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The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 6

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THE DAILY OKLAIIOMAN Thursday, November 26. 1981 Mubarak Frees 3 1 Imprisoned by Sadat Youncs, had been allowed to submit a petition to run for a parliamentary seat. Those freed were warmly received by Mubarak after their release and they praised the new president, who took over after Sadat's assassination Oct. 6. Deputy Premier Fuad Mohiedin said Mubarak freed the 31 in the belief it would benefit the political life of the country.

"The investigation by the socialist prosecutor had no involvement whatsoever with the extremism that had affected the country," Mohiedin was quoted as saying. Mohiedin said 45 other "politically involved persons" were among the 1,505 still being held. The official Middle East News Agency said 21 of the 45 had been referred to the Supreme State Security Court for further investigation regarding involvement with the So viet Union in allegedly fomenting sectarian strife. Among the 21 was the former deputy premier and foreign, minister, Abdel Salaam El Zayat, who served under-Sadat In the early 1970s. Sadat ordered the mass arrests on Sep.t.

3. Barely a week later. Sadat expelled the Soviet ambassador, six other Soviet diplomats and about 700 Soviet advisers, accusing Moscow of stirring up sectarian strife. roved these persons CAIRO, Egypt (AP) President Hosni Mubarak took a step toward improving Egypt's political climate Wednesday by freeing 31 of the 1,536 people jailed by the late President Anwar Sadat. But 1,505 remained jailed, most of them religious leaders accused of fueling Moslem-Christian strife.

The freed were politicians, lawyers and journalists, and included Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, former editor of the semi-official newspaper Al Ahram, and Helmi Murad, vice president of the Socialist Labor Party, Egypt's largest opposition party with 13 seats in the 392 member Parliament. "This is a healthy step toward democracy," said Socialist Labor Party leader Ibrahim Shoukry. "It makes the opposition optimistic for the political future of Egypt. It shows the president is really committed to democracy." Shoukry said one of those released, party member Ibrahim ORGAN Up A group of Egyptian and American jets flies over the Great Pyramids of Giza Wednesday. DESERT MANEUVERS DRAW TO CLOSE Share Thanksgiving Dinner With Egyptians A 4k gold sale CAIRO, Egypt (AP) American para- flown into Cairo West Airbaso for the you start moving people when you no troopers sat on the desert sand Wednes longer need them," said a U.S.

military meals, prepared in field ovens at lent kitchens in the desert. About 500 members of the 82nd Airborne Division of Fort Bragg, N.C., sat down for Wednesday's meal with guests from the Egyptian 182nd Airborne Brigade. The paratoopers, wearing desert-camouflage fatigues and maroon berets, then boarded chartered DC-lOs for the nonstop flight to Pope Air Force Base, N.C. "Because of the airflow and the fairly limited runway facilities at Cairo West day for an early Thanksgiving dinner with Egyptian soldiers before returning to the United States at the end of joint maneuvers. The rest of the 4,000 American troops who staged the Bright Star "82 exercises were to eat their Thanksgiving dinner today before the major part of the airlift begins Friday, a U.S.

military spokesman said. Turkeys and turkey loaves from American bases in West Germany have been spokesman, who asked not to be identified by name. The American S2nd and Egyptian 182nd together assaulted a mock enemy with live ammunition Tuesday at the close of the main battlefield exercises of the Egyptian phase of Bright Star. Most of the 300 Americans who look part in maintenance operations and military exercises in Somalia departed Tuesday and Wednesday. The remainder were to leave today.

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Mubarak or dered him and 30 other detainees released Tuesday for lack or evidence. I'rlsoner Shocked Heikal, 57. told re-porters he had spent three days of his imprisonment in a cell with militant Moslem inmates in Torrah jail south of Cairo. "From what 1 saw and heard, 1 was shocked by their be entire stock of 14k gold jewelry 20-40 save Give a gift to be treasured. 14k gold jewelry.

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"Seeing them 1 felt that the future or Egypt is in danger not because of guns or bullets, no, no. I saw extremist Moslems and (Christian) Copts and 1 roll Egypt is header for Irrnible. Situation (Jrlm "The question is what pushed them to where they are now. We must find that out, otherwise it will be a catastrophe." 'It was so grim it reminded me of a spectacle from (a movie on political Heikal said of his arrest at Sadat's behest. "I was taken from my home at the clumsy hour of 2:30 a.m.

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