European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday february 13, 19b7 the stars and stripes page9 approval of new Constitution colled Whitewash by Marcos Honolulu a deposed pics Ideal Ferdi nand Marcos has declared the ratification or the new philippine Constitution null and Constitution that is being proclaimed has no been duly approved the whole thing is a Whitewash Marcos said philippine president Corazon Aquino on wednesday signed a proclamation officially declaring the proposed Constitution to have been ratified by a vote of 76 percent of the More Dun 22 million people who voted. The administration of the Philippines is base principally on murder assassination mendacity a simple word would be lying and cheating bribery corruption he said. A panel of attorneys in the philippine has been com piling evidence of election abuses and is expected to make its findings Public later this month Marcos said. Marcos said votes were entered on behalf of Den people bribes were paid to others and ballot boxes were stuffed in some declined to provide evidence for his charges but said attorneys in the Philippines May soon be tiling criminal charges in connection with the alleged elec Tion was driven into mite from the Philippines last february following a fraud tainted presidential , who ran against Marcos in he presidential elec Tion assumed the presidency after Marcos his exile Marcos has claimed he won the presidential election and remains the legitimate president of the . Government has expressed Strong support for said he planned to urge members of the dbl party composed largely of his supporters to run for Flection to the National Congress in he May elections. Marcos said communist candidates May run in the election under other party labels so As to further infiltrate the predicted the downfall of the Aquino govern ment As he has throughout his exile. Marcos said he has heard reports of Gran ing cooperation Between moslem and communist insurgents battling the Central govern ment. Marcos also said he has heard reports that different factions within the military May be planning violence As the National Congress elections near and that Many embers of the military believe Aquino is corrupt. Marcos declined to comment on health tews he recently underwent at Tripler army medical Center Here. The . Justice department said Only that the lest were in connection with a Legal Marcos has been subpoenaed to appear before a fed eral grand jury in Alexandria va., to testify As part of the grand jury s probe of alleged misuse of . Tiea claimed he was Loo ill to i Ravel to the . East coast during the Winter and he was Able to win postponement. He also said he has received information about three potential assassination earns that have travelled to Hawaii. Marcos said the increased threat to his Security Veteran finally gets Silver bars snafu stalled package 70 years Linwood . A seventy years after retreated doughboy in makeshift hospitals in Europe or. Royal Elwood Durham has received the document from president Woodrow Wilson certifying his status As first lieutenant. The 92-year-old vice non of world War f on Wenc Day finally received the package Complete with a 1917 postmark containing the government proclamation and another document certifying him As a member of Jefferson medical College s alumni association. I think i la give these to my Nephew said Durham who lives in a convalescent Home in Linwood. He s a Young doctor and when he graduated he wanted All my old diplomas and certificates As Memorabilia four family. But t think i la wait until he comes o visit and give it to him personally. I won t Trust the mail the documents turned up last week in the Mai room of episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia. We re still trying to figure out How it got into our hands said Hospital spokesman Anthony Cirillo who delivered the papers to Durham. The original package was addressed to Durham care of the Hospital. The return address was care or the adjutant general s office in the War department with a Washington postmark. When the package arrived at the Hospital last week it had been re wrapped and addressed Only to the medi Cal facility with the wrong zip code. There was no new postmark so we have no idea where it came from Cirillo said. The Post office tells me that if they just found it they would have repack aged it and sent a representative that Mode Cirillo believe the package might have arrived by private delivery service. He also speculated that someone had been holding the package for the past seven decades. Durham still was listed in the american medical association directory Cirillo said so it was not dim cult to track him Down. With help from his sister 94-year-old Virginia Dur Ham the elderly doctor unrolled the documents and squinted at the cursive handwriting. The occasion also called for some reminiscing. Yel lowing photographs of a Young Durham in his military uniform were scattered on the bed. After i got a draft notice i landed in Liverpool on Christmas eve 9917," he said. I had Christmas Din Ner in Southampton at the Royal George hotel. The following Day i look a pock boat to France across the Channel he said. Working with the army medical corps meant operating out of base hospitals on the front line and i churches Durham said. At limes i was in a tent where i did nothing but blood transfusions. It was very exciting but it was very arduous he said Durham returned to Atlantic City after the War and set up a general medical practice on the Boardwalk. Former senator picked for nato Post Washington a former sen. Mack Mai singly of Georgia who lost a re election bid last no vember has been selected by the Reagan administration As the head of the nato department dealing with Allied arms cooperation officials said wednesday. Mattingly will be assistant Secretary general for de sense support based at the Agency s Headquarters in Brussels Belgium the officials said. They asked that they not be identified because for Mal approval of haltingly s appointment has not been re Vived from lord Carrington nato s Secretary Gen eral he will replace Robin l Beard who has held the nato Job since january 1984 and had been a five term congressman. Mailing. 56. A former businessman and Georgia late publican chairman served one term in the Senate and was Defeated in november by Democrat Wyche Fowler. In the Senate Mattingly was chairman of the appropriations committee s subcommittee on military construction and was a member of the banking housing and Urban affairs committee and the joint economic committee. By nato tradition the Secretary general of the organization and four of his assistants Are from euro Pean countries or Canada and the other assistant s Post is reserved for an american appointee. Late last year the United states planned to appoint Charles e. Redman a career Diplomat who had served at nato to the defense support Posl. The Job for Mattingly opened up however when Redman was named assistant Secretary of state for Public affairs and spokesman for the department. The assistant Secretary general for defense supports in charge of nato arms cooperation programs notably those in which the Allied countries coordinate their research and weapons procurement to avoid duplication of Effort. Ferdinand Marcos App no was largely responsible for the Purchase of military clothing for guards patrolling the perimeter of his Home. Marcos said information about the supposed hit teams has been passed along to the Fri but he said he was not sure whether the Agency had taken any action on the reports. Responding to reports he had tried to flee Hawaii forthe Philippines Jan. 23 aboard a plane flown to Hawaii from Miami by International arms dealer Sarky a g. Soghanalian Marcos called the stories schools update business students plan conference in Frankfurt Wiesbaden students from 20 Dodds Germany Region Wilt compete in 25 business ski areas during the March 14-15 future Busi Ness leaders of America conference in Frank Furt More than 200 students Are Eurc Clad to attend the annual conference at the downtown holidaying Jim Zucchetti at 06121-88299 has More information. Oral Reading contest open to 5th-graders Wiesbaden fifth graders throughout Dodds Germany Region Are invited to com Pete in a Region wide Oral Reading contest. Competition begins at the District level March 27, with winners advancing to the Region final april 24 at Mainz elementary school. Betty Nicholas at 06121-88242 has More in formation. Wuerzburg hosting drama Competition Wuerzburg. Germany More than 200students will compete March 22-25 in the Ger Many Region s drama festival at Luenburg High school. Judges will evaluate students in Solo and duet acting one act plays and spontaneous presentation. Contact David Horn at 2321-7176 for More information. History course on Trier offered by University Heidelberg the University of Mary land will offer Trier through he Ages March 23-29 in Trier Germany. Lecturer Bruno Lemer said the history course will cover everything from culls and ramans to Karl Marx who was bom in the 2,000-year-Oldcity. The three credit course can be taken for upper or lower level credit and is limited to he first 25 registrants. Tuition is $246. Interested students should Contact their Mary land Field representative or education Center. For More information Call the High org education Center at ets 45 j-7676 or 7602
