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Show - Page IX. THE DAILY HtRALD, Provo, Utah, Fnday. August 20. 1999 WORLD lffvi 1 w f Utah's Only all News Radio Station. Period. M 'OI I DAI When Radio Was Now you can get news and useful information anytime you want it, ION 1lw AuwMicd HrrM woman cnos after reading a letter from her son, who is being held hostage by Revolutionary Aimed Forces of Colombia rebels, as rebel soldiers look on, at a meeting between family members of soldiers and police officers who are being held hostage and commanders of FARC in San Vicente, about 300 miles south of Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday. Guard: ivilh host Stan Vrcberg, A without waiting for a caller to get psychological help, or opinionated week nights at 8 p.m. radio host's shoving their ideas down your throat. On The House with the Oxtey Bnnhers, Prisoners7 families look for hope lly CKSAKCAKC'IA AsMK'ialcd Press Writer DKL SAN VICKNTK Colombia (WCUAN. Summoni'd by the leftist rebels wlio bold their sons, husbands and brothers, relatives of 382 Colombian poliee and soldiers captured over the past two years converged on this south- ern guerrilla stronghold. Most got small parcels of hope: letters and pictures attesting to the mens' health and Some got nothing hut frustration. But everyone got the same message, pronounced Wednesday from a flatbed truck by a rebel political officer: They won't see their loved ones well-bein- green-fatigue- d until the government agrees to free some 450 jailed guerrillas. "It's very clear that the state and the military high command to are radically opposed exchanging prisoners of war," Comandante Ivan Rios told the relatives the rebels had trucked to a pasture just outside this steamy ranching town. President Andres Pastrana's government has refused a prisoner exchange, saying there must first be substantial progress in negotiations to end nearly 40 years of armed conflict. The government also insists the rebels must free dozens of civilians kidnapped for ransom as part of any swap. "The topic, I must repeat again, is not on the agenda," 600-od- India rejects concerns over nuclear conflict By NEELESH MISRA A ssociated Press Writer DELHI, India India's foreign minister off concerns shrugged Thursday that it is inching toward a nuclear conflict with neighboring Pakistan. . Jaswant Singh rejected the worries that followed its release of a new nuclear policy statement, despite expressions of alarm from the United States and China. "I am fully confident that we will be able to assuage the concerns that have been expressed in Washington and Beijing," Jaswant Singh was quoted as saying by Press Trust of India. NEW India and Pakistan. Pakistan also slammed the doctrine. Speaking Thursday Conference at the on Disarmament in Geneva, the world's main disarmament Pakistani forum, Ambassador Munir Akram pledged that his country would respond in kind to any Indian escalation in the arms race. "The proposed Indian doctrine also makes it clear that India's nuclear escalation will be accompanied by the further buildup of India's conventional warfare capabilities," he said. Since most of India's con- mid-Octob- action-reactio- n Minister Nestor Humberto Martinez told in Wednesday reporters Bogota, the capital. When guerrilla leaders told the crowd that Pastrana's government wasn't concerned about winning the release of their loved ones because most were from the lower class, many relatives applauded. And when they received letters and photos of their boys most of the captives are under 25 mothers dropped to their knees and thanked the Lord. "We demand that President Pastrana accept the prisoner exchange," said Fanny Giraldo, whose son Alex Arroyabe was captured Dec. 21, 1997, in an attack on a radar station. toll am. Computalk Willi Tom Kinji 6:07a.m. to 8:37a.m. and from 4:07p.m. to 5:57p.m.. Saturday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. No SmallTalk, No Fluff... ...Just News, Information, and Technology. Period! H 111 Willi ffifci- -. i3ftti (i) isit I i !0 n 1in ?--i J2c Back To August - 33 HJB School libraries are in need of books. Join the University Mall and local sponsors in their mission to "Break the Bank"! Show your support by depositing books in the "Book Bank" by THE miLY HERALD display in the mall. ventional his country will be obliged to respond to the buildup, he said. In Islamabad, Pakistan of detercredible nuclear icy rence and will use nuclear Foreign Secretary Shamshad weapons only to retaliate Ahmed promised to "never compromise on our vital secuagainst a first strike. The policy can be adopted rity matters." He said a growing imbalonly after a new government in military capabilities ance assumes office in "will intensify Pakistan's following national on nuclear capabilireliance elections. The ruling coalition ties to deter the use or threat is ahead in the polls. The State Department said of aggression by India." Singh will lead India's delTuesday that India is "clearly to New York next direcin the egation wrong moving month to attend the U.N. tion." President Clinton has writ- General Assembly session. He ten to Indian Prime Minister said he would meet with Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Foreign Office spokesman "If they (U.S.) wish to talce said Thursday, adding that it He did would up with us, I am ready to reply. Vajpayee not give details of the letter, discuss with them," Singh said. describing it as "regular corThe nuclear doctrine, the between respondence" announced weeks before two leaders. James Rubin, the State India holds its general elecDepartment spokesman, said tions, has been slammed by the United States opposed opposition groups. The first any Indian move to develop a of the several phases of balnuclear deterrent because loting will be held Sept. 5 and that would only create an "an a new government is expectcycle that will ed to be in place by increase the risks" to both India unveiled a draft nuclear doctrine Tuesday that says it will pursue a pol- can use. 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