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en n my they We ,[| le rope I, f the tt e. One the ro|){. many pj j just too® ■stance,' who ^ebanese village stormed, Syrians revenge murders keswou nic Hoi| were t,e ley we, t United Press International EIRUT, Lebanon — A tank- [ported Syrian contingent of the b peace-keeping force stormed a Ithern Lebanese village Wednes- iy and blew up homes in a search the killers of the son of Leba- ion s former president, reports iching Beirut said. Travelers from the region said a Syrian force, supported by encircled the village of Deir hmar, 15 miles from the scene of killing Tuesday of Tony Fran- feh, son of former president iman Franjieh. he younger Franjieh, his wife 3-year-old daughter were killed invading right-wing Phalangist 16,4 tiamen in an attack on the Fran- ■isrighllj s y iM a i n northern mountain losttleS t? ort of Ehden, 15 miles southeast right 1; Tripoli. hob n all, more than three dozen iiq four: p] e died in the surprise artillery id, andSl | mortar attack, st Government sources had no im mediate comment on the Syrian ac tion Wednesday, but telephoned reports from the area confirmed the tank-supported sweep. Local residents said the Syrians made a number of arrests and blew up the homes of gunmen believed to have taken part in the attack on Franjieh. Newsmen on the scene said as many as 30 tanks and 1,500 soldiers were involved in the operation. The Syrian action came as the Lebanese government pressed ef forts to restore peace to the north — the main trouble spot in the country now that the Israelis have with drawn from the southern border re gion. The Ehden raid was the latest in a series of clashes between the rival groups in an apparent power strug gle for control of the north. are a thing of the past,” one dip lomat said. “Revenge is the password and revenge they will have.” The elder Franjieh made no im mediate public comment on the at tack. As news of the killing- spread through north Lebanon, Franjieh supporters in several villages cut roads and manned barricades, travelers from the north reported. Syrian units of the 30,000-man Arab League peace-keeping force quickly moved in and restored rela tive calm. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat said in a cable of condolence to the elder Franjieh the Lebanon crisis posed a threat to the entire Arab world and offered Egypt’s good services to solve it. “This painful tragedy makes the heart of every Arab bleed,” Sadat said. “This escalating crisis poses a “The Franjieh clan no longer threat not only to your country but cares about political alliances which to the entire Arab world. Jarter foreign policy briefs opened ^Secret documents show Carter becked Cuban activities in Africa United Press International ^ordPinltltVASHINGTON — President iry Bob alter asked Venezuela and Brazil i agency:, [help put pressure on Cuba to end trolasts I Soviet-supported military inter in the sti entions in Africa, according to se- |t documents obtained by UPI. tigatioii! tarter made the requests during and X-lilis March 28-31 visits to the two dievesslouth American countries. His eel beailreign policy advisers asked the ss ofco: president to stress growing U.S. lockupBc'ern about Fidel Castro’s African golvement, particularly in iopia at that time, he documents showed that Car- was advised to make his views wn about Cuban activity espe- ,ly clear to Venezuelan President los Andres Perez who, they said, strusts the Cubans because of sman sai as a restill 1 and di e accidei ted were t the ageno l, FordsiBir interventionist activity in Ven- ty, saidi the on req« operate • ■ both is] ! volunta Pintoi irlier thisl estigatorj ing prob processj! y effectu; hd, “the bolt « ■ned on icles, a ; — result 'e on the lela in the early 1960s. the documents are foreign policy efing papers, some marked “se- . prepared for Carter for the that also took him to Nigeria Liberia. Parter was advised to tell Perez Washington was interested in jhelp in ending Cuban military itivities in Africa, presumably ough diplomatic pressure. Specifically, Carter was advised to seek Perez’s views on whether unchecked Cuban intervention in Africa later could lead to new Cuban adventures in the Western Hemi sphere. For his talks in Brasilia with Pres ident Ernesto Geisel, Carter was advised to stress both Soviet and Cuban intervention in Africa. Car ter was told to make it clear to Geisel that U.S.-Cuban reap- proachment has come to a virtual standstill because of Africa. Brazil — which has a growing interest in African affairs, particu larly in the Portuguese-speaking na tion of Angola where Cuban pres ence is highly visible — has no dip lomatic relations with the Havana government. Brazilian pressure therefore would have to be applied through the United Nations or other countries. The documents also showed the United States sent a joint FBI-State Department team to Caracas two weeks before Carter’s arrival to give Perez “a high-level intelligence briefing” on the activities of anti- Castro Cuban terrorists, operating both in Venezuela and the United States. lissinger declares Soviet wolvement ‘unacceptable’ United Press International ^Washington — The Ameri- n people should believe President arter is telling the truth in state- Snts that Cubans trained the |angese invaders of Zaire, former retary of State Henry Kissinger ! Wednesday, gh invesaBissinger, appearing on the ■ing prob NBC-TV “Today ” program, said 1 no jjbts about the President’s claims failureO e part of „ the “legacy of the e presides ice for Fir -ica Inc.,: acted ed its of los •ss, wheel on,” Dot the NH1 which *i vill noti ilems wtl itnam War. 1 think we ought to assume when President of the United States js something, he’s telling the h,” Kissinger said. lexican farmers suspected United Press International MEXICO CITY — Mexican chers have developed a con- band cattle trade with the United tes, the leader of the Meat In- Ustry Workers Union charged dnesday. DAY PECItt 3d Beef iream / toes and e otW )le d and Bu' Tea J PECIAL venin c : GOLF SUPPLIES Pro Line Equipment DISCONTINUING BUSINESS CLOSEOUT Friday June 16 1:00 - 6:00 Saturday June 17 9:00 - 6:00 3513 Parkway Terrace — Bryan Off Carter Creek Parkway near Tanglewood Park X-out Topflight $5 25 doz Titleist 11 85 doz. 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Soviets man in United Press International MOSCOW — Members of the American business community in Moscow, concerned by the arrest of a U.S. businessman on charges of currency violations, met at the U.S. embassy Wednesday to discuss their own safety. Soviet authorities held F. Jay Crawford of Mobile, Ala., in Lefor tovo Prison as they continued a pre-trial investigation. Crawford, 38, is International Harvester Corp.’s Moscow repre sentative. He was arrested Monday evening as he drove through central Moscow with his fiancee. American embassy officials said they were informed Crawford was being held for “pre-trial investiga tion” in connection with section 78 of the Soviet criminal code, which covers smuggling. Sources said the charge also in volved currency violations. A con viction on a section 78 charge can lead to a 3-fo-10 year prison sen tence. In Washington, officials said Wednesday Crawford told a State Department representative who visited him in prison Tuesday night that he was innocent. Representatives of 24 American companies registered in Moscow met at the U.S. Embassy commer cial office Wednesday for a briefing. Some of the businessmen feared Crawford s arrest was only the be ginning, anticipating further harassment of businessmen. However, embassy sources said no information was relayed to the businessmen that would indicate Crawford’s arrest was part of a cam paign. “It was a factual briefing,” THE BATTALION THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1978 Page 7 arrest Moscow one source said. One business source who asked not to be identified said the mem bers of the business community de cided to contact their home offices to express concern for their safety, and for Crawford’s. Embassy sources said Crawford’s fiancee and an embassy official went to Lefortovo Prison Wednesday to deliver toiletries and clothing. 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