European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 07, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 7, 1993 world the stars and stripes b Page 9 filipinos fear another deadly eruption Legazpi Philippines a presi Dent Fidel Ramos urged Calm saturday while lava oozed from the Mayon Volcano and volcanology its said another eruption could be imminent. An eruption tuesday and landslides of debris killed 68 people provincial officials said. Sixteen others wer6 reported missing and 118 injured. The first funerals were held saturday for the Volcano s victims in villages around Legazpi. Victims whose bodies could not be identified were buried by sailors in a mass grave. The philippine Institute of volcanology and seismology said a More powerful eruption May occur soon because of the effects of a full Moon and High tides on Earth s Gravity. Tides were to be highest today. Institute director Raymundo Punongbayan said Mayon had erupted three times during periods of High tides and a full Moon. Before Dawn saturday a Small amount of lava seeped from the Crater and gases and debris flowed about three Miles Down the slopes the Institute said. Although scientists did not explicitly predict a weekend eruption National no papers mannered headlines such As Mayon Volcano s major eruption on feb. 7," and Mayon s big bang predicted  television networks rushed Crews to Legazpi. Many people in the City of 150,000 people 10 Miles Southeast of the Volcano have been offering prayers and sending their children out of town. Ramos visited Legazpi on saturday to Check on preparations for a new eruption. There is no need to panic because you have taken Steps against All possible predictable contingencies Ramos told officials in the City 200 Miles Southeast of Manila. The government has been Rushing emergency supplies to Legazpi to pre pare for a disaster. Trucks cruised highways near the vol Cano picking up some of the thousands of people who left their Homes because of fears of a new eruption and landslides. About 26,000 people have fled since tuesday and officials believe the number could triple if a major eruption occurs. At a Hillside Camp in the Village of Ca Lay Cay about 650 people stayed in makeshift huts which they built from Bamboo stalks leaves and Abaca fibres. Even if there is no eruption residents still face danger from avalanches of de Bris from the explosion tuesday. On Friday Rescue teams entered the four mile danger zone around the Volca no to retrieve More bodies. But members of one team had to abandon two bodies when an Avalanche roared Down a Ravine. A helicopter was sent later to retrieve the dead. Mayon has erupted 45 times in recorded history the previous time in 1984. Its Graceful slopes capped by a nearly perfect Cone have become a major tourist attraction. Marines step Between armed angry somalis Mogadishu Somalia somalian clans clashed saturday with rifles grenades Sticks and stones for a second Day along the contested Green line dividing Mogadishu into rival warlords territories. More than 100 . Marines positioned themselves directly Between several Hundred shouting Rock throwing somalis from the two factions. None of the attacks was directed at the marines and they held their fire. The Only thing we re trying to do Here is keep them from killing each other said the Marine commander on the scene it. Col. De Lesnowicz. So far we be been Able to keep the groups out of a major  Lesnowicz reported that the marines evacuated eight somalis to hospitals with gunshot and grenade wounds. They included a mortally wounded 13-year-old boy who was dumped on the Marine lines after grenade frag ments ripped through his head. The marines suffered no casualties but some were tense As the fighting virtually encircled them. Everybody s frightened said Lance Cpl. Raymond marry Oleo. No incidents yet but most of the people Are fighting and they re getting pretty close to where we re at. They re All Over . Forces walk a thin line in Somalia trying to use restraint while facing potential violence. Tension has been growing Between the somalis and the american forces that arrived dec. 9 to safeguard the delivery of food to starving thousands. Marines face snipers looters and random violence in addition to clan warfare. Two marines have died. Women in 40s Don t need mammograms experts say toys r treat somalian orphans and refugees scramble Friday at a Force through a toys for tots program. In a Cap at de Camp outside Mogadishu for toys Given by the . Air ice right is air Force Urig. Gen. Thomas r. Mikolajcik. Paris a women in their 40s need not get routine mammograms euro Pean experts concluded Friday at the close of a conference breast cancer screening. Routine mammograms in women older than 50 Are clearly linked to lower death rates but current research has not shown decisively that women in their 40s Benefit from regular screening for breast cancer experts from the european society of Mas ology announced. The conclusion by the society s 17 member evaluation committee opposes a recent decision adopted by the american cancer society which recommends that women in their -40s continue to have mammograms every1 one or two years de spite no firm evidence that women under 5u Benefit from the exams. We Are being More cautious and sceptical than the americans said Nicholas Wald chairman of the evaluation committee and a medical professor at the University of London. Before Liu rope ans make  screening routine in Public health programs for women under 50, further research must be done to show that such tests will actually reduce the death rate in these younger  the committee also concluded that monthly breast self examination need not be recommended As Public health policy in Europe. Does that mean that a woman should ignore her breasts no. If a woman notices that something is wrong with her breast then she should consult a doctor Wald said. But monthly self Examina Tion of the breast and Een examination by a trained practitioner have shown to be far less effective than a  the committee called for further re search on breast cancer screening in w Omen younger than 50. The conference also launched the la Ropa Donna charter project which Calls for improved breast cancer screening treatment and research. Breast cancer kills 14,000 French women a year. 700 . Tourists arrive in Vietnam Agency says Bangkok Thailand a cruise ships have brought nearly 700 american tourists to Vietnam within the last week and More will be coming in the near future the Vietnam news Agency says. The influx results from a partnership Between Saigon tourism a government Agency and the Royal Viking line a major International cruise operator the Agency said in a report available saturday. More than 500 americans arrived in to Chi Minh City on Friday Dis embarking from the Royal Viking Queen for a two Day visit that includes guided Louis of the City once known As Saigon As Well As outlying areas. On thursday 189 tourists from North America arrived aboard another Royal Viking line ship. The com Pany is scheduled to bring in five More groups to to Chi Minh City in May and june the Agency said. The United states and Vietnam former enemies in a bloody War have no diplomatic relations. In recent months however Washington has eased its Trade embargo on Vietnam making it easier for american tourists to enter the country i was stationed in cd Chi during my one year term of service in the Vietnam War. It s interesting to be Here again As a tourist. Tomorrow,.i la return to cd Chi with my wife to see the place again in a peaceful Viet Nam said Pratt who was identified As a banker. Cd Chi was a major . Army base during the War and now draws Large numbers of tourists. The area includes a Complex of underground tunnels used by the communist Viet Cong during the War