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Nigerians Bide Time Before Accepting New Military Rulers LAGOS. Nigeria (AP) "This nation is being strangled by Its own prosperity. It's like a newly wea Ithy man switt hlng from a meager diet tu a rich one. His arteries start clogging up and he in In danger of suf- faring heart failure." The AT rlean diplomat was be- wailing the endless frustrations and complications of life In the capital city of Black Africa's -richest and most populous nation. As he talked, a stream of cars inched its way along the road outside.

In the sea lanes leading to Lagos, Nigeria's mostimportantport, more than ISO ships, laden with commodities essential for Nigeria's existence and growth, queued fop berths. In the crowded, vibrant streets of the city, a new breed of Nigerian entrepreneur who has managed la cash in on the nation's massive oil wealth rubs shoulders with peanut vendors and impoverished inhabitants of shanty towns who are finding It daily more difficult to make ends meet as (he cost of living soars. There are constant shortages of milk, gasoline, beer and other items of daily life here despite the fact that last year Nigeria earned $8.1) billion dollars from oil. Lagos is not entirely representative of in the rest of the country. But it is here that the dreams, aspirations and fears of the nation crystallize.

And over the pasl few months many residents of the capital have been predicting that something had to give. Late last month their forecasts came true. As he attended the organisation of African Unity summit in Uganda, Gen. Yakabu Gowon was ousted as Nigerian head of state. After nine years of uninterrupted power he was toppled by a handful of dlnsatlsfld brigadiers and colonels who no longer felt he had the authority or capacity to rule.

The new military rulers, headed by 38-year-ald Brig. Murtala Muhammed, charged that he had become isolated from the people and was allowing the direction of state af a i rs to drift to such an extent that the nation's 65-70 million people were again Ihreatened by "bloodshed and chaos." Nigeria is a conglomeration of some 250 often quarrelsome tribal groupings, divided by religion and culture. The arid, windswept north is predominantly Moslem, but Christians predominate in the tropical south. Other Nigerians followtheir traditional religious customs. It was Gowon's repeatedly stated desire to weld Ihem irrevocably into one nation.

Even his critics agree that he laid the foundations. fart of the key to i success was Nigerian oil. Fueled by international increases in ail prices, Nigerian coffers were flooded by foreign exchange. But this year falling demand far oil worldwide is expected to cut Nigerian revenues by some $2 billion. It was the spurt in oil reve mv Globe really saves Mom and Dad a lot of stamps HOW ABOUT THIS? College Student Special ATCHISON DAILY GLOBE ONLY nues that earlier this year allowed Gowon to award massive pay hikes to civil and also launch an ambitious $48 billion, five-year development program.

It was designed to create an industrial revolution, boost stagnant agriculture toward self-sufficiency and open up equal opportunities for all Nigerians. Bui the pay increases, ranging from 30 to 130 per cent, sparked a series of strikes tor similar awards in the private sector, which were met under government pressure. Yet at least 90 per cent of the nation, reliant on a hand-to-moulli existence from the land, derived little benefit. As the minority went on a spendingsprcc, inflation soared from 13 to more than 30 per cent. tn addition, as newspapers here have been pointing out in the past week, disillusionment with Gowon's government waB further accentuated by a string of broken promises.

These included undertakings to return Nigeria to civilian rule next year, to replace or reshuffle Nigeria's governors then under fire for corruption, and to create new states to make the existing 12 more rep-resenlative of local aspirations. Most NigcrianswclcomedGo-wen's removal. They are biding their time, however, before embracing the new rulers. Berney Fishing Derby. Saturday, 7: 30 a.m.

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Alexander decided lo hane round anywav. and the bid ding on the hotel itself started iimo later, The bidding started at according to Alexander, taut no one was interested al that price. In fact, interest waned until openers got down to After the opening bid, Alex ander took some advice from his father, and chimed in with bid of $2,600. A few rounds later, he was proclaimed the hold's new owner for the bar gain basement price of $3,000. He also got the couch he wanted along with all of the oilier furnishings left in the building.

"I didn't even really intend to buy the stupid thing, then after i Dougni it it mna ot nu me, said Alexander. The Alexander family owns several buildings here, and rumors spread that the Alexanders were going to knock the building down and make the property into a parking lot. Alexander's father owns a nearby car dealership. On the contrary, Alexander says he plans to keep the hotel going, at least for the present "I'm going to keep it for a couple of years and see what happens from there," said the new proprietor. Five persons now rent rooms in the hotel, but there are a total of 22 rentable rooms They go for S3.

50 per night, $15 per week, or $50 per month. Alexander said he's thinking about raising the nightly chargeto $4. fn addition to the rent, the hotel has an "historic" value Kilgorc claims theUnion Hotel MOUSETRAPS JUST DON'T DO IT. If VOU HAVE A COLONY Of MICE IN OR AROUND YOU HOME. THE OLD TRAP METHOD ISN'T I IX ELY TO WORK COMPLETELY.

YOU MAY EVEN MAHE. THE PROBLEM WORSE BECAUSE RATS AID MICE HEED FASTER THAN TRAPS CAN CATCH THEM. HOLIDAY PEST CONTROL August 20, 1975 ATCHISON GLOBE 17 Home Building Woes Fading My DAVID ALLACE ministration says consumer surcharge to every credit card As'soclatedPress Wrller petroleum prices may be boost- pmchase and not hove to di- WASHINGTON (AP) The ed no more than about 3 cents vulge it if the surcharge is no nation's home building industry a gallon as a result of the ex- more Ihnn percent. appears destined for its slowest petted end of oil price controls year since the Aug. 31 but that the price in- Mrs.

emerged from World War II, creases may come sooner than Kansas avenue, will be moving bul signs are that the worst is expected from Atchison the latter part of over. -Old aluminum wiring in mon(n ,0 make her nome Industry economists say the mobile homes poses a more tier son in Bremerton key now is how fast the federal serious, more dangerous" Wash A goine-fiway party was government can convert Into threat of fire than in houses in her honor at the bricks and mortar its paper and apartments, Lawrence Mondav meeting of the promises to support construe- Kushner, a member of the U.S. American Legion Auxiliary of lion of new low-income housing Consumer Product Safety Com- which she is an pi live member units. mission, said. The commission The Auxiliary also presented The Commerce Department is developing mandatory feder- Mrs MtUellen with a gift reported Monday that builders al safety standards for alumi- reported July construction of num wiring.

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avenue looks like Jimmy Durante from oneside and SpiroAgnew Carla A- Hills- secretary of from the other, Ahlbrandt believes. He said he is harvesting odd nousln6 and develop- shaped vegetablesthlsyear from his garden, probably due to the mcnl' called the statistics en- dry weather. He calls this his "celebrity egg plant" and is couraging. "This trend seems showing the Durante side. Ahlbrandt says it takes a litle to indicate a continued recov- imagination to see the characteristics, but the cry for the housing Industry," The latest estimate from the National Association of Home Builders is that the industry will start 03 million new apartments and houses this year, compared to 1.352 million last year.

This year's projected production would be the lowest sinro Ihp 1 milllnn in By JOHN M. WILLIS was the first hotel west of the 1M6. AssociatedPress Writer Mississippi River lo offer "It won't be a big year," said SUPERIOR, Neb. weary travelers private lava- Micha el Sum ichrast, chief econ- tones in their own rooms, and oinist for the home builders, his eye on an antique, velvet- Alexander said it looks like But he said the best half of the covered couch when he went to "the original ones" are still in year is ahead with starts hit- an auction, but he ended up place. ting an annual rate of 1.4 mil- annas fttxprnXXA here since IB8D.

Its owner, from peop wanting to by the Maurice Kilgorc, was selling TS Urban Development will out i preparation for his re- -I'l" make good by Decemher ure-i-en', to California. 35.000 low -income anartmrat Alexander will marry a Kan- m- um mK idlL lmiis jt has promised to support sas State University coed after In addition, Alexander said a with rent subsidies to low-in-she is graduated in December, loeat antioue dealpr has mid come families. and he thought the couch might hjm fhat tne furnnure jn (he Meanwhile, (here were these be something his brlde-to-he hotel's upstairs rooms is worth other developments affecting more than what he paid tor I he consumers me renerai energy A.a- EWHBMISIIS ONE OF IT'S KIND IN ATCHISON AREA 1403 MAIN ST. HOMESTYLE BREAD Mb. 9 L0AVEs North Campus for dormitory counselors on Saturday.

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