European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes monday july 25,1988 injured reporter Tseng Liang Hsing mistaken by dissidents for a plainclothes policeman gets a helping hand. Dissident s expulsion Sparks riot at Taiwan s main Airport Taipei Taiwan a riot police briefly battled about 1,000 dissidents sunday at Taiwan s main air port after authorities refused entry to an exiled dissident who wants Independence for Taiwan. Several Airport window panes were smashed and two reporters were hospitalized with head injuries after dissidents mistook them for plainclothes police men and hit them with flagpoles officials said. Police said Chen wan Chen 38, who has lived in the United states since 1979 and owns a Bookstore in los Angeles tried to enter Taiwan aboard a Singapore air lines flight from the United states. But she was detected and forced to leave on the same flight for Singapore. They said Chen was denied entry because she might endanger Taiwan s internal Security and because she did not have an entry visa. The dissidents originally had gathered at Chiang Kai Shek International Airport 30 Miles West of Tai Pei to Welcome Back opposition politician Hung Chi Chang from visits to the Philippines and the United states. Officials of the opposition democratic progressive party said they wanted to protect Hung from possible arrest by authorities who have linked him to an anti government demonstration last May in which about 200 people were injured. Marine veterans plan journey to Vietnam to find mine Fields Boston a spurred by reports that land mines Are maiming and killing vietnamese children five veterans of the Vietnam War said they intend to return to Southeast Asia to help Clear the mine Fields they Laid 20 years ago. I Don t consider myself a rambo Type and i Don t consider myself a Jane Fonda former Cpl. Frank Noe said saturday. I did what i had to do what i was told to do during the War. And i m doing what i feel is right to do Noe a 39-year-old firefighter in Stoughton mass., and four fellow veterans of the Lith Marine combat engr in have received the vietnamese government s approval for a two week humanitarian Mission in Jan uary. They plan to Point out the perimeters of the Fields they Laid provide technical expertise on mines and if necessary comb the Jungle with Metal detectors and probe the dirt with knives. Noe said they realize their actions May be danger Ous and they have asked the Marine corps to reduce the risk by turning Over maps of the Fields. But a Marine corps spokesman said the maps either never reached the Pentagon or were tossed out Long ago. Uniform from Page 1 As thoroughly As they can they la be doing a great serv ice to themselves and the changes being contemplated for the greens include using fusible materials or silk and Nylon thread in Stead of Cotton stitching in the lining of the jackets. Fusible materials applied with an adhesive Are More economical Ana resistant to wrinkles than stitched lining. Other changes being considered for the greens Are thermoses creases in trousers and Slacks and better Quality control and tailoring. Possible changes for the bus include using fusible materials for collars and pocket flaps giving the uni form Perma press qualities eliminating the tapes i trouser legs and moving the Bottom Button up on the trouser minor goal of the study will be to determine whether there is a need for the numerous versions of dress uniforms in the army clothing inventory the official have quite a Range dress Whites dress blues mess Whites mess blues mess Blacks for females eve Ning mess blues evening mess Whites the official said. Do we really need All those variations maybe just dress blues and mess blues would be sufficient. We want to find , the army will begin Field tests later this year or Early in 1989 for a new flight jacket style Blac windbreaker and a Black All weather Trench coat style coat. Both will be improvements to the current wind breaker and Raincoat. The army Hopes to have the items ready for Issue and Sale by fiscal 1990.final recommendations on All the army uniform initiatives should be in Vuono s hands by december1989, the official said. News briefs Dukakis has 17% Lead Over Bush poll indicates new York up a Newsweek Magazine poll released saturday shows democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis with a 11 per cent Lead Over vice president George Bush. The poll conducted july 21-22, after the democratic National convention shows Duka Kis leading Bush 55 percent to 38 percent. With Jesse Jackson joining hands with Duka Kis to help democrats regain the White House it appears that Black voters will help in that Effort. Eighty one percent of Blacks polled said they would vote for Dukakis while 10 percent said they supported Bush. 20,000 in Japan protest . Night landings at base Katsugi Japan a about 20,000 people formed a human Chain around the . Naval air facility in Katsugi on sunday to protest noisy night landings at the base. Three times during the peaceful 40-minute protest the demonstrators joined hands for about five minutes around the 10-mile perimeter of the base. Participants shouted give us a quiet night there was no immediate reaction to the demonstration by american authorities at the base. . Navy pilots use Katsugi 25 Miles South West of Tokyo to practice night landings Lead ing to frequent protests about Jet noise from residents of the densely populated area. Weekend violence claims lives of 6 in Philippines Manila Philippines up a filipino reporter a policeman and four soldiers were killed in weekend violence authorities said Sun Day. Police suspect communist rebels were responsible for the gunning Down of a police patrol Man Jerico Gabiola 32, saturday in front of his House in Angeles a City outside the . Clark a 50 Miles North of Manila. A military report said guerrillas of the 25,000 Strong communist new people s army also am bushed a military jeep saturday in Kumasi kill ing three National police constables and a Cap Tain. Two others were wounded in the assault. Oscar Apolinario a reporter for the san fran Cisco times was mowed Down by an assailant using an assault Rifle saturday in Surigao City 450 Miles South of Manila police said. The suspected gunman National police sgt. Genelito Inzano was under investigation but police gave no motive for the slaying. Carlucci from Page 1 of nine americans believed held hostage in Lebanon along with seven other foreigners. Sheik Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah in a Sermon Ata mosque in Southern Beirut blamed the United states for complicating the hostage Issue but suggested Al parties work to resolve the hostage situation. Some states with hostages in Lebanon exploited this affair for the interest of their control in the world said Call on All parties to resolve this matter objectively and bring it to a Happy ending without Media manipulations. America has complicated it while it is merely a humanitarian cause said Fadlallah whose speech was covered by Western television networks. Referring to the hostages Fadlallah said their abduction is painful because this Issue has humanitarian aspect. There must be an end to political the United states agreed to sell arms to Iran i what some have described As a Deal to Exchange arms for hostages. Carlucci contended that no such Deal would be part of any future discussion with Iran. We re obviously not going to discuss any quid pro quo but if the iranians want to talk to us about the hostage situation and How they re going to go about influencing their release we d be delighted to talk to them about it Carlucci m not in the slightest suggesting there should be any Deal for the hostages. That is contrary to our policy he added
