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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday october 29,1987 news briefs South korean voters endorse new Constitution Seoul South Korea in the first popular lest of i lie country s sweeping democratic changes. South koreans tuesday endorsed a new Constitution thai clears the Way for the first direct presidential elections Here in 16 years. Al the same Lime Kim Dac Jung. The opposition Leader announced what he has been hinting Tor weeks thai he will run Tor president along with his longtime rival. Kim Young Sam. More than 93 percent of the Voles coun cd favored the new Constitution. Us adoption moves the nation closer to democracy capping 3 time or astonishing reversals in South korean politics. In june the govern ment of president Chun Doorman facing Esca lating Street protests capitulated to opposition demands and agreed to hold direct presidential elections expected in mid december. Political change gained further momentum when in a rare example of Compromise the Rul ing puny and the opposition parties agreed on a draft of inc new Constitution. Most of the eight previous revisions had been written to Benefit Hose in Power. 13th . Escort operation conducted safely in Gulf Washington api the in . Navy escort operation for re flagged kuwaiti tankers successfully arrived in kuwaiti Waters wednes Day the Pentagon said. The Oil products Carrier midd Clown arrived at 9 . In kuwaiti Waters two Days after Leav ing the United Arab emirates port of Dubai where it had undergone some conversion work. The re flagged kuwaiti Tanker was escorted throughout its persian Gulf transit by the guided missile Frig Alc Ford. There was no unusual iranian surface or air activity and the weather was relatively Good throughout the transit inc Pentagon said. 2 soldiers Are injured in Kaiserslautern crash ka1serslautern two soldiers were injured wednesday afternoon when their cars collided at an interaction outside Panzer Cavern a 29th area support group spokeswoman said Sec. John Mcbee of21 St support come suffered a broken leg and is in Good condition Al inc Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center said a Ridglie de Jesus spokeswoman for the 29lh. Cpl. Yolanda Wells of co a 1st signal in. Suffered two broken arms and body and facial injuries Dejesus said. She also is in the Landsi Uhl medical Center. Wells who is six months pregnant did not have life threatening injuries. The baby is of Dejesus said. Hit teams strike in 4 attacks kill 4 persons in Philippines from Pago 1 said the first attack came at about 3 j5 p.m., when three assailants shot dead an air Force sergeant in front of a Mcdonald s less than iwo mics from the base. Moments later up to 15 gunmen ambushed the car of another air Force sergeant killing him Indian lev. The filipino businessman who stopped to investigate also was slain the retired air Force sergeant was shot dead As he drove his station Wagon near a military housing area the statement said. The air Force Captain was attacked near another housing area Al about the same time the statement added. When the Captain returned fire the rebels lied. Boyd said the attacks occurred on a Day when the base was conducting an exercise to lest responses to emergencies from a plane crashing on inc runway to robbery to a terrorist  at the Pentagon officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said inc attacks were obviously  can we say for sure who s responsible no said one source. Docs i look like the insurgents  the rebel new people s army operates in the Clark area about 50 Miles North of Manila. Rebels generally had avoided attacking americans during their 18-year insurgency. The communist leadership recently warned it would target americans and american interests if the United slates continued supporting the government s court to insurgency program. Last Friday the United slates delivered 10 v-150 commando recovery vehicles to the philippine military and released s75 million in Aid this week. In a broadcast Over the military s far East network Snyder said Security would be increased around hous ing areas and appealed to the 26,000 troops defense department civilians and dependents Al Clark to re main Calm. "1 ask you All to continue to have prudence be patient be Calm Snyder said in Manila . Embassy sources speaking on condition of anonymity said military personnel there had been told to avoid wearing uniform in Public. The . Navy also restricted travel Between Clark and the Subic Bay naval facility so Miles West of an Geles City. But there were no reports of incident around the naval facility. In Manila suspected rebels shot deed police Cape. Eduardo Media Villa a he Sal in his jeep at a traffic Light. At about the same time assailants Aiso killed a police sergeant who served As a bodyguard for a suburban mayor. A philippine army colonel Wai wounded in a third Early morning attack. Rebel assassination teams have claimed responsibility for Many of the More than 60 killings of police soldiers and government officials in Manila this year. Also wednesday the . Embassy announced that i. Col. Victor Raphael the assistant army attache was leaving the country this week for temporary duty in the United states following charges that he interfered with government forces during the aug. 28coup an Empl. The August Mutiny by right Wing elements in the military was the most serious threat again so the government of Aquino who was swept to Power in a Mili tary civilian uprising that toppled president Ferdinand Marcos. Major newspapers last week said Raphael urged against attacking mutineers at Camp Aguinaldo inc military Headquarters. Raphael was close friends with Mutiny Leader col. Gregono Gringo Onasan the embassy denied the allegations but source speaking on condition of anonymity said Raphael was recalled to avoid a diplomatic incident and to curb anti american charges in the press. Foreign Secretary Raul Man Japus said Raphael s Friendship with the renegade Onasan is something that is obviously to be  talks from Page 1 said "1 am ready to continue and intensify our negotiations but a Summit is not a precondition for Prog Ress on he Agenda at  if they meet the two leaders Are expected in sign the agreement on intermediate Range nuclear missiles. Filzmaier said tentative plans Call for Reagan to meet with Shevardnadze Early Friday afternoon immediately before the president leaves for Phoenix where he will attend a memorial service saturday for mrs Reagan s Mother Edith Luckel Davis. The spokesman said Shevardnadze is expected to bring a letter from Gorbachev to Reagan. Similarly he said he did not know Why the soviet had reversed themselves on resuming Summit and in talks Reagan on monday said he did not believe the two sides had suffered a diplomatic setback although he also said Gorbachev s last minute decision against fix ing a Summit Date left things a Little up in the  Reagan reviewed the corps of cadets on the Plain then addressed the cadets. The president accompanied by defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger was greeted by loud cheers and1ni T clause when he arrived at West Point s Washington Hall for lunch with cadets before his address. The Roar grew even louder As he announced an amnesty for Disarli nary action against the corps. He delivered his remarks from the poop deck the same spot where Gen. Douglas Mac anew delivered his famous duly Honor country speech 25 years ago. Wife from Page 1 attended by 26 wives of senior staff members shortly after she arrived at Grissom in 19w, the general s wife told the gathering there was an unwritten policy forbidding them from working. She said. If you Are unwilling to do All these requirements like work in the Thrift shop and go to the officers wives club functions your husband s career could be ended. We can always find someone else to do your husband s Job " . Her reaction was to Pilch in and do her fair share. So she did not take a Job and actively supported the officers wives club and All of its functions for her first  but she Felt the air Force was asking too much. The social events she and her husband were Al skid to attend sometimes filled every Day of the week and averaged Al least three Days a week. When the Deputy commander for maintenance at Grissom died Leuen Berger began to question her give and take relationship with the air Force. I looked at his wife Leunberger said. She was perfect. The air Force should clone her. Her husband died on Active duly. She became a casually num Ber. Thank you very much a am for All your support but you re part of the his tory " the last Straw came when leu Enberger was asked by a commander s wife to dip strawberries in chocolate sauce fora Sperr Cla Ifield Cial dessert for a visiting general who did t like ice Cream. That was just too much she Cut Back on her activities and re turned to work when her husband got pressured to gel her More involved she went to the commander and asked what was expected of her. The commander replied that her Job was to go to officers wives club coffees luncheons and social events Leuenberger said. They re always talking about the air Force family. Who is the air Force family my children Are not part of the air Force family she said. After gelling no satisfaction from the commander and seeing that the pressure for her to quit her Job would continue Leuenberger contacted the office of the chief of family mailers at the air Force military personnel Center. She was told nothing could be done. She spoke to military and civilian Law yen who advised her it probably would be easier for her to quit her Job she finally found a lawyer who would stand behind her and she fell encouraged enough to take her Story to the press. The air Fane will not do anything to change unless pressure comes from the outside she said. She also has contacted the Indiana of fice of the american civil liberties Union. Her son out of school. But she feel it is All Worth it so far what i be seen the Dod policy that came out it was Worth every bit of it. But i regret that 1 had to Hurt my fam ily 10 do it she said. Today in stripes Magazine  
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