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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, November 12, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 12, 19b7 the stars an a stripes Page 3 2 suspects seized in slayings near Clark a Angeles City. Philippines up police wednesday arrested two communist guerrillas suspected in the oct. 28 murders of three americans and a filipino near Clark a one of whom confessed to a role in the killings aul Horil ies said. National police local commander la. Col. Amado Espino or. Sant his forces had also Learned he identities of 13 other participants in the closely coordinated slayings which occurred at scattered cations within als minute period we have made a breakthrough in our investigation of the oct. 28 killings by arrest ing two of the Misti Cleu participant.," Epino said. One of the two suspects was tight lipped about his involvement in the a Julings but he was. Definitely identified by witnesses As one of the  the other suspect confessed to acting As a Lookout in one of the ambush at lacks he said adding thai police were searching for 13 other known members of the hit squads. . Air Force spokesmen at Clark a in Angeles 50 Miles North of Manila said they had not yet received a report from the police and could not Lom mint immediately. Espino said the confessed accomplice. Who was not named told police the kill Ings were carried out by Ine communist new people s army spa in retaliation for the use of . Air Force helicopters to Airlift three policemen wounded in a Battle with rebels on sept. 18. Three guerrillas including spa District commander Mariano Garcia known As commander Tarapon were killed in the encounter in Sampanga province near the base. Officials of the spa and their Politi Cal counterparts inc National democratic front Adf. Have threatened three times in the past week to stage attacks on any americans taking part in the 18 year old struggle Between the communists and the government. Military officials moved wednesday to tighten Security around .-owned Plant wins in the southernmost main is land of Mindanao where the rebels forthe first time cil ended the threat in . Multinational companies. Businessmen also reviewed Security arrangements in the Island where several .and multinational corporations operate pineapple rubber fruit and Palm Oil Plania tips despite the presence of both communist and moslem insurgencies. We warn All oppressive and cd Poi live multinational corporations and plantations specifically . Businesses which arc notorious for their High level abuses in  said the statement signed by inc . Cen Romeo Roccina National police commander in a Vacily said Security measures were being lightened especially around the offices and plantations of five major multinationals based in and around the City 62 5 Miles South of Manila a spokesman for an american multinational in Dayao who asked not to be identified said his company s premises had recently been attacked by a band of communist rebels who destroyed several buildings and tractors but did not Bun any  Are an estimated 300 to 500 Ameri cans living and working in Davao mostly working with major companies including Firestone tire and companies Selling fruit under he Dole and Del Monte brands. President Corazon Aquino meanwhile ordered senior City officials to coordinate Mieir efforts to find an Early solution to on attack tuesday night on the car of University president Nemsio Pru Donle 61. Pru Donle escaped with minor wounds but his lawyer Alexander Mondeja was killed and two other men were  said they had no immediate leads on the attack which took place at about 10 40 . Shortly after Ine four pulled away from a meeting with Manila mayor Mel Lopez at the Home of a con Gressman. Pablo Ocampo. The National police announced the formation of a Spe Cial committee of officers and investigators to investigate the shooting. . Military in the Philippines base fun Tim auth Tao pwt one and major functions Wallace air station function air Force aircraft control and warning facility Camp o Donnell function air Force training Range Clark air base personnel 9,296 military 2,1 so civilian functions Headquarters of 13th air Force 3d tactical fighter Wing includes tactical fighter training group medical Center information systems computer group base for 374th tactical Airlift Wing naval communications station personnel 535 military 94 civilian function communications Center Sulc Bay naval base personnel 5,578 military 10,293 civilian functions 7th flee maintenance and support operations Center includes operating base ship repair facility naval air station ordnance Magazine Supply depot and Hospital note figures not include toe 22,204 american it teary dependents Csc  my source us. Department of defense it finding of remains ends family s uncertainty by William j. Bartman Washington from the time Cpl Jack l Walker was last in action in the opening Days of the korean War his Mother kept in constant Contact with the Pentagon hoping some Day she would at least know what had happened to her son. Was he living or dead this week five years after Myrtle Walker s death the rest of her family heard what she had so Long sought several months ago korean workers in the process of moving the Sinan Dong Community Ceme Tery at Schinju City found remains that included inc personal effects of a Young american Soldier from Swiss w. A. They were the remains of Cpl. Walker last seen while in action against the enemy during a bloody Bailie on july 31, 1950. The family 1 guess it was just something they Al ways thought about but they just assumed he was dead said Gerald Lacy Walker s Nephew who was bom the year after the Soldier disappeared. But in the Back of their minds 1 guess they just hoped he was still living  Lacy now an attorney in Charleston w. Va., recalls that his widowed grandmother never gave up. She would write letters to the Pentagon always wanting to know what had happened to Jack. Unfortunately she never found out before her  a Pentagon official asked if there was any knowl Edge of How Walker came to be buried in thai Ceme Tery responded obviously those specifics Are unknown. However the cd Mcivery area in which the remains were found is approximately 10 Miles from the Center of la Battle in which Corporal Walker was last  Lacy said we Don t know whether he was buried by civilians or buddies there in his unit or whether that cemetery was there in 1950." a military official who told Walker s family that the remains had been found said the Battle Hal claimed him had a casually rate of so percent Walker s remains were located on May 21, but de sense officials had difficulty locating the Soldier s survivors. They weren t sure and As i understand there were four Jack a walkers killed in Korea or even in that Battle Lacy said. Walker s family first heard that his remains were found from a Short newspaper article sent to them by a former resident of their Small Rural Community. The article stated that the remains of a go named Jack l. Walker had been found in Korea near the place where he had last been seen. When the family got that article they started try ing to Call inc Pentagon. And at the same Lime they were trying to Contact us Lacy said. Defense officials say Walker s remains Are one of Only a few to be found of american Servic members lost in Korea. Walker s remains were Kepi at a . Army Mort uary in Oakland calif., until wednesday. They were to be transferred to Charleston. W. Va., for burial sat urday we Are going 10 bring him Home and Bury him where he belongs his sister Kathleen Lacy Lold United press  least we will know where his remains arc. And we can put a Flower on his grave All these years i be wanted to do  go fatally shot during struggle with state trooper Newark.   
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