European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 b the stars and stripes monday december 30,1991 a Quot Ltd sex Wakyn. A r be v. A up tic 4 it it a vol. 2,. It a a a a a a a pm. Cattle stand in High water near Wharton Texas As flood Waters from the Colorado River Start to recede. Flood watch Over for some stateside masked gunman storms abortion clinic 2 shot from wire reports Springfield to. A a Man who stormed into an abortion clinic demanding to see the doctor on duty opened fire with a sawed off Shotgun on saturday wounding two people. The gunman who wore a ski mask when he entered Central health Center for women escaped after the attack. The clinic has been the site of anti abortion protests but authorities said the motive for the shooting was Uncertain. One victim was listed in critical condition at St. Johns regional health Center. Another was in serious condition said Mike Peters a Hospital spokesman. Authorities declined to identify the victims. The gunman described As being in his 50s or 60s, opened fire after an employee and the building landlord tried to escort him outside police said in a statement. He wore a ski mask but one of the victims was Able to tear it off before he opened fire police said. About 30 patients and employees were in the clinic. Detainee uprising quelled new York a fighting broke out at a downtown Federal immigration detention facility on saturday As protesting inmates attacked guards with pipes. About 90 detainees were in the facility which also handles deportation cases. The fighting began among 25 people crowded in the buildings fourth floor said police sgt. Edelle James. Some detainees were staging a hunger strike but what triggered attacks on guards Wasny to immediately known. It took authorities about Del minutes to quell the violence. Several minor injuries were reported. Boy robs boy at gunpoint St. Louis a a Young robber on a bicycle pointed a handgun at a 9-year-old boy and stole 3 and change police said. A the boy was accosted Friday while returning to his grandmothers House after going to a store for her said police it. Larry Lee adding the robber appeared to have been about 12. Police were unsure if the gun was real. 1-5 closed after truck spill Chico Calif. A a stretch of interstate 5 was closed for eight hours on saturday in Northern California after a truck carrying hazardous chemicals overturned officials said. No chemicals spilled in the crash about 60 Miles North of Sacramento said California Highway patrol spokesman Randy Basner. The six mile closure was needed to allow workers to cart away chemical Drums. The Highway is a major North South route from Mexico through California Oregon and Washington to Canada. Basner said the cause of the Accident Hadnot been determined but said it had been raining and there was Gusty wind. To the South windblown dust shut Down about 200 Miles of the interstate All Day Friday in the san Joaquin Valley including a Section where 17 people died in Chain reaction crashes during a violent dust storm the Day after thanksgiving. No fatalities were reported in the latest dust storm. The National weather service reported wind gusts of 47 Mph at Bakersfield. No injuries in refinery fire Al Segundo Calif. A a crude Oil fire broke out at a Chevron refinery saturday but caused no injuries or evacuations. Firefighters planned to let the Blaze Burn itself out. The fire sparked in Oil leaking from a piece of machinery that heats Oil for processing said Chevron spokesman Rod Spackman. A a it a of a temperature that it can self ignite a Spackman said. The cause of the leak was under investigation. Firefighters poured water on the burning area to Cool it Down but planned to let flames exhaust the affected Oil. Al Segundo is near los Angeles International Airport about 20 Miles Southwest of downtown. In Texas while by Laura Tolley the associated press relieved residents watched flood Waters from the rain swollen Colorado River begin to recede on saturday but the Trinity and Brazos Rivers kept rising in other parts of Texas where the worst is yet to come. Tens of thousands of people were urged to evacuate Low lying areas near Houston. The Colorado which crested at 46 feet Friday a 7 feet above flood stage a had declined More than a foot by saturday morning. Earlier predictions were that it would Crest at 48 feet. A the bad part is Over. Almost everybody is relieved. We thought it was going to be worse a said to Knezek director of Community development for Wharton a City about 65 Miles Southwest of Houston. About two dozen Homes were flooded in Wharton slow lying West Side. Residents and City officials were trying to assess the water damage. More than 100 Miles to the East in Liberty county residents in some Low lying areas braced for flooding from the rising Trinity River. Water already had seeped into 10 Homes and the River is expected to climb through much of next week As More water is released from the Lake Livingston dam. The Trinity which overflowed its Banks in some Dallas neighbourhoods during flooding that began last week feeds into the dam about 100 Miles downstream. About 3,500 residents living in Rural areas along the River have been urged to evacuate although Many have so far chosen to stay at Home said Jim Mitchum Liberty county emergency management coordinator. Roads leading into the areas were covered with water and Liberty county sheriffs deputies patrolled Beeville Texas apr president Bush ended his annual Quail Hunting Holiday sunday returning to Washington for a night at the White House before beginning his 12-Day economic Trade Mission to Australia and Asia. The weekend Hunting trip resumed a tradition for Bush who travels to South Texas almost every year after Christmas to Hunt on the 10,000-acre ranch of Houston oilman will Farish Iii. The president cancelled the Hunting trip last year because of the persian Gulf crisis. While most of his time in Beeville was spent privately on the Lazy f ranch Bush ventured out Friday to attend a Barbecue hosted by local Republican leaders. He told the approximately 3,500 people attending 1993 scheduled closure of Chase held naval air station is a natural result of the end of the cold War. He urged the Community to seek Federal others wait the area by boats. A shelter has been opened in Liberty about 50 Miles East of Houston. Flooding caused by Days of heavy rain statewide during the past week has killed at least 15 people across Texas swamped Farmland drowned livestock and caused millions of dollars in damage. No injuries have been reported in Wharton or Liberty. Federal officials said up to 20 counties May be declared disaster areas. President Bush viewed some of the devastation Friday. Bush called the flooding a a particularly bitter calamity during this Holiday  in fort Bend county just West of Houston officials reported the Brazos River measured slightly higher than 48 feet a its flood stage level a and was expected to Crest at 50 feet about sunday night. About 10 Homes already were flooded said Mel Speed fort Bend county emergency management coordinator. A voluntary evacuation recommendation was issued saturday for an estimated 80,000 residents. A we have started going door to door asking people to leave a Speed said. A we want them out before they get trapped or  some facing renewed flooding refused to Budge. Charles smart of Liberty who protected his House with a homemade dam during record Trinity River flooding in the summer of 1990, has reconstructed the 31-foot tall Barrier. A a in a rather have it up and not need it than need it and not put it up a he said. The dam that surrounds the House on three sides is made of corrugated tin sunk into the ground and nailed to wooden supports. A thick plastic covering is draped Over the Structure then stapled onto the Wood. The houses fourth Side faces a Road. Funds to help attract new investment and retrain displaced workers. The president surprised the Community and his entourage Friday night when he unexpectedly stopped in at a country and Westem bar just outside of Beeville. Bush had a Beer and talked to bar patrons before heading Back to the seclusion of the Lazy f ranch. On saturday about 60 animal rights protesters gathered near the ranch to demonstrate against Hunting. A group spokeswoman said Bush and his friends should shoot tin cans or Pine Cones instead of Birds. Bush did no to pass the area where the protesters where assembled and the White House had no comment on the demonstration. No final count was available sunday on the number of Quail Bush shot. White House officials said that on the first Day of Hunting Friday Bush a Hunting group of four people killed 29 Quail. Bush ends Quail shooting trip