European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 21 the stars and stripes thursday february 27. 1986 thousands of police in Egypt go on rampage Cairo Egypt a thousands of policemen rioted near the great pyramids tuesday night firing into the air attacking hotels and setting afire several nightclubs and a police station witnesses said. The policemen arc conscripts and were said to been raged by a Rumor that their Tours of duty were being extended. The Rumor turned out to be smashed windows of stores cars and houses. Smoke was seen from the Vicinity of the Jolie Villa hotel located in the neighbourhood of the pyramids 10 Miles South of other hotels the Mcna House Oberoi and the holi Day inn pyramids also Are located in the reports said one or More of the three had been attacked. Repeated attempts to Telephone the hotel were unsuccessful. Witnesses reported that tear Gas was used to put Dow the uprising and there were unconfirmed reports of casual tics. Security forces scaled off the area and residents were not allowed to return Home at military government owned Middle East news Agency re ported the disturbances but gave no details. Authorities either refused to answer questions or said nothing had sources said Many of the policemen burned their tents commandeered police trucks and rampaged through the neighbourhood firing into the air. Mena said Interior minister Ahmed Rushdy who sin charge of police went to the area and was investigating the disturbance. Other reports said he was negotiating with the mutineers who were from a unit called the Cen trial police. The unit is a paramilitary Force that guard embassies military and government installations and per forms other Security said up to 8,000 were involved All from a bar Racks near the Holiday inn. At least 1,000 were reported still at Large after Calm had been restored. The police station reported burned was outside the Mcna House one of Cairo s most elegant hotels where prominent guests of the government often Are lodged. It was once a said they saw looters in at least one govern ment owned cooperative rampage occurred in a newly built commercial and residential area just North and within sight of the great pyramids of Giza. The area is bordered on one Side by the Sahara reported that the disturbances broke out be cause of a Rumor that the government had decided to extend Tours of duty for the unit from three years to four. It said Rushdy was trying to discover the source of the source who demanded anonymity said the truth was that the government had actually decided for financial reasons to reduce the policemen s Tours by one month. He said almost All were to have been released fro duty at the beginning of March rather than in april. Marcos from Page 1 his own province the slate department official said. There were conversations with the opposition the former opposition now the governing authorities of the Philippines. We inquired about whether that would be possible in a spirit of reconciliation. It was not deemed by them possible at his time. And therefore he has left the . Ambassador Stephen Bosworth interceded with the Aquino government to permit Marcos in the spirit of reconciliation to return to Luzon his Home District but was turned Down the official said. He said Bosworth was told it would be difficult to control opponents of the ousted Marcos left the Riverside presiden tial Palace where he had been isolated forays by a revolution Aquino called people Power filipinos swarmed into the Street for a carnival of Joy. They created traffic jams at Midnight chanting Cory Cory for their Champion who had refused to concede after the National Assembly declared Marcos the win Ner of a feb. 7 election marred by violence and fraud. Aquino said in a Brief television appear Ance Early wednesday the Long agony is Over. We Are finally free and we can be truly proud of the unprecedented Way in which we achieved our Freedom with courage with determination and most important in crowd broke into the Palace wolfing food left on the tables carrying off shoes monogrammed towels and other loot. They fought with Marcos supporters left behind and associated press photographer Alberto Marquez saw one body in the lobby. Aquino s military commander ordered soldiers to prevent further looting or Vio Lence against Marcos loyalists. Increasing . Pressure combined wit the military and civil revolt to make the end inevitable for Marcos. He led to the .air base barely nine hours after a last Hur Rah of being formally sworn in for another six year term. Aquino took the oath of office As presi Dent in a rival ceremony. Official word of the resignation came first from Washington. Secretary of state George p. Shultz said Marcos a . Ally throughout his presidency would be Wel come to come to the United in announcing . Recognition of Aqui no s3, Shultz said the new government has been produced by one of the most stirring and courageous examples of the democratic process in modern history. We Honor the filipino people. They have re solved this Issue nonviolently and in a Way that does them Honor Aquino said in her to appearance which lasted less than a minute a new life starts for our country tomorrow a life filled with Hope and i believe a life that will be blessed with peace and Aquino s succession was not technically proper under the. Constitution which mar cos wrote under martial Law in the 1970s,and state department officials would not explain How they reached the decision to recognize her government. We observed the realities on the ground one said. President Reagan guaranteed Marcos his peace his safety and his dignity in the United states. The drama unfolded swiftly As both mar cos and Aquino were sworn in tuesday. However at the urging of the United stat Sand extraordinary prodding by Reagan s Friend. Sen. Paul Laxalt to Cut and Cut cleanly Marcos threw in the Towel by the end of the Manila Day and relinquished his20-year Rule. After an overnight rest at Clark a Marcos and his family were flown out of the Philippines by . Air Force planes to american soil in Guam. Obviously president Marcos was reluctant to leave his Post said Shultz who made the first announcement of Marcos fall from Power. But at any rate he has decided to do sound so it has been possible to resolve this Issue in a Way that is peaceful and nonviolent and Ina Way that allows emergence of a consensus in the Philippines Shultz said at a crowded White House news conference. Sen. Patrick Leahy d-vt., the ranking Democrat on the Senate intelligence com Mittee said we came close to botching i by sticking with Marcos for so Long. But the Way it ended i think we can work Withers. Aquino. She is going to need a lot of help and i think the United states can pro vide it in a Way that is going to Stop the corruption that has existed senior administration officials speaking privately said that although Aquino party contains leftist elements her initial appoint ments indicate she will have a centrist government and they applauded her leadership during the transition crisis. Aquino has indicated that she will re Spect an agreement allowing two huge us. Military bases in the Philippines said presidential spokesman Larry Speakes. The pact expires in 1991, and Shultz said he assumed it would be renewed. Bases from Page 1 them and want to keep them said a source who declined to be identified by name. Whatever you think of Marcos there is soother single location that can do the Job we need that Job ranges from support for Var ious communications and intelligence facilities to standby facilities for nuclear weapons storage to staging Points for naval and Aerial reconnaissance missions Over several so called choke Points cited by president Reagan in a news con Ference feb. Ii. The bases sit astride air and sea route that can control and Supply a huge sweep of the Pacific from the Straits of Malacca tothe South the Gateway to the Indian Ocean to the South China sea to the West and the philippine sea and East China sea to the North. The bases also Are viewed now by the Pentagon a s a particularly important counterpoint to the Large base the soviets rebuilding at Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam once an american stronghold. An administration expert says the United states could increase its presence in Singapore but Only at the expense of proximity to China Taiwan Japan and Korea. Alternatively the United states could expand its position in Japan Guam or the Mariana islands but then would lose its proximity to Southeast Asia the official added. The Point is you can disperse to a num Ber of different areas simultaneously to protect your position but you can t find a sin Gle location that offers you so much the official said. Beyond such a strategic discussion How Ever is one that turns on dollars and cents. Reduced to its simplest terms Clark an Subic offer something that could never be replicated for the same amount of Money Cut rate multipurpose Pacific pit stops where ships and planes and their Crews Cango for supplies repairs rest and recreation and training. The naval ship repair facility at Subic can accomplish almost any task that can be done at any Continental . Shipyard the Navy says in a published description. More than 28,000 filipinos work at sub Icalone. They Are skilled labourers familiar with american ways speak English and prepaid about one seventh what american shipyard workers receive. An additional 17,000 filipinos work at Lark providing everything from electrical Power to janitorial and maintenance service for the roughly 2,700 buildings on that air base. The sheer size of the bases indicate show difficult it would be to replace them on other islands. Clark sits on a Reser vation that totals almost 131,000 acres while Subic sits within a 36,000-Acrc District. Early message sent to the Field. The message said the army is waiving number of service obligation guidelines to allow Early separation of As Many Soldier Sas possible. Soldiers who Are eligible for Reti but have remaining to a promotion or authorized to apply for the Early release program the message said. The army usually requires senior costo accept a two year service obligation upon promotion or graduation from a service tool. That two year period can be re ito60 Days if the year on oct. 1. -_._. And then for a will be allowed to with draw their request for Early release if they army is also waning a three month Obliga lion for soldiers in grades e-4 who get promote to e-5 before sept 1. The message said All soldiers who have not completed their total military service obligation will be transferred to the Indr j Ual a t a message advised Enders to strongly encourage sol Diers to apply for duty in the army Reserve or National guard said that soldiers who Are units or those whore being Cowb Sepa ration Are not eligible moreover the two bases to More than $300 million into the philippine Economy every year. While both Marco Sand Corazon Aquino asserted during the recent presidential Campaign that the cur rent . Lease for the bases should be renegotiated neither called for ending the american presence. With estimates of the Cost of relocating the facilities ranging from $4 billion to s8 billion the Pentagon is hoping filipino democracy and Clark and Subic can thrive together
