European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Top aide says Amin is in coma Nairobi Kenya a president Idi Amin of Uganda was in a coma in a Kam Pala Hospital after undergoing an opera Tion for an undisclosed ailment one of his top aides said thursday. Robert Astles British born confidante and top aide to the 51-year-old president said in a Telephone interview with the associated press in Nairobi that he did not have any details. Asked the reason for Amin s operation he replied we Don t exactly know. But he s in a coma. We believe hell pull out of it. I m going Over to the Hospital right now to see what s Astles was speaking from his office in Kampala. He is a White ugandan citizen married to a Black ugandan Mary Astles who is ugandan minister of culture. Earlier thursday Uganda radio announced that Amin underwent an opera Tion in Kampala s Lulago Hospital by a soviet surgeon. A radio announcement said the president was accompanied to the Hospital by the soviet ambassador on wednesday. Or. Feodor sen of performed the operation. Astles said he did not know whether the comatose state was a Normal aftereffect of anaesthesia or whether it was induced by postoperative complications. President for life Amin self declared Field marshal and president for life came to Power in Janu Ary 1971 when he toppled president Milton Obote in a coup backed by Junior army offi cers. His Rule has been marked by violence and bloodshed As he allegedly eliminated rival tribes who threatened his grip on the landlocked african country the size of the state of Oregon. Married five times and divorced three Amin is reputed to have fathered at least 36 children and once said he planned to have 400. Last month five of Amin s children had their tonsils removed at Lulago Hospital and radio Uganda said at that time that Amin had expressed great interest in the Hospital and had remained in the operating theater throughout the operations. It also indicated the president was consolidating much of the country s modern medical equipment at the Hospital. Visitors to Uganda who have met with Amin in recent months say the heavy set former boxing Champion has appeared to be in robust Good health. Friday september 9, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 27 voluntary busing in Chicago Hie Rev. Jesse Jackson National presi leads two children by the hand As they of the 1,139 pupils expected to Transfer Dent of operation push and one of the arrive at Stevenson school on Chicago s from crowded schools in a voluntary nation s leading civil rights advocates Southwest Side. The children Are a few busing program. A photo Carter Trudeau Accord can am Gas pipeline approved Washington a president Carter and prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau agreed thursday to build the largest natural Gas pipeline in history through Canada to the . And said it will save . Consumers $6 billion Over the life of the project. Each . Gas user will save eight cents per thousand cubic feet because the Cana Dian route was chosen instead of a route through Alaska that would have meant shipping the Gas by sea to the lower 48 . States the two leaders said. Carter and Trudeau announced the agreement after meeting for an hour in the Oval office at the White House. In a ses Sion with reporters afterwards both stateside address graph Allied chem Allisch Alcoa Arda Hess am air Flor am airlines am brands abeam can co Amcy amid am Al per am Home am motors att Ampex Ashland Oil at Rich Avon Back a Bell & How Bendix Beth steel Boeing Borden Brunswick Burroughs celanese Chase Manh. 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The Canadian route is safer and will do less damage to the environment Carter declared. He pledged to name a Strong Federal project director and inspector for the project. This is a dramatic breakthrough thanks to you and the Canadian govern ment Carter told Trudeau. I Hope the .\ Congress will approve this critical Energy project before the close of its cur rent Trudeau said the pipeline expected to 1 5 most Active new York up the 15 most Active stocks in new York Stock Exchange composite trading at 4 . Thurs Day sales last chg. Int Tel Tel 276,500 32 Mednat mtg 267,800 15 a Viz Norton Simon 248,400 20vj /4 Clorox co 238,700 14 a Exxon corp 213,300 49 /4 grabs net 42,200 8% Kewa Neelund 41,200 46 a a Kaiser Indus 41,000 4% a husky Illtyd 41,000 26 a Loews to hits 40,200 7% /4 35,600 7 Dow Jones averages new York up Dow Jones closing Range of aver Ages thursday High Low close change x industrials 879.76 866.25 868.16 8.23 20 transport 220.73 217.81 218.69 0.63 i utilities 113.88 112.69 113.25 -0.20 65stocks 298.91 294.76 295.70 1.88 Cost $10 billion will be larger than the .-Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway project in terms of Energy and certainly More we will sign the Fine print next week he said. I m certain there will be no difficulty Trudeau said he and Carter had to talk by Telephone once during negotiations for the pipeline agreement to assure each other that their negotiators were being dealing openly. From our Side Trudeau added we were very Happy with the Coop Carter congratulated the canadians for being Tough this joint undertaking will be the larg est single private Energy project in history they said in a joint statement issued by the White House. Carter and Trudeau said major Bene fits will accrue to both countries from the pipeline. They said it will give Canada greater ability to develop its own Gas re serves particularly in the Frontier regions of the Mackenzie Delta. Conversion rates Brussels up thursday s closing rates of the . Dollar to european currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other local currencies to dollars sept. 7 British Pound 1.7432 German Mark 2.3170 French franc 4.9055 dutch Guilder 2.4510 belgian franc 35.685 italian lira 882.10 Swiss franc 2.3817 greek drachma 36.25 turkish lira 17.50 Spanish peseta 84.46 these Are commercial banking rates and in most cases Are not available to the Public at the exact rate indicated. The Sale of Marks to . Personnel for personal use will be at the rate of 2.30 on Friday which is based on a Price fixing at midday and allows for a Standard handling charge. Sept. 8 1.8430 2.3215 4.9160 2.4s25 35.745 882.20 2.2812 36.62 17.50 84.43
