Lancaster Eagle-Gazette from Lancaster, Ohio • 2

Pt 1, Lancaster Eogle-Guettt, Monday, July 3, 1978 ttf ti Traffic Toll 13 In Ohio Poll Of American Opinion Tougher Soviet Stance Wanted i i F' z. i CM T- Philip Moyer I -mi MN Moyer Heads AH's Plant 1 By EVANS WITT Associate Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) Americans say President Carter isn't tough enough in dealings with Russia, and they believe that the Soviet Union has surpassed the United States in military power, an Associated PressNBC News poll shows. These opinions are a major factor in a decline in the public's rating of Carter's performance. industrial and specialty products division where he wil ill be handling special engineering- manufacturing projects. Anchor Hocking's Plant 1 is the company's largest single manufacturing facility, employing more than 2,400 people.

The plant produces a broad variety of consumer tabletop and decorative glasware for the retail, foodservice, promotional, and industrial and specialty markets. An 18 year veteran with Anchor Hocking, Moyer has had extensive manufacturing training and experience in the consumer products division's decorating, select and pack, and labor relations activities. A Lancaster native, Moyer is a graduate of Ohio University -Lancaster where he is currently completing requirements for a master of business administration degree. the telephone survey of 1,600 persons sfiowod. With a new round of arms talks scheduled this month in Geneva, Switzerland, sentiment in this country for a new nuclear arms pact with the U.S.S.R.

is still overwhelming. The public backs such a pact by a 3-to-i margin. But Americans are divided over whether it would strengthen their national security. Forty-five percent of those questioned on June 27 and June 28 said Carter has not been tough enough in dealings with the Soviet Union, while 5 percent said he has been too tough. Thirty-five percent said he has set the right tone in the negotiations.

Fifteen percent were not sure. This public perception comes despite periodic Carter efforts in recent weeks to take a harder line toward the Soviet Union. "We're not going to let the Soviet Union push us around," Carter said in a speech in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 23. "We're not going to be second." Respondents were asked if they thought the United States should be stronger in military terms than Russia. A majority 52 percent favored a U.S.

military edge, while 39 percent said the two countries should be equal in military might. Four percent said the United States should not be as strong, and five percent were not sure. Then the respondents were asked whether the United States is stronger in military terms than the Soviet Union. Only 17 percent rated this country the more powerful mili- tary force, with 37 percent rating Russia more powerful. Thirty-five percent said the countries are about equal and percent were not sure.

The latest round of negotiations aimed at a new Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty agreement with the Soviet Union is due to begin July 12 in Geneva. Americans clearly back such a pact. Two-thirds of those interviewed favored an agreement limiting nuclear weapons. Only 22 percent opposed it, with the remainder unsure. This support for a new SALT agreement came despite serious misgivings about its impact.

About 45 percent said a new pact would strengthen our security but 36 percent said a new agreement would weaken it. Nineteen percent were not sure. Carter's handling of U.S.-U.S.S.R. relations is a major factor in the public's low estimate of his work on foreign policy in general. Those who think that Carter has "set the right tone" with the Russians give him a 36-60 negative job rating on foreign policy.

But those who think he has "not been tough enough" give his foreign policy work an overwhelming 14-81 negative rating. As with anv sample survey, the results of the AP-NBC News polls could differ from the results of interviews with all Americans with telephones because of chance variations in the sample. For polls with 1.6O0 interviews, the results should vary no more than three percentage points either way solely because of sample errors. That is, there is only one chance out of 20 that the results of interviews ith all American adults would vary from these results by more than three percentage points. Of course, the results could vary from other polls because of differences in the wording of questions, timing of interviews or the method of interviewing.

Just Bob-Bob-Bobbing Along Two swimmers appear during a harbor festival department's demonstration on definitely out of place as they yesterday. Actually, they were rescue. PI Tflephotol bob along in New York harbor taking "pari in the police Gunman Slain After Wounding Three Men rrm swwr Beutler said he did not know why Kaylewas upset. Rayle' then began driving to the home of Deshler tow Marshal Jerry Straley. but was stopped enroute by Deputy Marshal John Crouch.

Rayle pointed a pistol at Crouch, disarmed him, and "shot up the police cruiser," Beutler said. Crouch's elbow was slightly injured when a cardoor was shut on it, he added Rayle then drove lo Belmore where he wrecked his car He then slopped a passing auto and forced the motorist at gunpoint to drive him to Leipsic. Beutler said The unidentified motorist was released unharmed In Leipsic. Rayle went lo Lou and Paul's bar' An employee called the Putnam County Sheriff's olfice and two deputies ere dispatched When Deputy Tim Meyers and Detective Dave Honey entered the bar. Rayle disarmed them at gunpoint He then shot Meyers in the stomach and Roney in Ihe right arm, Beutler said.

Meyers and Roney. although retrieved their weapons and returned the fire, the sheriff said During the shooting Renes as shot in holharms and his left hand. I-eipsic policeman Ronald Diemer then entered the bar and fatally shot Rayle with a shotgun The deputies were released from the hospital Sunday LEIPSIC, Ohio (AP) Two sheriff's deputies have been released from a Lima hospital after being treated for gunshot wounds received in a fatal shootout in a Leipsic tavern. A customer of the tavern, Kenneth Renes, was reported in satifactory condition at the hospital Sunday with multiple gunshot wounds. Authorities said Ralph Rayle.

How Poll Was Conducted New York Town Fighting Taxes Philip C. Moyer had been named plant manager of Anchor Hocking's Plant 1 in Lancaster. Moyer was previously manager of manufacturing control and development for the company's consumer, industrial and specialty products division. Moyer assumes the plant manager's post from David M. Atkin.

Atkin, who had served as Plant 1 manager since 1973, has joined the staff of the vice president and general manager-operations for the consumer. Cycl ins Without Helmets COLUMBUS. Ohio (AP) -Most Ohio motorcyclists will be able to ride their bikes in a few days without strapping on a helmet even though the government says it is dangerous. A new state law takes effect July 10 exempting all but per-kmis under 18 and beginners with ess than a year's experience iding motorcycles from the lelmct requirement. Coincidentally, the statute repealing Ohio's lu-year-old hel-net law comes a week after the ederal government reported motorcycle deaths by one third last year in the 22 states that tossed out mandatory helmet laws.

Nationally, cycle fatalities Last year totalled 4.082. a 23 percent rise over 1976, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. In the 22 states which had repealed helmet laws, cycle deaths rose from 942 to 1.251. a 32 8 percent rise over 1976. "The value of helmets has been documented for more than years, not only in this country but in other nations around the world." NHTSA chief Joan Claybrnok said in the report.

Hop Terry Tranter. D-Cincin-nati. who sponsored the repeal bill, disagreed on the value of helments "Nobody has ever proved that helmets prevent deaths or serious injuries." Tranter said. All motorcyclists and snowmobile drivers still will be required to wear Roggles or other protect ive eye coverings. the right tone in his dealings with the Soviets?" 3.

"Do you think the United States should be stronger in military terms than Russia, about equal in military strength or not as strong?" 4. "As of now. do you think the United States is stronger militarily than Russia, do you think that Russia is stronger than the United States or are both countries about equal in military' strength?" 5. "Do you favor or oppose a new agreement between the United States and Russia hich would limit nuclear eapons? 6. "Do you think any such agreement limiting both sides' weapons would strengthen our national security or weaken it?" iin' 37.

of Deshler. was shot and killed in the gun fight Saturday night. Putnam County Sheriff Bob Beutler said the events began about 7 p.m. Saturday when Rayle loaded a 22-caliber pistol, a 45-caliber pistol and a rifle and fired 27 shots into a television at his mother's home in Deshler in Henry County. His mother as not home.

property some JHoo billion worth is tax-exempt, according to the Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations, a federal agency that conducts research into the relationship of different levels of government. The problem is especially acute in this picturesque rural area.w here oncegrand vacation homes or resort hotels representing the only taxpaying "industry" in town have been purchased by tax-exempt organizations ranging from Buddhists to Boy Scouts About half the land in town, by value, is totally or partially tax-exempt Hardenburgh's tax rate is still below the state average, but farmers and homeowners are paying all of the town's property taxes And even if their grievances are overstated, the resentment is real However, their anger hasn't yet forced politicians lo change the system of exemptions. Few la makers want to explain to their constituents why they voted against the Boy Scouts or the Roman Catholic Church. So the impetus for change may have to come from the judges Recent state court decisions have questioned the foundations of the property tax system, from how it is assessed and collected lo how it is spent Hut the Hardenburgh case is not being decided on the fairness of the exemption system, or even Ihe question of whelher the Universal Life Church is a "real" religion The church was a lavonte of would-be dralt evaders in Ihe I9M is The case is based on the nar row issue of whether the assessor went to suflicient lengths lo determine whether each of the 211 "ministers" met the qualifications forexemptions. Meanwhile.

Ihe Appellate Division of slate Supreme Court has ordered all 211 clerics, and a few dozen others from neighboring towns, back onto the tax rolls until Ihe Court of Appeals. New York's highes'. tribunal, issues a ruling But the town government has managed to Ihwart the Appellate Division order with procedural technicalities By I tie Associated Press The holiday death toll on Ohio highways rose to 13 by today, the Highway Patrol said. The patrol identified the latest victims with as a 5-monthold infant, who was killed in a two-car crash in Ottawa County that injured five others, and a Geauga County woman killed in a three-car crash that injured five in Trumbull County. The patrol records traffic fatalities from 6 p.m.

Friday through the holiday weekend, which ends at midnight Tuesday. The dead SUNDAY WARREN Norma J. Ku-kura, 35, of Novelty, Ohio, in a three-car accident on county road 223 in Trumbull County. FREMONT John M. Szabo, 23, of Fremont, in a single car crash on county road 212 in Sandusky.

SANDUSKY Heidi Bie-hesheimer, 5 months, on Ohio 163 in Ottawa County. FOREST PARK Boris Murray, 23. of Glendale, in a two-car accident on Kemper Road in Hamilton Counlv. SATURDAY LAURELVILLE Randall L. Hudnall.

18. of Columbus, in a two-car crash in Hocking County. EfiYRIA Lois C. Hebe-brand, 25, of Olx-rlin, when her motorcyle collided with another vehicle" on Russia Road in Lorain Countv FAYETT EVILLE Loren Roush, 52. of Dayton, in a single-car accidenton Ohio 68 in Brown County PIONEER Anna Alemani.

52, and Wanda Hernandez, With of Milwaukee, and Amelia S. Vasqiiez. 32. of Puerto Rico, in a car-truck accident on U.S. 20 in Williams Countv.

FRIDAY NIGHT CUYAHOGA FALLS Rei ner Sallmayer, 33. of Cuyahoga Falls, in a one-car accident on Ohio 8 in Summit County ZANESVILLE Jeffrey Thomas. 22. of Blue Rock, and Larry Shuster. 26.

of Chan dlersville. on Ohio 60 in Muskingum County, Plane Crash Kills Ohioans MANAGUA. Nicaragua (APi A single-engine Belanca airplane crashed on takeoff Thursday and twoof its four American passengers were airport ollicialssaid Lincoln Stevens.4K. the pilot, and his wife Selma, of Russia. Ohio, were killed in the crash and their two children, Alex, 14.

and Cherry. 12. were injured, according to Col Marcial Lopez, assistant manager of the Las Mercedes airport. plained that the Carter admin istrahon is permitting America's defense posture lo erode, pulling the country at a military disadvantage with the Soviet Union During ihe banquet. Art Schlichter of Miami Trace High School received Ihe VFW's annual outstanding high school athlete award, carrying ith it a IKai scholarship.

In other business, the con venlion elected Edward Mar.cv of Independence as commander of the Mw.nno-menv her slate organization Thomas Dudik of Martins Ferry was elected senior vice commander 00 Pet Person, Twin Twin Per Person complete itinerary. 0912 MC4I30311 VFW Commander In Carter Criticism By ARTIN WAI.D Associated Press riter HARDENBURGH. Y. (AP) Long before the success of California's Proposition 13. some Catskill Mountain homeowners ignited their own tax revolt based on the premise that what one person is excused from paying, someone else must pay.

Nearly two years ago, in a protest aimed not only at hefty property taxes but the tax exemptions that drive up those taxes, 211 of the 236 adult citizens of Hardenburgh look vows in the California-based Universal Life Church. They applied for religious exemptions from their property taxes, claiming that their homes were their temples. The exemptions, granted by a sympathetic town assessor, were challenged by the slate, which won an order from the New York's trial-level Supreme Court to have them rescinded. That order is now being appealed. Meanwhile, none of the 211 has paid property taxes in over a year.

About one-third of the nation's ClearCreek Grange Cites Two Members ClearCreek Valley Grange No 1B43 meets Thursday. 8 p.m.. at the Grange Hall in Amanda, with the Worthy Master Maude Christy presiding The program ill be in charge of the Lecturer Martha Marie Moyer and a pound party will furnish refreshments after the meeting and program. At the last meeting, Mrs. Grant Kerns and Miss Ava Ruth Kerns were honored for 50 years of continuous Grange service.

They were presented 50-year certificates awarded by National Grange Fifty-year gold Grange pins were also presented Grant Kerns was honored for 55-years of continuous service and was presented a special seal for his 50-year certificate. COLUMBUS. Ohio iAP) -The Veterans of Foreign Wars concluded its 5Mh stale convention with installation of officers Sunday alter delegates heard their national commander blast theCarter administration. John Wasylik. VFW national commander from Sandusky, said al a Saturday nigh! banquet that President Carter lacks compassion for the veteran He called theCarter administration the "most anh veleran mi the history of this nation The first ohman to head Ihe 1 8 million member veterans or gamalion.

Wasvlik also com Nixon's First Public Speech NEW YORK (AP) telephone interviews with 1.600 Americans on June 27 and 28 were the basis for The Associated Press-NBC News poll on American-Soviet relations. Telephone numbers were selected for the interviews in a manner that gives every household in the country with a telephone a roughly equal chance of being chosen. One adult in each household was interviewed with a procedure used to provide the proper balance of male and female respondents. As with any sample survey, the results of AP-NBC News polls can vary from the exact opinions of all Americans with telephones solely because of chance variations in the sample. Here are the wordings of sev-" eral of the questions in the AP-NBC News poll: 1.

"What kind of job do you think Jimmy Carter is doing in handling our foreign affairs IX) you think he is doing an excellent job, a good job. only a fair job or do you think he is doing a poor job?" 2. "Do you think that President Carter has been too tough with the Soviets, not tough enough or do you think he has set help celebrate his arrival and the county's centennial. The 4.000 who were squeezed into the hot. stuffy gymnasium in the recreation center applauded Nixon for three minutes when he began and another three when he finished.

Even the former president seemed surprised at the enthusiastic reception and he stayed for a half hour after the speech to sign autographs and to walk down the aisle shaking hands Many of those in the audience carried copies of his memoirs, which are on sale in Hyden only at the list price of $20 The 41 minute speech delivered as Nixon perspired profusely because fans were turned off during the talk was vintage Nixon, focusing on foreign policy and stressing national loyalty and the need for world peace through a strong United States. Nixon made a strong appeal for patriotism Some leaders, he said, have given up on the United Slates and have suffered "some weakening of will." Several times, Nixon said he wanted to leave a message for the young people, and at the conclusion he said: "Remember, young men, four times in this century, have been asked to die for America. You are asked to live for America." If that happens, he added, "future generations will say 'God bless you and God bless America After those words, a band, which earlier played "Dixie." chimed in with "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." SHERIDAN FUNERAL HOME illi. CelombM Street Phon 4SJ 461J y. if I 'iLh fJ I i Streamlining Gears Hurdle WASHINGTON (AP) President Carter proposed streamlining of the federal personnel system has cleared a major hurdle with an 11-2 approval from the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee.

This increases the chances the plan will reach the Senate floor and possibly the full House before the August recess, said Civil Service Chairman Alan K. Campbell after Thursday's vote. 1 shopping arcade In taesers Palace Hotel in Las Vegas. Workmen secured the 18-foot, nine-Ion statue as i $12.5 million hotel expansion neared completion. I PI Tflephotol HALTEMAN FETT FUNERAL HOME Ward Halleman James fetf Corner North Broad and fifth Phone 653-3022 GARRY D.

BOYD, D.D.S. is pleased to onnounce the opening ol his proctice of General Dentistry in Lancaster, Ohio. He will be associated with John F. Downard, D.D.S. at 1334 Sheridon Drive.

OFFICE HOURS BY APPOINTMENT 654-771 1 1978 M0T0RC0ACH TOURS Presented by Fairfield County AAA. By II RRVF. ROSENTH AL Atsoeiated Press Wriler HYDKN. Kv (APi Rich ard Nixon has made his first public speech since his resignation and it may be the start ol a new career as an elder statesman and adviser. The former president intends to break out of his self-imposed exile in San elements, Calif.

"To the extent any people in politics, be they Republicans or Democrats, follow my views and get advice in areas I may be competent in, I II provide it." he told reporters And although he ruled out "politics in the traditional senw." Nixon appears poised to become a critic of the Carter administration at least in the area of foreign policy That was the case Sunday in his first public spwch since he resigned the presidency on Aug 9. 1974. and its success with trie citizenry of Leslie County could only be encouragement for Nixon. For his start, he could not have picked a better place than Hyden in the mountains of eastern Kentucky to deliver his message thai only a strong America can keep the peace, that "tough talk, when not backed up by strong action, is just likeanempty cannon." The town of 5H) has voted Democratic only once in its 100 years and its acclaim for the former president appeared to be almost total. As one resident put it.

"Nixon pickd the garden spot in the world to come to." The town invited Nixon to dedicate a 12 2 million recreational complex that was named for him. and thousands of visitors jammed the one street to TIIELLER Fviw rt Kom TOM THELLCR 147 W. Wheeling 687)409 a Exact Replica GRAND 1978 OLE OPRY 130 kC Depart! Sept. 22, i'v Return Sept. 24 DEPARTS FROM LANCASTER MICHIGAN TOUR GATLINBURG, TENN.

An end replica ol MUharlaneelo's "David." cut from marble of the same kind used In sculpturing the original 15th century masterpiece, lowers over the Apptan Way 9. FRANK E. I SMITH 1 FUNERAL H0MI ititttii mtmmm DIRECTORS IRVINE C. SMITH FRANK I. SMITH 405 N.

Columbus St. Phone 6S3 0652 urn. Departs Oct. 10,1978 Returns Oct. 21, 1978 aC4U Call us for a 653 jta $245 Call today for full details 714 N.

Memorial Dr..