Daybreak; 1977-12-28; Part 4

That's Walla Walla Community College, Clarkston Branch classes beginning January 2nd and again, the telephone number for information is Clarkston 7 5 8, 33, 39. That's our Daybreak mid-morning calendar for today. Stay tuned to KWSU for calendars at 7:25 and 9:25, Monday through Saturday mornings and at 12:10 each weekday afternoon. I'm Barbara Handler. [BILL IRVINE]: Thank you, Barbara. The time now, 9:30 in Pullman. Coming up in our final half hour of DAYBREAK, we have news in just a few moments from Rod Jackson. 9:45 brings us ?Barber? Bureau for a Wednesday morning. And at 10:00, Dick ?Isdell? is reading from the book, The ?Spayd?: The Memoirs of the Congressional Doorkeeper for 42 years on Capitol Hill. William ?Fishmate? Miller, a whimsical fellow. That's coming up on Radio Reader at 10:00. Stay with us. The time now is 9:31, and it's 24 degrees on College Hill, negative four on the Celsius scale. And here is Rod Jackson now with the latest world news, Rod? [ROD JACKSON]: Thank you, Bill.

The governor's office has confirmed that Bob Mickelson, of Dayton, Washington, will be the state's new agriculture director. The Yakima Herald Republic newspaper reported today that it has received confirmation of Nicholson's selection. He was reported earlier to be Ray's choice for the job, but her office refused to say so publicly until today. Mickelson is a longtime Green Giant company employee, currently working as agricultural superintendent. An official announcement of his selection is scheduled for today. Nicholson will fill the post left vacant by the resignation of Gary ?Stromeyer?. Farmers have accused the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service of the... rather of gathering information on farm strike leaders. Colfax farmer Rod Lindstrom accused the government of trying to find hidden backing in the strike. He also says the agency has run credit checks on farmers who were not applying for loans. But Don Heinemann, Washington executive director of the service, denies the allegations. He says county officers were just asked to send news accounts of strike activities. A one year extension has been granted to the Northern Tier Pipeline Company so it can complete its application for a permit to build an oil superport at Port Angeles.

The permit is also for a trans-Washington pipeline to ship oil from the port to the Midwest. The extension was granted by the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, which would have had to act on Northern Tier's application had it not extended it. The application was set to expire yesterday. Northern Tier officials say a revised application will be submitted by June 30th in the form of a draft environmental statement. About 120,000 Washington residents hold permits to carry concealed weapons -- that's enough people to fill eight Army divisions. The number of permits is nearly double the figure of just four years ago. Law enforcement officers across the state are worried and frustrated. ?Remington? Police Captain Fred Johnson says he thinks the people are, in his words, arming themselves against each other" -- although other officers say there's nothing alarming about the growth in permits. A statewide Associated Press survey indicates the general rate of permit applications may be easing slightly. However, women are applying for concealed weapon permits in increasing numbers. The survey shows people who want the permits are evenly divided between those seeking

protection and people with hunting or sports interests. Police say the lights went out and nearly two-thirds of Tacoma early this morning as two explosions rocked a large midtown transformer. A police spokesman says witnesses reported seeing two flashes and hearing two explosions about 2:46 a.m. this morning at a transformer near the Tacoma News Tribune building. Public power- Rather, police say that power was restored to most of the affected area within an hour. However, by 3:30, there was still nearly a fifth of the city in blackout. Police say the cause of the explosions has not been determined. Amtrak has ended serious study of eliminating passenger train routes -- that word from Brian Duff, a spokesman for the passenger train service. The Portland to Seattle route was among those being considered for elimination. Duff says the studies of lines that might be eliminated were dropped for at least a year when it appeared Congress would prohibit the dropping of any routes. Before adjourning, Congress provided Amtrak with $18,000,000 in supplemental funds. Amtrak officials indicated that would be enough to avoid a need to eliminate

any routes. The Clark County Public Utility District in Washington says it will actively oppose Portland's federal lawsuits against the Bonneville Power Administration. That's the unanimous decision of the district's commissioners reached in Vancouver yesterday. They authorized PUD manager George Waters. to take whatever action is necessary to defend the interests of Clark County. Commission Chairman Ed Fischer said the public utility is willing, if necessary, to intervene as a defendant in the suits. The city of Portland filed the suits earlier this year after the BPA denied its request to be treated as a preferential customer in the distribution of low-cost electricity from hydropower dams. Once who challenges that denial, the other challenges the validity of the BPA's existing contracts and the assumptions on which BPA distributes to federal power. The Clark County Public Utility District says it and other preference customers will be severely damaged if a federal judge rules in Portland's favor in either suit. Ruling in the case of convicted kidnaper Ted Bundy, a district judge in Aspen, Colorado, has declared Colorado's death penalty

unconstitutional. Aspen District Judge George Lohr ruled late yesterday, becoming Colorado's first judge to declare the death penalty unconstitutional since it took effect on January 1st, 1975. Lohr said prosecutors will not be able to seek the death penalty for Bundy. The former Washington state man is scheduled to go on trial in Colorado Springs on a first-degree murder charge in the slaying of Michigan nurse Karen Campbell. She was killed during a vacation in Colorado in '75. Lohr said the law was unconstitutional, because defendants were denied a full opportunity to tell jurors why the defendants should not be put to death. On the national scene, President Carter is expected to announce his choice for a new Democratic national chairman today. And administration sources say that man will be Deputy Agriculture Secretary John White. The nomination has to be confirmed by the Democratic National Committee, but it's expected that will be a routine action. White would succeed Maine Governor Ken Curtis, who is resigning. And President Carter has named a successor to former budget director Bert Lance's position today. Gene Gibbons has more.

[GENE GIBBONS]: James McIntyre has been serving as acting White House budget director since Bert Lance resigned. He was chiefly responsible for preparing the budget that will be submitted to Congress in January, and President Carter yesterday took note of his work by nominating him to be permanent Budget Director. McIntyre has a lot of experience in the budget making process. He served as state budget director when Mr. Carter was Georgia governor and came to Washington as Bert Lance's deputy. McIntyre's nomination to succeed Lance must be confirmed by the Senate. Hearings may be protracted in light of the Senate's experience with Lance, but barring any unforeseen development, the 37-year-old Georgian seems certain to be approved for the post. This is Gene Gibbons, at the White House. [ROD JACKSON]: And speaking of the budget, the president will be meeting with his economic advisers for a final review of the '79 federal budget, which is expected to reach about $500,000,000,000. dollars. Carter says the spending plan makes a good start at reducing the government's tax bite into the nation's wealth, and he predicts it will draw praise from Congress. And tonight, the president will face network reporters at 5:00 p.m.

local time in an hourlong nationwide broadcast. The question and answer session is expected to deal mainly with the review of his first year in office and a preview of his overseas trip to Poland, Iran, India, Saudi Arabia. France, and Belgium, which begins tomorrow. There was another grain explosion last night -- that's the second in the nation in the past week. And it's spelled death and destruction in Galveston, Texas. Galveston authorities say these series of explosions and fires left at least ten persons dead and another 35 hospitalized, 12 of them with serious burns. The search for more bodies continues, including in the water, where some victims may have been blown off the wharf. The explosion occurred at Pier 33 at the farmers export elevator, a cluster of 40 silos with a capacity of 3,500,000 bushels. UPI reporter Jim Overton was in Galveston and explains what happened when the elevator exploded. [JIM OVERTON]: Officials don't know exactly what caused the explosion. It apparently began at a tunnel area near the loading pen, ripped through the tunnel, and up through the silo itself.

At the time it went up through the silo, it blew two people out of the grain elevator off at the top of the silo. All of the debris came crashing down, sending grain dust, and smoke and fire from the explosion through the main core of the elevator, which is about two blocks long. [ROD JACKSON]: A similar explosion occurred Thursday in New Orleans at the Continental Grain Companies elevator there. The United States is still buying a lot more than it sells abroad, according to the latest Commerce Department figures. Last month's trade deficit was just over $2,000,000,000, $1,000,000,000 below the record deficit set in October. Imports fell almost $1,000,000,000 to reach the lowest level in 10 months. Exports increased in November, a fact economists attribute to the long month...or rather the month-long dock strike in October. The trade deficit for the year now stands at $24,500,000,000 dollars, close to three times the figure of a year ago. The effects usually are felt in employment and domestic production statistics. The trade deficit figure was below the administration expectations.

The House Ethics Committee, probing the Korean influence-buying scandals, accused a congressman's executive secretary of perjury and getting rid of documents wanted in connection with the investigation. The charges are against ?Bonnie? Robinson, executive secretary for Congressman Lester Wolff. They were made in a statement of alleged violations made December 16th and released yesterday by special counsel Leon Jaworski. The charges do not implicate Wolff, a New York Democrat. The Ethics Committee says a statement was filed with Mrs. Robinson and three committee members. There is no indication whether the Justice Department, which is conducting a separate investigation of the cause of the scandal, will be asked to prosecute. In related development, the government prosecutors could be helped by the actions of a lawyer for former Representative Richard Hanna. The lawyer for the former California Democratic congressman yesterday asked for a postponement of Hanna's upcoming bribery and conspiracy trial. If the delay is granted, prosecutors will have more time in their efforts to get South Korean businessman Ton Sung Park to return to the U.S. to testify at Hanna's trial. President Carter told President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing of France, in a Christmas

message released today, that all American administrative obstacles to the supersonic Concorde jetliner have been removed. The message -- transmitted on the hotline, direct teletype link between the White House and the Élysée Palace -- said New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne has vetoed a new noise regulations for Kennedy Airport. The regulations would have blocked Concorde operations into New York after 1985. Carter said that as a result of the veto, the decisions which compromise the commercial future of Concorde in the United States has been canceled. Talks on contract negotiations have resumed between striking coal miners and management, as we hear in this report by Greg Gordon. [GREG GORDON]: Negotiators for the United Mine Workers and the coal industry go back to the contract bargaining table today, trying to find a way to end a three-week old strike by 188,000 workers. Union chief Arnold Miller and officials of the by ?Bitumitis? Coal Operators of America were tight-lipped yesterday after the first session since a five-day Christmas recess. Miller and an industry spokesman both refused to reveal the areas of disagreement

being discussed by management and union subcommittees set up by federal mediators. But Miller offered some optimism, saying the tone of the negotiations looks much better than it did a couple of weeks ago. Greg Gordon, Washington. [ROD JACKSON]: Police in Los Angeles report the so-called Hillside Strangler may be disguised as a policeman. Bob Fuss has more. [BOB FUSS]: Officials hunting the Los Angeles Hillside Strangler, say the killer of 11 young women may be impersonating a police officer. Assistant Police Chief Daryl Gates also confirmed the department is checking on the posibility that it could even be a policeman, and admitted some officers are under investigation. Gates says though the department has no prime suspects, they are confident the case will be solved. [DARYL GATES]: I think, uh, that in time -- whether he does or does not commit any more crimes -- that we will catch him. I don't think there's any question about it. [BOB FUSS]: Police plan to release composite drawings tomorrow, though they are having trouble getting witnesses to agree on one description, and admit they may have more than one

strangler on their hands. Bob Fuss, Los Angeles. [ROD JACKSON]: Turning to news of the world, the situation in the Middle East seems to be getting more complex, as we hear in the following reports. [OHAN GAZANI]: Begin's plan has not yet been released officially, but according to various sources, it calls for a large-scale Israeli withdrawal in the Sinai and self-government for the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Begin has already come under sharp attack from Israelis living in dozens of settlements established in occupied Arab territory since the 1967 Middle East War. But since his coalition government has a sizable majority in parliament, approval of his peace plan is almost all a foregone conclusion. Ohad Gazani, Tel Aviv. [MATT KAVANAUGH]: A government official says Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan flew to Tehran to report to the Shah on the summit talk at Ismailia. The official said the meeting can be assumed to be significant, and he noted that President Carter and King Hussein of Jordan are both due to visit Tehran next week. Political sources noted that

Jordan's cooperation will be necessary if the Israeli proposal for the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are to succeed. This is Matt Kavanaugh, in Tel Aviv. President Anwar Sadat says war with Israel now is unthinkable and Egypt remains confident that a peaceful settlement can be achieved in the Middle East despite present disagreements in Egyptian-Israeli negotiations. Sadat spoke at a news conference he held jointly with visiting West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Sadat was referring to the disagreement over the Palestinian problem, which arose in his talks with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin last weekend at the Suez Canal city of Ismailia. Reiterating his acceptance of Israel as a Middle East state, Sadat said he was in agreement with Begin that everything is negotiable, except the destruction of Israel. Horace Gimby,

in Cairo. [DAVID PEARCE]: The gulf between Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and his Arab critics is getting wider by the day. Sadat has criticized his opponents, especially Syria and the PLO, for making common cause with such radicals as Libya and the extremist Palestinian groups, including the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. And now, the Arab hardliners are getting together to prepare yet another summit to map concrete strategy against Sadat in the fields of foreign affairs, defense, and information. This is David Pearce, reporting from Beirut. [ROD JACKSON]: Rather confusing, all of that. The Vienna Meteorological Institute says an earthquake registering 6.6 on the Richter scale hit southern Iran today. No reports have yet been received from the area. Eight days ago, a quake registering 6.6 on the Richter scale struck Iran's coal basin in the southern part of the country, devastating three villages and damaging 13 others. At least 519 persons died. 671 were injured in the quake, by official count. A West German court today sentenced a Baader-Meinhof

Gang terrorist, Verena Becker, to life imprisonment for armed robbery and attempted murder. The 25 year old Becker was among 11 jailed West German terrorists whose release was demand...or rather demanded last October by air hijackers and kidnappers of industrialist Hanns Martin Schleyer. West German authorities say Miss Becker was a...is a hardcore member of the terrorist underground. She was arrested last summer in southern Germany after a shootout with police, in which a male companion, Günter Sonnenberg, was seriously wounded. In 1974, she was imprisoned on bank robbery and bombing charges, but she was freed along with several other terrorists in 1975 in exchange for kidnapped West Berlin politician Peter Lorenz. Weather forecast for the Palouse and the Inland Empire calls for considerable clouds and fog through Thursday. Slight chance of snow flurries or local freezing rain today. The extended forecast calls for a decreasing chance of snow and a warming trend. Highs will be in the 20s today, moving into the 30s tomorrow. Overnight lows will be down into the teens again, as it has been for the last week.

Currently on College Hill, it's 24 degrees Fahrenheit, that's minus 4.4 on the Celsius scale. I'm Rod Jackson. [BRIEF TRANSITION MUSIC] [BILL IRVINE]: Thank you, Rod. The time now, 13 minutes this side of 10 o'clock on DAYBREAK. [RON DELLA CHIESA]: Hi, this is Ron Della Chiesa, inviting you to listen to The Spider's Web for Storytelling in America. We'll have a whole week of favorite stories from the northeast region of America. Marshall Dodge will tell the classic tale, "Frost, You Say?" And Alan Bemis recounts the story, "You're a Fire" We'll also take a look at the folklore of lumbermen and New Bedford whalers with stories and music. Be sure to tune in for Storytelling in America, on The Spider's Web. [BILL IRVINE]: Listen to The Spider's Web each weekday afternoon at 4:30, here on KWSU 1250 in Pullman. [BRIEF MUSIC] And a good Wednesday morning to you. Welcome to Barter Bureau.

For Wednesday, we have a few more items. A few new items in today's program. Business kind of slows down a little bit during the holiday season, but we might have a few good deals here for you. First of all, we have an item that was just handed to me, just seconds before we went on the air here. We have somebody that is looking for some homes for two lovable puppies. These puppies are about seven weeks old. They're Labrador Retriever pups, they have two of them. They're both both male, and as many puppies are, they're lively. They're very healthy. And they need homes, so that they won't go to the pound. And they're available at the Cedar Veterinary Hospital in Moscow. The phone number to call over there is 882-1772, if you're interested. And they were left with the vet, and they don't have room to keep them much longer. The facility is full with pets being pounded right now...boarded? Yes, boarded right now over there at the veterinary hospital. So, if you want to save these puppies before they go to the pound, call 882-1772.

They have two male Labrador Retriever pups, they're about seven weeks old. Once again, that phone number over in Moscow call 882-1772. We have a motorcycle for sale this morning, kind of a little guy. It's a 1974 Honda CB200 motorcycle, perfect commuting motorcycle they say. It's got a 200cc engine, a luggage rack, twin mirrors, and they will toss in a helmet with it. Everything's in excellent condition, and they're asking $500. They say they will store it for you, in fact, until the spring. Phone number to call here in Pullman is 568- 8305. If you'd like to pick up a CB200 motorcycle, a Honda 1974 CB200 bike, call 568- 8305. And also they're looking for one item -- they'd like to find a trunk-mounted ski rack. They're anxious to hit the slopes, I imagine. 568-8305. And I can't blame you at all, I went skiing on Monday myself, and it was just beautiful. Tremendous to get up there again. Help him out if you

have a trunk-mounted ski rack, call 568-8305. Let's see, we have somebody that found a pumpkin colored half-grown cat 567- 0541 is the Pullman phone number to call if you lost a half-grown cat, pumpkin colored, kind of orange -- call 567-0541. That number is here in Pullman, and this cat was found about a week ago, I believe. 567- 0541. We have for sale an antique matching loveseat and chair, needs to be upholstered. But the price? Only $70, antique. Good price, $70, for this antique matching loveseat and chair. And we have a couple items they'd like to find. They would like to buy a high chair. They'd like to find a changing table or a three- drawer chest of drawers. Also, they'd like to find a wooden icebox to refinish. They'd like to find some stained glass scraps. And finally, they'd like to find some crib springs. 332-8038 is the phone number to call.

That's out in Albion. If you can help him out and help him find any one of these items or if you'd like to buy that antique matching loveseat and chair, which need to be upholstered, call 332-8038. Phone number's out in Albion. We have for sale or trade one kitchen table and chairs. They have a Formica top -- the table does -- and the chairs are upholstered, and everything's in good condition. Also, we have one upholstered swing rocker. It's an older model, but it's in good condition. And these people have for sale a 30 inch white Sears range. It's clean and in good condition, except it needs a top oven element. But that would only cost you say, $15 or so, maybe less. 30 inch white Sears range, clean and good condition. Just needs a top oven element. And the phone number to call out in Palouse if you're interested, 878-1849. 878- 1849. And they add as this final note that they need a .45 Colt automatic government-model pistol.

Same phone number, 878-1849. Phone number's out in Palouse. We have a 1970 Plymouth Fury 3 for sale this morning, it's a two-door automobile with a 318 V8 engine, in excellent condition. A thousand dollars is what they're asking, or the best offer in that vicinity. 332-2737 is the Pullman phone number to call. 332-2737, if you're interested in this 1970 Plymouth Fury 3, two door, 318 V8 engine, and adds it's in excellent condition. Call 332-2737. We have a gold tweed wingback sofa for sale this morning. The price? Only $100, and the phone number, a Pullman number, is 332 3263. If you're interested in this gold tweed wingback sofa for $100, call 332-3263. We have some folks looking for a few items. They're looking for a baby bassinet, and they'd like to find a chest of drawers, as well.

And they would like to find a General Motors infant loveseat -- that's a car seat. And we have two phone numbers here, you can call Tina at 335-8613, Call weekday mornings or weekday afternoons and weekends. Call 332-6727, 332-67 27. That number is out in Albion, or this campus phone number again, call 335-8613 weekday mornings. We have a 1973 Ford Courier pickup for sale this morning with a full canopy. It's in excellent condition. And these folks are asking $2250, or the best offer in that range. 335-2681 is the phone number to call here in Pullman on campus. Ask for Lee when you call. They're asking $2250. That's the Blue Book price right now, but the Blue Book, of course, doesn't include the canopy, which is included in this price. And it has a full canopy. It's in excellent condition. And their asking price again -- $2250.

Call 335-2681 here in Pullman. When you call, ask for Lee. We have some folks that are moving, and therefore they must sell the following items. They have for sale a matching couch and chair -- the set goes for $50. We have a folding couch for sale for $15. A black and white TV set goes for $50, and we have a nightstand that sells for just $5. 285-6401 is the phone number to call evenings or weekends. They live out in Oaksdale, and you can call him collect, if you're out of the area. That number again, 258-6401. And as an added bonus, they say they will deliver the furniture if it's necessary. So once again, that phone number out in Oaksdale, 285-64 01. Let's see, we have another pickup for sale this morning. This one's a 1974 3/4 ton pickup with a V-8 engine, 4-speed transmission, and an extra fuel tank. The 3/4 ton pickup, this Ford pickup, is in very good condition.

And we have a 1969 Ford Torino GT for sale. It has a V-8 engine, automatic transmission and power steering, all new tires, and everything's in very good condition. And we have a Cutter-type sleigh for sale this morning. Perfect for the holidays. And we do have some snow on the ground out there. The phone number to call is 872-8689, that carries a 509 area code. 872-8689, call that number for the 1974 3/4 ton pickup, or the '69 Ford Torino GT, or the Cutter-type sleigh, in perfect condition or a perfect item for the holidays, 872-8689. Let's see, if you've always wanted an extra refrigerator, we have a good-priced one here, a 16 cubic foot Sears Cold Spot refrigerator. It's clean and in good condition. It's a small...well, it's a large refrigerator, but it has a small freezer section, mostly refrigerator space.

And they're asking $90. 332-1088 is the Pullman phone number to call, if you're interested in picking up an extra refrigerator, or if yours is on the blink, call 332-1088. And, let's see, we still have this, uh, this Pentax telephoto lens for sale, an SMC Pentax telephoto lens with a bayonet mount. It's a 135F35 lens, used less than six months. It's only really been used a few times and it's in like-new condition. Cost of $150 new, right now he's willing to let it go for $90. We have a work phone here. You can call 335-7014, or after about 5 or probably 6, I'd say, since they live out in Palouse, call 878-1277. Once again, a Palouse phone number, 878- 1277. And I think we have time for just one more item. We have an old treadle sewing machine for sale with attachments. The sewing machine works just fine, although the wooden frame that it's on needs a little

bit of work. $35 is all they're asking, and the Colfax phone number to call after 6 o'clock is 397-44 16, if you'd like to pick up an old treadle sewing machine with attachments for $35. 397-4416. That takes care of Barter Bureau for Wednesday morning, December 28, 1977. I'd like to remind you, to get your items placed here on Barter Bureau, drop us a postcard or a letter to Barter Bureau, KWSU Radio, Pullman, Washington, 99164. And we have a lot more room in our Barter Bureau book for your items that you have to buy, sell, or trade. So that address again, Barter Bureau, KWSU Radio, Pullman, Washington, 99164. And also, if you could let us know up here, once you've sold an item or found an item that you've placed on Barter Bureau, that helps us clean out our files a bit, too. And we have a lot of room during the holiday season. Not too many people writing in, but good deals nonetheless. So join me tomorrow morning at 9:45 for more Barter Bureau, and we'll see you tomorrow

morning at 9:00 for more DAYBREAK. Have a good day. [MUSIC] The time now, one minute before the hour at 10:00. Time for a report on stock market activity from Jack Vale in New York. [JACK VALE]: The market is down and moderate trading. The figures as of 12:30 Eastern Time. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 3.55 at 826.15. Of 1696 issues trading on New York Exchange, 501 advancing, 638 declining. Value of 9,330,000 shares. On the American, 1,450,000 shares. Of 793 issues trading, 194 advancing, 234 declining. Among the most widely held stocks, AT&T unchanged, 60 and 1/2. GM down 3/8. EXXON down 1/8. G.E. unchanged, 49 and 7/8. Among the most active, Montana Power up 3/8. American Medicorp, up 1/8. PepsiCo up 1/8.

First Charter Financial up 1/8. Sears-Roebuck down 7/8. Repeating. The DOW Industrial's down 3.55 at 826.15. Jack Vale, New York. [BILL IRVINE]: The time now is 10 o'clock. You're listening to Washington State University Radio, KWSU 1250, in Pullman, Washington.