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Show Page 4 ; Wednesday, October 26, 1977 IS? BxaflrHrft AP24Y S STILL OUT THERE Annex VINNIEF1SH INTERNATIONAL Panama City, Panama Panamanians went to the polls in large numbers Sunday and endorsed the Panama Canal treaties negotiated with the United States by a reported 2-to-l margin. Government officials planned to announce the final count on Thursday but it seemed certain the treaties gained the simple majority needed. "I've always been very certain about how this would end up. I've never been insecure," said Gen. Omar Torrijos, Panama's chief of gover-' gover-' nment. The treaties were signed on September 7 in Washington by Torrijos and President Carter but they must also be ratified by a two-thirds vote of the U.S. Senate,. Strong opposition has been voiced by many members of the Senate and passage is in doubt. The main provisions of the treaties call for a U.S. surrender of the canal to Panama by the year 2000 and declares the American-built waterway a neutral zone, permitting U.S. intervention inter-vention if its security is threatened. Maputo, Mozambique Five people Svere killed and more than 100 others were injured Saturday when hail stones as big as hen's eggs fell on. Maputo for almost 30 minutes. The hail stones reportedly weighed up to one pound and they crashed through windows and roofs. The Mozambique capital, its port, airport and surrounding countryside sustained heavy damage, the country's news agency said. Flooding after the storm forced officials to evacuate patients from Maputo's Central Hospital. Florence, Italy Ancient paintings, weapons and jewels valued at nearly $3 million were stolen Saturday night from a Florence museum. , Police officials speculated .that four or five highly professional thieves entered the suburban Stibbe'rt Museum through a skylight and meticulously chose the most valuable items on display. Among the items taken from the museum, which was founded by a 19th Century British art collector, were : the "Baptism of Christ," by 18th Century master Giovanni Bat-tista Bat-tista Tiepolo and a ''Madonna and Child" believed to le tferto wnaissance-artist Sandro Botticellif"-- "vr: "v Also among the stolen valuables were 44 Indian, In-dian, Malaysian and other daggers, 15 Chinese and Japanese swords, 200 other sidearms, 11 ancient an-cient firearms and more than 500 medals, medallions, pillboxes, cameos, coins and similar items. Officials said everything taken is catalogued and photographed, which may make it difficult for the thieves to find buyers. Bangkok, Thailand The year-old administration ad-ministration of Prime Minister Tanin Kraivixien was toppled Thursday in a quick but bloodless coup by disgruntled military leaders. Thursday's Thur-sday's sudden action marked the eighth change in government in four years. According to Radio Thailand, a "Revolutionary Committee" of military officials and civilians, (led by former defense minister Sangad Chaloryoo, had assumed power. Sangad, 61, told a television and radio audience that general elections would be held in 1978. No violence or arrests were reported and most Bangkok residents were said to be going about their business as usual. Mulhouse, France Kidnapped West German industrialist Hanns-Martin Schleyer was found dead Wednesday in a car parked in Mulhouse. French police were directed to a green Audi by anonymous telephone tips and a communique from German anarchists. The 62-year-old business leader, abducted on Sept. 5, was discovered in the trunk of the car. He had been shot in the head. SEEUSFOR HALLOWEEN TREATS Discounts on orders of more than 6 dozen Open 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. Behind the Kindersport - 580 Main Street The body was found a day alter West German commandos killed three hijackers on an airliner in Somalia and three imprisoned German anarchists anar-chists died in a Stuttgart prison. NATIONAL . Washington The South Korean government Saturday decried as "hearsay", congressional testimony claiming it conducted a Capitol Hill bribery operation. In an attempt to refute three days of House testimony by former Korean officials, Seoul's Washington Embassy issued a statement saying, "Any wrongdoing that is said to have been done was not done with the knowledge, approval or cooperation of our government." This also challenged statements of special House Ethics Committee Counsel Leon Jaworski and his deputy, Peter White, who have asserted an eight-year eight-year payoff operation can be linked directly to the Korean government. New York Political strife in Africa and unexplained unex-plained actions in. India are sowing seeds of discontent: aniohg America'scanacy and finch populations. As if the high price of coffee wasn't enough, owners of exotic birds have seen the price of food for their pets jump from 40 cents to $1 a pound, when it is available. Ethiopia used to be a major producer of thistleseed but political turmoil there has interrupted in-terrupted that supply. India also developed a booming thistleseed trade but last May it ceased exporting the protein-rich food without offering an explanation. Atlanta A 29-year-old hijacker, out on bail for a bank robbery, shot himself to death Thursday night after releasing the hostages he had held for a day. Thomas Michael Hannan took over the Frontier Airlines jet at the Grand Island airport in Nebraska, ordered it to Kansas City where 18 of his 33 hostages were released and then directed direc-ted it to Atlanta. Hannan was attempting to bargain for the prison release of a man also charged in the bank robbery. An FBI negotiator, an attorney, relatives and George Stewart, the other man charged in the robbery, pJajitJtonnn, to release the hostages and surrender,, Hannan released all the passengers but the pilots the first officer, the FBI negotiator and the lawyer were reportedly still aboard the craft when the hijacker committed suicide. ? New York The Concorde SST jetliner Thursday took off from New York's Kennedy Airport without triggering monitoring equipment set up to record any noise levels above 105 perceived noise decibels. The established noise limit at Kennedy is 112 pnd's. Thursday's results mean the Anglo-French supersonic aircraft has passed its first test to determine if it will be allowed to use Kennedy Airport. Opponents of the Concorde said they will take legal action to prevent any future SST landings or takeoffs in the United States. The Supreme Court last week ruled that the port authority ban against the Concorde was discriminatory. Washington Seventeen western dams could collapse if subjected to extremely heavy floods, a new study prompted by the Teton Dam disaster warned. According to a report prepared by the Bureau of Reclamation, the dams, all built in the 1950s, contain flaws and "require modification to prevent their failure should the currently estimated maximum probable flood occur." The report added that the occurrence of the "maximum probable flood" is highly unlikely but could happen in any year. Echo Dam on the Weber River near Coalville was mentioned in the report as one of eight dams in the West having seepage problems. Uno pposed A public hearing on the proposed Summit County Courthouse annex drew a ' small crowd and no opposition. op-position. Other than county officials, only eight Summit County residents bothered to attend the hearing which was held in the Coalville . courthouse on Tuesday, Oc- " tober 18. ' ;; . The total price tag for the annex, which would be ' larger than the existing courthouse building, is set at $1,230,000. The Summit County Board of Commissioners Com-missioners is proposing that . $575,000 in 1978 and 1979 in lieu of tax payments from the federal government be used for construction and land acquisition with the remaining $655,000 coming from the sale of bonds. Commissioner Bill Wallin said that" an increase in the county's assessed valuation and the elimination of some ' expenses, such as the operation and maintenance of the Memorial Building in Park . City, could mean . a reduction in the mill levy from 11.5 to 10.5 next year. He proposed that the property proper-ty tax be raised to 12 mills with 1.5 mills going toward retirement of the bonds. Wallin added that if the assessed valuation continues to increase, taxes could remain stable or might even be reduced. County officials told the small audience that the amount of work conducted in the courthouse has multiplied ten-fold in the past ten years. They cite ' the 7,000 residents now living in Summit County and the equal number of absentee landowners. Mentioned in particular was the growth of residential development in . the Park City area. ., Sterling Lyon,, the Ogden architect who designed the proposed annex, has estimated that the county's population will reach 30,000 by 1997. The on.ly concern expressed ex-pressed ofcffgihe annex was voiced by Bryce Bell who said he didn't want the county coun-ty to build beyond its needs and then fill up the space with bureaucrats. City Gets Sidewalk Funds i Park City has received f $15,000 to upgrade sidewalks J along Park Avenue, City X Treasurer Bruce Decker an- I nounced Thursday night. j The grant was part of one i million dollars made available by the state legislature under the "Safe Sidewalks Act." Park City ? has applied for $85,000, citing I the disrepair of Park Avenue f sidewalks, the number of school children which walk I them, and the close proximity to heavy traffic on I the street. The $15,000 will pay for j repairs on only one block and I Decker said the city has r requested that it be allowed I to wait until spring to begin f work due to the impending winter weather. He noted I that the city will apply for r additional funds next year in I hopes of continuing the sidewalk improvements, f which will begin at 8th I Street, north along Park x Avenue. I Word of the grant approval was received six weeks ago but the check did not arrive until Thursday. YOU PUMPKINS PORTRAIT PARK GTY. 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