European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 stars and stripes tuesday february 18, 1986 senators ask Reagan to urge Marcos to quit Washington a president Reagan should Call on philippine president Ferdinand Marcos in unambiguous terms to step Down from office say three Senate democrats who claim they saw Concrete Evi Dence of election fraud during a fact finding tour of that nation. Sen. David l. Boren d-okla., a ranking member of the Senate intelligence committee who led the delegation said if the elections had been held on a fair and honest basis he Marcos would not have been elected by the people. There is simply no Way to put humbly dump Tyback together again. President Marcos has fallen off that Wall. He s los tall  Marcos has lost his popular mandate Boren said of the feb. 7 presidential election Between Marcos an challenger Corazon Aquino. It is no longer a question of will president Marcos be forced to step Down it is a question of when that will happen and How that will happen Boren said sunday night after the group arrived at Andrews fab outside Washington. Boren said the senators All would urge president Reagan to let president Marco know in unambiguous terms that it is the belief of the United states that he should seek a voluntary Transfer of Power to those who have truly won the  mrs. Aquino has won that election by All impartial observation the senators said they did not believe fair elections could Ever be held in the Philippines under a Marco government. Sen. David Pryor d-ark., said the group saw counterfeit philippine currency that had been printed from the government presses. To buy votes on election Day Boren said the Bills had identical serial numbers. He said the senators were also shown counterfeit ballots in which the very same handwriting was used Over Andover  the delegation which travelled under the auspices of the Senate intelligence committee and was not part of the 20-member . Election observer team expected to meet with Reagan and Secretary of state George Shultz to pass on its findings. Sen. Carl Levin d-mich., charging that Marcos engaged in massive fraud at the polls told reporters our president should urge president Marcos to Stepaside. If we Don t make our position Clear and if the mar cos government is removed by violence instead of by democratic principles then the filipino people s Faith in both democracy and the United states May go Down with  the senators agreed that . Aid should not be channelled through the Marcos government but they stopped Short of calling for an Aid cutoff. Pryor suggested the Aid instead be channelled through private organizations and charitable institutions. So that it would be out of the hands of presi Dent Marcos and his wife  Marcos on sunday said in an interview on lbs to s face the nation that he might abrogate the military bases treaty with the United states if the Reagan administration cuts off Aid to his government. The two largest . Military bases outside the United slates Are in the Philippines. Levin suggested that . Aid which amounted to $245 million this fiscal year be put in a Trust  think that this government ii so completely and extraordinarily corrupt that there is no Way any of Tut. Could have any Confidence that it would conduct an election that is fair Boren said. Ship from Page 1 because of the dispute aboard the ship Between the Captain and the Harbor  the investigators also will attempt to determine Why the liner with a qualified Pilot aboard strayed off course and Wasso badly damaged. The Pilot who was not named could not be reached. Police divers planned tuesday to search the ship which was lying on its Side in 108 feet of water. The Mikhail Lermontov was on a cruise through the fior like Marlborough sounds when it smashed into rocks be tween Tasman Bay and the Cook Strait,25 Miles Northwest of Wellington. Capt. Bill Porritt Marine manager of the new zealand shipping line that run the Tanker Narihiko which rescued Many of the passengers said the soviet ship s Pilot issued a mayday Call at 6 30p.m. Porritt said three times the Tanker responded with offers to help but the soviet Captain declined and downgraded the mayday Call apparently hoping to Beac the vessel before it Sank. Porritt said it was More than two hours after the mayday Call was received that Rescue and search operations in Welling ton told the Rescue Craft to go in with or without soviet permission. We Are All Lucky people said 65 year old passenger Stan Smith from Syd Australia. Another half an hour and it would have been too  another passenger said the ship hit with a bang and immediately started to list. The list just got worse. For 2 6 hours the Captain kept saying Don t panic Don t panic " one passenger former British Navy officer John Muncey praised the ship s officers during the emergency saying Pas sengers remained Calm throughout because the Crew helped prevent panic. The soviet vessel carrying an Esti mated 408 passengers and a mostly soviet Crew of 329, according to new Zea land police was split open when it hit the rocks and Rushing water shut Down both engines. The White liner with distinctive re Stripe on its funnel Sank five hours after striking the rocks. Storm from Page 1 inches of rain had fallen on Napa Sonoma and Lake counties North of san fran Cisco. Since late wednesday is.3 inches had fallen at Johnson ranch in the Santacruz mountains so Miles South of san Francisco with i23 inches in the big sur mountains Between san Francisco and los Angeles the weather service said. Winter storm warnings were in effecting the Sierra Nevada were winds up to too Mph were reported and in the Lake Tahoe area and Washington s olympic and Cascade mountains. Up to 17 inches of Snow fell sunday in the cascades the . Forest service said and interstate 90 was closed about 7 hours because of Avalanche danger with numerous traffic accidents in the Eastern part of Washington state. In Colorado More than Iso avalanches set off by up to 20 inches of Mountain Snow were reported in a 24-hour period sunday and there were probably up to 300 others that went unreported Testate Avalanche information Center said. The Snow slides temporarily closed two highways but there were apparently no injuries authorities said. The state s Eastern Foothills remained under a High wind warning along with Montana s upper Yellowstone Valley and Southeast Wyoming. The Rockies were under a travellers advisory for Snow As Well As Northern and Western Montana and Western Wyoming. The Eastern storm prompted travellers advisories of Snow for sections of Illinois Indiana Michigan new York and Penn Sylvania. In three counties just North of Sanfrancisco authorities warned residents to beware of rising floodwaters monday. In Napa county the sheriffs depart ment said the Napa River could jump its Banks late monday and told Riverside residents to sandbag their Homes. A St. Helena 17-year-old drowned sat urday after he and a Friend took a rubber raft into swollen Sulphur Creek said Napa county sheriffs sgt. Richard an Derson. In Concord about 30 Miles East of Sanfrancisco a 24-year-old Man disappeared after being thrown from a raft he had taken Early sunday into the surging Walnut Creek Channel authorities said. Divers called in to search for the Man body found the waterway too Treacher Ous said Concord police sgt. Steve Krull. The Man s Friend also fell out of a raft when the two reached a Waterfall with a68-foot drop but he managed to pull himself to the Side of the Creek and safety Krull said. Also missing was a woman whose Home was destroyed by a mudslide in Boulder Creek about 35 Miles Southeast of Sanfrancisco said town fire department Volunteer Roberta Rocca. In Southern California sunday Sheavy surf claimed the life of a 28-year old surfer off Hermosa Beach about 10miles South of los Angeles and a Man was missing after being swept off the pedestrian Walkway of a sea Wall in Ocean each in san Diego county officials said. Rain was expected to intensify late tuesday or Early wednesday said Tan sey of the severe storms Center. In the Midwest storms in the mid Mississippi and Ohio valleys dropped freezing rain sleet and Snow from the great lakes to new York and new Jer sey and showers and thunderstorms ranged across the lower Mississippi Val Ley. Up to 5 inches of new Snow piled up in Southern Michigan 2 to 4 inches in Kenosha county wis., and around 3 inches in Chicago. By Early saturday Buffa Loand Binghampton n.y., had about 2 inches of Snow. At least 134 Michigan school districts in 16 Southern lower Peninsula counties were closed for the Day state police said. Temperatures army team in Laos looking for Mia remains Bangkok Thailand a a team of . Army experts arrived in Southern