European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday May 12.19b70 policeman wounded in n. Ireland rioting Belfast Northern Ireland a sectarian rioting flared in West Belfast and Londonderry sunday night and a police officer was voted d by Gassrt officials said. Earlier sunday an official of the outlawed Irish Republican army s Legal political Wing sinn fein made what appeared to be a threat against British leaders because or the death of eight Ira guerrillas Friday r., he in an ambush Dur ing an attempted raid at a police station. Sinn fein s Danny Morrison told a Belfast rally that the loss of the guerrillas is not going to Stop us. The people responsible for killing those eight Ira via in Len Don t forget it Are no. 1, mrs. Thatcher prime minister Margaret Thatcher and the British  youths attacked officers with gasoline bombs in largely roman Catholic areas of Belfast sunday and hijacked several police used plastic bullets to scatter troublemakers in the Springhill area according to authorities. They said one police officer was shot and wounded when an assailant opened fire on a patrol in the Ardoyne District. His condition was not Given. Sporadic rioting also broke out in the bog Side and Gonna scale areas of Londonderry the British province s second largest City. Sunday newspapers in London said police had known for weeks of the Ira s plan to attack the police station in Loughgall a Village 30 Miles West of Bel fast where the eight guerrillas and a civilian who was passing by were killed Friday night. Fun i it in Belfast announced sunday that ballistics tests showed weapons taken from the eight Ira gunmen had been used in seven killing and that one revolver had been taken from a police Man stain in december 1985. Three of the people killed by those guns were construction workers involved in contracts to repair bomb damaged police stations police said. The four others victims were members of the locally recruited British army unit the Ulster de sense regiment. London newspapers said the ambush was mounted by Britain s special air services unit acting on information from an informer. The reports said the unit became re activated after the Ira killing april 23of Northern Ireland s second ranking judge. Sir Maurice Gibson and his wife Cecily. Meanwhile the mainly roman Catho Lic Ira said in a telex to b f?5 Media that it was responsible for the saturday night attack on the Belfast Home of a county judge John quran. Gunmen fired shots and hurled a bomb from a car breaking windows in the House but no one was injured police said. The Ira is fighting to unite Northern Ireland where protestants outnumber catholics by a 3-2 ratio with the pre dominantly Catholic Irish Republic under a leftist government. The Ira b outlawed in both Britain and Ireland. Officials re enact ferry trip to find tragedy s cause Rugge Belgium a that Voy age of a British passenger ferry thai a Maxa off this Earth sea port March 6, killing Keast 186 Peop Tevesi re enacted sunday in Jahed More Light Vonwie causes of the Accident Dickals said. A Sisa ship of the Herald of Bee Enterprise left port nday at 4 . And simulated a series a Maneu is that preceded the Jerald s sudden slide on Tofu Side 1,000 Yard puts the har Bor naval byte spokesman Lem Nielens said. Experts a technicians Obs Ely examined the ship s behave during the lists. Video equip ment Wai Seao record Jet actions of the ves Sel.  be Lafle and British judicial authorities Circle Over had to follow Pic operations Thi Elensi the results of Lalib will be used in British and belgian inv slim is of the disaster. Fire con tints to spread in North Stern China Beijing i Osands of troops brought a Rajk Forest Fira Inder partial control sunday. It Ici killed 400% 114 people and threatens Taf sweep into a City in Northeast China. Off fils said the d a Foll was Likely to Rise. The in Rno. Fuelled by High wads and spread ing to Day Mountain grasslands Bas gulled a town  people and forced weasel 30.000 More Tofle their Homes officials so to than 10,000 troops who a been battling be names for five Days Havnar Tilry a Juat the Blue under control Sai a news broadcast on National radio. Be Blaze erupted wednesday in Thi red Dax Ingan mountains in Leilur Tacan Gonce about 800 Miles Northeast of baling a the soviet Border. Winter and  anally times of Low rainfall in nor Hina. London bus services hit by 24-hour Union strike London a bus services in London were hit after Midnight sunday at the Start of a 24-hour strike of Crews protesting the privatisation of routes by the publicly owned facility. Monday morning London regional trans port which runs the buses and subway said Only two of its 21 Alt night bus routes were operating across the capital. The subway was no affected by the dispute. The famous red double deck buses carry up to three million passengers a Day. The 17,500 bus staff Crews and engineers voted 9 to i for the strike at Union chapter meet Ings said Terry Allan District Secretary of the transport and general workers Union. Army fron Paga 1 older officer who was widely respected to be vice chief of Naff. Sod by refraining for two years from making major changes in other assignments in contras Vuono a vice chief of staff will be a Gen. Arthur e Brown jr., director of the army staff now. He will no Cut on a fourth Star until he takes office. Similarly of. Louis a Wagner or. Was promoted just last Momb when he took charge of the army Materiel come a bib buys the army s weapons. In the Field Gen. Jowetta. Palastra or. Became a general Only a year ago As commander of army forces within the United Stales. Get James j. Lindsay earned a fourth Star last october Wicen he became head of the readiness come which is of Flag turned into anew command for special operatior3fcuch As counterinsurgency. Overseas Gen Charles w. Baykal has Jav become a four alar Genera and commander of army res in the Pacific. Gen. Louis c. Menetrey is the Nev com Mander of United slates forces in South Koryc in june Gen. Frederick f. Woerner or. Will become i Mander of United states forces in latin America in addition. Gen. Maxwell  Thurman vice i of staff a general for four years will move in jul the training and doctrine come. At the Sara mime Gen. John  Calvin who has been a a Metot two Yean As chief of  forces in latin pm Ica will become Allied commander in Europe. Some officers in the Middle rank in they took Forward to the fresh ideas the new of trials May have and assume the changes they esp afr will not be disruptive because of their exper Leovin the military sys tem. These Are not Young Tud from the outside one officer said. Bui in the next breath Jose officers in Washington and the Field express Hiety about the fresh leadership although the Urbo not voice their concerns in Public � the Middle Gre officers wonder about the Agenda to be set by Vulio. One crucial lest is expected to be whether he it retain the much debated Light Divi Sions intend for Swift intervention in a crisis which were form Ruby the present chief of staff. Gen. John a. Wick arabs. Most think Vuono will keep the Divi Sions i they ask in what number and with what miss it Ever the Case some Middle ranking officer wonder whether fresh ideas from the new Generau will make much difference since the Reagan administration is in its. Last 18 months and is not considered Likely to be interested in army initiatives. Gen Vuono won t realty be chief of staff said one officer until Jan. 20,1989." the majors and colonels already disgruntled about what they consider to be the failure of prof Tel Leaden to carve out a fair share of the Budge the army doubt the new generals can do Betle Rune can Lead that Congress is not interested in Gofa forces noting the absence of subcommittees in�p5enatc and House armed services committees Djimedo to land Power. Jus look at what John a Jintian did for the Navy said one army officer few Irrig to the former Secretary of the Navy who Obia Cpd funds for a 600-Shlp Fleet. Other remarked at the funds allocated to the air Force for nuclear army major by colonels also worry about How the new Generao stare in the Pentagon when the joint chiefs of Sprague Over missions and Money. They fear their Bierals will be outgunned by Navy admirals and Asp Force generals Wiser in the ways of washing a there is an unsettling Ripple effect with pro Rons and transfers at the four Star level Nuny new foul cant generals will be named meaning Many peo ple in the army Wilt have to adjust to a new Boss. 1 these changes Are coming about because of several retirements and the death of one officer. At the top Bickham Nusl leave after the four years the Law limit s chief of staff. Bernard w. Rogers supreme Allied commander in of Cape is being eased out evidently for speaking his Menf Typo often. He Baa clashed with the Reagan adminis nmn Over proposals for an arms agreement with the som junion that would have medium Range missiles with mini from Europe. And he has questioned priorities to military spending favouring conventional weapon Saver nuclear missiles. Gen. William a thar son retired last year n head of the training ill Cuine come for health reasons. Gen Richard Jthompson head of the army Materiel come Reti Mui april and Gen Wil Liam j. Ivs by commander to american forces in South Korea plans to retire in a a Bolh for personal reasons. Last october Gen. Fred k. Mao a widely considered to be a rising Star in the army so of cancer. The Only generals slaving in place a even. Jack n. Merritt who has been a general for is mow and it the . Representative on the senior military omit tee in nato and Gen. Glenn k. Otis commander who Hai been a general for six Yean. Otis is believed to be planning to retire next year. Filipinos from Page 1 in Baguio City 120 Miles North of Manila. 11 said there were no casualties and it was unknown if the attack was related to the election. A private television station reported voting was suspended Inone District of Southern Sulu Island and that residents fled three villages in Mindanao s Zamboanga Del sur province because of moslem rebel threats. There were some 26 million registered voters Eligi ble to cast ballots for 84 candidate seeking the 24senatorial positions and 1,899 candidates running for the 200 seats in the Home of representatives. Election chief Ramon Felipe predicted an so per cent turnout of voters. In Manila people began lining up at polling places under sunny sties. Those elected serve until mrs. Aquino s Terra expires on june 30, 1992, sharing a Rucian decisions on  Reform the communist and moslem insurgencies and the future of . Bases after the lease on them expires in 1991. Final official election returns Are not expected for at least one week. Most philippine commentators predicted voters would support the woman who came to symbolize National revival following last year s ouster of president Ferdinand e. Marcos and would give mrs. Aquino people Power coalition solid majorities in both houses in a radio broadcast from Hawaii where Marcos has lived since his february 1986 ouster inc former presi Dent warned his followers to be on Gui k. For possible fraud. He denied plotting of sabotage the election