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1SJ 1' "1 Of Acf* Associated Press 1 1 t ? U m—r IcLVk? %T Edited by Victoria Ayotte Filipino rebels return to their barracks MANILA - Mutinous rebels in the Makati business district surrendered today, seven days after launching a coup attempt against President Corazon Aquino, the government’s chief negotiator said today. “This is unconditional surrender,” said Brig. Gen. Arturo Enrile, superindendentof the Philippine Military Academy who negotiated throughout the night with rebel leaders. “The problem is already finished.” Enrile told reporters that rebels already had started leaving their positions from several high-rise buildings in Makati, which had be come the main coup battleground after heavy weekend fighting at several military bases. He predicted the approximately 300 muti neers in the area would vacate their positions before noon and said they would be taken to the Philippine Army’s headquarters at Fort Bonafacio about 1 1/2 miles away. The government agreed the rebels will be treated “humanely, justly and fairly,” Enrile said. But he added they would “suffer the consequences” for launching the sixth coup attempt against Aquino since she came to power in February 1986. He did not elaborate. Most rebels and their leaders responsible for previous coups have been acquitted or given light sentences. Rebels agreed about midnight to give up, Enrile said. “We all agreed that if they re turned to the barracks ... it would be good for the nation as a whole.” He added that the rebels’ political demands, which included the resignation of Aquino, “were non-negotiable.” President Aquino early Wednesday evoked the “people power” revolution in appealing for support against mutinous soldiers bent on overthrowing her government. Andy Manhart/Daily Nebraskan Professor classifies overweight adults in apple, pear categories ROCHESTER, N.Y. -Weight control authorities often classify overweight adults as either “apples” or “pears,” says a Uni versity of Rochester professor of preventive medicine. Fat settles mostly around the abdomen on “apple” types, says Dr. Michael Wcintraub. These individuals have thick trunks and bulging bellies,but proportionately small hips and thighs. “Pears,” on the other hand, have bottoms and thighs that arc larger than the waist or trunk. While maintaining a weight close to the ideal range for one’s height and build is best for optimal health, it seems that “apple” types are more prone than “pear” types to develop such health problems as heart disease or diabetes. Non-Comm EAST BERLIN - The military issued its first warning Wednesday in the turmoil that has convulsed East Germany, and a non-Communist took over as head of state to end a 40 year lock the Communists held on the presidency. The government reported signs that angry citizens were storming army installations, and military lead ers pledged to repel any attempts to seize weapons and munitions. Manfred Gerlach, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, replaced Egon Krenz as interim president, the first time a non-Communist had be come president since East Germany’s founding in 1949. Gerlach’s party recently broke off its long alliance with the Communists after weeks of spearheading reforms. The Communists advanced their emergency session one week to Fri day to overhaul the party’s structure. Shedding such “Stalinist” opera tions as the Central Committee and ruling Politburo is one possibility. Breaking up the party is another. A 25-mcmbcr committee of Com munists now runs the nation. The National Defense Council, in charge of the armed forces, quit on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the leadership of the once-dreaded secret police quit. The official ADN news agency reported late Wednesday the suicide of an official caught two days earlier trying to leave a government building with two suitcases stuffed with East German and West German money. ADN did not give his name, but said he was connected to the case of fugitive Alexander Schalck Golodkowski, the former lop East German foreign trade official ac unist becom cused of running a weapons-selling ring. Manfred Seidel, the No. 2 official in that scandal-plagued office, was arrested on suspicion of having smuggled $110 million out of the country. The Christian Democrats, a small party that recently broke with the Communists, said growing financial scandals were making East Germany look like a “banana republic.” The government announced a par tial amnesty Wednesday, following hunger strikes spreading to penal institutions nationwide. It applies to those sentenced to three years or less and excludes prisoners convicted of “rowdiness,” a term once applied to pro-democracy demonstrators but also sometimes used for more serious offenders. For days, reports surfaced of furi ous citizens barging into secret police offices, including storming one building in the southern city of Gera on Wednesday. A citizens committee pressing for reforms in Leipzig occupied regional state security headquarters there on Monday, and an ADN report sug gested the activists still controlled the building. The assaults were meant to slop destruction of documents needed in prosecuting former Communist offi cials. An investigative commission rec ommended criminal charges against former secret police boss Erich Mielkc, 81, for police attacks against demonstrators in October that touched off the revolutionary changes. The government, headed by re formist Premier Hans Modrow, said es president late Wednesday “indications” emerged that people were storming army installations. No details were given, but the government appealed for “calm and restraint” and asked people not to enter army posts. The National People’s Army lead ership issued its own statement, ad dressed to both soldiers and citi/.cns. saying: “Such intrusions could cause danger for the security of the German Democratic Republic. “Illegal entry to weapons, muni tions and fuel will be blocked.” Military leaders expressed “con cern for securing peace” and pledged to work with Soviet and Warsaw Pad forces to secure peace in Central Europe. “Only together can we preserve the sovereignty of the German Democratic Republic and protect our country from anarchy and chaos,” they said. The government’s appeal for calm was the top item on East Germany's main TV news program, which said Lutheran Church leaders joined the call. The program said “the church has information making it increasingly concerned about calls for revenge... that the search for the guilty has frightened many people.” Gcrlach, looking somber, an nounced his appointment on TV, saying he was “not glad” about tak ing on the duties. He will serve as president until Parliament picks a permanent re placement. Speculation grew that another non-Communist would take over permanently, although Gcrlach ruled himself out. Czech premier to submit new government to opposition PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia — Communist Premier Ladislav Ada mec will submit a new government for the opposition’s approval by the end of the week, opposition leader Vaclav Havel said Wednesday. Havel said the premier agreed to deliver a Cabinet list Friday. The two had a long negotiating session Tues day and a brief meeting Wednesday. Adamcc, who encountered mass opposition when he named a new Cabinet on Dee. 3, said later on na tional television that he would resign if the political crisis continued. CTK, the official news agency, said Adamcc had accepted a list of possible candidates from Civic Fo rum, the opposition group that Havel leads, and would consult with other official political parties. It quoted him as saying he proba bly would meet with Civic Forum again Friday. The agency did not mention what, if anything, Adamcc ■ had said about opposition approval. Adamec’s TV address indicated there had been some lough bargain ing during his meetings with the opposition. He said it was difficult to gel professionals the opposition wants in the government to join the Cabinet. If the situation docs not calm down, and the government doesn’t win public confidence, Adamec said he would have no choice but to step down. “If the government docs not have these conditions, I cannot take any responsibility for what happens,” Adamec said. ‘‘In this ease, there is only one honest solution for me — to ask the president of the republic to let me resign. “1 feel sorry that, in the event 1 resign as premier, I won’t be able to help the society to overcome Ihc cri sis,” he added. He did nolgivcatimc frame for deciding whether to stay in -- office. Havel said Communist Parly chief Karel Urbanck, who held an unprece dented 75-minute meeting with him Wednesday, agreed with the opposi tion that “young, able people and experts who arc not discredited’’ should be brought into the govern ment. Opposition leaders want such an “interim government” to create the legal base for parliamentary democ racy and hold free elections in July. Adamcc named a new Cabinet on Dec. 3, but included only five non Communists and left Communists in charge of key ministries. The opposition threatened a gen eral strike for Monday if a new gov ernment was not chosen by Sunday, which opened the way for an admini stration that could have a non-Com munist majority. At his news conference, Havel refused to disclose details of the nc filiations. Opposition sources said privately some form of power sharing was envisioned, but whether that would lead to a government led by non-Communists, as in Poland, was not clear. In Washington, the Slate Depart ment said the latest developments give reformers in the Communist Party “a chance to demonstrate statesmanship by working with Civic Forum and the C/cchoslovakian people :o lay the foundation for po litical reform and a transition to true democracy.” Urbanck’s meeting with Flavcl was the first between the Communist Party chief and the opposition leader, who only a month ago was a banned, dissident playwright reviled in the official press. Flavcl said Urbanck admitted his party faces “deeply rooted mistrust” and must change, but that the party chief reported trouble convincing some regional party leaders. Urbanck also assured the opposi tion the party paramilitary force, the People’s Militia, had been disarmed by the army and probably would be absorbed into the armed forces. The opposition also wants the secret police disbanded. Havel said Urbanck acknowledged the secret police “has lost all its purpose for internal matters,” but whether it would be dissolved was not clear. As the talks ended, Urbanck was heard telling actor Milan Knazko, the opposition leader in Slovakia, “the most important thing now is to calm people’s emotions so that we don’t have a food rationing system tomor row.” That indicated the Communists wanted to resolve the political crisis before it could affect the economy and the supplies of consumer goods, which arc fairly plentiful, compared with the rest of Eastern Europe. Nebraskan Editor Amy Edwards Photo Chief Eric Gregory 472-1766 Night News Editors Eric Planner Managing Editor Jane Hlrt Darcle Wlegert Assoc. 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ALL MATERIAL COPYRIGHT 19M DAILY NEBRASKAN experts: economy to boom 3 more years WASHINGTON - The nation’s unprecedented peacetime economic expansion, now in its eighth year, will last at least three more years, the nation’s top business economists said Wednesday. At the same time, the Federal Reserve Board reported current eco nomic activity ranging from stable to expanding modestly. Consumer spending varies around the country, it said, but prices range from flat to increasing modestly. 1 he National Association of Busi ness Economists said the latest sur vey of its members found 62 percent expecting no recession for the next three years. That expectation is ‘‘a sea change,” according to James F. Smith, the organization’s president and financial professoral the Univer sity of North Carolina. Commenting that economists rarely agree on anything, Smith said, “We never, ever had not just a major ity, but an overwhelming majority, forecasting growth over three years.” Still, nearly 20 percent of the 59 business economists surveyed said they felt a recession could occur be fore next April. The economy has slowed consid erably since the Federal Reserve began boosting interest rates to re strain rising prices. As inflationary pressures moderated, however, the central bank has gradually let rates fall.