European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday August 27,1987 after four Day trek on foot Roar Mosston Niles who a iritts in Nairobi Ken on tuesday look rested and Happy that their ordeal is Over. Sudanese rebels who had kidnapped them released the four after freed by sudanese rebels a photo seven weeks. They Are Steve Anderson of Minneapolis my Heather san Claire of drapers own county Londonderry Ireland Marc nikkei of Reedley Calif. And Kalherine Taylor of Johnson , world today police Wield clubs open fire on protesters in Manila area Manila Philippines a cab wielding police shared pro Lestere in Manila and opened fire on others in a nearby town As thousands joined a nationwide strike wednesday against fuel Price hikes. Militant told 6,000 people at a rally near the presidential Palace that the strike originally scheduled to last 24 hours would continue thursday. The crowd cheered the announcement and shouted strike strike the protest occurred even though president Cora Zon Aquino issued an order tuesday that partially reduced the Price of gasoline. Unions said the decree was insufficient to warrant halting the protest the strike was spearheaded by transport workers affiliated with the Radical May 1st movement. But other groups including Telephone workers Seminary student government employees and leftists also joined the protest which organizers labelled a peo ple s  philippine constabulary said the strike affected transportation in about half the country s 13 military districts including the capital area. Many schools offices and businesses across the country dosed or oper ated with reduced  said three people including two women were wounded when police fired on protesters in a Coor about 10 mile South of Manila. A fourth person a woman was struck in the head with a dub they said. In suburban Quezon City officials said eight people. Including a priest were arrested after police sprayed jets of water and swung nightsticks at a crowd of sever Al Hundred blocking a major intersection. I was shielding the women and at one Point i tried to catch a Slick and i told police to Stop it said the Rev. Jod Boreo the priest who was arrested. But they went on hitting . Gen. Ernesto san Diego Northern Manila police District commander said police also dispersed pro tetters in at least five other parts of the City. In Cebu City 350 Miles South of Manila police said 33 people were arrested after they broke up a crowd of about 500 strike and supporters. Police said up to 80 percent of Manila s Jeeney Drivers joined the strike alone with Many bus Drivers jeep Neys modelled after military jeeps Are he main Mode of Public transport in the Philippines. Aquino urged the Public to understand the predicament of the government regarding Oil prices. She said the partial Rollback indicated i tried to do my Best. The government said the aug. 14 increase which boosted prices of gasoline kerosene and liquefied Gas an average 18 percent was necessary because of in creases in world Petroleum prices and because its fund for subsidizing costs of Domestic Oil companies was depleted in the face of growing Public opposition Aquino rot Only reduced the increase but Cut the duty on imported Oil from 20 percent to 15 percent. Regulations tightened on poles entering Italy Rome up italian immigration authorities arc applying Qirici regulations to curb the entry of poles who come to Italy As tourists and Ihnn seek Asylum a  at Rome s Leonardo a Vinci Airport said immigration authorities refused admission to 51 poles who arrived on a flight from Warsaw monday and is who arrived last  All cases the rejected poles did rot comply fully with regulations that apply to inc entry of All foreign visitors except those from european economic Community countries the officials said. Thieves take Beer kegs confiscated by customs Dublin Ireland a thieves have stolen 220 kegs of Beer from a customs depot i n Dublin one week Afler customs officers seized the Beer from smugglers police said tuesday. Police said the thieves foiled a burglar alarm system and drove three truck loaded with the tags out of the Depol without being  officers had seized the Beer estimated to be Worth about $81,000, from smugglers in county Monaghan near the Bonier Between Ireland and North Ern  police have been fighting smugglers who drive Beer and spirits into the Irish Republic from Northern Ireland where alcohol prices Are Mudi lower. The then sell the alcohol South of the Border at a Profil. Study focuses on effect of Jet noise on buildings Munich a fighter jets buzzed a Church in Bavaria tuesday As officials began a study to deter mine the effect of noise from Low flying aircraft on old buildings. The study is a join Effort by the German military the bavarian stale environment ministry and Church authorities the roman Catholic Bishop s office in Munich said in a  Church in auf Kirchen a Village about 15 Miles Northeast of Munich was chosen for the first tests because it is typical of churches in the Region. Many of the churches in the area Are 200 to 300 years  German air Force jets took part m the less tuesday flying Over the Church at various Heights and speeds. Measurements taken of the Church before the Experiment will be compared to data noted Ancram the Bishop s office said. Police said ask ask ask to moroccan with Tusk Frankfurt