European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page b the stars and stripes saturday january 24,1087 Appam protesters bit the ground Stroops fire on them to the presidential Palace in Manila Bill Pylon. Philippine death toll at least 12 military says troops overreacted Manila Philippines a the military Friday said troops overreacted when they tired on militant Farmers marching toward the presidential Palace Lull ing at least 12 and wounding 94, leftists denounced the shooting and threatened More protests. The regional military commander for Central Luzon Brig. Gen eugenic Ocampo jr., placed troops in the six provinces North of Manila on Lull Alert against disgruntled elements of the military and unscrupulous civilians who May try to destabilize the present government the dash thursday on Mendiola. Bridge about 300yards from the Palace was the bloodiest Street Battle since president Cora Ion Aquino took office feb. 25following a near bloodless people s revolt that toppled president Ferdinand e. Marcos. The government said 12 people were killed and 54others remain hospitalized most with gunshot wounds. Hospitals had the same death count but said 94 people were wounded. Government radio put the death toll at is handsome newspapers counted 16 dead and is others in critical condition with gunshot wounds. An estimated 10,000 protesters organized by the militant movement of philippine Farmers marched on the Palace after holding a rally downtown to de Mand land Reform. Elite philippine marines guarding the Palace follow ing recent coup rumours opened fire when the marchers tried to push through police ranks. The armed forces general Headquarters blame the incident on a Lack of it was further observed that the peacekeeping forces overreacted to the situation the military said in a statement issued Friday. It said military chief Gen. Fidel v. Ramos ordered commanders to cooperate with a presidential commis Sion investigating the shooting. The Mhilary commander of the capital. Gen. Ramon Montano on thursday defended his troops actions and blamed the violence on the demonstrators. Aquino said Montana would go on leave during the investigation. Rebel Leaden accuse the government of stalling onland Reform. The government recently granted and titles to nearly 6,000 tenant Farmers in Northern Luzon and its goal is to provide tracts to up to 4 million landless peasants. Aquino who aides said was at a suburban Convent at the time of the confrontation expressed sorrow Over the bloody incident in a nationwide address. She warned that efforts to destabilize her government would intensify in the Days before the feb. 2 plebiscite on a new Constitution. South african group says violence May be needed to end apartheid Johannesburg South Africa a the nation s largest anti apartheid group says it May be forced to abandon Nan violence because of a Lack of foreign pressure to end apartheid. In an open letter to . Secretary of slate George Schuliz the United democratic front thursday praised the . Government for agreeing to meet the Leader of the outlawed african National Congress guerrilla group. Front spokesman Murphy Morozc called the meet ing in Washington monday Between Shutlz and Anc president Oliver Tambo a historic breakthrough but Morozc said Shultz had wrongly implied the onus was on the a no to end violence in South Africa. It will be the failure of the United states and the world to use All ways in which the apartheid system can effectively be brought to an end that Wilt leave us with no alternative but to turn from peaceful Means morose said. Apartheid by Law and custom establishes a racially segregated society in which Blacks have no vote in National affairs. The Whites control the Economy and maintain separate districts schools and health serv Tambo often has said the Anc formed in 912 As a Black civil rights group had no Choice but to take up armed struggle. The group began its guerrilla War against the South african government in 1961, a year after it was outlawed. The United Stales Long has expressed concern about the Ancs Alliance with the South african communist party As Well As its insurgency tactics. However the Reagan administration has acknowledged the Anc has considerable support and must be part of a solution i South Africa. Far High conservative groups in the United slates have protested Shultz s decision to meet Tambo. The 3-year-old United democratic front is a lawful coalition of about 850 groups across the country claiming approximately 2.5 million followers. The government contends the United democratic front serves As an internal Arm of the exiled Anc. But the United democratic front denies any connection with Lite Anc. It says it agrees with the Anc s goal of a non racial socialist oriented government but rejects violence in fighting apartheid world today restoration work to Force closing off of last supper Milan. Italy a the Public Wilt debarred soon from viewing Leonardo a Vinci s the Lai supper while restoration work on he i5lh-Eemury masterpiece ii completed authorities said Umberto Balc Tini head Ottaly s Central Institute for restoration is expected to announce the closure period by the end of the month Afler inspecting the refectory or Santa Maria Den Grazie Church where a Vinci painted thelast supper on a Wall Rosalba Candito superintendent for the Artis tic works of the Lombardy Region told the associated press the closure will not be she said the move is necessary because a steady Stream of tourists brings harmful dust and germs into the refectory and hamper the restoration work. Protests Force cancellation of play about jews nazis London a a controversial play Alleg ing jews collaborated with the nazis during world War ii was cancelled because of protects from London s jewish Community. The play called perdition has provoked extensive debate in the British press in the but10 Days Over whether playwright Jim Allen s the Sis was anti semitic. Protests by jewish groups had been planned during us previews scheduled to begin thurs Day and toe five week run at the Royal Coon s 6i-seat theater upstairs. The show Wai to Coo dude feb. 18. Max Stafford Clark artistic director of the Royal court Taid in a statement the play it in no Way anti semitic but would Haw caused great distress to sections of the Community which finally outweighs our determination to proceed with the swedish paper cleared in spy revelations Case Stockholm Sweden a an appeals court thursday absolved a leading newspaper and its editor of violating press Laws by Rubush ing stories about soviet bloc spies in swedes. In 1985, the armed forces supreme command filed charges against Svensk Dag bladet and chief editor Lennart Persson alleging they were careless with classified information. The daily had reported that polish spies pos ing As doom door salesmen were mapping out the Homes of swedish air Force pilots. The supreme command charged the paper based its information on classified military material and publication could be harmful for swe Den s defense. The regional appeals court upholding the finding of a lower court thursday ruled the in formation could not have been particularly sensitive since the military had distributed More than 400 copies of the classified report. Academy leaders fired by chinese party officials peking a the government Thun Day dismissed the president and vice president of China s prestigious Academy of science a a move that appeared pan of the leadership s new crackdown on Western Liberal ideas. The official Xinhua news Agency said the Academy president la Jiaxi and vice president Van Dongsheng were dismissed at a meeting of the National people s Congress standing com Mittee that ended Thun Day. It did not say Why they were fired. The Academy represents about 100 institutes with More than 30,000 scientists. Some Mem Bers have spoken out in the past year for greater intellectual Freedom making toe Academy a tar get for he current Campaign against Bourgeois liberalism a catch phrase for attitude critical of the communist party or socialism. Zhou Guanzhao an Academy official since 1984, was named president and Geog Teitge chemist who was Deputy chief of the propaganda department of the communist party was appointed vice preside no
