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Bomb Explodes in Rome Square; Famed Landmarks Are Damaged ROME(UPI) — A bombheard throughoutthe city exploded in Rome's historic Campodiglio Squaretoday, devastating the ornate staircase of the Senatorial Palace designed by Michelangelo. Noinjuries were reported Police said morethan four pounds of TNT exploded at the top of thestaircase, cracking the marble railing and damaging statues inside the palace, which serves as Rome'scity hall Ananonymoustelephone caller told a Romenew spaperoffice it was set by a group known as ‘The Italian Popular Movement.” Several hours later anothercaller told another newspaperit was carried out by the neo-fascist ‘Armed Revolutionary Squads.” Investigators said they put more credencein the first call because it came only minutesafter the explosion The massive wooden door leading from thestaircase into the Julius Caesar Hall was almost totally destroyed, police said. Most of the windowsin the senatorial hall were blown out The Senatorial Palace, designed by Michelangelo in 1536, is the site of most municipal meetings and is one of the city’s tourist landmarks City officials and architects said most of the precious decorations on the Julius Caesar door carved by Renaissance sculptor Giacomo della Porta, were splintered beyond recognition Art experts spent hours on their kneescollecting precioussplinters for eventual restoration attempts Rome MayorGiulio Carlo Argan, an arthistorian, called the bombing, ‘‘an attack on our city and heritage \ The force of the explosion also shattered every window in the square. spewing shards of wood and glass into Piazza Venezia more than 200 yards away. Thelatest terrorist attack cameasnationalpolice tightened security around key governmentofficials in the face of morethreatenedattacksbyleftistkillers who pumped six bullets into an anti-terrorist police officer. Police in Milan said a masked gunman shotantiterrorist officer Andrea Campagna, 25, six times at close range as he entered a parked sedan with the fatherof his fiancee. Campagna, a memberofthe ‘‘Digos"’ anti-terrorist police, died instantly. Witnesses said the gunman Jumped into a waiting car and escaped those areas is figured in ed in western and actual expense’ basis States even though bse areas increased by only But thereis a ceiling of $50-a-day Thecities where travelers will receive new tual expen: allowances include Atlanta. $47 Austin Texas, $46, Charleston $C. $41, Cleveland $50; Denver $48, Harrisburg. Pa $45; KansasCity Mo., $48; Memphis, $45, nt We think it’s mainly speed,”’ Portland, Maine, $42. Salt Allowances were increased or boundaries redefined in 22 ‘high-rate’ areas. They include Boston, $50, Houston. $50; Miami, $48; New Orleans $50; Philadelphia $50. San Francisco, $50 Beaumont, Houston Flooded in Texas HOUSTON (UPI) — Torrential thunderstorms that inundated southeast Texas with more than afoot of rain in the past two days Friday producedwaist deep flooding in downtown Beaumont and Houston National Weather Service forecasters said southeast Texas residents could expect no relie! from the springtime deluge and predicted the seasonal showers would persist through the weekend Fourshelters were set up for evacueesin the Beau. Share a ride with a friend. mont area and water was reported in downtown stores and office buildings. Rain continued to fall in the city throughout the morning In Houston, thousandsof cars werestalled in the streets, and manypeople were stranded inoffices or homes. 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Kampala broadcast fresh appeals to Amin’s ram- other formerofficials of Shah MohammedReza Pah lavi's regime but an Islamic court in West Iran aquitted another officer Tehran radio said Making good on a pledge to restore democracyas quicklyas possible. the governmentsaid votersin the Kampala area wouldgoto the polls Saturdayto elect local parish leaders. the state radio reported deputy chief of the SAVAK secret police and two Closed Hearing Protested LOS ANGELES(UPI) torneys representing preliminary hearing — Over theprotests of atnews organizations, a for suspects in an alleged “snake attack” by the Synanon cult has been closed to reporters. The hearing began Thursdayinto charges against Joseph Musico, 29, Lance Kenton, 21 - son of bandleader Stan Kenton - and Charles Dederich, 65, founderand patriarch of Synanon, ch began as an alcohol and drug rehabilitation society. 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