European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d Poindexter asks to retire with third Star Page 5 d dark Side of command part of the Job Veteran says Page 9 d royals fire Gardner hire Wathan sports Page 21 auth08i1ed uhf Frohl. Publication for t vol. 46, no. 133 saturday August 29, 1987 08693 a Aquino survives coup attempt Security troops guard the presidential Palace in Manila Early Friday. A photo Manila Philippines a Muli Nous troops attacked the presidential Palace compound Early Friday in an at tempt to overthrow the 18-Mcmth-old government of president Cora on Aqui no. She was Safe unit appealed for Calm. Col. Hongslo Isleta an armed forces spokesman a Iid the rebels were led by col. Gregorio Onasan. Security chief to sen. Juan Ponce Enrile wham mrs. Aquino fired As defense minister after another coup attempt last november. Al least nine people were killed and 94 wounded in the pc Dawn uprising by truckloads of soldiers near the Palace and government broadcast Center in sub Urban Quezon City. Fighting raged for hours in densely populated areas of the capital and an attack also was reported at Vilt Amot near Manila s Airport. The revolt occurred one Day after Mili Tant leftist unionists began the biggest strike of Aquino s administration. Onasan told reporters before he and some of his men managed to enter armed forces Headquarters that the operation was aimed at unification of the people the concept of Justice and True Freedom and claimed it was not a Mili tary coup All we Are fighting for is the children Pur children and the children of the filipino people 1 Onasan said. Gen. Fidel Ramos the chief of staff said Aboul 300 men began Ibe attack at i . And there were propaganda re ports the mutineers supported him and Enrile. Ramos who has put Down other coup a templs affirmed his loyally to telephones of Enrile and his spokesman Sylveslre arable were not was defense minister under for Mer i resident Ferdinand e. Marcos and Ramos was Deputy armed forces chief. They broke with Marcos to help Lead the civilian military revolt that drove him into exile after 20 years in Power and installed Corazon Aquino. I want to Tell you All my country men that i am Safe and the presidential see attempt on Page 28 demos push War Powers act danger Etycl More reason i v \ to to Jarir danger of enforce a Washington a democratic legislators say the Reagan administration s decision to Grant danger pay . Military personnel in the persian Gulf Means it is time to invoke the War Powers Art but while House official say the 1973 Law does t need to be Trig gered. To my mind this decision is one More reason Why the War Powers act should apply and i think the War pow ers question will keep coming up again and again said sen. Claibore Pell d r.i., chairman of the Senate foreign re lations committee. Pell speaking wednesday by phone from his Newport Horop fraid he intends to push nest Mortor Senate approval of a Bill Ramji Lertg the War pow ers Art to be up Uhouse. The Peng Fri announced wednesday thai military personnel scr Infin the volatile Gulf Region will mor reason be says receive the s is on expected month. The pay will be of a Deci-$1,1 million a a to the beginning of the defense department under pressure from he Democrat controlled Congress to Grant the ing cargo for the Agency gave no other details. But iranian aun Boals frequently intercept shipping in the Strait where iranian silkworm missiles Are deployed. The United slam s began escorting kuwaiti tankers through the Gulf last month. Kuwait has chartered three British ships and re no Isle red three in Gibraltar. Srmsh Independent television news said tuesday a kuwaiti owned supertanker is being transferred 10 a Lon Iliin subsidiary so thai the ship the 2 i7, lilo Lon supertanker Al i aha Van he related under the Union Jark. An Luni in foreign ministry spokesman said thurs Day a i Mil Uijun passed by Arab league foreign ministers in Tunis. Tunisia tuesday urging Iran 10 accept a . Cease Lii Call Wasa failure. The Kep Ubhi of Iran will not submit to any pressures Irna quoted the spokesman As saying. He repealed Iran s in Usu not t will pursue the War until iraqi president so Udani Tom Sam is toppled
