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Construction strike nearsend Carter,aidesPASCO, Wash. (AP) - Members of

Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 598planned to consider a wage increaseproposal today which, if accepted,could mean resumption of work at twoHanford Nuclear Reservation reactorprojects.

The proposal is part of tentativeagreement reached last week inWashington, DC., by the local'sparent union—the United Associationof Plumbers and Pipefitters—and thenational Contractors Association(NCA), an industry group

The proposed pay raise would boostjourneymen plumbers' pay by $1 25an hour to $1185 per hour, effectiveMonday, with another 60 cents raiseJan. 1 The pay package is similar to a

wage increase agreement reached inSeptember between members of theMechanical Contractors Association(MCA) and Seattle Plumbers Local32, an NCA spokesman said

More than 1,300 members of Local598 went on strike June 2 against MCAmembers in Eastern Washington andnortheastern Oregon Two majorHanford contractors, Bovee and CrailConstruction Co and Bechtel PowerCorp, later locked out the strikerseven though the two contractorsaren't MCA members.

The two contractors have not an-nounced whether they have approvedthe pay raise offer Claude Turnbow,Bechtel Power Corp manager of theFFTF, said his company would an-

nounce its position on MondayD R McSparnn, Bovee and Crail

operations manager on the HanfordNo 2 project, said his firm is "morethan willing to accept the wagepackage," but the Washington PublicPower Supply System must first liftits suspension of the project beforework can resume

WPPSS information officer R FNowakowski said Friday that the WP-PSS executive committee could con-sider lifting the suspension at itsmeeting next Thursday Meanwhile,Nowakowski said, the supply systemcan begin scheduling the return towork

Several projects in the Walla Wallaarea have been slowed by the strike,

including construction of a new highschool at Burbank and a math-social-science building at Whitman College

MCA members met Saturday inRichland to discuss the tentativeagreement, but association membersdeclined to comment after themeeting

"We still have a lot of negotiating todo with the plumbers," said TomPagan, a labor relations executive forMCA member J A Jones Construc-tion

Ray McKnight, Local 598 businessagent, was unavailable Saturday tocomment on whether the local wouldconsider an offer from the MCA if itwas similar to national and Local 32agreements

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Two contrasting views of Walla Walla Community College's pieces Friday The dome, which contains 960 separate rootVIGWSJ TOD new athletic complex dome show its top from the tower panels and is held together by about 50,000 bolts, is

supporting the 56-foot-high structure during construction scheduled to be raised into position Monday morningd/ldbOttOfTt and the bottom as workmen for Temcor Inc added the final

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the weatherForecast for Walla Wall*

Valley: Low clouds and fogthroughout fee day; partial af-ternoon clearing; Hghs todaynear Si; lows tonight In the upperMs and lower fta; chance of rainII percent

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Stabbed prisoner'scondition stabilizesA Washington State Penitentiary in-

mate who was stabbed 31 tunes Wed-nesday was reported still in seriouscondition Saturday

But, according to a spokesman atthe prison, Curtis Lee Johnson, 31,had stabilized since Friday and hiscondition appeared to be improving

The spokesman said a second guardwas stationed at Johnson's hospitalroom Friday because of anticipatedrespiratory problems

"But the problems failed tomaterialize," the spokesman said

He said Johnson is in excellentphysical condition and this is helpinghim

"He's a big, strong man and keepshimself in good physical shape," hesaid

Two inmates, ages 24 and 21 wereplaced in isolation units after the at-

tack, but no charges have been filedJohnson's alleged attackers were

among a number of inmates whotestified on his behalf in connectionwith the Jan 7 stabbing death of in-mate Stephen James McCoy

Johnson was convicted Aug 18 offirst-degree murder in McCoy'skilling, following two trials in theWalla Walla County Superior Courtcase

Johnson and the two other prisonershad been assigned to the prisonsegregation unit, but were not sup-posed to be together, according toprison officials

Johnson was stabbed nine tunes inthe stomach, and had wounds to thechest, arm, face and buttock

Johnson has had one operation as aresult of the stabbing

ATLANTA (AP) - Now that Jim-my Carter has sorted out his personalstaff, his next big step is to pickCabinet officers to help him with thebigger problems ahead

Carter already has indicated that heexpects to face major decisions assoon as he takes the oath of office inJanuary, principally at first on theeconomy and whether it needsboosting

But before he can approachCongress with any substantiveprograms, he has to have his ownteam in shape to back him up Andthat is what is foremost on the mindsof the Carter organization

A first step toward lining things upwas the meeting in Plains, Ga , overthe weekend between Carter, Iransition chief Jack Watson and campaign manager Hamilton Jordan Oneof their leading objectives was to sortout responsibilities

"There is too much crossover rightnow," one veteran Carter staffer said"The only delineation so far is thatHamilton is clearly in charge of WhiteHouse staff and Jack is clearly incharge of the Cabinet "

Watson's talent bank has beenscreening names and outlining jobrequirements for some time with aview to selection of Cabinet membersand government agency officials aftera series of interviews

Jordan's assignment to overseecreation of Carter's personal WhiteHouse staff is new and reaffirms hisstanding in light of reports of a mildrivalry between him and Watson forinfluence in the administration

It also became clear Jordan * asreasserting his influence when it wasannounced over the weekend he willwill shift his base from Atlanta toWashington to work with Watson'stransition group

Before the election, Watsonprepared preliminary lists of poten-tial appointees for every departmentexcept the White House staff, sayingthat would be left up to Carter per-sonally Carter's delegation of it toJordan reflects the role Jordan playedin his administration as governor ofGeorgia

Watson, a young Atlanta lawyer isthe technician who put together thevoluminous and detailed transitionstudies for Carter Jordan's strong

point is considered to be his politicalsav\ \ A major attribute when itcomes to filling sensitive positionsw h i c h must be confirmed b>Congress

Working wi th both sides of the ap-pointments effort is P rank Moore theCarter veteran who is heading thePresident-elect s congressional liai-son office in Wdsh'ngton

During the campaign Moorew o r k e d t o c o o r d i n a t e w i t hDemocratic congressional races butalso to line up cooperation for thefuture

He has mapped out the Senate com-mittees which must confirm no lessthan 878 Carter appointments as wellas the corresponding House committeesthev must work wi th

Following up Moore s own advanceefforts Carter has personal!} con-tacted the top congressional leadership and the committee chairmen andis now down to the subcommittee leveland ranking minontv members

The object of all this carp Jordanand Moore point out is that findingthe ideal man for the job does no goodif he can't be confirmed without ruf-fling a lot of feathers or if he can t getalong with Congress later

And getting along with Congress isgoing to be one of the biggestproblems facing Carter despite theoverwhelming Democratic majoritiesin both houses

The reason is that the major ob-jectives Carter has announced —government reorganization and taxreform — fall squarel} across themost jealousH guarded prerogativesof Congress

Meanwhile Carter is movng onother fronts so his administration canact swifth when it is completed and inoffice

The transition team he appointedthis past week v ill be looking at morethan the exchange of reins The mem-bers are specialists m their areas ofgovernment and want to put Carter'sstamp on it as quickl> as possible

This includes pav ing the wa v for anticipated Carter administrationlegislative programs which willemanate from the various depart-ments This includes planning iden-tifying problems, suggesting changesand lining up support

(Related stones, page 28 )

Memo says Oswaldtold Cubans of plot

WASHINGTON (AP) — The JusticeDepartment reportedly has uncovered a 1964 memo in which lateFBI Director J Edgar Hoover said hewas told Lee Harvey Oswalddiscussed in advance with Cuban of-ficials his plan to kill President JohnF Kennedy

The FBI and the Justice De-partment refused to discuss thereport, which was earned in Satur-day's editions of the Washington Post

The newspaper quoted informedsources as saying that Hoover wrotein the memo that he was told of thediscussions between Oswald and theCubans by a highly reliable informantwho learned about them personallvfrom Cuban Prime Minister FidelCastro

It has been disclosed in documentsrecently released by the CIA underthe f reedom of Information Act thatOswald visited the Cuban Embassy inMexico City less than two monthsbefore Kennedy was killed in Dallason Nov 22,1963

Oswald was arrested shortly afterthe assassination and was himself

killed bv Jack Rubv two davs laterThere has been speculation that if

Cuba was involved in the Kennedvassassination it was to retaliate forCI \ attempts on Castro s life

Castro has denied that Cuba pla\ edanv part in Kenned\ s death

The Post quoted sources as sa\mgthe Hoover memo was addressed tothe Warren Commission which investigated the assassnation But thesources were not certain if the memoe\ er reached the commission

The Post reported tnat source^ saidthe memo came to hgnt onh recenthas the result of mfornidtion brought tothe attention of the Justice Department that prompted Attv Gen Edward H Lev i to order a search of FBIfiles

The Po^ also »aid its sourcesspeculated that the informantreferred to in the Hoover memo wasRolando Cubela Cubela a formerhigh Cuban official has been iden-tified as a 1961 CIA recruit whofigured in the agency's plots onCastro s life

Cow photo milksWSU hasslePULLMAN, Wash (AP)-A photo

of a cow is causing a ruckus at aschool famed for its agriculturalacumen

The picture of a slightly leenng,floppy eared cow appears on thecover of the new Washington StateUniversity campus directory, atelephone and address publicationdistributed by the local Young Men'sChristian Association

The cover caused outrage in somequarters, especiall) within theAthletic Department, where trackcoach John Chaplin considers it an in-sult

It unfairlv projects a cow college"image for the university, he arguesHe tore off the cover of his director}and had it and 19 others from thedepartment and elsewhere deliveredtotheYMCA

Then he advertised in the DailyEvergreen, the student newspaper,urging others to send their covers tothe YMCA in protest

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