The-Michigan Daily-Saturday, May 10, 1980-Page 13 eavy fighting grips Afghanistan NEW DELHI, India (AP)-Afghan rebels and Soviet troops are engaged in fierce fighting in the eastern Afghanistan province of Ghazni where thousands of women and children were killed two weeks ago, according to reports from Kabul received here yesterday. A Soviet column with hundreds of armored vehicles backed by M124 HIND helicopter gunships and Mig jetfighters advanced last Thursday on entrenched rebel positions manned by thousands of Moslem tribesmen, the reports said. THE DEATHS OF 18 members of Afghanistan's national field hockey team, attacked by rebel tribesmen, were confirmed by relatives this week in Kabul, said a delayed report received here yesterday. It said only two members of the team survived the attack. Moslem guerrillas, known as "holy warriors," have been fighting forces of the Marxist central government for two Fleming discusses 'Princess' broadcast rContinued from Page ) television's freedom of expression, PBS rules were drawn up separating the funding organizations from those which produce PBS programs. The controversy centers around a British-produced program depicting the beheading of a Saudia Arabian princess and her commoner lover, which the filmmaker claims is based on a true account of a 1977 incident. THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT, believing the program falsely portrays its society, expelled a British am- bassador sfter the BBC showed the film last month. But criticism has also come from Mobil, which placed a quarter-page ad- vertisement in Thursday's New York Times, questioning the veracity of the program and saying that it "raises some very serious issues." Mobil produces nearly 75 per cent of all oil from Saudi Arabia, which is the leading U.S. oil exporter. A SPOKESMAN FOR Mobil said yesterday that the PBS should "look at their decision closely" because the show could "give an inaccurate portrait of life in Saudi Arabia." The spokesman also commented on statements about the oil company printed in yesterday's New York Times. He said that Mobil, contrary to the Times' reports, never asked PBS not to run the show, and asserted that future Mobil funding is not an issue in the current controversy. He did say, however, that the showing of the program will strain relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. Dan Alpert, public information direc- tor for WTVS, Channel 56 in Detroit, said the program will be aired locally "as long as PBS feeds it to us." Meanwhile, a federal judge ruled yesterday that a Houston public television station, which originally junked plans to air the drama, must show the program Monday night because "This -is not-ar private-owhed television station.' years in the Jaghatu region, about 100 miles southwest of Kabul. Fierce fighting continued, the report said, but no casualty figures were cited for either side. The Soviet troops have been in Afghanistan since December, helping fight the Moslem rebels. A Kabul informant quoted information reaching the capital that as many as 5,000 Afghans, mainly women and children left behind by their rebel husbands and fathers, were slain in an April 26-29 bombardment, shelling, and strafing of Andar and Shilgar villages, 10 miles north of Ghazni, the provincial capital. AFGHAN CASUALTY figures, as well as estimates of Soviet armor have proved to be exaggerated in many cases. However, there was clear evidence that the number of wounded children, women, and 'the elderly has swamped local hospitals, forcing families to make the dangerous trip to Kabul for emergency medical treatment. A reliable Afghan source, who arrived recently in New Delhi, said he saw 24 maimed children, most with missing arms and legs, taken to Kabul Children's Hospital last week. The shooting of unarmed schoolchildren triggered anti-Soviet agitations in several provincial towns. ( The Calculator Center. We stock the complete lines in Hewlett-Packard, Texas Instruments, and Sharp calculators. Whether you need the most basic or the most sophisticated calculator, we have it. We understand what we sell, so we can assist you in selecting just what you need. We're competitive. In fact, we'll match any deal or refund your money Don't be disappointed. Come in and get your calculator early V9~s MORE THAN A BOOKSTORE 549 E. University at the corner of East U. and South U. 662 - 3201 i a : _ _ _ ..m_ ..... . _ _.