European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 07, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday May. 1989 philippine based forces will fight if attacked Manila. Philippines api . Troops will defend themselves if attacked b1 philippine communist rebels an american Admiral says. Hut adm. Huntington Hardisty. Com Mander of the . Pacific come. Said the troops will avoid actions thai would put them in direct conflict with the rebels. I lard isly s comments made Friday Dur ing a breakfast meeting with reporters am in the aftermath of the killing of . Army col. James Row by the rebels. Kowic was slain april 21 As he Rode to polish miners striking for higher pay Warsaw Poland a More than 20. Copper workers from the official Zzz Trade Union Alliance and the inde pendent Solidarity Union have gone on strike at four mines in southwestern Poland to demand higher pay a Solidarity Aclis is said Friday. Jan Sugalski a local Solidarity activist said the miners were demanding a 50 percent increase in pay. He said miners earn Between 80,000 Lotys $118 Dol Lars and 120,000 Lotys s176 a month. Sugalski said the miners had formed a strike committee consisting of representatives of the Pozz and Solidarity. He said miners were remaining at the sur face of the pits and were carrying out maintenance underground. The strike committee members handed Over a list of demands All of which concerned pay to management which rejected the proposals Sugalski said. Solidarity was legalised april 17 after a seven War ban As a result of agreements reached Between the opposition and communist authorities at talks proposed by the government during a serious wave of strikes last August. The four mines hit by the strike Are near the City of Lupin. 203 Miles South West of Warsaw Sugalski and the state run news Agency Pap reported. Pap said the miners went on strike on the morning shift and were joined by workers on the afternoon shift. The Agency gave no figures on the number of strikers. Talks Between management and Union representatives brought no Early results. Pap reported. Work at the Headquarters of the joint . Military assistance group in a Manila suburb. The new people s army said it killed Row because of alleged . Involvement in president Corazon Aquino s counterinsurgency Campaign. The philippine military said Friday that it seized communist rebel documents apparently calling for More kill Ings of . Military officials starting in june the state run Philippines news Agency reported. The news Agency quoted police officials outside the .-run Clark a 50 Miles North of Manila As saying the at tacks Are intended to create a propaganda Impact for the rebels. Hardisty said Row s killing and threats against americans were attempt by the rebels to grab headlines but would not deter . Support for Aqui no. We remain steadfast in our commit ment to a democratic  har Disty said. We will not be intimidated by new people s amid terror  fasting is Over thousands of egyptians rather in Cairo for prayers marking the end of Ramadan the month of the great islamic fast. During the of test moslem adults were required to refrain from food drink Toha ceo and sex. The fast that ended saturday began about Dawn each