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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, December 20, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday december 20,1988 Marcos goes Home to remain under care Imelda Marcos accompanies her husband loan ambulance As he leaves the Hospital.  Honolulu a former Philippines president Ferdinand Marcos sunday was released from St. Francis medical Center where he was admitted on dec. 9 with a life threatening heart ailment but his Dodges said he will re main under 24-hour medical care at his Home. Marcos who ruled the Philippines for 20 years before his overthrow in february 1986, has pleaded ill health while putting off an appearance before a new York court for arraignment on racketeer ing charges. A court appointed doctor had concluded before his most recent hospitalization that he was Well enough to travel. Marcos 71, was wheeled in a Stretcher from the Hospital and driven Home in a private ambulance. Imelda Marcos accompanied her Hus band to the ambulance then climbed into the front scat of the vehicle for the 2-Milc trip to the couple s Home Over looking Honolulu. Mrs. Marcos did t answer questions but mouthed merry Christmas to a reporter through the window of the ambulance. Initially congestive heart failure is life threatening but his condition has  said or. Calvin Wong mar cos cardiologist. His congestive hear failure has reversed itself. It could Wong said Marcos has a history of congestive heart failure which Means the heart is unable to pump the amount of blood required by the body. The president is going Home where we have set up a Hospital setup said or. Azuc Cne Ignacio one of Marcos physicians. Neither doctor would comment on whether Marcos is too ill to travel to new York. Doctors have prescribed Light exercise rest and medication to control the heart condition and a variety of medical prob lems Ignacio said. However Ignacio declined to elaborate on the other medical problems. There Are so Many different things it s difficult to explain Ignacio said. Marcos  wife arc accused of plundering their Homeland s Economy and stashing millions of dollars in the United states and elsewhere. Mrs. Mar cos pleaded innocent to the charges. They hav lived in Honolulu since their ouster in civilian military revolt. A new York cardiologist who exam ined Marcos before his most recent hospitalization told a Federal judge in new York that although the former president suffers from various ailments he is Well enough to travel. Marcos repeatedly faked pain during the three hour examination according to the doctor Francis m. Weld. Britain reportedly will develop own bottle tank London a Britain will develop its own heavy Battle tank rather than opt immediately for the United states built Abrams my Ai of general dynamics press reports said monday. The  reports apparently inspired by government officials said the announcement was expected on tuesday but could leak out by later Mon Day. The decision Means that Britain s Only tank manufacturer Vickers defense sys tems ltd., will continue development of its 72-ton challenger 2 tank which is still on the drawing Board. Army commanders had urged Pur Chase of the 63-ton Abrams tank which has been deployed by  forces for the past three years. The reports said Vickers will be Given a probationary period to produce a challenger 2 prototype possibly 12 months during which it will receive government Aid. The said if Vickers cannot deliver then the Ord will to to general dynamics. Draw from Western nato Alliance gunnery trials when its Crews could not hit their lancets and the fire control system was faulted. The army wanted 590 Abrams tanks to replace their chieftains which went into service in May 1963. The army chiefs said the Abrams Ger Man made 120mm Smoothbore Cannon of Feird More development potential than challenger 2 s British made 120mm rifled design. Policeman Dies 15 Hurt in Spain car bomb attack Eibar Spain up suspected Basque guerrillas exploded a car bomb sunday killing a police officer and injuring is people including nine passers by authorities said. The attack occurred on the main Boulevard of Eibar a Basque town 27s Miles North of Madrid when a bomb packed car exploded near a Convoy of three police vans headed for duty at a soccer stadium. A police officer Riding in the last Van identified As 30-year-old Jose Antonio Barado died As lie was rushed to Hospi Tal police and Hospital spokesmen said. Six policemen and nine passers by were also hospitalized with injuries. Doctors performed emergency surgery 2 arrested in shooting ups Angeles a two me were arrested sunday in connection with a gang shooting in a crowded shopping mall Inal left a teen age bystander dead. Roger Leon White 22, of Sepulveda and William stalling 18, of Pacoima were held without bail in the Friday shooting of Sergio Alpuche 16, of Van Guys police Sake. They said the shooting occurred after Fis Leighl broke out Between two members of rival gangs and a third gang member opened tire. Alpuche,.who was not a gang member was hit in. The Chest and died in a Hospital saturday. On two of the injured a policeman and a civilian Man to remove shrapnel from their  said inc bomb packed Wilh 110 pounds of plastic explosive nails and pieces of steel was triggered by a Remote control  Force of inc blast destroyed the third Van blew out the facade of a near by food factory and shattered windows in a radius of 500 Yards witnesses said. Minutes after the explosion Paramil itary civil guardsmen opened fire on two attackers As they fled on foot injuring one of them but they were unable to prevent their  bystanders also chased a Young Man who apparently set off the bomb with a Remote control device bul they were forced Back when he in cat a cd them Wilh a pistol police  set up controls on highways leading out of the town but there was no immediate Trace of the  group claimed the bombing but police linked it to the armed Basque separatist group , a Basque language acronym for Basque Homeland and Liberty has killed18 people this year in its Campaign for Independence of Spain s three Northern Basque provinces and has taken More than 600 Vic Tims since surfacing 20 years  its last attack Eta killed a 3-year old boy and a television executive in bombing nov. 22 aimed at paramilitary civil guard Headquarters in Madrid. Sledding in a Winter wonderland Snow is a lot of fun when mom s there to make the going easier Diane Juarez of Boston gives her 4-year-old daughter Betsy a lift along Newbury Street i the City s downtown area saturday during the season s first substantial snowstorm  
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