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Show 4A The Salt Lake Tribune. Tuesday, Jar.uarj 21, 19Wi South Africa Bloodlessly Seizes Lesotho, Food, Fuel Through Borders Re-Allo- ws Western diplomats said the situation By Erik Van Ees United Press International JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -The military ousted the African government of Lesotho in a bloodless coup Monday and South Africa allowed fuel and food into the tiiy enclave kingdom for the first flfrie in three weeks. In a 6 a m. broadcast, Radio Lesotho said the states 1,500-maparamilitary force led by Gen. Justin had toppled Prime Minister anti-Sout- in the capital was normal "If we had not been told there was a coup, we would not have known," said Dennis Quinn, second secretary of the British High Commission "Everything looks normal h Less than 12 hours after the announcement of the coup, a truck convoy crossed into Lesotho from South Africa, delivering the first fuel and food supplies to the kingdom in three weeks n Lek-hany- a Jonathan South Africa, which surrounds "This step has been taken to install peace and national reconciliation. Which has been a problem of politicians in Lesotho, said the radio, adding King Moshoeshoe II, the constitutional monarch, will have a role in the government. Jonathan, who has ruled the country since it won independence in 1966, Ivas reportedly at his mountain outside the capital city of Maseru. It was not clear whether he was iinder house arrest All of Jonathan's Cabinet members were dismissed, Western diplomats in the capital city laid. The radio announced a night curlew, and broadcast a statement by imlitary leaders calling on citizens to urn in weapons issued to them by the onathan government. Citizens with private weapons were told to register jhem. Meanwhile, Monday night in Durian, South Africa, five bombs explod- in in a period of minutes, in an apparent !d a power pylon attempt to black out part of Indian Ocean port, police said. j sotho, imposed the unofficial blockade Jan 1 to pressure Jonathan into ending his support for African National Congress rebels who are seeking the overthrow of Pretorias government. South African Foreign Minister Roelof "Pik Botha denied any formal blockade, saying that, rigorous inspections of travelers and goods entering and leaving Lesotho were ordered to prevent rebels and weapons from reaching South Africa. There was no word from Pretoria on whether the blockade would be lifted as a result of the overthrow of Jonathan, who was openly hostile to White-minorit- Loser photo AP Leabua Jonathan Ousted Prime Minister , a black tribal area northeast of a crowd stoned a patrol in KwaNde-bele- Johannesburg and Pretoria. Also, the army said Monday it had discovered two more land mines on a farm that abuts South Africa's border with black-ruleBotswana A white man and his daughter-in-lawere killed when their vehicle struck a mine on the farm two weeks ago Nine people have been killed by mines since the African National Congress began planting them in October and November for the first time since its armed campaign against the white government began in the late 1950s In Lesotho, Maseru residents said scores of people danced in the streets early Monday, chanting "Away with Leabua and Save us Lekhanye." Le- y South Africa Polar Expedition To Receive Scientist to Probe Kaster Island Carvings SANTIAGO, Chile (UPI) Thor Heyerdahl logist will try to solve one of the world s great mysteries how the hundreds of giant stone heads on Easter Island Rill for Rescue New ZeaCHRISTCHURCH, land (AP) The U S National Sci- there Heyerdahl, 71, arrived in Chile on Sunday from Norway and was scheduled to fly Wednesday to Easter Island on a expedition wound-u- - ence Foundation said Monday it plans to charge a private British polar expedition $30,000 for flying the group to New Zealand after its support ship sank in Antarctica The foundations director of polar programs, Peter WUkniss, told reporters the British expedition would be asked to pay for the eight-hou- r flight by a Hercules aircraft that took 26 people from Sound to Christchurch last p six-wee- k Located in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles off South America, the island is dotted tiny. busts with hundreds of 30 foot-tacarved out of volcanic rock by unknown sculptors as far back as 16 centuries ago Exactly how the natives managed heads is to move and erect the a mystery ll 20-to- n Announcing o NEW week The special flight cost nearly Special Airfare an hour and disrupted the foundations work, said Wilkmss. He said the bill was rounded off to $4,000 $30,000 The three men who trekked to the pole and the crew of the ship Southern Quest were picked up by U.S helicopters after the vessel was crushed by ice irf the Ross Sea with the full service of a scheduled airline Western Airlines Robert Expedition Explorer-archaeo- MATOQD Swan said last week the group would pay any bill charged by the Americans. The Southern Quest was on its way to pick up the three British explorers who walked to the South Pole retracing the route taken by Capt Robert Falcon Scott. Round 7- trip - per person d police spokesman, Capt Winston jfeunis, said no one was injured and thtfpylon remained in service. Another police report said officers shot a black man dead Monday when A HOME REMODELING AND REPAIRS! ... and Maui, add only $20! ! ! 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