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PM-Horse Kidnapped,430
Famous Race Horse Kidnapped By Gunmen
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DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Shergar, an Irish Derby winner owned by the
Aga Khan and one of the world's most highly valued race horses, was
kidnapped at gunpoint from a stud farm, police said today.
A groom said the abductors told him Tuesday night they planned to
demand a $3 million ransom for the safe return of the horse.
Police declined to speculate on whether suspicion might fall on the
Irish Republican Army, which has resorted to kidnapping as a method
of fund-raising in recent years.
Police launched a full-scale hunt after the horse was taken from its
retirement home at the Aga Khan's stud farm in County Kildare, near
the Curragh race track 30 miles from here.
Police said two gunmen locked up head groom John Fitzgerald's family
in a room at their house on the farm around 9 p.m. Tuesday night,
then forced Fitzgerald at gunpoint to the adjoining stables and
ordered him to identify Shergar, valued at around $18 million.
Fitzgerald was blindfolded and made to lie face down as one of the
raiders drove a horse box into the yard, and Shergar was loaded
inside, police said.
The gunmen drove for several hours before releasing Fitzgerald early
today, with a warning not to contact police.
The groom was told the abductors would make contact again later
today about the ransom demand.
Shergar, ridden by jockey Walter Swinburn, won England's 1 1/2-mile
Epsom Derby by a record 30 lengths in 1981, earning his owner a prize
of about $303,000. Three weeks later, famed jockey Lester Piggott
rode Shergar to victory in the Irish Derby at the Curragh.
The horse then crushed a high-class field in the valuable King
George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot, England.
After losing in the St. Leger at Doncaster, England, the same year,
the Aga Khan decided to retire the colt after only three years'
racing.
Shergar was voted European race horse of the year for 1981 and
retired as the fourth highest prize money winner of all time with a
total of $600,000 to his credit. He had raced just eight times,
winning on six occasions.
When put to stud, 34 shares in the colt were sold for $385,000 each,
the Aga Khan retaining a major interest.
Shergar became a father for the first time last Wednesday with a bay
colt out of the mare Hilo Girl.
''I was over at the stud last year and saw Shergar,'' breeding
expert Tony Morris recalled today. ''An American woman visitor there
said they should keep padlocks on the stable doors. They can't of
course because of the fire risk, but it seems amazing that such a
valuable horse could be stolen.''
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DUBLIN, Ireland Sub 11th graf: Shergar, ridden by xxx Curragh to
CORRECT horse's derby victory from 30 lengths to 10 lengths
Shergar, ridden by jockey Walter Swinburn, won England's 1 1/2-mile
Epsom Derby by a record 10 lengths in 1981, earning his owner a prize
of about $303,000.
Thee horse: 12th graf
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'abductors'
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Gunmen raided the Aga Khan's stud farm and
stole Shergar, an Irish Derby winner and one of the world's most
high-priced racehorses, police said today.
A groom said the gunmen told him Tuesday night they planned to
demand a $3 million ransom for the safe return of the horse.
Police declined: 3rd graf
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AM-Horse Theft, Bjt,420
Think IRA or Breeders Stole $18 Million Horse
Laserphot DUBLIN, Irblican Army or of horse breeders
who didn't want to pay the stallion's stud fee.
The two gunmen who made off with the 4-year-old, white-blazed bay
Tuesday night told head groom John Fitzgerald a ransom demand for $3
million would be confirmed Wednesday, police said. But they said there
had been no further contact with the thieves by late Wednesday.
''There is a possibility he was taken to service waiting mares in
the hope the offspring will bring in the dividends,'' said a police
spokesman.
The police were also considering the theory that the IRA, fighting a
guerrilla war to end British rule in Northern Ireland, stole the
horse to raise funds to buy arms.
The police were making a nationwide search. They gave this account
of the theft:
The two gunmen broke into the head groom's home at the Aga Khan's
Ballymany farm 30 miles from Dublin late Tuesday night, locked up
Fitzgerald's family and forced him at gunpoint to identify Shergar in
the stables.
Then they bundled the horse and Fitzgerald, blindfolded, into a
horse trailer and drove for several hours before releasing the groom.
''The stud groom was informed that a ransom would be demanded today,
Wednesday, for the safe return of the stallion,'' said a statement
issued by the Aga Khan's information officer in France. ''There is no
indication as to the identity of the people making the demand or the
motivation behind it. The matter is now in the hands of the Irish
police.''
The statement gave no further details and did not say whether the
ransom demand had been received.
Shergar, the son of Great Nephew and the French mare Sharmeen, was
retired to stud as a 3-year-old in 1981 after six wins in eight
starts, including the 1981 English Derby by a record 10 lengths and
three weeks later the Irish Derby at Curragh. He won $600,000 in prize
money before he was retired.
Although representatives of the Aga Khan refused to say what the
stallion's stud fee is, the owner sold 34 shares in him for 250,000
pounds each, now equivalent to $385,000, while retaining the major
interest.
Prince Karim, 44, the fourth Aga Khan, is the leader of the world's
15 million Ismaili Moslems and runs a vast international business and
sporting empire from his chateau in Gouvieux, France.
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Eds: CORRECTS number of gunmen from two to at least six and CORRECTS
age of horse from 4 to 5.
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DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Police speculated Wednesday that the theft of
the $18 million, double-Derby winner Shergar from the Aga Khan's stud
farm was the work of the Irish Republican Army or of horse breeders
who didn't want to pay the stallion's stud fee.
The gunmen who made off with the 5-year-old, white-blazed bay
Tuesday night told head groom John Fitzgerald a ransom demand for $3
million would be confirmed Wednesday, police said. But they said there
had been no further contact with the thieves, who number at least
six, by late Wednesday.
''There is, 3rd graf.
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BC-FRONTPAGE Undated:
EDITORS FYI:
The New York Times plans the following frontpage, first edition,
Thursday, Feb. 10, 1983:
TOP:
Jerusalem(Shipler) Israeli Cabinet takes up Beirut massacre report.
(moved)
(3-col cut Begin, Sharon, Eitan.)
Wash(Shabecoff) EPA's Gorsuch defends dismissal of Rita Lavelle.
(early)
Hartford, Conn.(Times) Gov. O'Neill asks changes in state sales tax.
FOLD:
Wash(Halloran) Weinberger rejects Israeli offer to share Lebanon
military data. (early)
Wash(Burnham) GM recalls 240,000 1980 X cars for brake repairs.
(early)
BOTTOM:
(One-col cut race horse Shergar.)
Dublin(Nordheimer) Shergar, a top thoroughbred, held for $2.7
million ransom. (priority)
(3-col cut Carter and Ford at Ford Libary. No story.)
Bonn(Markham) Brandt panel urges world action to avert an economic
collapse. (moved)
REEFERS:
New York(Times) U.S. Jews react to inquiry. (priority)
Beirut(Times) Arab world reaction. (moved)
New York(Times) School homework policy change.
New York(Times) Michaels out as Jets coach. (priority)
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AM-AGA
Kidnappers Demand $2.7 Million Ranson For Aga Khan's Top Stud
By JON NORDHEIMER
c. 1983 N.Y. Times News Service
DUBLIN, Ireland - Armed gunmen forced their way into the Aga Khan's
stud farm in Newbridge during the night Tuesday and kidnapped
Shergar, one of the world's top thoroughbred racehorses. They
demanded a ransom of $2.7 million.
Racing experts said it was the first recorded kidnapping of a
stallion at stud. Shergar, a 5-year-old dark bay with white socks and
a white blaze, was the winner in 1981 of the Irish Sweeps Derby and
the English Derby. That year he was voted European racehorse of the
year and retired as the fourth highest prize money winner of all time
with $600,000 to his credit in one season.
Shergar was syndicated for $13.5 million, a European record at the
time. The Aga Khan, who bred the horse in Ireland, holds six of the
40 shares in the syndicate that owns Shergar. The horse was put out
to stud on the Aga Khan's Ballmany farm near the Curragh racecourse,
about 40 miles from Dublin, where the Irish Sweeps Derby is held
every year.
It was there, according to the police, that two armed men forced
their way into the home of a groom, locked his family in a room and
made the groom lead them to Shergar's stable. The horse was loaded
into a trailer and the groom was transferred to a car that left him
two hours later on a rural road.
The stallion had established an impressive fertility rate, getting
42 of his first 44 mares in foal. He became a sire for the first time
last Wednesday.
After the raid the police began a manhunt for the kidnappers and set
up roadblocks. Racing experts pointed out, however, that it would be
easy to hide Shergar in a countryside with so many horses by simply
putting him out to pasture.
The groom told the Irish police that the abductors were demanding a
$2.7 million ransom for the safe return of the horse. A deadline set
for noon Wednesday passed without any word from the abductors, the
police said.
''The whole thing seems like a fiction,'' said Prince Sadruddin,
uncle of the Aga Khan, in London. ''I am appalled that people should
resort to such a dastardly act on an innocent animal.''
The Aga Khan, told of the kidnapping at his Paris headquarters, was
reported to be stunned. Shergar's former trainer, Michael Stoute,
said, ''Shergar was the best horse I ever trained and I only hope to
God nothing happened to him.''
Thoroughbred racing is one of Ireland's largest industries and there
was speculation among racing experts that the ransom would not be
paid so as not to encourage similar abductions.
''This is a devastating blow to Irish prestige to have a horse like
that kidnapped,'' said one breeding expert.
Shergar, who raced only eight times, recorded five victories from
six starts in 1981. In that year, as well as winning the English
Derby and Irish Sweeps Derby, he also triumphed in the King George VI
and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes. He won the English Derby by 10
lengths, a record for this century. He earned a total of $809,447.
The official racing season starts next week and ends in June. This
was to be Shergar's first productive year and a test of his value as
a sire. Timing is important in terms of when a mare is in season and
it must also take place within a certain time limit to qualify the
foal for future seasons.
Shergar's stud fee is about $100,000. The horse was expected to be
paired with 42 mares in the next four months, returning one third of
the syndicate's original investment.
''He'll be very tough to handle even though he normally is a docile
animal,'' said one trainer. ''He's been on special feed for weeks to
build him up for breeding and he's really feeling his oats, so to
speak. You just can't lock him in a barn when he's like that. He must
get a lot of exercise or else he'll be a devil to handle.''
Other thoroughbreds have been abducted in the past but it is
believed that no ransom of significance has ever been paid for a
stolen horse.
In the United States, in one of the most daring such abductions,
Fanfreluche, a former champion filly in foal to Secretariat, the 1973
Triple Crown winner, was stolen from Claiborne Farm near Paris, Ky.,
June 25, 1977. She was 10 years old at the time and was valued at
about $500,000. Fanfreluche, who was owned by a Canadian, was
recovered in December 1977, still in foal, on a small farm in
Tompkinsville, Ky.
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AM-NEWSSUMMARY Undated
c. 1983 N.Y. Times News Service
The New York Times News Service News Summary for Thursday, Feb. 10,
1983
International
JERUSALEM - Israel's Cabinet was unable to make a decision on a
state commission's recommendations Tuesday that Defense Minister
Ariel Sharon and three senior generals leave their posts because of
their ''indirect responsibility'' for the massacre of Palestinians by
Lebanese Christian militiamen in Beirut. The Cabinet members agreed
that two of the generals could defend themselves before the Cabinet
Thursday.
NEW YORK - American Jewish leaders approved the report by Israel's
special commission on the massacre of Palestinians in Beirut. Most of
those interviewed agreed with the panel's recommendation that Defense
Minister Ariel Sharon should step down.
WASHINGTON - An American-Israeli rift came to light as
administration officials said that Defense Secretary Caspar W.
Weinberger had rejected a proposed agreement under which Israeli
forces would have shared with United States forces the military
information they gained in the conflict in Lebanon. The officials
said that Weinberger felt the accord would involve Washington in a
hazardous long-range military commitment to Israel.
BONN - Steps to avert an economic crash that could usher in global
anarchy should be taken by all governments, according to a warning by
an influential independent agency in Bonn. The appeal for emergency
measures was issued by the Commission on International Development
Issues, which is headed by the former West German leader Willy
Brandt.
DUBLIN - A top race horse was kidnapped at the Aga Khan's stud farm
in Newbridge, Ireland. Armed gunmen made off with Shergar, a leading
thoroughbred, and demanded a ransom of $2.7 million.
National
WASHINGTON - The dismissal of Rita M. Lavelle as an assistant
administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency was a
''personnel matter'' that did not involve assertions of political
favoritism for polluting companies, according to Anne M. Gorsuch, the
agency's administrator. However, at least three House panels are
seeking investigations into whether politics and special favors for
industry played a part in the agency's enforcement of the law
requiring the cleanup of hazardous waste dumps.
WASHINGTON - A recall of 240,000 GM cars to modify the braking
system was announced by the manufacturer. The General Motors
announcement involving 1980 X-model autos came 18 months after the
federal government conducted preliminary tests indicating that the
cars tended to lock their brakes in wet weather.
NEW ORLEANS - Changes in the insanity defense designed to narrow its
scope and to place greater burdens of those who assert it were
endorsed by the American Bar Association. It urged that people aware
of the wrongful conduct would be criminally responsible for their
actions even if they later contended that they were unable to control
themselves or were acting under an ''irresistible impulse.''
WASHINGTON - A delay on an MX missile plan was approved by President
Reagan. He granted an advisory commission an additional month, until
mid-March, to reach agreement on a basing system for the weapon.
WASHINGTON - Morris K. Udall will not seek the Democratic
presidential nomination in 1984. In announcing his decision, the
representative from Arizona said he did not want to be a ''spoiler''
splitting the progressive vote.
HARTFORD, Conn. - Changes in the Connecticut sales tax are sought by
Gov. William A. O'Neill. He asked the General Assembly to lower the
tax to 7 percent from 7.5 percent but to expand it to cover goods
ranging from gasoline to children's clothing. O'Neill also proposed
levying a sales tax of 3.5 percent on services ranging from doctors'
and lawyers' fees to plumbers' and barbers' bills.
NEW YORK - Homework assignments for all pupils in the New York City
public schools will be required under a new policy approved by the
Board of Education. The daily requirement ranges from a mimimum of 20
minutes for first graders to at least two hours for high school
students.
NEW YORK - The St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York City faced
controversy as Michael Flannery, the newly elected grand marshall of
the March 17 march, said it would mark support for the Irish
Republican Army.
NEW YORK - Walt Michaels retired as coach of the Jets only 17 days
after the team had come one victory short of advancing to the Super
Bowl. Sources in the club said Michaels was forced to retire because
of differences with the club's president, Jim Kensil.
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PM-ADVISORY FOR Feb. 9 - 2takes
Attention Editors:
We call your attention to the following items on The New York Times
News Service report of Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1983.
INTERNATIONAL
Jerusalem - ISRAEL - Israel's Cabinet met again Wednesday and was
unable to formulate a government decision on a state commission's
recommendations that Defense Minister Sharon and three generals leave
their posts. David Shipler.
New York - ISRAEL-REACT - The Israeli commission's report on the
Beirut killings drew approving comments from American Jewish
spokesmen along with expressions of relief that the findings were
detailed and made public immediately. Joyce Purnick.
Hong Kong - ISRAEL-SHULTZ - Secretary of State George P. Shultz says
U.S. will continue to work at Mideast problems despite any problems
that the commission report may cause. Bernard Gwertzman.
ny
Beirut - ISRAEL-LEBANON - The PLO has asked Lebanon for guarantees
for the safety of about half a million Palestinian civilians living
in the country.
Cairo - ISRAEL-ARABS - Egyptian government leaders declined to
comment officially on the findings of the Israeli inquiry into the
killing of Palestinian civilians. William Farrell.
nypt
Washington - ISRAEL-INTEL - Secretary of Defense Caspar W.
Weinberger has rejected a proposed agreement with Israel under which
Israeli forces would have shared military information they gained
during the Lebanon conflict. Richard Halloran.
Dublin - AGA - Armed gunmen forced their way into the Aga Khan's
stud farm in Newbridge and kidnapped Shergar, one of the world's top
thoroughbred orses. They demanded a ransom of $2.7 million. Jon
Nordheimer.
ny
New York - OIL-PRICES - The price of oil, which has been dropping
irregularly in world markets since early 1981, is headed still lower
in the months ahead, many economists say. H. Erich Heinemann.
Washington - OIL - The administration considers lifting ban on
export of American oil. Robert D. Hershey Jr.
London - BUSH - Vice President Bush in Britain, last stop on his
tour, says he finds allies united behind NATO's nuclear disarmament
objectives. John Vinocur.
Bonn - BRANDT - An influential independent commission headed by
Willy Brandt called upon world governments to take emergency measures
in ''a new spirit of solidarity'' to avert an economic collapse.
James M. Markham.
Moscow - SOV-PRICES - Without an announcement, the Soviet government
has raised prices on a broad range of paper, steel, cotton and other
products. Serge Schmemann.
Managua - NICARAGUA - Nicaragua has chosen a longtime member of the
Sandinist movement as its next ambassador to the United States.
Marlise Simons.
nypt
Sanya - CHINA - The Chinese claim sovereignty over the islets,
atolls and coral reefs of the South China Sea and call them Xisha and
Nansha. The Vietnamese also claim sovereignty and call them the Hoang
Sa and the Truong Sa archipelagos. Everybody else calls them the
Paracels and Spratlys. Christopher S. Wren.
ny
Ottawa - QUEBEC - The State Department has issued a statement
rejecting a proposal to create a common market linking an independent
Quebec with the United States as well as Canada. Michael T. Kaufman.
Washington - LANDSAT - After six months of operations, the Landsat 4
satellite has produced scores of mapping images of the earth's
surface that are ''highly encouraging'' for future crop surveys,
geologic prospecting, urban planning and hydrological studies. John
Noble Wilford.
nypt
United Nations - TIMOR - A 'Depressing' cause at the United Nations
- independence for East Timor. Bernard D. Nossiter.
San Salvador - SALVADOR-D'AUBUISSON - The president of El Salvador's
Constituent Assembly says that if the constitution is completed he
will resign April 22. Lydia Chavez.
NATIONAL
ny
New York - PARADE - Michael Flannery, the new grand marshall of New
York's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade, says the March 17 celebration
will be a demonstration of support for the outlawed Provisional Wing
of the Irish Republican Army. The consulate general of Ireland
announces that the government of the Irish Republic will boycott the
parade. Clifford May.
Washington - BUDGET - David C. Jones, the retired Air Force general
who was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Congress that a
cut of $30 billion from the military budget ''would be devastating to
the defense of our country.'' Edward Cowan.
nypt
Washington - RECALL - The General Motors Corp. announced Wednesday
that it will recall about 240,000 1980 model X cars to modify their
braking systems. David Burnham.
ny
Washington - COMPUTE - The head of the FBI Wednesday ordered a
two-month delay in inaugurating a controversial arrangement in which
the Secret Service will use a giant FBI computer.
Washington - MX - President Reagan gave his Commission on Strategic
Forces another month to try to work out an agreed-upon recommendation
for the basing systam for the MX missile. Steven Weisman.
Washington - REAGAN - Reagan said Wednesday that ''the right thing
to do'' for young pekple would be po eliminape the federal
requirements that they be paid the minimum wage. Adam Clymer.
nypt
Opinion - Commentary
New York - OAKES-COLUMN - Who is Orlov? What is his crime? John B.
Oakes on a Soviet prisoner's nightmare.
Boston - LEWIS-COLUMN - The report of the judicial commission on the
Beirut massacre puts to Israelis a question far more profound than
the future of Begin or Sharon. Anthony Lewis.
Washington - SAFIRE-COLUMN - Israel after Sharon. by William Safire.
(MORE)
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PM-News Digest,
PMs AP News Digest
Thursday, February 10, 1983
Here are the top stories in sight for PMs. The General Desk
supervisor is Rich Herzfelder (212) 621-1604. The Laserphoto Desk
supervisor is Ed Stephens (212) 621-1900.
MIDDLE EAST
Massacre Report Creates Political Impasse In Israel
Sharon Asks To Be Fired, But Won't Quit
TEL AVIV, Israel - Controversy embroils Israel over Defense Minister
Ariel Sharon's future in goverment after a special inquiry blames him
in the Beirut massacre. A high government official says Sharon has
asked that the Cabinet demand his resignation but the chairman of the
ruling coalition says Prime Minister Menachem Begin will not fire the
former general. Slug PM-Massacre Inquiry. Developing, 600 words.
Israel Can't Withdraw Before Syrians, Arens Says
WASHINGTON - Israeli Ambassador Moshe Arens says Jerusalem does not
want to keep troops in Lebanon for ''an extended period of time,''
but can't remove them immediately because the Syrians would remain.
Slug PM-US-Israel. New material, may stand. 600 words.
With PM-Weinberger-Israel, Defense Secretary Weinberger decides
against accepting an Israeli offer to share information from Israel's
invasion of Lebanon.
TODAY'S TOPIC: Lebanon's Family Power Structure
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Powerful families rather than organized parties
dominate the political scene in Lebanon, where candidates are often
groomed from the cradle. Sometimes reluctantly, sometimes eagerly, the
sons of these political godfathers pick up the reins of power and
perpetuate a system of feudal fiefdoms. Slug PM-Topic-Fathers and
Sons. By AP Writer Earleen F. Tatro. New, will stand. 980 words.
SOCIAL SECURITY: Bailout May Not Bail Enough
WASHINGTON - Pension experts say the Social Security system is in
more trouble than a $168 billion bailout plan can cure - an argument
which may be backed up by revised government figures being prepared
for House tax writers. Slug PM-Social Security. New material, may
stand. 590 words.
WORLD AT THE BOTTOM: Part IV - Soft Landing In Japan
TOKYO - ''Recession ghost towns'' can be found even in Japan. But
their social and economic system shields the world's third-largest
economy from the recession's worst blows. For some, it can even be a
lifetime opportunity. In the fourth of a 5-part series, AP Writer Jim
Abrams examines the recession's impact on Japan. Slug PM-World At The
Bottom IV. New, will stand. Two takes, 1140 words. Moved Feb. 3 as
a085 a086.
NUCLEAR ARMS: Church Of England Debates Issue
LONDON - Bishops, clergy and laity gather at the Westminister
headquarters of the Anglican Church of England to discuss nuclear
weapons in what officials say is the most significant debate there
since the end of World War II. Slug PM-Church-Bomb. Developing, 600
words.
EPA: House Probes Handling Of Waste Cleanup Program
WASHINGTON - A House subcommittee, expanding its probe of the EPA's
handling of a toxic waste cleanup program, intends to subpoena 25 EPA
employees. Slug PM-Gorsuch-Congress. New material, may stand.
Subcommittee meets 10 a.m. EST in closed session. 530 words.
Laserphoto WX3.
INSANITY DEFENSE:
Expert Says Hinckley Would Be Guilty Under Proposed New Rules
NEW ORLEANS - John W. Hinckley Jr., the man who shot President
Reagan and three other men, probably would have been found guilty
under a new standard for insanity recommended by the American Bar
Association, a legal expert says. Slug PM-ABA. New material, should
stand. 600 words.
CONCENTRATION CAMPS:
FDR, Military Discussed Interning Japanese Before World War II
WASHINGTON - The military told President Franklin D. Roosevelt in
1936 that it had been thinking along the same lines when FDR proposed
compiling lists of Japanese in Hawaii ''to be placed in a
concentration camp in the event of trouble.'' Slug PM-Concentration
Camps. New, will stand. 650 words. Laserphoto WX5.
GURKHAS: Tough Nepalese Soldiers Train In U.S.
FORT LEWIS, Wash. - A battalion of Gurkhas, the small, tough
Nepalese warriors who have served the British Army with near-legendary
courage for more than a century and a half, are training for the
first time on U.S. soil. Slug PM-Gurkhas. New, will stand. 600 words.
Laserphoto SE1.
HORSENAPPING: Shergar Stolen For Money, Not Stud
LONDON - Former steeplechase jockey and mystery writer Dick Francis
says it's unlikely the $18 million, double-Derby winner Shergar was
stolen for stud, leaving open the possibility the horse was kidnapped
by the Irish Republican Army for ransom to buy arms. Slug PM-Horse
Theft. Developing, 600 words.
JOBS: Reagan Undecided; Deficit Would Be Unaffected
WASHINGTON - President Reagan is undecided about a jobs program, but
his spokesman says accelerating already planned government
construction projects will not add to the federal budget deficit. Slug
PM-Reagan. New material, may stand. 560 words. Laserphoto WX1.
INTERNATIONAL MONEY: Bargaining Over Debt Crisis Begins
WASHINGTON - The world's poor countries warn the industrial powers
that a planned increase in emergency loans will not be enough to avert
a debt crisis hanging over the world. Slug PM-IMF. New material, may
stand. 650 words.
NO-E.T. T-Shirts: Crusade Against E.T. Hype Runs Into Trouble
LOS ANGELES - E.T., the lovable hero of the hit movie, should stay
out in space, says Ron Deutsch, who with his partner launched a
crusade against the hype surrounding the scrawny-necked
extra-terrestrial. Their T-shirt scheme ran into problems, so now
they're looking for new targets, including obnoxious commercials and
video games. Slug PM-Anti-Hype. New, will stand. 450 words.
SASNAKRA NI DEWOLLA GNIKSAM DARWKCAB
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - After months of arguments, approval by two
houses of the Legislature - and plenty of speaking backward and
forward - a bill requiring a warning label on records that supposedly
contain ''backward masking'' is dead in Arkansas. Slug PM-Satan
Songs. New, will stand. 500 words.
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Updates with anonymous phone call
Laserphoto LON5
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - An anonymous caller told a newspaper
W3dnesday night that the thieves who stole the the $18 million,
double-Derby winner Shergar from the Aga Khan's stud farm were
prepared to negotiate the horse's safe return.
The caller hung up without providing further details to the Belfast
Newsletter on the possible ransom demand or the motive for the theft.
Police seraching for the horse speculated the crime was the work of
the Irish Republican Army or of horse breeders who did not want to pay
the stallion's stud fee.
At least six gunmen made off with the 5-year-old, white-blazed bay
Tuesday night and told head groom John Fitzgerald a ransom demand for
$3 million would be confirmed Wednesday, police said.
The anonymous caller told the paper in Northern Ireland that the
thieves were prepared to negotiate through any one of three leading
British racing journalists. He said that if the Aga Khan and the other
members of the syndicate that owns Shergar were prepared to talk, one
or all of the journalists should be at a Belfast hotel Thursday
night.
The caller did not say what might happen to Shergar if no one showed
up.
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Say Kidnappers May Be Ready to Return Champion Horse
Eds: Subs for LONDON-dated item on PMs Digest
By PADDY CLANCY
Associated Press Writer
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Police searching for the kidnapped race horse
Shergar today investigated an anonymous call in Belfast from a man
claiming the thieves were ready to negotiate a safe return of the $18
million champion.
The Belfast Newsletter, a Protestant newspaper in the capital of
Northern Ireland, said the telephone caller claimed Wednesday night
that the thieves wanted any of three prominent British racing
journalists to serve as intermediaries.
If the Aga Khan and other members of the 35-member syndicate that
owns Shergar were willing to talk, the caller said, one or all of the
three journalists should be at a Belfast hotel this evening.
At least six masked gunmen stole the 5-year-old horse from the Aga
Khan's Ballymany stud farm 30 miles from Dublin on Tuesday night.
Shergar, valued as a stud at $18 million, is a white-blazed bay who
won both the English and Irish derbies in 1981.
The caller said that if no one arrived at the hotel, the thieves
would assume the syndicate was not interested in discussing the
horse's return. The newspaper said the man hung up without hinting at
Shergar's fate if no negotiations began.
The journalists named by the caller were Lord Oaksey of the
conservative Sunday Telegraph in London, Peter Campling of the London
daily tabloid The Sun, and television racing expert Derek Thompson.
Oaksey said that if both the horse owners and the police believe the
call is worth pursuing, ''naturally I'm prepared to go to Belfast.''
Thompson said he also was willing to go to Belfast. The Sun said it
was considering its response.
Dublin police said they wanted to determine if the call to the
newspaper was genuine before any of the journalists would be advised
whether to go to Belfast. Belfast police refused to comment on the
situation.
Irish police sources said they believed the meeting was set for
Belfast, in British-ruled Northern Ireland, because it was out of the
jurisdiction of police in the Irish Republic where Shergar was
stolen.
The British domestic news agency Press Association said John
Fitzgerald, the head groom at the stud farm, stated the gunmen told
him they wanted a ransom of almost $3 million. Fitzgerald was held by
the gunmen for several hours before being released unharmed.
The man overseeing the hunt for Shergar, Chief Superintendent James
Murphy of the Garda Siochana - the Irish Republic's police force -
said Wednesday night that the thieves had talked of the possibility of
a ransom demand.
But Murphy denied that any demand had been made and said he did not
believe any ransom would be paid.
''This animal is owned by a syndicate of people from six different
countries,'' he told reporters. ''It would take too long to raise the
money, even if they wanted to.''
G.M. Wilkinson, a spokesman for the Aga Khan, said in a statement in
France: ''The stud groom was informed that a ransom would be demanded
today, Wednesday, for the safe return of the stallion. There is no
indication as to the identity of the people making the demand or the
motivation behind it. The matter is now in the hands of the Irish
police.''
The Aga Khan is the 44-year-old leader of the world's 15 million
Ismaili Moslems and runs an international business and horse-breeding
empire from his chateu in France.
Police have speculated that Shergar might have been stolen by Irish
Republican Army guerrillas seeking money for arms in their fight to
drive Britain from Northern Ireland, or by thieves seeking to put the
horse to stud.
Murphy said there were no signs of a ''terrorist connection.'' He
appealed for Shergar to be returned unharmed. ''If anything happens to
him it could badly damage the whole horse-breeding industry here,''
he said.
The horse-breeding industry in the Irish Republic is worth an
estimated $138 million in foreign earnings each year and employs
25,000 people.
Ireland is famed for horse raising and the kidnapping has raised
fears that horse owners may become reluctant to send valuable mares to
Ireland to stud.
Said Michael Stoute, trainer of the stolen horse, ''Shergar was the
best horse I have ever trained, and I only hope to God that nothing
happens to him.''
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By PADDY CLANCY
Associated Press Writer
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Police and owners of the Aga Khan's stolen
stallion Shergar today refused to deal with a gang of thieves
demanding a meeting in a Belfast hotel to discuss a $2.76 million
ransom for the prize stud.
But experts also expressed concern that the longer the $18 million
horse is missing, the greater the chances are that it will lose
interest in siring foals - encounters that bring the owners up to
$110,000.
The 5-year-old white-blazed bay, winner of both the English and
Irish derbies in 1981, was stolen Tuesday night from a stud farm 30
miles from Dublin. The six masked, armed thieves told the groom they
wanted $2.76 million.
A caller called a Belfast radio station today and asked that racing
correspondents Lord Oaksey of the Sunday Telegraph, Peter Campling of
The Sun, and Derek Thompson of Independent Television go to Belfast's
Forum Hotel for a negotiation session tonight.
The three agreed and quickly flew from London to Belfast.
The caller told the Belfast station, Downtown Radio: ''We have the
horse Shergar. The animal is in no danger. It is being well looked
after.''
Asked by the station if he was a member of a terrorist organization,
the caller said: ''We are not political. We are not terrorists.''
One police theory was that the abduction was to raise money to buy
arms for the Irish Republican Army.
The officer in charge of the search, Chief Superintendent James
Murphy, said: ''I will not be going to Belfast. In my view, it would
be wrong, illegal and unlawful to take part in negotiations of that
kind.''
Members of the 35-member syndicate that bought shares in Shergar
said they would refuse to join in paying any ransom.
''If ransom is paid for this horse, there is a danger that other
horses would be abducted in the future,'' said one of the owners, Lord
Derby.
The official breeding season starts next week and the stallion, who
became a father for the first time last week and has 42 of his first
44 mares in foal, had a full order book.
''There is a danger that if Shergar misses a whole season of serving
his mares, he will lose his enthusiasm for the job,'' said Dick
Francis, a former jockey and author of best-selling thrillers with
plots from the racing world.
The Aga Khan is the 44-year-old leader of the world's 15 million
Ismailian Moslems and runs an international business and
horse-breeding empire from his chateau in France.
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SPORTS
PETRONELLI (Worcester, Mass.) - Goody and Pat Petronelli are proud
of their star pupil, Marvin Hagler, but they would like nothing more
than to develop a second world champion. Maybe then people would stop
saying the Petronellis got lucky. (Marantz - Boston Globe - 950)
MARVELOUS (Worcester, Mass.) - Marvelous Marvin Hagler has, at last,
gained his measure of respect, but the bitterness and resentment
remain in his taut, heavy-muscled 160-pound body. (Goldstein -
Baltimore Sun - 950)
ILLINI (Undated) - After losing two big fish but landing 10 top
in-state football prospects, Illini football coach Mike White doesn't
talk about reports of dirty recruiting tricks that may have been used
to persuade some athletes to stay away. (Bell - Sun-Times - 1,000)
HUMANELY (Undated) - ''Humanely destroyed'' is the euphemism. It
means they're killing your horse. For 15-year-old Michael Casper, it
means the grisly, necessary deed is being performed on his 5-year-old
gelding. (Mann - Evening Sun - 950)
HORSE (Dublin) - There is growing concern for the safety of 1981
European Horse of the Year Shergar, after his armed abductors fail to
keep a noon deadline to give police in the Irish Republic details of
a $2 million demand for the stallion's return. (McIlroy - Telegraph -
850)
GOODS (Chicago) - Sporting goods sales were up 1 percent in 1982,
when Americans spent $11.84 billion on equipment and clothing for fun
and fitness, says a National Sporting Goods Association official. The
latest fitness craze: Hanging upside-down. (Sons - Sun-Times - 1,000)
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
AMANDA (Dallas) - A TV REVIEW: Bea (Maude) Arthur is back and she
should have stayed away. Her new series, ''Amanda's,'' is a
broken-down sitcom about a broken-down hotel. (Bark - Dallas News -
300)
CONDO (Dallas) - A TV REVIEW: It's easy to slam ABC's new series,
''Condo,'' but it does feature a Hispanic family in prime time, and
that's too rare a commodity to be thrown out with the rest of
television's garbage. (Bark - Dallas News - 1,000)
RATE (Undated) - With ''The Winds of War'' riding high, ABC wins the
latest ratings week by a sizable margin over CBS. (Bark - Dallas News
- 400)
ANN-MARGRET (Undated) - A TV COLUMN: Ann-Margret discusses her role
in ABC's ''Who Will Love My Children?'' FOR WEEKEND USE. (Wisehart -
Newhouse - 700)
RADIO (Washington) - The response to ''Star Wars'' persuades
National Public Radio to broadcast the sequel ''The Empire Strikes
Back.'' The new show starts Monday. (Bermant - Newhouse - 400)
ABT (Chicago) - A DANCE REVIEW: In a program with glitter, wit and
history, American Ballet Theater opens its Chicago engagement with
splash and crash. (Syse - Sun-Times - 600)
GALLERY (Chicago) - A businessman files suit charging he was cheated
out of $1.5 million by R.H. Love Galleries in the purchase of 12
paintings whose value was ''grossly overstated.'' (Sun-Times - 250)
ARTS-FESTIVAL (San Antonio) - ARTS COLUMN: - San Antonio prepares
some major visual and performing arts presentations for its big
May-June festival. FOR WEEKEND USE. 750. (Newhouse 009).
CLIPS (Undated) - CAPSULE REVIEW OF MOVIES in general national
release. (Sun-Times - 1,200)
LIFESTYLE
KRISH (Dallas) - The saffron-robed Krishnas who once hawked flowers
and pamphlets in congested airport lobbies have transformed
themselves into a sect that honors MasterCard and Visa and courts a
new public image. (Bauer - Dallas News - 2,700)
WOMAGS (Dallas) - A second generation of women's magazines evolved
during the 1970s, propelled by heightened female consciousness as
well as new, emerging roles in the workplace. They are challenging
the traditional ''seven sisters'' of women's magazines. (Weiss -
Dallas - 1,250)
ELISE (Undated) - A COMMENTARY column: A firm in California,
Celebrity Voices, says people won't hang up on your answering machine
if you use the voices of famous people. (Chisolm - Evening Sun - 600)
FASHION
HAIR (Undated) - Keeping hair in top form, both in terms of health
and appearance, is one of the swim season's greatest challenges. A
sleek solution from a Dallas stylist is called ''Rx for Summer
Hair.'' (Brobston - Dallas News - 550)
SWIM (Undated) - Most women are so concerned with fashion and fit
they often forget swimsuits are supposed to function, too. Functional
belly flops are avoidable. The key is identifying oneself as a
swimmer, sunner or socializer. (Brobston - Dallas News - 800)
LUG (Chicago) - It's a muddy dark brown and looks like what it is:
vinyl-coated canvas. It has somebody else's initials printed all over
it. But a lot of people in the know are willing to pay through the
nose to lug Louis Vuitton luggage around. (Shelton - Sun-Times -
1,000)
PEARL (Chicago) - Pearls. They're coming on strong in all shapes,
sizes, colors and prices. (Barrett - Sun-Times - 1,300)
DENIM (Undated) - Spring's denim fashion parade includes
stonewashed, overdyeing, pinstripes and even dots in everything from
jeans to miniskirts to jackets. (Hatfield - Globe - 1,350)
ELECTROGEM (Undated) - Vernon Reed, of Austin, Texas, a psychologist
turned artist-jeweler combines science, technology and art to produce
''electronic jewelry.'' (Ellison - Evening Sun - 500)
CLOSET (undated) - A closet with a place for everything. (Hatfield -
Globe - 1,050)
TIPS (undated) - A regular column of questions and answers on
careers and fashion. This week: skincare. (Ellison - Baltimore
Evening Sun - 1,400)
ANSWER (Undated) - A regular question and answer column on fashion.
(Shelton -Sun-Times - 450)
END
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AM-News Digest,
AP News Digest
Friday AMs
Here are the top stories for AMs. The General Desk supervisor is
Robert Barr (212-621-1602). The Laserphoto Desk supervisor is Rich
Kareckas (212-621-1900).
MASSACRE FALLOUT: Crucial Session for Begin Cabinet
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Menachem Begin's Cabinet meets for a
crucial session amid expectations that it will decide the fate of
defense minister Ariel Sharon. Slug AM-Massacre Inquiry. Developing.
Laserphoto staffing.
TRUCKERS STRIKE: Leaders May Call Off Protest
WASHINGTON - With most rigs continuing to roll anyway, leaders of an
independent truckers strike consider calling off their protest after
some members of Congress promise to take a second look at higher road
taxes. Meanwhile, the nation's commerce has scarcely been dented by
the limited shutdown. Slug AM-Truck Strike. Developing. Laserphoto
staffing.
EPA DISPUTE: House Subpoenas Mrs. Gorsuch, 36 Others
WASHINGTON - A House subcommittee subpoenas Environmental Protection
Agency chief Anne M. Gorsuch and 36 other officials in the escalating
battle between Congress and the administration over handling of the
toxic waste cleanup program. Slug AM-EPA Dispute. Developing.
Laserphoto staffing.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS: Church of England Debates Unilateral Disarmament
LONDON - The Church of England defeats a motion calling for Britain
to scrap its nuclear arsenal unilaterally. The Archbishop of
Canterbury says such a unilateral action would not be ''the best
expression of a Christian's prime moral duty.'' Slug AM-Church-Bomb.
Developing.
IMF SHOWDOWN: Final Talks on Bailout for Developing Nations
WASHINGTON - Nations rich and poor enter final talks over rekindling
the credit lines for debtor nations and pulling the global economy
from its worst slump since World War II. Slug AM-World Finances.
Developing. Laserphotos WX13,14.
CONGRESS: Democrats Take Aim at '83 Tax Cut After All
WASHINGTON - House Democrats, trying to put a brief but nasty
leadership struggle to rest, vow to press for repeal or curtailment of
the 10 percent income tax cut this year. Slug AM-Congress-Economy.
Developing.
SOVIET PSYCHIATRISTS: Withdraw Under Fire from World Body
VIENNA, Austria - The Soviet Union, whose psychiatrists have been
accused of abusing their profession, withdraws from the World
Psychiatric Association, a spokeswoman for the group says. Slug
AM-Soviets Psychiatry. Should stand. 650.
DIOXIN SCARE: Discoveries at Seven St. Louis Dumps
MANCHESTER, Mo. - Operators of a day-care center at a church keep
their pre-school charges inside following new discoveries of toxic
dioxin at seven sites in the suburbs of St. Louis. Slug AM-Dioxin.
Developi g. Laserphoto staffing.
CALIFORNIA FINANCES: State on Brink of Issuing IOUs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In a last-minute scramble, Gov. George
Deukmejian and state lawmakers grapple with the state's $1.5 billion
budget deficit, facing the possibility of IOUs for the first time
since the depths of the Great Depression. Slug AM-Calif Budget.
Developing.
DEFENSE DISPUTE: Auditor Jailed for Refusing to Pay
EL CENTRO, Calif. - Imperial County's Board of Supervisors hold an
emergency meeting after the county auditor is jailed for refusing to
pay court-ordered defense fees for a man accused of murder.
Developing. Slug AM-Auditor. Developing.
HORSENAPPING: Meeting Arranged with Thieves; Ear Threatened
DUBLIN, Ireland - Police hunt for thieves who stole Shergar, the Aga
Khan's prize stallion, and one alleged rustler threatens to cut off
the horse's ear. Three British racing corrspondents arrive in Belfast
to meet with the thieves, and police deny a $2.6 million ransom
demand has been made. Slug AM-Horse Theft. Developing.
TODAY'S FOCUS: Japanese Youths Robbing To Support Video Habits
TOKYO - In a country where the crime rate is one of the world's
lowest, Japanese police are concerned over a recent wave of burglaries
by young video junkies driven to crime to support their craving for
Pac-Man and other arcade games. Slug AM-Focus-Video Junkies. By AP
Writer Eugene Moosa. Will stand. 750. Laserphoto TOK3.
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Report Threat To Cut Off Ear
By PADDY CLANCY
Associated Press Writer
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Thieves holding the Aga Khan's champion race
horse Shergar for a $2.7 million ransom threatened to cut off the
animal's ear, a newspaper reported Thursday.
But the police said as far as they knew no harm had come to the $18
million stud and that they and the owners stood firm on their refusal
to deal with the gang.
Former jockey Richard Pitman, a TV racing commentator, said a
contact of his in Ireland received a telephone call Wednesday from a
man who said he spoke for the thieves.
Writing in his hometown newspaper, the Swindon Advertiser, Pitman
quoted the man as threatening to cut off Shergar's ear as proof the
animal was in the thieves' possession. The caller was told that would
prove nothing.
Asked if the horse was all right, the man was quoted as saying:
''It's well rugged up (in blankets) and fed, but in less salubrious
surroundings than he's used to.''
The horse was grabbed Tuesday night from a stud farm 30 miles from
Dublin by six masked gunmen who told the groom they wanted 2 million
Irish pounds - $2.7 million - for the 5-year-old double Derby winner.
They also demanded a negotiating session Thursday night with three
British racing correspondents in Belfast, and the reporters agreed.
But the owners and police refused to deal with the thieves.
Chief Police Superintendent Jim Murphy said the thieves had
telephoned Guy Drione, manager of the Aga Khan's Ballymany stud farm,
and repeated the ransom demand.
Word of the fresh contact came first in the Dublin Evening Press
which reported that the caller said he would use the code word
''Arkle,'' the name of one of Ireland's most famous race horses.
Murphy said he was getting cooperation from the 35-member syndicate,
headed by the 44-year-old Aga Khan, leader of the world's 15 million
Ismailian Moslems and head of a European-based industrial and
sporting empire.
''I have advised the owners not to pay,'' Murphy told reporters.
''It is wrong, and it would be wrong too for any member of the police
force to get involved. It would damage the whole breeding industry in
this country.''
Ireland has 300 stud farms and horse trainers.
Several of those who paid $385,000 for a share in the horse said
they opposed paying ransom. ''If ransom is paid for this horse, there
is a danger that other horses would be abducted in the future,'' said
Lord Derby, one of the owners.
Murphy said there was no evidence of a connection with the Irish
Republican Army - which has resorted to kidnappings to raise money for
arms - or any other guerrilla group.
In England, thriller writer Dick Francis, an ex-jockey whose plots
revolve around racing, expressed concern for Shergar, who earns at
least $110,000 for each successful mating.
''I just hope the kidnappers look after him, exercise him and give
him the right diet - and, of course, return him,'' Francis told The
Associated Press. He said shock could deprive Shergar of his mating
prowess.
Retired after a three-year racing career in 1981 when he was dubbed
European race horse of the year, Shergar became a father for the
first time last week and 42 of his first 44 mares are in foal.
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EDs: Updates with lower ransom demand and race writers awaiting
further contact
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - The thieves who snatched the Aga Khan's
champion race horse Shergar from a stud farm apparently lowered their
ransom demand Thursday from $2.7 million to $52,000.
The twist in the three-day-old drama came after three London racing
correspondents, summoned as mediators by an anonymous call, arrived
in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
They were instructed by telephone to contact horse trainer Jeremy
Maxwell at his farm near Ardglass, 30 miles southeast of Belfast and
70 miles north of Dublin.
Maxwell, who has no direct connection to Shergar, said his wife
received several calls from a man claiming to have the bay stallion
and demanding $52,000 ransom for the horse, which has been syndicated
as a stud for $18 million.
Police said they were taking the new claim seriously. They also said
that as far as they knew the 5-year-old, two-time Derby winner was
unharmed.
The caller mentioned the same code word used in a telephone call to
Guy Drione, manager of the Aga Khan's Ballymany stud farm, 30 miles
west of Dublin. In that call to Drione, the $2.7 million demand was
repeated, said Chief Police Superintendent Jim Murphy.
The Dublin Evening Press reported the call to Drione and said the
caller told Drione that in the future he would use the code ''Arkle,''
the name of one of Ireland's most famous race horses.
The three racing writers went to Maxwell's house late Thursday to
await further contact from the armed gang that seized the horse
Tuesday night.
One of the reporters, Derek Thompson of Independent Television, said
the caller wanted his demand publicized. ''He also stressed that the
horse, though not in his usual surroundings, is being well cared for
and is very comfortable,'' Thompson said.
The caller sounded ''quite cool and normal,'' Thompson said.
Maxwell said his wife seemed to have developed a rapport with the
thieves. ''Each time they have called they have spoken to her.''
Earlier, Richard Pitman, a former jockey who is a television race
commentator, said a contact received a telephone call Wednesday from a
man who said he spoke for the thieves.
Writing in his hometown newspaper, the Swindon Advertiser, Pitman
quoted the man as threatening to cut off Shergar's ear to prove the
thieves had the horse. The caller was told that would prove nothing.
The caller was quoted as saying the horse was ''well rugged up (in
blankets) and fed, but in less salubrious surroundings than he's used
to.''
As many as six men seized Shergar after forcing head groom Jim
Fitzgerald to identify the prized horse.
Murphy said he was getting cooperation from the 35-member syndicate
that owns Shergar. The Aga Khan, who syndicated the horse and remains
the principal owner, is the spiritual leader of the world's 15
million Ismaili Moslems and has an industrial and sporting empire
based in Europe.
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PM-News Advisory,
Also moving for PMs:
UNDATED - Barn-sized waves slam into Hawaii, tornadoes dance through
parts of Florida and some panicky residents in the Northeast prepare
for a snowstorm by stocking up on groceries. Slug PM-Storms Rdp.
WASHINGTON - Finance ministers from around the world debate into the
night how much additional emergency credit to extend to poor
countries. Slug PM-World Finances.
NEW YORK - Most members of OPEC have suffered big drops in oil
income in the past year, but none has lost as much as Saudi Arabia.
Yet the kingdom remains the only producer able to set off a collapse
of oil prices singlehandedly. Slug PM-Oil-Impact. An AP News Analysis.
DUBLIN, Ireland - The Aga Khan is determined to resist ransom
demands for the safe return of his champion horse Shergar, according
to Lord Oaksey, a racing journalist acting as a mediator with the
kidnappers. Slug PM-Horsenap.
VIENNA, Austria - The Soviet Union quits the World Psychiatric
Association five months before a meeting that would have debated
long-standing charges that the Soviets use psychiatry against
political dissidents. Slug PM-Soviets Psychiatry.
WASHINGTON - The eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt is
soliciting funds from 400,000 people for a new ''National Committee to
Preserve Social Security'' that dangles the promise of low-cost group
insurance against the collapse of the system. Slug PM-Social
Security-Roosevelt. With PM-Social Security Bjt.
The AP
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URGENT
Phone Calls Say Kidnapped Horse is Dead
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Coded phone calls to the home of Irish horse
trainer Jeremy Maxwell and the British Broadcasting Corp. in Northern
Ireland on Friday morning said the kidnapped racehorse Shergar is
dead.
The BBC said in a news bulletin that the caller claimed Shergar
injured himself in his horse box at 6:10 a.m. (1:10 a.m. EST) and that
it was ''kinder to put him down.''
The call to the Maxwell home reportedly was taken by Maxwell's wife,
Judy, as she was making breakfast. She was reported satisfied that
the man who made the call had spoken to her before.
The caller used a code word, given to the kidnappers by mediators in
the case, so that the trainer would know the message was authentic.
But Irish police said there had been a spate of anonymous phone
calls together with hoax calls since the horse was stolen on Tuesday
and that they were not certain Friday morning's calls saying Shergar
was dead were genuine.
On Thursday night, racing correspondent Lord Oaksey said the Aga
Khan had refused to pay ransom for the return of Shergar even though
the kidnappers have apparently dropped their demand from 2 million
Irish pounds, equivalent to $2.6 million, to 40,000 pounds, or
$52,000.
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Coded Phone Calls Say Racehorse Is Dead
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Telephone callers using an assigned code word
said today that kidnapped champion racehorse Shergar was put to death
after injuring himself.
Police investigators said they were not certain of the authenticity
of the two calls because some hoax calls had been received since the
$18 million double-Derby winner was abducted Tuesday.
But in each case, the caller used a code word agreed on by mediators
in the case so that genuine calls could be identified.
The British Broadcasting Corp. said it received a call claiming that
Shergar injured himself in his horse box and that it was ''kinder to
put him down.''
A similar call, to Irish horse trainer Jeremy Maxwell, reportedly
was taken by Maxwell's wife, Judy, as she was making breakfast. She
was reported satisfied that the man who called had spoken to her
previously about Shergar during a series of calls since the
kidnapping.
The 5-year-old horse, who won the English and Irish derbies in 1981,
was abducted by at least six gunmen from the Aga Khan's stud farm
near Dublin.
On Thursday night, racing correspondent Lord Oaksey said the Aga
Khan had refused to pay ransom for Shergar's return, even though the
kidnappers apparently dropped their demand from 2 million Irish
pounds, equivalent to $2.6 million, to 40,000 pounds, or $52,000.
Oaksey, one of the three journalists acting as mediators with a
telephone caller who claims to represent the thieves, said a mutual
friend had been in touch with the Aga Khan and reported that ''he
doesn't intend to negotiate.''
Oaksey, who writes for London's Daily Telegraph and the Sunday
Telegraph, added: ''Even though the amount has come down amazingly I
don't think he will give in.''
The hunt for Shergar continued amid what the Daily Telegraph of
London described as ''high drama and low farce,'' with hoaxers leaving
a trail of complications for police, the syndicate that owns Shergar,
the real thieves, and reporters covering the story.
On Thursday, Oaksey, Peter Campling of the London tabloid The Sun,
and television racing expert Derek Thompson arrived in Belfast,
Northern Ireland after being summoned as mediators by an anonymous
caller.
They were instructed by telephone to contact Maxwell at his farm
near Ardglass, 30 miles southeast of Belfast and 70 miles north of
Dublin. But they heard nothing further after arriving at the farm.
Maxwell, who has no direct connection to Shergar, said his wife
received several calls from a man claiming to have the bay stallion
and demanding $52,000 ransom for the horse, which has been syndicated
as a stud for $18 million.
The man who called the Maxwell mentioned the same code word used in
a telephone call to Guy Drione, manager of the Aga Khan's Ballymany
stud farm. In that call to Drione, the $2.7 million dollar demand was
repeated, Chief Police Superintendent Jim Murphy said.
The Dublin Evening Press reported the call to Drione and said the
caller told Drione he would use the code ''Arkle,'' the name of one of
Ireland's most famous race horses.
Late Thursday night, Oaksey and Campling returned to Belfast while
Thompson remained with the Maxwell's to await further developments.
Murphy said he was receiving cooperation from the 35-member
syndicate that owns Shergar. The Aga Khan, who syndicated the horse
and remains the principal owner, is the spiritual leader of the
world's 15 million Ismaili Moslems and has an industrial and sporting
empire based in Europe.
Several of those who paid $385,000 for a share in the horse said
they opposed paying ransom. ''If ransom is paid for this horse, there
is danger that other horses would be adbucted in the future,'' said
one of them, Lord Derby.
Murphy said there was no evidence of a connection with the Irish
Republican Army - which has resorted to kidnapping to raise money for
arms - or with any other guerrilla group.
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DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Callers using an assigned code word claimed
today that stolen racehorse Shergar had been injured and put to death,
but police said the calls probably were phony and that the champion
stud was still alive.
Telephone calls to the British Broadcasting Corp. and to horse
trainer Jeremy Maxwell and his wife Ruth said the Aga Khan's $18
million hors3 was ''put down'' after injuring himself.
''He said things had gone dreadfully wrong. He said there was a
terrible accident and that the horse was dead,'' Mrs. Maxwell quoted
the caller as saying.
''I said I did not believe him and asked where his body could be
found. He then hung up. If he is genuine then he will call back, but I
feel he won't.''
Her husband added: ''I don't think the call was genuine.''
Dublin police spokesman Jim Quinn agreed the calls probably were a
hoax, and said: ''We think Shergar's alive and police all over the
country are searching barns, stables and similar places where we
assume he's being kept.''
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DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Callers using an assigned code word claimed
today that stolen racehorse Shergar had been injured and put to death,
but police said the calls probably were phony and that the champion
stud was still alive.
Telephone calls to the British Broadcasting Corp. and to horse
trainer Jeremy Maxwell and his wife Judy said the Aga Khan's $18
million horse was ''put down'' after injuring himself.
''He said: 3rd graf
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DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Callers using an assigned code word claimed
today that stolen racehorse Shergar had been injured and put to death,
but police said the calls probably were phony and that the champion
stud was still alive.
Telephone calls to the British Broadcasting Corp. and to horse
trainer Jeremy Maxwell and his wife Judy said the Aga Khan's $13
million horse was ''put down'' after injuring himself.
''He said: 3rd grf
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value of horse to $13 million not $18 million
Maxwell, who has no direct connection to Shergar, said his wife
received several calls from a man claiming to have the bay stallion
and demanding $52,000 ransom for the horse, which has been syndicated
as a stud for more than $13 million.
The man: 14th graf
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DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - The stolen racehorse Shergar accidentally put
out an eye in a trailer and was killed to end its misery, three
anonymous callers claimed Friday. Police discounted the report, but
Shergar's owners grew anxious.
''We can only hope to God it was a hoax,'' said Lord Oaksey, one of
three British racing correspondents hoping to negotiate with the
armed gang that snatched the Aga Khan's prize stud Tuesday.
Two telephone calls to the British Broadcasting Corp. and one call
to the home of horse trainer Jeremy Maxwell in Northern Ireland said
Shergar was ''put down'' after injuring himself in a horse trailer.
Maxwell said he doubted the call was genuine, and police spokesman
Jim Quinn said: ''We think Shergar's alive and police all over the
country are searching barns, stables and similar places where we
assume he's being kept.''
However, Lord Derby, one of 35 members of the Aga Khan's syndicate
which owns the $13 million horse, said: ''I hope it's not true but it
certainly could happen. Stallions can be very temperamental.''
Mrs. Maxwell, who took the breakfast-time call for her husband, said
the male caller told her ''things had gone dreadfully wrong. He said
there was a terrible accident and that the horse was dead.
''I said I did not believe him and asked where his body could be
found. He then hung up.''
In the second call to the BBC, the man said Shergar had put an eye
out and ''it then seemed kinder to put him down as he seemed to be in
a bad way.''
On Thursday, a caller told Mrs. Maxwell the thieves sought a ransom
of $52,000, reduced from an original demand of $2.6 million.
There was speculation among reporters that negotiations were going
on behind the scenes. Although Lord Derby stressed that the owners did
not want to pay any ransom, he said ''the syndicate would pay a
reward.''
Police Chief Superintendent James Murphy had no firm leads as he
headed the nationwide hunt for Europe's 1981 race horse of the year.
''I regret to say I am no further ahead in this case than
yesterday,'' Murphy told reporters.
One false lead took police to a farm at Togher, County Louth, near
the border with Northern Ireland, where anonymous call to a local
newspaper said Shergar's carcass had been dumped. Officers searched
the premises but found nothing.
Police spokesman Quinn said all 10,000 members of the Irish police
force were on alert, searching barns and stables and other likely
hiding places, while across the border, the Royal Ulster Constabulary
had joined in the hunt.
Shergar was stolen from the Aga Khan's Ballymany stud farm 30 miles
west of Dublin by gunmen who also abducted the head groom. They later
released the groom unharmed.
England's Sporting Life racing newspaper offered a $15,500 reward
Friday for information leading to the recovery of the 5-year-old
stallion and the arrest of the thieves.
In 1981, Shergar romped to a record 10-length win in the English
Derby and then won the Irish Derby.
The Aga Khan, 44, leader of the world's 15 million Ismaili Moslems
and a European-based racing and industrial magnate, decided to retire
Shergar early and put him to stud. Shergar earns an estimated
$110,000 for every foal produced.
Charles Haughey, leader of the republic's opposition Fianna Fail
Party, called on the government to provide police guards for major
stud farms as the lucrative breeding season began. Many foreign-owned
mares are flown to Ireland's 300 stud farms each year to mate with
Irish stallions.
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Mrs. Maxwell ... horse was dead.
Maxwell's wife Judy, who took the breakfast-time call for her
husband, said the male caller told her ''things had gone dreadfully
wrong. He said there was a terrible accident and that the horse was
dead.
''I said, 7th graf.
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