European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 1, 1987 the stars and stripes pages Mozambique reports 211 die in ambush Maputo Mozambique a survivors said n Bels burned buses full of passengers during an ambush or a Convoy in which at least 211 people were killed the National news Agency aim reported saturday. Mozambique rebels in a statement released in Lis Bon Portugal saturday denied responsibility for the massacre and accused government forces of trying to disc red it them. Aim said about to vehicles were Deal Royce in the attack which occurred on i he country s main North South Road thursday near the own of Maninga 50 Miles North of the capital or Maputo search operations were under Way saturday Accord ing to aim which quoted military sources As saying the death toll is Likely to Rise. Officials said Long distance trips by to id often Are made in convoys in Mozambique to guard against at tacks from the Mozambique National resistance which has been fight ing a 10-y ear old hit and run War against the marxist government. The rebels allege thai the Maputo government Spon sors terrorist forces that carry out massacres and then blame them on the rebels. They claimed saturday that such farces were behind thursday s killings and earlier massacres of civilians. Aim quoted an unidentified survivor As saying that soldiers escorting the Convoy retreated after the vehicles were fired on and that the guerrillas began to in vile people to come out of their hiding places in the Bush. "1 think this is when Many people were gunned Down the news Agency quoted the survivor As saying. Most of the dead and wounded were women and children the survivor told aim. "1 saw bodies Burn ing in the buses that were set  Al the time of the attack the Convoy was travelling North from Maputo to provinces of Gaza and Inhambane aim said. Damaged vehicles stretched along 2 a Miles the news Agency reported. The government said the guerrillas killed 53 people Iii ail Ait Buah of another convey a a most the same site on oct. 16. The government also has accused the guerrillas of two Large scale massacre in attacks on villages earlier this year. It said 92 people were slain in Manja Caie on aug. 10 and 424 died in the town of Lomoine ,-18. The rebels denied responsibility for the killings. Military Roundup Torrejon airman named journalist of the year Ramstein a Germany senior airman Charlton Buzz Ritchie of Torrejon a Spain is Safe s journalist of the year Ritchie and other Safe Media contest win ners will compete for air Force level awards. First place winners in each category were of Nail re Apap Tea spangled Banner Epan Dahiem aug a Many  com no columns. 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New Leader for japanese party Noboru take Salta leads a Liberal democratic party delegation in � round of chrs in Tokyo saturday. Takeshita was named he new president of the lip i its convention. Take Hila succeeds japanese prime minister Vasu Hini Nakasone right As Leader of the party. Acid fumes from broken pipe Send 260 to hospitals in Texas Texas City Texas a a Crane Accident rup tured a pipe at an Oil refinery Friday unleashing hydrofluoric acid Cloud that sent 260 people to Hospi tals 35 with serious injuries and forced up to 3,000 people from their Homes. Thirty five people were admitted in serious Condi Tion at Ami Danforth Hospital suffering mainly from respiratory problems Hospital spokeswoman Beverly Boase said. Workers at Marathon Petroleum co. Sprayed water into the vapor Cloud Friday night in an attempt to bring it to the ground and he leak was sealed Oft said company spokesman Ira Winston. A Crane accidentally dropped parts of an Industrial healer in was carrying at about 5 20 p.m., shearing a pipe leading into a storage or in containing the acid Winston said the acid vaporized releasing a Cloud that prompted the evacuation of about 2,000 people from a so Block residential area he said. A police Captain who refused to identify himself said later that up to 3,000 had been evacuated. Residents had to be moved from their original Refuge site at the Nosler civic Center to Northside elementary school on the other Side of this City Southeast of Houston on Galveston Bay officer Robert Elliott said. By Midnight around 220 people were at the shelter with the rest of the evacuees apparently spending the night in motels or with relatives and friends said police capt. Allen Carlisle. Boase said Danforth treated 186 people for minor problems and Mainland Center Hospital treated 39 people for minor injuries stemming from Friday night s leak. The chemical drops the level of Oil gun in the blood the said. The seriously injured patients All arc receiving oxygen treatments she said. Hydrofluoric acid is poisonous if inhaled and Contact May cause bums to the skin and eyes. The acid was in a tank with a capacity of 850 55-gallon Drums bul Winston said he did not know How much of the chemical was in the tank. His used in gasoline production. Texas City was the site of the nation s worst Indus trial disaster when the docked freighter Grandchamp filled with ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded in april 1947, killing 576 people and injuring 5,000. Lawmaker gets speedy warning Lansing Mich. A the lawmaker who a leered Michigan s 65-Mph Speed limit Bill Over the rough Road to final passage said he can t believe he was stopped for speeding the Day the Bill passed the stale House. The Michigan House s majority floor Leader Lewis Dodak admitted somewhat sheepishly Friday that he was pulled Over tuesday by a a Hiawassee county sheriffs Deputy. Only hours before the six irm Veteran was wearing a Bright Green Jersey with "65" on in during the House debate doing his Best to persuade his colleagues to raise the Speed limit on 720 Miles of Rural inic Rifaie. The House passed the Bill 72-3j, and Cov. Jame Blanchard signed it thursday bul the new Law does t take t Jet until nov. 29. Dodak said he set the cruise control on his 1978 Quick at 61 Mph but the officer said he was going 63 Mph on Michigan 13, a two Lane Highway posted at 5i Mph. The higher Speed limit won t apply on that Highway. Yet the Good Luck thai helped him gel the Speed Bill through the House after seven months of negotiations stayed with him. I was really Quiric surprised he just gave me a warn  Dodak said. He did t know who i was  Dodak said he usually drives 65 Mph on the inter state and 60 Mph on two Lane highways. In All the limes i be driven that in 11 years. I be never been pulled Over once he said. All those Jears you d think the Law of averages would catch up to me. And the a i i t pull ova ii the Day we Pauld incs Penl limit. I m admiring i m a lawbreaker. Aren t i bul any one who does t is a  Dodak noted thai Many Drivers have ignored Tho 55-Mph la since the Energy crisis ended. It reminds me of f Ruhi Bivion. It s the kind of Law that was ridiculous to Pul into place in the first