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National/International Liberian coup unsuccessful; dusk-to-dawn curfew ensues ABIDJAN, Ivory Cowl (AP) - President elect Samuel Doe mid in a radio broadcast Tuesday that an attempt to overthrow hi* government in Liberia had failed, and he urg ed the rebel* led by a fugitive genera! to "lay down their arms immediately." Doe's statement was broadcast on Elwa Radio, a Christian station that had been held by the insurgents earlier In the day. The broad cast, monitored in the nearby West African na tion of Ivory Coast, indicated Doe's forces had gained the upper hand after a day of fighting with radio stations changing hands between rebels and loyalists. In the broadcast, Doe ceiled on the armed forces "to stand firm and to continue to remain loyal to the government." He mid his troop? were searching for "the remaining scattered rebels " "I take this opportunity to inform the na tion that the coup has failed. I'm still the com mander in chief of the armed forces of Liberia and the head of state." Doe mid in the broadcast. He said he had ordered a dusk-to-dawn curfew and dosed Liberia’s borders and its in* ternationai airport to aid in the search for rebels led by Gen. Thomas Quiwnnkpa. The broadcast was heard at 7 p.m. (2 p.m. ESTJ, about 17 hours after fighting started with an attack on Doe’s executive mansion. Witnesses said at least a dozen bodies were seen being taken to a hospital. Doe said in a telephone interview with NBC's London bureau earlier in the day that his soldiers had killed "about 15 rebels" who attacked the executive mansion before dawn. Richard Gilbert, a U.S. Embassy spokesman in Monrovia, the Liberian capital, said the center of the city was calm at mid afternoon and that Doe loyalists had recap tured the government radio station. Gilbert, in a telephone interview with Associated Press Radio in Washington, added; "As far as we know, all Americans are safe. We've advised people to remain in their houses, off the streets." Walker sentenced to life in prison NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Ar thur Walker, a retired Navy of ficer convicted of supplying secrets to a Soviet spy ring run by his brother, was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday by a judge who refused to "treat this as a slap-on-the-wrist case." Walker, a 51-year-old retired Navy lieutenant commander, told U.S. District Judge Caivitt Clarke Jr. that he wished to "apologize to all the citizens of this country for what I did.” ”1 dishonored myself. I devastated my family. Nobody could be any sorrier." he said. Clarke then sentenced Walker, of Virginia Beach, to the maximum of three life terms and four 10-year terms on seven counts of espionage, with the sentences to run concurrently. Walker, who was also fined $250.(KM), will be eligible for parole in 10 years. Walker's wife Rita, the only witness at the sentencing hear ing. testified that he became suicidal while he was spying and had an affair with his brother’s wife in the late 1960s and early 1970s. His brother, John Walker Jr., 48, a retired Navy chief warrant officer, and John Walker's son, Navy seaman Michael Walker, 22. pleaded guilty to espionage Oct. 28. In exchange for his cooperation with authorities, John Walker is to receive a life sentence and his son is to serve 25 years. Arthur Walker’s attorneys argued that his role in the spy ring was less significant than his brother's or nephew’s, but Clarke disagreed. “Arthur Walker was an older brother and an officor and had been entrusted by his govern ment with far greater respon sibility than either John Walker or Michael Walker," the Judge AIRLINE CAREERS Find out if you qualify for our 12-week training and a career in the Airtine/Travel industry. 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