European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday october a 1988 news updates filipino crackdown Manila Philippines up president Corazon Aquino facing growing pressure to clean up stale corruption on Friday ordered officials it file charges against family members or others using the Aquino name to obtain favor or privilege. The order came As an anti graft court resumed deliberations on a petition by fomer president Ferdi nand Marcos that could open the door for inc exiled ukr s return to the Philippines. Burma isolated Rangoon Burma api after nearly three weeks in Power Burma s military government has Cyl to be formally recognized by any nation diplomats said Friday. But some embassies have sent protest notes decrying bloodshed in inc country since Gen. Saw Maung seized Power sept. Is and ruthlessly put Down anti govern ment demonstrations. To Dale diplomats said there had been no meeting Between saw Maung who is also the foreign minister and Heads of foreign mis Sions in Rangoon. Sudan plague Khartoum Sudan a Sudan said Friday it ended efforts to control a Locust plague along the ethiopian Border because of Mili tary attacks on Spray planes and villages supporting inc operation. The defense ministry said there had been no casualties but that vehicles were destroyed in an air at Lack on a Convoy near Kassala 260 Miles East of Khartoum and that the government had asked Addis Ababa to Stop the attacks. The official Sudan news Agency said the decision to abandon the Frontier spraying operation was announced by Syd Ali Mohamed All director of the agriculture ministry s plan Protection de pan men in Eastern Sudan. Pillsbury sceptical Minneapolis Pillsbury co. Is becoming increasingly hostile toward grand metro Politan pc a British company that has had a $5.2 billion takeover offer for  his first major Public response 10 the unsolicited s60-a-4hare bid bunched tuesday Pillsbury chair Man Philip Smith said thursday that grand met was trying to Stam Pede shareholders and others into believing the offer was Good for All our  Smith Abo Laid Pillsbury employee so treat the British Bod and liquor conglomerate with scepticism when it claims that a takeover would not result in major Job Cut. Language backed Moscow a after years of Public protest the lithuanian Fegis lature has agreed to make lithuanian the Baltic Republic s official language and to permit display of religious symbols an activist said  derision prompted an Esti mated 100,000 lithuanians mostly roman catholics to gather in their capital Vilnius Friday morning 10 celebrate said activist vytauta Bogusis. Tas the official soviet news Agency also reported thai the legislature of Latvia another Baltic Republic was drafting a Bill to make latvian the Republic s offi Cial  measures have already been adopted in the third Baltic Republic Estonia. 42 punished in ring that sold rationed goods to spaniards Torrejon a Spain air Force and Spanish investigator have broken a Black marketing ring involving service members and civilians who used ration cards to buy cigarettes and gasoline Cou Pons for resale to spaniards. A five month inquiry by air Force of fice of special investigations agents identified four civilians All wins of air Force members As leaders of the net work that rang up annual sales of j15,000 to s20.0qo, said the os1 agent in charge of the investigation. Investigators were asked by the ,401st tac fighter wine to look into the ring in december and placed Torr Jon commis Saries under surveillance through May. Breaking the ring open in August authorities questioned 125 people. Base officials said 53 were implicated. So far j5 people have had Exchange and commissary privileges revoked and at least one person has been banned from base housing officials did. A. Base Exchange employee was fired and five Mil itary members have received non Judi Cial punishment through articles 15 As a result of the investigation said sol. Ken Neth Fidler a base spokesman. An additional 42 people arc consid ered suspects during surveillance of two commissaries one on base and a Small facility in the Royal Oaks off base housing area agents identified 600 situations in which patrons bought their entire monthly ration of five Carton of cigarettes at once. There were instances of customers Bor ing More than their monthly Ralko probably with inside help from the commissary said maj Wynn Phillips com Mander of office of special investigations Del 6840. They were in collusion with some commissary employees who did not punch the ration card or punched Over Hole Phillips said. Agents also identified people outside the cigarettes for Money ring who Trade the Black Market goods for services Rool Spanish vendors such As Yard wort House cleaning or rent undercover agents set up three con trolled buys bailing the known ringleaders with cigarettes and then following the buyers As the goods were sold. Agents also discovered the same peo ple were laundering gasoline coupons. The operation was very similar to the cigarette Kiln atom Phillips said. Peo ple purchased More than their rationed amount and were in Coo Aioo with cafes employees."os1 identified two Spanish gasoline stations where attendants exchanged the coupons for Money. Cigarette sales at the commissaries dropped 30 percent after the the Mick Market ring was uncovered said George Lori Uon manager. Some activity is still Wing on Bat so Are Ike Vati Gallons Phillips said Spanish authorities Are minting agents m pursuing other possible ring Leaden and have turned Over jurisdiction in Case involving americans to is. Authorities. He meat severe action that can be taken against civilians caught i the Ringis revocation of privileges and Banning from the base Fidler  marketing on Federal installation is an offence that could be tried in Federal court but there is no resident . Attorney at Torr Jon he said. Military members caught Black mar cling can be court Martiale. No draws 7 years for sex offences by Dave Diehl Raf Alconbury England an air Force master sergeant who had sex with his stepdaughter and three other teen age gins has been sentenced to seven years in prison. During the one Day general court mar tial thursday the 17-year Veteran from the 10th Security police so admitted to having sexual relations with his step daughter since she was 12. He also pleaded guilty to having sex and commit Ting indecent acts with three British Sis ters who were his neighbors. According to court records the Man s sexual activity with the eldest of the three Sisters dated to 931. The crimes against the three girls occurred in the no s House while they were visiting or baby sitting his children. Ail four victims gave the jury written statements praising the Man said prosecutor Cape. Bob Purvins. None of the girls would testify against hint Blevins said. The 36-year-old sergeant also was reduced to the lowest enlisted rank and Given a dishonourable discharge. He was arrested by British police in August after his stepdaughter turned him in. According to evidence presented to the military jury the no had lived in Littleport near Cambridge since octo Ber 1986. He also lived there Between 1981 and 198 5 with to stepdaughter Andson while assigned to Raf m ild Cohall. He was Given custody of the children after his 1980 divorce from his English wife. The children have been in the Cus Tody of their Mother since lie no s arrest a base Legal official said. The no was described by witnesses testifying on his behalf As outstanding dependable and fun to work with and fun to be  the father of the three Sisters raid he was at first shocked and Felt betrayed when he Learned of the  the englishman asked the jury not to be too harsh. A would ask for uni enc. He s like a brother to me be said. The charges against the no included carnal knowledge sodomy and indecent acts with persons under the age of 16. Under military Law the maximum sen tence in the Case was 126 years in prison a dishonourable discharge reduction to the lowest enlisted Grade and forfeiture of All pay and allowance. However a pre trial Agreen Cal in which the no pleaded guilty limited the maximum sentence to 14 years Eon Fine Cal demotion to the lowest enlisted Grade forfeiture of All pay and allowances and a dishonourable discharge. The name of the no is being with held by the stars and stripes to protect the identity of the victims. Landlord of slain sex Navy Man arrested Naples Italy is the italian landlord of a retired , Sailor Kef red tuesday in Bis Home has been arrested and charged with arranging the Ameri can s slaying by two gunmen. The assailants who still Are being sought by police shot 49-year-old Don Ald Woods five times in the cps after they rushed into the Kitchen of his borne just outside of Naples interrupting a family Celebration. Earlier reports had set the number of shots fired at three. The shooting look place in from of the Woods 4-year-old twin daughters. Francesco Sepe 54, was arrested by italian police thursday and charged wit ordering the shooting. Additionally police said Friday Sepe ins charged with aiding and abetting Woods murder. Poke allege thai Sepe ordered the shooting following a longstanding Dis Pute Over Renu police said Woods had signed a Long term lease but refused to pay the full amount of nut complaining to Sepe that the sum exceeded what is allowed under italian rental Law Sepe and Woods according to police quarrelled often Over several months about the Money. Sepe allegedly had threatened Woods with physical harm if he did t pay up or vacate the premises according to police. The investigating magistrate in the Case said police believe that Sepe paid two hoodlums to shoot Woods in the legs in order to scare him into moving out of the dwelling. Autopsy results show that Woods Bledso death from a Groin artery severed by a Bullet Woods retired from the Navy about10 Yean ago As a Petty officer first class and had been living in the Naples area where he made Bis living As a Handyman and House Painter. Boston students move of Block North s Folk Newton mass f a some Boston College students arc circulating a petition opposing a student government decision copay retired Marine it. Col. Oliver North $15,000 to lecture at the school those sch i and the petition said that the fee is top High and that North will no trigger discussion Worth the Price. David Mcauley executive vice presi Dent of the student government Board defended the selection calling North one of the most popular figures of the dec Ade. Mcauley said the 90-Minuie lecture on nov. 2 will attract a variety of Stu dents. Overall this is a great Opportunity to listen 10 a Man responsible for one of the great shake  in our government s his tory Mcauley told the Boston Globe. Jean Graham editor in chief of the Heights the Independent student weekly newspaper Ai the cortege said it does t seem like they the student Board took the opposition to heart i think they brought him because he would be controversial and would draw a Tot of people. But they May lose More people than they  she wrote an editorial against the Choice and said student Are gathering signatures to try to Block North s appear Ance. For 118,000, i Wai Lou. We could have had Jimmy Carter and he s a for incr president she said. I Don t think we can Icahn thai much from Oliver  North faces trial on 16 charges of conspiracy to defraud the government in the Iran Contra Anns for Hosu Gei plan. He has Given More than 25 speeches in the past year to raise Money for his defense