European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 03, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                If Side stripes q Christmas colouring contest Back after weekend off Page 3 q first Batch of letters to Santa Are  9 d sunday s nil results in sports Section the stars and tripes authorized unofficial publication vol. 44, no. 229 tuesday december 3, 1985 tsp doily Ond Sun d 8693 a ver acquitted in Aquino killing i Binigno s. Aquino Manila Philippines not a three judge court monday acquitted the former philippine armed forces chief of staff Fabian c. Var and All 25 other defendants of involvement in the August i983 assassination of opposition Leader Benigno s. Aquino or. Related Story. Page s As the defendants stood before them in a hot and crowded courtroom the court supported the military s Contention that Aquino was killed by a Lone gunman pos Sibly working for the communists and not by a military conspiracy. The defendants were also cleared of involvement in inc Killi of Rolando c. Galman the Man the military says killed Aquino As he arrived at the Manila inter National Airport after three years of self imposed exile in the United states. Demonstrators outside the courtroom banged on Metal lampposts and urged passing motorists to honk if you think he s  they held Banner denouncing the   after the verdict was read the defendants were escorted through crowds of reporters and driven away. The court s conclusions were read after Var a relative and confidant of president Ferdinand e. Marcos and the other defendants were summoned to court to hear a verdict on charges they were involved in the slaying. The general was accused of covering up a purported military conspiracy in the assassination. In Alicr the supreme court ruled out the use of the bulk of evidence against Var. The irial has been marked by accusations that the supreme court and the three judge panel both dominated by Marcos appointees were not acting independently. All 26 defendants pleaded innocent when the trial began in february. Ver and seven other military men faced possible 10-year sentences on charges of being accessories to the murder. Seventeen other soldiers charged As principals faced the death penalty and one civilian charged As an accomplice faced life imprisonment. They were charged in the death of Aquino and Galman who was gunned Down beside him on aug. 21,1983. According to the Mili tary Galman was inc Assassin and was in the pay of communists. Aquino s widow Corazon has emerged As a Strong contender to Lead opposition forces against Marcos in presidential elections set for feb. 7 and is expected to an see ver on Page 28 Gen. Fabian c. Ver did not participate in assault on Airliner Jom pained Washington not american officials Sun Day said that three american military officers travelled on a c-130 aircraft to Malta with egyptian commandos who carried out an assault on a hijacked Egypt air jetliner. The officials who asked not to be named said the american officers who accompanied the egyptians we not specialists in counter terrorism and did not Lak the nov. 24 Effort to retake the aircraft. The . Officers were sent Prin  of political support for the eve Jpn ministration officials said. These thrccrj�m0ppcnted . Moral support for Egypt aid�0ilrranking official. Account was in Sharp contradiction to one i sunday by a senior maltese official who said the american officers Fieri egyptian commandos. The administration Hai of the . Officuubflfpm"5rate department spot in Infin up  on the presence of the officers National details of the Mission. American officials on sunday Only after reports from Malta about the presence of the three officers. According to accounts provided by administration officials Egypt asked for Ain Crinan support immediately after the hijacking of the egyptian Airliner began. Behind the egyptian request the officials said was concern that inc hijacking might be part of a larger libyan action against Egypt. The officials said that the administration took a number factions to support Egypt. A decision was made to Send the .  Pelta i orc from Korl Bragg n.c., to a nato base at is Gonella Sicily. Ministration officials Felt that there might not be  la american unit to act. It was therefore decided la Btu by i Jeican role would be to assist the egyptians in carrying Mai  Mission. To do this the aircraft  instructed to provide air cover for the leg the egyptian commandos to Malla in -., attack. To do this f-18 aircraft from the Carrier flew t6 the base at is Gonella so that they would be close to Malta see officers on Page 28 Pasadena crazies March again Doo Dali Doo Dah Pasadena Calif. Up More than 100 off beat entries including a Dasher s Drill team and a Santa Claus on roller skates delighted thousands of cheering and laughing onlookers at the 9th annual occasional Doo Dah Parade sunday afternoon. About 40,000 spectators lined Colora do Boulevard Ana adjoining streets for the irreverent Parade begun As a spoof of the elaborately organized Rose Parade that draws National attention to Pasadena every new year s Day. Among the More popular entries was a Lasher s Drill team a group Clad in Trench Coats Over while to shirts with the slogan where s the beef members of the Ocean Beach Geria tric surf club and precision marching surf Board Drill team carried their surfboards and tried to catch a wave to the tune of surfer Joe while being chased by a Large plastic shark. One group attracting groans was the Texas Cham saw massacre drool team with members displaying both saws and artificial limbs. Drawing Strong crowd response was the world Premier Mobile volleyball club swinging papier mache seagulls on poles that deposited fake droppings on the crowd. While Normal marching bands eschew the Doo Dah Parade the procession did attract such musical entries As the mercy Hospital Bakersfield Bedpan band with members dressed in nurse s see Pasadena on Page 28 Israel apologizes to ., in s Jerusalem a Shimon Peres government a the United states sunday in Cormo with the Case of a . Navy analyst adj de of spying for Israel. Port in a government statement read to raters by Cabinet Secretary y and broadcast live on Israel radio government also promised to Taj against those responsible. The statement said  would disband the Imd Mirija Tunit involved if an investigation just Fiji the suspicions that Israel had used Jill american Navy intelligence  j. Pollard to spy on the unit if there a  activity it was wrong and the go rom pm of Israel apologizes for it said Jpn statement. Government has been under Mouling pressure from Washington and the   to resolve the crisis. Al has resulted in the w Oral relations with inc United states a rift prompted by Israel s invasion of Lin june 1982.  had said earlier Sun Day that iffy officials believed inc . Adminis Ralio  the importance of secret due Kurns sold to Israel by Pollard. The Jerusalem posts Kracl was also expected to announce later Rowe Wick that it would cooperate with . And that disciplinary action to against Low Eccl officials by lick acc cd to the spy Case. The Post said inc government was no willing to allow All israeli officials involved to be questioned and would not agree to a see Israel on Psge 28