The Senate voted by 72 to 16 a series of restrictions on foreign aid that would cut off military aid to Chile, stop fertilizer aid to South Vietnam and reaffirm its cutoff on military aid to Turkey. The vote came after President Ford had sharply warned that the action on Turkey would end any hope of helping achieve a just settlement of the Cyprus dispute. The resolution goes to a Senate-House conference, which in the past has upheld the President’s lead on foreign affairs, but in an atmosphere this year of diminished congressional confidence in the administration’s handling of these matters at issue.
George Meany, testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today criticized the United States policy of seeking détente with the Soviet Union as one‐sided appeasement. He called for a tough, realistic relationship in which Moscow would make reciprocal concessions. The president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations charged that Leonid I. Brezhnev and the Soviet leadership had failed to live up to their side of a “phony détente.”
While détente has produced “a silly euphoria” in the West, Mr. Meany said, it is viewed with cold calculation in the Soviet Union, which, he said, sees it as based on United States weakness, as a means of intensifying ideological warfare, as a means of undermining the North American Treaty Organization and as a means of attaining ultimate military superiority over the West. To big business Mr. Meany said, détente means “beautiful visions” of new profits and expanded markets, with some businessmen “developing a vested interest in downplaying the repressive and inhuman character of the Soviet regime.” The labor leader was one of a wide range of public figures who have been invited by the committee to express their views on Soviet‐American relations.
Mr. Meany said he was opposed to granting lower import tariffs for Soviet goods and was generally opposed to trade with the Russians. Their main interest is not in exporting their goods to the United States, but in receiving credits and technology, he said. “What I see is a one‐way street in which the Soviet Union maintains all of its basic political objectives, which are fundamentally antagonistic to the Vest, while it acquires from the West the technology it needs to help overcome the disastrous economic consequences of totalitarian planning,” the labor leader told the committee.
Portugal’s armed forces have been placed on full alert as a precaution against a coup, following the resignation yesterday of President Antonio de Spinola.
Stefan Cardinal Wyszinski, the Archbishop of Warsaw, told the Synod of Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church today that the Communist bloc was still a fertile field for evangelization despite official efforts there to discourage it.
A United States proposal to Egypt and Israel that they agree to international inspection of all their future nuclear facilities as a condition for receiving American atomic power plants has been disclosed by State Department officials. This condition has become a major stumbling block to former President Nixon’s offer of the plants last spring. Egypt is said to have suggested that inspection should also apply to existing atomic facilities in both countries, which may be unacceptable to Israel.
Ethiopia’s provisional military council decided in an emergency meeting to bury its differences over what form of government is to rule the nation, informed sources said. The sources said the council, which deposed Emperor Haile Selassie and declared a provisional military government September 12, had agreed to continue in its present form, with 120 representatives from all ranks and branches of the armed forces. All units of the armed forces had been put on alert in Addis Ababa early in the day but the alert was called off after the meeting.
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi urged the nation tonight to undertake strict austerity measures to cope with India’s economic crisis.
South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu tonight denied allegations of corruption recently made against him but rhetorically offered to resign from office if, as he put it, “the entire people and army no longer have confidence in me.”
The people of Peking celebrated the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Republic with fireworks, sports and singing and dancing shows. The stars of the festivities were Chiang Ching, wife of Chairman Mao Tse-tung, and Wang Hung-wen, 39, the youngest of the Chinese leaders and a vice chairman of the Communist Party. Mao, who is 80, has not appeared before the masses since May, 1971, and Premier Chou En-lai reportedly was back in the hospital. He had been released the day before so he could preside over a banquet. The Soviet Union marked the anniversary with a telegram to Chinese leaders calling for better relations.
The Soviet Union today used the 25th anniversary of Communist rule in China to continue polemics against the Chinese leadership and to emphasize its own past aid to Peking during friendlier years.
Mun Se Kwang, a 20-year-old Korean from Japan, will go on trial October 9 in Seoul on charges of killing the wife of South Korean President Park Chung Hee and attempting to kill the president, it was announced in Seoul. The announcement said Mun is charged with 13 offenses, including murder, violation of the national security and breach of firearms, munition control and anti-Communist laws. He was arrested after an August 15 attempt to kill Park while he was addressing a National Day rally. He killed Park’s wife instead.
Normalizing U.S.-Cuban relations will be an enormous task, said Senators Jacob K. Javits (R-New York) and Claiborne Pell (D-Rhode Island) — but the time has come to take the first step. Reporting on their weekend trip to Havana, Javits warned that any effor. at formal negotiations now “would fall flat on its face.” Instead, he and Pell recommended a series of small steps, beginning by allowing Cuban U.N. envoys greater freedom of movement. They cautioned against conditioning détente on the expulsion of Soviet influence from Cuba.
Senator James L. Buckley, Conservative-Republican of New York, called today for a national debate before the United States improves relations with Cuba.
The Dominican left, moderate to radical, has totally disassociated itself from the seizure of the Venezuelan Consulate and the kidnapping of the head of the United States Information Service in Santo Domingo. At least 10 of the 36 political prisoners that the kidnappers want freed and given safe passage out of the country said in a joint statement that they did not want to leave the country or to be part of a deal between the terrorists and the government. And they condemned the kidnapping.
Venezuela announced a 3.5% increase in taxes it charges foreign oil companies. The tax boost will be retroactive to last January 1. A government official said the move will mean foreign oil companies — chiefly American — will have to pay 41 cents more in taxes per barrel of oil. Mines Minister Valentine Hernandez said he did not expect oil companies to pass the added cost on to the consumer. “The tax increase is aimed at checking the oil companies’ excessive profits,” he said.”
Nigeria’s President, Yakubu “Jack” Gowon, announced that the government pledge to return the West African nation to civilian rule by 1976 was being postponed indefinitely. Gowon would be overthrown seven months later.
Police opened fire on 500 battling African mine workers, killing two and injuring four, the South African Press Association reported. Seven policemen were injured in the clash at a platinum mine at Marikana after a fight broke out between a miner from the Xhosa tribe in South Africa and a worker from neighboring Malawi, according to the report. A spokesman at the mines later said all had returned to normal.
The trial of the Watergate cover-up case, involving events that forced the resignation of President Nixon, opened before federal Judge John Sirica in Washington. Most of the day was taken up with preliminary jury selection, much of it closed to the public. The judge eliminated 90 of the 155 prospective jurors on the first panel summoned. Former Attorney General John Mitchell and the four other defendants — ex-Nixon aides H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman; Kenneth Parkinson of the Committee for the Reelection of the President, and former Assistant Attorney General Robert Mardian — were introduced to the 65 prospective veniremen.
President Ford will testify next week, no later than Thursday, about his pardon of former President Nixon, according to Representative William Hungate, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on criminal justice. Close associates of President Ford said his decision to appear reflected his view that executive privilege is not an absolute right.
President Ford gave unqualified support to a long-term, $11 billion mass transit bill at a meeting with 22 mayors and eight business and labor leaders at the White House. Mayor Beame of New York City, who arranged the meeting, said the President felt the bill could come out of the present session. The Mayor said “we’re plugging for a better bill” since the $11 billion one would not be enough to save the city’s 35-cent transit fare.
New York Representative Bertram Podell, on trial in federal court, suddenly changed his plea to guilty to conspiracy and conflict of interest involving $41,350 received for helping a small Florida airline in 1969. He acknowledged that he acted “knowingly and intentionally” in appearing for it before the federal agencies but he said he did not know at the time that he was violating any law. He did not admit taking bribes. Judge Robert Carter set Jan. 7 as the date for sentencing Mr. Podell. He faces up to five years in prison for conspiracy and up to two years for conflict of interest.
A joint House-Senate conference committee reached a compromise ending a deadlock that threatened passage of legislation to reform campaign spending. Senate members dropped their goal of federal funding of congressional election campaigns, while House negotiators yielded on the creation of a potentially powerful federal elections commission to enforce the sweeping plan. The House members also agreed to higher ceilings on spending in House election campaigns, which would aid challengers.
President Ford told a group of big city mayors he supported federal aid for mass transit operating costs and was confident that Congress would vote such funds this year, the mayors reported after a White House meeting. The 22 mayors plus a delegation of business and labor leaders conferred with the President for more than an hour. San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto said the President asked the mayors conference to appoint a five-member committee to meet with Mr. Ford and Senate and House leaders next week. The meeting would center on whether Congress should vote quick short-term aid or continue to work on permanent long-term aid.
The Agriculture Department said early frosts have ended further growth of corn and soybeans in much of the Midwest, where crops were delayed by wet weather last spring and hit by drought during the summer. The weather report,” however, did not estimate crop losses.
Rep. William Jennings Bryan Dorn, beaten in the Democratic primary by Charles D. Ravenel, was given a second chance to win the South Carolina governorship. The state Democratic Party held a convention and named Dorn to replace Ravenel, who was stricken from the general election ballot by the state Supreme Court because of residency requirements. Ravenel said, however, he would still consider himself the candidate until the U.S. Supreme Court acted on a request to knock down the residency section of the state’s constitution.
Russell Train, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, ordered a ban on two pesticides used mainly for corn and citrus crops, aldrin and dieldrin, to avoid “unreasonable human health risks.” The Shell Chemical Company, which manufactures both, said the decision would be far-reaching, but Mr. Train’s ruling said adequate substitutes were available.
The body of Mrs. E. D. Reville, kidnaped by three gunmen, was found in the trunk of her car on a dirt road west of Augusta, Georgia, the FBI said. Her husband, 53, manager of the Georgia Railroad Bank at nearby Hephzibah, was found alive earlier in the day after spending more than 30 hours in the trunk of his car. A search had been underway since three men abducted Mrs. Reville and then made off with an undisclosed amount of money that Reville had taken for them from his bank.
School officials broke up a brief scuffle between white and black stuIdents in the South Boston High School library. There were no injuries. The 80.2% attendance reported was the highest since schools opened this year. Attendance has risen steadily despite the boycott against court-ordered busing to integrate the schools. The mayor’s office reported nine arrests in three minor incidents during the day.
Fireworks claim a “wholly unnecessary toll of human misery” and should be banned completely, representatives of thousands of fire fighters testified at a federal hearing in Washington. Spokesmen for the 32,000-member National Fire Protection Association said the federal Consumer Products Safety Commission’s proposal to ban firecrackers and require stiffer labeling and performance standards for other fireworks was “too lenient” and should be strengthened.
About 3,000 longshoremen began a dock strike in Puerto Rico that if prolonged could cripple the island’s import-dependent economy. A key issue in the stalled negotiations over a new contract with the International Longshoremen’s Union local that handles container ship loading and unloading appeared to be a dispute over Puerto Rico’s plans to eliminate some jobs by consolidating its operations with a proposed Puerto Rican Merchant Shipping Co. This would eliminate some jobs for the local. The government would take over only the operations of the companies that deal with Puerto Rico.
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden was inaugurated in Washington, D.C., to display the art collection donated by Joseph Hirshhorn, who was present for the event. U.S. President Gerald Ford, whose wife, Betty Ford, was recovering from breast cancer surgery, was unable to attend.
A chicken house fire in Pittsfield, Maine, killed 29,000 hens and caused over $50,000 in damage.
Computer scientist Gary Kildall presents the prototype of his CP/M operating system in his backyard toolshed – first commercially successful personal computer operating system.
“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” horror film premieres in director Tobe Hooper’s hometown, Austin, Texas.
The Baltimore Orioles beat the Detroit Tigers, 7–6, as reliever Grant Jackson ties a 24-year-old American League record by winning his 3rd game in three consecutive game appearances. He won on the 29th and 30th. Al Kaline goes 1-for-5 and will go hitless tomorrow in his 147thgame, the most by a Hall of Famer in his final season. When the Brewers beat the Yankees 3–2 in 10 innings, the O’s become the American League East champions. Andy Etchebarren got the winning run across for the Orioles in both games today. After driving in the winning run as a ninth‐inning pinch‐hitter in the victory over the Detroit Tigers, the Baltimore catcher was the man holding the telephone and relaying information through the last half of the 10th inning in Milwaukee, as the Eastern Division title was clinched for the Orioles by the defeat suffered by the New York Yankees. “A base hit — we win!” Etchebarren yelled as he dropped the phone in Manager Earl Weaver’s suite on the 18th floor of the Sheraton Cadillac Hotel.
The New York Yankees finally shouted their last hurrah tonight when they were defeated by the Milwaukee Brewers in 10 innings, 3–2, and fell out of the race for their first pennant in 10 years. They were eliminated in 37‐degree cold a few hours after the Baltimore Orioles had survived another adventure in Detroit on the nextto‐last day of the baseball season. Two runs by Milwaukee in the eighth inning tied the score, one run in the 10th, on a single by George Scott with the bases loaded, won it, and the Yankees’ stirring September free‐for‐all for the American League’s Eastern championship was ended.
The Boston Red Sox downed the Cleveland Indians, 7–4. Steve Barr got the complete-game win in his major league debut, and rookie designated hitter Jim Rice hit his first major league home run.
The Chicago White Sox edged the Kansas City Royals, 2–1. Jim Kaat (21–13) got the victory for the Sox. Doug Bird (7–6) took the loss.
The Minnesota Twins won as Dave Goltz (10–10) hurled a two-hitter to shut out the Texas Rangers, 6–0. Goltz fanned five and walked just one
The California Angels shut out the Oakland A’s, 2–0 behind Frank Tanana’s six-hitter. Tananana (14–19) struck out ten in going the distance..
Bob Robertson of the Pittsburgh Pirates swung at a pitch, hit a two-run homer and called it fate. Some might look at Manager Danny Murtaugh and call it Irish luck or just plain genius. Whatever it was, Robertson’s pinch-hit, two-run homer in the eighth inning tonight enabled Pittsburgh to beat Chicago, 6–5; and assured the Pirates of at least a tie for the National League East title. The Pirates, who won last night’s game on Richie Zisk’s pinch triple, can wrap up their fourth division crown in the last five years by beating the Cubs in their final game tomorrow night. They gained a game lead over St. Louis, which lost at Montreal, and the only way the Cardinals can force a one‐game playoff for Thursday is by winning tomorrow night while the Pirates lose.
Meanwhile, the St. Louis Cardinals lose, 3–2, to the Montreal Expos, as Bob Gibson takes the loss. Reliever Dale Murray is the winner. A two‐run homer by Mike Jorgensen of the Montreal Expos in the eighth inning sank the St. Louis Cardinals tonight and dimmed their chances for a National League East Division championship. Until the big blow by the first baseman, the Cardinals were hurrying to their second victory in a row here behind the nonstop pitching of Bob Gibson, the speed of Bake McBride, the slugging of Reggie Smith and some sparkling fielding by Ted Sizemore and Mike Tyson.
The Los Angeles Dodgers clinch the National League West with an 8–5 victory over the Houston Astros. Don Sutton earns the win over J.R. Richard. Steve Garvey keyed two rallies, one with his 200th hit of the season Rick Auerbach and Lee Lacy, pinch‐hitters, drove in two runs with singles in the sixth. Mike Marshall establishes the major league mark for the most appearances by a pitcher when he throws two innings in the Dodgers’ victory at the Astrodome. With his 106 appearances, the right-handed reliever appears in 65% of the games that his team played this season.
The Atlanta Braves defeated the cuicinnati Reds, 7‐1, behind the four‐hit pitching of Buzz Capra tonight. The loss, which mathematically eliminated the Reds from contention, snapped their six‐game winning streak and gave the Dodgers their first division title since divisional play was instituted in 1969. Cincinnati had won the N.L. West title the last two seasons and three of the last four. Capra, celebrating his 27th birthday, pitched no‐hit ball through, the first, five innings en route to his 16th victory against eight Joases. He also lowered his earned‐run average to 2.28, lowest in the majors.
Houston reporter Anita Martini became the first female journalist admitted to the locker room of a major league sports team after the Los Angeles Dodgers had defeated the host Houston Astros, 8 to 5, to end the season in first place in the National League West. Martini followed male reporters to the locker room and announced that she wanted to interview Jimmy Wynn and was told, as she expected, that she would have to wait until Wynn got dressed and came out to see her. She asked the attendant to take a message to Wynn, who got the approval of Dodgers manager Walt Alston and allowed Ms. Martini to come in.
Tom Seaver, whiffing 14 batters, becomes the first hurler in National League history to strike out 200 or more batters for seven consecutive seasons. But ‘Tom Terrific’s’ complete-game effort in his last start of the year isn’t good enough to win when the Mets bow to Jim Lonborg and Phillies, 2–1.
The San Francisco Giants downed the San Diego Padres, 7–2, as Tom Bradley outdueled Dave Friesleben. Chris Speier had a double and a triple and scored three runs for the Giants.
Dow Jones Industrial Average: 604.82 (-3.05, -0.50%).
Born:
Mats Lindgren, Swedish National Team and NHL centre and left wing (Olympics, 5th, 1998; Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks), in Skelleftea, Sweden.
Domenic Pittis, Canadian NHL centre (Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, Edmonton Oilers, Nashville Predators), in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Christian Borle, American actor (play “Peter and the Starcatcher”), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Keith Duffy, Irish pop singer (Boyzone), in Dublin, Ireland.
Died:
Spyridon Marinatos, 72, Greek archaeologist, discoverer of the ruined city of Aktotiri, died of a skull fracture from an accidental fall at an excavation on the island of Santorini.
Clifford McIntire, 66, former member of the United States House of Representatives from Maine.
Frederick Moosbrugger, 73, United States Navy vice admiral, World War II commander of destroyer squadrons.
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