European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes tuesday july 12,1988 military Roundup opposition political activists in Mexico City demonstrate against Pri claims of an election Victory. Mexican election dispute closes 3 Border Bridges for 26 hours Ciudad Juarez Mexico a opposition supporters shut Down three Bridges spanning the . Border to protest delayed election results then lifted the blockades monday when the government announced that their party won local races. The protesters adherents of the right of Center nation Al action party held the Bridges for More than 26 hours in a peaceful demonstration that began saturday night. Their candidates won All three Juarez area races for the Federal legislature s lower House in last wednes Day s balloting. In Mexico City on sunday opposition activists held vigils outside centers where ballots were being counted saying they were guarding against vote fraud. Also supporters of presidential candidate Cuauhtemoc Cardenas of the National democratic front demonstrated outside the Interior ministry to demand that the government release vote tallies without rigging the results. When the results were announced in this Border City local National action party Campaign coordinator Ramon Galindo said they signify the death of the governing party in Ciudad  about 1,000 people cheered and then began leaving the Cordova Bridge the main link Between Juarez and Elpaso Texas. Another 200 protesters left the smaller Zara Goza Bridge about eight Miles to the East. Protesters had also occupied a Bridge 20 Miles East of the City. Traffic on sunday was restricted to the two other Bridges that link Juarez with Elpaso. As the Bridge takeover began in Juarez National Acton party members blocked the pan american Highway outside the state capital of Chihuahua 200 Miles South of the . Border. Similar traffic stoppages took place in the Chihua Hua cities of Delicia Jimenez and Parral. Party leaders were vowing to continue their Campaign of civil resistance if they determined that the governing institutional revolutionary party or Pri was attempting to cheat them out of electoral Victory. Since its creation in 1929, the Pri had never lost a gubernatorial or presidential race. But it has Long been accused of massive vote fraud especially in Chihuahua. The National action party is considered a contender in much of Mexico s North. On the Cordova Bridge the protesters had set up tents and tarps to escape the Sun and food and drink vendors plied their Trade. The air was almost festive there and at the Zaragoza Bridge. After the government said it would release election results sunday night local National action party leaders met and decided to vacate the Bridges when the tallies were announced said party spokesman Francisco Barrio. In 1986, Barrio ran for Chihuahua governor and was Defeated by Pri candidate Hernando Baeza in what the National action party termed massive vote fraud. Italian court sentences 4 terrorists in fatal 1980 Bologna bombing Bologna Italy a a court monday convicted four right Wing terrorists of mass murder and sentenced them to life in prison for the 1980 bombing of the Bologna train station which killed 85 people. Investigators said the aug. 2, 1980, attack on the station s waiting room was the work of Neo fascists possibly with the help of elements from Italy s secret services seeking to destabilize the country and establish a right Wing dictatorship. Sentenced to life were Valerio Fioravanti Francesca Mambro Massimiliano Fachini and Sergio Picciafoco. Also monday two defendants were acquitted of mass murder charges stemming from the bombing and 11 others were acquitted of subversive association charges. Eight of the defendants were convicted and three acquitted on charges of belonging to an armed band a Blanket charge in terrorist cases. Sentences Range from six to 16 years. The verdicts were read by presiding judge Mario  those acquitted on charges of subversive association were Licio Gelli two other reputed leading right Wing terrorists Francesco Pazienza and Stefa no Dellechiaie and two former officials of Italy secret service police Force Sis i Gen. Pietro Musu Meci and col. Giuseppe , Pazienza and the former secret service officials were convicted on charges of aggravated slandering connection with attempts to mislead investigators in the Case. Gelli was sentenced to five years on the charge while the three others were each Given three year  will not have to serve the sentence because under terms of his extradition from Switzerland Las year he can Only be tried in Italy in connection with the 1982 collapse of Banco Ambrosiano the biggest banking scandal in postwar Italy. Gelli who headed the propaganda due Lodge which has been accused of conspiracy to bring Down the constitutional government and sponsoring right Wing terrorism is charged with fraudulent bankruptcy in the Banco Ambrosiano Case. New head to take Over 1 St Canadian air div Tahr West Germany Canadian air Force Brig. Gen. Al m. Dequettevill will take com Mand of the 1st Canadian air div july 15. Dequettevill Canadian forces base Baden Solingen commander since july 1985, will As sume his new duties at an 11 . Ceremony at the Cavern Parade Square in Lahr. He replaces air Force Brig. Gen. G. Scott Clements who became commander of the 1st Canadian air group in 1986, and of the division at its May 28 reactivation. Clements is expected to become the forces director general of recruiting education and training in his native Ottawa. The air division consists of five Cf-18 Hornet fighter squadrons divided into two wings. One Wing consisting of three squadrons is stationed at Baden a Solingen. The other operates in Canada but is committed to deployment at Lahr in the event of War. 2 Safe men Are winners in of Security Competition Kirkland fab . Two Safe service members Are among 21 winners of the 1987 air Force Security police combat arms training and maintenance individual awards. Capt. Robert w. Christensen stationed at Rimini Italy is the Winner in the Junior officer category. Senior airman Randall e. Mccormick at Florenne a Belgium is the Winner in these purity first term airman category. Nato Reserve group to be predesignated maastricht the Netherlands the for Ward Reserve corps of Allied forces Central Europe will be predesignated Iii corps fwd during ceremonies in maastricht on july 19. It. Gen Richard g. Graves commander of Iii corps and fort Hood Texas and Brig. Gen. John c. Heldstab commander of 2nd army div fwd and the Reserve unit will preside Over the ceremony. A major part of the Reserve unit s Mission has been to act As a Liaison for Iii corps in Europe. The re designation is designed to recognize the ties Between the Reserve unit and Iii corps and to better define the nato unit s Mission. Ill corps established the Forward Headquarters in maastricht to allow its divisions to reinforce either of nato s Central or Northern army groups in time of War. World today philippine boy killed by grenade during contest Zamboanga Philippines a a grenade explosion during a singing contest killed a 12-year-old boy and wounded about 50 other people on Southern Basilan province the military has reported. A constabulary report said most of those injured were children who were watching the singing contest in the town Plaza of Isabela the provincial capital. Investigators said the grenade was hurled from the Back of the stage onto the crowd below. No suspects have been arrested. Renegade members of the Moro National liberation front a moslem rebel group demanding autonomy in the Southern Philippines Are known to operate in the area and have been blamed for attacks on nearby towns in the past months. Single engine plane crashes in Japan killing 6 Tokyo a a single engine Cessna plan crashed on a Mountainside North of the capital in dense fog killing All six people aboard a police official said monday. Takashi Ogino of the Shitama prefectural police said the six victims in sunday afternoon s crash included two  six seater Cessna was flying from Oshima Island South of Tokyo to an Airport in Shitama when it crashed into a 1,237-foot Mountain in thick fog Ogino said