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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, August 22, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes August 1985 protests Mark 2nd anniversary of Benigno Aquinas slaying Manila a leftist youths waving red banners and moderates in yellow marched through Manila streets the second anniversary of the assassination of opposition Leader Benigno Jaime the roman Catholic Cardinal of said the Philippines had been thrown into violence because no guilt has been no role has been a knowl no  has been accepted for Aquinas sin spoke at a mass for Aquino followers and family including Aquinas armed forces chief Fabian 24 other sol Diers and a civilian Are charged with murder in the Aquino their 26wcckold trial has been delayed frequently either by a Lack of or because witnesses against the defendants went into the trial was in awaiting a supreme court Deci Sion on whether to uphold the trial courts decision not to admit crucial evidence against Aquino was killed upon his return from three years of self imposed exile in the United an investigating Board found that there was a military conspiracy to kill foes of president Ferdinand Marcos have alleged that the president was behind the a charge Marcos the armed forces were placed on Alert but there were no immediate reports of at the Villamor air base near the Manila guards were searching All vehicles entering the groups of marchers ranging from 40 to several thou Sand paraded through City waving banners and singing protest some groups were led by brass others included motorcade with Loudspeaker the protesters passed within several blocks of Marcos Riverside where barbed wire and four fire trucks blocked a wide Road leading to the main the largest group stopped in front of the which was guarded by about 200 filipino riot marchers raised clenched fists towards the embassy and Sang the protest Anthem Bayan or my confetti poured from office buildings in the Makati financial District in a protest similar to those that occurred almost daily in the year after Aquinas More than marchers followed a flatbed truck carrying a White statue of militant groups were marching from several Points around the City into a downtown sin said the fact that those behind Aquinas killing have not confessed has left the nation because the nations soul has been denied the we see about us signs of destruction and despair whose unchecked momentum can ruin everything we have built in the past and nullify everything we dare to Hope for in the said the opposition was with yellow banners going one Way and the red flags going the opposite he Aquino including businessmen and Middle in come have adopted yellow As their protest with Many people at the mass and in the marches wearing yellow shirts and carrying yellow marchers under red banners included Semina labourers and peasants who denounced the Marcos the government accuses the groups of being infiltrated by followers of the outlawed communist at the presidential Marcos dismissed demonstrations against his government As a waste of although the opposition is relatively Small and split into 56 members of parliament backed a move last week to impeach the measure was quickly killed by the governing people found to be aids free will be issued cards in Thailand Bangkok a to fight the spread of acquired immune deficiency a Blue card will be issued to anyone after tests show the absence of the a government doctor said Winich director general of the communicable disease control tuesday chaired the first meeting of Thailand aids control coordination the committee named a Hospital on the outskirts of Bangkok As the Center for aids sufferers and three bang Kok hospitals As testing Sites for the the fee for individual tests is 500 baht persons who request the test and Are found free of the disease will be issued Blue coloured he Accord ing to a recent medical some 250 male prostitutes in 27 homosexual bars in As Well As 200 from the sea resort of have undergone medical the committee also agreed that any foreigners found to be suffering from aids will be sent Back to their country of Prapan Phanu Phak of Chula longhorn University said earlier this month that eight persons including four male foreigners were found to be suffering from the disease in although the number of known cases of aids in thai land is not authorities Are worried about the Poten tial for the disease to spread the first known aids victim Here contracted the disease while studying in the United he returned to Bangkok last september and died a few weeks gunmen in India Punjab kill sikh Gandhi official new Delhi up1 gunmen tuesday killed the Leader of the main sikh political party and an official of prime minister Rajiv Gandhi ruling party in separate incidents in sikh dominated Punjab the press Trust of India the attacks came less than a month after Gandhi signed a peace agreement with the main sikh the Akah and just three Days after the government declared the state Safe enough to hold the press Trust said two extremists armed with Auto Matic pistols killed a local Leader of Gan this Congress in the North Punjab town of Mjaland about 210 Miles Northwest of new wounded in the attack was Gurdial a District Congress Leader and former member of the Punjab state the Domestic news Agency hours two youths opened fire with pistols on Harchand Singh president of the Kali fatally wounding him in the stomach and one Arm As he addressed a Public rally at the Punjab Village of crowds caught the two sikh who tried to run and turned them Over to the press Trust said Longowa was rushed to a Hospital in the nearby town of where he died without regaining consciousness in four men drove up to saints Home in a White car shortly before the the news Agency two of them waited in the car while the other two burst into the House and opened fire on Saini and Khullar who were sitting in the living Khullar died at the and Saini was taken to a where he was declared out of danger paramilitary troops and police searched for the said Khullar was killed by sikh militants on june just three Days before the army attacked the sikhs Golden Temple at Amritsar to drive out guerrillas who were using it As a just three Days the government declared Punjab Sale enough to warrant holding previously postponed state Assembly and Federal parliamentary 22 would be the first in Punjab since the state has been ruled by new Delhi for nearly two years because of violence blamed on sikh terrorists pressing for an Independent Homeland in the no longer apart a photo Robert and his Babette attend a news conference at West berlins checkpoint a West Ger went on a hunger strike at the Border until East German authorities allowed Suchowski to Cross into West Berlin three weeks human rights organizations said at the news conference that Western press reports frequently cause publicity shy East germans to Deport troublesome emigres to the Christmas comes Early As hotel gives up Hopes for summer Wales a members of the staff at the Crest hotel have abandoned any Hopes of summer weather after weeks of rain and have put up their Christmas tree four months the 30foot standing on a startles passers last the hotel put up a tree in september to advertise Early bookings for Christmas but this year the weather has been so bad we thought it would cheer people up a assistant manager Paul Finch we plan to decorate the tree with lights As soon As it stops pouring with pesticide traces Lead Manitoba to ban 3 new zealand wines Canada a three new zealand wines have been banned in Manitoba after preliminary tests showed they contained traces of a highly toxic Pesti a Federal spokesman Lloyd acting director of the Federal health Protection Branch in said tests showed the wines were tainted with the pesticide which is used to keep Birds away from the wines Corban sylvaner Corban select medium Sherry and Corban lie Straum contained slightly More than the allowable parts per Mil lion of Smith the wines were pulled from Manitoba liquor stores last week after Ontario officials found traces of soviets raise Price of yeast for Cut Cost of juice Moscow a the soviet Union has announced cuts in Truit juice prices and an increase in the Cost of a key ingredient in Home brewed alcoholic Bever As part of its Campaign against the communist party said the state committee on prices decreed cuts of 23 percent in fruit juice a liter of Apple juice will Cost about 75 cents instead of a Little More than a 100 Grams of which is necessary for will Cost four times As the Price will increase from about 10 cents to about 40 pravda said the moves were part of the Battle against drunkenness and alcoholism and against the production of illegal Home  
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