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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 28 the stars and stripes monday August 31,1987 Aquino says her family was target Manila Philippines a presi Dent Cora on Aquino making her first Public appearance since a bloody coup attempt two Days ago said sunday that mutinous troops wanted to kill her entire family. A cult Story Paje 9. Aquino said later sunday dial  Ramos her armed forces chief preserved democracy by crushing the to nose serious coup attempt against Herig month old government. In a statement issued to the  called on the 250,000-Membcr armed forces to remain vigilant. To Hortmay is ill be desperate efforts on the part of the rebels to attack key government installations and harm our people he said. The West Point trained general appealed for Unity and said he was working to a 60 percent increase in their salaries. Enlisted men get a Basic pay of 800 pesos about $40enough Only to buy two sacks of Rice the Basic filipino diet. The Tow salaries of soldiers was one of the issues rated by the mutineers who also accused Aquino of being a communist  n a speech marking National heroes Day at he suburban fort Bonifacio army Headquarters Aquino also criticized the brutality of renegade sol Diers who mounted the 24-hour rebellion Friday. Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile the former de sense minister fired last november aftera tailed coup attempt by his followers broke two Days of silence and told a radio audience he was not involved in the latest insurgency. But Enrile. Who also was an associate of the Leader of Friday s revolt said he turned Down a request by a senior . Diplomat to use his influence with Mutiny leaders to Hail the attacks the Daylong Battle left at least 44 peo ple dead and 275 wounded Many of them civilian. Elsewhere Loyal troops searched Northern provinces for remnants of the rebel Force including col. Cregorio Gringo hons san and five other ring leaders. Aquino Laid a Wreath sunday at a for Bonifacio military cemetery on National heroes Day dozens of guards with Uii sub machine guns and m-l6s maintained Light Security the aim of the rebels was clearly to kill the president and her family she said in prepared remarks. Her Only son Benigno Aquino Iii was wounded and three of his bodyguards were killed As they resumed to the presidential Palace Early Friday. He later said rebels fired on heir car after he identified himself As the president s Ion. She hailed the officers and men who routed the rebel troops As heroes and branded the air Force vice commander a traitor maj Gen. Antonio e. Sotolo the air Force chief was in his office at Villamor a for several hours Friday while the facility was held by rebel troops. Sotolo said saturday his Deputy Brig. Gen. Federico passion jr., had declared he was taking Over and demanded he step Down. Soldo refused and fled to the presidential Palace from where he directed air operations against the rebels. Gen. Sotelo and a Small group denied the air Force to the rebels although icy had been betrayed by the second in com Mand Aquino  spokesman col. Honesto Isle to said 816 mutineers had surrendered or been captured and were being held aboard two naval ships in Manila  said 12 Loyal soldiers were killed and 61 wounded while sit mutineers died and 24 were wounded. Rebels shoot Down copter 6 nicaraguan soldiers die Managua Nicaragua a a defense ministry communique Aid saturday that two officers and four enlisted men arc known to have died when a military helicopter was shot Down by Nie Aragam rebels. It said seven other people who were aboard the helicopter Are missing and that eight people including the Pilot and co Pilot Are hospitalized. Police say korean deaths were murder suicide pact Yong in South Korea a a cult Leader called benevolent Mother and 31 disciples look drugs and strangled each other in a murder suicide pact after police began probing charges she swindled $8.7 million police said sunday. Park soon a her three adult children and the 2s other followers apparently swallowed poisoner powerful drugs on Friday and let themselves be strangled with rope and cloth in the attic of the cull s factory said police officials. They said the last Man left alive factory Man Ager Lee Kyung Soo hanged himself. Iran from Page 1 morning iraqi air raid reportedly hit disclosed location. Ship Al an in Iran has vowed that if its Gulf Oil exporting facilities or tankers were attacked by Iraq kuwaiti ships and the . Warships escorting them through the Gulf would be in danger of iranian attack. Iraqi communiques monitored in Cyprus said the targets were Iran s International satellite communications Center in the southwestern City of Asad Abad and Power generating plants in Tabriz about 60 Miles from the soviet Border and Hamadan a Central City. The new northbound Convoy was observed sunday afternoon from a helicopter by associated press photographer Greg English. He said it was some 3d Miles Northwest of Dubai. Two helicopters were circling the procession which was moving in single file at about 12 knots he said. The Convoy s position meant it had been under Way for several hours and had patted through toe Tonnu Strait without any reported difficulty. Inn began attacking kuwaiti tankers in the Gulf last september accusing the emirate of aiding Iraq s War Effort at Kuwait i request the United slates re Regit tired 11 kuwaiti tankers under the . Flag and began providing them with Navy escorts for Protection ust month. The raids came less than 24 hours after iraqi War planes raided several offshore iranian Oil facilities to break the Lull in Gulf air attacks. When it announced saturday s raids Baghdad said it was determined to keep up pressure on iranian eco nomic target until Tehran accepts a july 20  Council Resolution demanding a cease fire. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein vowed saturday to defend Kuwait against possible iranian attack. S. Africa from Pago 1 to Emend already worked out. The Union reportedly had been seeking assurances that the fired workers would be rehired. Nine miners have been killed since the walkout began aug. 9. The Union says More than 350 miners have been injured and 300 arrested. The chamber said the strike at its Peak involved 230,000 miners Al 31 Gold and Coal mines. The Union said 340,000 men struck at 44 mines. An explosion saturday caused severe damage at the Cape town housing offices of toe Congress of South Afri can Trade unions or Cosatt a Black labor federation of which the miners Union is the largest affiliate. Marvin from Page 1 Marvin s death. We always had a great respect for each other he said. R we loved each other. The old Rascal never let on but he was a Sony. He knew i knew that i will miss him. Last december Marvin had intestinal surgery in Tucson after suffering Abdo Minal pains while Al his ranch. Official said then there was an inflammation of the Colon but that no malignancy was found. Marvin who tested that he Learned to act in the Marine corps starred in the dirty dozen in 1967. As Well As a i98stelevision Momic sequel. The dirty dozen next Mission Marvin Diin gushed by his Snow White hair Are Granite Hen features fought with Llie marines on Kwajalein eniwetok and Saipan during world War ii. On Saipan he suffered a wound that kept him in a Hospital for 13 months. I applied a lot of what i Learned in the marines to my films he said in 1983. I was a pfc. In the Marine corps so when i started playing officers 1 had Good opinion As to How they should be played from the Bias of an enlisted Man s viewpoint. I claim the Marine corps taught me How to act. I acted every Day in the serv ice. If they asked me if i was anxious to get out there and kill the enemy i an swered that 1  he was born feb. 19. 1924,  York City the son of an advertising executive and a Beauty and fashion editor. He was lucked out of virtually every prep school that his parents sent him to. Marvin made his movie debut after the War in you re in the Navy  i was just an extra he said. But the director Henry Hathaway took a liking to me and asked me to come to Holly Wood. He got me an agent but the agent would t take me because 1 was an extra. So Hathaway gave me some dialogue and made me an actor Hathaway picked me out of that movie he picked Charles Branson and he picked Jack Warden. So maybe head an  in 1958, his to series a squad premiered. I did that for three years he said. It burned me out. We did those in two Days. But it was the right time for me. I d Bacn doing features before that but this was what tied my face and name together for the  then came such movies As the Man who shot Liberty Valance Donovan s  the professionals emperor of the North the big red one prime Cut pocket Money and cat Ballou for which he won an Academy award As Best actor for his double role. Through the Alimony Case Marvin s name wound up in the la books As Well. His one Lime live in Girlfriend Michell triola who legally changed her last name to Marvin sued the actor after their Long Romance went on the rocks. Represented by celebrity lawyer mar Vin Milch Euon Michelle Marvin claimed that Marvin had promised he half of Bis income during the Yean they were together. A landmark . Supreme court Deci Sion allowed this Type of lawsuit Between unmarried partners for the first time and was dubbed the Alimony  Bui after a lengthy trial in 1979, the judge merely awarded her a Small sum to help her get Back on her feet. Marvin spent his last years in toe de Sert where he said he spent most of his Lime relaxing. A really do nothing when i m not working on a film he said in 198$, i Don t have horses or dogs Don t buy nothing that eats. There Are a Bunch of coyotes around the House. I like them they re More interesting than a Bunch of  Cla Ifield and details on Page ii of advertising insert  
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