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ii NEWS IN BRIEF INTERNATIONAL Non-whites win in local South African elections JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - White thugs clubbed Phillip Basson's father to death 36 years ago for sitting in the whites-only section of a streetcar. Political justice was his best revenge, and Basson got it Thursday when he became one of South Africa's first elected non-white town councilors.\My father died as a result of apartheid,\ Basson, 60, said Thursday. \I try to forget, but it always comes back. After he died, my determination to change the system became much more hard.\ African National Congres,s can- didates like Basson won an apparent landslide in Wednesday's first all-race local elections. Results were still trickling in and a final tally wasn't expected until Friday\ but Bassoirknewat dawn \i<&& won Ward 16 in greater Johannesburg. The elections swept away the last vestiges of white-minority rule, eliminated on the national level in April 1994 when Nelson Mandela and the ANC won the nation's first democratic vote. In the races for almost 700 local councils throughout most of the country, early results showed the ANC winning majority control of 54 compared to 11 for the National Party. Independent groups such as local taxpayer associations also won several councils. French police find bomb, nab terrorism suspect PARIS (AP) — Three men arrested Thursday in connection with a string of bombings were caught as they put the finishing touches on a 29-pound bomb they intended to explode at a market later this week, police said. The men, arrested near the northern city of Lille, were among 10 suspects rounded up Thursday, five of whom were later released. One of the five still being helH is a man believed to beLaJcey figure in bombings that have killed seven people and injured- 160 since midsummer. Boualen Bensaid, 28, an Algerian who'arrived in France several months ago, was arrested at a Paris' phone booth. He had been followed by police for several days. Justice Minister Jacques Toubon said Bensaid had been giving \orders to the three men ar- rested near Lille. Convinced of \the imminence of a serious attack,\ police decided to act, said. Interior Minister Jean-Louis Debre; NATIONAL FBI wants to wiretap 1 % of phones in urban areas WASHINGTON (AP) — Anticipating computer hackers will be the criminals of the future, the FBI wants the nation's telephone com- panies to give it the capability of simultaneously wiretapping one of every 100 telephone and data communications lines in major urban areas. In a little noticed announcement in the Federal Register, the agency said it wants phone companies to initially set aside 0.5 per- cent, or one of every 200 lines, for law enforcement use in high-crime urban centers. But it also said it wants the ability to rapidly escalate its capability to simultaneously tap into 1 percent of all those lines. Publication of the notice is the first step under a law President Clin- ton signed a year ago for removing what law enforcement officials have called a major impediment in probing drug trafficking, orga- nized crime, terrorism, kidnaping and -sophisticated new types of white-collar crime.The legislation was intended to give the FBI and other police agencies the means to tap into the new generation of fiber optic and coaxial cables that have replaced older copper wire phone lines that were capable of carrying only one conversation at a time. But critics complain that the notice offered no data to justify what they called such a vast reach into the nation's telecommunica- tions network. Diabetes rate in U.S. has tripled since 1958 NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans with diabetes has risen almost 50 percent since 1983 and the disease rate has tripled since 1958 — in part because the population is getting older and fat- ter. About 16 million Americans now have diabetes, up from 11 mil- lion in 1983, Dr. Richard Eastman of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in Bethesda, Md., said Thursday. About half of people with diabetes don't know it because they don't recognize the meaning of symptoms such as unexplained thirst and frequent urination, Eastman said in an interview before presenting the figures at a briefing sponsored by the American Medi- cal Association and the American Diabetes Association. The numbers come from several federal surveys, he said. Left untreated, diabetes can lead to blindnesss, kidney failure and nerve damage. One reason for the inerease is that more people are in the age range where type II is more prevalent, Eastman said. The disease is diagnosed on average at age 51, he said. Another reason is the growth of minority popula- tions such as blacks, American Indians, Asian-Americans and Hispanics who have elevated diabetes rates, mostly because of their genes, he said. Elizabeth Dole cites husband's incredible 1 energy DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Elizabeth Dole told Republican activists Thursday her husband has \the energy of 10 people\ and his good health answers any questions about whether Bob Dole is.' too old to be president. \You do not need to worry about the energy level,\ Mrs. Dole said. \This man is absolutely blessed with that.\ Mrs. Dole's made her remarks at a Republican breakfast club during her opening campaign swing on behalf of her husband, who is 72. She announced Monday* | that she is taking a year's leave of absence from her post as head of the American Red Cross to' ______ campaign full time for her husband's bid for the g|| ia b.th Dol* Republican presidential nomination. Dole moved early in his campaign to deflect questions about his age by releasing his medical records. Mrs. Dole said her husband's hectic campaign schedule proves his health and vigor. Campaign urged to warn of air-bag danger to tots „ WASHINGTON (AP) - Air bags can kill babies and toddlers, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday, calling for-an immediate, high-visibility campaign to warn parents of the danger. The board moved to enlist manufacturers and health, medical and educational organizations across the country in getting the word out to every parent of a young child. The move comes just a week after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a similar caution. The Safety Board said it has investigated seven accidents in which an infant or small child was killed or severely injured as a result of air bag deployment. In at least four of the cases, drivers were unaware of warnings against using rear-facing safety seats when air bags were installed, the agency said. House votes against reining in EPA WASHINGTON (AP) - In a rebuff of Republican leaders, the House voted Thursday to scrap a string of restrictions on the En- vironmental Protection Agency. Lawmakers described the limits as an attempt to gut protection for the nation's air and water. Moderate Republicans joined Democrats in directing that 17 riders be dropped from an EPA spending bill when it is taken up by House and Senate negotiators in the coming weeks; The riders, which were not included in the Senate-passed bill, direct the EPA to modify or abandon more than a dozen regulatory actions, from issuing tougher toxic air emis- sions standards on oil refineries to controlling sewage overflows into lakes and streams. They were included in the spending bill when it passed the House last September. The instruction to drop the riders passed by a 227-194 vote. Teen drug use up; Clinton to convene conference WASHINGTON (AP) — Marijuana use by black males as young as 11 has tripled in four years. For white girls, it's more than doubled. And teens who carry guns or join gangs are more likely to use co- caine, a national survey says. Against this bleak statistical backdrop, President Clinton said Thursday he will convene a White House con- ference to counter messages to teens that it's \cool sexy, attractive\ to drink or get high. \This is madness, pure and simple. And we all have to do whatever we can to get it out of our lives,\ Clinton said in a speech before the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America. Suicide bombings injure 11 Israelis By DONNA ABU-NASR Associated Press Writer KISSUFIM JUNCTION, Gaza Strip (AP) — Suicide attackers set off back-to-back car bombs near Israeli buses in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, injuring 11 Israelis in apparent retaliation for the slaying of a radical Palestinian leader. The first bomb went off shortly after 7 a.m. near an ar- my-escorted bus carrying kindergarten teachers and baby sitters from\ Israel to the Gush Katif bloc of Jewish settlements' in Gaza. Three soldiers, the driver, five baby sitters and two other women commuting to work were wounded. The second attack was botch- ed. The bomber tried to approach a bus and other vehicles waiting for an escort into Israel, but his car blew up 50 yards away. The bloodshed raised ques- tions about Israel's willingness to. honor a plan to pull troops from most West Bank towns and villages by the end of the year. Israel has 'said it would freeze the pullback if Yasser Arafat, does not rein in Muslim mili- tants. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombings, but Israel has been expecting vi- olence since the leader of the radical Islamic Jjhad group, Dr. Fathi Shakaki, was shot dead in Malta last week. Islamic Jihad has blamed Israel for the assassination and has threatened to take revenge. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin blamed Islamic militants for the bombings Thursday and com- plained that the attacks were planned and carried out in the PLO : controlled Gaza Strip. <( We expect from them more ef- fective activity in the areaj3 under their control against the organization and carrying out of attacks,\ Rabin said. Asked for a comment Thurs- day, PLO leader Yasser Arafat said curtly: \You know we are against it.\ He sard he didn't: think the attacks would delay the withdrawal. Later Thursday, the PLO leader visited Shakaki's family in the southern Gaza town of Rafah to offer condolences. Palestinian sources said the family asked Arafat to help bring Shakaki's widow, Fathia, to Gaza from Damascus, Syria. Other Palestinian officials suggested Israel was to blame for the bombings because of Shakaki's assassination. .Israel haa not confinued_or denied in- volvement in hSUeath. Mousa Arafat, a cousin of the PLO leader, said Shakaki's murder destroyed what he called a \gentleman's agreement\ be- tween Islamic Jihad and the Palestinian self-rule government to halt attacks on Israel. That agreement apparently is sepa- rate from a similar deal emerg- ing between the Palestinian Authority and the larger Hamas militant group. PAIPPOl CALADVERTBINC COUNCILOR SfAURCf-i DEFENDER OKI WARD1 >uy in McConnellsville, NY Saturday Sunday Hot. 4th Harden's Entire Line of... k Off prices as listed in the Harden Showroom Enjoy Refreshments While You Shop Over The Weekend! Special Financing Available: NO Interest, NO Payments due until May 1996 Interest accrues: you may pay your balance in full in May 1996 and all interest charges will be credited to your account. Mrections to the Harden factory, McConnBllsville, Hi Casino/ Lodging/ Restaurant Information Contact Kriff Furniture 563-7700: FOR SPECIAL HOLIDAY SAVINGS. 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