European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday july 13, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 3 takes two hands to handle this Bubble Ben Gillespie watches his Gigantic soap Bubble grow even bigger after waving it through the air during the River Day festival at Westport yacht club in Westport mass. The resort town which is located near the Rhode Island Border attracted More than 400 people summer fair. To its Marcos advised rebellion s Leader report says Manila Philippines a Ferdi nand e. Marcos gave advice to the Leader of this week s Short lived rebellion just before it began in the deposed presi Dent s name according to a report Dis closed Friday by the defense ministry. Marcos living in Hawaii has denied any role in the three Day revolt that began sunday under the leadership of Arturo Tolmino his former foreign minister and running mate in the fraud tainted feb. 7 election. But a defense ministry spokesman said operators Al the Manila hotel which Tolintino declared to be his base of government reported Marcos Tele phoned before the rebellion began. The spokesman Silva str afable said the operators reported Marcos suggested Tolintino use the hotel As his base. Manila hotel supervisor Vic Sison said Marcos called about 5 . Half an hour later Tolmino proclaimed himself acting president in Marcos Stead. The rebellion against president Corazon Aquino was joined by four generals and about 300 soldiers who occupied the hotel. Aquino look Power during a military civilian revolt in february that ended when Marcos fled to Hawaii. Marcos had just taken the oath of office for a new presidential term after the National As Sembly he controlled proclaimed him the Winner of the election. Sison said two or three people in to Lentino s hotel room made at least six Calls to three hawaiian phone numbers that apparently belonged to the mar he said he could not disclose the con tent of the conversations. However he said that in the later Calls Marcos spoke with attorney Rafael Recto a rebellion Leader. He also said that in two cases callers from Tolentino s room asked to talk to former first lady Imelda Marcos. Marcos has maintained he knew Noth ing about the revolt before it began. He also claims he urged Tolintino to leave the hotel. I asked them to Stop this matter of Tolintino asserting authority Marcos told Abc to. After Tolentino took his oath As acting president Marcos said i told everybody now you can go Home. There is nothing else to do " defense minister Juan Ponce Enrile said Friday the military had planned Touse room to room combat if Tolmino and his followers did not leave the hotel by tuesday morning. The rebels left peacefully at Dawn tuesday several hours before the dead line set by Aquino. In a television interview to be Broad cast saturday Enrile said. The presi Dent asked me what my opinion was of the time Frame. I said three Days 72hours. After that the options arc to use More lethal he said he gave clemency to the sol Diers who participated because ii was consist Cal with Aquino s policy of reconciliation with rebels. For As Long As we arc maintaining a very soft approach against the communist party. Then we should apply the same yardstick against the very people who believe in our system Enrile said. We cannot be soft with one group and be hard on the other Manila newspaper columnists have criticized Aquino for not being harder on the rebels. Enrile said if another rebellion is staged they will feel the a photo workers Friday sweep out water that flooded the philippine presidential Palace basement where hundreds of pairs of shoe belonging to former first lady Imelda Marcos were being stored
