European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 25 news briefs the stars and stripes wednesday june 11,1986 Nicaragua extends truce to help free German captives Bonn up tile nicaraguan government extended a Casc firc for another Day to fact Lille the Safe release of eight German hostages being held by  rebels the German foreign ministry said tuesday the ministry said the nicaraguan government had decided la maintain its cease fire Jilji the con iras unlit 6 . Tuesday focal Simgh this was a 24 hour Extension of the deadline the government had pervious by Sci. The government also agreed to give the Kidnap pers 24 hours to escape without Pursuit after releasing their hostages. The eight hostages Are germans who were kid napped by the Juv backed guerrillas from a Rural nicaraguan development project on May 17. Fighting in afghan Valley almost ended sources say Nilamal a Pakistan a fighting has almost slopped in Afghanistan s strategic Panjshiry Valley and rebels who dominated the area now sum capable of Wilile More Ihan Small scale hit and run raids sources did tuesday. Panjshiry was the scene of sonic of the worst fight ing of he afghan War. Guerrilla forces in the Valley withstood a number of major soviet offensives. Viji Ages in the Panjshiry now arc populated Only by women children and the elderly and any it tempi to grow Large amounts of food Are stopped by soviet forces who Burn crops 0 prevent food get Ling to the islamic Ami marxist insurgents West Ern diplomatic sources said 2 liberian Oil tankers hit by iraqi missile off Iran by United pros intent Ioil an iraqi missile hit two liberian Oil Jankers off the iranian Oil terminal at Harg Island ripping a Hole in the Hull of one and starting fires aboard Bolh reports from the Region said tuesday. An attack on the fully Laden Medusa 156,000 tons Gross weight set off an explosion in the boiler room and started a fire in the engine room the aft accommodation Section and the wheelhouse ship Ping insurers Lloyds of London said. The miss if lore a 25-Yard Hole in the Bunker Lank in an Early morning attack Lloyds said. Pan am Jet grounded 8 hours in Peru for violating airspace los Angeles up pan am officials admit they made a serious mistake that caused Peru to order a jumbo Jet carrying ids people to land at Lima for violating peruvian air space. The Boeing 747 with 90 passengers and 15 Crew members was grounded for about eight hours Mon Day before being allowed to late off for los an Geles after the airline paid a Fine officials said. The passengers of flight 210 from Buenos Aires Argentina to los Angeles were kept aboard the Plant far the first five hours the Jet was on the ground in Peru. It landed about 11 30 . In los Angeles. Pan american officials in new York said the violation of Peru s airspace was caused by an erroneous flight plan Given to the Pilot. It s a. Pretty serious administrative error on our pan airline spokesman James Arey said. Product recall we Bruecken Germany the defense subsistence Region Europe has warned All military food and food service activities of the recall of a potentially Hazar Dous cocktail shrimp. Being recalled is Orleans Brand tiny cocktail shrimp in a 4-Ouncc la 4 a of Floc can with the can code paq7 1bt, the product ii authorized for army and air Force commissaries but the affected can code has not yet been identified As being mocked in Europe. Several Cam of the shrimp have been reported m Swol Len and have emitted a foul odor when opened. The product is considered hazardous with potentially Seroia and verse health consequences if consumed dare did tuesday. Customers with the item should return it to their local commissary fora refund the dare said. More Blacks killed in fighting at South Africa squatter Camp Crossroads South Africa a thousands of rival Black squatters armed with guns axes and clubs clashed for a fond Day tuesday at the Crossroads settlement. Police said seven people were killed. Hundreds of shanties were burned. Police firing tear Gas and Bir shot from armoured vehicles drove thousands of Young Hycl militants off a Ridge overlooking the shanty cily where icy had lined up opposite a huge crowd of conservative Black vigilantes. At least seven people were killed and 20,000 left Home less in monday s fighting a. Renewal of Battles Between Black factions in May. Police said at least 20 people were injured during the to Days including four journalists. The Iwu groups of Blacks Are battling Over ideology As Well As control of the squatter Camp 11 Miles from Cape town. Cameramen George de ath and Andic Soli filming for the British network Independent television news were found lying next to a House. They had been attacked with axes colleagues said. De ath and Sosi both South africans were taken to Cape town s Croote Schuur Hospital where de Al underwent surgery. De Al was in very serious condition a doctor told reporters. South african reporter Ben Van Hees of Johannes Burg s citizen newspaper was shot in the  when squat ters opened fire on a police patrol that was taking a group of South african journalists through the devastated Camp. Photographer Patrick Durand on assignment for the French Agency Sipa was shot while taking picture during a tense standoff Between the opposing Black groups. Authorities urged All journalists to Lenic the area. Journalists occasionally have been hurl in clashes Between police and rioters but this was the first time several journalists were wounded in a single conflict. The confrontation Between the vigilante known at Wil Doeke afrikaans for the White handkerchief they Wear and the Young Black militants known As com rades began in the Early morning hours. They lined up 0,1 the Ridge and hurled Sion Sand abuse at each other for several hours. As the number of Militini swelled to several thousand police in armoured can firing tear Gas and Bir shot rolled in behind them. Panic ensued As the militants stationed Between lie advancing Pulicco and the vigilantes fled in All direction. The fighting continued during the afternoon in Chilly re to and a Midi nails of smoke t Nal Rose above soldering shacks in the Etc Section of the squatter settlement. Relief efforts mounted monday stopped after the red Cross and other teams fled the area Derek Livesey. Director of the students health and welfare care Organiza Tion said Mobile clinics would move in As Toon As Pouble and would distribute food and blankets. Residents in Texas Louisiana routed by destructive floods by United press International heavy Rains that soaked the nation s midsection tues Day unleashed floods in Texas and Louisiana that routed people from their Homes washed out Bridges and sub merged roads. Storms hurled heavy rain tuesday in the Southern Rockies the Plains and the lower Mississippi Valley prompting Flash flood watches in Colorado South Dakota Nebraska Wyoming and Louisiana. Texas and Louisiana bore the Brunt of the flood dam age and authorities also said floods closed roads in South East Wyoming and Southwest Nebraska. Residents along the san Jacinto River in Cleveland Texas fled from their Homes monday night As three inches of rain in two hours pushed inc River Over its Banks authorities said. Firefighters in the town near Houston used boats to Rescue homeowners said Cleveland police officer Larry Mcmillan. Two streets at the North end of Cleveland Are under water and the Only things thai can get in there Are boats Mcmillan said. Emergency shelters were set up in nearby Splendora in Montgomery county which was also hit Fay flooding police said. If they had any sense they would take their bags and leave said Montgomery county sheriffs dispatcher Candra welts. We re telling people to get their stuff off the ground find a place la Pul the animals and  rising water spawned by More than 6 inches of rain in eight hours in Shreveport la., monday flooded several Hundred Homes and washed out a Bridge n Cross Gilmer Bayou in the South Parl of the City. Firefighters evacuated seven children and an elderly woman from i hair Homes in North Shreveport when rising water surrounded their houses. Bunds of thunderstorms also swept through Central and coastal Louisi in i bringing minor sired flooding. A pickup truck Driver who stopped to direct traffic at the scene of an Accident South of shr Veport was struck and killed by another vehicle whose Driver failed to Sec him through the driving rain Shreveport fire chief Dallas Greene said a 12-year-old boy fell into a drainage ditch and was curried downstream but managed to escape unharmed. His Mother fainted when she found out what happened to her son Greene said 1 go killed another badly injured after jumping or falling from Bridge by tit surs and stripes Hanau Germany one american Soldier died and another was seriously injured when they jumped or fell from a pedestrian Bridge connecting two . Caverns authorities did tuesday. Both privates had been in Germany about 45 Days said master sgt. Mercer Bullock spokesman for the 3rd army div Public affairs office. A German police spokesman in Hanau said a taxi Driver ran Over the body of an 18-year-old . Soldier before Dawn sunday the spokesman said the Driver then slopped and notified police who arrived three minutes later. While the police were Busy at the scene of the Acci Dent they witnessed another american a 19-year-old, climb the wire Security Fence and leap from the Pedes Trian Bridge to the Street Bead tint the police spokes Man said. However Bullock said it has not been determine whether they jumped or  German police assume that the first american was dead when the taxi ran Over him but Bullock said it is not yet known whether the Soldier died before he was hit by the Tani. The other american is in Frankfurt army regional medical Center with severe head wounds Bullock Laid. The Bridge connects Hussen Homburg Cavern and a tier Cavern Bullock said. The incident occurred at 2 36 . Sunday and apparently Only the taxi Driver and Ger Man police witnessed the second Soldier fall he Laid. If anybody else saw it they Haven l come Forward a Saivii. 1 in army criminal investigation div and German police Are investigating he incident involving lie two Diers of the 4th support in Hanau. Neither Lodi or Wal married the name of the dead Soldier is being withheld pending notification of relatives. There was a cassette recorder found on the bold get but there Wai no 111 Swage or anything Ike that on i tape the German spokesman said. We re Matt Ofifi by the even Aad Hope the autopsy of inc dead Fok Liff and the recovery of the other might Clear the ,up.". Isi4h Wal Ltd de Rii Vii Conerl Dull to Lull a Tlam