European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday october 13. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 8 big . Parade honors Columbus new York ojp1 dozens of marching bands with drum pounding and twirlers twirling thundered up fifth Avenue 10 he Cheera of thou Sands of spectators lining the Colum Biad a Parade route saturday. Held two Days Early because of the jewish holidays and several hours Earl because of he baseball playoffs the Parade at tunes seemed More of a Politi Cal rally than a Parade As Campaign supporters outnumbered spectators Oblong stretches of fifth Avenue. The two grand marshals democratic Civ. Mario Cuomo and Republican sen. Adj base d Amato both Cam for a a action basked in the Crisp autumn sunlight As they led smiling and waving group of opposing candidates from the two parties. It s a fun filled thine d Avalo said after he reached toe reviewing stand at 69th Street. He led the red carpeted area As the Linden Hunt High school marching band from Long is land launched into a rousing version of hey big the Parade began at 44th Street wit the politicians following a contingent of several Hundred boisterous american buddhists from the nichiren Shehu gnk Kai of America wearing red Whit and Blue outfits and chanting Sansa the acronym for their organization. The Buddhist marching band waste first to play at the reviewing stand As a group of their gymnasts formed human Pyramid in front of a 4-by-30 foot painting of Columbia and the Newyork Skyline. Made of petals from 12,000 carnations the painting was donated by the italian consulate and the City of Rome. Then came wave upon wave of mini skirted Baton twirler a and blaring High school marching bands some in Green and White uniforms others wearing Lack with yellow plumed hats and Slid others in sparkling red and Gold outfits. Italian american fraternal Organiza Iochi diag groups from the police and correction departments strutted by. Army. Navy and Marine corps unit marched in precision but Italy we not to be outdone supplying in Lutary personnel and motorcycle policemen from Rome. Having the Parade two Days Earl did not seem to bother the spectators but one Man we urn it by newspaper reports last week in which the National geographic society said Columbus first discovered a Remote Island in the Baha Mas. The Media they should t joke Toboul Columbus said Broni Resi Dent. Sal bronc with t scowl. Philippine panel oks new Constitution offer More Thon 4 months of debate Manila Philippines a a government panel on sunday approved the final draft of the new philippine Constitution that officials say is designed to bring political stability to the divided nation. The document completed after 132 Days of often bitter debate in the 47-member constitutional commission fixes a six year term for president Cora Zon Aquino gives he philippine legis lature a major say on the future of bases and sols up congressional and local elections next May. Approved by a 44-2 Vole the Constitution wih be presented to Aquino owned caday and will be submitted to a National plebiscite in january. One member of the 47-member Aqui no appointed commission was it and did nol attend the final session. Aquino we attending a service at suburban roman Catholic Church when the commission voted and she is no immediately available for comment. Presidential press Secretary Teodor Benigno welcomed the Vole calling it a vital step in consolidating mrs. Aquino government. And setting up democratic institutions that the country needs very crucially Benigno in a Telephone interview said that Aquino plans to Campaign for the charter s ratification and that she is confident of its winning popular approval. At a downtown Manila Plaza about5.000 followers of ousted president Fer Dinand e. Marcos rallied to Call for Aqui no s ouster. Speaker Chilo Lucero asked the crowd if they would Vole for the Constitution and the people shouted no the commission s vote sunday caveat a time when the Aquino government was facing major political and economic challenges. The 17-year communist insurgency continues to fester and military officers have expressed frustration with efforts to negotiate peace with the rebels. The country s Economy is saddled with a 126billion foreign debt and quarrels among Cabinet ministers plague Aquino s fledgling coalition government Aquino bus been ruling by Means of provisional Freedom Constitution since she took Power in a Church backed military revolt in february and abolished the 1973 charter that had allowed Marcos to govern with authoritarian say Aquino lost the Man Date she claimed to have won in the controversial feb. 7 presidential election when she abolished the old Constitution and thai a new presidential election should be opposition proposal for an Early presidential election was Defeated when the panel approved a constitutional pro vision giving Aquino a term lasting until june 1592. The proposed charter would restore the presidential system of government which Marcos abolished when he declared martial Law in 1972. Bolivian town officials incite mob to Chase away police drug agents Rajsa Gorbachev mrs. Gorbachev sorry first lady not in Iceland Reykjavik Iceland up Rais Gorbachev said saturday she is sorry that Nancy Reagan is not in the icelandic capital for the Summit saying maybe the was not mrs. Gorbachev who changed outfit four times during her Busy Day did not seem counterpart charming la Paz Bolivia up bolivian author liw said saturday they will criminally charge Chr leaders Ore trop ical town who incited an enraged mob to cease some 100 drug agents and police and hone their getaway helicopter. The narcotics strike Force . Mili Tail pilots and american drug agents fled the mob Friday in Santa Ana Dely Aumain Northern Bolivia. No injuries. Were reported. Information minister Herman Anieto said the narcotics police decided to raid the town to capture the big honchos of narcotic trafficking the government will apply criminal sanctions against those who Are responsible for the resistance yesterday1 to the members of the narcotics strike Force he said. He did nol name who would be minister Fernando Vale said the strike Force arrived in Santa Ana Del Yakima aboard six . Black Hawk As Sault helicopters and a Fokker transport plane to search for 12 suspected cocaine traffickers. Santa Ana 260 Miles Northeast of in capital is the reputed Home of Roberto Suarez Gomez once known in Bolivia As the King of Church Bells in the Iowa alerted Resi dents to the arrival of the police while the mayor Amadeo Barboza led an Impromptu rally of thousands in the main Square calling for the police to leave wit Nesses said. The crowd encircled the police to prevent them from making arrests or leaving they said. Police used tear Gat and fired shots into the air to break away. Angry residents stoned several of the helicopters a they took off from a near by Airfield witnesses said. The throng did not Lei the transport plane leave until Barbou searched the aircraft to insure that no one had been arrested. The soviet first lady her Brown hair perfectly styled braved a hailstorm and icy winds in the world s northernmost capital while her husband Mikhail discussed world peace with president Reagan in a waterfront mansion. It is a division of labor. I am looking around whue he is working said mrs. Gorbachev ailed by eight Kab Security men. "1 am sorry Nancy Reagan did no come she said through an interpreter. There Mutt be a cause for her not com ing. Maybe she had something else to do. Or maybe she was not commented Deputy White House press Secretary Peter Roi uset she feels Fine. She never planned to be . Issued wild data about Libya British say London up British officials have criticized recent . Intelligence report about libyan terror plans m fun Sci and the Mesle Ninean the sunday Telegraph reported in its Early edition the Story from Washington cited the opinions of a senior British Diplomat and government officials who said state de report passed to them in july were wildly inaccurate there was a disturbing similarity be tween the Campaign against Libya waged by the . Administration through the press and the classified information passed to Britain the paper said the reports indicated for example that Libya was gearing up for a spate of attacks on . And other Western tar gets including a . Base in Crete an the ambassador in Malta the sunday Telegraph said. There were volumes of material accompanied by wild assertions a British official said. For example a report would say thai someone known to be associated with libyan terror was seen in Malta. Therefore he was going to blow someone British experts Felt that then was an awful lot of dross in the material an that the United states was making harder interpretations and drawing far stronger conclusions than the raw mate rials could possibly support the official said. A High ranking British Diplomat who saw the material Jaid Washington teemed poised for another military it tack on Libya on very Little evidence of terrorist activities. He spoke of a Yunpu Between the state department and the British foreign office but another Diplo mat characterized the reaction merely at British
