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Newspaper Page TextI/ ft' %. 1 ,fl H Hr: y. v” x - ** :* w - ff /■ . Roil White works ob Hutch's eye. Ted Turner show goes to court ATLANTA (AP) — The president of baseball’s American League backed Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, but Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner offered to give a Kuhn attorney “a knuckle sandwich” during first-day testimony in a federal hearing on Turner’s suspension from baseball. Kuhn suspended Turner from operating his team for one year, saying Turner had violated a directive against club owners talking about free agent players’ salaries before the free-agent draft last November. Turner filed suit in U.S. District Court, trying to overturn that ruling. American League President Leland MacPhail Jr. testified Thursday that Kuhn’s action was supported by a clause in the Major League Agreement authorizing the commissioner to penalize team owners or employes whose actions he considers “not in the best interests of the national game of baseball.” “That’s a broad orovision to give the commissioner authority to take whatever action he thinks best,” MacPhail said. He said he thought the penalties of the one-year suspension and the taking of a Braves selection in this year’s amateur draft, were “severe, but I don’t think under the circumstances... they were too harsh.” Kuhn’s action concerned a remark Turner made at the World Series in October to San Francisco Giants owner Bob Lurie to the effect that Turner would outbid Lurie for Giant outfielder Gary Matthews, who was about to Overcharge could cut gasoline for a little while WASHINGTON (AP) - If 20 major oil companies decide to lower the price of gasoline to pay back $336 million in alleged overcharges, you could see a brief reduction in prices at the gas pump. But not much and not for long. The oil companies are denying vehemently the Federal Energy Administration’s charge Thursday that they artificially inflated the price of oil purchased from foreign subsidiaries between October 1973 and May 1975. During that time, the United States kept price controls on oil produced within this country, while foreign oil prices tripled. DAILyf'NEWS Daily Since 1872 become a free agent. Turner testified Thursday, as he has said many times before, that he made the remark in jest. At one point during cross-ex amination by Kuhn attorney Richard J. Wertheimer, the brash millionaire declared, “After this is over, you keep that up, and you’ll get a knuckle sand wich.” He later said he meant the remark facetiously. A main issue in the case, which will be decided by Judge Newell Edenfield, is whether Kuhn could, by directive, ex tend to the free-agent draft the same “tampering” rules that prohibit team owners from negotiating with players under contract to another team without the other team’s consent. The Country Parson by Frank Clark n w — ffU'L - . I I “What you don’t do can cause as much trouble as what you do.” The companies can appeal the FEA’s ruling to the agency or in the federal courts. And an FEA spokesman said that even if the oil companies eventually are forced to refund overcharges, the companies still could keep as much as half the $336 million. They would be allowed to recalculate import deals in which they did not charge U.S. consumers the maximum allowed under the price control law. One option the companies could take to pay back the overcharges would be a temporary price cut at the gasoline pump. GRIFFIN Griffin, Ga., 30223, Friday Afternoon, April 29, 1977 The prom This year, everybody will be a star Griffin high juniors are counting down the preparation days for the Junior-Senior Prom which will be held May 7. Martha Massey, coordinator, and her staff of helpers are spending two hours every night making sure everything will be ready. Martha has been working, however, since October when she first began deciding on a band to play for the prom. “I Ustened to 30 bands before I made a decision,” the Griffin High junior said. She said this year’s theme is “You don’t have to be a star to be in my show.” The decorations will be carried out strictly in black and white with large paintings of familiar show business personalities and cartoon characters. The eight foot canvas paintings are taking most of the time to complete, according to Martha. Beverly Hardcastle, Tim Kurtz, Brett Lavender, Karen Andrews, Wade Gatlin and Gary Betz are the regular helpers who do much of the painting. They first projected images from photographs on eight-foot canvas and traced the outlines. The actual painting and shadow work required skill and a lot of time. The process is called photo realism painting. Two of the paintings which required Rosalynn up and about in great spirits WASHINGTON (AP) - The removal of a benign lump from First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s breast won’t in terfere with her busy schedule, a White House spokeswoman says. “She is up and about and in great spirits,” said Mary Finch Hoyt, press secretary to Mrs. Carter. “This will not affect her schedule.” The noncancerous growth, discovered during Mrs. Carter’s routine six-month checkup Thursday afternoon at Bethesda Naval Hospital, was removed immediately. Mrs. Carter Want to know how you are listed? WASHINGTON (AP) — You aren’t just Occupant or Resident to those bulk mailers who have you on their lists. You’re an “inquisitive kid” or “a black activist” or some other type. A government commission says you should be told before someone peddles a list with your name and “label” on it. The Privacy Protection Study Commission is recommending that the direct mail industry set voluntary guidelines to prevent mailing lists from being sold without permission of the persons on the list. If that doesn’t work, federal and state laws may be needed later to deal with sales of mailing lists, the commission’s chainnan, David F. Linowes, said Thursday. But with more than 714 million gallons of gasoline sold daily in the United States, a rebate at the pumps might consist of only a penny or two for a few days or weeks. The companies could also choose some other method of returning the money to the public, including tem porarily holding off on some future price increase instead of rolling back current prices. Gulf Oil Corp. led the FEA’s list of alleged overcharges with $79.6 million, or 23 per cent of the total. “Gulf categorically denies that it has violated FEA regulations concerning the most work are of Dianna Ross and the Fonz. Ron White and Jimmy Turner 1 Robbie Dean (1) and Martha Massey check star pictures in magazine for possible use in prom picture. was back at the White House by 5 p.m. The 40-minute operation was per formed by Capt. William Fouty, chairman of the hospital’s surgery department. The operation was followed by a biopsy, a microscopic examination, that showed the lump was benign. Mrs. Hoyt said Mrs. Carter, who had no history of lumps in her breast, was alone at the hospital since the checkup was expected to be routine. Betty Ford, who preceeded Mrs. Carter as first lady, underwent a But he noted, “There are First Amendment problems in limiting communication with others.” It is common practice for or ganizations to sell their lists of customers, members or donors to other groups, Linowes said. “People keep wondering, ‘How did I get on that mailing list?’ Well, they ought to be told,” he said in a speech to a conference of the Direct Mail Marketing Association. There is an inch-and-a-half thick catalog available to mailers giving the names of the various lists available, Linowes said. “Inquisitive kids” and “black activists” are among the titles of the lists, which give mass mailers some assurance that they are mailing the price of crude imports,” a Gulf spokesman said. “The company has met with the FEA on numerous occasions over the past three years in an effort to resolve this matter. Gulf continues to maintain that its pricing method was in compliance with the law and regulations in effect at the time.” Gulf and other companies contended that the FEA changed its rules after many of the transactions were com pleted. Standard Oil of Indiana, listed with $55 million in alleged overcharges, accused the agency of “retroactive Vol. 105 NO. 101 assisted by Griffin High art instructor, Jimmy Maine, worked with the Ross and Fonz canvases. radical mastectomy for removal of her right breast on Sept. 28, 1974. Doctors detected her cancerous growth during a similar routine examination at the naval hospital in suburban Maryland. Mrs. Ford’s operation occurred just seven weeks after her husband replaced Richard M. Nixon as president. Shortly afterward, Happy Rockefeller, wife of former Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller, had both breasts removed surgically after cancer was discovered. their come-ons to someone who is known to be interested in a specific pitch. “If your name is on such a list, you can get tagged forever with that sort of identification. And you probably won’t even know about it,” Linowes said. Some direct mailers are beginning to send forms to those on their mailing lists allowing them to say if they don’t want their name and other information about them turned over to others, he noted. Other organizations have promised to remove any person’s name from a mailing list on request. Linowes said the commission would recommend in its report to Congress in June that such voluntary actions be expanded. rulemaking.” It said it had “followed the letter and the spirit of the regu lations” in effect at the time. The other companies and their alleged overcharges are: Arco $50.1 million; Texaco $31.7 million; Sun Oil $28.9 million; Marathon slß.l million; Phillips $15.5 million; Union $14.5 million; Mobil $11.5 million; Standard Oil of California $B.l million. Also, Exxon $5.6 million; Ashland $4 million; Murphy $3.9 million; Amerada Hess $2.8 million; Charter $2.1 million; Conoco $2.1 million; Kerr-McGee $920,000; Standard Oil of Ohio $868,000; Getty $517,000, and Cities $117,000. Weather FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN AREA — Partly cloudy through Saturday with low tonight in the mid 50s and high Saturday in upper 70s. LOCAL WEATHER - Low this morning at the Spalding Forestry Unit 57, high Thursday 80. The gala $2,000 affair is sponsored for Griffin High juniors and seniors only, according to Maine. Mrs. Hoyt said the First Lpdy was given a local anesthestic for the surgery, but received no additional medication afterward. 0k First Lady Rosalynn Carter had a benign lump removed from her brease Thursday afternoon, a White House spokesman announced. Doctors discovered the non-cancerous growth during a regular check up at Bethesda Naval Hospital and immediately removed it surgically. Mrs. Carter returned to the White House shortly afterward, the spokesman said. (AP) People ••• and things i Tot who has just mastered “Da Da” putting French fried potato in his mother’s mouth at quick food restaurant. Mother-to-be opening gift for baby then getting moist-eyed as she reads card inside. Half-pint with baseball cap and glove nearly as big as he, watching the big boys play at Little League field.