1111 I~I~I ~ Volume LXXXVIII, No. 7-S1 m1 Ch1198 Friday, May 12, 1978 mh1DTwenty-Four Pages Ann Arbor, Michigan Ten Cents Sino-Soviet clash erupts TOKYO (AP) - China claimed 30 Soviet soldiers penetrated 21 miles in- to northeastern China and shot and wounded "a number" of Chinese in one of the most serious frontier incidents reported since the bloody border battles of 1969. There was no immediate comment from Moscow, which resumed eight- year-old negotiations with China over the Sino-Soviet boundary two weeks ago after a 14-month hiatus. The Chinese government, in a shar- ply worded protest to the Soviet am- bassador in Peking, condemned the in- cident as a "grave and calculated step to create tension on the border," the of- ficial Chinese news agency Hsinhua reported yesterday. "It was only due to the restraint of the Chinese side that the incident did not develop into an armed conflict," the note said. It demanded a Soviet apology, punishment of the troops in- volved, and warned that the Kremlin "must bear full responsibility for the consequences" of future incursions. The Peking protest said a Soviet helicopter penetrated four kilometers - 212 miles - over the Ussuri River in- to China's Heilungkiang Province on Tuesday. It said that 18 military boats intruded into Chinese waters in the same region, landing 30 soldiers on the Chinese bank of the river. "They chased and tried to round up Chinese inhabitants, shooting con- tinually and wounding a number of them. Penetrating four kilometers into Chinese territory, they seized 14 Chinese inhabitants and dragged them all the way to the riverside, giving them kicks and blows. Under the repeated protests of the Chinese inhabitants the Soviet troops finally released them," Hsinhua quoted the note as saying. Soviet and Chinese troops clashed along the Ussuri in March 1969 over ownership of Chengpaotao, a small island in the river called Damansky by the Russians. Japanese reports quoted Chinese officials as saying 86 Chinese and more than 240 Russians were killed or wounded. In a dispatch received in Tokyo, Hsinhua said Vice Foreign Minister Yu See SINO-SOVIET, Page 7 Daily Photo by JOHN KNOX I am a lineman for the county... Silhouetted against yesterday's dark sky, this power line repairman endeavors to finish his job before the storm hits. DEFEAT FOR CARTER: Military WASHINGTON (AP) - President Carter's request that Congress lift its 3- year-old embargo on U.S. military aid to Turkey was rejected yesterday by the Senate Foreign Relations Commit- tee. In a major foreign policy setback for Carter, the panel voted 8-4 against lif- ting the embargo that was imposed when Turkey used American-supplied weapons to invade Cyprus in 1974. THE HOUSE International Relations Committee, by a one-vote margin, had recommended lifting the embargo earlier this month. The administration has argued that the embargo is failingto bring about a Cyprus peace settlement. "I'm persuaded the policy hasn't worked," said Sen. Frank Church, one of only three Democrats voting to lift the embargo. "It's useless to persist in a policy that has clearly failed." SEN. JOSEPH Biden (D-Del. ) argued that removal of the embargo could have long-term repercussions in Greece by weakening the "less than overwhelming position of the Greek government which has a pro-U.S. opinion." Biden said Congress should not "trade.ofL GreekgoodwilloMrprospects, aid for Turkey dented and promises" of improved relations pullout plan could not proceed without with Turkey. authorization for the transfer. The embargo vote took place as the In another vote the committee rejec- panel considered authorization of ted administration requests to provide military aid for foreign countries. military training programs for REMOVAL OF the arms embargo Nicaragua ard Paraguay. against Turkey drew support only from Church said the two countries were Sens. George McGovern (D-S.D.), John responsible for "gross violations of Sparkman (D-Ala.), James Pearson human rights." (R-Kans), and Church. Voting against the administration request were Sens. Clayborne Pell (D-R.I.), Muriel Hum- phrey (D-Minn.), Paul Sarbanes (D- 1 Md.), Richard Stone (D-Fla.), Dick Clark (D-Iowa), Biden, Jacob Javits By MICHAEL ARKUSH (R-N.Y.) and Charles Percy (R-Ill.). The administration had proposed A special Senate committee estab- providing $175 million in military sales lished to determine whether charges credits for Turkey and $140 million in that State Sen. Earl Nelson (D- military sales credits for Greece. In Lansing) accepted loans from two lob. additon it called for $60 million in sup- byists warrants any Senate action held porting assistance for Turkey and $5 its first meeting Wednesday. million in refugee assistance for The committee reviewed procedural Cyprus. affairs, scheduling future meetings and Ina victory for the administration the discussing which witnesses need to be committee approved Carter's request questioned. for authorization to transfer up to $800 Headed by Sen. Jerome Hart (D million worth of U.S. military equip- Saginaw), the committee was appoain- ment to South Korea as the United ted by Senate Majority Leader William States withdraws ground combat troops Faust (D-Westland) following a Senate there over the next five years. resolution calling for the investigation. ,'COMMITTEE"mmberssaid the Nelsen requested'the.resolution.-in r a F obe begins - i- I- t- order to indicate to his fellow represen- tatives that he feels he is innocent. He has admitted accepting money from one lobbyist and a dog racing advocate. Nelson claims the loans did not affect his vote on related issues and merely constituted assistance from friends. A $5,000 loan from John MacLellan, a known proponent of dog racing, came just before Nelson introduced legislation to legalize the sport, but the Lansing Democrat claims the loan did not motivate his legislation. The committee, which includes Sen. Basil Brown (D-Highland Park) and Sen. Harry DeMaso (R-Battle Creek),. S'eSENATE;'P geWf