Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 2, 1969, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday september 2, 1969 syrians cheery despite War peril by William Toht Damascus Syria special tons each afternoon As residents of Damascus Rouse themselves from the midday champs motor. Inn 160 Osborn of St. Matilda Brown from Cleveland . Even info the coach n four films daily Buffet luncheon my. Tori. Huntsman by Poplar demand film entertain no Fly in the. Oils Royce lounge of syrian my Jet fighters Streak in Low Over the City always on a southwesterly course towards Israel. The sidewalks of the capital Are jammed with soldiers. The streets clogged with military vehicles in dappled Olive and Tan desert camouflage paint. In several City squares trenches have been dug and anti parachutist traps scattered about. The windows of govern ment ministries Are painted a blackout Blue the inside curtained by purple Butcher paper. The lobbies of major hotels arc papered with posters de maharajah fully licensed 277 Sherbrook St. Jet Koirth of relax in quiet and intimate Indian atmosphere and your favor Ite after theatre snack. Open Aamy from s . Except menday car Park Entrance from rear phone 775-7298 Fop. Reservations Jay Humphry 1968 and 1969 Canadian Champion ice fogies International Don t miss Canada s Jay Humphry in the most sex Otong show on if Winnipeg Arena 7 performances Only wed., sept. 17 8 . This Rte sept. 18 8 . Fri., sept. 19 . Sun., Seft. 21 . Price sat., sept. 20 1 . Sat., sept. 2c 5 . Sat., sept. 20 9 . I Price Union 116 and under wed., Thun. . I . And 5 ., Sim. Ticket on Rale Winnipeg Anna 9.30 . 5.30 ., Earon i and co to Bay for Choice seats order your tickets now Mill to Winnipeg Arena 783-7421 1430 Maroon rd., Winnipeg 10, Man. Enclosed la Cheque or Monty order to ice follies for Roc adult tickets at s Junior tickets it s for performance of Day Date time name Street City each each claiming zionism equals nazism. The Star of David equals the Swastika and Means the third world even local cigarettes pack Ages Bear such slogans As we must be United to defeat and everything is for the everyone in Damascus is aware that israeli tanks in the occupied Golan Heights Are Only 35 Miles away from the capital Israel jets four minutes away. At first glance then Damascus seems to be a City surely girding for War readying itself to reconquer its lost territory or to repel an enemy onslaught. Yet a closer inspection re Veals Many paradoxical ele ments of Damascus a City Only two american journalists have been allowed to visit since the june War of 1967. Most of the soldiers it turns out Are on leave from nearby bases and on soft summer nights they sit on the grass of the City s Parks and Chat with their friends. Unlike those in Saigon or Jerusalem the soldiers in Damascus carry no weapons and generally seem in a Jovial rather than a martial mood. Often Only the lower panes of the ministry windows Are Blue painted lights Shine out the upper half quite normally. And ithe anti parachutist traps result oily placed appear to be More for show than anything else. Even the formations of my s overhead veer sharply away after1 a Short run to the Southwest. They Are mostly for morale a Damascene commented wryly. Many of the thousands of strident pro guerrilla anti Irael posters around town have been papered Over by new Broad sheets plugging the big Damascus International Indus trial fair which has just opened. On Friday night the moslem holy Day thousands of residents except for jews who Are not allowed to leave the City without a special permit drive off to the mountains or the refreshing outdoor picnic gardens a threat of War. At one of the night spots along the River Les caves Duroy a British combo the Mustard is in Good Tern and the Well dressed crowd of Young people expertly performs the Jerk. Two Young men in camouflage uniforms drive up in a russian jeep and begin Selling tickets to a football game for the Benefit of the palestinian guerrillas. They confide in English. Their uniforms Are Well Cut their fingernails clean and trimmed. In Maxim s restaurant a 30 year old syrian pauses Over his Chicken Kebab and observes live in Damascus is Good if you work hard. The israelis Are our mortal enemies. But i Don t think there will be a Bige War. In 1967, we Learned a hard lesson and a Good lesson. We Are rebuilding. Our soldiers Are Brave. And our army is ready for anything. But we do not want to attack them right an experienced Diplomat is Winnipeg auditorium new raised floor sunday sept. 14 8.30 . 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For information phone 586-5600 or 586-4777 schedule subject to change without notice More specific. All the he says i think the men at the top of the government realize that they Are still no match for the israelis. Another five or 10 years perhaps. Syria is considered a police state but the mood is surprisingly easy going. While phones Are assumed to be tapped by Security police this american reporter had no sense of being followed and was Able to travel at will about the City and country. Syria most certainly is not Iraq and Damascus is not Baghdad. Killed by gunfire Santo Domingo Reuters a 14-year-old boy was killed by stray bullets in a gunfight at san Pedro de maoris 40 Miles from Here Friday after a Home made bomb had been thrown at a bus. The explosion caused a fire in which nine bus Passen Gers were badly burned. The outburst was one of several violent incidents As a strike of bus Drivers in the dominican re Public entered its fourth Day. It brought the number of deaths since the strike began to three. Cambridge Harvard Detroit Farmers own University 1 i b r a r i is contain about 12 per cent of ill the about six million automobiles in about 42 per cent of Brazil s people Are under age 15. Regain tank Saigon Reuters South vietnamese troops have recovered a tank captured from them by the Viet Cong in a Battle 3v2 years ago a military spokes Man reported Friday. The tank a concealed under Brushwood in a pit in the thick Jungles 30 Miles North of Saigon. Afternoons . Motor hotel sing along with lady of to Lowrey Audrey Pearson organist vocalist nightly i the Lounzo sugar . Come Early avoid the line up. Fog Grill room for the Fin att in dining comfortably Cool air conditioned famous wavers theatres the nost terrifying now chiller daddy s gone a Hunting Capitol opens . I drive in open . Show at daddy at . I dimension 5" at . 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