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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes child abuse child advocacy series starts today see daily Magazine d teachers protest course loads Page 2 d White House May limit Aid to poor Page 5 g Carter assails Reagan remarks Page 6 d fans will Mark spitfire birthday Page 9 the stars  authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 44, no. 318 monday March 3, 1986 1se dolt Ond sunday d 3593 Assassin trailed palme swedish police believe Stockholm Sweden a prime minister Olof palme s killer apparently trailed him and had the swedish Leader under surveillance for some time. The Assassin used a powerful american made revolver in the shooting police said sunday. They said bullets fired in the shooting were of an unusual Type a fact that could both Hurt and help police in their nation wide manhunt for the killer. Sweden s twp Day old caretaker govern ment meanwhile met in a first session to discuss arrangements for palme s funeral. Chief foreign ministry spokesman Lars to Nenback said the funeral scheduled for March 15, will be private but will include Many foreign  social minister Gertrud Sigurdsen said there would be no official declaration of National mourning a tradition lacking i Sweden. Sigurdsen speaking on swedish television after the two hour government session said there is no need for a government declaration of mourning. The spontaneous reaction of mourning How people reacted was Correct she said. Stockholm police chief Hans Holmer said palme and his wife Lisbeth had decided on the Spur of the moment to go to the movies late Friday. He said that led police to believe that palme s killer must have been keeping the prime minister s House under surveillance and that he had been trailing the swedish Leader. Everything indicates that the perpetrator followed the Palmes to the movie Thea Ter All the Way from their Home Holmer said at a crowded news conference. Palme Sweden s 59-year-old social democratic Premier was fatally wounded by a shot in the Back As he walked Home from the Friday night movie. The police chief said one Bullet hit palme and killed him and another passed through mrs. Palme s clothes slightly wounding her. Holmer said investigators had recovered continued on Page 28 Pentagon seeks to sign up civilians on benefits roster by Clint Swift Washington Bureau Washington the defense department is campaigning to get about 100,000 civilian . Government employees and their family members in Europe and the Pacific signed up on the computer network that confirms they Are eligible for benefits from medical care to commis sary shopping. The Pentagon wants those names in deers the de sense enrolment eligibility reporting system that tracks More than 12 million people around the Globe entitled to uniformed services benefits. Since last fall enrolment officials have been focusing on signing up civilians in the United kingdom Germany Belgium Italy Greece Portugal Spain Turkey Iceland Japan Korea the Philippines Okinawa and Guam. In the fall of 1985, the department started a concentrated Effort to ensure that All those serving in Europe and the Pacific who Are authorized Dod benefits and priv see Pentagon on Page 28 officials urge Early planning for student travel participation by Clint Swift Washington Bureau Washington now that Congress has reinstated Money for the . Portion of the funded student travel program service members abroad should find it easier on the pocketbook to Fly children Home from College and Back during this year s Spring break or summer vacation. And spokesmen for each of the services said it is not too Early to be thinking about making reservations. A Navy spokesman said parents should Start the paper work a month before their students want to Fly. An army spokesman said his service advises a two Mont head Start. Before Congress voted the extra funds last december students and their families had to pay for the trip from the College to the . Airport nearest their parents duty station. Now the services provide round trip tickets from the Airport nearest the College the spokesman said. The program provides one fully paid round trip each year Between College and Home and shipment of 225 pounds of unaccompanied baggage. Students Fly military Airlift come chartered aircraft when available. In the army the paper work begins when the sponsor applies for travel at the personnel office the spokesman said. The sponsor must show that the student is going full time to a school listed in the education directory colleges and universities published by the National Center for see student on Page 28 Navy refused to accept missiles Washington a the Navy has disclosed that it refused to accept new High Speed anti radiation missiles from Texas instruments inc. Late last month because an audit disclosed defects that could affect Long term reliability. The service said Friday that the audit conducted feb. 4 and 5, had involved the tear Down of a harm selected off the company s production line in Lewisville Texas. Although no critical non conforming defects were found the inspectors did find 28 less serious defects in studying the solder joints and connections for the missile s guidance and control sections the Navy said. The harm is designed for use by attack jets against enemy radar Sites on the ground. Texas instruments is the sole producer of the missile and As of Jan. 31, had delivered 709 to the Navy and the air Force. The defects were surface cracks on solder joints and see Navy on Page 28 a photo president Corazon Aquino. Displays her proclamation Aquino restores rights of filipinos Manila Philippines up appearing before a crowd of 1.5 million cheering supporters president Cora Zon Aquino announced sunday that she is restoring to the filipino people rights that were suspended under the re Gime of deposed Ferdinand Marcos. Making her first Public appearance since Marcos fled into exile in Hawaii ending months of political upheaval Aquino lifted an order that had suspended the writ of Hareas Corpus restoring Protection against illegal imprisonment. Interrupted by chants of Cory Cory her nickname Aquino repealed proclamations issued by Marcos that had suspended the writ in two regions of the strife torn Island of Mindanao and nationwide in National Security cases. Instead of serving its purpose of suppressing the rebel see Aquino on Page 28  
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