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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, August 24, 1978

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Guerrillas kill civilians in Rhodesia Salisbury. Rhodesia a two Lack guerrillas and two civilians were killed and three White policemen were wounded in new clashes on the outskirts of Salisbury the police announced wednes Day. The announcement at a press Confer ence Here lifted a two Day news blackout on the latest clashes Between insurgents and Security forces in the Black townships ringing the rhodesian  an escalating six year War by Black nationalist guerrilla groups Salis Bury had been relatively immune from at tack until assassination and sabotage teams reportedly began infiltrating into the townships last  guerrilla was shot dead monday night when he was spotted by a policeman in the main shopping Center of the High Fields Black township and tried to throw grenade police said. Killed German jesuits police spokesman said that ballistics tests made on the communist made ak47automatic Rifle in the dead guerrilla s pos session showed that he was the Man who shot and killed two German Jesuit Mission Aries on june 27, at their medical outpost80 Miles Northwest of Here. A second guerrilla was shot by police on tuesday afternoon in an Industrial area adjoining Highfield township the spokes Man said. A third guerrilla was spotted returning tuesday night to a House in High fled where Security forces had earlier found and blown up an arms Cache the police  a police Roadblock near the dwelling the spokesman said the guerrilla opened fire with his ak47. He wounded three White policemen an three Black civilians being questioned by them and then began a bloody rampage through the township the police said. According to the police the fleeing guerrilla first robbed a taxi Driver of the equiv Alent of $29 and then set fire to the  then sprayed a passing bus with Auto Matic Rifle fire but did t hit the Driver Orris passengers. Then he fired a burst at a passing car which slowed across the Road and stopped on the grounds of a  said the Driver and passenger of the car were both killed in the  two dead guerrillas and the one at Large were described by police As Mem Bers of assassination and sabotage teams sent into Rhodesia from neighbouring Zam Bia by the Joshua Nkomo s Zimbabwe Afri can people s Union forces. Thursday August 24, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 27 Dovis murder for hire Bond hearing court hears compromising tape i huh fort Worth Texas a pros ecu tapes to be played in support of test ii t. Cullen Davis for a prosecutors trying to link Cullen Davis to an alleged murder for hire scheme played tape recording at his Bond hearing wednesday in which an informant says. "1got judge Joe Eidson dead for you and Davis replies  the informant. 40-year-old David me Crory then is heard saying to get the rest of them dead for you. You want Bunch of people dead right Davis replies All  also played a recording of a Telephone conversation made by the feb about 3 . Sunday some six hours be fore Davis was arrested after allegedly be ing tricked into believing a murder had been carried out. On that recording Mccrory is heard to  i finished the  two tapes were introduced tuesday Over the objections of defense lawyers As prosecutors attempted to tie Davis to an alleged plot calling for the executions of a divorce judge and three witnesses who Testi fied against Davis in a murder trial last  District judge who will decide whether to let Davis go free on Bond allowed the one last fling lands dying professor in court London up for american drama professor Lionel Lippman Kohn who is dying of cancer and whose wife recently left him an attempt at one last fling in London turned into another , 44, came for a Little bit of Happi Ness but he said the pain of his disease left him confused and led to his arrest for not paying Over $2,000 in Bills at three luxury hotels. A lecturer in drama at West Virginia University Morgantown w.va., Kohn admitted three charges of obtaining a pecuniary advantage when he appeared at Bow Street magistrates court  officer detective Constable Valerie Barnes said  Man is no Crimi Nal. His wife had just left him and taken his children with her from the family Home. He has terminal cancer and has Bee suffering greatly. His life seemed to come apart and he did not know what he was do ing when he came to London for a final  a statement read to the court Kohn said i came to London to try to enjoy my self in my final months but the pain drove me mad. I became confused. I be Neverdone anything like this  he was stopped by a Security guard Ashe left the Waldorf hotel without paying a 209 Pound $416 Bill. Previously he Hadron up Bills of 522 pounds $1,040 at the Churchill hotel and 432 pounds i860 atthe Royal Garden hotel. Magistrate Evelyn Russell delayed sentencing for a few hours while american officials were contacted to see if they would pay the debts. They said they would not. During this break in the hearing however Barnes contacted Kohn s wife in Washington and she agreed to look after him until he died. Arrangements were made for him to Fly Home to Washington  magistrate said that in View of the circumstances and Kohn s previous Excel Lent character he would be released. 15 most Active new York u i Tho � Mon Kalvo of Oulu in Noo Yorlli Stock eur ungtcornpolltttraiiaot4p.in.wian4 saudi pledge to Back Dollar helps Spur a Stock Advance to Nama. Touch inc. . A Mumpton. Burro he Exxon corp. Soot Rob. Virg lilo Elco. Pop Loco. Boring co. Pourtau.  11 mum 1h� .177.700 Itu a Fijoj i1v� new York up stocks aided by Treasury and saudi arabian Dollar sup port scored a Broad gain in heavy trading wednesday. But profit taking prevented the Dow Jones Industrial average from holding above the 900 level. The Dow average finished 4.58 Points higher at 897.the Treasury triggered an Early rally by announcing plans late tuesday to expand its Gold sales to 7so.ooo ounces from 300,000 at its next auction. This propped up the Dollar in Japan. Saudi arabia1 Prince fahd helped the currency in Europe and the Stock Market Here when be said his country till sup ports the Dollar. The new York Stock Exchange Index Rose 0.36 to is. 12, and the average Price of a share jumped 21 cents. Advances topped declines by a 2-to-i margin among the 1.893 issues traded at 4 . Big Board volume totaled39,630.000  american Stock Exchange Index Rose 0.92 to 165 67, an All time High and the average Price of a share added 8 cents. At 4 . Pan american world Airway was the most Active nose listed Issue up 1 to 8vi. Pan am has made a merger offer to National airlines and has bought 4.8 per cent of its Stock. Texaco was second off to Toon lne amex advances topped declines by a. 3-10-2 margin among the 928 Issue traded at 4 . Volume at that Lime total Otiis 480 000 shares. Instruments system was the most Active amex Issue unchanged Al in to Stock list Affifi stars and stripes. Omm Mirler 8mhhh and to ital. 14 .h0.70j  it.  70.  u mho �wt.7oo a  Ink n,30q i7v� amex 10 most Active new York up to w Inott Octav hoc a Norkun Stock Etc Nung Compoli trading �1 4 in Truman. Con Pultor Insom am Domb. Set Tomenga.  of Vonyer. Muon Oil .ju.70j.171400  � Hood u Tuot us 77.100 Jolo met 71.ho is. Dow Jones averages new York up ii now Jonm doting tape testimony by the informant David Mccrory. 40, a former karate instructor and employee Ofa Davis controlled firm. On the latest tape. Mccrary. Who was wired for sound by authorities opens the conversation by telling Davis sorry 1have to Call you so late. Davis  "1 finished the Job Davis How will i know Mccrory i got the proof. Just be Lieve me. I la show  alleged death list sources have said the alleged death Lis included the names of Eidson the presid ing judge in Davis four year old Divo Cecase Davis s wife Priscilla Beverly Bass and cos Bubba Gavrel. Who Testi fied against Davis at his murder trial in Amarillo last year and judge Tom Cave who presided at Davis first murder trial that ended in a Mist  the gunman May take a Bunch of them off at once Mccrory is heard to Saone of the tapes. I mean he s that kind of person and hell just waste. A Bunch of them and get a Bunch of it Over with at  on the tape Davis is heard to reply. Well. That suits the out of  sunday Davis was arrested sunday and charge with solicitation of capital murder after he allegedly met Mccrory in a fort Worth parking lot and paid him $25,000 in $100 Bills for the murder of Eidson. Fri agents had rigged Mccrory. Who lipped authorities to the purported plot last week with hidden recording devices prior to his meetings with Davis. Defense attorneys claim David was setup and framed. The prosecution is seeking in the current hearing to deny Bond on the charge. During one of the tapes played in court tuesday Davis and Mccrory allegedly carry on a 23-minute discussion of a plan to kill mrs. Davis and Eidson. Prosecutors said the tape was made Friday. W game show packager wins $7.4 million damages los Angeles a a television game show packager has been granted $7.4 million by a Superior court jury in connection with a lawsuit claiming thai the pack Ager had been Fra Dently misled by the corporation that bought his company. An attorney for Ralph Andrews packager of such to shows As liars club and celebrity sweepstakes said the verdict ranks among the largest awards Ever made in private civil litigation in the entertainment Industry. The Suil named Mere Dith corp., my productions inc. Meredith productions inc. Thomas Naud. Tom Naud productions inc. And Jat Tlam productions inc. As defendants. \ conversion rate London a wednesday s closing rates of the . Dollar to european currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other local Curre Cieslo dollars  avq.21ftriiuh pm nth.   Gormon Marh. .1.00  4 i 1.40u . A jl171s to Jim lira 030-jd  swi tronc. 1.1141 14a10 . Is k.k3 Ruf Lwills. .23.2 &2s lob Doto a tango Lotrow Oroson  a Stutcki is100 um1 1\m we in Mojo  my Jomjo these Are commercial rates and can be related Only to the use of foreign currency by . Forces for official  of German Marks to . Personnel for personal use will be at the rate of 2.00 on thursday which is based on Price fixing at midday and allows for Standard handling charge  
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