W Aldheim Undaunted by Threat Thuncloy
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
W aldheim Undaunted N O . I Vol. XCIX, 79 — Manchester, Conn., Thuraday, January^, l 8BO I S I n c o 1881 • 20is SIngiB C op y * IS t H om e D elivered I By Threat TEHRAN, Iran (UPI) - U.N. The U.N. leader and Ghotbzadeh Secretary General Kurt Waldheim, met at the Foreign Ministry for two undaunt^ by a reported plot against hours and 40 minutes after Waldheim his life, braved an angry demonstra briefly visited Tehran’s Behesht-e tion by hundreds of chanting Iranians Zehra Cemetery south of the capital today to visit a cemetery containing "to pay homage to martyrs of the graves of dissidents killed by the Islamic revolution,” the state radio shah’s troops. reported. The U.N, chief then met anew with Waldheim's visit to the cemetery Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh was arranged as part of a govern and reported “some progress” in his ment plan to highlight reported consultations in behalf of the 50 atrocities by the deposed shah. The By United Press International Americans held hostage for the 61st Iranian militants occupying the U.S. Gold rocketed past the $600-an- day. Embassy want the shah returned to ounce mark on bullion markets Earlier Waldheim flew by stand trial in exchange for freedom across the world today in chaotic helicopter to the Behesht-e Zehre of the 50 American hostages. trading and triggered by the unstable cemetery 10 miles away. A crowd of Waldheim emerged from the situation in Afghanistan and Iran. several hundred demonstrators meeting and refused to answer Gold opened in London at a record gathered inside the cemetery and reporters’ questions about details of $610 an ounce and Shortly was up chanted, “Death to Carter Death to the talks, which marked the second $632. In Zurich it opened at $615.00, a the shah” as the helicopter landed. time Waldheim and Ghotbzadeh had jump of $98 from Friday’s close. Security agents quickly whisked met since the secretary generaFs “Trading is chaotic today with the Waldheim into a police car which arrival in the Iranian capital situation in Afghanistan, and to a drove the U.N. chief to a block of Tuesday. lesser extent Iran, constituting a graves of demonstrators killed by the 3 “We continued our conversation threat to world peace and causing shah’s troops in the struggle to and discussed the various aspects of extreme nervousness on the overthrow the former regime. the problem,’’ he said. “But I really market,” a Zurich bullion dealer Waldheim returned to his cannot say anything concrete said. helicopter after a brief survey of the because these talks continue and I “The market is still going crazy in burial place and flew back to Tehran don't think it is in the interest of London with demand coming in from for talks with Ghotbzadeh. diplomacy that I elaborate any everywhere, e^ecially from the After the talks, he met at the further.” Arabs,” said a dealer for bullion former officers’ club adjacent to the brokers Samuel Montagu. Foreign Ministry with about 3(X) vic Another spokesman for gold tims of reported atrocities by the Raccoon Trial dealers Sharps Pixley said, “Sorry, shah’s police. we are too busy to talk. It’s chaotic.” Pay Up Bonnylu Jenks and her husband John are charges of illegally harboring her “pet.” Nearly 40 revolutionary guards Gold sold at $228 a year ago in Lon seen here with a six-month-old pet raccoon, carrying automatic weapons guarded don. Under New York State law, raccoons can’t be “Blackie,” who is the subject of the Jenks’ his route. The U.S. dollar slumped on foreign kept as domestic pets without special per legal fight with the New York State Depart Waldheim was led onto a platform, Without exchanges, dropping below the 4- mits. After a celebratory snack of crackers, where a man handed him a 3-year-old franc level in Paris for the first time ment of Environmental Conservation. Late “Blackie” went back into binding pending male child whose arms, he said, were since November. ’The U.S. currency Tuesday Mrs. Jenks pleaded not guilty to disposition of the case, set for Feb. 12. amputated by the shah’s police to was being traded for 3.9975 francs, extract a confession from the child’s F anf are down from 4.013 francs at father. Wednesday’s close of official The child began crying and MANCHESTER — Unlike the bot trading. Waldheim handed it back to the man. tle bill legislation, the new minimum The dollar also fell to a record low wage law that took effect Tuesday Soviet Army Moves Waldheim told the gathering, “Let of less than 1.7 deutschmark in has been ushered in with little fan me say I am shocked by what I am Frankfurt. fare and negligible impact. seeing here. In London the pound rose at the A brief survey of stores and “I see what your people have suf J opening to $2.2480 from Wednesday’s fered under the previous regime. We restaurants by the Herald indicated close of $2.2420, and dealers said no there would be no change in hiring Closer to Border have heard 'all this but, believe me, one wanted dollars in the face of the practices or cutbacks in personnel seeing all this mutilation of human present threat to peace. In Frankfurt KABUL, Afghanistan (UPI) — Soviet troops in beings is heart-breaking,” Waldheim because of the new $3.12 wage. the dollar was down to 1.7040 marks Afghanistan battled rebelling Afghan troops in a key SOVIET DIVISION “Not in this type of business,” a said. from 1.7155 marks, in Zurich it provincial city near Pakistan in a drive to consolidate HEADS TOWARD spokesman for the A & P Food Store, He assured the cripples that “this opened at 1.56425 Swiss francs com Russian rule. Western diplomats in the capital of PAKTIA PROVINCE 1135 Tolland Turnpike, said. “You message of suffering will certainly pared to 1.5873 francs at the close of Kabul said today. still need the young people to haul all last Friday’s trading. It was the first confirmed clash between Russian //Kabul go to the U.N. We will certainly do the stock.” $ Jalalabad whatever w'e can. I assure you,’’ A A spokesman for Barclays Bank soldiers and the regular Afghan army. Minimum wage legislation has The cripples moaned and cried as International said, “Political unrest There also were reports that advance elements of the KHYBER Waldheim spoke. A man wearing a been a controversial issue in in Afghanistan, the U.S.-Iran situa PASS invading Russian army reached the Pakistan border white Moslem death shroud appeared Congress in past years. Opponents tion and higher oil prices are just along the major artery between the two countries. before the U.N. chief and waved the have charged that hiking the ^ making people come out of dollars Another Soviet armored thrust headed toward the Peshawar minimum wage merely prices Iranian flag. into gold. If this goes on the bullion province of Paktia, which also borders Pakistan, the teenagers out of the job market will surely hit $700 pretty soon.” Press Trust of India said. The U.N, leader made the visits despite a^l^port by the foreign because employers don’t want to pay “The stampede into gold reached In Kabul, new Afghan strongman Barbak Karmal the higher wage to younger people. hysterical proportions in London this appeared on television Wednesday for the first time since minister that authorities had “foiled” a plot against his life. Mike Adams, assistant manager at N morning. Really the market is fin the Soviet-backed coup installed him in power’ last After his new meeting with Ghotb Burger King, 467 Center St., said the ding it hard to cope with demand. We Thursday. zadeh, Waldheim said: “I feel that new scale won’t change anything at cannot even spare the time to talk,” In another development, the Russian ruble has been after the meeting with officials of the the restaurant. said a dealer for bullion brokers declared the official currency in Afghanistan, replacing PAKISTAN Foreign Ministry we have made “Not in here," he said. “We still Johnson Matthey. He added, “It’s the afghani as legal tender, reports from the Pakistan some progress,” Waldheim said. need a certain amount of people to panic stations all round.” newspaper Jang and travelers from Kabul said. Ghotzebhdeh said his talks with fill the same positions. We compen The big price jumps also were seen They said the ruble was being used in all official and AFGHA Waldheim were “rather frank and to sate (the increased wage) by raising in Hong Kong, New York, Paris and business transactions in Soviet-held cities. prices.” the point and exposed our grievances Zurich. In Hong Kong gold opened at The government also has frozen bank accounts. Adams said the restaurant usually $592 and closed at $612. The measures apparently are aimed at preventing toward the United States and the shah.” has mothers working during the A Zurich gold dealer said trading funds from reaching the tribal insurgents who still con Ghotzebhdeh, speaking on the NBC daytime hours so they can be with was “chaotic today with the situation trol much of the rugged countryside, dominated by moun Today program, said it did not their families. The 16 and 17-year-old in Afghanistan and to a lesser extent, tains and deserts. Lnik matter whether Waldheim is able to is hired for the early night rush while Iran, constituting a threat to world In Washington, President Carter Wednesday recalled produce progress in his mission by a persons 18 and over work the closing peace and causing extreme ner Ambassador Thomas Watson from Moscow in a gesture Soviet invasion troops in Afghanistan today U.N.-set Monday deadline “because shift, he said vousness on the market.” of displeasure over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.