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Show t Page 4 5 Thursday, September 20, 1979 TTjts STII& o unr Ta INTERNATIONAL Havana, Cuba Ten days after the U.S. freed four Puerto Rican terrorists, four Americans held in Cuba on espionage and other political charges since the mid-1960s were released from prison. The State Department denied there was any deal made for the release of the Americans but it did admit being aware of Cuban President Fidel Castro's public offer to free the four in return for the release of the Puerto Ricans. State Department Depart-ment officials said the major reason for not negotiating with Castro over the release of the prisoners was an unwillingness to equate the position of the Puerto Rican terrorists with the Americans, whom the U.S. government insists have done nothing wrong. Kabul, Afghanistan Following a sudden takeover Sunday, new President Hafizullah Amin said in a broadcast speech Monday night that persons he termed oppressors were "eliminated" in his surprising power play. The former prime minister made no mention of the whereabouts of his predecessor and former for-mer mentor, Nur Mohammed Taraki, who was reportedly shot to death. "Those people who saw their greatness in the oppression of the people have been eliminated," said Amin. "The 16th of September ushered in the beginning of a better socialist order." Taraki was not mentioned by name and the state radio had reported Sunday that the poet-journalist poet-journalist had "resigned" from the presidency because of a nervous condition. However, Taraki appeared to be fit during a recent visit to Moscow. Copenhagen, Denmark For drinkers in Islamic countries banning alcohol, taking a powder may soon take on a new meaning. A Danish brewery has produced a nonalcoholic non-alcoholic beer in powder form for export. The brewery said it was negotiating with several countries for sales of the powder, which turns into in-to beer when mixed with water and carbon dioxide. It said it hopes to recapture markets lost when Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Iran outlawed alcohol. Nairobi, Kenya While all of Washington is in a turmoil over the presence of Soviet troops in Cuba, outgoing U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young seemed less than distressed. "Those troops have been there a long time," Young said while on an African trade mission. "They haven't bothered me at all. If they start bothering me, I'll let you know." Young said he considered the debate over the 2,000 to 3,000 troops to be a "bit more political than strategic." Jerusalem The Israeli government Sunday rescinded a 12-year-old prohibition against the purchase of private property in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip by Israeli individuals and companies. Previously, Jewish civilian settlements sponsored spon-sored by the state and built on requisitioned public lands could be bought only with ministerial approval on the basis of security needs. Now private Israeli citizens and corporations cor-porations can purchase Arab land and, with the approval of the West Bank or Gaza military governments, settle on it. The move is expected to strain already tense relations between Israel and the United States. Naila, West Germany Two East German couples and their four children escaped to the West Sunday by soaring over East German minefields in a homemade hot air balloon. The lighter-than-air craft, the size of a small tent and made of bed sheets and nylon, sailed over the mines and barbed wire on the eastern side of the border and landed in Bavaria after a 30-minute, 28-mile flight. The two families had attempted a similar escape July 3 but their balloon went down about 200 yards from the border. bor-der. They were not captured but police took possession of the balloon. Cantania, Sicily At least nine persons were killed last week when fabled Mt. Etna erupted, spewing lava into a group of more than 200 tourists near the crater's lip. It was the first time in more than 100 years that a life had been taken by the Sicilian volcano. The victims, all Italian, were badly dismembered dismem-bered and surgeons performed amputations on almost a dozen of the more than two dozen persons per-sons injured. One resuce official said if there are more dead they may never by found "because from what we've seen so far, some victims must literally have been blown to pieces." , NATIONAL Los Angeles A spectacular brush fire swept through Hollywood Hills Sunday and Monday,' destroying 24 expensive homes and burning 300 acres. The fire, which was contained early Monday, caused an estimated $3.9 million in damages but was the smallest of eight fires that had consumed con-sumed nearly 35,000 acres in Southern California by late Monday. Washington The annual report of the International Inter-national Monetary Fund provides a grim forecast for the world economy for the next year or more due to a worsening oil price situation. The IMF implied that a worldwide recession was in store because of the combined deflationary and inflationary results of the increases in-creases in oil prices. The price hikes have resulted in a $75 billion jump in the aggregate oil import bill of consuming nations. Washington The Chrysler Corp.'s financial rescue plan, calling for $1.2 billion in immediate and standby federal loan guarantee has been called "way out of line" by Treasury Secretary G. William Miller. The company's survival plan also revealed that Chrysler now projects losses for 1979 of $1,073 billion. This is believed to be the largest annual loss ever sustained by an American corporation. Miller told reporters any government commitment com-mitment to the embattled car manufacturer would ha ve to be less than a billion dollars . Washington The FBI admitted Friday that in 1970 it spread gossip that actress Jean Seberg, who committed suicide two weeks ago, had become pregnant by a member of the Black Panther Pan-ther Party. An internal memorandum showed the bureau sought to discredit Miss Seberg because she supported the Black Nationalist cause. Her husband at the time, Romain Gary, a French diplomat and author, charged last week that the FBI had destroyed Miss Seberg's life by disseminating the rumor about her pregnancy. In an interview earlier this year, Miss Seberg said she was seven months pregnant when she read the article and the shock was so great that it caused her to go into labor immediately and the child was dead at birth. Gary said his former wife "became psychotic" and "every year on the anniversary of this stillbirth she has tried to take her own life." New York Gold sold for a record $383 an ounce in New York Tuesday while a new ceiling of $375 an ounce was established in Europe. Silver also rose to all-time prices in markets that one dealer said were characterized by "sheer panic buying." Dealers who scoffed at a $400-an-ounce price by year's end now are predicting that price could be reached within the week. "Even the $383 price would have been unheard of two weeks ago," said one. Washington It appears a Carter-Kennedy battle for the Democratic presidential nomination is becoming more probable each day. House Speaker Tip O'Neill said Tuesday that recent comments by Senator Edward Kennedy have convinced him that Kennedy is seriously considering a race for the 1980 bid. O'Neill's latest statement represented a quick turnabout from his earlier predictions that Kennedy would not seek the nomination. While in the White House, Press Secretary Jody Powell said he cannot imagine "any doubt in anyone's mind" that President Carter will seek re-election. But Powell declined to announce the decision outright himself. "For our part, if there is a Carter-Kennedy race, we'll do everything within our power to avoid a party-splitting race, which would damage the party and help the Republicans... for no other reason than the president will be the candidate," he said. Park Valley Maintenance Commercial & Residential Cleaning Weekly maid Service Available Window & Carpet Cleaning Call us 649-7289 Highway Support Unanimous Continued From Page 1 scar, require little relocation and could be used "by trucks coming from the soon-to-be-reopened mine plant. The UDOT planner also noted that the eastern alignment was recommended recom-mended by a city advisory group. As planned, the new alignment would consist of a two-lane highway with limited access. Frederickson said a bridge may be necessary to pass over th existing railroad right-of-way and that Poison Creek may be culverted. However, he noted that the creek probably will be diverted into the Depot Project and "rejuvenated." Frederickson commented that four to seven homes still remain on Easy Street, which lies in the path of the highway. He said these "dilapidated" houses will be purchased by UDOT and the inhabitants relocated. It has been calculated that the two extra highway lanes leading to the Main Street area will increase traffic capacity by 250 percent. This, Frederickson said, would be adequate until the year 2000. He predicted 70 percent of future traffic would use the new alignment while 30 percent would utilize Park Ave. If a master plan for the proposed bike path is completed by the time the new highway is designed, the planner said UDOT funds will be available to build the path along the highway. Impacts "Even though the benefits far outweigh any environmental impacts, im-pacts, all the impacts have been considered," Frederickson told the audience. He said most of the vegetation along the highway's path can be retained and that areas which are affected will be replanted. No air or noise pollution problems are anticipated within the city but some noise pollution may result in Snyderville from the widening of the highway. However, Frederickson said this problem could be overcome by implementing noise abatement measures. "Despite the absence of adequate transportation facilities, Park City has experienced a resurgence of growth," the planner remarked. "To do nothing could cause the greatest impact." The eastern alignment would allow Main Street to remain "as the heart of Park City," facilitate the development develop-ment of the Deer Valley resort and permit Park Ave. to remain residential. residen-tial. Comments When Frederickson finished his presentation, UDOT Commission Chairman Sam Taylor opened the hearing to public comments. Park City Planning Commission Chairman Burnis Watts was the first to speak, calling the highway improvements im-provements a "very positive action." Urging UDOT to "proceed with all haste," Watts supported the eastern alignment and called traffic regulation regula-tion the city's major concern. The only person to speak twice, Watts later noted that all projects being brought before the planning commission are being viewed with regard to transportation concerns. "It's only fair to say we have acted based on the assumption the highway will be there." Bob Pinder, chairman of the Park City Citizen's Council, told UDOT officials his group conducted a survey of its members. He said the result was "overwhelmingly unanimous" in favor of the project. Pinder said the Citizen's Council "endorses the extreme ex-treme and immediate need for the new highway and offers its assistance and support for expediting its construction. con-struction. Citizen's Council representative Ray Robinson, middleschool and ele-mentary'schbol ele-mentary'schbol Principal Otis Falls, Chamber of Commerce Director Amanda Peterson and Jack Douglas, executive director of the Park City Visitors and Convention Bureau, all echoed similar sentiments. Mayor Jack Green told the transportation transpor-tation officials, "I can only add enthusiastic endorsement to everything every-thing that has been said. We've been waiting 10 years for this realignment and during the past two years traffic has become a critical matter for the entire community. It's the number one problem in Park City today." Gary Avise, who will be displaced by the new highway, supported the need for the road but added a word of caution. Still in uniform from a just-completed softball game, Avise said close attention should be paid to the preservation of Poison Creek. Park Avenue resident Norman Hall called the realignment "one of the best things that's going to happen to my home." Hall said he has seen one person and 20 dogs killed by cars in front of his house and called for more speed limit signs and greater enforcement. enforce-ment. Input Reviewed Following the hearing, commission chairman Taylor said acquisition of rights-of-way for .the highway will begin next summer after input from the public hearing is reviewed. He noted that any protest could have substantially delayed construction. Necklace Taken From Hotel Room A silver choker necklace valued at $125 was stolen from the hotel room of a Denver couple last Saturday, and to date, no suspects have been identified. Nancy Louise Wyman told police she and her husband left their Holiday Inn room the morning of September 15 and when they returned that night, discovered the door left open and the necklace gone. The thief rummaged through the room and used the shower, leaving wet towels and mud tracks on the floor. In other police action: Park City resident Howard Uriarte, 18, received cuts and bruises Monday when he stepped from behind a truck and was struck by a passing motorist. Uriarte was working for the city sanitation department when he started to cross Main Street at about 7:30 a.m. September 17 and was struck by a 1979 Chevrolet pick-up truck driven by Robert Mann of Park City. Uriarte was taken to a Salt Lake City hospital and was released Tuesday. A 1979 Fiat driven by Michael Ezell of Park City was declared a total wreck September 7 after he fell asleep and rolled the car. Park City police said Ezell apparently fell asleep at the wheel and lost control of the car on Holiday Ranch Loop Road. The car veered off the road, struck rocks and rolled over. Ezell was uninjured in the accident. A 1979 Toyota Corolla owned by Barry Bevan received $400 in damages September 11 when it was struck by a 1979 Chevrolet pick-up truck driven by Donald Stoll. 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