| OCR Text |
Show A4? The Salt Lake Tribune NATION/WORLD Sunday, January14, 1996 _ Russia Turns Up Heat on Rebeis, Sets Deadline for Freeing Hostages )MBINED NEWS SERVICES Barsukov offered the gunmen Russia safe passagein a phone conversation with the top regional official cornered Chechen terrorists in this frozen backwater Saturday Chechen gunmenuntil 10 a.m. today (Moscowtime) to release their in Dagestan, who was in touch with the rebels. It quoted Barsukov as saying that once back in Chechnya. the rebels might be able to benefit from an amnesty offer from the Russian government The gunmen have been holed upandout of sight for more than captives and turnovertheir guns. three days PERVOMAYSKAYA, — Russian troops closed in on for thefirst time setting a deadlinefor surrenderand backing up the threat with a menacing dis- playof military muscle Russian authorities gave the chens ignorethe deadline. But he While Russian officers conducted menacing maneuvers, the risks of a deadly attack became more apparent forall involvedin suggested that the Kremlin is readyto attack — evenat the risk of harming the hostages — to end bleak outpost just beyond the borderof Chechnyain the multi-eth- the embarrassing standoff. nic republic of Dagestan Federal Security Service Chief Mikhail Barsukoy did not spell out what would happenifthe Che- tion by the federal troops undermined their credibility with local Chechens, who havenot supported the rebels loyal to Chechen president-in-hiding Dzhokar Dudayev Amid the mounting tension. Chechen nationalists began feuding among themselves Saturday — their communitysplit over how to respondto thehostagecrisis. One Chechen warlord. Aslan Maskhadoy, warnedthatthe prolonged standoff has “blackened the imageof Chechens.” In an interview withItar-Tass, he warned that rebel leaders stubbornly the protracted standoff at this clinging to their hostages will be tried under Islamic laws if they makeit back to Chechnya The Chechen fighters brought here by guerrilla leader Salman Chechen gunmentrying to trade their hostages for safepassageacross the border have said they are willing to die before surrendering to the federal forces. Under a heavy morning mist several hundred Russian troops in armored trucks and personnel carriers headed toward Pervomayskaya. Helicopter gunships Raduyev have offered to release the women andchildren among their captives as long as prominent Russian and Dagestani authorities take their place for the ride to freedom flew to the southern Russianvil- But any artillery storm bythe sur- lage. less than a mile from the borderof breakaway Chechnya eral authorities are loath to be seen as bowing to Chechen terror- then,” Maj. Gen Alexander Mik- rounding Russian troops could kill many of the captives. Dagestani leaders early Wednesday guaranteed the Che chen guerrillas safe passage to hailov, spokesmanforthe Feder- their homeland in exchange for al Security Service, said earlyto- release of more than 2,000 hos- d tages the gunmen had grabbed a dayearlier to demand an end to the war in Chechnya. Most of We are preparing the operation. There is a deadline. We start The deadline passed with no immediate Russianattack Barsukov said he hopes the Chechens ‘‘will make theright de- cisionto save the lives of peaceful citizens,’ the Itar-Tass news agen- cy reported. And he vowed, “If even one hostage is shot, I will act Itar-Tass later reported But with Russian public senti- ments running feverish over this latest destabilizing incident, fed- ists and may be less concerned about the fate of a few hapless hostages than the Kremlin's com mitment to restoring security those captives were freed as the guerrillas madetheir way toward the Chechen border But federal troops blew up a bridge leading into the rebels homeland andblockedtheirexit President a has devastating attack and hostage taking in recent months. “We have nothing more precious than humanlives, but bandits should Ee “I’mnot making any moneynow, and myfirst very long obligation is to feed, clothe and house my children,” the precious metals marketconsultant said Friday. “They deserve as much as anyother children.”’ He said he maynot be ableto meet a payment for the health insurancethat covers the two he said | I simply view this as children, Zachary, 4, and Amanda, 3 insurance.” Vermont lawsays that ‘no amounts shall accrueorbe collected” undera child-support order while a parent is on welfare. Jeff Cohen, head of the state’s Child Support Nichols was released from a NewYorkjail in December after reaching an agreement with his ex-wife to pay more than $600,000 in delinquent lections bystate agencies andwouldnot necessarily stop a judge from enforcing a child-support | order. Nichols | Services Office, said the law applies onlyto col supportfor his three biological children According to court records, Nichols’ annual incomehad been between $120,000 and $450,000 in he was unaware of the provision whenhe filed for benefits France’s Oldest Man Dies — More Than Half-CenturyAfter Retiring THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GRENOBLE, France — Emile Foureade, France's oldest man. has ha died, 111 years afterhis birth French possession. An avid sportsman, Fourcade was a track runner at the turn of the century and a boxing referee before taking a job in 1915 as a tax inspector in Sidi-bel-Abbes Alge Fourcaderetired in 1940, the and 56 years after heretired in the year Nazi Germany occupied France Fourcadedied at the Grenoble state hospital Dec. 29. His death was announcedin a family obituary Saturday in the regional newspaper Le DauphineLibere Foureade was born July 28, 1884, in Tlemcen, year Nazi Germany invaded and occupied France. He moved to Grenoble in 1960, two years before Algeria won its indepen- dence. His wife of 62 years, Rosalie, died in 1977 Algeria, when the North African country was a Foureade is survived by th couple's two children, Pierre and Jeanne, both retired andliving iy the southern port of Toulon. Pierre and Jeanne each had children, but relatives contacted by TheAssociatedPress on Satur day refused to say how many. Pre vious reports said Fourcade had 27 great-grandchildren According to the Juinne: Book ofRecords, the oldest wom an in France — and in the world — is Jeanne Calment, who turned 120 last February. Lose 10-15% Body Fat in 8 Weeks. @ Only 1 session per week CE e @ Increase your energy @ Reshape and firm your body ~ @ No machines, gimmicks, or diets EVER! a A s- ¢)e¢ @ | eS ap « , ment for health coverage, food stamps, heating assistance andanything else he mayqualifyfor In the meantime, Nichols says heis trying to rebuild his business. “Myintention is not to be on publicassistance lotte, Vt., has applied for welfare benefits. OUR LOWEST PRICE... EVERIII EE recent years. Now he has askedthestate govern- THE BURLINGTONF PRESS BURLINGTON, Vt. — Saying he needs money to support his two adopted children, the so-called king of deadbeat dads, Jeffrey Nichols of Char- not go unpunished,” Yeltsin said ManyDagestanis said that ac- LOWESTPRI Yeltsin chen gunmen for their second at this village that Boris vowed vengeance against the Che- Deadbeat Dad Turns to Welfare to Support Kids 4 If more of your body is heading south every year, aerobics is not the answer. NutrEx is. Get the healthy body you've always wanted, without the flab or fat. . oo $4g99 INCLUDES EYE EXAM! SOFT CONTACTS DAILY WEAR caa Limit 1 Pair, Intro Otfer New Patients Only. Minus Rx arte A new,exciting, professionally designed fat and weight reduction program, NutrEx is run by caring and knowledgeable people. Its time to do it right. 24 hour recorded message Call For the body you’ve always wanted-Call NutrE: A Prices Effective January 14, 15 & 16, 1996 Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Incredible offer on Rx lenses per pair: Single Vision Lenses only $12.% pr. MONDAY & TUESDAY'S *FT28 Bi-Focal Lensesonly $19.%9 pr. * Progressive "No-Line"Bi-Focal Lenses only $59.29pr. ONTA v 4 BEAT DEALS! 2 &7!?:! Call Now For A No Obligation Appo! intment. GuaranteedTo Beat Any True Advertised Eyewear Offer!!! rants IDVALE OGDEN 26 WEST 7200 SOUTH 3735 WALL AVENUE 1353 SOUTHRE STATE STREET a 561-1300 627-4424 225-8500 Howard 0.0. * Johns 0.D. » Rasband ©.D 255-6770 Your questions answeredlive at 255-1465. Ri pears ts even “3 Spay In Jauuary/ By Boy Balifugit ) JaN0377133 ry a Chairs | FREE ¢ if Purchased by Jan. 20th Fresh Sweet { @ Solid Oak ® Custom Finished ® Assembled by Utah Craftsman Blueberries | if ———— | We ofter ou | Exclusive eRTFy Se ANGUS BEEF ae HERITAGE Coat 6° | cm $1 49 Certified Angus Beef Rump Roasts a 8 FT. TABLE and 4 CHAIRS Regular $1573 R 1199 (€} PLUS the 2 FREE Chairs af stores inside the tal ath ope pete Garden Fresh . Green Beans Roma Tomatoes | » 88¢ 3» $] | | WEOPENSINSPARKGCIIW? ty + 202 h South » RIGHT TO LIMIT QU ANTITL Boulevard S. NO DEALERS ’ - |
