Sattrdoy, June 2, 1976M TH-E AICHIGAN DAILY Page Three GOP runners vier9 4- . for Mo. delegates ''; SifRiNGFIELD, Mo. GA0 - President cord began delegate courting at the tate GOP convention here yesterday several hours before challenger Ronald Tea'e was scheduled to arrive to make his pitcb. At stake in Missouri are 19 at-large nationel cowenion delegates who will be picked by 1,400 Republicans at the state convention today. EVEN BEFORE Ford's arrival, skir- mishes had broien out between support- ers of the Peident and Reaban over ,he .rdentiat of several hundred state -onvenion deegates. The former California governor and the President were to meet privately ,nd separately with selected groups of state delegates. Reagan was scheduled to address the convention today. Ford was accompanied on Air Force One by Sen. oward Baker of Tennes- see John Towe of Texas and Robert tXe of Kansas. AT THE Srngfield airport before a welcoming crowd of 300 sprinkled with nredomianty ,pro-Reagan signs. Ford r iterted hi man campaign theme: Midnight madness Four youths who staged their own de- molition derby in Queens early this morning were arrested and charged with the d.strution of 20 cars worth 1)5039. The boys two aged 16 and two 14, scaled a wall at the National Car Rental yard on Ditmars Boulevard in the Flush- ing section about 1:30 a m. Police said that at about that time they received cals from area residents who complained about crashing noises cming from the National yard. Upon investigation poice said, they found +he boys croshi-ig the cars into each other. Te two oldes' boys Neil Cuar and Mi- hael Dakuo, both of Flushing, were charged witi criminal mischief, unau- thorized use of an automobile and reck- less "-dangerment. The two younger boys, also of Flush- ing, were chaged with juvenile delin- qgency. Happenings ... .ithstart a h hiking a swimming Iith the outig ctub Meet at 1:30 at the north entrance of Rackham . .. at 7:30 and 9-15 in MLL And. 4, the July 4 Coa- lition is p-nsoring two film presenta- fions. They are entitled the "Battle of Aigiers" and the "Salt of the Earth" re- srectively . . . and there will be a free film showing o "Bare Foot Doctor". This is a Chinese film that has never been shown in A2. It is showing in the Ilenderson Rm. of the Michigan League t 9:00 . . Stday, the People's Bicen- tennial Commission is having a rum- mnge c-ale starting at 11:00 a.m. on the corner of Oakland and Monroe . . Weather or not Skies will be partly cloudy today as things will cool down (?) a bit. The high tenserature will be in the mid 80's, and t ight's low will be around 60. There is a slight chasc of rain. The weekend Outlook calls foi sunny skies, swimming and; picnics it will be hot, hot, hot. tm lis 22-month administration has pr-i ded peace and prosperity and re- stored trust ic 1he White House. For: said h would do his wooing "tslkic'g affirmatively" about his re- rord. He iimmsedjately began talking to state convento'i delegates where Ford and Reagan forces begAn skirmishing early ir the day. For d suporters filed a credentials challenge alleging that 395 state conven- tin ielegates, most of them supporting Reairn, were elected improperly. 'llT s IS dirty trick," said fortster Rep. Thoma, (urtis (R-Mo.) the man expeced tr fend the slate of Missouri delegites fi the former California gov- ernor. Curtis told aiews conference the charges were "wholly lacking in merit" and "niotivated by the desire of the lord c:amp vt' ubtain an unfair political advantrge"'or Reagan. "l-rd people i Missouri worked hard ever these legates before challenging them." C rtis said Ile contended the :ote "oeventio delegates were chal- es fte thyr 5r sotuld[l not be swayed do Ford. IVff 1,439 str1te convention delegates ; rtise - - kcitoh eti the remainder of Mis- souri s 9-nember delegation to the Re- public-n Nationsl Convention in Kansas City. Of the 30 selected so far, 15 are for tod, 12, for Reagan and three un- comnritted. Miss.iri's 19 delegates are among 279 delegaes around the country who tirl be chosen before the Aug. 16 na- tional convention. Ford now has 959 to Reagons 868,, rid 1,130 are needed for the nomination. Iii Missouri, Gene McNary, the St. louis County sueevisor and a Ford sup- porter, filed the challenge against the -95 Reagan 'state convention delegates. That challenge will have to be consid- ered ii the state credentials committee before the telegates can be seated for the convention starting Saturday morn- ing. TII. CHILCNGE of Reagan dele- gates listed a vlriety of charges, includ- ing failure to publicize advance notice of meetings at which the contested dele- gates were selected, failure to observe the onic-man, one-vote principle and al- lowing those "other than of the Repub- lican faith" to participate. The committee must also consider a rhallenge s de by Reagan forces - gainst 60 Ford supporters to the state convention Lion hearted Hays comes BARNESVILLE, Ohio (AP) - Rep. Wayne Hays, central figure in Wash- ington' spayroll sex-scandal, was in sat- isfactory condition yesterday after emerging from a coma induced by an overdose of sleeping pills. It was unclear whether the overdose was taken accidentally because the stress on Hays had impaired his judgment on whether Hays had attempted suicide, said Dr. Richard Phillips. "Normally when someone contemplat- es suicide they leave a note or give some indication they're going to do it," said Phillips, Hays' personal physician. "We've had no indication. To my knowledge, there's been no suicide note. This is an overdose of medication and it could be accidental and it could be on purpose," the doctor said. out of coma Phillips said the congressman may have taken 5 to 10 times the normal dosage of his sleeping pills. He said a laboratory test at Presby- terian Hospital in Pittsburgh was un- able to determite the exact number of pills Hays took. But the test definitely showed that the pills were Dalmane, a sleeping medication, and that no oth- er drugs were involved. "The test was unable to accurately quantitate the level. But it showed that it was a toxic level that we were fully aware of," Phillips said. Phillips said the normal level would be one pill. "I said maybe 10 times would do this, maybe S if he were tired," the doctor said. See HAYS, Page 5 Lebanese Christians vow to battle truce force BEIRUT, Lebanon ('M - Lebanese Christian leaders vowed yesterday to fight a pan-Arab truce force, saying the Arab League decision to send the force here was "a declaration of an Islamic war against Lebanon's Christians." They said they supported Syria's mili- tary intervention in Lebanon's civil war "because it is based on nonsectarian con- siderations and seeks to foster neighborly and fraternal relations." Beirut rattled with artillery and rocket explosions as the Christians held their summit conference. Witnesses reported the Syrians were bringing in more troops and shelling the positions of Moslem leftists and Palestinian guerrillas, Other Arab nations were trying to form the truce force that was agreed upon at an Arab League meeting earlier this week, The Christian leaders threatened to pull Lebanon out of the Arab League and seek help from non-Arab foreign powers to oppose the pan-Arab truce force. "We shall declare a Christian general mobilization to go to combat at the moment the first non-Syrian Arab mili- tary unit arrives in Lebanon under the pretext of restoring peace in our coun- try," said the Christian statement. It was signed by President Suleiman Fran- jieb, Interior Minister Camille Chamoun, Phalange party leader Pierre Gemayel and Msgr. Charbel Kassis, They head the major Christian militias in Lebanon's 14-month civil war that has, developed into a military showdown between Syria and Yasir Arafat's Pales- tinian guerrillas. It is overshadowing the original Moslem-Christian feud with the Moslem majority demanding more poli- tical and economic power from the dom- inant Christians. Israeli officials said they feared the Pan-Arab force might result in Syrian domination in Lebanon or bring extreme anti-Israeli troops close to its border. A Foreign Ministry source said Israel "may intervene if events threaten Israel's se- curity." le said Israel was "constantly reviewing the situation." The renewed battling between Syrians and Palestinians touched off a flare-up also between right-wing Lebanese Chris- tians and their leftist Moslem opponents. along the front line dividing Beirut and the nearby mountains. Security forces said an estimated 114 persons were killed and 175 were wound- ed in a 24-hour period, most in mortar, rocket and artillery exchanges. Beirut was held under seige by the Syrians. Bread, vegetables and fruit were scarce. Prices for canned goods es- calated. Electricity was shut off and telephones worked only sporadically.