Coastweek Newspaper Vol 3 No 14 (April 4-10,1980)

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Inside this issue: Summit success: As the four Presidents of Tanzania, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya emerged with broad smiles from their one-day summit in Mombasa on Monday, an understanding on a number of issues related to regional co-operation appeared to have been reached, Thugs shoot police officer: Hola (K.N.A.) – The D.O. for Tana River Mr. P. Gichuru has warned that the Government is alert and would deal ruthlessly with any type of criminal element caught harassing law-abiding citizens, U.S. navy calling on kenya: the United States Navy amphibious ‘Charleston’ class troop carrier U.S.S. mobile may pay a four-day call to Mombasa from this morning, Jerusalem articokes: This vegetable resembles the Globe artichoke in flavor only. It is known as ‘topinambour’ in French and is a ‘tuber’ which originated in North America being imported into France at the beginning of the 17th C where Parmentier, who was responsible for popularizing the potato, set about in introducing this unusual vegetable, Mombasa man wins ‘best actor’ awards: Mombasa based Tony Schaer a fourth-former at Starehe Boys’ Center who wrote, directed and acted in a play called ‘In a World of Darkness’ became the best actor for the second year running in the Nairobi Schools Drama Festivals, Tourism minister for hoteliers’ meeting: The Minister for Tourism, Mr. G. K. M’Mbijjewe, will be the guest of honor at the next meeting of the Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers’ and Caterers’, Coast, which takes place at Mombasa Beach Hotel on Friday (April 18), followed by the association’s annual sundowner party. He may be accompanied by his Permanent Secretary, Mr. J.A.K. Kipsanai, Kwale delegation to seek presidential view on land disputes: Kwale (K.N.A.) -Councilors in Kwale County Council have sounded their dissatisfaction at the way land is being adjudicated in the district.