Show China Still Using the Whip On Prisoners Group Says LONDON (UPI) — Amnesty International reported Monday that despite Chinese government reforms there is still persistent use of torture in China by police who beat whip and use electric clubs on prisoners The worldwide human rights organization said the Chinese government’s concern about torture is evi- dent from the “unprecedented publicity” given the subject in publications the past two years These published reports indicate torture is more prevalent than previously suspected Amnesty said “Torture and of prisoners are a persistent and widespread problem in China” said Amnesty “Most torture victims are criminal suspects who are tortured to force them to confess” Published reports state suspects have been beaten whipped hqng up by the arms and brutally ass4ulted with electric batons or clubs in police Stations and detention centers Amnesty said ' In April 1986 police seeking confessions about two thefts in the city of Baoshan in Yunnan province tortured state-controll- more than 100 of 201 suspects detained illegally Amnesty said One victim died and two committed suicide A prisoner held in Shanghai’s Huangpu detention center in 1986 told Amnesty "Among the most severe punishments was the ‘hanging airplane’ which meant being suspended with both hands tied behind the back The worst were the beatings” Amnesty said an inmate at the same prison told the organization that truncheon-wieldin- g guards regularly forced more than a dozen inmates into a cell until they were packed “like frozen yellow-fish- ” Other tortures included the tightening of handcuffs so that they cut into the flesh “until the bone showed” Amnesty said Some prisoners have been held in solitary confinement for years with no contact with their families or fellow inmates “Some have lost their minds as a result” Amnesty said Amnesty said that despite high-levpublic condemnation of torture some convicted torturers have received lenient sentences el Kawai Model Sale Price $4995 GE-- 1 N-Weap- “Well our arguments are starting now This Tariff it’s what started politics It's what started parties It split Washington and Jefferson what will it do to high-rankin- 462-pag- Selected and edited bv Bryan Sterling All rights reserved tor the Will Rogers Memorial Hindus Drown in Cert many - At NEW DELHI India (AP) least eight worshipers of Ganesh the Hindu deity drowned in the Arabian sea in western India during an immersion ceremony United News of Iniia reported Monday The tragedy occirr when thousands of ered by the sea at 1 J late Sunday rshipers narat By Masha Hamilton Associated Press Writer JERUSALEM Israel is far ahead of its Arab enemies in its ability to develop nuclear weapons but trails in the field of chemical armag ments a research institute said Monday in its annual report e The study compiled and edited by former Israeli military intelligence chief Aharon Yariv gave the most authoritative glimpse to date of Israel’s nuclear capacity “The Arab threat to employ chemical weapons of mass destruction is far more realistic than any nuclear threat against Israel” said the report by the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies based at Tel Aviv University “Israel in any case is far ahead of the Arab countries in terms of the capacity to achieve a military nuclear - our boys? “Twenty men can enter a room as friends and someone can bring up the topic of Tariff and you will find nineteen bodies on the floor with only one living that escapes" September 8 1929 elephant-heade- d Tuesday Registered under Utah Post Secondary Proprietary School Act H I Virgil Hayes HypnotherapistTrainer Free orientation meeting Sept 17th - 7:00 PM 104 6100 SOUTH 300 EAST NEXT COURSE STARTING OCO DC SEPT 19th SATURDAYS C-7C- & - gath- capacity” The center has published annual analyses on military balance in the Middle East for four years but this is the first year it included a section on unconventional weaponry The study was couched in cautious 10-- 9 Saturday It said Egypt used chemical weapons against Yemen in the 1960s and Iraq began using chemical weapons in its war against Iran as The center’s publication said only that Vanunu had “further reinforced widespread assumptions concerning Israel's high scientific potential in the nuclear field” But it said “Israel indeed does not actually possess nuclear weapons” 10-- 9 Saturday early as operational capability narrowing the -' gap with Israel during 1986 10-- 7 Introducing Levi's Hidden Fits Natural Touch trousers 10-- 7 Engagementwedding ring sets fine array of exquisite designs and settings Extra special savings on our entire selection of diamond engagement and wedding ring sets A Reg $1450 now $870 B Reg $1175 now $705 now $630 C Reg $1050 now $765 D Reg $1275 now $525 E Reg $875 now $675 F Reg $1125 Styles vary from store to store Fashion Jewelry all stores except Cache Valley I Made of an exclusive new polyester comfort stretch fabric to deliver easy care wrinkle-freperformance with a unique Hide of colors with den Fit Lycra panel Choose from a closet-ful- l in Sportique and also available in coordinating belt sizes women’s sizes in the Fashion Plus department 8-1- 8 I ' 4 1983 The report said that in regard to conventional weapons the Arab countries had made great qualitative strides in manpower weaponry and 40 off A ons Scientists questioned by the newspaper said Vanunu's information showed Israel possessed the world’s sixth largest nuclear arsenal O Shop weekdays A5 “On the other hand and in view of its ongoing nuclear effort it has positioned itself to be capable of produc- ing nuclear weapons in less time than it would take the Arab countries to do so” the report added “Israel’s declared nuclear policy frequently reiterated holds that it will not be the first country to intro-- ' duce nuclear weapons to the Middle East — but also not the second” thq‘ studysaid Turning to chemical weapons the report said: "Here the principal Arab states are far advanced: they either possess or can acquire chemical weaponry” Utah Toll Free BEGINNING THROUGH ADVANCED HYPNOTISM COURSES The most intensive Hypnotism Utah’s only ACHE certified Training program in seven states training program Nation’s largest hypnotism organizaHypnotism as a career no tion college degree required 8 1987 language and offered no figures about Israel’s atomic program Israel keeps strict silence about its nuclear potential The report gave a country-bycountr- y analysis of the nuclear capacity of Mideast nations It said Iraq was the most advanced Arab state in terms of nuclear military potential and Pakistan was the most advanced Moslem country The study referred briefly to the case of Mordechai Vanunu 32 a former nuclear technician charged with treason for revealing details of Israel's nuclear program to the Sunday Times of London last year 5450 Green Street & 53rd South) Murray Utah 84123 Phone 268-444- 6 a September Israel Far Ahead of Arabs in Trails in Chemical Arms Report Says Shop iveekdays S $100 DOWNS100 PER MONTH The Salt Lake Tribune Will Rogers Says " |