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Show Wednesday, May 22, 1374 s-COJ- ... M Page ITS STILL OUT THERE The Mideast Twenty Israeli school children and three Palestinian guerrillas ere left dead in the aftermath of a terrorist seizure of a school in Maalot, Israel. In what was described as a desperate attempt to prevent the guerrillas from killing eighty five young hostages, Israeli soldiers charged the school in a barrage of gunfire on Wednesday, May 15th. Missions of revenge were promptly launched by the Israelis. Using bombs, rockets, and strafing guns, Israeli jets struck throughout southern Lebanon. Although the Thursday raids were aimed primarily at Palestinian refugee camps, areas occupied only by Lebanese were hit as well. On Friday, Israel again raided southern Lebanon, attacking six small villages in the Arkoub region. The Palestinian Liberation Organization promised a violent reaction which would come sooner than Israel expects. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger continued his attempts to bring about a troop disengagement agreement between Syria and Israel in the Golan Heights area. Mr. Kissinger met with Syrian President Hafez for three and one half hours on Saturday, 18th and afterwards said that significant progress has been May made and the prospects for an agreement have been advanced. The basis for this optimism was a breakthrough on the question of establishing a demarcation line between the Israelis and Syrians . -- al-Ass- Italy ad ' . d referendum, Italians voted to retain the o law permitting divorce. The margin handed the Catholic Church and the Christian Democratic Party a decisive setback. The referendum was brought about by petitions signed by 1.3 million Italian citizens who opposed the controversial law. In a 15 two-da- y three-year-ol- three-to-tw- India India became the worlds sixth nuclear power on Saturday, May 18th. In what was termed a peaceful nuclear explosion experiment the economically impoverished nation detonated its first atomic device. Despite Indias claims of peaceful intent in regards to nuclear power, speculation over the political implications were heard immediately from many sources. Washington The tide of resignation cries ebbed last week as Democratic leaders urged members of Congress to allow the constitutional procedure of impeachment to complete its course. It was feared that if the President was harassed out of office" by public opinion, our system of government could be irreparably damaged. In the meantime, the House Judiciary Committee voted to subpoena eleven more Watergate tapes which Mr. Nixon has refused to relinquish. The committee has still to decide whether or not to subpoena an additional sixty six tapes which do not pertain to Watergate. Nixon people maintain that information from the committee hearings is being leaked in a malicious and vicious attempt to poison the publics mind. The administration is presently demanding that the hearings be made public immediately. -- Los Angeles Five members of the Symbionese Liberation Army were killed in a battle with police on Friday, May 17th. Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was not among the dead. One of the victims was identified as d Donald D. DeFreeze, the spokesman of the terrorist group who was known as General Field Marshall Cinque. A tan Lincoln Continental which is possibly carrying Miss Hearst was reportedly seen in Seattle, Washington. The FBI alerted authorities in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho to be on the lookout for the car. thirty-year-ol- Salt Lake City Governor and Mrs. Calvin Rampton departed from Salt Lake City International Airport on Sunday, May 12th for the Peoples Republic of China. Accompanying Mr. Rampton on the two week goodwill tour are Governor Marvin Mandel of Maryland, Philip Noel of Rhode Island, Arch Moore of West Virginia, Robert Ray of Iowa and Dan Evans of Washington. Richard Chien of University Village drowned in Parleys Creek in Sugar House Park on Sunday, May 12th. The body of the two and a half year old boy was found lodged under a tree branch by Geoffrey Russel. Mrs. Estelle Jean Grandstaff, a Walgreen Drug cashier, was critically wounded in a robbery attempt on Friday, May 17th. Mrs. Grandstaff was struck during a gun battle between police and a robber at approximately 7:15 AM. A suspect from Akron, Ohio is under arrest for the crime. The suspect is alleged to have taken Mrs. Grandstaff hostage and demanded drugs from the pharmacist on duty. After receiving two injections of pain killer, the robber then swallowed a large quantity of sleeping pills. 28-year-- old Sports Little Current captured the ninety-nint- h running of the Preakness. Ridden by Miguel Rivera, the victory was worth $156,500 and the 1 : 54.60 clocking was the third fastest in Preakness history. In baseball, the Philadelphia Phillies lead the National League East by Vz game. The National League West is headed by the Los Angeles Dodgers who are' 7 games in front of Cincinnati. Detroit has a 1 game lead over Milwaukee in the American League East while Chicago has a .003 percentage point advantage over Oakland in the West Division. STUDENTS PARENTS TEACHERS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS MDINS STABLES HORSE BACK RIDING 12 hour -- 1 hour - or longer PONY RIDES CHILDRENS BUCKBOARD RIDES Open weekendsonly through June 9th Daily (10 a.m.-- 6 p.m.).operation begins June 5th Close&Wednesdays Should the Marsac and PCHS begin classes before Labor Day, August 26? Q Or after Labor Day, September 3? Q If interested please check one of the boxes above and give: name ; address and send to: Ann LaGrange - (S0DEB fil 'BBHSqWiWEH1 President, PTA 720 Aspen Drive Summit Park Utah |