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Show Page 4 Wednesday, July 13, 1977 . . . ITS STUL DSJT THERE '7' INTERNATIONAL Damascus, Syria - A bizarre hijacking episode ended Sunday when the leader of a group of renegade Fatah guerrillas was overpowered by two of his own men and three hostages. Abu Saed and five gunmen hijacked Kuwait Airways jetliner and forced it to Kuwait from Beirut, Lebanon on Friday. Late Saturday the hijackers agreed to exchange 27 hostage passengers for three Arab hostages and safe passage to South Yemen. But on Sunday, the plane flew to Damascus where Saed demanded reinstatement for all the gunmen into Fatah and called for a battery of guerilla committees to investigate his individual dispute with the group's leadership and security officials, according to informed sources. The airliner took off again Sunday, aparently headed for Beirut after a Palestine Liberation Organization mediator had guaranteed the gunmen safe passage there. As the plane flew over Damascus, Saed was jumped by the tow gunmen and three Arab hostages. Saed reportedly called the two gunmen traitors ..but one was said to have replied, "We're not traitors. The demands you're making have nothing to do with what the hijack was originally about." Kuwaiti officials called Saed "unbalanced" and said he was wanted by the PLO for "looting, embezzlement and forgery." Pamplona, Spain - A teen-aged soccer star was crushed to death Friday during Pamplona's running of the bulls. The youth died under a pile-up pile-up of men and bulls as the festival of Spanish "machismo" added another victim to the list of more than 50 persons which have been killed over the years. Thirty-five runners were injured when the mass of men scrambling for their lives ahead of the charging bulls jammed at the entrance of the Pamplona bullring. The trouble began when 17-year 17-year old Jose Joaquin Esaparaza, tripped and fell at the end of the 900-yard bull-running course. Taipei, Taiwan Saying he "cannot take it anymore," a Communist Chinese Air Force squadron-leader defected with his MIG19 fighter to Taiwan Thursday. Fan Yuan-yen, a 41- year old father of three, was on patrol along the Taiwan Strait coast at the head of a formation when he suddenly veered east into the strait. Fan radioed that he wanted to defect and was immediately chased by the other MIGS in an attempt to prevent his defection. After landing, Fan reportedly told a group of cheering Nationalist Air Force oficers, "Comrades, it's the Communists who forced me to do this. I just cannot take it any more. "I came here to seek freedom and human rights which are totally lacking on the China mainland." Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistan was reported calm Wednesday after a bloodless military coup ousted Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto last Tuesday. Banks and businesses were opened as usual and the new military ruler, Gen. Muhammed Zia ul-Huq, called on the Ministry of Law to start making preparations for new national elections in October. "I am working on a 90-day operation to put the country back on its democratic footing," Zia said. The martial law government released two opposition leaders who were put under "protective custody" Tuesday along with Bhutto, his cabinet and other major political leaders. The overthrow followed months of violence resulting from national elections which Bhutto's opponents claimed were rigged. NATIONAL Cleveland - Two commuter trains crashed head-on Friday after an apparent signal malfunction put them on the same track. There were 44 injuries as passengers were hurled from smashed cars or trapped in the wreckage. None of the 44 appeared too seriously hurt. Washington - Postmaster General Benjamin F. Bailar has proposed that first-class postage rates be raised to 16 cents for businesses. He also said first-class rates for individuals should remain at 13 cents. Bailar made no recommendations on the termination of Saturday mail deliveries as a cost-cutting measure but he noted the idea is still under consideration. Danbury, Conn. - Danbury fire officials believe that arson was responsible for a blaze that sent poisonous fumes through a federal prison Thursday, killing five inmates and injuring 66 others. Marshall Fred Tomaino said clothing was ignited in a dormitory washroom. According to officials, a board of inquiry would investigate both the cause of the fire and reports of delays in responding to it. Some prisoners said a door to their cellblock was locked and they had to break it down to escape. Washington - The sharpest decrease in crime in almost two decades may be attributable to the harsh winter of '77, according to a FBI report. In its quarterly Uniform Crime Report, the agency said the crime rate for the first three months of 1977 dropped nine percent below the level for the same period last year. "The harsh winter could have been a major factor in the declining number of reported crimes," the FBI said. The biggest drops occurred in January and early February when the winter weather was at its worst, the report noted. New York - It's gotta go, says the Ex-Lax company. Ex-Lax, one of the nation's better known laxatives, has filed suit against an Ohio novelty firm which has been distributing a product called Sex-Lax. Ex-Lax is demanding damages, claiming the novelty product mimics their packaging and trademark. Bearing a seal of approval from "The Unplanned Parenthood League," the Sex-Lax box reads: "For relief of sexual irregularity. Not a laxative. Bed tested for effective results. Do not use with strangers, or casual acquaintances." I JUJUlSi J. UUIUI J imuuvuw; " X Open until 8 P.M. Wednesdays 1 74e Tttcwfat 4 Hmc& Call: 654-2120 Appointments Preferred 90 N. 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The 3,000-megawatt power plant could not be built at its proposed site 10 miles east of Capitol Reef if the park's air quality standards were redesignated Class I, which allows for almost no deterioration of air quality. ) Conference committees of both the Senate and the House are currently considering legislation that would automatically redisignate Class I standards for both National Parks. The High Country News reported that Andrus wants to ensure that the air quality within the parks, "For which we believe Class I status may be appropriate, will not be jeopardized by events that occur prior to enactment of the Clean Air Act amendments." Andrus was apparently afraid that the Intermountain Power Project would try to avoid compliance by proceeding with its plans prior to the conference . committee's completion of its amendments. In opposition to Andrus' action, Joseph C. Fackrell, director of the Intermountain Consumer Power Association, said the IPP project would exceed sulfur dioxide emission standards only 13 days per year. "We think this really is a small price to pay for the country to achieve energy independence," he says, according to the Deseret News. In response to IPP's situation, an amendment was passed in the House that would allow 18-day exemptions from clean air standards. A similar amendment was defeated in the Senate. Carter administration spokesmen have indicated that President Carter may consider vetoing the whole Clean Air Act if the conference committees retain some of the weak standards that have been proposed, which would mean the park protection would be lost. The situation seems to be the Carter Administration is dedicated to a Clean Air Act that would have the effect of maintaining clean air over pristine areas rather than allowing for significant deterioration of air quality. Z5) If uou don't smoke. 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Due to the "hard" nature of the substance ingested by the dog, Wildinson speculated speculat-ed that the poison could have been left in the area for some time. 21 REAL ESTATE Brent C. Hill Realty 575 North Main Street Heber City 654-3410 fct- ... - - CENTER CREEK - 5 bdrm.. 2i bath home on 2 Vz acres. $74,500 DANIELS - 20 acre parcel, irrigation water, well permit. $60,000 CHARLESTON -1 year old home on acre, 3 bdrm., 2 bath, double garage. , $47,900 HEBER CITY - New 3 bdrm., 2 bath, fireplace, double garage, full basement, view lot in Valley Hills Estates. $57,500 HEBER CITY - Commercial property on Main Street, 190 ft. frontage. THE Park City, Utah -'4 This Week Official Softball Team Photos Skate Board Photos color & black and white Rodeo Photos still available in color & black & white s i 11 All Available at Main Street Photo 523 MAIN STREET 649-9431 |