Philippine Generals Placed Under House Arrest
Military reformists say at least a dozen generals and several officers are under house arrest to prevent disruption of the new government in Manila. Among those restricted are Gen Luther Custodio and associates of Gen Fabian Ver, who fled to Hawaii with Marcos. Custodio and Ver were among officials acquitted in December of conspiring in Benigno Aquino’s assassination.
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Luther Custodio
Armed Forces
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Hawaii
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Custodio
Ver
Mrs. Aquino
Benigno Aquino
United States
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Marcos
Navy
Rex Robles
Armed Forces of the Philippines Movement
Associated Press
Ford Administration Blamed For Angola Crisis Spread
A former State Department official says the Ford administration bears heavy responsibility for provoking Angola’s 1975 civil war and the eventual communist takeover by backing covert aid after an Alvor accord. Wayne Smith argues U S policy shifted from talk to action, causing outcomes it sought to avoid.
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Ford Administration
Angola
State Department
Wayne Smith
Foreign Service
United States
Mag- Fordazine
Smith
Alvor
Portugal
National Security Council
40 Committee
CIA
Holden Roberto
Police say they'll capture Palme assassin
An anonymous letter to Swedish police claims new observations about the Palme killing and offers contact, while Turkish papers publish a photo of a Kurdish militant as a suspect. Authorities did not confirm details or timing.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Police Today
Olof Palme
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Hans Holmer
Labor Party
Antigua bars Rajneesh arrival. vows persona non grata
Antigua and Barbuda immigration officials deny Rajneesh has arrived and say he would be declared persona non grata if he lands. Jeremiah Joseph says port entries will refuse entry. Rajneesh was held at Heathrow and flew out Friday after a U.S. immigration conviction.
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Antigua and Barbuda
Rajneesh
Four French TV crew seized in west Beirut
Four French television crew members from Antenne-2 were held by gunmen in Moslem west Beirut near the Sultan Ibrahim restaurant. Witnesses identified the detained as Phillipe Rochot Georges Hensen Ourel Cornea and Jean Louis Normandin. A Lebanese driver was detained with them for hours before release. A caller claiming Islamic Jihad threatened to harm another captive if Iraqis deported to France were not returned, amid ongoing tensions involving Michel Seurat and a political crisis over Iraq-Iran tensions.
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Georges Hensen
Ourel Cornea
Jean- Louis Normandin
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West
Michel Seurat
Seurat
Iraq
Car Bomb Explodes in East Beirut Wounding Dozens
A car bomb exploded on Jaatwi Street in Ashrafieh outside the Phalange office killing five and wounding at least 42. A second round of shelling by Christian gunners hit Barbir in west Beirut, killing two and wounding three. Police described 275 pounds of TNT and four mortars used. Militia members aided evacuations as the area burned, marking a third such bombing in three weeks in Christian east Beirut.
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Lebanon
East Beirut
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Christian Phalange Party
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Christian East Beirut
Phalange Party
NASA urged to hire outside investigators for Challenger probe
Cape Canaveral Florida AP Presidential commission on the Challenger disaster questions NASA testimony as self serving. Commission Chairman William P Rogers urges outside investigators to examine the accident while Marshall Space Flight Center officials point to a booster joint leak and keep open the fuel tank leak possibility.
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Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Marshall
Churches Split Over Contra Aid as Mainline Clergy Oppose
Congress debates a proposed 100 million aid package to the Nicaraguan Contras with strong opposition from major mainline churches. Leaders say funding fuels bloodshed in a country seeking justice while several denominations and the U S Catholic Conference align against the Contra effort. The Southern Baptist Convention has not taken a position.
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Nicaragua
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
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American Lutheran Church
American Baptist Churches
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Southern Baptist Convention
Revenue sharing cut to force tax hikes in small cities
A National League of Cities survey finds that the end of federal revenue sharing will require many small cities to raise property tax rates by about 25 percent to maintain services. 58 percent expect tax increases and spending cuts. 4.6 billion in revenue sharing slated to expire this fall. for many towns it is their only federal funding source.
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National League of Cities
Sional Conference
Reagan
League
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