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—World at a glance— From Associated Press reports France reveals new N-proceSs PARIS—France announced Thursday it has devised a new way to enrich uranium for power plants that eliminates the risk that the material could be used for nuclear weapons. The disclosure may remove a potential source of conflict between Pres. Carter and some U.S. allies at the London summit this weekend If such a process proves practical, it could help prevent the proliferation of atomic arms to non-nuclear nations. Private oil purchases outlawed WASHINGTON — In a surprise move, the House Govern ment Operations Committee Thursday voted to strip U.S. oil companies of their right to purchase foreign oil and gave that authority to the federal government. The committee added the amendment to Pres. Carter’s legis lation for a new Cabinet-level energy department. Under the proposal the U.S. government would become the “sole importing agent” for oil produced by the Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries. April wholesale prices up WASHINGTON — Sharply rising farm and fuel prices pushed over-all wholesale prices up 1.1 per cent in April for the second straight month, almost assuring consumers of higher grocery and utility bids. The April increase, reported Thursday by the Labor Depart ment, equaled the March rise and followed a nine-tenths of one per cent jump in February. The wholesale increases have been matched by large in creases in comsumer prices this year. ARCO to pay for damaged net OLYMPIA — Washington's state Supreme Court has taken the side of a Puget Sound fisherman who sued Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO) after an oil supertanker damaged his fishing net. Wayne R. Beeson went to court when the supertanker Atlan tic Endeavor owned by ARCO veered into a southbound lane of marine traffic in Rosario Strait and ripped into his gillnet. V. Carter arrives for summit meet LONDON (AP) — Pres. Carter arrived Thursday night on his first overseas mission since taking of fice. He said he brought new initia tives for a weekend economic summit of seven of the world’s richest nations. The U.S. president was greeted at London's Heathrow Airport by Prime Minister James Callaghan, who welcomed Carter on behalf of Europe and said the summit would attempt “nothing less than to overcome poverty, get people back to work, and our economies in a healthier state.” Bareheaded in a drizzling rain. Carter replied that he was “very proud to come to London” be cause of Britain's historic ties with the United States “and our special and very personal relationship." Carter said before leaving Washington the summit was aimed at solving unemployment and curbing the “rampant robbing of people by inflation.’’ He told re porters en route to London he had new initiatives, but did not elabo rate on them. Carter’s first act on British soil was to kiss a lady — Phyllis Lady Stedman, a 60-year-old baroness who represented Queen Eliz abeth II at the ceremony. Carter's five-ton, armor-plated Cadillac stood on the tarmac awaiting him. It was flown from Washington in advance as part of the tight security precautions. Police with German shepherd 1 5 th Annual CINCO DE MAYO v May 6,1977 $1.00 8:00 to 11:30 p.m. Erb Memorial Union Ballroom gflLsa «PLie%a Dress is semi-formal ** au ut.»uow mmm. May 7,1977 6:00 to 10:30 p.m. Activities: Dinner Fashion Show Presentation of Reinas Mariachi Nuevo Aztlan Ballet Folklorico Dancers *2 00 U of O Students $2 50 Non Studonts $100 CKitdron undor 12 dogs specially trained to sniff out explosives searched airport build ings before Carter’s arrival. Police and detectives swarmed over the airport’s VIP section. The President was whisked into the city, where he is staying at Winfield House, official residence of the American ambassador in Regent’s Park. Carter plans to spend Friday on a sight-seeing tour through his toric places in northeastern Eng land. U.S. officials said there were no plans for him to seek out his ancestral homes during the trip even though Carter said his family had its roots in England. Carter is to meet with the "summit seven Saturday and Sunday and hold private talks Monday with the leaders of Bri tain, France and West Germany on such issues as Berlin and the spread of nuclear technology. The six-day journey will take Carter on to Geneva, Switzerland, where he will meet with Syrian President Hafez Assad to talk about Carter s efforts to convene a Geneva Conference on the Mid dle East. From Geneva, Carter will return to London for a meeting of foreign ministers in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to discuss arms sales, standardization of weapons and NATO’s ability to defend Western Europe. Cheap power era over SEATTLE (AP) — The Pacific Northwest, which once got fat off its cheap hydroelectric power, may face a decade of belt tighten ing because of higher prices and less secure energy, a new reg ional study has concluded. The study was made by the University of Washington Energy Research Center for the Pacific Northwest Regional Commission, whose members arc the gover nors of Washington, Idaho and Oregon. Its forecasts include: • Significant increases in the cost of electricity because of construc tion of costly thermal plants and an increase in per capita electrical consumption. •Water supplies in the Colum bia and Snake River systems “will enter a situation of permanent shortage" within two to five years as hydro projects compete with ir rigation use of fixed water sup plies. • Natural gas supplies appear insecure because Canadian con tracts expire in the 1960s and the means of supplying Alaskan gas "may not be favorable to the re gion." • Oil-tanker imports could in crease in northern Puget Sound, though they face intense public controversy. • Using vast coal supplies in the western United States. Alaska arid British Columbia for power might mean reduced state and local environmental standards. Problems facing the region's in stitutions indude: • A lack of “coherent govern ment policies ” concerning energy planning and development. • State agendes have to make major energy dedsions, though they were not created to deal with the problems, and the reamn has a “majof disagreement" over the proper strategy for economic and population growth. in this regard, the study found that among northwest states. Oregon "has the most complete legislation to permit participation in electrical decision-making.’’ Jail makes sheriff ‘better’ REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — Jaibird Sheriff Richard Hon gisto smiled and waved a bouquet of flowers as he left prison Wed nesday, saying he was a better sheriff for having done time be hind bars. “It’s not as bad as I thought it would be,” said the 39-year-old San Francisco law enforcement officer. “It’s really like sex. You can watch all you want, but you really have to do it to understand." Hongisto was jailed Friday for refusing to carry out a court order to evict the elderly and low income tenants of a Chinatown hotel. As he walked out of the San Mateo County Jail, about 150 well-wishers cheered and a woman handed him a bunch of spring flowers. He was wearing the same three-piece suit he had on when he surrendered to start his five-day sentence. "I’m in a much better position to understand what makes inmates angry and I'm going to be in a bet ter position to run jails," Hongisto said. He was kept here, in a max imum security cell, because a judge decided he might not be safe in his own prison. He was unable to see inmates in nearby cells, but he said they called to each other and joked with him. “They all wanted to make sure I wasn't getting anything better than they were,” the sheriff said. He said he took 46 pages of notes while behind bars and came up with about a dozen ideas for improving the San Francisco jail. Hongisto, who once described his own jail as ‘disgusting as hel," said he found the jail here "above average." He said the food was better than that dished out in his own jail and "there's a better staff attitude and it's cleaner.” Philanthropist runs out of cash ASTORIA (AP) — A retired bus driver who turned philanthropist earlier this week, didn't have the money to pay for Ns meal or cab fare home Thursday from the res taurant where he gave some $6,000 away. Shirley Snyder said she paid the $1.50 fare for Sytvan Hopkins, 54, of Astoria, who startled pa trons by covering a table with $20 Nils Tuesday and proceeded tc give it away. She said Hopkins also handed out money Wednesday in local banks and gave his car away. She said Hopkins, a retired bus driver and a regular customer is a "sweet, lovable man.” "It just blew me away,” said Keith Lee who received $500 in the handout. “He said he just wanted to heip people out." Lee, a Clatsop Community Col lege student and regular customer at the Pig n’ Pancake restaurant, said he was flabbergasted to see the money all over the table Tues day. He went over and asked Hopkins what he was up to and if the money was real.
