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Show " LM ..mm. mi , , . , jt.n,, ML... hj.i ill j ..j,.., - Wednesday, January 22. 1 992 Ttie Daily Herald , 1 r pp -- -, -r- 3 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -S- has for the first time welcomed a group of American Jewish leaders, underscoring the to the Middle East peace process. "This is the first time I know of that a Jewish delegation represent-- ; major Jewish organization country," Henry Siegman. leader of the American Jewish Congress delegation, said today. Siegman, the New York-base- d group's executive director, spoke by telephone from the guest palace, where his delegation has been sta ing since arriving Sunday. He was in a rush, saying he had a "luncheon engagement" but would not reveal with whom. Saudi officials said the delegation had nine members. n4 ft .vtJ : fh ? Ira Cf 51 world markets. The European Community's ambassador to Moscow said 8,500 tons of donated beef, dried milk powder and butter are being sold at selected shops in Moscow and St. Petersburg to help Russia on its rough road of free market reform. The proceeds probably will be put in a fund to help those hardest hit by the move toward a market economy, Ambassador Michael Emerson told reporters. The aid is part of the $260 million in emergency food shipments sent by the European Community to the former Soviet Union, in addition to S325 million in gifts. Gaidar on Tuesday called bread shortages Russia's No. problem and said Russia's budget deficit must be cut to control hyperinfla- An armed Israeli border patrol policeman checks the papers of Palestinian youths stopped at a checkpoint in Nablus, 40 miles east of Tel Aviv, Tuesday. The Israeli army has increased its strength in the West Bank after attacks on Jewish settlers. SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico (AP) More than 1.500 people have been killed in Haiti in a campaign of political repression since the military coup in September. Amnesty International said today. human rights The London-base- d group issued a lengthy report that blames security forces for massa- cres in Haitian slums, political ar- rest. torture, disappearances and la- -' regular attacks on grass-root- s bor. community and church orga- nizalions. "Reliable information indicates that over i .500 civilians have been killed, and the number of arrests reported to Amnesty International exceeds 300." the report said. - ; ; Army arrests dozens of Palestinians of JERUSALEM (AP) army arrested dozens arrives in China BhIJISG peace . is a moment we have awaited for a long time." Levy said after stepping off an Israeli "This government plane, whose crew hung a Israeli flag te . rom the cockpit. Lew is the first Israeli foreign minister ever to visit China, a longtime champion of the Palestif nian cause. He was met by Vice Foreign Minister Yang Fuchang. Before leav ing Jerusalem, he confirmed that he and Chinese officials would sign a protocol Friday establishing formal ties. Until then, his schedule as disclosed consist-- , largely of sightseeing. Red Cross runs out of food stocks ROM PONG THOM. Cambodia More than 10.000 refu(AP) gees who have tied daily artillery duels between government forces and Khmer Rouge guerrillas are massed along National Highway No. 6. in dire need of food and assistance. - The Cambodian Red Cross delivered more than 100 tons of rice on Tuesday . but stocks ran out and several thousand refugees were turned away empty handed. The battles in this central province over the past two weeks are the biggest in Cambodia since the -- government Rouge-dominate- and d the Khmer guerrilla coali- tion sinned a peace treaty in Octo- British to microfilm Soviet archives CAMBRIDGE. England (AP) A British company announced Tuesday that is has won a contract to microfilm the vast archives of the Soviet Communist Party, including many vital historical that had been kept secret. docu-nlen- ts Ltd. said it is , Chadwyck-Heale- y w archivists to Russian ith ."working py millions of documents. ; Jana Howlett, a specialist in Russian historv at Jesus College, Cambridge, said the archive has t: "been open to Western scholars 'since the collapse of the attempted coup in August. the Mideast peace talks in Washington, the reporters said. Popular Front supporters have claimed responsibility for most of the shooting attacks on Israelis, saying they hoped the violence would derail the negotiations. No one has been charged w ith any of the slayings. nians in the occupied West Bank today as part of a w idening campaign to halt attacks on Jewish settlers. The raids came a day after the army said it increased troops in the West Bank by 20 percent and was seen as another gesture to appease the settlers. Five Israelis have been killed in shooting attacks in the past three months. In response, set- They are the main backers of two parties that pulled out of the coalition government Sunday over the Mideast peace process, wiping out the Cabinet's parliamentary majority. In today's predawn raid, hundreds of soldiers, secret serv ice men and police raided homes in the West Bank towns of Nablus, Ramallah and Jenin, Palestinian reporters said. Most of the detainees are sup- Arab villages, blocked roads and demanded the resignation of Defense Minister Moshe Arens. porters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a Marxist PLO faction opposed to far-rig- ht The daily newspaper Nezavisi-may- a Gazeta reported today that higher prices are forcing more Russians to rely on bread, sugar and potatoes for their calories. 1 Fayek Awad. a resident of mallah. said dozens of soldiers Ra- Coupon must be presented at time ot order and cannot be combined with any other offer. Valid only on complete pairs of prescription eyeglasses. See optician for limitations and details. One coupon per purchase. Offer expires 22992. tion. raided his apartment building shortly after midnight and arrested five people, including his daughter Ghadir. a teacher who had to leave behind son. her Fear of severe food shortages and inflation have intensified in Russia following the liberalization of most prices on Jan. 2. 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Gaidar's plea for help comes as h the United States, Europe and sit to Arab kingdoms prepare down for talks in Washington on how to accelerate deliveries of food and medicine to the troubled nations of the former Soviet empire. Gaidar told a meeting of Russian lawmakers on Tuesday that the republic's 1991 harvest was 93 million tons of grain and that 23 million tons had been imported, the Interfax news agency reported. Still, that was not enough and all savings were being channeled into purchasing grain, he said, adding that January's reserves totaled almost nothing. The lifting of price controls by President Boris Yeltsin's government has shocked Russians. Although the move was in part designed to encourage producers to stock the market, the shelves of many stores remain as bare as be- tions of London's Financial Times. "It would be much more valuable than aid offered later." He said "foreign assistance is urgently needed" to stabilize the ruble. "If we are to stop inflation has ever visited this ; nussian omcia MOSCOW (AP) Russia's top economic official says his country's grain reserves are nearly exhausted, and he appealed today for additional Western aid to prevent what he characterized as imminent economic collapse. "Aid offered now can help prevent this." Deputy Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar wrote in today's edi- audi Arabia kingdom's commitment man set appeals for food aid Saudis welcome American Jews ing a - n..t..i.i n.i with Purchase of Classes or Contacts (Can be combined with other otters) Optica EYE EXAMS VISION CARE PLANS OVERNIGHT SERVICE University Mall Ooden: Ogdon Uyton: Layton 224-177- 7 City Mall 621-424- 6 Hills Mall 546-161- 8 I I |