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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday february 19,19898th arrest widens japanese Scanda Tokyo a prosecutors on sat urday arrested an executive of an information services conglomerate in the lat est development of a Stock trading scandal that has tarnished the administration of prime minister Noboru take Shita. Toshihiro Ono chief Secretary of re Cruit co., was arrested by the Tokyo District Public prosecutors office on suspicion of violating securities and Exchange regulations. Ono allegedly sold unlisted shares of his company s real estate subsidiary re Cruit Cosmos from 1984 to 1986, a spokesman for the Justice ministry said. Ono reportedly sold 640,000 shares to 79 people without notifying the finance ministry. He was the eighth suspect to be arrested in the scandal since last week. Prosecutors first seized Hiromasa Ezoe former chairman of recruit and the Cen trial figure in the scandal involving influence peddling through bribes and bar gain sales of unlisted stocks. The recruit scandal involves several executives and subsidiaries of the information services company that allegedly conspired to buy influence by offering unlisted shares to at least 154 politicians Public officials and business leaders. Most later sold the stocks for sizable profits. While prosecutors launched criminal investigations last november the scan dal caused a Public uproar and raised ethical questions about traditional Money links Between business and poli tics in this country. In addition to Ezoe prosecutors arrested three recruit group executives last week along with two executives of nip Pon Telegraph and Telephone co. And a former labor ministry official on bribery charges and violations of the Securi ties and Exchange Law. The scandal has severely damaged the administration of Takeshita because of links several members of his Cabine thave had to recruit. Former finance minister Kiichi Miya Zawa one of Takeshita s chief rivals for the prime minister Post in 1987, resigned in december after admitting an aide bought unlisted recruit shares in his name. Takeshita s popularity rating has dropped significantly since the scandal flared and his governing Liberal demo cratic party lost in a by election last Sun Day against the socialist party the coun try s largest opposition party. A said enc Radical students Lead violent rallies in s. Korean cities Seoul South Korea a sporadic violence flared saturday in South korean cities after police thwarted . And anti government rallies planned by dissidents and Radical students. Groups of 10 to 200 protesters threw rocks and fire bombs at police after thousands of riot troops sealed off a downtown Seoul Park and dispersed crowds trying to gather for the rally. No injuries were reported. About 12,000 riot police wearing Black Visorde Hel mets were deployed around intersections subway entrances government buildings and foreign legation. The nation s largest dissident organization had said it would launch a 10-Day series of protests beginning saturday against the government and the United states that would Climax with the feb. 27 visit of president Bush. Police banned All demonstrations and said protes ters would be arrested and punished. In the Southern City of Taegu news reports said hundreds of students and workers hurled firebombs and rocks at police saturday after police blocked scheduled rally. About 500 students and dissidents held a peaceful March in the provincial City of Chunju chanting we oppose Bush and Roh Tae woo talks the National news Agency Yon Hap said. In Seoul groups of students congregated in narrow shopping alleys of the City chanting slogans then raced away and disappeared into shopping crowds a police charged. Newspapers said More than 200 people were detained but police gave no figures. Dissident Leader Paik i wan held a rally in an under ground subway station with followers denouncing presi Dent Roh Tae woo for blocking peaceful protests and at tacking the United states for supporting the Roh regime. At one Point riot police charged about 200 Stu dents trying to occupy a main Street. Students threw a barrage of firebombs and police drove off the Seoul pedestrians pass through police lines saturday. Attackers with tear Gas. Dissidents demand an end to . Influence in South Korea accusing the United states of support ing South korean dictatorial regimes and Ham Pering unification of the divided korean Peninsula. F-16 crash in Philippines kills Pilot Angeles Philippines up the Pilot of a . Air Force f-16c Jet was killed when his aircraft crashed while participating in the Cope Thunder military exercise at the american run Clark a a .air Force spokesman said saturday. Maj. Wayne Crist said 1st it. Josh Levin 30, of Beverly Hills calif., failed to get out of his plane when it crashed tuesday morning in a mountainous Region Northwest of the facility. Crist said search teams reached the crash site at mount Pinatubo in Zambales province 15 Miles Northwest of Clark on Friday afternoon and found Levin s remains. Levin took off from the air base tuesday morning but failed to rendezvous with his Squadron at the Crow Valley bombing Range near Clark 50 Miles North of Manila. Search teams and an Hh-3e Jolly Green giant Heli copter spotted the plane s wreckage Friday morning after heavy Clouds that had hampered Rescue operations lifted. A Board of officers is investigating the Accident. Levin was assigned to the 8th tac fighter Wing based at Kunsan a South Korea. He was in Manila to participate in Cope Thunder a two week exercise by service men from the United states the Philippines Thailand South Korea Singapore Australia and Japan. 2,000 filipinos stage pro american demons Raf on Angeles Philippines up about 2,000 filipino demonstrators led by bar girls Yelling we love americans demanded the Extension of the lease on strategic . Military bases in the Philippines. The rally at Baya Nihan Park near the main Gate of Clark a was called by bar owners to prevent anti bases demonstrators from holding a concert to press demands for the dismantling of Clark and nearby Subic Bay naval facilities. More than two hours after the scheduled Start of the concert none of the anti bases participants had shown up at the Park. Led by garishly painted bar girls in hot pants and miniskirts the pro american protesters marched through the Liberty City 50 Miles North of Manila. The 1947 treaty covering the Clark and Subic Bay installations expires in 1991. President Corazon Aquino has said she is keeping her options open on a renewal of the pact. Last october Washington agreed to increase the $180 million in annual Aid to the Philippines to $962million in the last two years of the treaty. Thousands of residents of Angeles and  the Subic Bay facilities last month blocked anti base activists led by a foreign peace group from staging rallies in the two Liberty cities. World today hungarian subway car hit by bomb but no one Hurt Budapest Hungary a a bomb exploded in a crowded Budapest subway car but no one was injured hungarian news reports said saturday. Police were quoted As saying the bomb was homemade and was left Friday night at the rear of the subway car. News reports said the 8 15 . Explosion ripped through the ceiling Caus ing extensive damage to the car on the East West subway line Between the Astoria and Dea Square stations. 5 North african nations unite in common Market Marrakesh Morocco a the leaders of five North african nations formally signed a treaty Friday setting up a common mar Ket and a Union of the Arab great maghreb to compete with a United Europe. The chiefs of state of Morocco Algeria Tuni Sia Libya and Mauritania signed the documents in Marrakesh City Hall at the end of a three Day Summit. The inaugural Summit gracefully stage Man aged by Morocco s King Hassan ii went smoothly according to plan. Libya s Moa mar Qadhafi failed to create any last moment Obsta cles expected by some officials. Qadhafi s last minute proposal to expand the treaty 19 include Sudan Chad Mali and niger was quietly dropped. Instead the leaders inserted a line in the text leaving the treaty open to other Arab or african countries joining at later Date. Japan giving 1 billion yen to fight locusts in Africa Tokyo a Japan will donate 1 billion yen $7.93 million to help the food and Agri culture organization combat a Locust infestation m Northern and Central Africa the foreign ministry said Friday. Locusts have caused heavy agricultural dam age since autumn 1987 in Mauritania Morocco Algeria Tunisia Senegal Mali niger Chad the j Udan Ethiopia and Somalia the officials said. 2 British tourists charged in yugoslav resort Blaze Belgrade Yugoslavia a two British tourists under investigation for a resort hotel fire last month have been charged with violating Public safety and will be tried feb. 22, Belgra Demedia reported saturday. The be Cernie no Vosti daily said Auto Mechanic Ian Charles Pond and nurse Dawn Grace have been charged with a serious act against Public safety. The Blaze at the skiing resort of Kopaunik on Jan. 24 gutted the top floors of the Ras hotel causing 4 billion dinars $635,000 in damage the newspaper said. The newspaper said the two had left an Iron turned on in their hotel suite while they were out skiing. Pond and Grace Are to remain at the resort until the municipal court trial be Cernie no Vosti  
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