Kenyan Troops Crush Coup
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By Judl Hasson “severe conseQuences,” local But less than 24 hours after air suburb of Westlands and the city’s The air force officers began the United Press International residents said. force officers rebelled, Moi Asian • neighborhoods, coup by seizing an English-language appeared to have regained control of NAIROBI, Kenya — Sporadic gun Shooting also was reported in the “They made a real mess around radio station in Nairobi Sunday and city center and in Langata, site of the east African nation of 14 million. here,” public relations consultant declaring, “Moi’s bandit gang is fire rang through the looted streets The Cabinet, in a meeting with of Nairobi today as troops loyal to another army base. Army troops Fiona Couldrey said. “The huge iron gone.” were said to have surrounded the Moi, gave the embattled president grills ... in front of the shops have Fierce fighting raged in the President Daniel Arap Moi moved its full support. “The Cabinet was to crush a bloody coup attempt by University of Nairobi, often singled been ripped or blown out. 'There is capital for nearly 8 hours, leaving out by Moi as a hotbed of rebellion. satisfied with the action taken by nothing in the shops. downtown Nairobi “littered with 2 rebel air force officers. “There was some shooting in the the armed forces to contain the “It’s a bit spooky,” Miss Couldry bodies” before government troops Government officials said 71 rebellion,” a statement issued If ; ' rebels were killed in fierce fighting city as late as 8 o’clock this mor said. “Cops are all carrying guns managed to crush the main centers ning, but it seemed to be directed at through the official Kenya News and they all seem to have their of rebellion, witnesses reported. in Nairobi and its suburbs that Agency said. followed Sunday’s uprising by dis looters,” one resident said. fingers on the trigger. They all seem In wild disorders that reportedly Nairobi’s Kenyatta Interational The streets of Nairobi and its sub very tense.” affected air force officers. Unof urbs were deserted today except for followed, rebels set up road blocks, ficial sources said the death toll Airport — the site of a major air seized cars and robbed drivers. force base and the main .focus of army troops and police. The state radio broadcast an could climb as high as 90. Debris from looted jewelry, appeal for blood donors to report to Some witnesses said army and air Army troops were shelling rebei Sunday’s military uprising — was force men involved appeared drunk. iff closed and flights were diverted to clothes and grocery stores littered the local blood bank and other an officers barricaded in the Eastleigh nouncements ordered post office They said many broke shop windows DANIEL ARAP MOI the Indian Ocean port of Mobassa. A Moi and Kenylitta Avenues, military base outside the capital in N airobi’s main thoroughfares. staff and city council workers to and looted valuables. , . Kenyan president defiance of Moi’s order that they 6 p.m. and 7 a.m. curfew was en- ■!4 Beirut i ' S * truce o ............................ * V u . , holding A By Julie Flint United Press International j ..'. Israeli and Palestinian forces exchanged artillery nnd'' gun fire today at Beirut’s inter-, national airport (— the scene of 14 hours of devastating Israeli air and land attacks that Mlled 165 people U and angere<f the United States. But the'cease-fire that halted the assault Sunday, Israel's fiercest in the Lebanon war, appeared to be holding. “We hope these sporadic clashes will not escalate,” a police official said. Security sources reported limited 1 artillery and mortar battle near Herald photos by Pinto G Beirut international airport and sporadic machine gun battles In the region and its adjacent neighborhoods south of the capital. First shipments from Manchester The shaken city, however, was peaceful com part to the Sunday TK« I r niBtrihiition Canter anened on schedule this mornina and began merchandise to the loading platform. Penney Is the major tenant In Buckland In- onslaught, which provided cover for Z J ™ H oSer dual,1.1 Park and I. akpactad to piva a boos, to the town's aoonomv. Israel’s capture of the airport in its first ground advance since June 13. Hartford checlia the paper work on a shipment. At right, conveyor belts carry Lebanese officials said the drive also placed Israeli troops within 300 yards of the key Bourj Barajneh Palestinian refugee camp and closer to the Sabra and Chatlla refugee Mobile homes: housing crisis aid? camps, which hold PLO supplies and munitions. tablished in Connecticut in the last problem, unsafe wiring, and dis parks. He also said “almost everyone” President Reagan, who meets By Markkaa. Dupuis today with Israeli Foreign Minister 25 years, he said. covery of carcinogenic materials in “Gradually, over time, each town on the task force raised the point Yitzhak Shamir, told reporters Sun United Press International For example, there were roughly a park’s water supply. has shut out new mobile home that mobile homes could probably day he “lost patience a long time HARTFORD (UPI) - Mobile 10,000 mobile homes in Connecticut “All these things seemed to be spaces,” she explained. “What that be used in greater numbers to help ago” with the bloodshed in Lebanon, homes are a way to provide affor while New Hampshire, with a beyond the' scope of the current means is the state and local officials resolve the state’s housing crisis. now in Its ninth week. dable housing quickly, but they’re smaller population, has about 25,000, statutes,” she said. “It seemed the are lax in shutting down the bad ' “We just don’t have enough affor Asked if he Intends to toughen his not being used enough to ease said Jensen, the state coordinator statutes were so divided, the areas because they don’t know what dable housing for our citizens,” position in the talks with Shamir, Connecticut’s housing crisis, for the New Elngland Manufactured jurisdiction was in so many to do with the people who are living Jensen said. “Hopefully the task Reagan said, “I’ll be firm.” members of the state task force say. Housing Association. ’’ different areas.” Ms. Mushinsky there now.” force work will show the people of The Israeli Cabinet was to meet Members of the Mobile Home “It’s been a fear of the product,” said she had just returned from a Connecticut this is a good housing today to discuss a U.N. Security Task Force established by the Jensen said, adding, a “great di»l of vacation to Canada where she saw Ms. Mushinsky said the practice resource.” Council call, passed unanimously Legislature this year say the major education” has to be 'done to make many well-designed mobile home of “zoning out” mobile home parks He said there was “no Question” Sunday with U.S. support, for a reason there Is limited use of mobile people understand that mobile parks. Others are in Maine and was based on “ old prejudices” mobile homes were less expensive cease-fire monitored by U.N. homes is because of outdated myths homes have come a long way over the other states north of Connecticut, dating from days when mobile than conventional housing, although observers. about “trailers.” years. she said. homes weren’t as well built as today the difference varied depending on The Palestine Liberation About 250,000 mobile homes are Jensen is one of 10 people, including “When our state is so desperate and there were Questions about the the type A mobile home also will Organization, its 6,000 guerrillas sold annually in the United States, state officials, town planners, for new housing, especially for way the homes are taxed. “last as long as any home,” he said. trapped in west Beirut along with an says Kristian Jensen Jr., president mobile home tenants and others, cheap housing, there’s really no Mobile homes are taxed as motor Also agreeing that mobile homes estimated 500,000 civilians, said it of Jensen’s Inc. of Southington, serving on the task force that will reason that these parks should be vehicles, she said, leading some might be put to greater use was 2 : accept^ the resolution and offered which operates 30 mobile home parks recommend ' changes to the screened ouL” she said. “If they’re towns to believe they couldn’t get as Michael T._ Duffy, a task force to cooperate with a U.N. observer a dozen of them in (kinnecticut, and Legislature by next January in state done with p rc^ r code, they can be much revenue as they would from a member and the director of the force. sells the homes. laws dealing with mobile hQfnes. very comfortable and safe housing, traditional home. Bureau of Housing, in -the state The fighting, backed by intensive The rate of sales in Connecticut is The task force w as^ e result of a for senior citizens especially.” Jensen said zoning and taxation Department of Housing. were developing as the two major "There’s a zoning problem with bombing and shelling of west Beirut, lower because a virtual moratorium bill sponsored ‘tiy''fep.