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World news Libya plans possible defense against U.S military retaliation TRIPOLI, Libya (APJ — Col. Moammar Khadafy’s govern-; meut claimed Sunday it had.. mover) foreign workers'.'’in-'.’ . eluding U.S.. citizens,, .tiff... oil fields in the desert andiarmy';' base* purportedly targeted. for/^ attack by American forces. Hut u Western diplomat ..told. The Associated Press he:-,had-t-, spoken tO- several represen tatives of his country in T.il»ya;:.. and "none of them reported "any such.incident. " He spoke on . condition he n’6t be identified Ttlrther.-' . • Tripoli has remained quiet for days! and there were no signs Sunday of any military • preparations., ; 'The U S . tith Fleet, mean while, was poised in the Mediterranean off Libya, . awaiting President Reagan’s decision bn a possible strike in retaliation for Khadafy’s reputed support of.international terrorism] Reagan and Chancellor Helmut Kohl of West Germany have said. Libya, is a prime suspect in the April 5 bombing of a West Berlin discotheque that was a gathering place for U.S. troops stationed in West Germany. ; A U.S Army sergeant and a Turkish woman died in the blast, and 230 people were in jtired, including 63 Americans. Reagan said he would consider retaliatory.' strike if evidence proved Khadafy was.lathihd the pbijjitjtng.■ v . 1 . AVstatern'ent released by ■» Lh ; byan^lnfbrmatibn Department official .' wild refused to be.ideri stifled,» said. ''Foreign, workers liayitjlannuforced to live in (oil „ fields], iaking into.account that the majoriiy .are Americans.” Diplomats and business peo ple estimate 800 Americans still live in Libya, including ex ecutives, oil field workers and about J00 American women married to Libyans. Reagan ordered all Americans out under risk of a 10-year prison sentence and cut all U.S. economic ties with Libya after terrorists attacked the Rome and Vienna airports l)ec. 27. killing 20 people, including five Americans The United States blamed Palestinian terrorist Abu Nidal, whose real name is Sabry al Banna, of carrying out the at tacks and accused Khadafv of harboring him. Other Westerners in Libya in clude Europeans with an estimated British community of 5.0(H). Hundreds of foreign workers already live in the desert oil fields, often on rotating one Mental patient escapes state hospital Sunday SAI.KM (AP) — A 23-year-old man described as dangerous escaped from I ha Oregon State I lospital early Sun day morning by unbolting a screen ami sawing through a bar in the window of his room, the hospital superintendent said Shawn McGinnis apparently lowered himself to the ground using knotted sheets. crawled over barbed wire and jumped a fence after he escaped from his room, according to Superintendent Moh Denning. McGinnis was being held for observation in the hospital's forensic program. His room was checked every half-hour. Denning said. His escape was discovered during the 7 a m. check, the superintendent said. McGinnis had been ordered to the hospital to determine if he was mentally competent to assist in his own defense on several Multnomah County charges. Denning said. McGinnis had been charged with l>eing an ex-convict in possession of a firearm, find-degree theft and two counts of possession of a controlled substance, Denning said. He apparently smuggled a wrench and a hacksaw blade into his room to remove the tightly bolted window screen and saw through one of the steel window bars. Denning said. McGinnis was described as fi feet. 180 pounds, with blue eyes, shoulder-length brown hair and a fuzzy l>eard. He was wearing blue or brown pants, a black T-shirt, a brown sweater, white socks and white tennis shoos. VOLVO Owners Take advantage of our FREE Safety inspection and SPECIAL Ipine Import ✓ /Servi ‘ ^ Call for an appointment Springfield • 12th & Main • /26-1808 ALL WORK GUARANTEED <EWuVOIJfOc$pteuU&t~ month shifts, Qtt is Libya’s largest single source of income, although Western analysts say revenues plunged from $22 billion in 1984 to about $8 billion in 1985. The Western diplomat told the AP only five-major docks are used to;load oil on tankers, so there.would be no need for U.S. warplanes to hit the widely scattered oil fields. Khadafy told a news con ference Wednesday that he and his top commanders had made military plans in the event of an American strike against this country. Be a lifesaver! DONATE PLASMA Receive $5.00 with your first donation when you bring in this ad. Return donors (who have not donated for two or more months and new donors too, earn $100 monthly plus bonuses and weekly cash drawings. Eugene Plasma Corp. 1071 Olive St. 484-2241 f/a&trfwrtsTUOEMT SUMMER FARES Bangkok.*1013 Oslo.*1177 Singapore.*705 London.*689 Tokyo.*710 Paris.*867 Hong Kong.*838 Frankfurt.*769 Details at nfti.— Valentine's Campus Travel Center EMU or call 687-8456 lUO Bookstore Book Views You’re Only Old Once! (A Book For Obsolete Children) by Dr. Seuss "is this a children’s.book? Well.,:not immediately V •: . 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