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Show 1 Page 4 4 Thursday, May 31,1979 f !UT HER i WW... T'SST INTERNATIONAL Jerusalem As a goodwill gesture toward Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Israel freed 16 Arab prisoners Monday. The action is part of a pact whereby Sadat has agreed in principle to open the Egyptian-Israeli border. On Friday, Israeli soldiers lowered their flag in El Arish, signaling the return of the Sinai capital to Egypt after 12 years of occupation. Arabs belly-danced in the streets and wept for joy after a changeover ceremony. The return of El Arish and a 425-square-mile piece of the Sinai was the first phase of occupied oc-cupied Sinai withdrawal as set forth by the Israeli-Egyptian treaty. Chiasso, Switzerland Two Swiss bank officials of-ficials and three Swiss lawyers have been charged with funneling $1.26 billion from Italy to a holding company in Liechtenstein instead of investing the money in Switzerland as promised. The two bank officials confessed Monday to diverting the funds. They face maximum prison sentences of 15 years for participating in the largest Swiss bank scandal in history. Madrid, Spain Following a weekend of violence that left 17 persons dead, Premier Adolfo Suarez held emergency talks Sunday with Interior Minister Antonio Ibanez Freire to determine methods of restoring calm. Eight of the victims died Friday night when a bomb exploded in a Madrid bar.. An anonymous phone caller said the Basque Homeland and Liberty (ETA) guerrillas were responsible. Officials said the bomb was intended for members mem-bers of an ultra-right wing group buMhat none of the dead or 42 wounded belonged to the organization. Tehran, Iran Shouting "Death to Carter" and "Death to America," an estimated 100,000 Iranians participated in an angry march past the U.S. Embassy last Thursday. The well-organized parade protested American criticism of executions carried out by Islamic . revolutionary committees. Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani told the demonstrators that the hands of U.S. senators "are stained with the blood of peoples in South Africa, Vietnam Viet-nam and hundreds of other places around the world." The state news media told viewers that "U.S. imperialism" is plotting against the Iranian revolution. Hartbeesport Dam, South Africa After spending 50 days with some of the world's most poisonous snakes, cabinetmaker Peter Snyman stepped from a small cage Sunday with a new record. The 25-year-old Snyman exceeded by 14 days the previous world record for living with poisonous snakes. The exhausted cabinetmaker roomed with six black mambas, six Egyptian cobras, six puff adders and six boomslang (tree snakes). "Thank God that's over. I couldn't have taken another day," Snyman said. His closest escape came when a mamba bit into the pillow close to his head after being disturbed by visitors outside the cage. The bite of a black mamba can kill a man in a minute. Bonn, West Germany A former member of the Nazi party was elected president of West Germany last week in an election that was charged with controversy over the new president's suitability to serve as chief of state. Karl Carstens, a 64-year-old Christian Democrat, vowed to "do everything in my power to represent all citizens impartially" as street demonstrators chanted slogans condemning condem-ning his past. Carstens was a member of the Hitler storm-troopers storm-troopers for two years and sought membership member-ship in the Nazi party in 1937. He said his party status was completely inactive. Jasper, Alberta, Canada The Conservative Party ended 11 years of liberal rule Tuesday, capturing 136 of 282 seats in the House of Commons, Com-mons, six short of a majority. Prime Minister-elect Joe Clark said he would replace the government of Pierre Trudeau and then cut 60,000 federal jobs and return Canada's state-ownetl oil company to private enterprise. "It is time for the nation to get down to business and that is very much what our new government intends to do," said Clark. At 39 he is the youngest prime minister in Canadian history. NATIONAL San Antonio, Texas A federal judge involved in a West Texas drug investigation was shot and killed Tuesday as he left his apartment. U.S. District Judge John Wood Jr., 63, had been under protection by federal marshalls but he recently dismissed the guards, saying he no longer needed their assistance. The murder marked the second time in seven months than an official involved in the drug investigation had been the target of a shooting. The chief prosecutor in the case narrowly escaped death when his car was riddled by bullets as he sat in it. Attorney General Griffin Bell, in the wake of the killing of a federal judge for the first time in U.S. history, ordered protection for other judges in Texas and sent a top FBI agent to investigate. in-vestigate. Chicago The worst airline crash in U.S. history has been blamed on the fracture of a three-inch bolt. An American Airlines DC-10 filled with Memorial Day weekend travelers crashed shortly shor-tly after takeoff Friday when one of its three engines fell off and landed on the runway. Two hundred and seventy three people died in the tragedy. The National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday the engine separated from the jet when a bolt connecting the wing to the pylon that carries the engine broke in half. Starke, Florida John A. Spenkelink became the first prisoner to be executed against his will in 12 years Friday when he died in the electric chair. Spenkelink was sentenced to death for the murder of a fellow drifter in a Tallahassee motel in 1973. Friday's execution marked the end of a six-year legal battle and just moments earlier the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-2 to refuse for the sixth time to hear an appeal. Gary Mark Gilmore was the last prisoner executed in this country. He refused to allow appeals on his behalf and was shot by a firing squad outside Salt Lake City. In response to the Spenkelink execution, Deputy Utah Attorney General Michael Deamer said, "I hope it will open the floodgates to execute all those on death row who lawfully and legally have had the death sentence imposed on them." Washington The Labor Department's Consumer Con-sumer Price Index rose by 1.1 percent in April with higher gasoline, housing and food costs leading the surge. Combined with a 1.0 percent rise in March and a 1.2 percent increase in February, the April figure means an annual inflation rate of 13.9 percent. April prices were 10.4 percent higher than one year ago. Ventura, California A Ventura couple died of extreme overheating earlier this month when they slowly cooked to death in their outdoor hot tub. The retired Navy officer and his wife were believed to be the first such deaths caused by a hot tub. Both were wearing bathing suits and it is speculated they passed out in the tub as the water overheated. Atlanta Bert Lance, President Carter's former for-mer budget director, was indicted last week on charges of bank fraud, conspiracy and misapplying misap-plying bank funds. Lance and three others were accused of con-spiracy con-spiracy involving more than $20 million in loans to themselves, their families and associates from more than 40 banks. Pleading not guilty, Lance described the charges as "totally ridiculous." New York The recipient of the first live-donor live-donor intestine transplant died a week after the operation. Doctors at first were jubilant over prospects of success in transplanting a portion of small intesting to Sara Fanelli, 56, from her twin , sister. But an infection of the abdominal cavity caused Mrs. Fanelli to become critically ill. The new tissue had been removed Saturday after being rejected by her body. r Letters KeEd i tor Continued From Page 2 organize the convention. All I can say is that Park City likes a challenge, everyone tackled the task and the direct results include in-clude among many others: Park City's first overall town convention can be termed a smashing success, the next convention will be much easier to plan since certain procedures have been established, the ideas that resulted through this convention will hopefully prove to be successful in future endeavors and advertising adver-tising efforts, the agents in attendance were impressed with our hospitality and organization and we should definitely see increased business as a result. Within the next month there will be an evaluation meeting scheduled and everyone's input is welcome. Constructive comments are necessary to insure our next overall convention con-vention benefits everyone! One more time A Huge Thanks to all the Park City folks-You 'dun" good! Laura Thomas R ESTAURANT Best Salad Bar in Town! Serving Prime Rib Nightly Finest Steak House Cuisine Open 7 days a weelr 'or dinner Located in Prospector Square J P.O. Box 1698 Park City, Utah 84060 (801)649-7100, ext. 2247 Minimum Sign-up per class is 4. Less than 4 and the class is cancelled. PROSPECTOR SQUARE ATHLETIC CLUB SUMMER CLASSES START Monday, June 4 Members Free Non-Mem&firs $40class 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. ADULTS Monday & Wednesday Beginning Racquetball (Dennis Cowan) Jogging & Parcourse Fitness (Val Cowan) This is an exciting new class that includes jogging to various stations and doing exercises. Intermediate Racquetball (Dennis Cowan) Yoga (Bonnie Calmes) Beginning Racquetball (Dennis Cowan) Intermediate Racquetball (Dennis Cowan) Intermediate Racquetball (Dennis Cowan) Beginning Adult Gymnastics (Val Cowan) Disco Fitness (Marsha Symonds) Tuesday & Thursday Beginning Adult Ballet & Modern Dance (Colleen Kovach) Swimnastics (Melissa Gruber) Moms & Tots Swimming (Melissa Gruber) Beginning Racquetball (Dennis Cowan) Variety Fitness (Jeannine Carofanello) CHILDREN Monday & Wednesday Swim Team (Also meets Fridays) (Staff) Intermediate Swimming (Melissa Gruber) Beginning Swimming (Melissa Gruber) Tuesday & Thursday Stunts & Tumbling (Val Cowan) Beginning Ballet (Colleen Kovach) Beginning Racquetball (Dennis Cowan) Moms & Tots Swimming (Melissa Gruber) Friday Adaptive Aquatics Special class for the handicapped (Melissa Gruber) COMING JUNE 25 Cystic Fibrosis Benefit Gim Salt Lake City's THE STINGERS PRO VQ' LEYBALL TEAM vs. Park City All-Ss TRY-OUTS JUNE 1 1 |