European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes saturday january 31,1987 4 philippine officers ordered arrested crackdown in Wake of coup attempt Manila Philippines of military chief Gen. Fidel a Ramos Friday ordered inc arrest of a general and three of her officers for alleged involvement in this week s aborted coup. Ramos also said a Board of officers was set up to counter future efforts 01  he government of president Corazon Aquino following the failed uprising in which mutinous soldiers attacked military and Media facilities and held a broadcast station for 61 hours. Aquino campaigning Friday in Davao City for ratification monday of the new Constitution declared be fore a crowd of 50,000 people that her 11-month-old government plans to Lake n hard line against those who would destabilize it. I had forgiven them in the Pas but this is too much Aquino said referring to inc aborted coup. We cannot allow this anymore. Everyone should re Spect Law and  As she spoke the government faced 3 renewed Chal Lenge from communist rebels who announced Friday they were formally withdrawing from suspended peace talks. The communist dominated National democratic front said in a statement issued in Manila thai the government was insincere in seeking peace. It cited the killings last week by Security forces of 12 demonstrators who were marching on the presidential Palace to demand land Reform. The statement said rebel forces would continue to observe a 60-Day cease fire agreement until it expires feb. S. At his news conference in Manila Ramos said he had ordered the arrest of Brig. Gen. Jose Tumcl col. Rolando Abadilla i col.  Cabamalan and a maj. Baquiran. Whose tint name was not announced. He said More arrests would be announced later but gave no details. Ramos also announced  13 officers 359 enlisted men and 137 civilians were being held for actively participating in the coup attempt. He said the rebellion involved Only three tenths of 1 percent of the 260,000 armed forces a minis ulc i  at least two of the four officers cited by Ramos Tumcl and Abadilla were involved in another Abor Tive coup in july at the Manila hotel for which they were never prosecuted. Leaders in that incident were ordered simply to swear an oath of allegiance and do 30 push  As punishment Tumcl is the brother of Antonio Tumcl one of the three negotiators for the National democratic front. Ramos said defendants would face four possible charges Mutiny and sedition assault or wilfully Dis obeying superiors violating the revised penal code and conduct unbecoming an armed forces member. World today Mother Teresa s Charity cheated by mail thieves Calcutta India a Nobel laureate Mother Teresa complained Friday that postal thieves Over the years have stolen at least si00.000 sent from All Over the world for her work with the poor of India. Police said checks intended for Mother Teresa have been lost in transit and cashed in Hong Kong Singapore and other West asian cities. Mother Teresa s missionaries of Charity oper ates schools hospitals orphanages i food Center and a Home for the lying in Calcutta. She won the Nobel peace prize in 1979. Woman killed by fire at Moscow hotel Moscow api a fire at the Rossiya hotel caused by an overheated television set killed ont woman and injured several other peo ple slaying in the Large building near red i Juare the Tass news Agency said Friday. Tass said guests had to be evacuated after the fire broke out thursday night in the Rossiya s Northern Section but firemen had the Blaze under control within 40 minutes. A Plura headed for military Camps Are mutineers Nho had occupied a philippine radio to station for More thin iwo Daya. He said he offenders were subject to the articles of War and 25 investigating teams were set up to process the cases. He gave no indication of when courts mar tial will Start. The coup attempt which began tuesday and ended thursday was linked earlier by Ramos to a plan by deposed president Ferdinand a Marcos 10 return from exile in Hawaii. Tipped off by the philippine Consul general in Honolulu the . Government told Marcos he would not be allowed to take off. Aquino campaigning in South cof Abate and Davaul suggested the coup was timed to prevent approval of a new Constitution. The charter would guarantee Aquino a six year term and formally restore constitutional government. One month Afier taking office last february in a military civilian revolt that ousted Marcos Aquino suspended Marcos 1973 Constitution which a supreme court at the time it was implemented said was not legally promulgated. The plebiscite also is seen As a crucial lest of her popular support. At Cebu City the third Slop of her Lour leftist labor and other groups went on strike Fri Day and formed barricades across roads to press de mands that she keep pledges on land Reform and other issues. Some Public transport Drivers also joined the strike. The rebels who surrendered thursday were bused to fort Bonifacio military base in suburban Manila. An officer who spoke on condition of anonymity said without elaboration that about 50 civilians who joined the rebels in the broadcast compound were processed and sent  col. Oscar cantos the air Force Pilot who Ted rebels in the compound claimed he had no allegiance to Marcos and knew nothing of Alicr assaults launched against military installations about the same time Early tuesday. He claimed he took up arms because Aquino s government has been too soft in battling the communist insurgency and because he opposed the new Constitution which would reduce the size of the military. However some of the rebel soldiers Yvere known to have lies to the former president. Basque separatists suspected in blast that killed 2 in Spain Zaragoza Spain a a Van packed with explosives was detonated Friday As a military bus passed by killing two occupants and wounding at least 36 people the provincial government said. The dead were identified As Angel Ramos Saavedra the civilian Driver of the bus and army maj Manuel Rivera a passenger. The injured included 24 army officers four of Ihm in critical condition and 12 pedestrians. One of inc injured was a Blind woman Selling lottery tickets. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack but provincial gov. Angel Luis Serrano told a news conference it bore the Marks of the Eta. The group has waged an insurgency since 1968 to win Independence for Spain s Northern Basque Region. Zaragoza about 160 Miles Northeast of Madrid is the capital of the autonomous Region of Aragon and is not part of Basque territory. The explosion occurred at 8 10 . In a nets Square less than a Block from Zaragoza s famous Ca thedral and Filar Basilica in inc heart of the City. It destroyed 13 cars and caused extensive damage to a nearby Church government buildings and apartments. Police said a Small Van loaded with explosives and parked on a curve leading to the Square was detonated apparently by Remote control As the bus passed. The bus was carrying instructors to Spain s army Academy on the outskirts of Zaragoza. An unidentified witness told Spanish National radio the blast was tremendous and left me  Friday was a religious Holiday in Zaragoza for the Celebration of the Day of its Patron Saint san Valero so traffic was lighter than usual officials said. Serrano said he did t believe the blast was related to the transfers recently of several Eta prisoners to a nearby jail. But he said since inc recent dismantling of an Eta commando that operated in Madrid the organization probably sought to show Force in another  n addition to attacking military officers and police in the Basque country Eta has carried out actions in Madrid and Barcelona. The group claimed responsibility or was blamed for 42 deaths last year in its Campaign to secure Independence for Spain s Northern three province Basque re Gion and three Basque provinces in Southern France. Eta has been blamed for the deaths of about 600 people Many of them police and members of the military since beginning its armed Campaign in 1968