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Monday, October 27, 198$ "J Page 2 Daily Nebraskan New S PtPfffifr Bv the Associated In Brief Newspaper: Syria had agent in British Embassy LONDON A newspaper reported-Sunday that an undercover Syrian agent worked as a clerk for 20 years in the British Embassy in Damascus and tricked a diplomat there into signing a visa for Nezar Hindawi. Hindawi was convicted Friday of planting a bomb in luggage his girlfriend tried to bring aboard an Israeli air liner April 17. Britain accused Syria's government of aiding him and broke diplomatic relations. The Sunday Times said Syrian intelligence place a Pales tinian man in the British Embassy's visa section, and that he persuaded embassy second secretary Anthony Arnold to sign Hindawi's visa "as a matter of routine." It said the man's role was revealed by a Foreign Office investigative "team that went to the British Embassy in Damascus after Hindawi's arrest. The report did not identify its sources. In Tel Aviv, meanwhile, as Israeli expert on Syria said Hindawi was under orders from Syrian air force intelligence chief Gen. Mohammed el-Khouli to blow up the Israeli El Al plane. El-Khouli reports to Syrian Presiden Hafez Assad. The Sunday Times did not identify the Palestine clerk who allegedly worked for Syria, but said he was a senior assistant in the visa section. It said he was about 50 and had gone to Syria as a child. After Hindawi was arrested in April, the Palestinian disappeared from his job and may now be in the United States, the newspaper said. When he disappeared, so did the embassy's records of Hindawi's visa applications and those of several Syrians who were given British visas, the paper said. Battlefield bones identified as .'' those of Custer's scout BILLINGS. Mont. Facial bones found at Custer Battlefield in 11)83 have been positively identified by .archeofogisrs as those of Michel ""Mitch.'' fioyer, Custer's half-Sioux stout and interpreter.: Lt ." Col." George Arrast rong Custer -and elements of the 7th -Cavalrj tdied fitifie flattie of the Little. Bit?- MX1 1 &8iSzm&&lozi&$ were 4bieaa ?i battiejueldr re those-. f a-rnrxe d: : "blood Indiykfual who was between - -J3aMJftears ol&ja'nd smoked a - r'.piperlioyer.was the only one in uis-.-: ters command who fit the de scription. To further substantiate t he iden tification, areheologists using tele 1 ts(n cameras superimposed a pic ture of the bones onto the only known picture of the famous scout. "It was an almost perfect fit," said Doug Scott, the National Park Service archeolbgist in charge of the Custer project. -; -f- v. . .1,, 'fire first piece of the puzzle, part ;-of 4n pe jaw bone, was found by a , t)iirist;who brought it to the atten tion of rbattlefield -Chief Historian KeinMangum." : - 7. . Eventually the pieces came to gether as a portion of the upper jaw, some teeth, the bones outlining the nose and part of the left eye orbit. When the site was excavated in 1984 as part of a battlefield archeo logical survey, more bone fragments, a bullet and buttons from civilian clothing were found. Boyer would have been wearing civilian clothes. The bones could be identified as belonging to a racially-mixed indi vidual because of a number uf fea tures in the face and teeth. The backs of teeth belonging to Ameri can Indians are curved and "shovel like," Scott said. The bones displayed a broad face characteristic of Indian heritage. Lawman shoots pet in self-defense KANSAS CITY, Mo. A policeman assigned to the canine unit was forced to shoot his pet Doberman pinscher when the animal turned on him during a fight with his police dog, police said. Sgt. James Harmon told authorities he was putting his police dog, Thor, into a kennel behind his home Friday when the doberman, Jet, bolted from the house and attacked the police dog. After trying to break up the fight by throwing water on the dogs, Harmon tried to pull them apart and was attacked by the Dgberman, said Sgt. Mike Chase. "His personal Doberman ate him up," Chase said. "He had deep penetrating wounds into his right arm." Harmon shot the dog twice with his .38-caliber service revolver, Chase said, and the dog died a short time later. Harmon was treated at a hospital and released. Train derails EXETER Thirty-three cars of a Burlington Northern freight train derailed east of here Saturday night, authorities said. There were no injuries in the derailment, which occurred about 1 1 p.m. Saturday, Burlington Northern spokesman Gary Telfer said Sunday. Telfer said railroad officials have not determined what caused the Kith car in the 81-car westbound train to derail. Telfer said there were no hazardous materials in the train, which carried most ly trailers on flat cars. Eleven of the train cars were empty, he said. The tracks were open for train traffic Sunday, he said. Dog keeps abandoned baby warm DETROIT A newborn abandoned in an alley whose life was saved by a German shepherd dog that kept him warm was in stable condition Sunday, a hospital spokeswoman said. The baby, suffering from hypothermia, was in "good shape, stable condition," said Sinai Hospital spokeswoman Paula Friedman. A preliminary custody hearing is scheduled on Monday in probate court for the infant, son of 20-year-old Greta Davis. Davis, of Detroit, was admitted to Sinai Hospital for treatment a few hours after giving birth. lSLEA r J9!N TEIIE TEAM Be part of the latest health care technology Two year training program leading to Associ ate Degree in NucIearMedicine Technology Applications now being accepted for classes starting soon Write: Maria Nagel, Nuclear Medicine University of Nebraska Medical Center 42nd and Dewey Avenue Omaha, NE 68105-1065 Phone:(402)559-7224 Dyslexic student sues high school to pay for special education tuition BOSTON Karen Morse was voted president of her senior class and stu dent council president and was elected to the National Honor Society.. But for nine years neither her teachers nor her friends knew she couldn't read. Now the young woman voted the student with the "most school spirit" is suing her high school in Henniker, N.H., to cover bills at a special school where she caught up on learning. Karen says she was labeled "learn ing disabled" in the ninth grade. But not until the end of her junior year in 1983 was she diagnosed as dyslexic, meaning that her brain jumbled the order of words and letters. "Was" becomes "saw" to Karen, whose intel ligence is unaffected by dyslexia "I did a lot of taking other kids' papers, erasing their names. Just cheating mostly. I really didn't think about it. It was a question of survival," said Karen, now a 20-year-old college freshman. After school authorities discovered her reading problem, she complains, they did little more than assure her she wasn't stupid. She was shunted to a corner three times a week and sat before a workbook, she recalled. "There was no remedial work at all." Karen agreed not to accept her diploma or formally graduate so Hen niker High School would pay her tui tion at the Landmark School of Beverly, which specializes in helping dyslexics. After a year at Landmark, the special school recommended she spend another year there to prepare for college. How ever, Henniker's school district, under a new superintendent, refused to pay for it and mailed Karen her diploma last spring. Her family is suing the school for the $17,000 they paid in Landmark tuition during the second year, which she completed this summer. VI - r. ' Sw.. :.'... ss WHAT'S THE NEW 'YOGURT FLAVOR at ii iy Guess correctly and win a Free Waffle Cone! New Feature Flavor to be served Sat., Nov. 1. .Entries due Friday, Oct. 31, 1SS6. Bring Entries 6 To. . . The CouxiryS Best bgurt Next io Econcfoods All The Pleasure. None Of The Guilt. I ENTRY BLANK , VA vs. 'A Vv 'A Us NAME. I i .PHONE ADDRESS ' C- I A I CI l loeieciea nuvur i W ZllN. inn 645Q"0"St 211 N. 14th 6450 "O" St s Dailv a bras! OH The Daily Nebraskan (USPS 144-080) is published by the UNL Publications Board Monday through Friday in the fall and spring semesters ana Tuesdays and Fridays in the summer sessions, except during vacations. Subscription orice is $35 tor one year. Postmaster: Send address changes to the Daily Nebraskan, Nebraska Union 34. 1400 R St., Lincoln, Neb. 68588-0448. Second-class postage paid at Lincoln, NE. ALL MATERIAL COPYRIGHT 1985 DAILY NEBRASKAN Mint fears coin shortage WASHINGTON - The U.S. Mint, caught off guard last week by the pub lic clamor for its new American Eagle gold coin, expects to suffer a shortage Monday when dealers scramble for the limited supply. The first general-circulation U.S. gold coin in more than a half-century has proven to be a winner with the public. , Government officials hope to capitalize on that interest by unveiling a sister 17s7EJTJO Be a computer scientist and officer in the Air Force. The Air Force is forging new frontiers in computer technology. If you have a Computer Science degree, you may qualify to work with the best and receive all the outstanding advantages and opportunities the Air Force offers. Call TSgt Bruce E Thrall (402)390-0895 -j -- silver bullion coin on Wednesday. The gold coin went on sale Oct. 20 and by the next day officials at the Mint had to announce sales were being suspended because the supply of 800,000 coins had been snapped up. The Mint hastily put into operation a back-up plan in which it will hold sales each Monday and will allocate the available coins among the 25 primary dealers worldwide. P6llfrFC:6bple "i would vote for woman president WASHINGTON A nationwide poll says that 36. percent of Americans would not vote for a woman presiden tial candidate even though only 12 per cent said they thought women were less qualified for political office than men. The telephone poll conducted by the Roper Organization for U.S. News and World Report said 71 percent of those polled considered women as qualified for political office as men and 13 per cent thought women are better qualified Men were given higher percentages for demonstrating toughness, being well-informed, dealing with crises, showing decisiveness, backing arms control, having knowledge of taxes, and dealing with the Soviets. Nine per- rent said wnmpn rniild Heal better With Soviets compared with 63 percent who J said men would be better.