese airline would fly to principal
American cities.
Kreps said it was unlikely the bogged-down trade
pact could be initialed before she departs on a tour of
the country early tomorrow because "the number of
things we have outstanding still is very impressive."
But she told journalists it is "possible" that the
negotiators working late into the night could piece
Step right up
Rep. Toby Roth, R.-Wisc., stands by a stack of 100 gas cans and a garbage trek
to emphasize that 7i pounds of garbage can be converted into the energy eqto
- of one gallon of methyl alcohol. With him are his staff members Joaie
Pochop, left, and Mary Braithwaite.
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It issued a "notice of probable non The company said the council idsed
compliance" against the company April its decision on quarterly sales data
6. The company replied with data to which is "unrealistic" for companies
support its claim that it is in compliance. like Ideal, which historically have an-
The council reviewed this material and nounced annual price changes in the fall kl
found against the company. to become effective at the start of the
In a statement issued by the company, calendar year.
President John A. Love "strongly It said Ideal announced price in
disagreed" with the finding. Love is a creases in 1978 before the ad
former Republican governor of Colorado ministration's program began anChas
and later served as the U.S. govern- no plans for further increases This
ment's top energy official. . calendar year.
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Thursday, May 10
Special dinner, "End of Another Year," live entertainment, 4:45 - 6:45 p.m.,
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5 O'Clock Playwrights Theatre, On A Ledge Sitting Sideways and Doo Doo,
5:30 p.m., The Pavilion Theatre, through May 11.
Education Policy Studies, John Ohliger, adult education consultant, 7:15_,
p.m., Room 109 Chambers.
Penn State Dames meeting, 7:30 p.m., Room 101 Kern.
Dept. of Philosophy, Dotter Lecture, 8 p.m., HUB Assembly Hall. John J.
McDermott, Texas A&M Univ., on "Quo Vadis America? Towards aY ,
Celebration of Transiency."
Penn State Thespians, Lil Abner, 8 p.m., Schwab, through May 12.
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through May 12.
Meetings:
Alpha Rho Chi, 7 p.m., Room 204 Engineering D.
Hillel, 7 p.m., Room 314 Boucke.
Model RR Club, 7:30 p.m., Room 309 Boucke.
Students for PennPIRG, 7:30 p.m., Room 316 Boucke. '4'
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leaves China Monday for Hong Kong.
"It's a matter of how fast we can move throughlthe)
complications," she said.
One hurdle is the U.S. 1974 Trade Act requiring thO:t in
a trade agreement the foreign country must agree' on
business facilities in each other's country, industrial
cooperation and protection of patents and trademarks.
Another obstacle is the still unsigned agreement on
China's compensation for American assets seized in
China by the Communist regime in 1948. The agreei4ent
was initialed in January but has not been signed
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Kreps said discussions continued yesterday onpthe
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