European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday october 20,1968 Orient express in Tokyo Alby Gall second Ham right president Oriner Pflug a.g., shakes Hinds Vilh Japan hallway s station master Hick ski Keno Shulti during a ceremony Mark ing the arrival of Europe s Orient express at Tokyo s main station the train left Paris on sept. 9 and visited Berlin Moscow and Hong Kong before being transported by ship to Tokyo. The train which is on an International Goodwill mis Slon Wilt run on japanese tracks from oct. 25 to dec. Is protests continue while Aquino defends . Bases agreement Manila Philippines a president Corazon Aquino on wednesday tried to dismiss criticism of the new agreement to lease military bases to the United states and the largest political party in Congress pledged to support the controversial Accord. But protests Over the treaty continued. About 150 members of the leftist May first movement burned an american Fla near the . Embassy to proles the agreement s signing monday in Washington by . Secretary of stale George Shulte und Ruul Mang Lapus Llic Philippines foreign Secretary. Marchers shouted Ami american slogans and car ried banners displaying slogans opposing the bases. Rio police prevented to film from marching to the embassy grounds and they dispersed peacefully. I knew that it would not get total acceptance Aquino said of the agreement wednesday. But 1 still believe Secretary Mang Lapus did a very commendable Job and that certainly it is a big improvement from the previous bases the pro Aquino struggle of the democratic filipino party said wednesday that the agreement provided nearly three limes As much Aid As the United Stales granted to now ousted president Ferdinand Marcos. The party claims membership of 145 of the 202 House members and is of the 23 senators the agreement allows the United states to maintain six bases in inc Philippines until 1991 in return for $962 million in Aid Over the final two years of the pact. The United states had been paying Ico million a year for use of Clark a. Subic Bay naval facilities and four smaller installations. Filipino negotiators had originally demanded ,2 billion annually and critics charged that the govern ment settled for too Little. Opposition sen. Juan Ponce in rile said the agreement showed that Aquino had secretly decided to work for extending the bases after their lease expires in september 1991. The general perception is that the Philippines got the Short end of the Deal and this perception is expected to be exploited by the anti bases bloc to further fan inc wave of anti americanism in the country wrote columnist Alvin Capino in wednesday s philippine daily Globe. In a statement wednesday the anti bases coalition said the agreement docs not legally bind the . Administration to provide More Money but Only to exert Best efforts to gain . Congressional approval of Aid requests. The coalition said that the agreement also allows the americans to move nuclear weapons through the coun try and launch military operations without filipino approval and that it increases inc threats to our sur Vival and sovereignty and prevents True and lasting peace in our country. The agreement allows the United states to maintain its policy of neither confirming nor denying the pres ence of nuclear weapons on and ships visiting the bases. Critics said the Accord could prompt even stronger opposition to the bases and raise doubts Over whether the Philippines would extend the lease on the facilities after 1991. Under the philippine Constitution any Extension must be approved by two thirds of the Senate where anti bases sentiment is Strong. The nation s Constitution mandates that the Philippines adopt a policy of Freedom from nuclear weapons consistent with the National Legal experts say the phrase Falls snort of an outright ban. World today Spain confirms outbreak of african horse sickness Madrid Spain a the ministry of agriculture monday confirmed the second outbreak in Spain in 13 months or african hone sickness a virus that has caused inc deaths of at least 36 horses in Southern Spain in the past 10 spokesman Angel Jusley said that effective immediately All exports of horses from Spain would cease and All horses would have to remain where they Are. Both France and Portugal had closed their Borders to Spanish horses Over the weekend. Juste said thai in addition to the 36 deaths another200 horses were sick with the virus that cause a High fever and localized fluid retention. He said so far about14 animals had been destroyed and expected another so would be destroyed during the week. The outbreak believed caused by virus carrying mosquitoes blown across the Mediterranean sea fro North Africa has raised fears that Spain could become a Region where inc disease is endemic. Students in Athens occupy .-affiliated College Athens Greece a demonstrating Klist Stu dents on tuesday occupied the downtown Campus building of an Independent american affiliated College to protest private education in Greece. Chanting education in t for Sale it s for every one the students who numbered More than 1,000, also burned a . Flag from inc Balcony of the neoclassical building homing a department of Southeast pm private University should be allowed to operate Here the protesters said in a statement. All Levels of education in Greece including books and accommodation arc state funded although More than 100 private primary and secondary schools also operate throughout the country. A few Independent schools of higher education also exist but degrees gained at private colleges Are not recognized by the socialist government. Brazil soviet Union sign Trade cooperation pacts Moscow up the leaders of the soviet Union and Brazil wednesday signed a declaration of International cooperation and several Trade agreements inc soviet official news Agency Tass signing of the documents by president Mikhail Gorbachev and brazilian president Jose Varncy took place at inc ornate St. Catherine Hall inside the grand Kremlin Palace on the a Laird Day of a slate vial by the brazilian Leader Tass said the two leaders signed a declaration on principles of interaction in the name of peace and International two sides also exchanged notes putting into effect economic cultural and technological protocols that were signed two leaders also exchanged notes agreeing to the establishment of consulates in Rio de Janeiro and Leningrad Tass said. Economic forecast by dec predicts growth in 88, 89 Brussels Belgium a the european eco nomic Community predicted wednesday that the be Economy will grow an average of 3.5 percent ibis year and 2.75 percent in 1989.the figures arc up sharply from the dec s last fore cast issued july i that foresaw growth of 2.75 and 2.2s_percent respectively for 1988 and 1989."the forecasts this year Are indeed very positive the dec commission said in a report to the 12 dec member economic Prospect for the Community have significantly improved in recent month " and 1988 and 1989 should Sec the strongest economic growth since the end of the 1970s," the report said. Hungarian Brothers convicted As spy ring couriers Goteborg Sweden up a swedish District court tuesday found two hungarian bom Brothers guilty of acting As couriers in espionage for Hun Gary against nato and sentenced the to in months in prison each. The Mondal District court of Gublo Borg convicted Sandor 48, and Imre Korcsik 34, of illegal intelligence gather ing for the purpose of carrying lop secret information on nato s defense of Europe to the hungarian intelligence serv Brothers both physicians and naturalized swedish citizens were arrested aug. 23 in a police swoop coordinate Wilt West German police who had arrested the alleged ringleader retired . Army sol. Clyde Lee , in custody in West Germany is awaiting trial the Ker silts could not be convicted of spying in the two week trial since their activities were not directed against Neutral court acquitted them of charges of working for czech intelligence saying they had Only on three occasion carried unspecified material to Czechoslovakia for brother also were acquitted on a charge of illegal contacts with the us Central intelligence Agency because the activity was not considered regular illegal intelligence gathering
