European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday december 21,1986 a Penoro philippine president conjoin Aquino receives a Noiin cd Cannon Shell saturday from this commander of the 5th inf i n. . Felix Brauner w Hilt visiting Camp Aquino in her i flu province of Tarlac. Military must be prepared if truce fails Aquino says c amp Aquino. Philippines a president t Ora in Aquino thanked the military saturday for supporting her peace efforts hut called for a keen preparedness for War in Case upcoming peace talks with communist rebels fail Aquino told soldiers at an army Camp in her Home province of Tarlac 65 Miles Northwest of Manila that she was counting on reformed Ami strengthened armed forces for the Success of negotiations with the National democratic front. A 60-Day cease fire went into effect dec. 10 in preparation for More substantial negotiations to end the nearly 18-year-old communist insurgency. The two sides Are 10 meet tuesday to draw u p an Agenda for the talks. Aquino travelled to Tarlac to award medals to sol Diers at Camp Aquino named after an ancestor of her husband. Sex sen Benigno Aquino whose assassination in 198,1 contributed to last february s people Power revolt Thill swept her to Power. Courage loyalty a democratic Faith an unflagging vigilance for the rights list tics and safely of our people an Earnest desire for peace and a keen preparedness for War these Virtues will stand us in Good Stead in the weeks and months ahead Aquino said in her speech she also praised the military for sharing my patience under 11 was not Clear i she was referring to continued attack son government posts during the cease fire negotiations or to charges by the military that the rebels had violated the truce More than a dozen times since it went into effect. With unquestioned strength find the tightness of our cause., Success can Only Crown our efforts and no Small measure of the credit and Honor will go 10 the armed forces when an honorable and enduring peace finally reigns in our land she added. She thanked military leaders for assuring her that although und Rawn for the moment the sword of War would remain Sharp and shining. To protect democracy against its natural meanwhile in a speech read for him by proxy sat urday defense minister Rafael Lacto renewed allegations of truce violations by the rebels but said the military remained committed Toa negotiated political settlement. Acquiring peace is still a trying Lask As there have been flagrant violations of the cease fire by elements of the new people s said Lacto in the test of his speech. But. Indeed he added the cease fire is some thing new for Many of us and requires nothing less than the sincerity and patience of the parties in the alleged violations have been brought to the at Tention of the National cease fire monitoring com Mittee which includes representatives of both sides but the panel has not made any ruling. Rebel negotiators slur Ocampo and Antonio Tumcl have accused the military of endangering the peace talks by making unsubstantiated charges. Salvador truce chances called slim san Salvador Al Salvador up president Jose Napoleon Duarte has said there is Little Chance of a Christmas truce this year with leftist rebels because the insurgents do not want one. It seems that the sectors of the flan have said that they will not accept any truce in any Way said Duarte. Speaking of the Faramundo Marti National liberation front a coalition of five rebel armies known by its Spanish acronym flan. I think it has been a sad experience every Lime there has been an Effort to seek dialogue a truce or any other Means there have been violations the 60-year old Christian Democrat said. The terrorists break All truces he said. The flan said Duarte and the armed forces would break any proposed Christmas truce. Powerful military sectors also oppose a truce and have made their sentiments known to Duarte greatly reducing the prospects of a cease i re. Last year there was a we Klong truce Between the two sides arranged by the Catholic Church. However it broke Down almost immediately amid Mutual accusations of violations. Last sunday the Church called for a Holiday cease fire but said it would not be involved in mediating a truce this year because of past experiences. Some 60,000 people have died in the 7-year-old civil War and related political violence. World today Christmas Trees banned in East German Barracks Berlin up Christmas Trees have been ruled out of hounds in est German army bar official military newspaper Armce Mundschau told soldiers inc Rejust in t room for Trees in the Barracks. There is virtually no Annm for even a Small tree in to place occupied by four Sis or More comrades and furnished with double Decker Beds chairs and Wall locker All placed close together the newspaper said apparently in answer lotteries. Trees also would be a hindrance in Case of an inc Mundschau said. These factors the newspaper said Rule out . Gandhi letters sold to Indian government London a p a collection ofic Llars writ ten by India s Independence Leader Mohandas a Gandhi has been bought by the Indian government for about j 220,000 at an auction. The Indian High commission or embassy paid twice the estimated Sale Price for the unpublished collection which will be housed i Indian government archives a rotheby s spokeswoman said the collection totalling 1.200 pages and writ ten Between 1909 and 1946. Includes 260 tellers from Gandhi to Hermann Kallenbach his Friend and disciple 15 letters to his Follower manna Lazar and a copy of his will and other items. The seller was described Only As a Gen Gandhi whose philosophy of non violence became one of the Century s most admired creeds was assassinated in 1940. Sikh extremists kill son of police officer Amritsar India up sikh extremists Riding motor scooters Friday gunned Down the15-year-old son of a police officer As the youth cycled to school in Amritsar officials said. A sikh separatist group claimed Rispon Sibily for killing Arun Kumar son of inspector Bra Ham Dev on Maji lha Road in the Center of the sikh holy City about 250 Miles Northwest of new Delhi. Kumar a ninth Grade student was Riding his bicycle to school when two sikhs on motor scooters pulled up alongside him and fired seven shots from revolvers officials said. Three of the bullets hit the 15-year-old, who was declared dead on arrival at a Hospital. The gunmen escaped. Two hours later a Man identifying himself a Sukhdev Singh Babbar of the Babbar Khalsa one of several sikh groups fighting to create in Independent stale of Halista in Northern Pun Jab state telephoned the police and claimed responsibility for the slaying. property in Peru bombed by rebels Lima Peru up pro cuban rebel bombed property belonging to Goodyear ism and at least four other buildings in Lima Caus ing damage and injuring three people radio re ports said Friday. All sin of the buildings bombed late thursday night had links to the United Stales the radio programs station said. There were no estimates on the amount of damage caused by the blasts. Shrapnel from an explosion outside a . Cultural Center injured a 16-Ycar-Otd student Nancy Muller. Another blast that damaged an ism Ware House also injured a teen Ager and a Roan the reports said. The bombers wrote the initials of the tupac Amaru revolutionary movement on Walls near several of the buildings that were attacked inc reports said. Tupac Amaru is linked to Colombia s m-19 Urban guerrilla group
