European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes upper hand is claimed by Somoza Managua up nicaraguan presi Dent Anastasio Somoza said tuesday his troops have gained the upper hand in their Battle against sandinista guerrillas and have crossed into Costa Rica in Pursuit of 50  s National guard troops earlier in the Day mounted a major attack against the guerrillas in Leon Nicaragua s Sec Ond largest City. Troops backed by Tan Sand planes also entered the town of Masaya which the rebels had  told a news conference the sandinista offensive was the most serious and the most bloody attempt to Over throw the nicaraguan government in the past 50 years. Looking grim Somoza said his troops had suffered about 110 casualties including 30 dead and 70 or so wounded but he said he had no figures on civilian casual ties. Hundreds of persons were believed killed. Land and air action Somoza also said his troops and plane were pursuing the group of guerrillas into Costa rican territory. He said the rebels crossed the Costa rican Border earlier tuesday and that land and air action continued into Costa  the Costa rican capital of san Jose the red Cross said seven nicaraguan planes bombed and strafed several vehicles and ranches inside Costa rican Terri tory killing or wounding at least 25 per  can t get to the wounded or dead be cause the planes Are still raiding the area a red Cross spokesman said. The spokesman said the nicaraguan air Craft had penetrated about five Miles into Costa rican territory and were attacking anything that  neutralizing resistance Somoza said the National guard was now neutralizing pockets of resistance in rundown on the situation in his country he said that in Managua the offensive had been disastrous for the insurgents because they were beaten Back in a matter of  the Battle in Leon lasted 24 hours and there were still snipers in some areas. His troops totally recaptured Masaya where there had still been heavy gunfire tuesday morning. He said Redcross ambulances were being allowed into Masaya to pick up dead and wounded fro the blacked out City which had no food no water no Light and no Telephone service. In Esteli troops had reoccupied the Center of the City but there were still marginal pockets of resistance on the  and Esteli Are two cities placed under martial Law. Wednesday september 13, 1978 chopper flies through Colorado fire a helicopter flies into thick smoke and flames to drop a Load of water on the Colorado Forest fire that has spread to More than 1,200 acres along the front Range of the Rockies about 19 mile from downtown Denver. After two Colombia seeks killers of former politician Bogota Colombia a the government launched a massive manhunt tuesday for the two terrorists who earlier in the Day shot and fatally wounded former Interior minister Rafael Pardo Buelvas. Thousands of soldiers and police agents took control of this City of five million inhabitants arrested an undetermined num Ber of suspects confiscating arms and searching . Luis Carlos Camacho Leyva min ister of defense said the government would use every Means at its disposal to vets preference continued from Page 1 House civil service committee had voted for a 15-year , the House voted 222-149 against the limit. It then voted 281-88 for an amendment to remove the committee Lan Guage  nation s established veterans groups lined up behind the amendment Byre. James Hanley d-n.y., to leave the current system  were opposed by a coalition of minority groups women s groups and Viet Nam veterans who favored limiting the preference but extending it until dec. 31,1985 giving older Vietnam veterans about 20 years of use from the . Richard White a Texas argued the preference represents a Promise remade to those  rep. Millicent Fenwick r-n.j., said the result of world War ii veterans clogging the jobs is women Are the clerks the typists Down at the lower Levels where men Don t want to  of retaining the preference said since most of the veterans interested ingesting new jobs with the government Are Young his approach would help the Viet Nam veterans  rep. David Bonior d-mich., citing High unemployment figures for the younger veterans said All we re asking is a break for them. Why not give the prefer ence to those people who need it most now capture and punish those responsible for the  killers believed to be members of the m-19 Urban guerrilla group entered the Home of Pardo Buelvas a Leader of the conservative party after identifying themselves to his wife As members of the colombian  Are Here to protect or. Pardo Buel Vas in fulfilment of the government s new Security measures they reportedly told his wife who directed the two men to the bathroom where her husband was  pair wearing uniforms and helmets and carrying rifles opened fire then fled police  Buelvas 52, died on the Way to the  sources say his murder is re Venge by extreme left subversive group for his conduct As Interior minister during the National strike for wage increases i september 1977. Fourteen persons died in clashes with police and the army. Euro Mart Price Index rises Brussels Belgium a the euro Pean Community s consumer Price Index for july Rose by 7.4 percent compared Toone year ago and 0.6 per cent compared to june slightly less than in the unite states the common Market commission  the United states the increase was 7.6 per cent compared to july 1977 and 0.7 percent compared to june. Days hundreds of firemen have been unable to contain the Blaze but major property loss has been prevented. A Forest fire in Colorado still rages Denver a gusting shifting winds pushed flames from a Forest fire far ther across the Timber and Brush South West of Denver tuesday reaching dangerously close to $250,000 Homes and Stym Ying efforts to bring the 2-Day-old Blaze under control. By morning state Forest officials said the Blaze had spread to More than 1,200 acres along the front Range of the Colorado Rockies about 19 Miles from downtown  than 250 firefighters manned fire lines and a Call went out for All possible volunteers to help in the rough terrain. The flames licked to within a few him dred Yards of two Homes before Dawn this morning but Alan Babcock of the state Forest service said later that he believed the immediate danger was  Forest service planes were in the air Over the Smoky Canyon lands at Dawn beginning a series of passes that would drop fire retardant chemicals. Europe partly Cloudy to Cloudy with isolated rain showers wednesday. Little change thursday. Frankfurt Heidel Berg High 63, Low 48. Sunset wednesday 6 45 . Sunrise thursday 6 . Temperatures recorded tuesday. 4am 65 65 5254 63 52 4pm 88 Adana p 70 Aviano p 61 Brussels cd 63 Frankfurt cd 88 Madrid c Paris p 4am 4pm 68 75 Athens p 51 55 Berlin cd 52 63 Copenhagen cd 54 68 London cd 54 54 Munich cd 63 77 Rome p a partly Cloudy cd Cloudy a Clear. Det 25,31st weather so