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National/International Bomb explodes in London at British Airways office LONDON (AP) — A predawn bomb blast damaged a British Airways office and other stores on London's busiest shopping street Thursday, spraying glass into the street and igniting a fire. One passer-by was treated for shock. American Airlines and American Express both have counters in the office, but Scotland Yard spokesman Philip Powell said British Air ways appeared to be the target. “If it had gone off after 9. a.m.. for instance, there would have been an awful lot of people about and injuries to people would have been quite horren dous because there were large pieces of glass littering the streets.” Powell said. Deputy Home Secretary Ciles Shaw told the House of Com mons there was no information linking the blast with Libya, which has vowed revenge against Britain and the United States for the l I.S. air raid on Li byan cities April 15. Britain ap proved the use of ILS. planes hased in England for the raid. Scotland Yard said a number of callers telephoned police and news media to claim respon sibilitv for the bombing, but the ★ COPIES * Krazy Kata Try Us! 884 East 13th 8t Yard refused to give details of the tails. Press Association. Britain’s domestic news agency, said it received calls from the Scottish National Liberation Army, which is campaigning for an in dependent Scotland, and the Angry Brigade, an anarchist group that said it planted the bomb “in retaliation for Bri tain's involvement in the American bombing of Libya.” Cmdr. George Churchill Coleman. head of .Scotland Yard’s anti-terrorist branch. refused to describe the bomb in detail, saying only that it was "fairly big" and caused “fairly considerable” damage. News reports said it was hidden artiong bags of garbage outside the airline office. Oxford Street was closed for seven hours while police sear ched for possible additional bombs Victoria -Station, the busiest in Ijondon. also was evacuated briefly Thursday morning because of a bomb scare that turned out to be a hoax..police said. When police reopened Ox ford'Street around noon, 'crowds thronged in. saying they ' vvereu't.-afraid of another bomb. 1 I I ! J Creative .Salon 1$YD'S I PERNS *19.95 ■ long h»f ailra •'good Ihni 5-31 86 1122' Alder • 485-8597 WEEKEND TREATS Waffles banana walnut • bacon * pecan.* Strawberry. . so addition to our regular breakfast specialties open Saturday.' 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Habib, they said, spelled out the potential for resolution of the problem in an April ! 1 let ter. which drew little attention at the time Such a potential compromise is only in the formative stages, and the attitudes of Presi dent Reagan and the Snndinistas are not known. As recently as Wednesday, for in stance. Reagan pledged his fuij support to the Contras, whom he calls "freedom-fighters," Hut in the April 11 letter. Habib said the administration interprets existing peace 'pro posals by the so-called Contadora nations "as requiring a cessation of support'to irregular forces and/or insurrectional movements from the date of signature." •• The United States would, "support and abide by a ' comprehensive, verifiable and simultaneous implementation" of an agree ment fulfilling the objectives of the (mntadora peace effort. Habib's letter said, as long as Nicaragua also supports and abides by such an agreement. Mahib sunt the letter to Reps. Jim Slattery. D-kon.; Michael Barnes. i)-Md.. and Hill Richardson. I) N M at their request following a mooting they held with him in early April This happened niter the three congressmen returned from observing a Cont adorn meeting in Panama City The objectives of the Contadoro countries — Panama. Mexico. Venezuela and Colombia — would require free elections in Nicaragua and what ope congressional staff aide called "some democratization" by the leftist govern ment. The aide, who insisted on anonymity, said the Marxist-heninists among Nicaragua’s leadership won't want to do that, imf their choice will be’ between peace or continued conflict, . •In turn, the administration would agree to "end aid - to the Contras simultaneous with .Nicaragua’s signing of The agreement, which . would be arranged by the Contadbra group of l^tin American countries 'o The Contadoraprocess also would establish a verification procedure for deter mining compliance with the agreement, which "could be signed as early as |une t. U if all sides agreed • v • ' Nicaraguan President Daniel .Orlega said •in April "U the Nicaraguans would sign an agreement on ,June Jti if the administration agreed to terminate Contra aid. Botha declares ‘era of freedom’ JOHANNESBURG. South Africa (AP) At : • President .P.W Botha‘said Thursday, that, lift in#.. pass laws for blacks .means .“a, new era of friiedom^frirfhis troubled land, but critics clai'iiY a lough now security-law,, undercuts the reform.. On Wednesday the-r white government suspended enforcement of. lavys restricting the0 movements of blacks and introduced legislation to repeal them, but also proposed giving police . greater powers in designated’unreal areas • leaders of the United Democratic I-font, the coalition against apartheid,'said- the proposed sixurily law will give the-lav? and order minister ■‘a|most dictatorial powers" and urged blacks to form self-defense committees. Botha said in a lull-page advertisement published in several major'newspapers’;that his government had confounded its detrai tors by delivering on a pledge to abolish the pass laws. ' • . .. The hated regulation*, officially called influx . i:onfnij:-h«v«* lawn, i:orn»!rstnn«*s of apartheid .. i|Huv. aeverely. Mrfd Whiint l>lfM:ki at) travel (ivu'iind Work: ! ; • * » ‘ Hoi hit's new policy will allow blacks tu live Wherever they'can find an approved site, hut residential areas still will he segregated. Rural bla; ks still may npt.be able to move to the cities hecau*dJi)tlehousing is available in urban black '--areas.'.'/ •’The pass laws have gone.” Botha said ' The prisons are emptied of the vic tims of this unhappy system No South African will ever suf fer (lie mdignit v of arrest for a pass offense again Murphy Mnrpbe. spokesman tor the United Democratic I'ront, said those praising the in itiative. “must remember that these repealed laws have already broken up families, led to the the deaths of thousands of blac ks and cost untold misery to millions of disenfranc hised Africans Afghan rebels being heavily bombarded ISLAMABAD. Pakistan (AP> — '/Afghan rebel commanders said Thursday that Soviet and Afghan warplanes were killing and maiming hundreds of their men in lionstop raids on reliel positions in southeastern Afghanistan. A senior commander called it the heaviest aerial bombard ment in the seven-year Moslem insurgency against the com munist Afghan government and said it was the first use of large scale night raids in that area. Rahim Wardak said about 10.000 troops were advancing behind the air cover. with tank and artillery support. against makeshift retail positions in Paktia province near the Pakistani border, insurgent leaders acknowledged Wednes day that Soviet commandos had captured and destroyed the main retail base at Zhawar. “This is the worst fighting we’ve ever seen The air attacks are terrible." Wardak. a top commander of the National Islamic Front of Afghanistan, lidd The Associated Press Wardak. who returned from Paktia on Thursday, said Soviet and Afghan Su 22 j«*i Iwmbers .•ml Mi(i 21 and Mid 21 fi|(ht(‘r Iki m tiers were dropping ”ioil-jiouild bombs on rebels who bad no air defenses. Anal her guerrilla commander just back from Paklia. who in sisted on anonymity, said he had seen atlai k>nv. aquadmn* nl up lo HI planes. I igltling was lieii.es! I hurs il.o around tin; government hejd town of Kliost. VVardak reported. He said jets were hit ling reliel positions in the sur rounding hills and his men an ticipated new ground attacks. small prices Paul's Bicycle Shop 2480 Alder □ 342-6155