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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday october 9,1987 military Parade kicks off East German anniversary East Berlin up East Germany celebrated its Iglo anniversary wednesday with a show of Mili tary might in the capital followed by German style festivities with music Beer and sausages. National Day celebrations kicked off wednesday morning with a military Parade Down Karl Mara Allee which had been draped with red banners and the red told and Black stripes of the German Flag to which communist leaders added a Hammer Compass and Shaft of wheat 38 years ago to distinguish i hair nag from its capitalist counterpart in West Germany. For one hour soldiers from land sea and air forces of the National people s army Goose stepped past the reviewing stand from which East German Leader Erich Hon Cockcr other members of the ruling politburo and soviet guests watched. They were followed by a procession of tanks and missiles including anti Lank and anti aircraft weapons. After the Parade a flood of youngsters from inc free democratic youth the communist youth Organiza Tion rushed inc troops passing out Flowers that Many soldiers placed in the barrels of hair  the crowd dispersed to a festive outdoor Bazaar at Alexandcr Slalz to drink Beer and Cal sausages. A band played old favorite  night a Parade of Goose stepping soldiers carried torches in front of the memorial to inc victims of fascism and  covered by a general amnesty announced in mid july to Mark 1h anniversary were to be re leased beginning wednesday. A photo troops and hardware Parade past reviewing stand with East German Leader Erich Honecker third from left. Renegade philippine rebel Leader says he had Access to . Base Manila. Philippines up fugitive coup Leader Reynaldo Cabauatan told reporters during an inter View at Clark air base this week that he had been passing in and out of the . Base for several Days and eating at a base restaurant a reporter said thursday. However United press International correspondent Fred rooms said the renegade Soldier emphasized hews not receiving any support from american military or Intel Ignee officials. The . Embassy in Manila issued a statement saying it had absolutely no indication that . Facilities were in any Way involved in the meeting tuesday evening Between Cabamalan and five reporters to a House at the sprawl ing base 50 Miles North of the Capi Tal. The embassy further has no information to Indi Cate that he Cabauatan is or has been on any . Facility the statement said. It categorically denied suggestions in some newspapers that the United states had been in touch with Cabamalan or supported his Aims. Cabauatan one of several people named in connection with a new threat to the government of president Corazon Aquino this week has been Al Large since leading a coup attempt Al a Manila television station in january. Roas was nne of five reporters taken in a Carlo Sec Cabauatan on tuesday. After Sunset the vehicle was waved onto the base by philippine soldiers who pro vide Security under a leasing agreement and proceeded on a roundabout course through inc base. Rooms said he and the other reporters were Blind folded for part of the trip and again on the Way out but the blindfolds were removed before they passed through the Gate. Cabau aun asked whether he was being supported by . Military diplomatic or intelligence officiate replied Delini icly  Bui he said of have been coming in and out of Park air base for the last few Days with the help of my filipino  Cabauatan who boasted during the interview he was ready to launch another coup attempt also said he had eaten in a restaurant at the Kelly theater inside the base for at least five evenings. The interview occurred in a one Story Bungalow style House in a residential area of the base Ronas said. He said Cabauatan was accompanied in the House by three men armed Only with sidearms and by two women. Also present was Cabamalan s lawyer Elly velles Pamaong who is also a fugitive. The reporters did not see any americans or caucasians and there was Noth ing to indicate whether the House was occupied by americans or filipinos he said. A philippine officer involved in guarding the base suggested Cabamalan May have scheduled the meeting there in order to Embarrass armed forces chief Gen. Fidel Ramos who is technically the base commander. The philippine military polices the perimeter of the base under an agreement covering the leases of Clark and Subic Bay naval base the two largest . Mili tary installations in Asia. The officer who asked not to be named said he believed the move was a propaganda ploy by Cabauatan to Point up the weakness of Security on the base. He also noted thai filipinos with proper passes had been allowed 10 bring quests onto the base to make use of its recreational facilities. World today counterfeiting ring broken up by Milan police Milan Italy a Milan police said wednesday they have broken a major International ring counterfeiting Large amounts of . Dollars Spanish pesetas and credit cards. Twenty people we of them uruguayan were arrested during the operation. Police also seized counterfeit Dollar Bank notes totalling s1.5  ring based in Milan had links for marketing the fake Bank notes in he Netherlands Spain Belgium France West Germany and Uruguay police chief Achilta Serra told a new  said investigations into the Case began six months ago. Man sets fire to 2 pews in Cologne Cathedral Cologne. Germany a a Man set fire to two pews in the Cologne Cathedral on wednesday causing about ii 1,000 in damage police  quickly extinguished the Blaze and police arrested the  19th-Century pews were badly scorched but there was no other damage. Police said they did not know what the 26-year old Man used to Start the fire or what his motives were. He was held for psychiatric observation. 23 Moscow officials fired for parasitic attitudes Moscow a Moscow communist party Boss Boris Yeltsin says he has ousted 23 of the City s 33 District party chiefs for failing 10 keep up with soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorba Chev efforts to reorganize the soviet , a close associate of Gorbachev who took Over the capital party apparatus two Yean ago disclosed the figures in a meeting tuesday with foreign diplomats the soviet news Agency Tass in an account confirmed by diplomats who attended the three hour session said Yeltsin blamed the dial not party first secretaries for manifestations of parasitic attitudes a euphemism for laziness and demagogy. 2 moslem fundamentalists hanged at Tunis prison Tunis Tunisia a two moslem Funda mentalists sentenced to death in a mass trial were hanged at Dawn thursday after president Habib Bourguiba refused a request for a Pardon the Justice ministry  other people sentenced to death sepl_z7 after the monthlong trial of 90 fundamentalists Are at Large. All were accused of sedition Dis gracing Bourguiba. And having lies with a foreign slate Iran human right groups Here and abroad had supported defense lawyers formal Appeal for a Pardon for the two in custody Meh a Bou Dugga and Bou Baba Shii the two were hanged at Tunis prison the ministry statement said. The state Security court in its decision said Boud Egga made the bombs which exploded aug. 2 in our resort hotels injuring 12 european tourists and a tunisian. The court said Khil threw acid in the face of a member of the ruling do silurian socialist party. Gorbachev Book steals show at Frankfurt Book fair Frankfurt a the world s biggest Book fair opened wednesday and the talk of the show was soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev s new Book. The we Klong 39lh Frankfurt Book fair is breaking All records for the Annua Lbook show More than 7, us exhibitors from 90 countries Are presenting 325,000 titles during the show at the Frankfurt Fairground. Gorbachev s Book titled Peres Troi Lea will be published in the United slates on nov. 2 by Harper & Row pub Lishers inc. Official Al the publishing House arc hailing ii As the publishing coup of the  the russian word for restructuring describes economic re forms and other changes in the soviet Union that have been introduced since Gorbachev became communist party general Secretary in March 19s5. Michael Bessie a senior official of Harper & Row said the Book was meet ing with spectacular  the second part of the 300-Page Book deals with the 56-year-old soviet Leader s views on relations Wilh other communist countries. European states. Third world nations and the United Stales Bessie said. Bessie added that he approached soviet authorities with the Book idea about two years ago. He said he was suddenly invited10 Moscow Al the end of last month and Given the manuscript which was translated into English by Gorbachev s aides and i being edited by Harper & Row. The publishing House has sold serial rights to a number of Western newspapers and magazines. Ii has also signed Aboul a dozen translation agreement ranging from to artish to japanese Besne Aid. West Germany has inc largest number of exhibitors with 1,910. Britain � second with 731 and the United states third with s63.during the fair the German publisher Union will present its irad Lionil pea prize la will be awarded this year to Hans Jonas the 84-year-old German bom Amer ican philosopher  
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