European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday March 30,1987u.s. Traffic deaths increased in 1986 mortality rates higher in Rural areas new York up despite a s5 Mph Speed limit and a Stew of scat Bill Laws traffic fatalities Rose unexpectedly last year and statistics show accidents Are most Likely to occur in Rural areas said a report issued sunday. About 19.6 out of every 100,000 americans were killed in motor vehicle accidents in 1986 compared with 19,1 the year before said the report published in the metropolitan lire insurance com Pany s quarterly statistical bulletin the motor vehicle mortality rate had been dropping steadily since l 973. When e Speed limit was Cut from 70 Mph to 5sihesmph following severe gasoline shortages. On Friday president Reagan vetoed a Highway Bill that would have allowed the Speed limit on Rural stretches of inter slates to be pushed Back up to 65 Mph. The House and Senate this week will at tempt to override the veto. According to the report sunday these same Rural areas Are far More Likely to be the scene of fatal accidents. It slated thai mortality rates differ by As much As 82 per cent Between areas of the country with Wyoming having the highest and Rhode Island the lowest Rales for adult males. Approximately 63 percent of All fatal accidents occur in Rural areas said Margaret Mushinski a metropolitan life insurance statistician who wrote the re port using data from the National Center for health statistics and from figures kept by the insurance company. Rural areas have routinely been on the High Side perhaps because Access to hospitals is not As Good As it is in More populated  before 1973, motor vehicle mortality rates had fluctuated from year to year. But after the is Mph Speed limit went into cite i in 1973, deaths due to motor vehicle accidents dropped sharply from 26.3 per every 100,000 americans that year to 21.8 the following. This increase this year May just be a fluctuation More than a trend she said. That 20 Stales have passed Laws in inc past two years mandating that driven and in some Caset their passengers Wear scat balls. She said most Stales have also passed Laws making infant safety seats mandatory. Studies have shown that seat Beau ind trend 1 so infant safely seals can significantly red but it is surprising unexpected consid   Accordine to inc Oor n him Mushinski also said that while vehicle Accident fatalities had been decreasing since 1973, they had been decreasing at a rate slower than that of deaths due to other accidental causes. Mortality from motor vehicle Acci dents has hot kept Pace despite efforts to legislate Seatbelt use the enforcement of the Ujj mile per hour Speed limit and stricter taws regarding driving and drink ing she said a company spokeswoman estimated according to the report an estimated 44.5 men out of every 100,000 and 14.4 women out of every 100,000 die in motor vehicle accidents each year. In Wyoming the Rale is estimated at 85.9 adult males out of every 100,000, a full 93 percent above the National aver age. Wyoming was followed by new Mexico Nevada Mississippi and Texas. Rhode Island had the lowest rate with 25.7 men out of every 100,000,42 per cent below average northeastern states in general had the lowest fatality rates. Israeli officer linked to spy Case resigns Post Tel Aviv Israel a israeli army officer Viem Scala. Indicted by a . Court on charges of hiring convicted american spy Jonathan Jay Pollard resigned his Post sunday As head of this nation s most prestigious air Force base israeli television said. Sella s promotion this month created a storm of  with the United states which protested the move and ordered a Boycott on contacts with Scala and the Tel Nof base. The promotion had come on the eve of the March 4 sentencing of Pollard a 32-year-old jew to life in Pris on for Selling Israel hundreds of classified . Mili tary documents in 1984-1985. The stale owned television said Sella s resignation came in a letter to the chief of staff la. Gen. Moshe Levy on sunday in which Sells was quoted As saying he was acting to prevent a deterioration in lies Between Israel and the United states. Sella 46, a Pilot by profession allegedly hired pol lard a former . Navy analyst while Sella was on study leave in the United states the hiring was in connection with a secret defense ministry unit called the scientific Liaison Bureau. The israeli government disclaimed responsibility for Pollard s hiring and said when the spy was arrested in november 1985 thai it was a renegade operation. The scientific Liaison Bureau was disbanded. In a pre sentencing statement. Pollard claimed his activities were known by High ranking israelis. Thai reopened controversy about the Case in Israel. The government of prime minister Yitzhak Shamir bowed to the pressure of a wave of Domestic criticism and on March 11, ordered an official inquiry of the affair to determine who was responsible. A parliamentary subcommittee on intelligence serv ices headed by legislator Abba Eban was also probing the affair. Temperatures  � b4 of emos to 1 philippine rebel Leader surrenders to Aquino 24 4447 to 0 mum of european weather jt2�.? Utra Rufh oat Blun we Wpm Nunuz Mimi Man hid rating of attn on s s49 49 11 49. P � i site a rom p Ujj 2w the � ii a to 99 doctor who1 portrayed Dies of heart attack Columbus a. A Patrick George trough Ron who portrayal Doc Tor who in the 1960s, died of a heart attack saturday while Here for a fiction convention. He was 67. Troughton s Long acting career also included co starring roles with Laurence Olivier in the film version of Hamlet and with Gregory Peck in the  he was an attraction at the convention As the second of seven actors who have portrayed doctor who in the Long running British television program which enjoys a cull following in the United Stales. He starred in inc show from 1966-68. Davao Philippines up a rebel Leader in the strife Lorn Southern Philippines surrendered to president Cora Zon Aquino sunday As the army maintained a full Alert on the 18th anniversary of the founding of the communist new people s army. Guerrilla Leader Froiland Maureal 27, was the highest ranking member of the communist movement to surrender since Aquino unveiled an amnesty program last month in a bid to break the 24,000 member spa Aquino administered an oath of Alle Giance to Maureal in Davao. 00 Miles South of Manila on the Island of Minda Nao. Aquino was on a Campaign trip for her 24 candidates to the Senate in May 11 congressional elections. Maureal was Deputy Secretary general of the outlawed communist party in the Mindanao province of Davao Del none press Secretary Teodoro Benigno said. He said Maureal pledged not to join any subversive organization or any Law less group Maureal who joined the party in 1977, British Soldier killed when tank sinks in Pond Hannover Germany a a British army tank plunged into a Pond and Sank during predawn Maneu vers killing one Soldier a military spokesman said. Two other British soldiers escaped. The spokesman speaking on Condi Tion of anonymity said the Driver apparently misjudged the depth of the Pond. The Accident look place on a Large nato Man Euver area Northwest of Han Nover. No names were released. Was the communist representative to a provincial cease fire committee during a 60 Day nationwide truce that expired feb. 8. Nearly 400 people have died in the War since the cease Fin lapsed. Benigno quoted Maureal As saying he gave up because of internal contradictions within the party leadership and to give Cory a Chance no rebel attacks sunday were immediately reported but the state run news Agency said seven members of a Security outpost in the Northern Village of Bita Nan were killed and three others wounded in a strike by some Iso rebels saturday night. Regional police commander Brig. Gen. Manuel Avila said the rebels used bows to launch flaming arrows into the Camp Bunker then opened fire As sol Diers and militiamen fled the Agency re ported. The armed forces were placed on full Alert saturday against rebel attacks to celebrate the spa s 18th anniversary. In Manila police searching for alleged communist rebel hideouts raided two Stum houses and arrested eight members of the left Wing people s parly officials said. Authorities said the eight suspects would face weapons charges after police found a .38 Caliper pistol two hand Gre Nades and a Box of subversive documents during the raids spa assassination squads in Manila have been blamed for the killings of at least 12 policemen this month. A party spokesman denounced the arrests As Pun and simple harassment in Advance of the May elections inc left s first major Legal bid for Power. The party was organized last year by founding members of he spa who were freed from detention by Aquino shortly after she look Power in a civilian backed military revolt. News updates demo convention Houston a Houston lost its bid for the 1988 democratic party s convention because of fears a convention Center would not be ready and because Atlanta offend a belter financial package party chairman Paul Kirk has said. Houston s proposed budget when All was said and done was not As competitive As that of the Winner Kirk said in a letter to City officials. In addition Kirk said he was worried that because the Houston convention Center is still under construction now All the bugs would not be worked out by tie time democrats meet in july 1988. Because of the magnitude of our convention and the need Tor detailed perfection the committee Felt the risk was just too great he said. Protest in Athens Athens Greece a More than 4.000 backers of Greece s 1967-74 military dictatorship marched through Athens saturday demanding the immediate release of 17 in officers serving Long Pris on terms. The protest March to parliament followed an hour Tong memorial service at the Athens Cathedral for Odysseus Angulis. 75, an sex general who committed suicide by hanging himself in his jail cell this month. Angeli was armed forces chief and vice president of a Republic proclaimed by the repressive Mili tary regime led by sex col. George Papadopoulos he was serving a 20-year prison term for overthrow ing democracy in a bloodless Coupon april 21,1967