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U.S. troops invade Panama

WASHINGTON (CP) — The Pen- tagon sent 9,500 soldiers and paratroopers from U.S. bases to Panama today in a predawn invasion designed to oust the central American

ry’s boss, Gen. Manuel Afttonio

and bring him to the United

States to face drug-trafficking charges.

3en. Colin Powell, chairman of the

Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the

American forces seized Noriega’s

headquarters in Panama City, but ‘‘we

have not located the general... Heisa fugitive and will be treated as such.””

Nine Americans were killed and 39 wounded in the three-pronged attack launched at about | a.m. EST today, Powell told a Pentagon news briefing.

He said a number of U.S. cargo planes and helicopters were damaged

Powell, the senior U.S. military of- ficer, detailed the parachute drops and assaults that made up the invasion Sporadic fire continued around Noriega’s headquarters, he said, but most of the remaining action consisted of “mopping up.

BALANCE OF FORCE

The 9,500 troops were sent to bolster the 12,000 American soldiers already in Panama to protect the Panama Canal. The London-based Inter- national Institute for Strategic Studies lists the active Panamanian armed for:

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ces at 7,300, not including 12,300 members of the national guard and police

Panama has no-fighter planes and about 15 UH-! Huey helicopters, which can carry small numbers of troops, @s well as machine-guns and rockets.

Powell said he did not have a reliable report on the number of Panamanian casualties.

Experts said earlier that forcés loyal to Noriega could be much tougher than the army in the Caribbean island of Grenada, where 18 American soldiers were killed and 116 wounded in Oc- tober 1983

That action, which followed a leftist coup, involved 6,500 Americans who took two days to subdue a few hundred armed Cubans, many of them con struction workers.

Canada ‘regrets’ move

OTTAWA (CP) — Canada ex- pressed regret today about the use of force bythe United States in Panama. However, the government also said it is sympathetic to the American action under the circumstances

“Intervention by force is a dangerous precedent,"” said a statement from External Affairs Minister Joe-Clark. Clark added that Canada notes the United States used force as a last resort after failing to resolve the situation in Panama peacefully

Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was advised about the American action early this morning in a phone call from President George Bush

Clark’s statement said that “Canada has, in the past, condemned the betrayal of the democratic process in Panama, most recently General Noriega’s refusal to respect the results

Briefly

Amtrak train arashes

STOCKTON, Calif, (AP) — An Amtrak train carrying at least 144 passengers plowed into a tractor-trailer in dense fog, derailed and ex- ploded in flames Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring 54, many seriously.

The engineer and. fireman of the locomotive were killed when the engine pulling five passenger cars jumped off the tracks, overturned and exploded, the California Highway Patrol said. The driver of the truck was also killed.

More cuts expected

OTTAWA (CP) — Ottawa should brace itself for another round of federal budget cuts, says outspoken Tory MP Don Blenkarn

“I think it’s fair to say the tenor of the announcement last week is: “Here’s the beginning, guys,’ ”’ Blenkarn said in an interview

“I suppose it’s clear thiat more money is going to be squeezed out of government programs and administration.””

The government announced $1.4 billion in program cuts last week, many affecting the Ottawa area. But Blenkarn, chairman of the Com mons finance committee, warned those cuts may not be the deepest

Natives to sign agreement

VANCOUVER (CP) — The Gitksan Wet’suwet’en tribal council plans to sign a framework agreement on self-government with federal of- Ticial$ next month, council spokesman Don Ryan said

A signing ceremony with Indian Affairs Minister Pierre Cadieux is scheduled for Jan. 13 in the northwestern British Columbia community of Kispiox

The agreement is a step toward self-government without interference from the federal government, said Ryan

Munro fined

HAMILTON (CP) — Former federal cabinet minister John Munro was fined $1,600 and his driver's licence suspended for 15 months Tuesday after pleading guilty to impaired driving and failing to supply a breath sample.

Judge Anton Ztiraw dismissed a charge of failing to appear at the police station for fingerprinting.

Provincial court was told Munro, 58, struggled with a police officer who handcuffed him after his van mounted a traffic island at 3 a.m. on Sept. 29.

Woman discharged

VICTORIA (CP) — A 20-year-old woman who attempted to black- mail a man she said sexually assaulted her a decade ago was given a con- ditional discharge Tuesday in provincial court

Judge Michael Hubbard also placed the woman, from suburban Saanich, on six months probation and ordered her to take psychological counselling

The woman wrote a letter to a 45-year-old man, asking for $20,000 for her silence about his alleged sexual assaults on her when she was nine and 10 years old

Romanians crush dissent

of the democratic election in May

“Intervention by force is a dangerous precedent and we note that the U.S.A. relied on force in the last resort, only after the failure of attem pts to resolve the situation in Panama peacefully

“We hope for a quick return to democracy and stability in Panama."”

The statement added that ‘‘the

VIENNA (AP-CP) — Bloody clashes that left hundreds dead in a Romanian city spread across the country, and security forces patrolled the capital and other major cities to crush dissent, said reports emerging today from the isolated country

The Yugoslav news agency Tanjug quoted unofficial sources in Bucharest as saying that ‘‘a state of full alert has been introduced across Romania as protests and unrest continue in Timisoara and other towns."

Late Tuesday, Tanjug quoted unidentified witnesses as saying up to 2,000 people may have been killed when security forces in Timisoara shot into the crowd protesting the rigid policies of President Nicolae

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AFRAID OF THE DENTIST?

It may be nothing more than a case of sweaty palms and but terflies in your stomach as you announce yourself to the recep. tionist. Or it may be a terror that keeps you away from the den tist year after year despite your aching, disintegrating teeth and receding gums

However bad you've got it, you're not alone. Approximately one million Canadians, suffer from full-blown dentalphobia — a fear of dental procedures so acute that they never go to the dentist. A far greater number suffer from dental anxiety 2 fear that keeps them out of the dentist's chair until the pain of dental disease forces them into it. At that point, more exten sive, uncomfortable |dental work will be required further reinforcing patients fear of visiting the dental office

Most commonly, dental phobia develops at an early age and is due to expectations of an unpleasant early experience created by family members. The procedures people fear most are having a tooth drilted and having anaesthetic injected

Fortunately, dentists have many new techniques at hand to help fight dental phobia. Chief among them are the many new painless procedures and instruments — like high-speed drills and super-accurate, single-tooth anaesthesia which have replaced older, more painful techniques. Today, prior to anaesthetic ‘injections, a numbing solution can be applied on the gum by aerosol spray, Q-tip or gauze

Dentists can use mild sedatives to calm particularly over anxious patients before treating them and many are now using techniques developed by clinical psychologists to help over come patient fears. These can involve special relaxation exer cises to help patients remain calm, hypnosis, and distraction techniques designed to take the patient's mind off what the dentist is doing

In one experiment dentists installed video screens on their ceilings and video-game controls on the arms of their chairs Patients got so involved in the game that they forgot what the dentist was doing (except to complain when he or she got in the way!)

What should you do if you have dental phobia or anxiety? The best thing is to make a consultation appointment with your den tist and talk frankly to him or her about your fears. Dentists today are much more than just mechanical cavity fillers: they are professionals trained in caring. Very often just talking about your anxieties with your dentist will be all you need to do to relieve them

This column is provided by the Canadian Dental Associ@tion. In formation within is not to di or plan

readers should consult their dentist for individual dental care Readers’ questions are welcome. Please write: Word of Mouth College of Dental Surgeons of BC, 1125 W 8th Ave.. Van couver, B.C. V6H 3N4

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