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B519SSS1B WORLD Cannabilism charged BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ? President David Dacko said dismembered human torsos and limbs "trussed up and prepared for roasting" were found in a freezer at the villa where Kmperor Bokassa I and his cronies partied. The Central African Republic's new president told a correspondent that a judicial commission is preparing an indictment against Rokassa including rhargps of ritual cannibalism, mass murder, an unknown number of individual killings and embezzlement of millions of dollars in public funds. Dacko, the first president of the former French colony, was ousted by Col. Jean Bedel Bokassa on New Year's Day 1968. Bokassa proclaimed himself emperor on Dec. 4, 1976, crowned himself a year later, and was ousted by Dacko on Sept. 21 with the help of French troops while Bokassa was in Libya. Unusual changes made JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA ? Imperial Motors, a local automotive firm, has made some unusual modifications in a fleet of rural buses in South Africa, the Hand Daily Mail said. At the request of the bus company, special bars have been installed on the windows of the buses to prevent goats and sheep being pushed in and unwanted passengers being shoved out by other riders. A cage has been installed on each bus to keep passengers from assaulting drivers. Roof racks and other projecting parts have been removed from the bus fleet to prevent joyriders from climbing onto the roofs and hanging off the sides of the vehicles. Special anti-corrosion flooring has been installed for those desparate passengers who cannot wait for the next stop before answering the calls of nature. jticviuus uuuring nau ueen suDjeci 10 rusung oui, me newspaper said. Arab land seized JERUSALEM ? Jewish settlers seized a strip of Arab land yesterday on the occupied West Bank of the Jordan River to protest a government delay on a plan to take over 1,000 acres of Arab land to expand seven Jewish settlements. The delay also prompted a threat by the National Religious Party to pull out of Prime Minister Menachem Begin's ruling coalition, a move that could force new elections. Settlers tore down a section of fence at the Ophra settlement, north of Jerusalem, and about 100 of them erected tents and huts on the adjoining Arab-owned land, Israeli state radio reported. Arafat visits Jackson BEIRUT, LEBANON ? Palestinian guerrilla chief Yasser Arafat brought flowers to the bedside of the Rev. Jesse Jackson and planted a big kiss on the cheek of the ailing black civil rights leader. Jackson, suffering a stomach ailment, was admitted to the American University of Beirut Hospital Wednesday forcing postponement of a meeting with Arafat, so the Palestine Liberation Organization leader went to him. Jackson said today he contracted food poisoning from fresh fruit in Damascus, Syria, but expected to be released from the hospital in time for another meeting with Arafat. Say what? HB At least one person is getting into the spirit of - . Homecoming '79. t. .a ? ...?~'~' <v >' BBM Tornado hits hard WINDSOR LOCKS. CONN. ? A freak tornado described as "a big monster" killed one person, left more man mu nospnanzea ana causea aamage estimated at well over $100 million as it churned through north-central Connecticut. The Wednesday afternoon twister, which accompanied a storm with vicious 86 mph winds, destroyed a collection of rare airplanes and blew away homes and businesses through parts of Windsor and Windsor Locks. "They wandered around saying, 'Gee, my house just blew away'," the Rev. James Silver said of the survivors of the brutal storm. Silver's Congregational Church in Poquonock lost its roof and steeole to the winds, rare in New England. Americans getting fatter WASHINGTON ? Eat less and grow slim? Not necessarily so, scientists warn. As a matter of fact, Americans as a group are eating less and growing fatter at the same time, concludes an Agriculture Department study released Tuesday. The catch seems to be that while Americans are consuming fewer calories, they also are getting less exercise. The findings are based on a survey of information compiled from 1965 to 1977. In another dietary development, scientists raised the possibility Tuesday that the nation's eating habits could be linked to cancer. That warning came during a hearing by the Senate Agriculture subcommittee on nutrition. Dr. Arthur C. Upton, head of the National Cancer Institute, told senators the agency will begin studying that possibility, and said some cancer-causing substances alreadv have been found in smoked and grilled meat Man ordered to pay SALEM, ORE. ? A judge has told John Rideout he j must pay for his ex-wife's front door, then never aancen 11. >. Rideout, who was acquitted last December on a charge of raping his wife, was given a nine month suspended jail sentenct? Tuesday for forcing his way into her apartmeht Aug. 27. Marion County District Court Judge Thomas Enright put Rideout, 22, on two years probation and ordered him to pay $15 for the door he damaged and to submit to psychiatric evaluation. Rideout, who pleaded guilty last month to criminal trfKinaRQ rharopc will nnlu Ka qKId (a caa Kic urifn 1 ??? ?"V '? ?'-v ?? VA ""^l Greta Hibbard, with permission from his probation officer. The couple were divorced after the rape trial. Accident kills playmate MALIBU, CALIF. ? Former Playmate of the Year Claudia Jennings, who once said she could turn an 18wheel truck rig around "in the middle of the street" died after her convertible smashed head-on into a pickup truck, police said. Miss Jennings, 29, who starred in such films as "Unholy Hollers" and "Deathsport" died Wednesday when her car drifted over the center line of the Pacific Coast Highway. Her car collided with onedriven by 19-year-old Craig Benell of Rancho Palos Verdes, officials said. Benell was treated for minor injuries. fsl11111 f v ?i > . r^V'"'>x ' > ? lEOIL^ < ?: L ' . ' . ? I * ? - I I - -I I Protesters still jailed BARNWELL ? Sixty anti-nuclear protesters remained in county jails Wednesday night, while organizers of last weekend's demonstration considered staging another this weekend. David Kronenhetter of New Orleans, a member of the Southeastern Natural Guard, said the demonstration will probably be held Sunday at one of three nuclear facilities in the Barnwell area. The arrests culminated three days of anti-nuclear J A A. Tk K 1 - r L 1 J. 1 1 I 1 aemonsirauons. iviusi 01 muse anesieu iiau ueen released by Wednesday night on $25 bond. But Kronenhetter said some would spend 30 days in jail, the maximum sentence for trespassing, because "they don't believe in giving their money to a state" that supports nuclear power. A Nov. 19 trial date has been cot New system installed COLUMBIA ? Telephone operators in the State House will be able to tell callers where to get help tlipniirtV> o r>otirl\r incfolloH tr?l 1 -f!**?*? linn .1 .t rinv WatlPU nil UU^U U 11V *T A J UIOVUUVU WII ii vv , *uv. v-v ? , * Stevenson said. She said her office has compiled a directory of statesponsored programs. "It has taken eight months to list the nearly 200 programs that runge from help for abused children to advice on lawn and garden problems," the lieutenant governor said Wednesday. mi_ _ it ?11 ~ A me new uperauuu is naiioi irugictui rtsaisutucc Line, or PAL for short. The number is 1-800-922-2221 for persons calling from outside Richland and Lexington counties and 758-3975 in those counties. The directory has been fed into a computer used by the General Assembly to keep up with the progress of bills. Telephone operators seated at the computer terminals will have immediate access to information on any program offered by the state, she said. Voter walks to polls SPARTANBURG ? Snartanbure Countv's nlH^t (registered voter went to the polls Tuesday. That is itself is quite an accomplishment considering that Ed Coleman is 103 years old. But it becomes even more remarkable when you consider that Coleman wallcpd 9 tn *>act hie haiw v. ? .....W vvr VUUV HtU UUliUb. "I couldn't get anyone to drive me to vote," the retired minister said. "I decided I was going to get there if I had to crawl, which I just about did." It took him 4 hours to negotiate the route from his home to the polling place to cast his ballot in the special Democratic primary for one state Senate and one House seat. I Jenkins waiting appeal COLUMBIA ? Evangelist Leroy Jenkins apparently will stay in jail during the appeal of his consoiracv conviction. A federal judge upheld a state Supreme Court decision to deny bail for the 44-year-old faith healer, rejecting arguments that the justices reached their decision abritrarily. Jenkins was tried in his native Greenwood last May i * - *. - wo counf^nionspiracy to commit I arson and two counts of conspiracy to commit assault. 1 He is serving a 12-year-term.