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Em huge crane works with railroad tanker loaded with pro pane gas as firemen spray water on the area Friday one of the tankers exploded killing several people and causing evacuation of the area Everyone was kept from the area as the other tanker was examined because of possible second explosion AP Photo Horror of blast recalled by victim NASHVILLE Tenn AP Lying in his hospital bed truck driver Carl Stokes recalled the horror he felt watching Waverly propane explosion victims stumbling from the scene their clothes burned off and charred flesh exposed With his face burned to greyish hue Stokes described the confusion in the afermath of theexplosion Peo le were walking their cothes were burned off and their bodies were com pletely burned he said You cant imagine how hor rible it was It was like we died and weve been to hell and back he told reporter Stokes 37 of Nashville and Randy Burnett 17 of Hermi tage were making deliveries in Waverly when the explosion oc curred Burnett who is in the same hospital room with Stokes said they had to detour around the derailment site Rhodesia ill All of sudden the explosion went off Burnett said It was just like you were thrown into furnace Stokes said It was like power throwing us into the sun not likeafire Burnett tried to leave the truck but when he opened the door fire entered the cab Stokes attempted to lower his window but the heat was in tense Stokes and Burnett are badly burned on their hands and less severely on their faces The worst part of the tragedy they said was seeing those who were injured more critically than they were and not being able to help They were hurt so bad Stokes said We just couldnt ask for help even though we were hurt because some of these people were burned all over their body prepared for black majority rule SALISBURY Renter Rhodesia appears illprepared ftl the black majority rule which politicians say is just around the corner Some black nationalists are talking about change in power before the end of this year And the government at most is talking in terms of up to three years if current talks succeed dont know of any real pre ration for black rule sai Dr Gordon Chavunduka former research secretary for the United African National buncil UANC and now at the University of Rhodesias department of sociology can see 10 years of fumbl ing around to get back to the level at which we are now he said An official of Women for Peace radical group of whites and blacks commented The attitude of whites is that they dont mind majority rule in long as it doesnt change their way of life Racially mixed schools and medical facilities are just too ghastly to be contemplated by many whites There have been re real moves to prepare the people certainly not by the government The civil service seems to have done little In country where blacks outnumber whites by 24401 only about onehalf of the 42242 civil servents are black mostly in lowlevel men ial jobs This even though the Rhodesian civil service has been officially nonsegregated since 1961 GO SLOW APPROACH But spokesman said This service is like any other in that you must work through the grades to get into the top posi tions It can take up to 30 years toreach the top rank major question is whether when black government does arrive blacks will be content to settle for an orderly progress through the ranks to the impor tant jobs Chavunduka thinks not Come independence he said blacks will expect to see black faces in education and the civil service uickly If they dont there willie pressure on the black government to get Af ricans into the top of the profes sions Then the politicians will run around and pick men up from the streets and put them at the top Its going to be chaos here But Etherton Mpisaunga one of the few blacks with respon sible position in whitedomi nated company sees one ray of hope There are estimated to be between 4000 and 5000 Rhode sian blacks abroad being trained in business publishing administration computer sci ence and the like he says If they could be persuaded to re turn then with little bit of on job training they could show the masses that the politicians are doing something learn how the Govt will help pay for your insulation all Georgian Insulation 1310600 FREE SERVICE CLINIC We are offering you complete electronic inspection of your Volvo and road test under the supervision of Volvo factory personnel written report will be given to you completely free of obligation charge with no Kitchen Motors in bu ltd MARCH TO MARCH Challis skirt $26 030 un to 030 pm En hog and Wu rotor to SlmpoonoSooro Ltd prlcoo Store address It now Use our All Pu so Aooount Char PRESENTING THE EVERYTHINGINONE PLACE 509 Baytlold St Georgian Mall hrfleStuo hoursMom Tuoo It Sho hone call 7204411 arantoo Sotiotoctlon or Mono Sat 930am to 530 prn Witt ThuioFfl rotundod