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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday september 1,1987 mutineers intended to kill her Aquino says Manila Philippines a president Corazo Aquino said sunday that mutinous rooms aimed nol Only to Loppla her government but also to kill her anther family. Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile said he was not involved i Friday s coup attempt by up to 1,200 rebel troops led by his former aide. The Daylong Bailie Kif at least 25people dead and 275 wounded. Enrioc fired As defense minister last november aftera failed coup attempt said he refused a request by a . Diplomat to use his influence with Mutiny leaders to Hall the attacks. Loyal troops searched Northern provinces Sunda for remnants of the rebel Force including col. Grego Rio Gringo Onasan and five other ringleaders. Aquino Laid a Wreath sunday at a fort Bonifaci military cemetery on National heroes Day. Dozens of guards with us sub machine guns and Miti Rifle maintained Light Security for her first Public appear Ante since the rebellion. The aim of the rebels was clearly o kill the presi Dent and her family she said in prepared remarks. The size and ruthlessness of the attack the Treach Ery that marked it the brutality of the rebels who fired on civilians and the Liming. Prove beyond a doubt their murderous intentions she said. Her Only son Benigno Aquino Iii Wai wounded and three of his bodyguards lulled As they returned to he presidential Palace Early  also bos four daughters and the eldest Maria Elena is a presidential assistant. The other daughters have no official positions. The president s brother Jose Cojuangco is a member of the House of representatives and her brother in Law Agapilo Aqui no is a  rebellion was the gravest of several attempts to overthrow Aquino since she was swept to Power in february 1986 civilian military revolt that deposed president Ferdinand  mutineers in Friday s attempt had said they were unhappy Over government failure o end the nation s 18-year-old communist  rebels attacked a police outpost sat urday on he outskirts of Davao City 610 Miles South East of Manila said regional commander Brig. Gen. Romeo Ruvina. Fourteen people were believed killed in a two hour Battle. The coup attempt came while Many of the 500-member presidential Security guard Force were in nearby provinces As Advance Security for a planned tour which Aquino later cancelled. Aquino hailed the soldiers who routed the rebel a heroes and branded the air Force vice commander a . Gen. Antonio e. Sotelo the air Force chief was at Villamor a for several hours Friday while rebel troops held the base. He said saturday his Deputy. Brig. Gen. Federico passion jr., declared he was taking Over and demanded Sotelo step Down. Solely refused and fled to the presidential Palace where he directed air operations against the rebels. Chief . Arms negotiator optimistic on Accord Washington a the . Arms negotiator said sunday a . Soviet agreement on the elimination of intermediate Range nuclear missiles can be wrapped up in relatively  Max m. Kampelman said the two superpowers should be Able to overcome the remaining obstacles such As details of the verification process and reach an agreement on ground launched missiles. I tend to feel that we can wrap it up an should be Able to wrap it up in relatively Short order Kampelman said on Abo tvs this week with David brinkley.""1 don1 Tike to say that verification is minor however he said. On the other hand if they will Cany through with their rhetoric then i should think that we d be Able to in Short order to come up with a verification agreement hat s incur  a member of the soviet communist parly s Central committee who also appeared on the Abc program said some details remain before an intermediate Range nuclear Force agreement can be readied but he is optimistic about a superpower Accord. There Are some details some verification details some demands of ours said Vitaliy Churkin. We want to hav Access to american military bases in third countries but i am hopeful that Itcan be worked out we Are not going to create some new problems  president Reagan in his radio address delivered saturday said the United Stales and soviet Union Are close to anagreement1 on the elimination of the mis sues Churkin agreed with the assessment that the last major obstacles to an in agreement have been basically overcome but said the soviets remain concerned about the Fate of . Nuclear warheads in penning a missiles. West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl announced last week that his nation was willing to destroy its 72 perching a mis Siles outfitted with . Nuclear warheads. When you Are going la destroy them Churkin said we an going to destroy our warheads for the Shorter medium Range missiles. We want the United slates to do the same. Is the United slates going to Stop further production of the Shorter Range missiles along with the medium Range mis Siler off duty policeman killed in Northern Ireland Belfast. Northern Ireland a an off duty policeman was shot to death outside his Home in Ballyronan Village near Cookstown about 50 Miles West of Belfast sunday night police reported. He was the Isle member Cut Mcroyal Ulster constabulary 10 be slain this year. Two Belfast detectives were killed in a Dock Side bar last week and the outlawed Irish Republican army claimed  predominantly roman Catholic Ira is waging a Campaign to unite Northern Ireland British province where protestants outnumber catholics 3-2, with the mainly Catholic Republic of Ireland. 3,000 March in support of Independence activists san Juan puerto Rico a thousands marched sunday on the second anniversary of the arrests of 14 pro Independence activists inthe Case of the 1983 robbery of $7 million from a Wells Fargo depot in Hartford.  Zemoz a Leader of the committee of friends and relatives of the Arres Lees said about 3.000 people marched to the Federal court House in the protest demons ration. Some car ried signs Reading jailed patriots continue to have their rights trampled and enough enough Federal abuse fourteen people were arrested aug. 30, 1985,and three others were arrested March 21, 1986, in the 1985 arrests ii of Lite suspects were seized i puerto Kico one in Mexico one in Texas and one in Boston but the Boston defendant subsequently was role cd without charge. All of the others have been freed on bail Pend ing trial except Filiberto Ojeda Rios and Juan Segarra Palmer who were denied bail and re main in prison in Hartford. Federal officials claim the suspects arc linked to the Mac heteros a group that has asserted re ability for the 979 killings of two .Navy personnel and the 1981 bombing of 11 jets of the puerto Rico air National  Mac heteros seek Independence for puerto Rica which is a . Commonwealth territory. Strike from Paga 1 troops broke up the  the Union and the employers have demonstrated their ability to administer and withstand pain said Bobby Godsell Industrial relations chief for Anglo american corp. None of my colleagues Are going to be celebrating  about 40,000 of the fired strike worked for Anglo american the largest and worst hit of the affected companies. Godsell said die company had been pre pared to continue the dismissals to defend our eco nomic  said Anglo american will rehire As Many of the fired men As possible but makes no guarantees. He said the company will not dismiss replacements hired during the strike and will nol reopen iwo unprofitable old shafts it closed 10 Days ago. Chamber president Naas Steenkamp said both Side gained a clearer perception of he other. The Union has Learned that the Industry is capable of setting limits sticking to them and showing a lot of determination in the process,1 he said. The employer has Learned that the Union has muscle organizational capacity determination and  settlement offer raises miners vacation pay by 10 percent and provides death benefits for three years rather than two. Negotiators said wages the focus of the dispute were not discussed  tuesday in the Only other contract talks during the strike the Union towered its wage demand from 30 percent to 27 percent. The chamber refused to discuss altering the 1 j percent to 23.4 percent raises it began paying after negotiations broke off in  described the Union s acceptance of an offer it previously rejected As a tactical  the chamber did not win and we did not lose he said. The strike showed that the Union had the sup port of the workers. Al was an important  he said there is no resentment among rank and Fileto their leaders decision. What the miners Felt was important was keeping the Union United so we accepted the offer and decided to move Forward and consolidate he  to one Independent estimate the strike Cost the country s biggest Export Industry at least $8million a Day in potential profits. The chamber said the tinkers Tost total wages of More than to million Aday. In related developments sunday City press a newspaper serving Black readers said the South african Reserve Bank ordered All Bank snot to accept transfers of foreign Money to the miners Union. It said Bankers should freeze these accounts an notify the Reserve Bank. The Congress of South african Trade unions the country s main Black labor federation said a bomb damaged its Cape town office saturday. It was the fourth time this year that its offices were bombed. It said that in All these cases there has apparently been no Progress in police investigations whatsoever the Union repeated its charge that the government i seeking to harass it. Iraq from Paga 1 Resolution on july 20. Iraq said its aircraft hit at least three iranian Oil installations about 300 Miles apart in the Gulf on sat urday then attacked Harg and three land targets on sunday. Iran s news Agency monitored in Cyprus said sat urday s raids martyred and wounded Tevera people. Khatib. In the far Northern Gulf account for 90 percent of Iran s Oil exports All of which go through the Gulf. Iraqi Oil risen by pippin is to saudi Arabia and Turkey. Gulf based shipping sources said Iran s Lavan is land a coastal refinery and terminal to the South Wai burning and Rakhsh an Oil platform in the Southern Gulf was severely damaged after saturday s  sources spoke on the condition they nol be  War communiques also monitored in Cyprus said the land raids hit Iran s International satellite communications Center in the southwestern City of Asad Abad near a Jarg and Power stations in Tabriz,60 Miles from the soviet Border and Hamadan in Central  5aid ii shot Down two iraqi aircraft Over the Gulf Baghdad said All of ils planes returned  .-escorted Convoy the fourth northbound and sixth Overall since the operation began july 20,included the 81,2383-ton surf cily and the 79,999-ton Chesapeake City according to witnesses who observed it from helicopters and other vessels  
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