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National Security Adviser Richard Allen, left, chats with Secretary of State Alexander Haig outside a Washington, D.C., television studio where they were doing separate interview shows recently. Allen,

Soviet Union trying to divide U.S. and Europe, Thatcher warns

Daily Telegraph, London LONDON—British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has appealed to the West to stick together over the Polish crisis and to hammer out a common policy next week toward both the new Polish military regime and the Soviet Union. In a New Year’s message, Thatcher denied the West was in disarray over Washington’s imposition of economic sanctions on Warsaw and Moscow because of the crackdown on the Solidarity free trade union.

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who has been on a leave of absence, reportedly will be fired by President Reagan next week. His position will be filled by Deputy Secretary of State William Clark. (AP Laserphoto)

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Reports accuse military of 'barbaric acts' in Ghana coup

Daily Telegraph, London ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast—Ghana’s new military regime led by the flamboyant Lt. Jerry Rawlings, who staged a coup on New Year’s Eve, was consolidating its grip Friday on the country. But broadcasts on Accra radio suggested that not everything was under control. There were reports of soldiers wandering the streets of the Ghanaian capital of Accra, looting shops and homes and committing other unspecified “barbaric acts.” And there were appeals to soldiers to return to their barracks for “immediate deployment” together with a call for the inspector general of the police and the police commissioner to report “at once” to

divide Europe from the United States, and it must not succeed.

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the new authorities. To re-assure those officers not wholeheartedly behind the coup, the new military leadership said that the revolution as they preferred to describe it, was not aimed at them but at

Firing part of Reagan shakeup Allen to lose security post

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) President Reagan, planning “a pretty wide shakeup” of his foreign policy operation, will give his national security adviser more authority in a move that could lead to the ouster of Richard V. Allen, White House officials say. Deputy Secretary of State William P. Clark, one of the most senior members of the Reagan inner circle, is said by one top White House official to be the unanimous choice of the president’s top advisers to replace Allen in the upgraded job. Allen remains on a paid leave of absence pending completion of a review of whether his contacts with former Japanese business associates and omissions from his financial disclosure form violated a White House code of conduct. The Justice Department has cleared Allen of any illegal wrongdoing in connection with those actions. In two separate interviews Friday, Allen told reporters no one has told him he will be replaced. “This is a decision that the president is to make, and I’m sure that when the appropriate White House review is done and the conclusions are drawn, that he’ll be in a position to make a decision,” he said.

“Poland wants peace with freedom,” Thatcher said. “It

ridding Ghana of widespread corruption. One of the first moves by the new regime, calling itself the Provisional National Defense Council, was to urge a reduction in taxi and bus fares as well as cuts in the price of perishable food. For Rawlings, 34, whose father was a Scotsman, it was his second coup in less than three years. On June 4, 1979, he led a group of young officers to depose Gen. Fred Akuffo, who was subsequently executed by firing squad along with two former presidents and several senior army officers. Control of the country was handed back to civilian rule after 112 days and a general elec-

Indiana eyeing $25 million savings in Medicare costs

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Officials hope a change in the state’s Medicaid program now in effect will produce savings of $25 million a year, said Indiana’s director of the program. The change, which went into effect with the start of the new year, requires the more than 220,000 Medicaid recipients in Indiana to receive prior approval for many kinds of medical treatment. Robert Smith, director of the state’s Medicaid program, said the State Department of Public Welfare is sending letters explaining details of the rule change to Medicaid recipients.

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Dozier's wife gets note from President Reagan VERONA, Italy (AP) President Reagan sent a message of hope Friday to the wife of kidnapped U.S. Brig. Gen. James L. Dozier amid unconfirmed reports the general’s friends offered a $2 million reward for information leading to his release. The message from Reagan and another from Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig Jr. were delivered by U.S. Ambassador Maxwell M. Rabb, who said they “expressed great concern and sympathy and hope that in this new year the hopes of Mrs. (Judith) Dozier about her husband are realized.” The Italian news agency ANSA said a group of Dozier’s friends offered a $2 million reward for information leading to the general’s release. A spokesman at NATO headquarters, where Dozier was the top-ranking American Army officer, said he could not confirm or deny the report. U.S. and Italian offficials denied earlier news agency reports that the United States and Italy were offering rewards. Both governments have said they will not negotiate for Dozier’s release. Rabb said he was confident the Italian government and police were doing everything possible to find Dozier, who was kidnapped from this northern Italian town by Red Brigades terrorists on Dec. 17.

The president was meeting this afternoon with Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig Jr., who, like Reagan, is spending the New Year’s holiday at the desert resort of Palm Springs. Haig, who feuded with Allen throughout the first year of the Reagan administration, planned to confer with the president on the visit to Washington next

wants the very thing we have which we do not always value enough. We will stand together.” She indicated that Lord Carrington, foreign secretary, would press the EEC foreign ministers on Monday to “act in concert” and help the Polish people, but gave no details. The ministers will meet in Brussels to discuss President Reagan’s sanctions against the Soviet Union and how far they can go in supporting them. France and West Germany

tion brought President Hilla Limann to power. His whereabouts were not revealed Friday. Some reports said he was under house arrest in the presidential palace, but this was not officially confirmed. When Rawlings handed control over to the civilian administration two years ago, he warned that he would be watching events though he was retired from the air force by Limann and appointed a member of the largely consultative council of state. But with corruption becoming widespread, including an alleged nearly $5 million “kickback” for “the top man” in the ruling People’s National Party on a contract

Emergency services, hospital services, initial evaluations, services prescribed by a physician before discharge from a hospital won’t require prior approval, Smith said. He also said prior approval won’t be necessary for prescription drugs. Medicaid is a medical assistance program for people that are receiving some type of public assistance such as Aid to Families with Dependent Children. In the past, medical services prescribed by doctors and other medical professionals under the program were automatically approved without a review of the medical necessity for those services. Under the new rule, the state will review many medical services to be sure they are medically necessary. The welfare department estimates it may receive as many as 4,000 requests for prior approval daily and it must act on them within 10 working days, Smith said. Physicians and other medical

Tuesday of West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. But other topics, including the Polish crisis and the contemplated shift in the White House national security operation, could be added to the agenda. “I would guess that there would be a pretty wide shakeup,” said one official, ad-

have made it clear they favor a much softer line toward the Soviets and apparently are willing to give the Poles more time to sort out their problems. Support for the EEC position appeared to have come Friday from Australia with Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser telling Washington there was no need for increased trade sanctions. Fraser argued that Australia felt that existing sanctions imposed after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan two years ago

with British printing firms, ever widening divisions in the party and serious economic decline, Rawlings became disenchanted with the civilian government. Reports of how the coup was staged are still sketchy because Ghana is largely cut off from the outside world with telex and telephone links severely disrupted, the borders sealed, the airport closed and a dusk-to-dawn curfew in effect. Diplomatic and other sources have indicated that the coup was staged at about 3 a.m. on New Year’s Eve with reports of heavy fighting around the airport, the radio station and at the ministry of defense’s headquarters in Burma Camp. By 11 a.m. on Thursday

professionals will submit the requests for services such as physical, occupational, respiratory and psychological therapies, over-the-counter drug items, wheelchairs and crutches, he said, explaining the rule was developed to contain costs. More than SSOO million will be spent on Medicaid expenses during the fiscal year which ends June 30. The state pays 43 percent of the tab and the federal government picks up the rest. If the welfare department fails to act on the request within the 10 working day limit, it is automatically approved. Requests that are denied may be appealed. The requests will be reviewed by physicians, pharmacists, dentists and other medical professionals employed by the welfare department. Smith said the new rule won’t eliminate any service from the state s Medicaid program, which he called one of the “most generous” in the country.”

ding that it would deal with both personnel and the procedures by which foreign policy decisions are reached. Asking that he not be identified by name, the official said the decision could be made as early as next week. Asked about the likelihood that Allen would leave, another aide said, “There’s got to be some contingencyplanning.” But presidential counselor Edwin Meese 111 said no final decisions were made. Reading from prepared notes, deputy White House press secretary Larry Speakes said: “The president has before him a number of recommendations on the operation of the office of assistant to the president for national security affairs. The objective is to improve the process of communication and coordination.” He said Meese was making recommendations to the president on the basis of an informal study. Meese has overall responsibility for coordinating national security operations and domestic policy operations. Clark, who, with Haig and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger were guests with Reagan at a New Year’s Eve party given by publisher Walter

were tough enough and little could be gained by increasing them. The Australian decision was said to have been taken after diplomatic contacts with several Common Market countries, and Japan. Despite Thatcher’s insistence that there were no serious divisions in the West over Poland, it was clear Friday that the 10 had little enthusiasm for the U.S. call for a special European conference. U.S. Secretary of State

Rawlings and his supporters had clearly gained sufficient control for him to be able to go on the radio and announce to the nation of 11.7 million that he was again in command. He said that he had acted to save Ghana from ruin. “I am today prepared to stand in front of a firing squad if what I am doing for the second time does not meet with the will of the Ghanaian people.” He denounced the leaders of the people’s national party as “a pack of criminals” and announced the setting up of a people’s defense organization to “cleanup Ghana.” Rawlings said he wants only to organize the government so that the president must get the consent of the people.

Unicorn Hunters banish phrases from language SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) “First time ever,” “revenue enhancement,” and Secretary of State Alexander Haig are among the “banishments” from the English language proclaimed Friday by the Unicorn Hunters of Lake Superior State College. The group, which annually bans words and phrases for overuse, misuse or general uselessness, issued this year’s banishments after receiving 2,000 nominating letters from as far away as Paris and Tokyo, according to archivist W.T Rabe. In its New Year’s Dishonour List of Words Banished from the Queen s English, the Unicorn Hunters ordered Haig to speak only classical Latin for a probationary period of six months.” Haig s misuse and abuse of the language is chronic perhaps irreversible,” said Peter Thomas. The Unicorn Hunters said they banished “first time ever” and its cohort “all-time record” because "it is only a matter of time until they are united into a single monster of redundancy and inaccuracy. "Revenue enhancement” made the list as an undesirable euphemism because it is "simplv a tax increase.” Also banned were “off-sourcing" as a synonym for importing, repository as a euphemism for dump, and “sit on it because it is “one of the stupidest phrases in the English language.” The Unicorn Hunters admit that their proclamations banishing the use of objectionable words may not always be observed by others but “at least we make a lot of people feel guilty,” Rabe said.

Annenberg, had no formal meeting planned with the president, Speakes said. But he said Clark and Reagan had seen each other socially while ih Palm Springs. The president and his wife, Nancy, arrived in Palm Springs Wednesday afternoon and will return to Washington Sunday. As they have been for more than 10 years, they were New Year’s guests at Annenberg’s 200-acre compound. Friday was a day for watching college football bowl games on television and Reagan’s only venture outside the lush, irrigated desert estate was to a private dinner. He also was said to have set aside time for work on his State of the Union address expected to be given Jan. 26 and on preparations for his meeting with Schmidt. On New Year’s Eve, according to assistant White House press secretary Mark Weinberg, the president and Mrs. Reagan joined approximately 80 guests of the Annenbergs in dancing and in singing “Auld Lang Syne” and did not retire to their quarters until 1:15 a.m. When Reagan returns -to Washington, one of the first items on his agenda is likely to be Meese’s recommendations.

Alexander Haig proposed reconvening the 35-nation European Security Conference, and said his proposal was being considered by the 10. British officials said it was expected to be discussed in Brussels on Monday, but pointed out that the Madrid conference had achieved little. It was also strongly doubted that the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies would be prepared to be “put in the dock” in Madrid over the Polish crackdown.

“All we want to do is to rid our country of corruption, to make it possible for our children to enjoy a better Ghana and to make it possible for our elderly folks to enjoy a little peace for the rest of their lives.” Rawlings, who is affectionately known as “J.J.” (Jerry John), enjoys considerable popularity in Ghana. Because of the speed with which he handed back the country to civilian rule in 1979, he has not been tainted with the stigma which marks so many of Ghana’s politicians. He is the first leader in Ghana to enjoy a personal popularity since the country was led to independence in March, 1957, by Kwame Nkrumah.