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Wednesday, February 18; 1987 / University Daily Kansan
Around the World
Shiites plan to lift 4-month siege after 30 hours in bloody battles
BEIRUT — Shite Muslim Amomilitiam and leftist forces, using tanks and artillery, turned streets into a bloody battleground yesterday in a struggle for control of Muslim west Beirut. At least 31 people were killed and 110 wounded, security sources said.
As the fighting raged, shattering neighborhoods, Amal leader Nabih Berri announced that his militia today would lift its four-month siege of Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut.
After more than 30 hours of fighting, the chief of Syrian military intelligence in Lebanon.
Ghazi Kenaan, announced that representatives of both sides had agreed to an early evening ceasefire.
During a peace meeting at Beri's home in west Beirut, a security committee was ordered to tour trouble spots and within several hours most of the battles had eased.
Soviets order release of 2 more dissidents
Thousands of militiamen fought running battles through the streets and explosions rocked the capital, keeping civilians in their homes and basements as ambulance crews tried to reach trapped casualties.
MOSCOW — The Soviet government announced yesterday that two more dissidents had been ordered released from prison and that Jewish activist Josef Begun was likely to be freed.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Gennady Gerasimov said the government had ordered the release of Anatoly Koryagin and Alexander Ogrorodnikov and would "most likely" free Begun.
Gerasimov told a news briefing that he didn't know whether Koryagm was free yet, but he said
a government decision was made Friday to pardon Koryagin from charges of anti-Soviet activity.
The official Tass news agency issued a report on Gerasimov's briefing, quoting him as saying that Koryagin was to be set free and that Begun's case was under review.
Begun, 35, was sentenced to seven years in prison and five in exile in October 1983 after conviction on charges of anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda.
Kentucky Fried to pull out of South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
Kentucky Fried Chicken, which
has about 10 outlets in South
Africa, was withdrawing
from the country.
the rest are franchised.
A company spokesman confirmed a Monday announcement in Louisville, Ky., that the firm would withdraw its assets "in light of our own progress in South Africa and the prevailing U.S. point of view about doing business in that country."
According to a company spokesman, 25 percent of the franchises are owned by non-whites, with 85 percent non-white personnel and 66 percent non-white management.
"We have concluded that it is time to withdraw assets and company operations in a manner that will minimize economic disruption in the lives of our employees and franchises," the statement from the U.S. headquarters said.
Irish vote to help reverse economic crisis
DUBLIN, Ireland — The Irish ignoring near-freezing temperatures, voted yesterday for a new government to fight the country's worst economic crisis since its independence. Turnout was heavy.
166 seat Dail, or parliament, that will form Ireland's next government.
When the polls closed last night,
election officials estimated that 75 percent of the country's 2.4 million voters had cast ballots for a new
The result is considered a cliff-changer with the possibility that no majority party will emerge. Vote counting was to begin today, but the outcome may not be known until tomorrow.
Across the Country
Shultz and Shamir agree on need for talks
WASHINGTON - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz agreed yesterday on the need for Israel-Arab talks but disregarded how such negotiations should occur and who should be involved.
Shamir opened his four-day work visit to the United States with a one hour and 50 minute meeting with Shultz and his advisers at the State Department. He is scheduled to meet with President Reagan today.
At the end of the meeting, Shultz said, "Our immediate objective is direct negotiations between Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians."
The United States supports exploration of various methods for the talks including international negotiations, he said.
From the KU Weather Service
Weather
LAWRENCE FORECAST
Little variation in the weather today as skies remain partly cloudy and the high reaches only 35 degrees. Tonight the low will be about 19 degrees with partly cloudy skies. Tomorrow it will keep on going.
WEATHER FACT: The heaviest rainfall for a 24 hour period in Lawrence, 2.56 inches, occurred on this day in 1961.
cloudy by late afternoon. High tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 30s.
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