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^age 14 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1981 ELLISON DISCOUNT APOTHACARY Welcomes the PCS INSURANCE CARD PLAN... the New Insurance for Texas A&M Employees! We Also Furnish Our Customers with Computer Records and 24 hr. EMERGENCY HELP! 2706 Texas Av. Bryan 823-0029 National World Soviet military involved in Angola United Press Internationa! CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa claims its capture of a Soviet officer and the killing of several others during its blitzkrieg into Angola proves Moscow has military personnel working direct ly with guerrillas. “It was generally believed and acclaimed that Soviet Russia was only indirectly involved,” De fense Minister Magnus Malan said Tuesday, “but now the opposite has been proven, namely the di rect involvement of military per sonnel on the lower levels of ter rorist movements.” In Washington, officials esti mated there are 1,000 Soviet advisers and 15,000 to 19,000 East German and Cuban troops in Angola. “We have no doubt about the presence of the Soviets,” a senior U.S. official said, “although we were not sure previously they had been down to the platoon level.” Malan said the Soviets joined a week ago Monday with guerrillas and Angolan troops as a South African armored column cut off the Angolan town of Xangango, 60 miles across the border from South West Africa, also called Namibia. “During recent operations, some Russian officers working together with SWAPO came into contact with us,” he said. “In the skirmishes, some of these Russian officers, amongst others, were kil led. A Russian warrant officer was also taken prisoner.” Malan did not say where the unidentified captured officer was being held. The fighting killed 450 Angolan soldiers, South West African Peo ple’s Organization guerrillas and Soviet military personnel. Eleven South Africans died. Angola boasts Soviet missile and radar installations throughout the country, which South Africa said were manned by Cubans and East Germans. But the Soviet pre sence had been thought to be more in economic spheres. Another Soviet officer is cur rently held by South Africa. In July 1980, Soviet Intelligence officer Major Alexei Kozlov was arrested in Johannesburg and charged with spying. He is in a Pretoria prison. In Lisbon, Angola’s ambassador said heavy fighting raged Tuesday near, the town of Ngiva, 25 miles inside Angola. A South African military spokesman denied the report but said the final remnants of its incur sion force were bogged down in Ngiva by land-mined roads and vehicle breakdowns. “All troops will be withdrawn# soon as operationally possible,”lt said. South Africa launched a ((»■ pronged motorized attack last Monday with jet fighter, artilen and helicopter support, pundiinj 60 miles to occupy Xangango,(k scribed as the main SWAPO bast in the area. SWAPO has been waging a against South African troops ii Namibia in an attempt to wrtj control of the territory from Sontl Africa. The United Nations cal' South African rule illegal. Mans on family member makes trip to altar y then back to prison Go Bass or Go Barefoot this fall Fashion Footwear Culpepper Plaza 693-6355 United Press International FRONTERA, Calif. — Flam boyant Texas millionaire Donald “Fla$h” Laisure designed a $6,000 wedding dress for his bride — convicted Manson family member Susan Atkins — and prepared for First Presbyterian Church 1100 Carter Creek Parkway, Bryan 823-8073 Dr. Robert Leslie, Pastor Barbara Ridlen, DCE SUNDAY: Worship at 8:30AM & 11:00AM Church School at 9:30 AM College Class at 9:30 AM (Bus from TAMU Krueger Dunn 9:15AM) Youth Meeting at 5:00 PM Nursery: All Events COULTER DRIVE ! CARTER CREEK PKY VILLA MARIA ROAD IHr ■■ " II II II If you’re going to take excruciating science courses, you’ll need all the help you can get Wednesday’s trip to the prison altar. Prison officials gave the couple one hour to recite wedding vows and visit privately, then Atkins, who once faced death in the gas chamber for the Tate-LaBianca slayings, was to return to her cell to serve her life sentence. The couple had planned to have a 72 J hour conjugal visit in the pris on’s family living unit after the wedding, but Atkins’ application to use the facility had not been approved before the ceremony. “Susan’s going to be wearing a designer dress made by a woman in New Jersey,” Laisure said Tuesday from a nearby hotel room.. “I sketched the dress and chose the color and had this woman designer make it. I paid $6,000 for the dress. It’s a real light blue. “I’ll be wearing an orange- colored leisure suit. Laisure’s a man of leisure.” The 52-year-old Texan, who claims he inherited wealth and has never worked a day in his life, is known in his hometown of Green ville, Texas, as “Fla$h" because he always carries a big roll of cash. Laisure called Wednesday’s ceremony “something that has been brought on by God, ordained by God. I love her very much and I never did love another woman. “I am not allowed a best man,” he said. “She’s going to have about 16 guests, including a prison cap tain and lieutenant.” Six fellow inmates Laisure de scribes as “close friends of Susan’s” were also to attend the afternoon ceremony in the prison chapel. "I’m going to give the ring to one of them, Gayle Cousins,” he said. Laisure said his “good friend” Fidel Castro sent a wedding gift, but he wouldn’t reveal what the gift was, saying “It’s for Susan and me. That’s all I can tell you.” Laisure said he met his 33-year- old bride 16 years ago in Southern California and they have been close ever since. Two years later, Atkins joined Charles Manson’s “family” of runaways and drop outs. Atkins, who took the name Sadie Mae Glutz in the Manson Family, was sentenced to die in the gas chamber for the 1969 mur ders of actress Sharon Tate and four others in the home Tatt shared with her husband, film it rector Roman Polanski, and tie killings ' the following night ol Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, But the state Supreme Coait later overturned California’s old capital punishment law, and Atkins was spared the death pan alty. Laisure has vowed to ’’spend $50 million if I have to, and 11 spend another $50 million to get her out (of prison) legally.” Laisure said he corresponded with Atkins while she lived will Manson and other family ntt hers. Through that correspond ence and psychic readings, In sure said he knows his fiancee did not commit the gruesome min ders. Laisure said he will build a 111 million solar house in San Berra- dino County until his betrotheds released from prison. “I’m going to get her a pardon! the White House level,” he said Atkins’ last attempt at parol was rejected on grounds she hadi criminal history, showed “callois disregard” for the murder victii and displayed no remorse at k trial. Now You Know United Press International Vaino Myllyrinne, thought It be the world’s tallest soldier, mi 7-feet, 3-inches tall when ii- ducted into the Finnish army and later grew to 8-feet, 1-inch. You’ll need the most advanced functions and programming features, Continuous Memory, and the most extensive selection of software solutions from the people who invented the handheld scien tific calculator. You’ll need an HP. The HP-41. All the help you can get. The HP-41 is the most powerful hand held Hewlett-Packard has ever made. And HP offers four other scientific calculators to choose from. 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