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Show Page 16—THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Wednesday, June 27, 1979 Israeli Warplanes Down 5 Syria MiG-21 Jet Fighters By United Press International Israel said today its warplanes shot down five Syrian MiG-21jet fighters over the coast of southern Lebanon todayin the first such dogfight since 1974 The Israeli military command said the Syrian planes were shot down when theytook to the air to try to stop Israeli jets from attacking Palestinian guerrilla strongholds in southern Lebanon Syria's official Damascus Radio said four Syrian Jets were ‘hit’ and two Israeli warplanes were downed A military spokesman in Tel Avivsaid all the Israeli planes returned to their bases safely after carrying out their mission to attack the guerrilla targets. Palestinian officials in Beirut said two Israeli planes were shot down byanti-aircraft fire. but th Israeli spokesman denied The Israeli spokesman tried to stop the Israeli Palestinian stronghold at south of Beirut any planes werelost said the Syrian MiG-2ls planes from attacking a the coastal city of Sidon The spokesman said a dogfight ensued ir which the Israeli planes downed five Syrian jets and then con tinued on their mission ‘The Syrians have increased their presence over the skies of Lebanon and have beefed upanti-aircraft installations there as well to counter the frequent Israeli air raids, the spokesmansaid A military spokesmansaid it was thefirst time Israeli and Syrian warplanes were involved in a dogfight since April 29, 1974 when six Syrian planes were downed over Mount Hermon in the occupied Golan Height: U.S., World Newsin Brief Dollar on the Rebound Khomeini Gets Request LONDON (UPI) — The US. dollar rebounded sharply in Tokyo today and opened higher on the Frankfurt, Zurich and Amsterdam exchanges. Gold lower. The dollarfinished the day trading at216.40 yen, up TEHRAN, Iran (UPI) — Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan has asked Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to prevent revolutionaries from interfering in govern mentaffairs, press reports said today. Bazargan and several members of his reshuffled 1.80 points over the previous Tokyo close of 214.60. cabinet met with Khomeini in Qom Tuesday for an GOP Notes TopPriority MINNEAPOLIS (UPI) — Republican Party leaders, gearing up for the 1980 presidential race also are placing top priority on electing governors and state legislatures. , As the GOP woundupits summer meetingin Minneapolis, Republican National ChairmanBill Brock Tuesday exhorted GOP leaders to guard against redistricting that favors Democrats by making sure Republicans win elections from the grassroots up. le said the ‘‘only assurance” the GOP has against the ‘contemptible disenfranchisement’’ of Republicans is for state parties to ‘‘get a Republican state Senate, get a Republican state House, get a Republican governor."’ e national committee devoted mostofits last session to plans for fending off what party leaders say was widespread Democratic gerrymandering after the 1970 census. Divers Recover 2 Bodies SUBIC BAY NAVALBASE,Philippines (UPI) — Divers recovered the bodies of two Americanskilled todayin the crash of a U.S. Navy anti-submarineaircraft, but called off for the night the search in Subic eifor three others who were missing and presumed ‘A Navy spokesman said the two dead were taken outof the P3B Orion atthe bottom of the bay. Engine trouble sent the four-engine turbopropplane plunging into the water shortly after takeoff. Film Studio Gets Shakeup HOLLYWOOD (UPI) — In oneofthe biggest major studio shakeupsin recent years, Alan Ladd Jr. announced Tuesday he will give up the presidency of 20th Century-Fox in approximately 18 months. Leaving with Ladd, the son of actor Alan Ladd, will be Jay Kanter and Gareth Wigan,the studio's senior vice president and vice president for worldwide productions. unscheduled round of talks that included discussion onthe free-wheeling committees composed of Islamic holymen known as mullahs and armed revolutionaries. “We requested Imam (Khomeini) that there should be closer cooperation between the provincial authorities and (revolvtionary) committees,”’ Interior Minister Hashem sabbaghiansaid. Viet Positions Shelled ARANYAPRATHET, Thailand (UPI) — Thaiartillery shelled Vietnamesepositions in Cambodia today in retaliation for a Vietnamese mortar barrage that wounded 15 Thai villagers near the volatile border, military sources said. Thai 105mm howitzers pumped five roundsinto the Vietnamese positions where the mortar attack was believed to haveoriginated, the sourcessaid. Propane Explosion Forces Evacuation Of Close to 1000 Attack on Mexico Home Of Iranian Shah Denied TEHRAN, Iran (UPI) — Sheikh Sadeq Khalkhali, the self-proclaimed chiefof Iran's revolutionarycourt,said today Moslem revolutionaries mathousands of gallons of propane at two suburban chine-gunned the Mexican home of depots exploded and burned early today. forcing the Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi but evacuation of nearly 1 000 residents in a square-mile failed to kill him. The shah’s area. spokesmen and Mexican police denied Police said the original fire at the Petrolane Co there was anyattack. located in Pittsfield Township south of Ypsilanti Khalkhali was quoted as saying acspread to the nearby Washtenaw Farmers Oil Co tivists would getto the shah “evenif he causing several more explosions. Witnessessaid the wentinto hiding in the White House."’ blazes could be seen five miles away The Iranian leader, quoted by the No injuries were reported and most area residents PARSnewsagency in Tehran, did not were allowed to return home at dawn. Homeowners Say when thealleged attack took place nearest the storage facility were however. notal- nor did he give other details lowed to return until authorities drained gas from a An emphatic denial came from Mark tank that did not explode That process was to be Morse, a spokesman for the shah, at completed around noon Cuernavaca, Mexico, where the former The fire at the Petrolane Co apparently began Iranian emperor and his family have when propane leaked from a tanker truck as it was been staying at a heavily-guarded villa being unloaded into a smaller tank State Police Set since June 10. Raymond Beamish said. The driver heard the leak A helicopter flew over the house a and saw the propane on the ground and was ableto couple of days ago, SundayI think. escape unharmed Morse told UPI today. “‘It flew pretty Witnesses said flames from the exploding tanks low and madea lot of noise — I guessit one of which contained at least 10,000 gallons of propane, shotinto the night sky several hundred feet One witness said she sawthree explosions YPSILANTI, Mich UPI) was hired by some photographers — but there were no shotsfired in either direction Storage tanks holding Some 100 firefighters from Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor Arbor and Saline weresentto the scene shortly after midnight after the first explosion, a Pittsfield Township Fire Department spokesman said Truckers Strike Remains On QuietSide in Region There was slight decrease of truck traffic near the Wyomingborder during the past couple of days. but otherwisethe strike byindependent truckers was quiet Tuesday Utah HighwayPatrol Lt. Col. Fent A. Hughes said there were no new incidentsofviolence, blockadesor conveys in the state. Rep. Dan Marriott, R-Utah, has asked the TranShortly afterward a white flag was seen near the Yisimamcee Positions and the shooting stopped, they sportation Departmentto set, by executive order, a uniform gross vehicle weight of 80,000 pounds. The said. The exchange came as fighting between weight now varies in states from 72,000 to 100,000 Vietnamese-led forces and Khmer Rougeguerrillas pounds. Marriott also wants permission for use of double flared again near the Cambodian border town of trailers 65 feet long in all states Poipet. During the strike, which is a week old across the nation and two-weeksold in Utah, there have been reports of snipings nails scattered across truck routes, and blockades of fuel distribution centers, NEW YORK (UPI) — Louis Werner, the only refineries, service stations and food warehouses person convicted in the $5.8 million Lufthansaheist, hasbeensentenced to up to 18 months in jail for failing to answer a special grand jury's questions. Werner DrawsSentence In New York, Robert F. Armao, the shah’s chief of staff, said the reports were “completely erroneous.”’ He said, “There have been no attempts on his life or the lives of any members of his family whatsoever. The security remains constant.'’ PARS said Khalkhali ‘claimed Tesponsibility for the machine-gun attack on the residence of the ex-shah in Mexico on behalf of the Fedayan-e Islam extremist religious group. ‘Khalkhali asserted that although the deposed shah had notbeenkilled in this incident, he would notbe ableto escape because the Fedayan-e Islam militants could seize him even if he wentinto hiding in the White House PARS said For Elvis Presley's Father she was driving on nearby Interstate 94 Pittsfield Superior and Augusta townships and Ann denied the report Private Funeral Scheduled “T thought it was a plane crash,’’ said Wendi Pohs of Ann Arbor, Mich., whowitnessed the explosionsas Authorities ordered the ‘square-mile’ area evacuated becauseof fears a tank containing 36,000 gallons of propane would explode ‘No one has madeanyattempt on the shah. Morse added. Mexican police in Cuemavaca also MEMPHIS, Tenn. (UPI) — The death of Vernon Presley, 63, father of the late Elvis Presley, leaves the multimillion-dollar estate of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in the hands of his grandmother and daughter. The elder Presley died of heart failure Tuesday at Baptist Hospital, where he had spent much of the year suffering heart trouble. Dr. Nathan Salky, a cardiologist, said Presley died at 9:20 a.m. despite intense efforts to save his life through electric shock and medication. “The heart justfinally gave outall at once, but he was going down for weeks and months,”’ Salky said. ‘‘He wasnot ina coma.Hejust wentout suddenly." A family spokesman said a private funeral featuring recordings of Elvis's gospel songs would be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the living room of Graceland Mansion, Elvis’ home. The elder Presley will then be buried VERNON PRESLEY alongside Elvis and his mother in the royalties from the the many records and movies he made. 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