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Summary MADRID, Spain (UPI) — A bus Park to testify, carrying 59 young Spanish marines on New Year’s leave collided head-on with a 22-ton grain truck on a rain-slicked highway Friday, killing 24 persons and injuring 30. The bus split in two, spilling gets immunity dead and injured along the m roadway. mt WASHINGTON (UPI) - Korean Civiletti, who has handled the necessary and his evidence is Police said 22 marines and the businessman Tongsun Park has Justice Department end of probatory and important,” Civiletti drivers of the bus and truck were agreed to return to the United States said. killed. Thirty marines were in negotiations to bring Park back, said under full immunity from prosecu Park also could implicate other jured, seven critically. he plans to leave for Seoul about Jan. tion to give evidence in the Capitol 6 for questioning of him expected to present and former lawmakers. One / . ' ■ j p : Hill payoff scandal, the Justice last about two week. of his close associates has said these HARTFORD (UPI) - Rep. 1 Department announced Friday. could number 15 to 20. Toby Moffett, D-Conn., said The negotiations, needed because Assistant Attorney General the two countries do not have an Civiletti said he had no idea how Friday governors from Oklahoma Benjamin Civiletti, announcing the extradition treaty, have been going many congressional figures might be to Florida have been writing to agreement at a news conference, on about four months and have involved in any cases resulting from him in response to his warning on f t . said he will interrogate Park in Seoul strained relations between Park's testimony. “I don’t know the potential home insulation next week and that Park may testify answer to that,” he said. "It would hazards. Washington and Seoul. at the trial of former Rep. Richard be inappropriate for me to be Moffett sent letters to officials Civiletti said Park would testify Hanna, D-Calif., in connection with speculative as to the number.” in all 50 states, warning of poten under oath in the presence of both the scandal. But he said if any indictments were tial health, financial and fire American and Korean Justice Civiletti also left open the possibili forthcoming as a result of the in hazards, along with metal pipe DepartmettV^fcfficials, and that lie ty that Park could be subpoenaed by detectors would be used if necessary. terrogation or grand jury action, and structural beam corrosion, in the House Intelligence Committee Civiletti insisted that the un Park would be available to testify in herent in the use of poorly in for its investigation of ailegations derstandings signed late Friday any court action if necessary. stalled or inadequately treated in that Park and others paid off some The agreement signed in Seoul and sulation materials. wouid not preclude the congressional present and former members of committee from subpoenaing Park, made available in Washington said Congress for their votes favorable to prior to his interrogation Park and OCEANPORT, N.J. (UPI) - But he expressed hope that this South Korea. Justice Department officials would Residents along the New Jersey would not interfere with the criminal Civiletti, who has handled the sign a memorandum of understan shore were startled Friday by investigation and trial, Justice Department end of ding in which Park agreed “to give what they thought was a new “ We would contemplate Mr. negotiations to bring Park back, said Park's appearance in the trial of round of mysterious explosions he plans to leave for Richard Hanna, should we feel it is off the coast but this time there —Sec Page Eighl-A was an explanation — the Army was doing a little practice cannon firing. Police switchboards in Ocean- Leonard says probe port and neighboring com munities were swamped by calls from residents reporting the series of four explosions shortly E after 9 a.m. Water sidetracked for construction going on two years ATLANTA (UPI) — Influenza is Water gushes from a pump system being used to divert cropping up in every section of the water from the White Brook storm drainage project at Robert HARTFORD (UPI) - State Police ment containing Leonard's explana Leonard told two other divisions to nation, but flu deaths so far this Commissioner Edward P. Leonard tion. take over. son Park. Jay Giles, director of public works, said that water The spokesman said Leonard season have not been exceptional has been flowing into the newly installed pipes because of the Friday said his department has been investigating alleged corruption by The spokesman said the detective believed the other two divisions were ly high, federal health officials high water level in the area. The pump system helps remove said Friday. Stamford city officials for more than division of the state police was, in better equipped to handle the long the water from the pipes so that work can continue. The water deed, told by Leonard to stop an in term investigation. The investigation C The national Center for Disease two years. vestigation it started in 1975. The Control said flu had been reported problem has caused some delays, but work should be finished The statement was made in response in 17 states and Puerto Rico and by the end of next week, Giles said. (Herald photo by Dunn) to newspaper reports that Leonard spokesman said, though, that —.‘'ee P.ige Eiglii-A that in four states — New Jersey, had called off the investigation Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and despite pleas by his detectives to con Tennessee — the outbreaks have tinue. been widespread. A state police spokesman said a federal grand jury has been convened Town poll shows WASHINGTON (UPI) - Talks J.C. Penney to move in New Haven to investigate the aimed at ending a nationwide soft charges and the state police has coal strike collapsed Friday and given information to that grand jury. Killian favored the chief federal mediator said fill from park site The spokesman distributed a state prospects of ending the 25-day-old A “preference poll " taken of Grasso is expected to seek re- walkout were very discouraging. The J.C. Penney Co. wants to have The company also will pay for the M anchester's Democratic Town election to the (Jovernor's post. Negotiations began as usual at about 2(X),000 cubic yards of soil actual removal of the material. The Committee has shown that 75 percent Killian has not yet announced that 10 a.m. but ended abruptly at mid removed from its proposed 162-acre soil may be stored on other property of the members support Robert he is running for Governor, but he is day. A spokesman for the Federal site in Manchester. at the industrial park site, Giles said. Holiday Killian as the party's gubernatorial expected to do so. Mediation Service said the talks The firm plans to locate a two- Or, the Town of Manchester might candidate in 1978. Mayor Stephen Penny said, 'T m ‘recessed indefinitely” with no million square foot catalog distribu decide to use it as fill at the sanitary The poll was by Paul Phillips, town kind of leaving my options open." date set for resumption. tion center in town. The building landfill. If this happens, the town will closings committee treasurer, Phillips said But he also said that when the sur would be the major one in the town’s pay the cost of transporting it from that the poll asked members whether vey was taken he leaned towards WARSAW, Poland (UPI) - Ap proposed industrial park. the J.C. Penney site to the dump. The Town of Manchester's they prefer Gov. Ella Grasso or Lt. Killian. "I'm probably still in that parently trying to placate an Jay Giles, director of public works, The town also has an agreement Municipal Building will be closed Gov. Killian as the party's candidate same position.” angry Anwar Sadat, President said that the firm feels there is about with the Town of South Windsor that Monday in observance of New Year's for Governor in 1978, Another prominent local Carter said Friday he would con 200,000 cubic yards of soil that is un would permit that town to acquire Day. Emergency telephone numbers Three out of four members said Democrat, who preferred not to be sider meeting the Egyptian presi suitable for development at the site. some of the fill for its landfill, Giles for the day are as follows; highway, that they prefer Killian. There are 80 identified, said he indicated a dent during his six-nation trip if it ’This will have to be removed, Giles said. 649-5070; refuse, 649-1886; and members on the Town Committee, preference for Killian in the poll, is “mutually convenient and said.