Banner Graphic, Volume 10, Number 266, Greencastle, Putnam County, 15 July 1980 — Page 2

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The Putnam County Banner Graphic, July 15, 1980

GERALD FORD Won't join ticket

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Garwood lawyer asks $130,000 fee

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) A lawyer for Marine Pfc. Robert Garwood today declared that another lawyer whom Garwood fired has billed the 34-year-old Indiana native for $130,000 in defense fees and is withholding material important to Garwood’s defense. Those statements came as current and former defense attorneys clashed in the courtroom during a pre-trial session for Garwood, who faces court martial on charges of desertion

Actions violated federal law since 1978

Billy Carter registers as Libyan agent; discloses receipt of $220,000

By ROBERTPEAR c. 1980 X.Y. Times WASHINGTON - Billy Carter, the president’s brother, registered Monday with the Justice Department as an agent of the government of Libya and disclosed that he had received more than $220,000 in payments from the African country. The department, in papers filed in federal District Court here, said that Carter had violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act by failing to report services that he had rendered to the Libyan government since September 1978. Without admitting or denying the charges. Carter entered into a civil consent agreement with the department. He promised not to engage in further political and public relations activities for Libya without filing a “true

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Ford says he won't join Reagan GOP ticket

DETROIT (AP) - With everything going his way on the Republican Convention floor, Ronald Reagan is inviting party leaders to his hotel suite today for private chats designed to help with his decision on a vice presidential candidate and with his effort to close party ranks. On Reagan's guest list for today were Henry A. Kissinger, Gerald R. Ford, supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment and, quite likely, some of the men mentioned as leading his list of vice presidential possibilities.

and collaboration with the enemy in Vietnam. Tempers appeared to be barely under control as Dermot Foley of New York City, who represented Garwood until he parted ways with Garwood last month, appeared in the courtroom to answer a subpoena issued at the request of Garwood’s current defense team, headed by John Lowe of Charlottesville, Va. Lowe has said that Foley is withholding material from the

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BILLY CARTER Libyan agent

and complete” registration statement. In papers filed with the court, the Justice Department said

During morning and evening sessions of the convention on Monday, everything went off on schedule with hardly a ripple of controversy to provide any work for the Reagan political directors who roamed the floor. The highlight of the opening day occurred Monday night when Ford received a warm emotional welcome from the delegates and pledged that “this Republican is going to do everything in his power to elect our nominee to the presidency of the United States.” It was Ford’s 67th birthday

defense and during his argument for that material today, he said Foley has billed Garwood for defense fees but said, “I tell you unequivocally, he is not entitled to one red cent.” Lowe indicated that Foley has already obtained some of his fee from Garwood, but Lowe said Garwood should get that the money back “if justice prevails.” Lowe said flatly that Foley had been fired from the case and was not entitled to any

that Carter had undertaken a “propaganda campaign” to promote Libya’s foreign policy objectives and had received payments of more than $220,000 for his services. Carter acknowledged having received $20,000 in January of this year afd $200,000 in April, but he described the payments as loans, representing partial payment of a $500,000 loan that he had requested. His lawyers however, said that “no written loan agreements have been executed.” Carter also acknowledged having received two all-expense-paid trips to Libya, in September-October 1978 and in September 1979, as well as four gold bracelets, a saddle worth more than $2,000, a serving platter, a suit of clothes and a ceremonial sword.

and when he finished speaking and cheers had died down, the delegates sang “Happy Birthday” to the former president. On the floor after the Ford speech, William Casey, Reagan’s campaign manager, said a Reagan-Ford combination “would be a great ticket.” But Ford has made it clear he would not accept the vice presidential nomination and Casey said he doubted there would be any effort to try to draft Ford. Kissinger was interview Monday night on CBS and when

money, and he said that without the material which Foley has, “Pfc. Garwood will be denied the effective assistance of counsel.” He said that material included documents from the government as well as tape recordings made by Garwood after he returned to the United States in March 1979. A recess was called after Foley and Lowe bickered over points of law.

The consent agreement, ending an 18-month investigation, could become a political embarraesment for President Carter as he campaigns for reelection. Libya is a member of the “steadfastness front,” composed of Arab countries that take a hard-line position on a peace settlement for the Middle East. Libya was described by the State Department last year as a supporterof terrorism, has frequently called for the destruction of the “Zionist entity” of Israel and has been in the forefront of Arab states taking retaliatory action against Egypt. W. Alan Roy, the State Department desk officer for Libya, said Monday that the case

Bowen asks disaster aid for Rush County

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Otis R. Bowen wants the Small Business Administration to declare Rush County a disaster area, so its residents can get low-interest loans to repair the damage caused by a killer tornado. In a letter written to the SBA on Monday, the governor also requested assistance for residents of Whiting in northwestern Indiana, where a downtown fire caused $408,000 worth of damage earlier this month.

Three murdered at Houston bowling alley

HOUSTON (AP) - The bowling alley had been robbed just the night before, so four young people volunteered to spend the night and guard against burglars. When they were seen again, three had been shot to death execution-style. Investigators said they hoped the lone survivor of the bloodbath a teen-ager who was shot in the head could give them a clue to help track the killers. Investigators speculated that robbery was the motive for the bloody break-in. About SBOO was taken from a cash register near the bodies, police said. The four were apparently told to lie on the floor and then each was shot once in the head. “Hate,” said Betty Rappe, a bowling alley employee and friend of the victims. “That’s

asked if he thought he might be offered his old job as secretary of state in a Reagan administration, he replied that “I have no expectancy one way or the other.” Reagan aides, while acknowledging that much of the candidate’s day would be devoted to the vice presidential decision, refused to say which of the potential choices might be invited to his suite for a chat. Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, one of the opening day speakers, said that he had not been invited to any meeting

Two states declare emergency

Heatwave toll mounts

By C.W. MIRANKER Associated Press Writer As the skyrocketing death toll topped 600 in the nation’s three-week-old heat wave, police in Atlanta blared warnings over loudspeakers urging people to leave home for cool shelters and an army of Red Cross volunteers in Kansas City delivered fans to the poor and elderly languishing in Missouri’s deadly heat. Missouri’s governor placed the National Guard on alert and declared a state of emergency Monday as the state’s heatrelated deaths mounted to 131. “Missourians are suffering and dying,” said Gov. Joseph Teasdale, who is seeking $5 million to $8 million in federal aid to provide fans for the poor and old.

against Billy Carter was “an internal United States matterand need have no effect on U.S.Libyan relations.” The Justice Department’s decision not to seek criminal chargee against Carter had been expected; the criminal provisions of the Foreign Agents Registration Act have rarely been invoked. A criminal charge of failing to register ae a foreign agent was included as one of 36 counts in the indictment of Tongsun Park, the South Korean businessman, in 1977. The chargee were eventually dismissed ae part of a negotiated agreement to obtain Park’s testimony in the federal investigation of the Korean in-fluence-buying scandal.

Two persons were killed last week when a tornado ripped through Rush County in southeastern Indiana. Bowen said state civil defense officials estimated damage in the county to be $3.8 million. In their survey, civil defense officials found that 30 homes were destroyed while another seven were damaged. One business was destroyed and two others suffered major damage, Bowen noted. While the governor was writ-

ail it could De. Hate. Police identified those killed as Stephen Allen Sims, 25, assistant manager of Fair Lanes Windfeyn Bowling Center in northwest Houston; Tommy Lee Temple, a 17-year-old employee of the alley; and Temple’s girlfriend, Arden Alane Felsher, also 17.

Queen suffering from MS

WIESBADEN, West Germany (AP) Richard Queen, the 28-year-old U.S. vice consul freed from 250 days’ captivity in Iran because of ill health, suffers from multiple sclerosis and will return to the United States “in the next few days,” a doctor at the U.S. Air Force hospital here said today. “He will resume his duties as a foreign service officer as soon

with Reagan, but that he had been asked for material to supplement the personal and financial data the Reagan staff had requested from several vice presidential prospects. The deadline was drawing near for a decision from Reagan who will receive the presidential nomination from the convention on Wednesday night. He is expected to make his choice late that night and announce it at an 11 a.m. news conference on Thursday. While Reagan pondered, others lobbied.

Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton also declared a state of emergency as hundreds of miles of highway buckled and melted and farmers assessed cattle and crop losses in the millions of dollars. He has requested $11.7 million in federal aid for the highway system. The heat wave has claimed 91 lives in Arkansas, and in an unusual weekend accident, a Little Rock girl- was burned when she was sprayed with water from an outdoor hose that had been in the sunlight, doctors said. The death toll in 16 states that have sweltered in unrelenting heat stood at 614 Tuesday, according to an unofficial count by The Associated Press. Heat and drought have killed millions of chickens in Ar-

Igor Cassini, who wrote a syndicated newspaper column under the name “Cholly Knickerbocker,” was indicted in 1963 on charges of having failed to register as an agent of Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, the late dictator of the Dominican Republic. He pleaded no contest and wae fined SIO,OOO. John K. Russell, a Justice Department spokesman, said that government attorneys had considered criminal prosecution as one option in the Carter case, but decided to seek civil sanctions, among other reaeons, to secure “immediate and full public disclosure” of Carter’s activities. If Carter violates the terms of the injunction to which he con-

ing the SBA for assistance, the agency notified him Monday that it had declared 21 Indiana counties disaster areas as a result of severe weather last month. The counties included in the disaster declaration are: Adams, Benton, Carroll, Delaware, Montgomery, Fountain, Hancock, Hamilton, Howard, Huntington, Jay, Madison, Parke, Randolph, Sullivan, Tipton, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren, Wells and White.

Gregory Garner, 18, also an employee, was in critical condition following the shootings and authorities said he may lose an eye. Garner’s father, Ira, found the bodies early Monday when his son called home for help, unable to speak clearly.

as his health permits,” Dr. Jerome Michael Korcak told a news conference at this sprawling base. “Mr. Queen developed symptoms of the disease in December 1979 while he was held hostage in Tehran,” Korcak said. “His symptoms during the past eight months have included numbness and abnormal sensations in his upper extremities

Gov. William Milliken of Michigan, who had supported George Bush for the presidential nomination, now is boosting the former U.N. ambassador for the second spot on the ticket. Pennsylvania delegates were considering a resolution urging Reagan to choose Bush. Meanwhile, Bush made the rounds Monday of delegations where he still had support for the presidential nomination and told his backers he was releasing them and urged them to vote for Reagan on Wednesday night.

kansas and Florida, where citrus crops also are showing signs of stress. In West Texas, cattlemen are selling herds early as pastureland bakes. And without rain, the Illinois corn crop may be stunted, agronomists say. As the mercury in Kansas City reached 109 degrees Monday above 100 for the 13th time in 15 days A 1 Cohn, a 25year Red Cross veteran, and his partner, Larry Widener, drove door-to-door delivering fans. Since the distribution program began Friday, about 1,000 electric fans have been donated to the Red Cross and Salvation Army and some 300 have been delivered. In Georgia, where 45 people have died in the heat, officials declared a state of emergency

sented, Russell said, he could be subject to criminal penalties. The maximum penalty for a criminal violation of the foreign agents law is a SIO,OOO fine, five years in prison or both. In his registration statement, the president’s brother said that he had provided hospitality to a delegation of Libyans who visited Georgia in January 1979; had attended receptions for the Georgians in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and New York City; had assisted in the formation of the Libyan-Arab-Georgia Friendship Association, and had arranged for a Libyan represntative to appear on two American television programs. Carter’s statement said also that he had arranged for the

For the most part, the damage to homes, businesses and crops was caused by rain, high winds and flooding during the first week in June, when thunderstorms and tornadoes were prevalent. John E. Moore, director of the SBA office of disaster loans, said the SBA declined to declare a disaster in Boone County because of wind, hail, lightning and rain from May 30 to June 7 because its field survey of the

“How do you describe four bodies lying there, three of them dead?” asked the elder Garner. “It was a nightmare.” Officials said the four young people stayed at the alley after the 11:30 p.m. closing time Sunday, one day after thieves made off with change from cigarette machines.

and some difficulty with balance associated with nausea and vomiting.” Korcak described multiple sclerosis as a disease of unknown cause, the effects of which vary very widely from patient to patient. Webster’s Dictionary describes it as “a chronic disease in which there is scattered demyelination of the central nervous system.”

The convention reconvenes at 5 p.m., EDT, today, with the speakers to include Kissinger, Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona, Reps. Jack Kemp of New York and Guy Vander Jagt pf Michigan, both vice presidential possibilities, and former Texas Gov. John B. Connally ’ Vander Jagt will deliver the convention keynote address : Former cabinet members William Simon and Donald Rumsfeld spoke Monday night and concentrated on attacking Carter administration policies;

in Macon, Floyd County and Valdosta, where the temperature was 108 degrees Monday. In Atlanta, police used loudspeakers to announce a van service to an air conditioned neighborhood center as they patrolled poverty-stricken areas. In Birmingham, Ala., where temperatures hit 103 degrees Monday, Mayor Richard Arrington called for a coordinated relief program to open emergency shelters, distribute electric fans and medical information. Other high temperatures Monday were 111 degrees in Falls City, Neb., 108 in Wichita Falls. Texas, and 105 degrees in Dothan, Ga. Statewide deaths in Texas stood at 96, and Del Rio had its 28th consecutive day of 100-degree temperatures or more.

visiting Libyans to tour “industry and trade centers and places of historic interest” iri Georgia. He said that his activities had been designed'to “expand contacts” between Libyans and Americans as part of a “people-to-people-program.” Carter said that he was not currently engaged in any activities for Libya and had none under consideration. At the Republican National Convention in Detroit, Sen. William V. Roth Jr., a. Delaware Republican, said that as soon as he returned to Washington, he would ask for a Senate investigation to determine whether Billy Carter’s efforts had had an improper influence on United States policy. “It’s absolutely outrageous.” he said of Carter’s activity.

damage didn’t meet the agency’s criteria. But he noted that since Boone County is adjacent to others that have been declared disaster areas, its residents are eligible for assistance. People in the affected counties have until Jan. 14, 1981 to file loan applications in cases of physical damage. In cases where economic injury has resulted, the deadline for loan applications is April 14.1981.

“They just wanted to feel like the building was secure," said Fair Lanes spokesman Jim Self. “I’m sure they never imagined someone would show up.” Police said the first indication something was wrong at the alley was when Garner’s paren ts received a telephone cal! from their son. “I left. I didn’t know he was hurt until I arrived,” said the elder Garner. Police said the teen-ager told his mother on the phone, “They just left, my head’s bleeding.” When Garner’s father arrived at the alley, he found the front door open and saw the three bodies lying face down in their own blood. Temple and Sims already were dead. Miss Felsher died at the scene a short while later, authorities said.