This Day Sports Also inside General News Rafsanjani appears likely to assume power in Iran: CI Kids with cancer share fun, dreams at special camp: Bl Viewpoints: A8 Comics: B3 Classified: CI Columbia Ford-Longview Amateur golf tourney on: Dl Daily Friday, July 28, 1989 Serving the Lower Columbia area from Longview, Washington Hell be hanging out a new Commandos nab alleged abducter I I Lebanon (AP) Israeli commandos armed with silencer-equipped pistols today' kidnapped a Shiite Moslem leader allegedly linked to the abduction of a U.S. Marine and carried him off to Israel in a helicopter, police said. Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid, 33, was seized at his apartment in Jib-chit, 21 miles north of the Israeli border. William R. Higgins The Israeli military confirmed the seizure and said Obeid was suspected of instigating attacks on Israel.
It gave no details of the abduction. Obeid is reputed to be the spiritual guide of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia in south Lebanon and is Iran's closest ally in the region. He denies links to Hezbollah, which is affiliated with Shiite Moslem factions holding most of the 17 foreign hostages in Lebanon. Nine hostages are Americans. Security sources in south Lebanon said one of the Americans, Marine Lt.
Col. William R. Higgins, was briefly I Jffr Sheik Obeid Skeeters (slap!) invade (slap!) local (slap!) area Til' Old "uSite i PS Sfrfwl The held at Obeid's apartment after his abduction in south Lebanon on Feb. 17, 1988. Lebanese police said an Israeli helicopter landed a commando force about two miles west of Jibchit at 1 a.m.
About 12 commandoes walked into Jibchit, surrounded Obeid's building, then knocked on the door of his second-floor apartment and forced their way in when the door was opened. "The Israelis quickly moved in pointing silencer-equipped pistols at the sheik, his cousin Ahmed Obeid and Majid Fahs, a friend who was staying with them," the spokesman said. As the Israeli force was leaving with the three men, a neighbor, Hussein Abu Zeid, "apparently heard some noise and opened his door to find out what was happening. They shot him in the head and he died instantly," the spokesman added. Israel radio said the man was a bodyguard to Obeid.
A security source in Lebanon said there was speculation Obeid may have been kidnapped "as a possible swap" for Higgins or for three missing Israeli soldiers. Higgins, 44, of Danville, was heading an observer group attached to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon at the time of his abduction. He was seized in the southern port of Tyre, near the base of the mainstream Shiite Moslem Amal militia. almost swarming.
I suspect it's because they haven't sprayed for a few years." For 20 years, health district workers had attacked breeding areas, killing larvae and adults with insecticides, said Bob Buchman, the environmental health officer who headed the program. But the district's board of directors determined that mosquitoes are not a health problem experts say they are not known to transmit disease in this area. In addition, the district's insurance company would no longer cover the liability of spraying chemicals. So the district ended the $33,000 program. The county's cooperative extension agent, Joe Kropf, said spraying had an effect.
Certain areas of Longview, Kelso, Castle Rock and Silver Lake are ideal mosquito breeding grounds, he said. The number of mosquitoes, which hatch from April through September, "is all based on the weather," Kropf said. "Some years they're going to explode like this." He said people can limit mosquito-breeding areas by making sure gutters, pieces of plastic or children's toys aren't filled with water. Citizens can fight mosquitoes politically too. In 1982, Clark County formed a mosquito control taxing district.
"We've been real successful," said its board president, Suzanne Roberti. Cowlitz County residents can call their state legislators to find out how to form a mosquito control district here, Roberti said. By Ted M. Natt What would explain the contradictory positions? What makes the most sense is Adams' vote on the road-construction cut was a sop to the environmental crowd after he had shocked them badly with his leadership role on the larger issue of getting the timber flowing from the federal forests. Furthermore, he could afford to give the environmentalists the vote on road construction because he knew the issue would go into conference with the House.
The House version of the appropriations bill has $164 million for road building. The Please see Views, Page A2 35 Cents Tire-eating dog is just a doll after all By Laurie Smith The Daily Newi Butch really isn't such a bad dog, says a neighbor of the Morton-area pooch that disabled a Longview woman's car July 11 by chomping down on both front tires. The sudden attack spooked the dickens out of Marilyn Askin, destroyed a pair of steel-belted radials she had just bought that day and even left tooth marks on the steel bumper of her red Chevrolet Camaro. But since Askin's story appeared in The Daily News, Butch, an 18-month-old Rottweiler-shepherd mix, has gotten a frightful reputation in the widespread publicity it's received. This week Paul Harvey had it in one of his radio spots.
Askin said she doesn't want to pursue legal action against But-ch's owner. "I've got bite marks in my car," said Askin, 40, a communications consultant for Kalama Telephone Co. "But I wasn't hurt. The dog wasn't hurt. Tires can be replaced.
It had a positive ending. The entire world had a good laugh, including Paul Harvey." Despite his habit of biting tires, "old Butch is a nice dog, just a really friendly guy," said Neal Nielsen of Morton, a neighbor and the customer Askin was going to visit the afternoon of the attack. Askin's company is leasing a fax machine to Nielsen. Word has it that Butch "definitely puts holes in tires," Nielsen said. The dog has bitten vehicle tires before and even after he flattened Askin's, he said.
"I know he wanted to make a meal out of the UPS (United Parcel Service) truck's tires," Nielsen said. "He's chased our car a couple of times. I have not actually seen him firsthand go bonkers on a tire." Askin said the dog lunged at her Camaro as she tried to turn around in a driveway in front of a mobile home at 5161 State Route 508, the home of Mary Rankin, whose son is Butch's owner. In a telephone interview, Rankin said she is a "semi-invalid" in her 50s, having had two kidney transplants. She said her son, who left the dog with her while he traveled in Nevada and California, called Wednesday and said he'd be back to pick Butch up in a couple of days.
"He's still just a pup, although a rather large one," Rankin said. "He likes wheels. "This is not a vicious dog. He never bit anything but a tire. There was a reporter out here from The (Daily) Chronicle; he tried to get in her lap that's how vicious he is." A Lewis County sheriff's deputy who investigated the incident said he was greeted by two dogs at the residence, Butch and an Airedale that belongs to Rankin.
"Neither dog attacked my tires or even appeared vicious, although both dogs did bark at me," the officer wrote in his report, adding that Butch acted like he wanted to play. Lewis County Sheriff Bill Logan said authorities plan to talk to Rankin's son, find out whether he's willing to replace the tires and see what Askin wants to do. Rankin said she does not feel responsible for the damage to Askin's tires, which cost her employer more than $100 each. Askin had bought the tires in Longview a few hours before Butch chewed them beyond repair. Rankin said Askin had no business being on her property.
Askin said she was only trying to turn around and get back on the highway after wandering in by accident. She said the state trooper who responded to the incident told her, you're going to be out in that type of area, you might want to get a "It was a harrowing experience," she said. "It caused me some tears. "(But) to have a legal battle? Nah." That would be negative, Askin said, and there's enough of that in the world as it is. shingle imi i i lira Diiy News photo by Roger executive director Aug.
18 IMy News pAoto Dy Koga worn i A. 10 It sets profit-and-loss accounting for the republic as a whole, doing away with both subsidies from Moscow and Moscow's right to claim part of local income. Most Baltic economists believe that their republics will gain as a result. The plan increases local control over natural resources. Activists in all three Baltic republics have complained bitterly that Moscow-based ministries have built large enterprises that are poisoning their air and water.
As the vote was taken, the State Statistics Committee released half-year economic results that showed why Baltic leaders are eager to loosen their financial ties to Moscow. ii mTTnT Steve Citron is resigning as Lni Trunin in i in ir'iinr nr mi imi mmtn the Longview Housing Authority's Exiting housing director built reputation for obtaining grants By Michael Yantis The Daily News The recent cool, humid days are perfect for hatching bloodthirsty mosquitos. "They're eating me alive," said Hettie Heron of Kelso. "They're a bigger kind of sucker this year too," said Judy Wornick of Longview. People living in low-lying areas near standing water are hit the hardest.
Tony Olea, Cowlitz County's Weed Control Supervisor, said he's getting 20 phone calls a day from itching customers. Since the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Health District ended its spraying program in 1986, Olea's department is the only local agency with equipment to spray for the pesky critters. But it costs at least $15, and because the spray doesn't kill eggs or stop more mosquitoes from flying in, it's ineffective in most places, Olea said. He said females will fly 30 miles to find blood. Meanwhile, sprays, foggers and zappers are selling fast at local stores.
At Fred Meyer's sporting goods department, Jack Vodjansky said a $2.99 coil, whose smoke keeps mosquitoes away, has become a hot seller. Another fast-moving item is a light that attracts bugs, then electrocutes them. It sells for $25 to $35. This year, however, those methods may not always do the trick. "They're worse than I've seen in a long time," said Herron, who is clerk of the board of County Commissioners.
"They're weather stinks," said Citron, who enjoys country music and prefers his melted copper, silver and brass bracelet to commercial jewelry. He said Idaho's drier weather offers more opportunities for his son and daughter to participate in the High School Rodeo Association. Since Citron took over as executive director in June 1982, he has found innovative ways for the housing authority to provide more housing for the area's poor. He also helped turn the housing authority around after the board had fired its former executive director and faced a lawsuit from unhappy tenants. In 1982, the housing authority helped 250 families pay their rents and utility bills.
Today, it helps almost twice as any 428 people. In addition, the housing authority helped renovate apartments for handicapped people. It encouraged downtown merchants to fix up their upstairs apartments. It helped five families buy homes using their own hard work called "sweat equity." And it even bought its own downtown building and renovated the office and Please see Housing, Page A2 By Julie McDonald The Daily News Steve Citron, an "aggressive" grant writer with a cowboy drawl and an eagle tattooed on his arm, swapped his billy club for a bureaucrat's pen nearly 20 years ago. That's good news for the several hundred low-income Longview people who have him to thank for helping them pay their rents.
But they'd better hurry. Citron, a 45-year-old former police officer, is resigning his job as the Longview Housing Authority's executive director Aug. 18 to take a midmanagement job with Idaho Housing Agency. He'll earn $43,000 a year an extra $6,000 administering federal housing programs for the statewide agency. The housing authority's board is advertising throughout the Northwest for Citron's replacement a person with at least three years of experience who will receive $28,000 to $37,000.
Applications are due Aug. 11. The board will interview the top four candidates. "This is a gorgeous little town, but your 3 Soviet states can test their wings Views ofthe News The Baltimore Sun MOSCOW The Soviet parliament Thursday gave a green light to the Baltic republics' landmark plan for economic autonomy. Meanwhile, alarming new statistics showed the Soviet economy virtually grinding to a halt in every indicator except inflation.
The Supreme Soviet overwhelmingly approved two resolutions that endorsed in principle the moves by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to break away starting Jan. 1 from the supercentralized economic system that has existed here since the 1930s. Of 412 deputies present, all but 30 voted yes on one resolution and all but 58 supported the other. The legislators voted to send the detailed draft laws on autonomy prepared by Estonia and Lithuania back to committee for revision, with final adoption scheduled for October. But Baltic representatives nonetheless considered the outcome a victory, especially in view of harsh criticism of the autonomy plans heard from Russian deputies and a top planning official a day earlier.
They said that if they had forced a vote on the detailed legislation, they might have lost. The autonomy plan ultimately will expand the republics' rights to trade directly both with other republics and with foreign countries, without having to route all transactions through Moscow. Throwing a sop? AFTER TAKING his first gutsy stand on a major issue co-sponsoring the amendment that assures a flow of timber from federal forest lands in the Northwest Sen. Brock Adams reverted to his old form on a follow-up issue. Adams was the only Northwest senator to vote in favor of a major cut in forest road-construction funding for the next fiscal year.
It doesn't do much good to get timber freed up for sale if you cannot build roads to get to it so it can be logged..
