Flood problem worsening COMPILED FROM AP/UPI REPORTS -- The homes at the mercy of rising waters. National Weather Service says the A new hazard was an invasion of worse is yet to come for flood poisonous water moccasins and alli- stricken residents along the Red gators fleeing from rising waters. River in North Dakota and Minnesota. Some residents maintained vigils Guantanamo Forecasters say the high-water with shotguns and rifles to protect mark won't be seen until tomorrow in their families. the Grand Forks, N.D. area, and it The level of the flooded Neches will be six inches above the previ- River in Texas continued high and ous estimate -- near double the 28 residents had been evacuated. foot flood-stage level. And in Missouri rains surging ac- Gazette Officials estimated yesterday cross the midlands threatened to some 1,400 people had fled their touch off new, localized flooding. homes. In Washington a Senate subcommit- Meanwhile, in Mississippi, the tee listened as officials from Mis- level of the flooded Pearl River sissippi said flood victims can't was reportedly dropping. afford the interest on the federal Guantanamo Bay, Cuba But in Louisiana snakes, alligators loan program to help them. and a lack of sandbags added to the The loans carry an interest rate misery of the southeast part of the of seven and three-eighths percent. state as residents tried to divert The state officials want Congress rising floodwaters from their homes. to lower the rates to one and three Vol. 34 No. 78 Wednesday, April 25, 1979 Authorities said workers were run- percent, where they were in previ- ning out of sandbags and leaving ous years. Miranda rights can now be waived without statement WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Supreme The majority opinion reversed a recognized the child as his own or According to court sources, Chief Court ruled 5-3 yesterday that a ruling by the North Carolina Su- undertaken paternal responsibili- Justice Warren Burger fired the em- court can conclude a criminal sus- preme Court that police should have ties. ployee after ABC Television report- pect waived his so-called Miranda stopped questioning a suspect who -- And the court struck down an er Tim O'Brien last week reported rights even though he did not do so continued to talk with them but re- Oklahoma law barring exportation of in advance the outcome of two court explicitly in a signed 'or oral fused to waive his right to a law- so-called "natural minnows" as vio- rulings. statement. yer. lating the constitution's commerce Court officials refused to con- The decision was directly related clause forbidding states to inter- firm the dismissal. to the high court's 1966 Miranda In other action yesterday: fere with interstate commerce. O'Brien predicted the result of ruling stating that a suspect must -- The Supreme Court declared it the court's ruling in a case involv- be told before questioning that he unconstitutional for'a state to The law was designed to preserve ing a libel suit' against CBS News has the right to a lawyer and to re- permit the mother but not the fath- ecological balance in Oklahoma wa- and its program "60 Minutes." main silent and must be warned that er to block adoption of an illegiti- ters by banning removal of an exces- The opinion was issued two days any statement may be used, as evi- mate child by withholding consent. sive number of minnows. later, generally in accord with his dence against him. -- It upheld a Georgia law permit- And a security leak has reported- report. A civil liberties lawyer viewed ting an unwed mother to sue for ly resulted in dismissal of an em- O'Brien later reported a second yesterday's decision as weakening damages in the wrongful death of ployee of the Supreme Court's print decision involving prisoner parole rights afforded under the Miranda her child, but barring the natural shop who had access to high court procedure. That opinion has not yet requirement. father from doing so unless he has rulings before they were announced. been released by the court. -------------- Sears halts federal business CHICAGO (AP) -- Sears, Roebuck said time, beginning immediately." yesterday it's fed up with what it The company sued the federal gov- considers federal harassment and ernment in January in an effort to Dateline. will no longer do business with the resolve what it described as con- regulations re- m government. flicting laws and According to Sears, the decision stricting jobs and promotions for WASHINGTON (UPI) -- White House News Secretary Jody Powell said yes- will cost it $20 million a year in minorities and women. terday a new Soviet nuclear weapon spotted in East Germany has caused revenues. Telling said the "office of fed- President Carter concern and that the United States may consider giv- The Sears chairman and chief exec- eral contract compliance programs" ing the neutron bomb to west Europe as a counter-measure. utive officer, Edward Telling, while has begun what appears to him to be Powell said a final decision on building the enhanced radiation wea- expressing regret, said the company "a campaign of harassment, subter- pon depends on Soviet behavior. will not bid upon or accept govern- fuge or retaliation" against the ment contracts "for an indefinite firm. WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Senate voted overwhelmingly to stop an amend- ment aimed at providing a balanced federal budget in 1980. That proposal, sponsored by Senator William Proxmire, D-Wisc., would have cut almost $29 billion from the budget for the fiscal year be- GAO criticizes cancer tests ginning Oct. 1. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The General Ac- could affect the results of experi- Senators said the bill would not really balance the budget, but in- counting Office said yesterday the ments. stead fuel unemployment and reduce revenues. National Cancer Institute had to The GAO report charged that poor The Senate also soundly defeated a proposal by Senator George McGov- discount millions.of dollars in management by the NCI "was directly ern, D-S.D., to funnel $1 billion in defense money to social programs. tests of suspected cancer-causing responsible for millions of dollars agents. in waste." WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Jimmy Carter has not yet announced his The GAO said results of the tests The GAO reported that out of 207 candidacy for the 1980 presidential race, but a statement from his had to be thrown out because of chemical tests on animals over the campaign manager yesterday made that a moot point. problems with the experiments. last several years, NCI found that Evan Dobelle said Carter will enter every primary in 1980 and seek 51 of them were deficient in either delegates in every state caucus or convention. However, Dobelle said The GAO also said the anti-cancer design or execution, and it decided he doesn't expect the president to formally announce his candidacy agency is struggling to issue for- not to publish final reports. or actively campaign until this fall. .technical reports on a backlog The CAO also said the NCI has dozens of animal experiments con- test results on an additional 223 WASHINGTON (UPI) -- In the wake of President Jimmy Carter's criticism ducted several years ago. chemicals in its files that it did of oil company attitudes toward profits, several producers yesterday In a report released yesterday, not previously tell Congress exist- reported hefty earnings gains for the first quarter. the investigative arm of Congress ed. They include experiments involv- A Texeco executive declared that an 81 percent profit rise for his criticized NCI's management of its ing saccharin, cyclamates, hair firm was "not excessive." carcinogenic testing program saying sprays and dandruff-control sham- deficiencies in private laboratories poos. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York state health officials said last night small amounts of the poisonous chemical dioxin have been found in fish caught in Lake Ontario, and the health commissioner repeated warnings issued since 1976 that people who eat fish caught in the Strauss is new negotiator lake are risking their health. WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Jimmy Carter said he's consulted by tel- Dioxin is the latest in a series of dangerous chemicals found in the Carter announced yesterday the ap- ephone with both Egyptian President lake fish over the past few years. It has been shown to cause cancer pointment of Robert Strauss as his Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minis- in rats and is linked to birth defects and miscarriages. "working partner" representing the ter Menachem Begin, and that their U.S. in continuing Mideast peace response was positive and enthusias- BOSTON (UPI) -- A rush hour commuter car apparently speeding on a talks. tic to Strauss' new assignment. curve jumped its tracks in north Boston yesterday evening smashing in- Carter told reporters that Strauss Strauss said he suspects the task to a wall opposite a crowded loading platform and injuring 24 persons. is being named an ambassador at facing him will be "the most com- The car was one of the city's new light rail vehicles, which have large and will play a special and plex and the most difficult" of his come under criticism for alleged design flaws. unique role as head of the American adult life, but said it "offers the delegation at next month's scheduled greatest rewards." SALISBURY, Rhodesia (UPI) -- Abel Muzorewa, a U.S.-educated United Egyptian-Israeli talks on autonomy His selection as "super ambassa- Methodist minister, has been elected Rhodesia's first black prime for the Palestinians. dor came as a surprise. minister. Strauss, a 61-year-old Texan, has The list of candidates for the Current Prime Minister Ian Smith will hand over the reigns of gov- served the administration as a spe- job had been headed by former Penn- ernment in five weeks.