European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday August 18, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 american wife resting in Manila after Captivity Manila Philippines a an american and his filipino wife flew to Manila wednesday aboard a . Military plane after moslem kidnappers freed them from More than two weeks of Captivity on the Island of Mindanao. Also on wednesday defense Secretary Fidel Ramos told reporters the military is closely monitoring rightist renegades to prevent a new coup attempt following Calls by the vice president for president Corazon Aquino to resign. On tuesday vice president Salvador Laurel said he would give Aquino one week to respond to his proposal that they both resign and Call new presidential elections. He accused her of incompetence. Aquino was swept 19 Power in a february 1986 civilian military coup that de posed president Ferdinand Marcos. Mar cos lives in exile in Hawaii. In another development wednesday . And filipino negotiators recessed talks on american military bases. A joint statement said the talks would resume next month. An american Diplomat brought David Blair Stiffler 42, a new York City construction worker and his wife Elpidia from the Mindanao City of Iligan where they spent the night after the kidnappers re leased them tuesday near Lanao Lake in Lanao Del sur province 520 Miles South East of Manila. The Stifflersr went into seclusion in Manila saying that they wanted to rest and get their wits together . Embassy spokesman Jerry Huchel said. The kidnappers described As renegades of the moslem separatist Moro islamic liberation front had demanded a $7,000 ran som. The rebels later lowered the sum demanded $1,000. Military officials insisted no Ransom was paid. Resos said the kidnappers agreed to re lease the captives after military threats of reprisal against area villages. The Moro front is one of three moslem groups fighting for moslem Rule in Minda Nao and other Southern islands since 1972, in Manila . And philippine officials gave no Date in september when the talks on the . Bases will resume. The two sides Are negotiating terms for the remaining two years of a 1947 agreement under which the United states maintains Clark a Subic Bay naval base and four smaller installations. Salvador Laurel delivers his resignation ultimatum to president Corazon Aquino. A Quay a was one of House members police catch probed in 81 sex and influence Case Washington a sen. Dan Quayle s name was raised in a sex and influence scandal when he was a Mem Ber of the House of representatives in 1981, although he denied having an affair with the woman involved lobbyist Paula Parkinson. That s been looked into and there s absolutely nothing to it said James a. Baker Iii soon to become George Bush s Campaign chairman. Quayle now the Junior senator from sen. Dan Quayle denied in 1981 that he had any romantic involvement with Paul Parkinson who is shown Here in a Playboy Magazine photograph. Indiana was one of three House Mem Bers who shared a cottage with Parkin son during a golfing vacation in Florida in january 1980. Parkinson who appeared nude in Playboy Magazine that same year said she was going to Tell Justice department investigators she had love affairs with fewer than a dozen Republican House members. She told the Washington Post in March 1981 she videotaped one of her sexual encounters with a congressman. Neither the tape nor the name of the congressman if there was such a con Gressman has been made Public. She also told the Post she accepted $500 in Cash from a member of Congress to pay for the abortion of their unborn child. The name of that congressman also has not surfaced. At the time of the incident Parkinson was 30 years old and she was separated from her husband Hank Parkinson. She was a registered lobbyist for an insurance Industry group against pro posed legislation to set up a National crop insurance program. The Bill passed by a 235-150 margin in september 1980, with Quayle voting against it. The Justice department investigated Parkinson s activities but in August 1981, officials dropped the Case and did not file criminal charges. She gave us some salacious accounts of purported activities with Congress men but there was no evidence of Feder Al violation sources said at the time. The two congressmen besides Quayle who shared the Florida cottage with Par Kinson were rep. Tom Railsback r-i11., and rep. Thomas b. Evans a Del. Parkinson said she had an affair last ing seven months with Evans who later left the declined to characterize the nature of his relationship with Parkinson but he did say i deeply regret any association i Ever had with her. Tosser of grenade san Bernardino Calif. A a Man who threw a hand grenade allegedly at a policeman was arrested after a 15 mile freeway Chase that ended when Heli copter borne police fired at the fleeing car and a police car rammed it. No one was injured in the incident. Robert d. Bodily 33, was held wednes Day without bail at the san Bernardino county Jau for investigation of attempted murder of police sgt. Ron Schwenka said police sgt. Dan Hernandez. Bodily threw a hand grenade at Schwenka on tuesday night while the officer was investigating reports of a Man firing at a dwelling and brandishing a Shotgun Hernandez said. Bodily also was arrested for investigation of violating a parole warrant shoot ing at an inhabited dwelling brandishing a firearm being an sex Felon in Possession of a firearm possessing explosives detonating explosives transporting explosives without a permit and detonating explosives with intent to commit injury Hernandez said. The incident began tuesday when police received a Call reporting that shots had been fired at a retirement Complex. A second Call about 45 minutes later reported that the same person bran dished a sawed off Shotgun at another hour later Hernandez said Schwenka pulled Over a car similar to that involved in the incidents. The suspect held a hand grenade out the window and pulled the pin he said. Schwenka tried to fire at the suspect but his gun failed Hernandez said and the suspect hurled the grenade As he drove by the officer. However no one was Hurt by the then drove onto interstate 215, where deputies in a sheriffs helicopter fired several shots at his car hitting the engine compartment area. Fifteen min utes later a police car halted the Pursuit by ramming bodily s car
