European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday february 18,1987 m phots girl Steps Down from the rear of an armoured truck near the Swaziland Bonier to to Teal province. Armoured trucks carry White kids to school in Transvaal Blacks walk Piet Retief South Africa a White children who live near the Swaziland Border ride to school in armoured police trucks because of guerrilla landmines but Black children runs walk to school a newspaper said sunday the sunday Star and sunday Tribune said a mining company in the area has provided an armoured truck for the children of its employees while other children in the Eastern Transvaal Border area ride to school in Picl Relief in a police vehicle. A police spokesman i. Co. Sieve Van Foo yen was quoted As saying the South african police have used the armoured trucks called Cass pirs. To transport Chil Dren and members of policemen s families in the Bor Der areas for years. I is not uncommon to use police Cass pirs for the transportation of civilians he was quoted assaying. Maj. D. Engelbrecht duty officer for the South Afri can police said sunday me children transported by Cassmir in the Maramba Border area Are the children of policemen he said they ride on the police vehicle because it makes the trip to Piet Relief each Day to pick up mail. Asked Why the children of Black policemen weren Given rides the major said the divisional police commissioner had t Given her that information. She said she assumed the Black children did not attend school in town. Robert Inlang Chihwa a Black missionary who runs Ablack school along a dirt Road used by one of the Cass pirs was quoted by the Star As saying hundreds of taxis and buses travel these roads weekly. Blac children walk to school on this Road but we Nave no fear of land  since Jan 4, 1986, there have been 21 reported landmine explosions in South Africa All of them in trans Vaal province. Thirteen people have died at least eight of them Black. Two were Black infants. The injuries total 25 people including four while children. The government has blamed the land mines on he african National Congress the main guerrilla organization fighting to overthrow White Rule. The Anc has said in the past that laying land mines on farm roads i justifiable because Border Farmers have been incorporated into the South african defense system. 12 officials fired in Vietnam shake up Bangkok Thailand a Vietnam s govern ment has fired 12 ministers and reorganized the coun cil of ministers in one of the most sweeping shake ups in the communist nation s history the stale run radio announced tuesday. Among those dismissed were defense minister Van Tien dung architect of the victorious offensive against South Vietnam in 1975, and Interior minister Pham Hung the no. 2 Man in the communist party politburo. Analysis Sard the firings were Par of an Effort to inject vigor and efficiency into an aging leadership that led Viet Nam to Victory against the French and americans but failed  recovery. The official voice of Vietnam radio monitored in Bangkok said 12 members of the Council of ministers were fired and a 13th was Given a new portfolio. It said several ministries were merged and other government agencies were incorporated into ministries. The Council of ministers which before tuesday s changes had about 35 seats runs government , key policies Are decided by the party leadership. It was not immediately Clear How Many seats herein the new Council. The voice of Vietnam said in a later broadcast that deputies to the eighth National Assembly would be elected april 19. More leadership changes Are widely expected before or during the next Assembly session including the replacement of 80-year-old prime min ister Pham Van Dong. World today Kentucky Fried Chicken leaving South Africa Johannesburg South Africa up Kentucky Fried Chicken which has about Iso outlets in South Africa tuesday said it is with drawing from he country. A company spokesman confirmed an announcement in Louisville by. Monday that the firm will withdraw its assets in Light of our own Progress in South Africa and the prevailing  of View Abou doing business in that coun  one third of the South african outlets arc company owned and the rest Are franchised. According to a company spokesman 25 per cent of the franchises Are owned by non Whites with 85 percent non White personnel and 66 per cent non White management britons in India Mark anniversary of Jubilee new Delhi India a British women in crinoline dresses and men in cutaway danced to viennese Waltzes at a victorian Ball monday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Queen Victoria s Golden Jubilee. It also was a time to remember the Raj Britain s nearly Century Long Rule Over India. After All the Queen was Empress of India. The dancers belonged to a group of britons participating in an in Day Lour of the architectural relics of British Rule such As the17th-Century St. Mary s Church in Madras the oldest anglican Church East of the sue canal. They have come to see this  heritage Between Britain and India said Philip Davics a British historian travel ing with the group. Official criticizes greens for urging census Boycott Bonn a a German Cabinet minister on monday accused the anti nato Green part of illegal activity in calling for germans to boy Cott the upcoming National census. Justice minister Hans Engelhard called the greens Campaign one of the most outrageous incidents in the history of the parliament the census is scheduled for May 25, the greens who hold 42 seals in Germany s 497-Seal parliament claim census data stored in computer Banks would not be protected from Access by police and intelligence services. The anti establishment party has spoken out against he census in parliament and taken out newspaper advertisements calling for a Boycott. Ireland probing charges airline ignored safety Drill Dublin Ireland a Irish aviation officials said monday they were investigating allegations that a safety Drill was ignore when a chartered Spanish Airliner landed at the Dublin Airport we in an engine on fire. The 240 passengers of the Iberia airlines plane were evacuated under emergency proce dures saturday and about 20 were reported slightly injured. A department of communications spokes Man said aviation officials were still investigating the incident. He said the government has not decided yet whether to hold an in Quiry or leave the matter to the Spanish civil aviation authorities. Soviets make spirited objection to Vodka ads Oberst Dorf Germany a organizers on monday turned Down a soviet request for inc removal of Bill boards advert Ising Cor Barschow Vodka during televised broadcasts of the nordic ski world championships the sorrel team had asked the organizers either to remove the signs or to have television cameras avoid the billboards during live coverage which is also being beamed to the soviet Union. The name of the German produced Vodka is inc same As the Germa Spelli no of the name of the Soviel Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. The soviet team said in its request that Gorbachev is leading an Ami Alco hol Campaign in the soviet Union and that it is inappropriate for soviet Tele vision viewers to Sec the Vodka ads in broadcasts from the championships. International ski federation so arc Lary general Jan Franco Kasper of Switzerland said it is a delicate situation and we can understand the soviet  but he said the matter was out oath federation s hands. The organizers said they could not remove the signs became the Vodka producer was one of inc main sponsors of the championships. Gorbatschew Vodka is a popular Brand in Germany and can be found in Many supermarkets