Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-22

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halted. Water, gas and electric
supplies were cut. Garages and
filling stations refused to sell
gasoline. Shops closed at noon
when the order for the strike
was issued. No time limit was
set on the walkout.
Employees at the air terminal
grounded traffic by demanding
that passengers produce passes
from the European Secret Army
Organization, which is fighting
to keep Algeria French.
Labor unions ordered the
strike in protest against the
arrest last night of the secre-
tary general of the Railway
Union Federation. But the
movement appeared to be part
of the Secret Army campaign tc
paralyze economic activity.
Oran Tieup Asked
Business was just beginning
to return to normal after a
one-day general strike Monday
protesting the cease fire be-
tween the French Army and
the Algerian Nationalist, which
went into effect that day.
A Secret Army broadcast in
Oran called for a 2-hour strike
there tonight also.
The strike developed as the
French Army and police ap'
peared to be putting up firm
opposition to the European
extremists seeking to wreck the
cease fire.
The Secret Army gave ar
ultimatum to government forces
to clear out of Bah ell Oued, g
workers quarter in AlgierS
where trouble is frequent, by
noon or be considered as occu-
patton troops. But the govern
ment forces stayed put.
Fire Through Night
Throughout last night Euro
peanS fired from balconies and
windows on French Army pa
trolls cruising Algiers' deserted
streets. Terrorism attacks &C
counted for two Mosiems dead
and four wounded.
In contrast with the blood
shed between Europeans there
was calm throughout Algeria
between French army forces
and the Algerian Nationalist
French headquarters said lead
ers of the Nationalist Liberia
ton Front in a number of
areas had offered their CO.
operation.
For the most part, however
the Secret Army terrorists
roamed unchecked. Officials
reported at least 30 persons
killed-27 of them MoslemS-
and SO wounded in 80 terrorist
attacks across Algeria yester-
day, the second full day of the
cease fire between French
forces and the Algerian ma
tionaliSts.
President de Gaulle's govern
ment rushed two companies of
riot troops from France to
Corsica, apparently to fore
stall any attempt by the Secret
Army to seize that Mediter-
ranean island between South
ern France and Algeria. In
the 1858 Algiers uprising that
brought Gen. de Gaulle back
to power, Corsica rallied quickly
to the Algiers insurgents.
Fighting Confused
Confused fighting broke out
in three or four sections of AL
giers shortly before midnight.
French soldiers, wearing bulky
bulletproof vests, sent tracers
streaking through the night
sky in reply to sniper fire in the
Ruisseau, Hussein Dey and Clos
Salembier districts. Two Euro
peans were reported wounded
and captured.
Several explosions, apparent
ly plastic bombs, rocked the
deserted streets of the largely
Moslem Fontainebleau district.
trict.
Earlier in the night Secret
Army commandos, firing ma
chine-gun bursts from a speed
ing car, raked Moslem cafes in
zeralda and CheragaS, west of
Algiers, killing 7 Moslems and
wounding %.
In Oran, a hotbed of Euro
pean resistance to the cease fire,
settlers yesterday claShed open
ly with French gendarmes. The
settlers claimed victory even
though Is of their number were
wounded against only 5 police
men.
The gendarmes were driven
back, the settlers said. before
achieving their objective-the
capture of a Secret Army radio
tranSmitter.