European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday february 1,1987 Donahue flops with soviet teens Moscow a american to talk show Host Phil Donahue asked 400 soviet teen agers to raise their hand if they were having problems in school. Not a single Bond Wen up. How Many were having difficulty with their parents Donahue inquired. Not one. Who is not Happy he asked the teens. No response. Usually provocative and resilient Donahue was non plus cd. You mean there no controversy with your parents none of you everything is wonderful in the soviet Union for teen agers the audience s reaction or Lack of it illustrates the dilemma the Kremlin s Campaign Tor More honesty and openness has created for soviet citizens. Conditioned far years to remain silent on delicate subjects especially in Public and with foreigner Many people Are having trouble overcoming old taboos. Donahue s two hour Exchange Vith the students in stale broadcast studio was one of several programs his Crew limed in late january for airing in tic United slates during the week of feb., 9. The bulk of the audience came from two prestigious Moscow High schools no. 27, which focuses on English language training and no. 22, a sports train ing Institute. Most of the children in the two schools gain admission through their parents positions. Donahue staffer Marilyn o Reilly said she approached students at those schools with the help of soviet officials and picked others at places frequented by teen agers such As discos and skating rinks. Most of the audience wore expensive Western made clothes and revealed affluence or privilege with references to visits to the United states or party posts held by their parents. The first half hour of the program with the student thursday was fraught with silence and discomfort. Donahue wanted in discuss problems confronting youth everywhere teen age pregnancy promiscuity drugs fights with parents. The soviet teens wanted to know Why the unite states has t joined in the nuclear testing moratorium the Kremlin announced nearly 18 months ago Why the . Government spends so much on armaments an Why Donahue was so interested in talking about prob lems they said they did t have. You arc like sheep Donahue said explaining what be considers America s stereotype of soviets. You arc All moving in the same direction without individual expression or individual feelings. Is that because it s difficult to express your real feelings Here More stares. More silence. What can we do if everything is All right Here on girl offered speaking in English. American students have Many More prob lems than we have criminality  Donahue wearing Blue jeans and his Trade Mark spectacles pressed on. What about sent when do soviet Start dating Well i m not a Vir a n since 14 years old a boy of 18 volunteered in English one Arm Slung Over the Back of his red plastic chair. Donahue asked Donahuk whether it was Normal and healthy for 14-year-Olds to engage in sexual activity. Several girls said they thought it was Best to Wail until after marriage. But a Young woman who said she was a College student said it was important to have sexual experience As a teen Ager. After All sex is 80 percent of happiness for a mar ried couple she asserted. A Middle aged woman whose presence among the teens was never explained added maybe this is a very important topic but talking about this is not accepted Here the group applauded loudly and Donahue change the subject. He asked How the teens fell about serving in the military since Many in the audience were near the draft age of 19. Aquino stumps for passage of new philippine Constitution Manila Philippines a president Corazo Aquino saturday told a huge crowd of chanting support ers thai our country needs us again and urged them to approve a proposed Constitution in monday s National  also praised defense minister Rafael Pilelo and chief of staff Oen Fidel v. Ramos for crushing last week soup attempt and vowed punishment for the conspire  crowd estimated by police Ai 170,000 chanted Cory Cory As the 54-Ycar-old president made Heri _. Final Public appearance in support of the draft charter which affirms her six year  to the Abor Tive coup by right win military officers Aqui no said i thought that we could reconcile All filipinos. But it is very Clear there Are some people who do not want to reconcile but to make trouble for  know that i Don t want to kill she said. But also i do not want them to kill  Aquino repeated her threat to prosecute those involved in tuesday s attempt to take Over military and Media centers around the  i talked with or. Ileto and Gen. Ramos i told them i will not permit them to give Freedom to those who make trouble for us she added. The rally at Manila s sprawling Luneta Park Cli maxed a monthlong personal Campaign by the presi Dent who says the new charter will bring economic revival and political stability after months of coup plots against her 11 month administration. Ups have opposed ratification predict a comfortable Victory right ambut government Oflinn margin."1 think we filipinos in the past months thought we did not need each other any More so we retard Aquino said. But after the events of the past weeks i think we need your help to talk to you and Call your attention that we Are the Hope of the country and to Lake care of our  supporters wore yellow to shirts with the words  yellow is the color of Aquino s people Power revolution that propelled her to Power last february and toppled former president Ferdinand e. . Saturino Herrera Deputy police commander said police forces secured major buildings around the Rall site As part of the stepped up Security following the coup attempt that government officials blamed on supporters Marcos. Marcos was toppled feb. 25 after a military backed civilian revolt and fled to exile in Hawaii. Presidential spokesman Teodoro Benigno told report ers the government was very upbeat about prospects for a Strong vote on monday despite last week s failed coup Friday s breakdown of peace negotiations with communist rebels and the Jan. 22 shooting of a dozen peasant marchers at the Mendiola Bridge the spokesman discounted claims by right Wing opponents such As sex defense minister Juan Ponce Engle that the Constitution will win approval Only if the government rigs the Vole. The communist led National democratic front announced Friday it was pulling out of peace talks to protest the military s lulling oath protesters at Mendiola  raised fears of renewed fighting Between the Mili tary and the 23,500-Roerabcr new people s army after a60-Day cease fire expires on feb. 8, peace with the communists had been a major goal Oft Deaquino government and the Cornerstone of her National reconciliation policy. Echoing the words of the slate run press one boy said he was concerned about the limited contingent of soviet soldiers in  he said he feared having o serve in the protracted War and ending life before i Start  several hands shot up to reply. One boy said his friends consider the Afghanistan War a Chance to test  another sounding the communist party line said he considered it his internationalist  the subject changed to religion. Church exists for Hose of weak character said one boy. The soviet Union is officially atheist. One Girt Rase to say she liked the Beautiful old riles and thought churches should be preserved As historical monuments. Asked whether she believed in god she laughed an blurted out of course not. I m a member of the Kom Somol the youth Branch of the communist party. Also thursday Donahue was to tape a debate be tween refuseniks soviets who have been denied permission to emigrate and jews who Are satisfied with soviet life. He said the slate broadcast committee Costco radio bad agreed to allow so members of each group to participate. Bui hat agreement exploded Donahue told re porters when Oost Eleadio reduced the number from each group to 25. The associated press reported the refuseniks said they boycotted the meeting because they objected to the decision to allow Only 25 of the to appear on the program. On Friday the official soviet news Agency Tass quoted Gostel Eradio Deputy chairman Vladimir Popov As criticizing the a report on the cancel program saying a Contention the state committee sought to keep he Refu Sonika from participating  Popov said the Rufu Schiks demanded a separate meeting with Donahue then rejected this when the group was Cut to 25 members. I think that this manipulation of figures is simply out of place the English language toss report quoted Popov As saying. The refuseniks simply lacked the arguments that they could use at the meeting with soviet citizens of jewish nationality " world today identical twins win top honors in Raf class London a identical twins Wegryn an Niall Huskisson have landed in the Royal air Force s history  both won the coveted sword of Merit Given to the lop graduate of the Cranwell col lege the rats officer training school after receiving equally High ratings in the 18-Weekcourse. The 21-year-old twins from Shelci eld receive the award in ceremonies at the College. Wegryn and Bis brother who is four minute younger attended the same High school passing the same number of Ordinary and advanced level subjects. After that they went to Warwick University where both studied engineering electronics and gained first lass honors. They then joined the same air training Squadron. Niall will be posted to Linton on ouse for further Pilot training and Wegryn is staying on at Gnu twee College for advanced training. Japan s account surplus climbs to record High Tokyo a Japan s 1986 current account surplus reached a record High $85.966 Bil lion far above the $49,7-71 billion surplus the year before the finance ministry announced  current account balance which measures goods services and Short term interest dividends also registered a record monthly High for december with a surplus of $9.359 billion according to the ministry. The previous record was 19.106 billion i september