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Show Page 16 - THE HERALD. Provo. Utah. THURSDAY. SC. 1&S4 August Soviets Unveil Father of Lebanese Leader Dies Aew Assault Rifle BEIRUT. Lebanon iL'PIi -Pierre Gemael. founaer of Lebanon's rightist Christian Phalange Party and father of President Amin Gemayel. died - LONDON' (L'Pli The Soviet L'nion has developed a new version of its advanced AK-4- 7 Kalashn:kov rifle that is possibly better than anything used by Western forces, the authoritative British defense publication Jane's said Thursday The latest edition of Jane's Infantry Weapons annual said the new 5 45 mm AK-7assault rifle was "light, tough, and easy to shoot" ideal for the Soviet style of infantry fighting, which uses bursts of sustained fire rather than carefully aimed shots. ".Most Soviet soldiers are not good shots, nor are they given the same careful weapon training that is done in the Western regular armies," noted Jane's. The new rifle is a smaller caliber version of the traditional 7 62 mm AK-4- 7 model that has become "one of the most important and widespread weapons in the world," used by the Eastern Bloc as well as Palestinian guerrillas, said Jane's. The new Kalashnikov gives Soviet troops a cheap weapons system "which is at least the equal of anything in the West, and ahead " perhaps one that is a Jane's editor Ian V. Hogg predicted the Soviet development would be followed by "a sudden rush of short-rifldesigns from Western makers." the Cabinet session." said the Christian Voice of Lebanon, radio of the Phalange Party ' He died while Lebanon stlil needed his presence." Bursts of heavy machine-gu- n f:re erupted in mainly Moslem west Beirut tut u was too early to ieil what the shooting meant alter the death of the man who. perhaps more than anyone in Lebanon, personified the bitter divisions between Christians and Moslems Lebanon Wednesday, state-ru- n television said. Gemayel, who was 78. died in the Christian mountain village of Bikfaya 4 Security sources in Christian east Beirut said Gemayel died of a heart attack at 5 30 p m '10 30 am. EDTi. He had been suffering from a heart ailment for months but had attended a Cabinet session " H I' K I I Gemayel, a tall, gaunt and pious man, founded the right-win- g Phalange Party and in many ways personified the on sev- eral Beirut radio and television stations, most prominently on the Voice of Lebanon and the version of Lebanon s I) World Briefs S I I K I) assassinated Amin Gemayel. who replaced Beshir in 1982, the elder Gemayel was born Nov. 6, 1905, in the Lebanese mountain village of Bikfaya, the respected Arab World File information service said. Christian leader s from the until his death. His death could set off a mid-1930- e V an of Beshir Gemayel, and the current president, Classical music replaced the regular programming Wednesday. ' Faithful to his mission to the last moment, he attended n television broadcast from east Beirut Father president, power struggle amor moderates in the partv and harder-lin- e Christian Pnaiar.gists who have advocated setting up a m virtual Maroumstan. Lebanon's Christian Maronite heartland. State-ru- n Lebanon television said the president interrupted a meeting on hearing of his father's death and rushed with family members to Bikfaya. 11 miles northeast of the Lebanese capital. 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