European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday july 20,1986o Laurel seeking philippine investors by John Windrow staff writer Frankfurt Philippines vice president Salva Dor Laurel heading Home after a nine Day european visit said Friday he hoped his trip had expanded chances for foreign investment in his country and that attempts by sur porters of ousted president Ferdinand Marcos to us Jasmine the government arc artificial and paid for. Amson t Laurel said the Mathw Rosc of his trip was to encourage foreign the Philippines and to open a Market in Europe Fortis station s exports. He said he considered the trip an Crall he met officials in West Germany Brigt Bland Spain in his Campaign to woo economic con Sidon if Ris from the european common Market. He was especially pleased about his West German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Gen Schur. Laurel said guns Char will go to Manila in octo Ber to discuss agricultural and Industrial investment sin the Philippines. The principal Points of my Mission Laurel said at the Frankfurt Airport were to convey to dec officials the actual situation in my country about the economic situation the insurgency by communist guerrillas against the government of president Corazon Aquino and to ask for a growing commitment not so much forbid As for investment in our Laurel said German banking and Industrial expert will travel to the Philippines next week to Analy economic situation and to pave the Way for visit in the fall. J what we need the most Laurel said Are employ ment agricultural development Laap Toor and re structuring of our foreign Debl Laurel said the rest Jiji to us. Relieving Over spending overtaking the people. We can do that. A must abolish the monopolistic cronyism that Numoto Mcd under Laurel Saul news reports that he would run for the Philippines in february were inaccurate. Brussels newspaper reported thursday that National elections would be held in february and that he would run and Aquino would not. I was speaking hypothetical Laurel said. There arc no National elections in february Only local elections. President Aquino has said publicly Many times that she s not running for any position. It s premature to talk about that. There s so Many critical problems we must solve or we will have no he referred to the guerrilla movement by insurgents in the Southern philippine islands and the attempts by cup porters of Marcos to undermine the Aquino government. Earlier this month Marcos supporter Arturo Tolen Tino attempted to proclaim himself president. The coup supported by about 300 troops quickly fizzled. Laurel said of demonstrations in favor of Marcos it artificial and paid for. They pay them 50 or 1001 won t last. The military is solidly behind the Anu comment. The attempted coup proved very Towar Dot really a Thrah Precan afford to be tolerant. Tact the new people fcb wading the guerrilla move ment we Are not communists but anti mjg eople Wnm dip place else to go Laurel Saudjie give them a Jush Fly and an open. And a pluralistic society to Cal would come use i m sure they re tired of fighting but it cannot be an empty handed offer. The rave jobs when they come Down out of the Hills must Nave economic As for help from the United states Laurel said he had told president Reagan and Secretary of state George Shultz that we need investments that Are labor intensive in the Rural areas where 70 percent of our people he said the United states had shown its deep sup port of the Aquino government with diplomatic an material support the philippine ambassador to West Germany Augustus Ceasar Espiritu said he thought Laurel s visit had opened a new Era in philippine West he said preparations were being made for Aquino to visit West Germany in the Spring. Is. Army pilots Check their helicopters before carrying bolivian police on raids Friday on cocaine labs. A photo Sis photo by p Salvador Laurel arrives at the Frankfurt Airport. Raid destroys Jungle Coke lab la Paz Bolivia a bolivian police flown in by . Helicopter pilots raided and destroyed a Jungle Laboratory Friday that could produce nearly 3,500 pounds of cocaine a month. Police arrested one Man and confiscated a plane. Police refused 19 disclose the location of the raid but the .-bolivian anti cocaine operation is based in Beni province the heart of the cocaine Industry i Northeast Bolivia. . And bolivian sources said earlier Friday that the anti cocaine raids had started four Days after 160 . Soldiers six Hal copers and other american equipment began arriving for the joint Campaign wit Bolivia s anti narcotics police the leopards. There was no confrontation of any kind a bolivian spokesman said. Not a single shot was he said the lab was a log Frame thatched roof Struc Ture which had the capability of producing at least3,300 pounds of cocaine a month. An adjacent Airstrip contained several barrels of kerosene Ether and other chemicals used to process co Caine the spokesman said. Philadelphia garbage men obey work order by the associated press Philadelphia s sanitation workers agreed to return to work Friday after they were found in contempt of court for defying a judge s order to Start picking up garbage. In Detroit a judge refused that City s request to order All 7,000 strikers Back to work. In Pittsburgh meanwhile Union officials said a garbage workers strike was possible if no settlement is reached when the current contract Extension expires at Midnight monday. City officials said they did expect a walkout. The first bargaining session since the strike began was held Friday in Detroit but in Philadelphia where negotiations broke Down wednesday no new talks were planned. Philadelphia mayor w. Wilson Goode said Union officials had told him sanitation workers would re port by 7 . Saturday. The employees will be As signed to clean up trash dumps set up for residents during the strike he said. If for some reason they Don t report we will immediately begin to clean up the Transfer Sites with private haulers Goode said at a news conference repeating his threat to fire workers who defy the judge s order to return to work. Earlier Friday common pleas court judge Edward j. Blake declared the 2,420 members of the Union and their leaders in contempt for disobeying his order to pick up the 40,000 tons of trash that has piled up since the strike began july 1. About 12,000 members of american federation of state county and municipal employees struck Over wages and benefits. About 2,400 Are sanitation work ers whose average Alary is $16,070. In Detroit the strikers included clerks garbage collectors mechanics and others. The action has halted bus service for 200,000 commuters since wednesday. Wayne county circuit judge Sharon Finch refuse Friday to order All strikers Back to work but she began hearing arguments on the City s request that essential workers be ordered Back. The hearing was to continue saturday. Talks resumed Friday after both sides met with a Federal mediator thursday. Nays me is the largest Union among Detroit s18,000 Public employees. It is seeking a 26 percent pay increase Over three years. The City has offered 2 percent the first year with future increases based on the City s financial health. The average City worker earns about $16,000 per year said of some negotiator Flora Walker. In Pittsburgh negotiators for the City and team sters local 609 Are to meet monday
