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through Vietnamese defenses in an attack that swept
past the strategic Long Son capital and pushed two
miles closer to Hanoi, intelligence reDorts said
Saturday.
Despite a Peking report that the Chinese would end
the 15-day war and withdraw their troops, Hanoi
charged the Chinese were still sending more troops
into battle. The Vietnamese flew in reinforcements to
defend Hanoi.
The Long Son battle was "a clear victory for the
Chinese," a Western source said. Japanese news
reports indicated that China's leaders were satisfied
with their military gains and would withdraw their
troops from Vietnam.
Hut intelligence sources in Thailand reported late
Saturday they had seen no indication that China's more
than 85,000 troops in Vietnam had begun to withdraw.
Control regained
MALABA, Uganda ? Troops loyal to President Idi
Amin crushed a small guerrilla force and regained
control of the important east Ueandan town of Tnrnrn
border officials and travelers reported Saturday. The
victory eased the military pressure on the embattled
Amin.
People arriving in this border town from Tororo,
seven miles to the west, said Amin's soldiers captured
and summarily executed four of the estimated 10 to 20
Ugandan guerrillas who attacked a military base in
Tororo Friday.
Unofficial reports Friday said as many as 50 persons
may have died in the day-long fighting, but this could
not be confirmed.
In another development, Uganda's official radio said
Saturday that Soviet President Leonid I. Brezhnev had
sent a "special message" to Amin. The contents were
not disclosed, and some observers said this probably
indicated the communication was cool.
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WASHINGTON ? The U.S. peace drive appeared
Saturday to be running out of steam as Israeli Prime
Minister Menachem Begin gave no sign of yielding to
Egyptian treaty demands that have the support of
President Carter.
After a Sabbath break, Begin joined Carter at the
White House for dinner with their wives, and then the
third in a series of so-far futile meetings.
Secretary of State Cyrus H. Vance and other key
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and highly tentative ideas that they hoped might break
the impasse.
U.S. officials declined to divulge any of the details
and seemed gloomy about the course of the
negotiations.
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Flames-Islanders game. Miraculously,
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Murdoch and Islander Clark ^Gillies scuffle.
The Flames won, 3 2.
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major step toward declaring himself a candidate for
re-election, authorizing formation of a committee tc
begin work on his behalf, a source close to the campaign
said Saturday.
Evan S. Dobelle will leave his post as treasurer of the
Democratic Party to coordinate the effort, according
! to the source, who asked not to be identified.
! Carter aides began making telephone calls around
the nation Saturday to inform supporters of the move
to create the campaign committee, the source said.
Papers required by the Federal Election Commission,
FEC, are expected to be filed in a week or two.
FEC rules allow formation of such committees to raise
and spend money for candidates, even though those
candidates have not formally announced their in
! tention to run for office.
Floods threaten
PENSACOLA, Fla. ? Flooding from turbulent
thunderstorms forced hundreds to leave their homes in
Pensacola, Fla., Saturday, while flash floods and
; tornadoes threatened Alabama and howling winds
j created 6-foot snow drifts in Nebraska.
In northern Georgia, water rising after severe
j thunderstorms trapped several persons in a cave late
Saturday at a wildlife management area, authorities
said.
"We have five or six generally college-age
spelunkers trapped in a cave in the Pigeon Mountain
Wildlife Management Area in the south portion of
Walker County," State Patrol Sgt. Charles Dunn said.
"They're trapped because the rising water has
pretty effectively blocked their exits," Dunn said. He
added that six scuba tanks were being flown to the area
by helicopter from Chattanooga, Tenn.
Execution ordered
MONTGOMERY. Ala. ? The Alabama Sunrpmp
Court has ordered that John Louis Evans III, a convicted
murderer, be put to death by electric chair April
6 in what would be the second state-ordered execution
in the United States in the past 12 years.
! Evans, who is housed at Holman Prison on death
| row, has repeatedly requested that the execution take
place and has said his decision is irrevocable. He told
The Associated Press in an interview last week that he
is "ecstatic" about his impending execution because
"it means getting my freedom."
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viction and death sentence, and the U.S. Supreme
I Court last week refused to hear his case. Friday, the
state Supreme Court set the execution date.
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CHARLESTON ? Three persons, including a
juvenile, were charged Saturday in connection with the
shooting death of a 13-year veteran of the Charleston
City Police Department.
Lt. John Tillman said Saturday night Arthur White
Jr. 22, of Awendaw and a Charleston juvenile have
been charged with murder in the death of Officer
Charles Alvin Shider.
j Ira Robert Glover, 17, of Charleston, is charged with
being an accessory to murder, Tillman said.
No decision has been made on whether the charge
against the juvenile will be handled in familv or
general sessions court. Tillman said a decision will be
made today.
Aide: nothing wrong
An administrative assistant for Lt. Gov. Nancy
Stevenson said Saturday she sees nothing wrong with
her work on a fund-raiser to help reduce Stevenson's
$150,000 campaign debt.
Judy Parker said she worked on her own time,
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weeks, on a March 17 dance at the National Guard
Armory in Columbia.
The only exception was a telephone call to arrange
for advertising time on a Columbia radio station, which
Parker said had to be made during business hours.
"There was no other way that I could do it," she said.
Gary Baker, director of the state Ethics Commission,
said such action probably does not technically
violate the South Carolina ethics law governing
! political activities by state employees.
Bacteria discovered
AIKEN ? Health officials say they believe there is
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Legionnaires disease bacteria in two dozen South
Carolina and Georgia lakes.
I Dr. Carl Fliermans, a researcher at the Savannah
River Plant in Aiken, found the bacteria in 90 percent
of 220 samples of water taken from the lakes. He said,
however, their levels are low.
Dr. Albert Balows of the Center for Disease Control,
1 CDC, in Atlanta said Fliermans' findings confirm
iiuiiai suspiciuiis inai me organism is a natural part
of man's environment."
Balows, director of the CDC bacteriology department,
said, "it's in fresh water. It's in water found in
central air conditioning towers and in some mud."
Fliermans, a microbiologist-ecologist employed by
the DuPont Co., said he did not expect to find the
bacteria in the lakes that has been screened.
! DuPont operates the plant and a laboratory under a
contract with the U.S. Department of Energy.
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