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Show Thursday, August 9, 1979 Page 4 INTERNATIONAL Gerona, Spain More than 20 persons were killed Tuesday when a forest fire swept through a resort camp on Spain's Mediterranean coast. While the death toll reports ranged from 20 to 25 persons, it was known that some of the victims were children. Firemen, paramilitary civil guards and civilians were battling the blaze that encircled the camp near Lloret de Mar, 40 miles north of Barcelona. Catania, Sicily Molten lava spewing from Mt. Etna slide down the volcano's slopes to within 100 yards of a deserted village Tuesday. It marked the fifth day of eruption for Europe's largest volcano. Razing everything in its path, the lava reached the outskirts of Fornazzo, which had been evacuated Saturday. The la "a was flowing from three separate craters in Etna's most fiery eruption erup-tion in two decades. One scientist suggested that the volcano be bombed by air force planes in an attempt to halt the lava flow bat the idea was rejected as too risky. Others proposed the construction of a massive dike to divert the lava from the village into nearby fields but resident farmers said this would destroy their livelihood. The eruption has covered eastern Sicily with a fine layer of ash which has turned its usually white beaches black. Lusaka, Zambia In a move that took both black guerrillas and the government by surprise, the Commonwealth Summit Conference unanimously adopted a new nine-point Zimbabwe Rhodesian peace plan Sunday. Although the guerrillas and Zimbabwe Rhodesian Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa expressed suspicion over the proposals, neither side rejected them outright. The new plan was devised during a break in the week-long conference between Britain and her former colonies. It calls for a constitutional conference to adopt a new constitution, a ceasefire cease-fire between the Salisbury regime and Patriotic Front Guerrillas and new elections supervised by Britain. The new constitution would eliminate current white control over such vital areas as the army, civil service and judiciary and eliminate the white "blocking vote" in parliament. Algiers, Algeria The reign of Francisco Macias Nguema Biyogo in Equatoral Guinea has come to an end. An army coup ousted the 57-year-old "president for life," who earned the reputation as one of Africa's most ruthless dictators. During Macias' ten years in power countless thousands were reported put to death and he was said to have become increasingly obsessed with imaginary plots to assassinate him. Macias' fate has not been made public. London The latest in the never-ending series of Lock Ness monster theories purports the legendary creature to be a swimming elephant. Dr. Dennis Power and Dr. Donald Johnson, both Americans, contend elephants are good swimmers and with their trunks out of water look remarably like the monster as described by some claiming to have seen it. Attempting to substantiate the elephants aquatic skills, the scientists say an elephant once fell from a ship off the Scottish coast, about 30 miles from Loch Ness, but manage to swim ashore. Admitting they have no evidence that elephants could have gotten into Lock Ness, the doctoral duo said there is a "remote" possibility that "perhaps traveling circuses have occasionally released their elephants into the loch to bathe." Hong Kong At least four deaths and 260 injuries in-juries were reported last Thursday after Typhoon Hope hit Hong Kong with 150 mph winds. win-ds. Homes collapsed, ships were ripped from their moorings and hundreds of Vietnamese refugees were trapped in small, leaking boats in the South China Sea. More than 400 Vietnamese were aboard one fishing boat that disappeared and was believed capsized. Western officials said they had no way of knowing how many refugees were caught in the typhoon. Lusaka, Zambia Addressing the summit conference con-ference of British Commonwealth nations, Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser said the exodus of refugees from Vietnam already has exceeded the Jews' flight from Nazi Germany Ger-many and could reach two million people. Fraser estimated up to 200,000 people have died in attempts to leave Vietnam and said Hanoi had pocketed $25Qmillionfrom hapless refugees. NATIONAL Akron, Ohio Thurman Munson, star catcher cat-cher for the New York Yankees, was killed last Thursday when his private jet crashed near an airport runway. Munson was with a flight instructor in a twin-engine twin-engine jet he recently purchased. San Francisco Skyscrappers swayed Monday as northern California's strongest earthquake in 13 years hit a 350-mile area. No serious injuries were reported and damage was said to be minor. The tremor, which hit at 11:0(5 a.m. MDT, registered 5.9 on the Richter scale and was the third quake in less than four months to be felt in the San Francisco Bay area. The epicenter was plotted at 18 miles north of Hollister on the Calaveras Fault, a major branch of the San Andreas An-dreas Fault. Most witnesses reported feeling a rolling, pitching pit-ching motion similar to being on the deck of a boat in moderate seas. Brownsville, Texas The Coast Guard placed 1,500 feet of floating barricades off the Texas coast Monday to protect the Brazos Santiago Pass from the world's worst oil spill in history. But officials said the barrier extends only 32 inches in-ches below the surface and divers reported Monday Mon-day that tar balls two inches thick are clumped 40 feet under the Gulf of Mexico. On Tuesday, globs of oil tar as big as baseballs -washed on to the beaches of southern Texas and experts said there is a "distinct possibility" the oil spill could damage the U.S. Gulf Coast all the way to Florida. A blown-out well in the Bay of Campeche, about 50 miles south of Texas, has been gushing oil since June 3. "It's traveled such great distances. distan-ces. We've never seen anything this big," one scientist said. The Ixtoc I well has been dumping 20.000 to 30,000 barrels of oil daily into the Gulf and experts exper-ts say it may take another 30 days to bring the blowout under control. Washington A three-year study sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development concludes that the planet Earth probably will be able to cope with its population problems. The study, "Facing the Future," estimates the world population will stabilize at about 12 billion in 100 years. The current world population is believed to be more than four billion. In the year 2000, Mexico City will be the world's largest city with a population of 32 million. The study notes that the ability of the planet to absorb the population growth will depend on human ingenuity and cooperation. Los Angeles In what is described as "probably the largest case of its kind," the estranged wife of Saudi Arabian financier Adnan Khashoggi has sued her husband for more than $2.5 billion. In addition, Sayaya Khashoggi is asking for $500 million in punitive damages and $40 million general damages. Mrs. Khashoggi claims her husband led her to believe she would share in the profits from his business dealings. "We're dealing with about $4 billion of marital property. We're seeking half of that," said attorney Marvin Mitchelson. who represented Michelle Triola Marvin in her contract con-tract suit against actor Lee Marvin. Mr. Kashoggi, an internationally known businessman, is being investigated for allegedly collecting millions' of dollars in illegal payoffs while seeking business for American firms in Saudi Arabia. Chicago Inflation has its benefits you are now worth more than ever before. Ten years ago the chemicals and minerals in your body were worth only 98 cents but inflation may soon boost that figure to $10. "Eighteen months ago it (the body) had jumped jum-ped to $5.60. On today's market, it's $7.28. And if inflation keeps up we'll have the $10 man something undreamed of only 10 years ago," said Dr. Harry Monsen of the Illinois College of Medicine. OLMJM P5n Claimjumper Restaurant 7 DAYS A WEEK 6 10 WEEKDAIS G U WEEKENDS ft. Main Street 649-8051. Condo fol Sale only $70 j 000 it f fit1! m (LP I His I n nun mmw.M I if , H ' ' ! A One of the few buys in Park City for under $100,000. A two bedroom Homestake Condominium with all of the amenities. Completely furnished. Offered by Monson-Dunf ord. 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