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Volume 23, Number 172 Portales, New Mexico ( USPS 43!- 100) 76 Years of Leadership Tuesday, August 28, 1979

Officials don't anticipate Soviet, retaliation

Over ballerina conflict sr= WASHINGTON ( AP) — Carter The senior official, who be the major factor in cooling the administration officials say ththe requested anonymity, said that if tempers of Kremlin officials who do not expect any maj or the Soviets ask to exercise a want to hit back for the incident problems in U. S.-Soviet relations parallel right to interview Miss at the airport. KNOCKOUT — We drove to as a result of the conflict over the Vlasova' s husband, defector They reason that the Soviets Lubbock yesterday in the big departure of Soviet bellerma Alexander Godunov, they will will be very cautious about circle route, through Dora, Ludmilla Vlva.aso urge Godunov to comply under continuing or escalating an Causey, Morton and Levelland, I don' t think there is any has is ground rules similar to those for embroglio with the United States and came back by way of Lit- for retaliation," said a senior the 25 -minute interview with Miss as the Senate returns from its tlefield, Muleshoe and the official Monday, adding that the Vlasova, which was held in a August recess and prepares to Kakawate Road. It gave us a on mobile airport lounge with Soviet vote on SALT H, a treaty that the view of the effects of weekend United States had only insisted n- officials present. Soviets have shown they badly storms. enforcing its laws and respo sibilities in the case. And that is all the State want ratified. The had damage visible from Should there be retaliation the Department officially believes- And SALT is about the only the road was most severe around officials predicted it would co me the Soviets are owed as a result of aspect of the Washington - Smyer, on the road between as harassment of American the incident. relationship that could Levelland and Lubbock, and tourists or businessmen . to Privately, officials say they be affected by a Soviet desire to again from Anton to Littlefield on Russia. feel that Soviet self-interest will retaliate. the return trip. In both areas the There are at present no minor damage was total for cotton. negotiations that the Soviets Thousands of acres had been could freeze to show their stripped so that onlythe stalks All of the lesser remained, and it was obvious that issuesissuedispls have been sidetracked nothing will be harvested in this Return ri n s until the SALT vote, which is now area. The storm cut a wide swath expected in October or through this area, but there were November. also wide areas where the There are rs moisture benefit farexceeded the theymlght do: We hav eB damage. ove',' hthere. re perhaps A figure of $ 100 million has tears-, 100,000 Americans who tour in been placed on the loss, and we MOSCOW ( AP) — Bolsh of Russia each year. But I m ut have to assume there is some The Soviet news agency Tass ballerina Ludmilla Vlasova was accused U. S. authorities of clined to think that linking this basis for the numbers. But the welcomed with bouquets aan seeking " a scandal ... a noisy incident to something else will figure is not easily grasped in not seem wise to the Soviets," tears when she returned to the anti-Soviet sensation" by or- total. For the individual farmer it said one State Department of- today after sP- translates into a crippling set- dering the Ilyushin-62 grounded. ding more than 73kz hours inside Tass has not mentioned the ficial. back. We can only surmise what The official did not even think Although hail and severe wind dividual farmers were wiped out within weeks of the an Aeroflot plane grounded at defection of Miss Vlasova' s SILVER LINING — changes in family plans will that cultural exchanges would be anticipated harvest. This sunset was recorded on husband,' star took a heavy toll of cotton and other crops over the result. New York' s Kennedy Airport U. S. orders. affected. He pointed out that the yesterday at the Texas -New Mexico line on the But there were thousands of Alexander Godanov, and today weekend, there was a silver lining to the storm clouds. U. S. and Soviet officials trade d She did not want to Soviets have frequently suffered Kakawate road. ( News -Tribune photo) acres which escaped damage, said only: " The total effect of the moisture undoubtedly exceeded heated claims about the incident. find herself in a situation similar defections by artists and have and on the whole, the cotton, the loss, over the country as a whole, although in- The ballerina embraced her to that of her husband ... A. never permanently discontinued sunflowers and milo looked the exchange programs. mother at the foot of the Aeroflof Godunov, who had disappeared better on this trip than was the The fact that the Bolshoi plane ramp at Moscow s case a year ago when drought shortly before that under cir- Sheremetyevo Airport and to Id cumstances which are not yet Ballet) was here after the drained the lifeblood from the defections of people like ( Rudolf) her not to cry. clear." same area. Water stood Nureyev and ( Mikhail) In an interview broadcast on Miss Vlasova declined to an- British, Irish everywhere, and roads had been hunt Baryshnikov shows that," he Moscow Radio after her arrive 1, swer reporters' questions about washed full of sand. said. Both Godunov and his wife Miss Vlasova said: " I am very her husband. One wonders about the " silver were members of the famed happy that I have set foot bade on Surrounded by a crowd of NEW YORK ( AP) — Chase lining" concept. Rain usually is Bolshoi troupe. Nureyev and native soil, and it is a beautiful Soviet and Western reporters, Manhattan Bank today raised the beneficial in its total effect Baryshnikov danced with the thing that I saw my motheher Miss Vlasova said she was " too Mountbatten killers prime rate to 12i'4 percent, the regardless of how untimely it is tired" to talk about her ordeal. Kirov Ballet. BELFAST, Northern Ireland and unite it with the Irish of a British military band that for a particular crop. highest level ever for loans to She added: " I consider r the The Aeroflot Ilyushin-62 that The official summed up the AP) — The British and Irish Republic. was preparing to perform a major corporations.Chase, the The milo and cotton we saw confrontation as akin to " two Americans') actions to be ar- had been grounded at Kennedy governments hunted the IRA In Brussels, meanwhile, it concert on the stage. nation' s third largest bank, did along the road in the Causey area No one claimed immediate bitrariness because they oc- Airport for more than three days elephants trumpeting," an event killers of Earl Mountbatten, 18 appeared Irish Republican Army will greatly benefit from the rain, not explain the increase from 12 landed at the Moscow airport that inevitably occurs when British soldiers and three other bombers struck again today. A responsibility for the Brussels and we' d guess that it is also a cupied our plane by force. Th ey percent, but economic analysts got inside with arms and ha nd- 3 a. m. elephants live in proximity to persons today as Irish guerrillas bomb blew apart a temporary bombing, but authorities have boon to the farmers in the shortly after 10: 00 a. m. — had expected the increase cuffs to guard me. It was EDT. each other but p)bich often promised, more escalation of stage in the Belgian capital' s reported an infiltration of Itisb Levelland and Littlefield areas f following recent increases In madness. There is no explanation Alexandra Droxhdina, the consists only of noisy posturing their 10 -year-old war to drive the Grand Place square, injuring 10 guerrillas into Belgium in recent other Interest rates.The Federal where the hail missed the for any of their actions.” ballerina' s mother, a small and that is quickly forgotten. British from Northern Ireland persons, including two members months in search of British Reserve moved last week to force growing crops. nervous woman, stood at the foot targets. It appeared that some of the up short-term interest rates in an of the airplane ramp as her The toll from Monday' s effort to control inflation.0ther corn was well along toward bombings in the Irish Republic daughter, looking fresh and PSC rules major banks were expected to maturity, but there is a lot, and Northern Ireland rose to 22 smiling, descended into heF match the increase. especially along the Kakawate Carter as the Dowager Baroness arms. Road, on the Texas side, which Brabourne, the mother-in-law of It's nothing, it' s nothing " DETROIT ( AP) — The United will greatly benefit from the Mountba" Ws elder daughter, Miss Vlasova murmured. Some utilities ads can' t Auto Workers union has decided soaking. And certainly those big died in a Sligo hospital. to visit Please, Mama, don' t cry." not to strike seven General circles in the Blackwater Draw, British Prime Minister Then she said again: " Please, Motors Corp. plants after holding which have recently been seeded Margaret Thatcher, who lost one Mama. I' m back." satisfactory discussions" with to wheat or permanent pasture of her chief advisers to IRA The showdown over Miss customers the automaker, although talks have a big bonus. At least the be charged to bombers five months ago, cut China Vlasova' s departure from the have not yet reached the farmers had been able to cut off short a vacation, returned to PEKING ( AP) — Vice United States could have been SANTA FE ( AP) — The state Public Service economic bartering stage. the pumps, and this saves a lot of That means, for instance, a utility can pass , and held urgent talks President Walter Mondale an - settled well before the com- money. Commission has ruled that utility companies along costs of advertisements stressing the promise that finally cleared the today with Home Secretary WASHINGTON ( AP) — Senior We hope the farmers who were nounced today that Hua Guofeng can' t charge their customers for money spent on benefits of using appliances during times of the William Whitelaw, Defense way for her return to Moscow, advisers have given President hurt by the storm had insurance. ( Hua Kuo-feng ), China' s premier some types of advertising. day when demand is lower. U. S. and Soviet officials agreed Secretary Francis Pym, and Sir Carter a report that could result This after all is the best way to and Communist Party chairman, The PSC said Monday utilities can' t pass along The commission also clarified the type Of Ian Gilmour, minister without Monday. to consumers costs incurred for advertisements organizational dues and contributions a uti in a request to Congress for about deal with the crap game of hail. will visit the United States next lity portfolio. Humphrey Atkins, But they disagreed over who that: 4 billion in additional defense Spread the risk over enough year and President Carter will can pass along. minister in charge of Northern was to blame for the episode, spending next year, ad- acres, and everyone is better off. visit China. Seek to justify a rate increase or the need for Utilities will be allowed to charge ratepay ers Ireland, flew from London to Mondale said at a news con- each saying the other was at fault the construction of additional plant facilities:, ministration sources say. The for dues to professional organizations that he Belfast and was to return tonight in the diplomatic stalemate. sources, EXCITING, VIBRANT" — ference after a meeting with Hua provide better service, but not for those that se ek asking to remain And both sides claimed vin- t''oster the public image of the company; to report to Mrs. Thatcher. M item we had in the paper that China' s top leader accepted to generate good will. anonymous, said Monday it Advocate political or other positions or Ireland' s deputy prime invitation " with dication when Miss Vlasova would take that much to over- Carter' s The ratepayer should not be forced to co n- f yesterday about the Flamenco declared she chose to return to viewpoints, rather than providing factual in- minister said no effort would be delight." He said the dates for t he come the effect of inflation and dancer scheduled for the New formation; tribute to corporate image building," spared to bring the killers to Hus' s and Carter' s visits had not the Soviet Union without her restore the planned 3 percent Mexico State Fair Spanish commission said. justice. been set. husband, Bolshoi Ballet dancer Promote the purchase of appliances sold by real growth" in defense spen- Heritage Show used the ad- The order also prohibits a utility from passing Alexander Godunov, who affiliates of the utility company; But there was no indication jectives " electric," " The vice president also an- along costs incurred for lobbying expenses or ding contemplated under Car- exciting," defected last week. that either government had any nounced he would open a U. S. But the commission said companies could political contributions. ter' s original $ 122. 7 billion spellbinding" and " vibrant." leads to the men who planted the the first Miss Vlasova and 52 other defense budget for fiscal 1980. We can understand how the consulate in Canton, " continue to charge their customers for ad- The New Mexico Press Association and Publ nc Soviet citizens returned to bombs that blew up Lord consulate we' ve had in China in vertising that promotes " legitimate load d writer was trying to convey an Service Company of New Mexico argue Mountbatten' s fishing boat off the over 30 years," when he visits Moscow early today aboard the management techniques" impression of a performance or energy con- restraints on utility advertising would viola to west coast of Ireland Monday, south China' s biggest city during See WELCOME, pg. 2 servation. freedom of speech. which doesn' t lend itself to the killing the 79 -year-old cousin of man his tour. He said it would have a Local written word. We saw the per- Queen Elizabeth 11, a 14 -year-old formance in EI Gauncho Inn in staff of seven or eight headed by grandson and another teen-ager, Richard Williams. Santa Fe Saturday evening, and and a few hours later decimated The Chinese government will hurt when about all we could say was two truckloads of soldiers just open consulates in Houston and wow!" inside the border between Nor- San Francisco, he said. The dancer is Maria Benitez, a thern Ireland and the republic. native of Taos who has studied Mondale said his visit to China cycle flips has " laid the basis of our The Irish Republican Army' s ballet and dance in Spain. She Provisional wing said Mount- A 26 -year 0]- d Portales man was relationship in the 1980s and and her husband, Cecilio, are batten, one of his country' s most transferred to the given real meaning to the word being performing under the name decorated World War II heroes normal."' University Health Sciences Mariz Benitez Estampa and the first member of the royal The vice president also signed Center in Lubbock this morning Flamenca, and in Santa Fe, one family assassinated within agreements on cultural exchange following a motorcycle accident has to have a reservation well memory, was " executed ... to and cooperation in development Monday evening. ahead of the date to dine and bring the attention of the world to of China' s hydrelectric power. Donnie Ray Hightower, 321 W. enjoy the two-hour show. It was the British occupation of the six Mondale told Hua when he first University, suffered head and an exciting experience for us, but northeast counties of Ireland." shoulder injuries according to we' d settle for " electric" and met him today that.he thought the Another IRA communique officials at Clovis High Plains proms of Sino -American nor- vibrant." The term after the bombing of the troops Hospital, where Hightower was malization tks-,"well under spellbinding" would do if it vowed the guerrillas would step transferred after first being meant having the audience under way." up their attacks on the 13, 500 taken to Roosevelt General Hua said to Mondale he was a spell. Maria Benitez is one of British troops in Northern Hospital. aware it was his first visit to the most exciting artists we have Ireland. Officials at the Clovis hospital China and the first by such a seen. But the guitarist whose In a front-page editorial under said the shoulder injury was name we didn' t catch, is also high- ranking American since the banner headline " These Evil treated there, but Hightower' s diplomatic relations were Bastards," the Daily Express head injuries prompted the See BY THE WAY pg. 2 established Jan. I. said Britain must seek from the transfer to Lubbock. So I extend you a special welcome because of these two Irish Republic " a total clamp- According to the police ac- down on terrorists." If the cident report, Hightower was Weather firsts," he said. response was not positive, it must traveling east on Fir Street at a It is a beginning not an end," By The reconsider" its relations with high rate of speed when his 1976 he added. East-Central and Southeast Dublin, the paper asserted. motorcycle went out of control on Asked how he was adjusting to Plains: Partly cloudy at times the corner of North Abilene and through Wednesday with isolated China, Mondale smiled and said, I' m now part Chinese. I am an East Ivy streets. Police report late afternoon and evening the bike slid into a corner yard thundershowers; light winds expert on Chinese food." Thoughts and flipped over twice before from the west-southwest tonight. Then he expressed stopping. Portales near 60 and near 90. gratification that his speech The title of the off-color New Mexico: Clear to partly Monday at Peking University Broadway production and the toned -down movie, " The Voice of cloudy and warm through was covered in such full detail in the Turtle," comes from the Wednesday; isolated afternoon Peking newspapers. Traffic Toll Mondale announced in the Bible but refers to a bird ( turtle and evening thundershowers Upand By The Associated Press speech that a strong China is in Gerald Gonzales skillf dove) and not the marine reptile. most sections, but heaviest ac- skillfully guides his bike up a homemade ramp and flies 1979 Toll to Date America' s interests and offered The time of the singing of tivity in the east and south; Highs gracefully through the air over four of his trusting friends. From left to right, 427 the Chinese economic part- birds Is come, and the voice of the 7k and low 80s mountains to the Raymond Segovia, Billy South, Lonny King and Tommy King. ( News -Tribune 1978 Toll to Dat- mid 80s and 90s elsewhere; lows nership in the 1980s and a $ 2 over turtle is heard in our land." -- Sol. photo by Bettye Gollehon) 2: 12. 415 tonight 30s and 40s. billion line of credit. Therhundreds