European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 news update the stars and stripes saturday August 15,1987 Enrile in Senate Manila Philippines not Juan Ponce . The former ii tense minister who was dismissed last year after a series of Threal a cd coups won the Las of 24 sen ale seals thursday three months after an election in which he final Vot arc still being counted. He immediately mourned at tacks on a variety of government policies. 12 chanting Wall protesters seized by police in e. Berlin Derlin a communist police look into custody shout a dozen of the 300 protesters who rallied in Easl Berlin chanting the Wall must go eyewitnesses said Friday. Temperatures hours after thursday night s protest a Young Man ran up to the Western Side of Floc Berlin Wall doused it with a Flam so by Abury 57 6070 u a Lanill 60 7b Ati anic c of n &6 allfl6g 88 Buloti 7s w talc Trouv 77 mint u bbl to 71 w 71 to 7d 9 ii 14 u � 9 � 54 by 77 w u 90 Boh Butl Burlington Burtn Rotart . W i Duru Onogi Civ fund g Iii in 61 s3 mag 79 90 76 h73 is Dei m Denit Epim mural Hirx Alij Kmon 79 71 70 k 7b b7 a Mable liquid and Sci a 4-Yard-Squarc Sec Tion ablaze. Thursday was inc 2fith anniversary of the Day when East Germany started construction of the Berlin Wall. East German officials made no official statements on thursday night s protest near the Brandenburg Gate the enor Mous Monument in East Berlin just Over the Berlin Wall. However eyewitnesses who spoke to an associated press reporter on the condition of anonymity said they saw communist guards taking at least 12 people into custody. The fair of the Ivia inces was not known. Tic eyewitnesses said most of the pro testers were Young people and Many spoke with accents indicating they had come from the soul Hern pans of East Germany. Many appeared to have been drinking heavily before the protest the eyewitnesses said. Berlin Berlin the Wall must go and murderers the protesters shouted according to the eyewitnesses and West Berlin police. Police said the demonstrators could clearly be heard in West Berlin some 300 Yards away. The East Berlin crowd was apparently Given encouragement by a Small group of people on the West Berlin Side who echoed the shouts from the East. The eyewitnesses in East Berlin said that in spite of the arrests East German police made an Effort to remain in the background apparently to avoid clashing with the demonstrators. West Berlin Pou spokesman Ulrich Klein told the associated press the East Berlin demonstration broke up about 11 . after Midnight in West Berlin police also arrested the Man who set Fiorelo the Wall with the flammable liquid and two alleged accomplices. East German firefighters quickly put out the Blaze and West Berlin police arrested inc Trio a Short Lime later Mueller said. They could be charged with disturb ing the peace and destroying property. He declined to name the men but said they ranged in age from 22 to 40. The imposing Brandenburg Gate Arches across East Berlin s Unter Den Linden Boulevard which is blocked off from the West by the Berlin Wall. Roger than expected june deficit . Do far in Europe Market european Eartner a Cut Lor nor rown n e " ukr b1 pm Kwh Nelmi if 5ou�i-r. 1 Tui by in noon go san us is j tool. 11 my Llu " 70-74. Bulb 4fl. Hon Felt Swidey i out took. If Btij Kinmg b partly urn if Contr i gel. . A London p Alanl. A by. A u n p.otlb�dlll3. A 72 urn Chi a. S5 i 77 to 73n n 57 79t4 is 72 by we so. Try it Rich London up1 the . Dollar weakened in key european markets Fri Day after the announcement of a bigger than expected . Trade dec fit for june. The Price of Gold also Dollar closed in Zurich. Switzer land at 1.5562 Swiss francs against i.s66s and in Brussels Belgium at 39.1675 belgian francs against 39.5650. In London the Pound closed at $1.5890 against $1,5795.in the British capital he Dollar turned into Swift decline after the Washington Trade announcement which bowed a deficit of si5.7 billion compared wit the previous month s revised $14 billion dealers said. The Market had Bee looking for a shortfall around $13 Bil lion the Dollar had been Strong on optimism about the . Economy and the Success of the recent Bond auction which attracted Strong japanese invest ment in particular and helped push the . Unit up against the yen dealers in Europe earlier Market closings did not fully reflect the . Trade news and the Dollar finished up on the Day. At Frankfurt in the afternoon fixing the Dollar was Al 1.8933 Marks against 1.8908.it closed in Paris Al 6.3270 francs against 6.3025, and in Milan Italy at 1,372.10 lire against 1,370.20. Gold closed in Zurich at $453 per ounce against $463 and in London at$454 against $460. Silver closed in Zurich at$7.5 5 Perounov against $7.85 and in London at $7.55 against $7.79.the nation s merchandise Trade deficit soared to $15.7 billion in june despite bookkeeping changes that show More favourable Trade with Canada the com Merce department totalled $21.1 billion while imports amounted to $36.8 billion for the month. Government officials said the resulting s1s.7 billion could turn out to be the highest Ever depending on How much they adjust the 116.05 billion Defi Cit of july 1986, to reflect the Canadian Commerce department also re Vised its annual Trade figures for the past 17 years to account for exports to Canada that . Officials bad missed in the change improved the Overall Trade deficit last year by 110.2 billion cutting it to $156.2 billion which u still an Alt time record. The old data bad figured the 1986 deficit at $ 166.3 billion. The same Factor also resulted in a $5.6billion drop in the Trade balance for the first six months of this year. It now stands Al a 1.9 that Pace holds for the second half of this year the 1987 deficit would reach an unprecedented $ 163.9 billion. Meanwhile wholesale prices Rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent in july As a downturn in food prices helped on set an increase in Energy prices the labor department said Friday. The july increase in the Bureau of labor statistics producer Price Index was identical to the moderate increase recorded in june. Wholesale Pricw advanced 0.3 percent in the 12 months that led up to july the Index was up 3.5 percent. T n moral. D full 76 Torallo. D 93 66 Vna or. Supped by to acc mud Preu n hit 48 Al s4 by 67 u u Chad Leader ready to meet Qadhafi school lunch coupons go on Sale next week Munich school lunch coupons go on Sale next week at main exchanges throughout Europe cafes Europe officials said Friday. Books of 10 coupons will Cost 110. Families qualifying for reduced Price meals will pay 40 cells a meal or j4 forthe 10
