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WORLD Protests continue TEL AVIV, Israel ? Israeli troops killed a Palestinian demonstrator and wounded two others today in the sixth straight day of protests against an Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, the mayor of Halhoul in the occupied West Bank of the Jordan River said. Mayor Mohammed Milhem said in a telephone interview that Nasri Anani, about 21, was shot dead and the others were wounded in Halhoul, 15 miles south of Jerusalem. Israel's military government in the West Bank had no immediate comment. Minister on trial TEHRAN, Iran ? Former Prime Minister Amir Abbas Hoveida went on trial for his life Thursday before an Islamic* rf*vnlnHnn?rv ??nnrf phorrro^ _ . v j V, w v*? v, VIIU1 gvu TTIU1 offenses that included "creating corruption on earth" and "entering into battle against God and his emissaries." The former prime minister is the closest adviser to deposed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi known to be in the custody of Iran's revolutionary government. About 62 persons have been executed since the uiuiidi cuy was ioppieu m a popular uprising last month. Most of them were convicted of political crimes but some were executed for sexual offenses. Pope gives warning VATICAN CITY ? In his first encyclical, Pope John Paul II warned Thursday that technologically advanced, consumer societies threaten to make human beings "the slave of things." He also assailed nations that give "only atheism the right of citizenship," pledged the church to defend human uiiiuk >ivvuuui, V.UUUCIIIUCU me wiuciimg gap ueiween rich and poor and denounced the arms buildup. The 18,000-word encyclical, an authoritative form of papal teaching, was addressed to the world's Roman Catholics and also to "all men and women of good will." Quake jolts Mexico urvi/vt nim?r rni ' " ... tuEiAivu uii ? ine powenui earmquake and aftershocks that jolted Mexico left four persons reported dead, 32 injured, 400 treated for hysteria and widespread damage, including 150 toppled homes, officials said today. The Seismological Institute said the quake hit shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday, registered 7.0 on the Richter scale and was centered near Acapulco. Eighteen aftershocks registering as hrgh as 5.0 continued for hours and lesser ones lasted into the night. Invu A/crf ivuvia Red Ske his goot NATION Cost: $5 billion WASHINGTON ? President Carter estimates an j Egyptian-Israeli treaty will cost American taxpayers about $5 billion. Key members of Congress say that's a small to pay for peace. Both Republicans and Democrats said Wednesday fKmr fAi?/VAA lat-tl'v 2?. - ? ? ? J * ? 11,1 uivj iuicocc niuc u uuuic in uppruviii|{ new niniwry and economic aid requests associated with the treaty. Carter, who planned to begin a long weekend at Camp David today, briefed about 50 members of the Senate and House on his peace mission Wednesday at the White House. Shortage to worsen WASHINGTON ? The United States is reported to be threatened with a murh hpavipr shnrfnop nf r?il imnAP?c ^ ...WW., ---w^ T MOWS V* VII Illipvi UJ than that caused by the Iranian crisis because of a change in the way oil companies allocate world supplies. The repor^by The New York Times quoted James R. Schiesinger as predicting the U.S. import shortage would creep upward from the loss of about 500,000 barrels a day under the new distribution formula. Park testifies MONROE, La. ? Korean businessman Tongsun | Park said neither he nor former U.S. Rep. Otto Passman did much talking about the $193,000 the government claims Passman took in an influencepeddling scheme. Passman is on trial for income tax evasion, bribery and conspiracy ? the only person to stand trial on charges growing out of the investigations of the Korean rice scandal. Park, testifying under immunity as the prosecution's chief witmess, contends the payments were campaign contributions. Ransom authorized SIOUX FALLS, S.D. ? The United Church of Christ in New York has authorized its office in the Philippines to provide $67,000 in ransom money for the return of a kidnapped missionary, the Rev. Lloyd Van Vactor. Van Vactor, 50, was seized from his office Friday at the Dansalan Junior College in Marawi City on the island of Mindanao. A note Tuesday from the kidnappers, believed to be Moslem guerrillas, said Van Vactor would be killed if 500,000 pesos, or $67,000 wasn't delivered in three days. fo^&^S'iri^^B^^^S5^*^:$$^i:>:::::::-: ^^^BKHBkydi^BMf.',>,' r :" ^HS'-"- '. g V flB :^B| ilton delighted the Carolina Coliseum audience Wee 1 humor and many characters. More Skelton on pag STRTE Stakeouts set Police and deputies armed with shotguns and ordered to shoot to kill if necessary are on guard at some Columbia drugstores after a robbery attempt in which a pharmacist was killed. Richland County Sheriff Frank Powelll announced thp ctnlrMiutc WpHnpcHau 14a cairl Ho thinlra a rlmri -lv, UWi,vUM?l . T V.UIIWUUJ . >1V kHUU HV UU1UW U U1 Ug addict "maniac" was responsible. He said area police and deputies "are to make arrests and to use any force necessary...bring them in dead or alive" if a robbery attempt occurs. Force considered Gov. Dick Riley said Thursday he is considering the formation of a state "strike force" to handle major crimes in areas plagued by frequent murders, rapes and other violence. I Riley told the Legislative Liaison Committee that he discussed the possibility Wednesday with Chief J.P. j Strom of the State Law Enforcement Division. He said he will nrnhflhlu nclr tho Um.c-n 1 ** ..? j ~?j hu? mv iiuudc *fays ctiiu means j Committee to put an appropriation in the state budget bill for that purpose. Officials found guilty BAMBERG ? Two former administrators at Voorhees College in Denmark pleaded guilty Wednesday to misappropriation of funds charges. They were given jail terms. Thomas S. Martin, onetime executive assistant to the CAKAAI J-v J ? -' 1A--- A - A * * * ovuuvi pcoiucm, pieaueu gUUiy lO IWO C0UI11S 01 0Dtaining money by false pretense. He was ordered to jail for five months and fined $500 by Cureuit Judge Rodney A. Peeples. The former director of institutional relations, Thurston DeLaine Jr., pleaded guilty to conspiring to ] obtain money falsely. He got a 45-day sentence. Pi | i Irv i i r 4*^ v /-v ^ ^ ^ MIIUU5ICI ^UIIIIIIUt2b Members of the South Carolina Senate were sumj moned from bars, restaurants and motels Wednesday night as a filibuster continued against a bill designed to shorten legislative sessions. The rule requiring law enforcement officials to round up absentees was invoked at 7:30 p.m. Absentees quickly trickled in and soon the necessary 24 of the 45 I House. "; ;^fe.;-:fi^ jjga I: ^"'v^; -BP^^^f ll ] Sam Hicks - GAMECOCK Inesday night with 9 nine.