The World : Rebels Threaten Highways

Leftist guerrillas warned El Salvador’s bus and truck drivers in the eastern provinces that they will paralyze traffic on the nation’s highways in an attempt to disrupt congressional and mayoral elections scheduled for March 31. The rebels said the campaign to halt transportation will begin March 25. Meanwhile, about 5,000 troops swept the countryside around San Salvador after a fierce guerrilla attack on a military communications base and other raids that the army said were attempts to “provoke fear of a new setback in the democratic process.” San Salvador Auxiliary Bishop Gregorio Rosa Chavez conceded that “there is still no enthusiasm by the people to go to the polls.”