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Show Kidnapping Ring Operates In Region of Soviet Union MOSCOW(UPI) — Authorities in Soviet Georgia have disclosed the existence of a kidnapping ring that preyed on the sons of prosperous workers. The newspaper Zarya Vostoka (Dawn of the Orient) in the city of Thilishi has reported that two kidnappers were arrested convicted and imprisoned, but two others remain at large The kidnappers got away on one occasion with a ransom of43,000 rubles — $66.650 — a princely sum ia the worker's state the newspaper said. _ In an unusually detailed account of the case a story that was remarkably frank about a crimein the Soviet Union, the newspaper lamented the lax- ness by police that allowed the kidnappers to escape after their first abduction last year. The gang operated in Rustavi. a city in the republic of Georgia. near Tbilisi, that is thesite of one of the Soviet Union's most famous steelmills. Theystruckfirst last April. Zarya Vostokasaid. The 27-year-old son of Akob Akashyan, also named Akob, a photographer, was conked on the head and seized while parking the family car one night last spring. The family soon received a ransom note and a follow-up telephone call demanding that 50,000 rubies be paid within 24 e _ When Akashyanfirst called his district police station to report the abduction, Zarya Vostokasaid, he was asked how old his son was Hearing that young jakob was 27, the desk officer in Rustavi told the concerned father: ‘‘Why worry? He's an adult.” The newspapersaid it was a wonder‘that these parasites were unmasked’ at all with such an attitude by police. IN A FIGHT against ienereas. Houston, Tex., is tightening leash, vaccination and license laws. Crouching, —_ L. pene — spoke a fa on the back of his truck. Not all and coaxed a to , pette 3 are so lucky. Some,diseased, had to it, toa be shot with a tranquilizer gun left. Sin sel tes carriedae Houston Battling Animal Rabies HOUSTON (UPI) — Dogeatcher Robert L. Brown spokesoftly and coaxed the small tan dog into his grasp, petted him rou‘inely, pushed him into one of the empty cages on the back of rues ree other oberdogn walwatched Tesiresigned\ from other cages. They also pe fooled by Brown orhis partner — D. Henry who were tightening leash, vaccination and license laws in response to three cases of animal rabies since Nov. 19. Seconds after the cage door banged shut, Eddie Zepeda and wife, Mamie, who was pregnant and probably should have avoided the chill, burst from their frame house and hurried toward the truck. wae “That’s my dog,” Zepeda said. ‘Buster’s his name.” “We had his mother. She had eight puppies and that’s the last one,” mie said. “Can't you just let him go new?” Zepeda asked. “No,” Brown said. “Once we take them, we can’t let them go. It’s the law.” Brown, a husky 47-year-old who also works as a Baptist preacher, gently but firmly told Zepeda he could free Buster at the city pound for a fee of $20. Zepeda ed and looked at Buster. Buster looked back at Zepeda. “He's a good dog,” Zepeda said. “I don’t know how he managed to get caught.” Zepeda was unhappy, but Buster fared better than three other dogs this day. Brown and Henry could not catch the three tagless animals so they shot them with fast-killing chemical darts and shoved their limp bodies into another cage for disposal. Zepeda was angry, but he waspolite. Other pet owners have been rude or violent, calling Henry, Brown or their associates much worse than “dogcatcher.”” “Ourtitle is animal controlofficer,” Henry will correct with a smile. “We ask the pubiic to recognize that. It's impossible for any two-legged human to outrun and catch a four-legged animal. So dogeatcher’s just inaccurate. “T had one lady throw a can of lye water at me,”’ said Henry,54, a graying former security guard who likes to invite new friends to Jerusalem Baptist Church, “After she missed with that can of lye water, she wentin the house andgot a little .22 caliber pistol and came at me.I just grabbed it.” Henry chuckled. But on occasion, he and the others havecalled for police assistance. One woman animalcontrol officer was surrounded by four men who forced her to free all her day’s catch. “There are numerous occasions whenI wish thatI could leave the dog and take the owner because the owner is responsible for the pet being out and having to go through these changes,” Henrysaid. Distillers May Become Key To Gasohol Plan, Reuss Says WASHINGTON (UPI) distilleries should be export to the Soviet — Rep. Henry Reuss operating. believes ey,and gin distilleries can help ease “Don Patterson, an the energy crisis — _ American Agriculture without changing the Movementofficial who is drinking habits of an avid gasohol booster, Americans. The Wisconsin said the existing distilling Democrat has sug- capacity has already gested that U.S. distil- sc6n full lied by have the distilling capacity, you can’t producethe gasohol.”’ the EB Department. of- to produce some of the ethanol needed to make gasohol. Reuss outlined a plan to increase the gasohol program in the wake of President Carter's embargo of American grain shipments to the Soviet Union. As one wayofusing the eee on, Reuss it tern by Cook County Circuit Judge Louis B. Garip in response to defense testimony indicating that pretrial publicity would preventa fair trial with a panelof local jurors. Gacy, 37, is charged with the sex slayings of 33 boys and young men, manyof whose bodies were found buried under his northwest suburban home. Action Delayed NEW YORK (UPI) — A federal judge, warned by the State Department that any action could complicate the effort to free the American hostages in Iran, postponed for 60 days all court proceedings relating to the attachmentof Iranianassets. He is charged with more slayings than any other single person in U.S.history. Gacy attended the hearing, was attentive and occasionally questioned his attorneys. Garippo alsosaid selection of jurors outside the county will assure that a jury is seated more quickly and at less expense. The prosecution did not object to the order. Jury selection is scheduled to start Jan. 28 in Winnebago County Circuit Court in Rockford. Althoughthe plan has not beenused before in Illinois, Garippo notedit has been used successfully in Wisconsin. 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AndySternberg of Marcam, a large East Coast gasohol distributor, said it would be pussible to achieve Christopher 1980 grain targel years from now when Rol! & Butter Beverage Energy Departmentexperts Monday said America’s alcohol distil- NameJurors Outside Chicago CHICAGO (UPI) — Thejury that will decide the fate of accused mass sex murderer John Wayne Gacy will be chosen in Winnebago County, nearly 100 miles west of Chicago, then moved to Cook County for the trial. The plan, unprecedented in Illinois has been 000000900000060000 Entrees: Down Home Dixie Fried Chicken earmarked for the Soviet police had built a file on the case. and by tapes of the kidnappers’ telephoned demands they were able to identify two suspects. including an exconvict named Levan Zhgentia. 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His son, Zurab,a college student. was lured outside the family apartment by a telephone caller who claimed to be his sister's lover. anxious for a manto-man talk with Zurab. Hetoo was knocked on the head, blindfolded and spirited away. The kidnappers later demanded a ransom of 70.000 rubles. Grigory Gvasalia, a foreman at the steelworks, was unable to pay the ransom. Butby this time the For GacyTrial + All You Can Eat SOUP ‘n SALAD BAR - Chicken Fried Steak with Country Gravy - Baked Potato orFrench Fries + A thick slab of Stockade Toast the percen- tage of ethanol used in making gasohol, a gasoline-ethanol mixture, be increased from 10 percent to 20 percent. The country’s level of ethanol production, currently at about 50 million gallons, is far below the needs foreseen in Reuss’ plan and the administration's annual production target of 456 million gallons. 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