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Page 12: THE BAl imuon WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1979 Swimmer flees East Germany United Press International STUTTGART, West Germany — East German swimming champion Renate Vogel-Heinrich has fled to the West, West German swimming officials said today. They said Vogel-Heinrich, 24, who set a world 100-meter breast stroke record in 1974, escaped to West Germany last week. Details of the flight were not dis closed but officials said she used a trip to Hungary to make her escape. Vogel-Heinrich, who competed under her maiden name of Vogel, set a world’s record of 1:12.28 for the 100-meter breast stroke for women on Sept. 1, 1974. A new rec ord of 1:10.51 since has been set. before Bolshoi’s return She won five gold medals and one silver medal competing for East Germany from 1971 to 1974 in international and European cham pionships. She was one of the first genera tion East German teenage swim mers who took the world by surprise and helped make East Germany a sports power. 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The couple slipped away from Soviet security officers in the confu sion of the close of the Bolshoi’s final U.S. performance — “Romeo and Juliet.” They notified police they wished to remain in the United States and Immigration and Naturalization au thorities said the request for politi cal asylum was granted. They were reported to be in pro tective custody by federal agents at an unknown location Tuesday. It was not known what effect the defections would have on future tours by the Bolshoi company, but it clearly underscored dissension Thinking about your own WYLBUR Terminal? 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DIAMOND IMPORTERS & WHOLESALERS College Station, Texas 77840 693-1647 or 693-1658 ammMAgMeiiggiiiliIjiiiiiQiiiiilPilQQOOQOOOQOOQQ among those dancers who feel stifled by the Bolshoi’s rigid adher ence to classical ballet. None of the major defections over the past 20 years — including top Kirov dancers Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov — have made the jump for political reasons. All have stressed that they sought more artistic freedom in the West through the opportunity to dance more often and to try undertake roles in modern ballets. Godunov, formerly the troupe’s lead dancer, was the first Bolshoi dancer to defect. Godunov said he made his decision on the spur of the moment, and later asked that his wife, ballerina Ludmila Vlasova, also be allowed to stay. But Vlasova elected to return to the Soviet Union, and after a tense three-day standoff at Kennedy Air port during which U.S. officials tried to determine if she was return ing voluntarily, she was allowed to leave for Moscow. Her detention drew strong pro tests from Soviet authorities and her decision to return was trumpeted as proof that she was harassed by American officials. The Soviet press also hinted that Godunov had been spirited off under strange circumstances. After the Godunov defection, Soviet authorities beefed up secu rity and a number of dancers de clined to attend post-performance parties during some stops along the tour. Tourists warned of guerrilla danger United Press International SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Salvadoran authorities said Tuesday two women guerrillas shot and killed a policeman on the streets of Santa Ana and were themselves killed by other police who rushed to the scene. U.S. Ambassador Frank Divine Monday warned American tourists could be in danger if they came to El Salvador and cited two recent cases in which Americans were in jured in incidents related to the political turmoil. The killings of the policeman and two guerrillas Monday brought the death toll of political violence in this Central American nation of 4.5 mil lion to 15 in less than two weeks. Authorities said two women, dressed in jeans and carrying .45- caliber automatic weapons, shot to death Officer Jacinto Alas Fernan dez, 31, in Santa Ana, 40 miles west of the capital. The two women were shot by other policeman a few blocks away. Divine told reporters travel ad visories on El Salvador were issued this summer because “the opportu nity for getting caught up in random violence is increasing every day. “The more American tourists here, the greater the chance of los ing one of them,” Divine said. 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Texas Ave. Bryan, Texas 77801 (713) 779-6000 world briefs Nixon meets with Chinese leaders United Press International PEKING — Former President Richard Nixon, revisiting the scene of his 1972 diplomatic triumph in China, met for two hours Tuesday with powerful Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping. In the evening, Nixon was to have been Deng’s guest atasmal dinner with a few officials of the Chinese foreign ministry. Nixon, who arrived in Peking Monday for his third visit to China, will see Communist Party Chairman and Premier Hua Guofengto day, a Nixon aide said. In a brief meeting with reporters after his arrival Monday, Nixon said China and the United States must draw closer together for their own mutual survival. After his talk with Deng, Nixon was a luncheon guest of Foreign Minister Huang Hua at a restaurant in Beihai Park, the former winter palace of Chinese emperors. xp< jve old Instant fame comes to balloon-borne refugees NAILA, West Germany — Two East German families whor the perilous flight to freedom aboard a hot air balloon have seen daring exploit rewarded with quick riches and instant fame. A West German magazine paid $50,000 for their story, fourbanlr accounts were opened to deposit money pouring in from WestGer mans eager to help them adjust to their new life, and the new heroes already have a lawyer to guide them through the dangers of capitalism. The flight made overnight celebrities of the freedom balloon s cress United t JJNDON Anybody at the price J of the yea financial wi J would se ounce by y rk came on r e would w Year’s D 'he $325 m it. 4 and th dictions ay ;ed to say, i entually rt at it cost ir Now, you ne, one de finished nee on be rich marke high as [he cost of it in the pa dy $140 — aircraft mechanic Hans-Peter Strelzik, 31, bricklayer Guenter Wetzel, 24, their wives and four sons. Robert Strubel, the mayor of the Bavarian town of Naila, saidhis telephone had not stopped ringing all day with callers eager to helf |liar y w he the families, who were hailed as heroes following their landingis® Naila early Sunday. Stern magazine bought the refugees’ account of their adventured $50,000 and the refugees hired a lawyer to look after their interests. ^ a n ea The two couples with their four boys aged 2 to 15 huddled together ; CU lators on a tiny metal platform only 4.5 feet by 4.5 feet. They shared this ces Other space with four gas containers on the 30-minute, 11-mile flight tor field outside Naila, 4.9 miles inside West Germany. ice. Few expert itampede k of faith ii For all tht Leader died two dayi before ‘resignation United Press International ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Af ghan President Nur Mohammed Taraki was mortally wounded in an attack on his palace two days before official Radio Kabul announced his “resignation,” Afghan rebel sources said Tuesday. Taraki, 62, was shot nine times Friday while presiding over a meet ing of the Revolutionary Council, Afghanistan’s ruling body, the sources in Peshawar, Pakistan, told UPI. He died later Friday in a Kabul hospital, they said. Radio Kabul Sunday reported Taraki had resigned for health rea sons and had been replaced by Prime Minister Hafizullah Amin, who diplomats said had been the real power in the landlocked, mountainous nation for some time. 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