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I 2 Pirt Feb. 28, 1980 CoB AngeUS $Une8 LF Iran Trying to Set Up Talks for U.N. Team, Hostages U.S. Tells of Aiding Afghan Refugees From Times Wire Services Defense Secretary Harold Brown said in Washington today that the United States is supplying economic aid to refugees from Soviet-occupied Afghanistan. But he refused to confirm or deny reports the CIA may be covertly supplying arms to Afghan forces fighting the Soviets.

During a House Budget Committee hearing on the Administration's request for defense outlays of $142.7 billion in fiscal 1981, Brown was asked if the United States was "involved" with Afghan forces fighting the Soviets, as Moscow has claimed. "We are supporting economic aid to refugees and some of them may be insurgents," Brown said. "Afghan insurgents and refugees go back and forth across the border" with Pakistan. Rep. Louis Stokes (D-Ohio) persisted, asking about reports the CIA was covertly supplying arms to anti-Soviet Afghan forces.

"I don't want to get involved with the CIA," Brown said. "I am not going to discuss CIA operations or covert actions. I will not affirm or deny." Meanwhile, travelers from Afghanistan reported today that Soviet-backed Afghan troops herded more than 1,000 people together in the capital city of Kabul and machine-gunned them to death in a mass execution to retaliate for a weekend of anti-Soviet rioting. JAPAN FISHERMEN KILL COMPETING DOLPHINS TOKYO (UPI) Fishermen in western Japan, claiming their livelihood was threatened, today began slaughtering hundreds of dolphins despite the vehement protests of environmentalists. Officials at an Iki Island fishery cooperative said the fishermen, who herded about 700 dolphins into their coastal waters Wednesday, were killing the sea mammals to "protect their livelihood." It was at least their second such campaign.

The carcasses will be ground into fertilizer. Fishermen on the island, about 625 miles southwest of Tokyo, have complained that dolphins, which swim to the area each spring, compete with the fishermen for the catch. "The dolphins have been devouring yellowtail and squids on which our livelihood depends heavily," an official said. The government, confronted with protests from international environmental protection groups, has been working on methods to scare away the marine marauders but no satisfactory solution is yet in sight, said researchers at the government's fishery agency. Mother, Twin Daughters of Taiwan Dissident Slain EMBASSY VISITOR Stripped to his briefs, Colombian newsman Guillermo Franco approaches Dominican Embassy in Bogota to talk to guerrillas holding the building.

They demanded that he strip. Story on Pige 1 Associated Press photo RM TAIPEI, Taiwan (UPI)-The aged mother and 6-year-old twin daughters of a leading Taiwanese dissident were knifed to death today in a bloody attack one official called a "political assassination" intended to trigger turmoil on the Nationalist Chinese island. The 9-year-old daughter of the opposition leader, Lin Yi-hsiung, also was seriously injured in the bloody attack at her home. Authorities said she was stabbed six times in the back and her lung was punctured, but she was reported in stable condition. The murders came as Lin, a provincial legislator, awaited trial in a military court along with seven other members of the banned Taiwan magazine.

They are charged with sedition in the organization of a riot in the southern port city of Kaohsiung on Dec. 10. After the attack, the 39-year-old assemblyman was freed without bail for humanitarian reasons. His wife, who visited him earlier in the day in jail, found the bodies of her family Militants Have Not Agreed to a Meeting From Times Wirt Services Iran's Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh is trying to arrange a meeting between the U.N. fact-finding commission and the 50 American hostages held in the U.S.

Embassy in Tehran for the 117th day, Tehran radio said today. The broadcast monitored in London said Ghotbzadeh told the official Pars news agency that he is in contact with militants at the embassy on behalf of the ruling Revolutionary Council, seeking to arrange the meeting. The militants holding the Americans confirmed that there have been such contacts but said they have not yet reached a final decision as to whether to let the commission members see the hostages. In another development, Iran's public prosecutor disclosed that a coup attempt against the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was recently foiled, the state-run Iraqi news agency said in a dispatch from Tehran. The news agency quoted public prosecutor Ali Gaddoos as saying a "group of Islamic revolutionaries have recently discovered a plot to occupy the premises of the radio and television station along with the general staff building in Tehran." Gaddoos said the rebels also planned to march on the hospital where Khomeini is recuperating from a heart disorder and "seize the hospital Gaddoos gave no further details about the abortive coup and refused to identify the plotters, but the agency quoted him as saying "full details about the incident will be publicized later." At the U.N.

headquarters in New York, a spokesman said Secretary General Kurt Waldheim is confident that there will be a satisfactory solution of Iran's differences with the United States and that the U.S. hostages will be freed. For the first time, the spokesman also told reporters that Waldheim has a promise in writing from Iranian authorities that the five-member commission will see the captive Americans. "These assurances we had even before the commission arrived over there, even before the secretary general made his announcement (of the establishment of the commission)," the spokesman, Rudolf Stajduhar, said. "This promise and assurance is contained in a communication that is given in writing.

What we are discussing is when this will take place." There is no doubt that the meeting will take place, he said the question is when it will happen. Rev. Adams, Baptist Leader, Dies at 81 RICHMOND, Va. OB-The Rev. Theodore F.

Adams, the spiritual leader of about 20 million Christians as president of the Baptist World Alliance from 1955 to 1960, is dead at 81. Adams, who died Wednesday after suffering a massive stroke, was pastor of the First Baptist Church here for 32 years until his retirement 12 years ago. MOST U.S. -MADE CARS, ALL IMPORTS FAIL CRASH TESTS when she returned home at noon. Police sources said special protection was extended to all eight of the defendants' families shortly after the murders were discovered.

One official said, "It's obviously a move made either by agents of the Chinese Communists or members of the opposition to stir up more trouble between the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party) and the opposition groups." Another official expressed fear that the murders may provoke hostilities against the Kuomintang and the government saying, "Some people just may blame us for the tregedy." He said he is confident, however, that the party and the government will be vindicated and that the deaths were "obvious political assassinations" by radicals. The official also hinted that revenge may have been the motive behind the deaths of the twins and Lin's 73-year-old mother because the legislator has been "very cooperative" in the government's investigation of the Kaohsiung riot. She said the experimental program was designed to test 1979 models by crashing them at 35 m.p.h. into both fixed and moving barriers. She said the safety agency was pleased with the performance of several newer small cars, including the Chevrolet Citation, the Plymouth Horizon and the redesigned Ford Mustang, which passed every test.

"At the same time, we are disappointed with the performance of some of the larger cars such as the Buick Riviera, Dodge Diplomat and Ford Thunderbird, that failed the rear-impact tests because they leaked fuel." Claybrook also announced that nationwide traffic fatalities topped the 50,000 mark in 1979 for the second straight year despite a small decrease in mileage traveled, a summer gasoline shortage and a substantial increase in gasoline prices. While deaths to occupants of passenger cars declined 3 overall from 1978, the number of fatalities increased for light trucks and vans, heavy trucks, motorcycles and small cars. Afghan soldiers backed by Soviet troops swept through Kabul after the weekend's disturbances and arrested an estimated 5,000 people, the travelers said on arrival in Peshawar, Pakistan, near the Afghan border. They said at least 1,000 of them were herded together and machine-gunned. Bitter fighting was said to be continuing in the eastern city of Jalalabad and Radio Kabul acknowledged there was violence in Kabul today.

Rebel sources in Kabul said today they planned renewed attacks on Soviet and Afghan army units in Kabul on Friday, the Muslim Sabbath, despite the civilian militia's reign of terror on the capital's rebel strongholds. At least 300 people died last Friday in six hours of street battles after anti-Soviet demonstrations by worshipers emerging from midday prayer in the city's mosques. Soviet and Afghan troops were reported on the alert throughout the city to prevent a recurrence of last week's violence. The troops were backed by the ruling Khalq (People's) Party's undisciplined militia force of about 2,000 men, assigned to patrol duty in districts regarded as particularly sympathetic to the rebels. The militiamen had virtually unlimited powers under martial-law regulations, including the authority to set up summary courts-martial, diplomatic sources said.

Some Western diplomats expressed skepticism about the guerrillas' ability to mount another city wide offensive so soon after last week's street battles. The government placed blame for the fighting on "imperialist agents and saboteurs" in the pay of Pakistan, China and the United States. More than half of Kabul's shopkeepers had reopened for business today, one week after the start of a general strike called to protest the Soviet presence in Afghanistan. The city was calm, with none of the sporadic gunfire that erupted into widespread anti-Soviet disturbances before martial law was imposed Feb. 22.

But observers said a kind of "fear psychosis" had gripped the capital as Afghan troops loyal to President Ba-brak Karmal forced merchants at gunpoint to open their shops. Studio 54 Loses Its Liquor License NEW YORK GB-The New York State Liquor Authority, citing the activities of two of Studio 54's owners, has refused to renew the liquor license of the trendy Manhattan nightspot. The ruling means the disco will be prohibited from selling alcoholic beverages as of March 1, although it can remain open. Attorneys for Studio 54 could not be reached for comment. Bars Catholic Government Paisley has repeatedly ruled out sharing power with the 500,000 Catholics, who are outnumbered 2 to 1 by Protestants in the British province.

The party's blunt and formal rejection of what the British government believes is crucial for a political settlement of the Northern Ireland conflict appeared to rule out any prospect of agreement between Protestant and Catholic politicians at the conference, which began in early January. British officials conceded that their hopes for an accord are not high. Like N.Y. in 75, U.S. Seen Sliding Into Bankruptcy NEW YORK GW-Felix Rohatyn, the banker who played a leading role in saving New York City from fiscal collapse, said today that the United States is "headed for a national bankruptcy." He called for a freeze on wages and prices coupled with federal budget cuts and a large gasoline tax.

"What is happening to the United States in 1980 is similar to what happened to New York in 1975, namely a slide toward bankruptcy," said Rohatyn, a partner of Lazard Freres Co. He served as chairman of the Municipal Assistance set up by the state. In a speech to the Conference Board, a business-financed research organization, Rohatyn said New York's political leaders "did not wake up to reality until the credit markets closed on the city," stopping it from borrowing. "The present near-collapse of the credit markets is finally focusing attention of the government and the public on what has been the inescapable reality for some time, namely, that we are headed for a national bankruptcy, in this case called runaway inflation," he said. Rohatyn called for a "temporary 12-month wage-price freeze, together with extreme budgetary restraint.

This should include a cut of at least $20 billion in current outlays to break inflationary expectations." In addition, he proposed a gasoline tax of at least 50 cents a gallon "to reduce consumption, strengthen the dollar and provide the basis for a dialogue with OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) concerning pricing, long-term supply and alternative payment methods for oil." MCE' MERCHANTS EXPECT PROFIT OF COOL $6 MILLION Light of Peace diamond DALLAS (UPI)-The Zale Corp. is considering selling the 130.27-carat Light of Peace diamond, considered the largest pear-cut diamond in existence, for a $6 million profit. The prospective buyer, who was not identified by Zale, has until April 15 to decide on buying the gem. A Zale subsidiary bought the diamond in Antwerp, Belgium, for an undisclosed amount in 1969, when it was valued at $5 million. "The (coming) transaction would result in a net gain of approximately $6 million, or 50 cents per share, for the fiscal year beginning April 1," Zale said.

Gem enthusiasts are uncertain about the diamond's history but its coloring causes some to believe the rough stone came from West Africa. SPAT HEATS UP: MAN PULLS GUN EAST ROCKAWAY, N.Y. GD-Richard Scalza believes in saving fuel by turning down the thermostat, and police say the union official went so far as to menace his wife with a gun to do it. According to police, Scalza, 41-year-old president of Teamsters Local 819, wanted to lower the thermostat; his 36-year-old, Assunta, wanted the temperature to remain the same. Tempers rose, and police said Scalza went to his bedroom and returned with a revolver, pointing it at his wife.

At that point, the couple's son entered the room, and Scalza put the gun away, but Assunta Scalza reported the incident to police, who arrested him. Hayakawa Sees 1-Legged Tail Gunners WASHINGTON (UPI) -Sen. S. I. Hayakawa (R-Calif.) says it would be "a very nice thing" to give the handicapped equal access to the armed forces by having them register for the draft.

"For gosh sakes," he said, "a handicapped person with only one leg can become a tail gunner." Hayakawa's suggestion was made at a news conference during which he also said he believes draft registration should not be limited to the 18-20 age bracket. He told reporters he thought of the handicapped idea because of federal laws requiring that mass transportation and schools be just as accessible to the handicapped as to everyone else. "Well, I thought, okay; that's a very nice thing," he said. "And, therefore, there are many, many tasks in the military that can be performed by the handicapped as they are being performed by the handicapped in industry all over the place." By drafting older people, Hayakawa said, the armed forces could get people already trained in technical fields. The 73-year-old senator was asked whether he favored registering the elderly.

"I don't mind," he replied. "I do sort of limit it at 40 or 45. If there are good reasons for registering beyond that age, that's fine. I have no objection. I'll register myself any time they want." Paisley Party Role in Ulster BELFAST, Northern Ireland GB-The hard-line Portestant party of the Rev.

Ian Paisley today totally rejected the possibility of a guaranteed share in executive-level power in Northern Ireland for its Roman Catholic minority. Institutionalized power-sharing in the prov incial administration is "a recipe for total disaster," Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party declared at a conference on the political future of Northern Ireland, which has been wracked by sectarian fighting for 10VS years. WASHINGTON (UPI)-A majority of U.S. automobiles and all imported cars failed in experimental crash tests conducted by the government, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said today. Administrator Joan Claybrook said the test results showed that manufacturers are designing their cars "to meet only the minimal federal safety requirements in crash tests, and not much more." Russia Leases Ten Ships to Haul Grain TOKYO (UPI)-The Soviet Union, whose shipments of grain from the United States were ordered cut off by President Carter, has chartered 10 freighters to import grain from undisclosed nations, the newspaper Nihon Keizai reported today.

The chartered ships were registered in Australia, Argentina and other countries, the newspaper said, quoting shipping sources. The newspaper did not say where the Soviets plan to buy their grain. ROUGH WATER-Seaman Lisa BOTTOMLESS POSE She Joined the Navy, the World Sees Her SAN DIEGO (UPI)-Seaman Lisa Ann Wolff, a 21-year-old machinist aboard the destroyer Samuel Gompers, has found adventure in the pages of Playboy. The 5-foot-2 brunette from Fargo, N.D., appears bottomless aboard a sailboat with Navy ships in the background in the just-released April issue of Playboy honoring "Women in the Armed Forces." The Playboy pictorial has stirred a controversy in the military and led to the discharge last week of 22-year-old Marine Sgt. Bambi Lin, who also posed for the layout.

"I didn't do it to make the Navy look bad," Seaman Wolff said. "I called my parents before I posed and they told me to go ahead. It was an exciting thing to do, an adventure, an opportunity I would never have again." The Navy said Wolff and Susan Gage, a Navy electrician who also posed, are being investigated for possible violation of military codes, but have not been formally charged. Wolff said she doesn't expect any cat-calls from male sailors aboard ship when the magazine begins to circulate. "They all know me," she said.

"It won't make any difference. I'm a quiet person. I enjoy working in the machine shop on the ship with the fellas. They respect me and the job I do." Mark Baker, public affairs officer for the Naval Surface Force, said, "There are no specific regulations regarding women posing nude in publications such as Playboy," and added it would be up to the commanding officers of the women whether to bring charges against them. Wolff, clothed.

Associated Press photo.