U.S. backs Aquino as agencies affirm support
At a House Asia-Pacific hearing officials affirmed that every U.S. government agency backs Philippine President Corazon Aquino. They rejected rumors of private opposition and said there was no evidence of involvement by U.S. personnel in August’s coup attempt.
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Washington
Reagan
Corazon Aquino
U.S
Manila
Aquino
Stephen Solarz
D-N.y
State and Defense Department
House
Karl D. Jackson
Lambertson
Jackson
Victor Raphael
Camp Aguinaldo
Gregorio Honasan
Raphael
United States
Anniversary Observed as Gas Leak Toll Is Remembered
Striking students in Bhopal burn an effigy of Warren Anderson, former Union Carbide chairman, as shops close and a general strike marks the third anniversary of the 1984 gas disaster. Memorial services are held across temples, mosques, and churches amid calls for legal action and continued liability debates.
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Union Carbide
Bhopal
India
Union Carbide Corp
Warren Anderson
Union Carbide of India Ltd
Bhopal Gas Disaster Marked as Political Football
In Stamford Union Carbide chair says the Bhopal gas leak tragedy has become a political football amid bureaucracy. Indian government files 3 billion lawsuit and criminal charges including homicide against Carbide and executives. Warren Anderson, former chairman, is among those charged.
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India
Union Carbide
Danbury, Conn
Carbide
Anderson
Stamford
Bhopal
Warren Anderson
Corporation
Robert D. Kennedy
Danbury
Coorporation
Bomb Set At Gate To Bonn Chancellery Office
West German chancellery gate 3 was the site of a bomb attempt discovered at 7 a.m. by Bild reporting. Cold weather kept the device from exploding as explosives were said to be in three bottles wrapped in brown paper with pellets inside.
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Bonn
West Germany
Associated Press
Bild
Fice
Bird
Panel Probes Reagan Kennedy Screening Questions
Senate Judiciary seeks internal Reagan era documents to see if officials asked Kennedy how he would rule on cases. Justice Department withholds materials saying lists were informal and not reflecting actual questions. Hearings begin December 14 and will explore Kennedy’s views on privacy speech equality and related issues.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Reagan Administration
Supreme Court
Anthony M. Kennedy
Justice Department
John R. Bolton
Department
Kennedy
United States Supreme Court
Reagan
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sacramento
Calif
Patrick J. Leahy
D-Vt
Judiciary Committee
AIDS Commission forecasts rapid four area recommendations
The AIDS Commission expedited plans to deliver quick recommendations in four crucial areas to combat the virus. Chairman Adm. James D. Watkins said the initial White House report summarizes hearings and sets goals before the panel wraps up by June 24. The group will issue an interim report on U S infection levels after hearings next week, with CDC reaffirming a 1.0 to 1.5 million infection range.
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Washington
Reagan
Aids Commission
White House
Adm
James D. Watkins
U.S
Watkins
Centers For Disease Control
James Mason
Mason
Chicago Mayor Vows Reform Amid Contract Probe
Acting Mayor Eugene Sawyer pledges reform as he unites old white aldermen and black supporters while facing an investigation into a million dollar city contract. Critics fear Chicago politics may return to cronyism as alliances shift among black, white, and Hispanic communities.
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Chicago
Eugene Sawyer
Harold Washington
Washington
Sawyer
James Compton
Chicago Urban League
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