pn nftoace CF GE B.D ‘(UPD - The siege of the Dominican Embassy by leftist guerrillas is three- weeks-old with no end in sight for the 19 diplomats and 13 others being held hostage. Ransom negotiations were deadlocked and neither the leftists nor the Colombian government ' appeared to be making an attempt to resume them. The flurry of ex- citement stirred by the dramatic escape of Uruguayan Ambassador mbassy siege in third week Colombia . MP, Soooe Fernando . Gomez, 43, early Monday and a false alarm that Venezuelan Ambassador Virgilio Lovera had suffered a severe heart attack . diminished Tuesday. The only = activity observed as night fell was _ the usual delivery of food and other supplies by the Colombian Red Cross to the two-story embassy that was captured by the so-called April 19 .Movement (M-19) guerrillas on Feb. 27. Afghan rebels force Ivan back ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (UPI) - Islamic rebels forced the retreat of: Soviet-backed Afghan government troops west of Kabul! with the help of 40 government soldiers who defected to the guerrilla side, reports said "Monday. Exiled Islamic parties said their forces with the aid of the defectors beat back an attack by government troops 18 miles west of Kabul two days ago. Some small arms and four machine guns were captured by the rebels. The reports, reaching the Pakistan town of Peshawar today where six rebels parties are based, also said Moslem guerrillas repelled a government attack on their mountain stronghold in Ganjgal district of Eastern Kunar province. Evacuation drill for G.I. FRANKFURT, West Germany (UPI) - The U.S. military in Europe has quietly intensified practice drills for evacuation of more than 300,000 dependants in the event of war, the newspaper Stars and Stripes says. The newspaper, the unofficial daily for Gls in Europe, said military commanders moved with caution to increase the drills, voicing orders “almost with a whisper” to avoid alarming local populations in countries where U.S. soldiers are based. The paper said the Grills, known in military jargon as Noncombatant Evacuation Orders, had attracted more attention families from the 323,000 wives and families of ser- vicemen in Western Europe“since the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, and the Soviet invasion. of Afghanistan. Dependants have been briefed on changes in the evacuation drill, which used to prescribe an automobile convoy to border points, and urged all evacuees to take emergency food. Now, the newspaper said, dependants are ordered to assemble at bases for transport to airfields throughout Europe, carrying just their passports and automobile licenses, to allow for speedier evacuation to the United States. Gold down while dollar wobbles LONDON (UPI) - Gold dropped anew on the London and = Zurich exchanges Tuesday and the U.S. dollar opened shghtly lower on most European and Tokyo moncy markets, the victim = of profit-taking Gold opened at $476 an ounce in Zunch = and $409 50 in London, down from Monday's closing prices of $489 and $479 tn some carly Zurich and respectively “In very much quieter conditions, the dollar was easier and sterhng held steadier than of late.” a dealer at Barclays Bank International said “The undertone of the market was uncertain with the dollar encountering Light profit-taking ~ The dollar London opened in Frankfurt at 1 4700 West German marks A North ‘Vancouver mobile crane operator was told he would have to become an “immobile crane operator” after he pleaded first test and .15 on the — second. ; Roy told the Judge C.- Woodliffe that he was a mobile crane operator and guilty to driving with a blood _ needed his driver's licence in alcohol level over .08. order to-work. 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