European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 18, 1988 the stars and stripes a the damned stamp not in. Omit Iliin mar Arthur h propped Wijt i workers Afler it wot bombed sunday vandals bomb Macarthur statue in Philippines Manila Philippines a vandals bombed and destroyed a Slatic of . Gen. Douglas Macarthur on an Island where he led Allied troops retaking the Philippines from Japan during world War ii police said sunday. The id fool Static of Marble Granite and Cement fell to the Groenil face Down. Most of it was blasted in nieces by the explosive device which police had not identified. The bombing occurred before Lawn saturday at Palo lion on the Central Island of Leyte about Iso Miles from Manila. The philippine daily inquirer reported thai inc blast was heard More than seven Miles a Jim. The statue was one of sin erected in 97f on inc shores of Palo to commemorate the la Etc Landing but Only Macarthur s statue was dam aged the bombing occurred five Days before inc 44th anniversary of the Landing of Allied forces he commanded. Their return fulfilled Macar thur s pledge "1 shall  to filipinos when his troops fled japanese attackers at the begin Ning of the War. No suspects Werc caught in the bombing and no motive was discovered. However Hie Island is a stronghold of communist rebels who have been fighting the nation Al government for two decades. Angolan rebel Leader says peace talks can t be halted Iii him no or Lifcia Hiil Jamba. Angola a angolan rebel Leader Jonas a Vimahi save negotiations to remove cuban soldiers from Angola and establish Independence for South West Africa arc at a difficult stage. I Don t Sec How the process can be interrupted. A can Only be credited. 1 Don t Sec How the clock can be turned  Savi Antii said last week in an interview m a Supply Camp for his National Union for the total Independence of Angola known As Unita. Under a .-Mcdiated Accord among Angola Cuba and Smith Africa More than 10.000 Cohnn troops supporting Angola s marxist regime arc expected in withdraw within two years. Sav Imbi said All but 5,000 troops should pull out in the first year. The four nations also have been negotiating the withdrawal of South african troops from us ugh West Africa also known As Namibia which is to gain its Independence. The discussions which have excluded Unita arc to resume in about a week in Brazzaville Congo to meet a nov. I Largel Dale for implementing a . Independence plan for nil mini a Sav Imbi said he has conferred separately with . And South african representatives. Sav Imbi moves Clu sively through the Bush rarely spending More than one night in a place. He was inter viewed by the associated press in a a hatched House at Dawn. Reporters were driven by Unita escorts to Supply Camp  b from Jamba Unita grass hut Headquarters in Southeastern Angola in is hours of Bone crunching Ravel in an open truck. Sav Imbi said he expects Good relations Between the United slates and Unita Afler the . Presidential election on nov. 8. Even if Democrat Michael Dukakis becomes president. Dukakis has said he would Cut . Aid Lounita. Any . Administration is interested in the Independence of Namibia. No american administration will accept 60,000 cubans he said . Aid particularly stinger missiles has enabled Unita to counter the government s Ovici supplied Mig bombers helicopter gunships and heavy Armor. Sav Imbi said that unless most of the cubans left within a year. South african fears of cuban interference in Namibia would not be cased. South Africa has ruled inc territory since seizing it from German forces in world wart. South Africa has agreed to end its 7,1-Ycar Rule Over Namibia Only if the cuban troops in neighbouring an Gola withdraw. Sav Imbi said a Smalt number of cubans could re main in defensive positions around Luanda. Inc Capi Jonas save Mhz with hit wife Anna during Friday s interview at inc rebel Supply Camp. Tal and in Cabinda inc Oil producing enclave in the far North. If they leave behind 5.00 1. Thai Wuh not he a trag Edy Savi Ruthl said. Hut if they leave 10,000 or 20.000. That is not acceptable Sav Imbi believe that government forces will col lapse after inc cubans depart and that inc ruling popu Lar movement for the liberation of Angola which came to Power when Angola won Independence from Portugal in 1�75 will be forced to negotiate a Power sharing arrangement with Unita. Ciu Cyrillas of Unita control the sparsely populated Southeastern third of Angola and conduct operations in the other provinces. Sav Imbi said he is confident Unita can survive without direct help from South african forces. On aug. .10, South Africa withdrew the task of its several thousand soldiers in Southern Angola As part of the peace plan. Sav Imbi has said previously that South african help is essential to un1ta Bill thai he is against South Africa s apartheid system of racial is Kre Gawinn jewish Leader visiting East Berlin a w�4jwish Congress president Edgar m. Bronfman began ttn4ay visit to East Berlin sunday with talks focusing  Easl German agreement to pay reparations to j3iiul c lims of the nazi holocaust. Ii was inc first official visit of a head of the York based organization to East Germany. Bronfman the Seagram corp. Chan Ryan arrived Laic sunday in a private Jet and a Grcic cd by Deputy foreign minister Kurt Nier a task Berlin s Choc no feed Airport he was also greeted by members of East Germany s  and the nation s minister for religious Aoa trs. State Secretary Kurt to Efrer Bronfman later visited East Berlin s jewish cemetery. Where he Laid a Wreath a uld be announced during his visit on  German act Upin payments to jewish victims of nazi atrocities. An agreement to pay  would Mark a major change in the nation s . Since the end of world War it. East Germany has argued that in bears no Ripon Sibilly for nazi Alro civics because the nation was founded in 1940. Food comes too late to save sudanese children Kii Katoum Sudan