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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 03, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday june 3, 1977 claim guerrilla bases destroyed rhodesian leave Mozambique Salisbury Rhodesia up Rhode Sia thursday announced it is withdrawing from Mozambique a Force that destroyed four guerrilla bases and captured a town in a five Day Long occupation Rhodesia longest foreign military venture. U. Gen. Peter Walls Rhodesia s supreme military commander said in a statement that his troops wednesday after noon pulled out of the town of Masai 47 Miles inside Mozambique which they Cap tured monday. He said rhodesian forces had carried out their Mission of destroying terrorist arms and ammunition dumps in the ground and air operations that began last  said that his troops were now re turning to Rhodesia having wiped out the terrorist bases from which they the guerrillas were crossing into Rhodesia and murdering innocent rhodesian civil ians there was never any intention of hold ing Masai or any other part of Mozambique Walls said. Hie operation was essentially one of  denied reports from Mozambique that the rhodesian clashed with mozambican regulars and said his forces tried to moluccas fire at police to masts Assen the Netherlands a South moluccan terrorists took pot shots thurs Day at television relay masts put by dutch police around a hijacked train to tighten their electronic surveillance net in an 11-Day-old siege a Justice ministry spokes woman . Toos of abcs said the masts erected wednesday were being used to relay Pic Tures from closed circuit television Camer As watching movements inside the train of the terrorists and at least 55  was the first time the government Dis closed any of the equipment it is using to keep the train under Day and night Obser  said the tall masts. In open Fields several Hundred Yards from the train mrs. Garter conferring with Junta in Ecuador Quito Ecuador up Rosalyn Carter on the third Stop of her latin Amer ican tour thursday began discussion with Ecuador s military leaders. As mrs. Carter began talks with the unit delays Korea projects continued from Page 1 itself on a program to greatly increase am munition supplies Forward if our allies Don t do the  the report  we would All be in the same War together at Best the . Initiative and sex Dit ional ammunition of certain types it  similar reasons the committee is concerned about the army s plans to Sta Tion one brigade brigade 75, in the North Ern army group area of Germany their said. Said allies forces defending this area May need to do More to increase their strength and to adjust current positioning to Deal with an attack. The committee feels that both conventional and nuclear defense options would be improved if Allied forces Are deployed Forward to Stop a Surprise or sudden attack and if necessary facilitate the use of tac tical nuclear weapons on enemy territory where they will injure attackers the Rostand provide a most effective deterrent it  committee expressed belief that support of nato infrastructure programs will have to be increased considerably to enhance Allied capability in the areas of command and control logistics support reinforcement capabilities facilities at co located operating bases it  but it said the . Share should no exceed 20 per cent. Germany likewise has insisted that its official share no appear to be the largest the report said. It seems to the committee that if Weand our allies Are genuinely concerned about the Forward defense of Europe additional flexibility is called for if required to increase the infrastructure program to meet the needs it said. Three member military Junta two touch issues involving fighter planes and Trade policies held the potential of sidetrack Inythe discussions. For the Benefit of reporters she exchanged Brief remarks with vice adm. Alf redo Poveda president of the supreme Council of government that took Power in january 1976, and the two other Council members Brig. Gen. Guillermo Duran and Brig. Gen. Luis . Carter and the Junta members then retired to a huge meeting room where they were joined by various ministers of the government and members of the first lady s official party for substantive Dis  began her Day with a Courtesy Call on foreign minister Jorge Diego Salvador Lara. Then her motorcade mane Vered through narrow cobblestones streets int Quito s old Section. Mrs. Carter arrived at the Block Long presidential Palace a White colonial style building that Dales Back to 1670, and was met by a special guard unit dressed in White trousers Blue military jackets wit heavy Gold braid and trim and Blue Caps with Golden plumes. On her arrival wednesday the first lady reviewed an Honor guard As a Mili tary band played the . And ecuadorean National  the Airport ceremony mrs. Carter went by motorcade to the . Embassy residence. Mrs. Carter held a news conference ear Lier wednesday in san Jose. Costa Rica where she sidestepped questions about fugitive . Financier Robert Vesco. It s just not for me to   said of Vesco who is wanted in the . On charges of defrauding the investors overseas services Mutual fund of 1224 . Carter said the matter is under review by the Justice  can Jimmy do about it she asked referring to president Carter. Did not look into it before i left Home nor have i discussed it  question of Vosco s residence in Costa Rica and unsuccessful . At tempts to extradite him. Came up several limes Al the  has been a resident of Costa Rica for nearly five years and becomes eligible for Costa rican citizenship june 28. Were not hit in the sporadic  shooting came As prime minister Joop Den Uyl and key Cabinet members met in the Hague to consider their next move in efforts to find mediators accept Able to both sides Faber said. Faber said the terrorists called up  Mulder a top psychiatrist conducting the talks with the moluccas and the yelled they wanted the masts removed. Then they began  Faber had reported that talks Over a military Field Telephone Between the train and the crisis Center in Assen eight Miles away were conducted in Normal tones though i hesitate to say  it was not immediately Clear what effect the clash Over the masts has had on efforts to seek agreement on mediation to end the siege of the train and a school in Boven Smilde 10 Miles  government says seven to 10 terrorists Are holding the hostages on the train including a 23-year-old woman who is seven months pregnant. There Are at least24 other women and 30 men a Railroad spokesman said. Another four gunmen hold four teachers two of them women in  released 105 children and a teacher last week after four Days of Captivity when some of the children were stricken by an internal  government tuesday accepted a terrorist request for mediation but the initiative has stalled Over who the mediators should  government has refused two Nomi nees put up by the terrorists and the gunmen refused two names suggested by the government. All the names suggested were of South moluccas. Prime minister of Belgium quits Brussels a prime minister leptin demand of Belgium thursday asked King Baudouin to accept his resignation barely three hours after he announced the formation of the new  said he had decided to give up after the directory committee of the French Wing of his social Christian party disapproved the list of 30 names announced by the Premier. The list of the new ministers had already been announced by the Palace and it was taken for granted that the oath taking cer Emony was taking place As scheduled. But four French social Christian minis ters listed by Lindemans were not present making it impossible for the King to take the oaths of off ice. Europe partly Cloudy to Cloudy with Chanca of Aita noon wow ers Friday and saturday. . Nion to. Low 4j. Sunt Friday i u . Amrita saturday 4 19 temperature recorded thurmay Iceni 4am 4pm Adana. P aliens. Cd Aviano. P Berlin cd brim it. Cd 45 41 41 St. �4 Copenn Gen. P 61 cd Clouds. P partly Clouds r  London p Madrid Munich p Paris  Del 3i. Jill wean to so avoid areas where there was a known mozambican military presence. Combined operations headquarter denied official mozambican reports issued As the withdrawal was being announced that rhodesian warplanes bombed civilian . Military command declined to update guerrilla casualty figures announced by Walls monday when he said he knew of 32 insurgents having been killed but that the toll might Rise. The rhodesian announced the death Ozone Man. Flight u. Bruce Ivan Colocott killed when his aircraft crashed on take off from the Airfield at Masai. What Type of aircraft he piloted an whether it was shot Down was not divulged. The rhodesian said they overran guerrilla bases at Rio no Anesti Jorge do Lim Popo Modulo pan and one outside  said Rio no Anesti was a major administrative Center three Miles from the rhodesian Border. He said his troops killed All the guerrillas they found there and discovered Docu ments pointing to the base outside Capaias the Supply and logistics Headquarters for guerrilla operations in Southeastern Mozambique. The operations were the first announced by Rhodesia since its troops spent three Days in Mozambique seizing and destroy ing tons of guerrilla hardware. Nixon aides Given delay i continued from Page j lice Warren e. Burger because he wanted to Sway the justices to take the Case. During that time the former president of the United states for 600,000 pieces of Silver accused our client on television of having committed crimes Wilson said. He said the justices like the rest of the world heard the interview of former president Richard m.  asked Sirica to delay ordering the Start of the sentence until the supreme court receives Haldeman s motion for re consideration and disposes of it. The deadline for filing that motion is june 17 exactly five years after the watergate break in. If your Honor feels the supreme court acted wisely i ask that you give or. Hal Demon time to put his affairs in order Wilson said. I know that sceptics will say he has had two years but a Man always puts off these  Wilson told the judge that Haldeman daughter who acted As a paralegal assist ant during his trial graduates from la school in los Angeles on june 19. I Don t think i have to underscore the desire of Bob Haldeman to attend her graduation he  Cacheris. Mitchell s lawyer said the former attorney general has been help ing his lawyers and would like time to work on any further Appeal with  prosecutor Charles Ruff whose office goes out of business this month said the government has no objection to Grant ing the extra  said his Normal practice once be receives notification from the higher courts is to Tell the attorneys when to have their clients in court. He said he would Dothe same in this Case giving Haldeman time to Fly from his Home in los  judge also said he leaves the place of incarceration to prison authorities Buthe indicated that Haldeman probably would be sent to the minimum Security institution at Lompoc calif., and Mitchell to the facility at Allenwood a  
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