O—The Daily Collegian Monday, June 13,1977 Lebanese Christians combat Palestinians near Israeli BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPI) Artillery duels between Palestinian gunners and right-wing Christians in south Lebanon yesterday left fields and olive groves burning across wide sections of the southeastern border area near Israel. The Palestinians said the Christians used phosphorus shells to set the countryside ablaze. Palestinian guerrillas in Khiam, Blat and Ebel es Saqi swapped tank, artillery and heavy machinegun fire with Israeli-backed rightists in Marjayoun and Kleia, reports from the field said. The battles, which began Saturday night, have left at least two dead and four wounded. “There is smoke everywhere,” said one area resident. "There’s a hillside on fire in Kawkaba near the Hasbani River and patches of fire are scat tered over all the heights in the Arkoub between Khiam and Kfar Shouba.” The southeastern Arkoub area is known as “Fatahland" due to the Death toll in nightclub fire reaches 162 SOUTHGATE, Ky, (UPI) The death toll in the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire rose to 162 yesterday with the an nouncement that one of the injured in the May 28 blaze has succumbed in a hospital.’ The latest death, that of Dan Barker, 29, of Southgate, was the first among persons who were hospitalized for in juries related to the fire. Barker died Saturday night in Cincinnati General Hospital where six other fire victims still are being treated and are listed in Wifr - THE OFFICIAL PENN STATE CLASS RING moyer jewelers ONE HUNDRED EAST COLLEGE AVENUE border large concentration of Palestinians in the area. Israel has been supporting the Christians in their battle against the guerrillas since last summer. There have been numerous recent reports of Israeli shelling across the border in support of the Christian forces, as well as patrols inside Lebanese territory. On the political front, former president Camille Chamoun said Lebanon should spurn reconstruction aid if other Arab countries “black mail” the Lebanese by insisting on rapprochement among the nation’s bitterly opposed left and right wing factions and the Palestinians. “If the Arabs don’t help out of a feeling of brotherhood and cooperation, respecting the dignity of the Lebanese, we don’t want aid from anybody,” the right-wing Christian leader told the English-language weekly “Monday Morning.” “We can get along without anybody’s help. It will take us longer, but we can do it,’ ’ he said. conditions ranging from serious to critical. Barker’s wife Karen and two other fire victims are listed in fair condition at St. Luke’s Hospital in northern Kentucky. Booth Hospital, also in northern Ken tucky, has discharged one fire victim, transferred a second to Miami Valley Hospital and has one in fair condition. St. Elizabeth Hospital, another facility in northern Kentucky, has transferred two patients and discharged two others. Meanwhile, officials investigating the NOW RENTING FOR FALL and IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY Furnished and unfurnished one and two bedroom apartments and efficiencies MANY EXTRAS!! • Gas heat and cooking "included in rent • Every apartment air cond • Free bus service to campus • Free parking • TENNIS, TOO! NINE MONTH LEASES AVAILABLE SENSATIONAL SUMMER DEALS Rentals from $lOO per month House to vote on spending bills WASHINGTON (AP) The House votes this week on two spending bills totaling $71.5 billion that President Carter has threatened to veto if they reach his desk without being trimmed. Scheduled for consideration today is a $10.2-billion public works appropriation measure including 17 of 18 water projects that Carter says are not worth their financial and environmental costs. Later in the week, the House will consider a bill appropriating $61.3 billion for the Labor and Health, Education and Welfare departments. The HEW ap propriation is 'sl.4 billion more than Carter requested. fire are shifting the focus of their inquiry, trying to determine whether the ill-fated nightclub met state fire and building codes. It is a complicated, tedious job that will take “at least several more weeks,” according to Kentucky State Police Commissioner Kenneth Brandenburgh. Kentucky officials announced the cause of the ,fire Friday defective electrical wiring in recessed ceiling lights. With that phase of the inquiry completed, Brandenburgh said they 238-2600 Waupelani Drive ,sumnu:r only) The Senate is expected to vote during the week on bills authorizing foreign-aid spending and increasing U.S. par ticipation in international lending organizations. Reps. Butler Derrick, D-S.C., and Silvio 0. Conte, R-Mass., say they will offer an amendment to the public works appropriations bill to remove 16 of the 17 disputed water projects. , The amendment is encountering stiff opposition from advocates of the projects, but a leader of an environmen tal group predicted it would at least come close to carrying. Brent Blackwelder of the Environ- miist turn to “judgment questions.” These would include whether building and fire codes were observed in remodeling jobs; whether the required documents were filed when remodeling, was done; whether the huge nightclub was overcrowded the night of the fire; and whether club management turned in the first fire alarm as soon as possible. “We’re just beginning the interview phase to find answers to these judgment questions,” Brandenburgh said. “If we need to interview 3,000 people, we will.” The has A new full service bar with frozen summer drinks Fresh fruit specials! Weight watcher specials! 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Only heads of state and government and their wives were present. There were no officials or advisors,' and even their foreign ministers stayed behind in London. Scores of police mounted a huge security operation around the 210-room hotel, its hundreds of acres of grounds and three neighboring golf courses. Cold, drizzling rain kept the summit leaders indoors. Among issues that divided them were racial strife in southern Africa, con demnation of Amin’s government, sports contacts with South Africa and ways of narrowing the poverty gap between rich and poor nations. Prime Minister James Callaghan, host, to the gathering; spent most of the day in a series of bilateral talks. Deli expa All your Deli favorites — and soon-to-be Deli favorites. think corned beef sandwich think homemade clam chowder think pastrami think cheesecake w/ fresh strawberries Think Deli! 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