European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside strikes d air Force gets Tough on fitness Page 2 d Why Poland was on its own in 39 Page 8 d Oakland san Francisco win division titles Page 21 o Usa eur sports on the ropes Page 23 the Stesan stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 48, no. 165 Friday september 29, 1989 Good morning a am., d 8693 a exiled Marcos Dies in Honolulu at 72 Ferdinand Marcos Honolulu a Ferdinand e. Marcos former president of the Philippines died thursday ending in exile a life that took him to the Pinnacle of Power and worldwide notoriety in his impoverished land. He was Corazon Aquino who came to Power in the 1986uprising that drove Marcos from his Homeland re fused again to allow his burial in the Philippines for the Sake of the Tranquility of the state and the order of died at 12 40 a.m., said Eugene Tiwanak spokesman at St. Francis medical Center where the former president had been hospitalized for nearly 10 months with kidney lung and heart ailments pneumonia and bacterial infections. At 1 17 a.m., Marcos son. Ferdinand jr., emerged from the Hospital room and announced that his father had been taken to a higher father s not Here anymore. He s gone Marcos widow Imelda told about two dozen supporters out Side the Hospital room said family spokesman Roger Deyuan. The canny combative politician who governed at times As a Democrat at times As a dictator had settled into exile in Honolulu at a Hillside estate overlooking the Pacific. Marcos died without facing trial on . Charges he plundered the philippine Treasury during his two decades in Bush who during a trip to Manila in 1981 praised Marcos and his government for your adherence to democratic said thursday he was saddened to linear of Marcos death and offered his condolences to the family. Former president Reagan said Nancy and i arc deeply saddened and extend our sympathy and prayers to his Marcos Home province where he is still widely continued on Page 3 plan will Cut noise from Low flights by de Reavis staff writer Bonn West Germany West German de sense minister Gerhard Stollon Borg spelled Oul an eight Point program thursday designed to muffle the noise of Low level military flights Over his country. The program worked Oul in months of negotiations Between West Germany and its nato allies will reduce noise by up to 25 percent by slowing Down Low flying planes. It also will re Duce interception exercises by one third and Cut the duration of flights flown at an Altitude of 247 feel by about 45 percent. The main purpose of the program is a dra Matic reduction of noise experienced by West German citizens Stollon Borg said at a news con Ference held to discuss a report on the plan. The report will be debated Friday in the West German parliament. The commander of . Air forces in Europe called Stoltenberg s plan yet another Alliance step to minimize the Impact of Low level flying on the citizens of West the new More restrictive rules Chal Lenge Safe to maintain our current level of training we will meet the new standards Safe commander Gen. Michael a Dugan said in a command could not immediately respond to questions on How Safe would maintain training standards in the Wake of the agreement. At the news conference Stoltenburg said the see flights on Back Page 5 gis killed during 2 firing exercises fort Sill okla. A artillery fire at a practice Range overshot its target wednesday and struck a group of about 80 soldiers standing in formation killing three and injuring 23 others. A round exploded outside the fort Sill firing area about 5 . And struck a nearby Rifle Range where the soldiers were training said master sgt. Michael Brown a base spokesman. And two More soldiers were killed a fort Stewart ga., thursday during Tir ing exercises involving 4.2-Inch mortars the said. Details were not immediately released. In wednesday s Accident at fort Sill a round from a howitzer overshot the tar get area and hit 10 to 15 feet behind soldiers lined up in formation on a Rifle Range authorities said. If the artillery fired from a practice Range had hit 10 to 15 minutes later the Rifle Range would have been empty said it. Col. John Dobbs. The cause of the Accident was under investigation. Remnants of uniforms and helmets littered the ground on the Rifle Range in the Shadow of the Wichita mountains. The site was roped off and reporters were kept from talking with soldiers. A Crater a Yard across and a foot deep was visible. They heard a whistle of incoming a yellow blast and then they were blown off their feet said col. William Gonzales commander of the Post Hospital. Pvt. I Jimmy n. Mccain 21, of Troy,Ala., and spec. Thomas p. Boyle 25, of Ventura calif., were killed along with a third Soldier whose name was withheld until notification of relatives said Brown. The injured were taken by helicopter and ambulance to Reynolds hos Pital. Six soldiers underwent surgery wednesday night Gonzales said. He a map said one Soldier whom he would not identify had a leg amputated. Staff sgt. Scott Harris of Rockmart,ga., and pvt. I David bails an of Day ton Texas were in critical condition. Pvt. I David Adams of Vinemont. Ala.,pvt. I Troy Emmons of Hubbard neb., pvt. I Charles Mccrosson of Mason Ohio and pvt. I David Mechem of Wichita kan., were in serious condition said Post spokesman Daran other soldiers remained in hospitals and were listed in stable or Good condition soldiers were a week away from completing an eight week training course said staff sgt. William bid an other Posl spokesman. Fort Sill investigators were joined thursday by a team from inc safety enter in fort Rucker Ala. A preliminary report May not be ready for a Day or s Field artillery Center Al fort Sill has three sizes of howitzers 105mm, 155mm and 8-Inch. A spokes Man said All three were being used wednesday and investigators must deter mine which was involved in the Accident. The last fatal Accident involving Artil Lery at the Post was in 1978, when a Shell exploded aboard an ammunition carry ing vehicle killing one Soldier and wounding four
