European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday. March 25,19b8 the stars and stripes page3 coffin 01 two British Soldier Art carried in Norl Holl. England on wednesday. The Soldier. Cpl. Divid Hawes and Cpl. Derek Wood Here killed by mob during saturday s Ira funeral in veil Belfast in Northern Ireland. N. Ireland police drop policy of staying away from Ira rites Belfast Northern Ireland a police announced wednesday they were abandoning a policy of staying away from Ira funerals because live people including two British soldiers were killed during funerals loll week. Protestant activists had demanded that police reins i tule the policy of clamping tight Security on Ira funerals describing the Ira threat As deadly a police state ment indicated Security chiefs will order heavy police and troop presence at future Ira funerals. Experience has shown that maintenance of the Law and prevention of outrages will Only be guaranteed through inc firm presence of the police and army a state ment from the Royal Ulster constabulary Headquarters said. The statement marked the Swift collapse of a policy introduced under pressure from moderate roman Catho Lic leaders in the Hope of avoiding clashes. At the first in policed Ira funeral March 16, a protes Tant guerrilla launched a firearms and grenade attack from behind a Tombstone in the Catholic Milltown. Ceme Tery killing three people and wounded 68. At the Ira funeral saturday Tor one Milltown victim two British soldiers who drove up to the funeral cortege in an unmarked car were brutally slain. In Britain prime minister mail arc Thatcher joined grieving relatives at nor Holt air base North of London where inc bodies of inc soldiers identified As signals corpsman were brought Home. Services for Derek Wood 24, and David Howes 23, of the Royal corps of signals were scheduled for wednes Day in Belfast Ballynahinch and Lisburn where they were based. Security forces continued to search Catholic areas of West Belfast for their killers. Police sources said investigators were looking for As Many As 30 suspects. On tuesday a protestant guerrilla said he killed i rec people at the Ira burial in million because he wanted to avenge Ira attacks aimed at Thatcher and othere prosecutors said. The guerrilla Michael Stone 33, was charged with murdering three people in the attack on the March 16 funeral of three Ira guerrillas killed by British soldiers in Gibraltar. Stone also was charged with killing three other roman catholics in sniper attack dating Back to 1984. None of earlier victims a Milkman a bread delivery Man and a Carpenter had any known links to the Ira. Stone was ordered to remain in custody until april 8, when he is next due in court. A trial Dale has not been set. Flanked by heavy Security in Belfast magistrates court on tuesday Stone remained silent while a police superintendent read a statement he had made about the Milltown attack. I alone carried out this military operation As a Retalia tory strike against provisional sinn fein the Ira. In response to the Slaughter of innocents at la Mon dark icy Brighton and Enniskillen Stone told police. I would state i am a dedicated free Lance loyalist protestant paramilitary. No the four attacks Stone cited in his statement Span nearly 10 years from 1978 to 1987 and claimed the lives of 35 people. Thatcher escaped injury in the october 1984 Brighton attack. In another development a roman Catholic Bishop whose diocese includes the Ira stronghold of Catholic West Belfast charged wednesday that the outlawed guerrilla organization represents a very grave spiritual danger to the Catholic this is a question of sheer evil and we have got to face that evil and have no truck with it said Bishop Cabal Daly in an interview with radio Ulster the British Broad casting corp local Northern Ireland station. A peril Ling ii missile produces fiery Trail during i to Csc launch trip m Cape canaveral Fla soldiers front c Btry 1st do 9th Field arty regt in Nell ult went Germany fired three missile during the monday morning test. Sot Dlen from Kan Sio olia., unit fired two missiles. All bunching were successful the army said. Kohl loses temper during tax Reform meeting Bonn Dpi the government tried 10 play Down wednesday an outburst of temper by Chancellor Helmut Kohl to Force unanimous West German Cabinet approval of his controversial 20 billion Mark is 1.8 billion Tux Reform Bill. Government spokesman Fried Helm Osl admitted Kohl had pounded on the table at a meeting tuesday of govern ment coalition Leaden but he called nonsense widespread reports that the Chancellor had threatened to resign if inc tax Reform which has been widely criticized fell through. There is not the slightest Sig i tic is fed up with his Job Osl said Oil said remark at Kibuik to Kohl do not mean he bad threatened to resign but merely that he Hao wanted to show How much importance he attached to the re form. Ii however several newspapers said Kohl at a meet 5- leaders that preceded the became furious when told the tax not be approved in its prcscnu0fn the conservative jew Roduster Allie Meine Zeitung. Pm the most respected reported Kohl re plied it Ifould get up and go Over to the Jam president and Tell him it s at an "fiid.1" he clearly meant the end of the government and the coalition the newspaper the mass circulation Bild newspaper quoted an unidentified coalition Leader As saying the Chancellor hit the table with his fist and thundered if this continues you can look for someone else. I la go straight from heft lose Federal presi Sanellor must submit his Resigna i to the president. Coalition meeting of representatives set Obj Christian democrats the Christian . The bavarian Branch of the a Armithe Small Liberal free democratic the Bill. That paved the Way of i of Itimous Cabinet approval later tuesday. More protest meetings were Hel _ printers protesting a provision in the by increasing taxes on pay earned on Over time sundays and holidays but there was no delay in the publication of news papers. Three newspapers did not appear tuesday because of work stoppages by printers who said the Bill will Cost them about 4,000 Marks s3,360 a year. West German Bankers Alio have found fault with the government s 1990 Tai Reform act they oppose the plan s provision for a 10 percent withholding Tat on interest income. They also contend the tax would Ham per economic expansion. The 1990 tax Reform act which has to be approved by parliament would re lice subsidies and special Las rebates by upon Marks j11.34 billion. An also would Cut taxes of Busi Nesses by a total of 39.7 billion billion
