European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday March 18, 1986 thousands of filipinos wait outside barriers to tour Malac Anang Palace the former Home of Ferdinand Marcos. A photo citizens destroying monuments in de Marcos fiction of Philippines Manila Philippines up angry citizens across the Philippines Are defacing and tearing Down the thousands of monuments and tributes to deposed president Ferdinand Marcos that seem to be every where. Statues and portraits of the ousted Leader As Well As signs naming streets Parks and buildings for him and his wife Imelda Are disappearing in a rapidly growing movement likened to Post world War ii Ger Many s removal of All vestiges of Adolf Hitler. The popular purge of the 20-year legacy of the wealthy Marcos regime is fuelled by president Corazon Aquino s exposure of the former Leader s extravagant lifestyle and alleged $10 billion in hidden  the whole filipino landscape is littered with what Marcos has done with the bodies of his victims the land he has stolen said Luis Beltran a University professor and editor of the philippine inquirer daily newspaper. He said the newspaper has received More than 100 letters calling for the government to blow up a 93-foot High Concrete bust of Marcos in the province of la Union North of Manila. Last week local tribesman slaughtered a pig and splashed its blood on the massive bust to exorcise evil spirits of Marcos from their ancestral Mountain Homeland. But the Aquino government stopped the tribesman from demolishing the bust opting to pre serve it As a Monument to  in a front Page commentary saturday the Manila times newspaper compared the sweeping catharsis of Marcos images to the de Nazif cation of Post hit Ler Germany by the Allied Powers at the end of world War ii. This is a National purgation said the 49-year-old Beltran who has been writing about philippine politics for 25 years. Filipinos have been ripping Marcos portraits from office and schoolhouse Walls and calling for the Demoli Tion of his statues and the removal of his name from roads and Public works projects. We have Marcos roads Marcos highways and mar cos Bridges All Over the country and Imelda Parks Beltran said referring to the former first lady. Beltran said his newspaper s newly created people watch column has been generating at least 40 to 50 Calls a Day from irate citizens reporting on properties illegally absconded by the Marcos family or its Politi Cal allies. The Aquino government May have wittingly or unwittingly begun a Campaign of de Marcos Ifica Tion of the nation to exorcise the malignant influence of two decades of Marcos Rule said the strongly worded commentary. Aquino sworn in feb. 25 after a civilian backed military revolt ousted Marcos from Power personally opened the Gates of the elegant Malac Anang Palace to nearly 10,000 Urban poor Friday. Those who were in Power thought Only of them selves and not of the welfare of others Aquino told a cheering crowd outside the sprawling Spanish colonial mansion. That is Why the new leaders Are now concerned with the welfare of the  the newly dubbed people s Palace a stunning Tes Timony to the unchecked extravagance of Marcos and his wife unleashed pent up hostility from Many impoverished filipinos who came for Tours from Manila Sworst slums and squatter areas. My god they took so much from us exclaimed a woman Clad in a simple frock and plastic sandals As she gaped at rack after rack of glittering evening gowns displayed in Imelda Marcos basement department store along with 2,200 pair of designer shoes. Pontiff plans to visit synagogue Vatican City up Pope John Paul ii will visit Rome s synagogue next month becoming the first roman Catholic pontiff Ever to enter a jewish place of worship the Vatican said monday. I can inform you that next april 13 in the afternoon the holy father will visit the synagogue of Rome vat ican spokesman Joaquin Navarro vails told reporters. He gave no other details. The polish born pontiff has met on numerous Occa Sion both in the Vatican and on his travels outside Italy with rabbis and other representatives of jewish communities. But Vatican sources said it would be the first time in history that a Pope has visited a jewish place of worship. The synagogue is located on the River tiber in a neighbourhood which once was the jewish ghetto and still is largely inhabited by jews. It was the scene of an Arab terrorist attack that killed a 2-year-old boy and wounded 40 other people oct. 9, 1982. V the terrorists opened fire with sub machine guns and grenades on worshippers leaving the synagogue after a service marking the feast of Simkhay torah which includes a Blessing of children. It was the worst anti semitic act in Italy since the fascist period before and during world War ii when jews were persecuted. Italy has a jewish population of about 30,000, including 15,000 in Rome. Albanian Leader s wife Dies Vienna Austria a semiramis Alia the wife of albanian Leader Ramiz Alia has died at age 58, the offi Cial news Agency Ata reported. Painter dismissed from Job for writing slogan on building Agana Guam a the air Force has fired a civilian worker from his Job at Anderson fab Guam because he painted a i a Marcos on a building about 90 minutes before exiled philippine president Ferdinand Marcos landed there on his journey from Manila. Rox Barrett 23, a Painter also was banned for five years from the base according to a termination letter he received from the chief master sergeant who supervised his work Crew. Barrett who admitted painting the sign in yellow paint acted alone said capt. Stephen a. Headley a base spokesman. Barrett who had worked about nine months at the base said he denied to an air Force investigator that he wanted Marcos killed. I told him i Don t care where Marcos goes or what he s doing said Barrett adding that he was unaware that Marcos and his entourage were arriving feb. 26. Anti nuclear protesters released after night in jail Brussels Belgium a police have released 122 demonstrators after they spent a night behind bars for protesting near a . Missile base police said. The protest by the committee of worried citizens was held on the first anniversary of the deployment of 16 nuclear tipped cruise missiles on a . Air base near Flor Ennes 40 Miles South of Brussels. The protesters detained after they tried to Block roads into the missile base were not charged a police spokes Man said. The 16 . Rockets were installed March 15, 1985 after months of political bickering that threatened to bring Down prime minister Wilfried Martens Center right government. Another 32 missiles Are scheduled for deployment in late 1987. 150,000 super 5 cars recalled by Renault because of corrosion Paris a Renault the state run French Auto maker is recalling 150,000 super 5 cars manufacture ered before july 1985 for a Check of steering boxes that May eventually suffer from corrosion the company Hassid. The owners of 25,000 of the cars already have been sent letters by Renault and More will be going out in the next few weeks. The manufacturer at its own expense will install a plastic cover Over the Box to protect it from humidity and Salt from Winter roads. The installation takes about 20 minutes. In the Case where corrosion is discovered the Box and rack and Pinion gear can be replaced in about two hours. Super 5s built after july 1985 Are not affected Renault said. Renault s action follows a recall at the beginning of the year of 850,000 r-9s and re is sold in France before july 1985 and 220,000 of the same cars As Alliance and encore models sold in North America for the same prob lems. On a worldwide scale 1.5 million r-9s and 900,000 r 1 is Are concerned the company said. On the 1986 models which went into production in july the protective covering has been installed in the fac tory. Toyota will raise prices for 2nd time this year Tokyo up Toyota Japan s largest car manufacturer will raise the retail prices of its cars and trucks in the United states by an average of $412 per vehicle or 4.1 percent a company spokesman said. The announcement is the latest in a series of Price hikes by japanese automakers beset by the Rigours of a rising yen. Toyota cars in . Showrooms will now Cost an average of 4.3 percent More or about $466 More the spokesman said. Toyota trucks will Cost an average of about $315 More a Rise of 3.7 percent he said. It was the second time this year the company announced a Price hike for its cars and trucks