Khaddafy Denies Libya Attacks Chad
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Consumer official says Tigers return favor, beat Chile protests cable firm makes plenty Yankees In last of tenth worry leaders page 3 ... page 15 ... page 4 Manchester, Conn. Saturday, Aug. 13, 1983 Single copy; 25<t Colonel arrives for maneuvers Khaddafy Bv Frederick Kiel United Press International denies Libya The American commander for U.S.-Honduran military ma neuvers has arrived in Teguci galpa, a Honduran officer said attacks Chad Friday. In Guatemala, the government said a top guerrilla NDJAMENA, Chad (UPI) - Habre also called on the Organi leader was killed, probably by Libyan bombers hammered the zation of African Unity, meeting another rebel faction. eastern oasis strongholds of Oum this weekend in Brazzaville, Col. Am ie Schossberg, in Chalouba and Kalait Friday and Congo, to stop "the Libyan aggres charge of joint military ma Chad's President Hissene Habre sion against Chad.” neuvers between Honduras and appealed to France and the United His office said Libyan planes the United States, arrived in States to intervene in the fighting. bombed Oum Chalouba and Kalait Tegucigalpa Thursday and was "The Libyan bombing has led to and unconfirmed reports reaching traveling Friday to Paimerola, the occupation of the entire north the capital said Libyan aircraft where the maneuver headquar of our country. We urgently appeal also attacked the village of Koro ters will be, Honduran army to our allies France and the United Toro 350 miles north of Ndjamena Chief of Staff Col. Jose Ab- States to intervene directly to stop Friday morning. denego Bueso Rosa said. this Libyan aggression,” Habre The town is the regrouping point said. Bueso Rosa told U P Ith a f'th e for the retreating government maneuvers pose no threat to In an interview the ABC-TV, garrison overrun at Faya-Largeau any country, but benefit the Libyan leader Moammar Khad by rebel troops loyal to ex- country that carries them out.” dafy denied his forces were in President Goukouni Weddeye. volved in the Chad civil war. Ruling leftists in neighboring "W e are not interfering with No details of the bombing were Nicaragua have charged the Chad at all. We are sorry to see available immediately. maneuvers could be a prelude to other parties like America and Earlier, Chad's Information UPI photo an invasion of their country. Zaire and so on profit in this civil Minister Soumaila Mahamat said The Tegucigalpa newspaper war. government troops, who fled Faya- La Tribuna said that 740 U.S. U.S. Army medical adviser shakes wounded soldiers who in the past "W e have no soldiers there, Largeau under nonstop aerial and troops had arrived in Honduras hands with one of 103 new Salvado have been left in combat zones military action in the air or on the artillery bombing, scored a victory so far, and that the number will ran medics trained in El Salvador, the withiout medical assistance. ground at all. Our borders are at Oum-Chalouba earlier this week reach 3,000 by the end of August. closed completely a long time with before the new bombardment medics will be called on to treat started. In Guatemala, the army Chad ... We have nothing to do in announced that Commander this civil war,” Khaddafy said. The government troops captured Khaddafy called for a peaceful 600 Libyan and Chadian rebel Camilo, a top leader of the try and decide on a common Guerrilla Army of the Poor, the raids, which were in apparent Sen. Pete Wilson, R-Calif., left settlement in Chad to be arranged troops at Oum-Chalouba and se front toward the new response to a detected move Nicaragua Friday where he by the Organization of African ized "important” military mate largest rebel group, was shot to government. ment of guerrillas on the exchanged harsh words with Unity. rial, he said. death Sunday in Guatemala Two previous meetings set for City. volcano. Sandinista leader Daniel Or On Thursday President Reagan In Ndjamena, President Hissene Wednesday and Thursday were The army maintains units- tega over elections. ruled out the possibility, pf U.S. Police reported that he was Habre's cabinet held a day-long canceled, fueling speculation of atop the peak to guard commun Wilson said Central American military intervention, saying Chad shot seven times by gunmen in a emergency meeting to plan stra a split among the parties on how ications radio towers ^nd other leaders "have no reasonable was in France's sphere of passing car as he stepped out of tegy to regain control of northern to view Gen. Oscar Humberto expectation of a lasting peace influence. an automobile. installations that could be Chad. M ejia’s regime, which took targets of rebel sabotage. without open and honest elec A police communique said power in a coup Monday. In the eastern combat zone of tions in Nicaragua.” that another insurgent faction Salvadoran government San Vicente and Usulutan pro “We believe our internal may have killed him, citing a warjets Friday made a rare vinces, militai^ authorities re problems are our business,” Teletrack scheme letter found on his body. raid near San Salvador, bomb ported three soldiers were Ortega said. “ The breaking of the organi ing a volcano just three miles killed and five wounded in the He said attacks by U.S.- northwest of the capital. zation is a fact, ” said part of the latest combat. funded rebels, the presence of letter, according to the police The bombing raid on the San Both provinces are the scene U.S. warships off the Pacific called unproven communique. It did not say if Salvador Volcano by U.S.-made of a government pacification coast of Central America and A-37 "Dragonfly” warjets oc Camilo wrote the letter or program to drive guerrillas out the announced sending of sev NEW HAVEN (UPI) — Elec Oppenheimer said Sleeman and received it. curred between 5 a.m. and 5:30 and bring peasants back to the eral thousand U.S. ground a.m. tronics experts warned races the other consultant who compiled land they abandoned because of troops to neighboring Honduras shown at Teletrack in New Haven Also in Guatemala, political Military sources declined to the November 1982 report; Dr. the violence. for m ilitaiy maneuvers all may have been delayed in a betting parties set a meeting Friday to comment on the nature of the Farhad Saba, also a UConn profes In another development, U.S. threaten peace in the region. scheme, but the state’s gaming sor, are now working to help install chief has downplayed the allega new security devices at Teletrack. tions, a published report said The state police probe involves Friday. allegations of delayed race show Reagan calls Cuba a ‘basket-case’ The Journal-Courier of New ings at Teletrack in what is termed Haven said consultants last No a "past-posting ” scheme that vember told A.W. Oppenheimer, would allow informed bettors to executive director of the state place sure wagers. By Norman D. Sandler re-election in 1984. assistance. Division of Special Revenue, that Races at New York race tracks United Press International Reagan defended his Central “ As far as I'm concerned, too "illegal action is occurring” at the are supposed to be telecast almost American policy, saying "too theater-like facility. TAMPA, Fla. — President much politics has been played simultaneously at the state- much politics has ben played” "N o malfeasance has been in Reagan, courting Florida’s His with what should be our role in licensed facility in New Haven. on the issue, to the group before any way proved whatsoever,” panic community, derided Central America,” he said. Delayed showings could allow moving on to tough taik about Oppenheimer said Thursday. " I Fidel Castro’s Cuba Friday as “ When it comes to keeping our bettors to learn results and place a communism under Castro. don’t think you can in any way an “ economic basket-case” country safe, there must be no bet before wagering was halted on “No better example exists quote him (a consultant) verba where people have neither Republicans and Democrats, the race at Teletrack. than Cuba,” Reagan said. tim; if you do, you run a risk.” political freedom nor economic just Americans.” William Drew, general manager “ Under Castro's rule Cuba has State police have been investi opportunity. From Florida, Reagan trav of Teletrack, said the consultants become the economic basket- gating Teletrack since August 1982 “ The Cuban government sells els to El Paso, Texas, where he rnade a mistake in their calcula case of the hemisphere.” and spokesman Adam Berlutisaid ING its young men as Soviet cannon will spend two nights and tions and claimed the consultants “ The Cuban people have been Thursday the criminal investiga fodder in exchange for a mas address the G I Forum, a used the wrong computer tapes to betrayed,” he said. “ They have tion "is ongoing.” sive subsidy without which it veterans organization whose reach their findings. neither freedom nor material Investigators are reviewing the could not survive,” ; Reagan membership is 90 percent goods.” case to determine "whether they said. “ The only things abundant Mexican-American. Reagan said U.S. involve can apply for an arrest warrant or there today are slogans, wea ment in Central America is a He will fly to La Paz, Mexico, if they have insufficient evidence pons, repression and matter of security, and “ those Sunday to talk with President for an arrest,” Berluti said. Inside Today shortages.” who suggest otherwise are Miguel de la Madrid about a But Oppenheimer said " I don’t Reagan’s comments came in 20 oaoes, 2 sections courting disaster.” number of issues, including expect any arrests” as a result of a speech prepared for delivery “A far away totalitarian Mexico's financial troubles and the state police investigation of Advice .............................