European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes s. Africa businessmen urge Mandela release Page 2 air Force seeking a few Good dogs Page 9 Becker beats lend for Wimbledon title Page 21 or and trepess Msj a Tuttoi Icid unofficial full cation pod tin . It hts Foit cil to 45, no. 80 monday july 7, 1986 q 8693 a Aquino foe names self president Manila. Philippine a a Ferdinand e. Mar cos Backer Arturo told Elmo supported by at least two generals and a few Hundred troops declared himself acting president sunday in a Flat out Challenge 10 president Corazon Aquino. Troops Loyal to Aquino surrounded Talon Lino s hotel base of operations defense minister Gen. Juan Ponce Enrile said on television. Enrile sent in emissaries to talk with the Tolentino people saying we can solve his peacefully. What we arc trying to do is avoid an encounter and Enrile and the armed forces chief. Gen. Fidel Ramos immediately reaffirmed their loyally to Aqui no who was on a political trip to Sugayan do Oro 510 Miles South of Floc capital discounted the 75-year-old Tolentino s move As meaningless bul she vowed 10 prosecute him for sedition. In Washington the state department condemned the act of Deforce and reiterated its Strong support for the Aquino government. Aquino s vice president Salvador Laurel was on an official visit to Spain. Tolentino Marcos running male in fraud tainted presidential elections last february took the presiden tial oath at the luxurious Manila hotel a landmark building used by Gen. Douglas Macarthur As his Headquarters before and during world War ii. Tolentino said he acted on orders from Marcos who fled the Philippines on feb. 26 after a civilian backed military rebellion and now is in exile in Hawaii. A spokesman Ai Marcos Home in Honolulu said the former president had no immediate comment. Pilot Helens Derigny s and passenger Edmonde bats plans for a night Over the French Countryside hit slight nag saturday the Cathedra it reims. The hot air balloon ins blown by a gust of wind into a lower of deflated expectations the Cathedral ripping apart the balloon and caning minor damage to the building Tow occupants were Able to climb from the balloon s Basket and descend uninjured Down the stain Bulduc the Tower. 800,000 hear classical Salute Tolje new York up1 a record 800,000 people with flags and balloons formed a human Carpel on Central Park s great Lawn saturday to hear an inter National classical music Salute to lady Liberty and to seethe third fireworks display of the statue s Centenni Al weekend. Related Story Page 28. The concert featured the new York philharmonic under the direction of Zubin Media an immigrant torn India who achieved Fame in lie United slates the Marine band and classical musical Star Ssu Ido Domingo Marilyn Nome Andl Angela Lansbury. In a organza Ball gown stud did with Ihu jump and Kirk Douglas in Black tie weigh Oil the evening. Hirashi came to America from England As a to mfr in world War ii. Douglas said he is a second generation american who was once a waiter in new York City. It was mayor Edward Koch s night performed Manhattan s own grandiose backyard Bambi Comers. Koch arrived in the nationally moving through the cheering ossca0ijmth7 both raised. Hundreds american flags to Gruel was 88 degrees and muggy bul the skies were Clear and a Sunset Breeze cooled the audience whose size far exceeded the previous record of 160,000 for a philharmonic concert in Central Park. Concertgoers began staking out the Best locations near the ban Shell in the Early afternoon. There were no reserved locations except for a roped off Corral headed by Koch and David Wolper producer of Liberty weekend the program included Liberty fanfare by John of the Boston pops orchestra Tlell of Freedom by Randall Thompson who set the words of founding father Thomas Jefferson to music plus excerpts from the opera Carmen Sung by Home and Sherrill Milnes of the metropolitan opera. The emotional Climax in the concert was the final movement of Beethoven s symphony no. 9, a soaring ode to Freedom performed by More than 250 symphony and band musicians two massed choruses and soloists. As Home Lansbury and Douglas led the audience in a standing of America the Beautiful the concert ended in a burst of fireworks set off behind the orchestra Shell illuminating the Phalanx of apartment towers on Central Park West. It was the one moment of Liberty weekend thai said it All said actor Joel Grey one of the guests. Maps duty station cruises . Part of Lake byjoe Mapother Start writer Berlin during warm weather up. 4 John Wherry and spec. 4 Tracy Dennis Don dark Green jogging suits Sling m-16s onto their shoulders and head for their duly station a 28-foot Powerboat moored on a Lake in the american sector. Arriving at the . Rec Calion Center on the shores of the wan see shortly be fire 11 a.m., the military policemen ban Ter with sunbathers on the Way to the Dock. Manfred Prillwitz the German Captain of the boat Waits to guide them through the Lake already crowded wit weekend windsurfers and sailors. The three comprise the Only military police boat patrol in West Berlin. One of their missions is to assist boaters. Another is to show the Flag along the Border with East Germany a Border marked by a Concrete Wall on Shore and carefully placed buoys thai warn Western boaters away from the watery no Man s land patrolled by the East germans. We were out Here one night about 10 30," Wherry said As the boat skirted the buoys and the water was just Tike he glanced toward the silent Shoreline of East Germany and continued i thought god id love to go water skiing Over there. " making use of the water Over there in the past has caused the East germans to impound boats belonging to West Ber liners and exact exorbitant tines on own ers. Wherry said the current situation is More relaxed. Recently a boat belonging to a West Berliner drifted Pasi the buoys into East German territory after drop Ping Anchor because of engine trouble Wherry the american military police boat arrived Craft from the East German Border police and Navy were there talk ing to the four occupant of the stranded boat. Prillwitz mane Vered his boat dose enough for Wherry and Dennis to toss the West Berlin boat a line and they towed it Back to the Western Side. Al though there was no verbal communication with the East germans Wherry said it was understood thai we were going to get them Back where they be East West relations out on the water continued on Page 28
