Philippines Election Returns Begin For New Congress
Millions of Filipinos vote in Manila driven elections for a U S style Congress. President Aquino seeks a majority for her Lakas ng Bayan coalition amid reports of violence and fraud. Polls close after nine hours with 80 percent turnout expected.
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Manila
Philippines
Corazon Aquino
Senate
House of Representatives
Aquino
Marcos
Ramon Felipe
National Movement For Free Elections
Vitria dies at 67 after world record heart transplant
Marseille France physician Monties confirms Emmanuel Vitria died at Salvator Hospital at 5 a.m. after long battle with heart and lung problems. Vitria had lived 18 percent of his life with Pierre Ponson’s heart from a 20 year old sailor. The transplant team leader Dr Edmond Henry has also died. Doctors say the cause remains unclear, though voyage end was anticipated.
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Marseille
France
Emmanuel Vitria
Vitria
Salvator Hospital
Jean-Raoul Monties
Monties
Thurmond Says He May Wait Before Endorsing a 1988 Candidate
U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond says he will maintain a cautious stance on endorsing a 1988 Republican presidential hopeful, noting he may decide in about a year if a candidate proves likely to defeat the Democrat nominee. He ranks Bush and Dole as strong Southern contenders with Robertson close behind. The Interior Department faces wilderness and timber issues in a Wilderness Society report that says forests should yield no more than 6 billion board feet yearly, criticizing planned 7.7 billion and some sales as unprofitable while defending agency practices.
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Washington
U.S
Strom Thurmond
Thurmond
John Connally
South Carolina
Republican
George Bush
Robert Dole
South
Evangelist Pat Robertson
Interior Department
Wilderness Society
National Forests
John White
The
Forest Service
Many Homeless Are Families in Major Cities
A U S Conference of Mayors survey shows more than a third of the homeless in 29 major cities are families with children. Well over two thirds of these families are headed by a single parent. Emergency shelter requests rose about 31 percent last year. The survey was conducted last month.
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Washington
U.S
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Study Documents Overcrowding Problem
The Justice Department reports that by end of 1986 more than 546 thousand people were in state or federal prison, up 217 thousand since 1970. Inmates with over one year of sentences made up about 96 percent, with women inmates rising 15.1 percent to 26,610.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Marines May Be Buying Too Much Heavy Equipment
Navy Secretary James Webb warns the Marine Corps risks reduced mobility by purchasing excessive Army heavy equipment such as the 60-ton M1 Abrams tank and the eight-ton M198 howitzer. Webb, a former Marine, notes the issue in an interview.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Army
Navy
James Webb
Webb
Terror-Filled Minutes On Doomed LOT Flight 5055
In the final moments of LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055, a passenger penned a last message as the pilot radioed a farewell. For 30 minutes, 183 aboard knew the airliner was partially disabled and struggling back to Okecie Airport. Capt. Zygmunt Pawlaczyk diverted the crippled plane away from a residential area of 120,000 people.
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Warsaw
Poland
LOT Polish Airlines
Okecie
Zygmunt Pawlaczyk
Barbie Refuses To Acknowledge Identity At Trial Opening
Klaus Barbie known as the Butcher of Lyon refused to confirm his name at the Lyon Assize Court opening session. The 73 year old, appearing frail, identified himself as Klaus Altmann of Bolivia, while prosecutors and judges affirmed he is in Lyon for crimes against humanity. Security was tight as reporters, lawyers, and civil parties filled the courthouse.
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Lyon
France
Klaus Barbie
Barbie
Andre Cerdini
Assize Court
Jacques Verges
Saone River
Idini
Klaus Altmann
South America
la Paz
Bolivia
Libman
Verges
Altmann
Pierre Truche
Trudie
Adolf Hitler
IBM Breakthrough Doubles Superconductor Current Capacity
IBM researchers at Yorktown Heights report eliminating a major barrier to practical superconductors. They showed that superconductors can carry over 100,000 amperes per square centimeter at 77 degrees Kelvin using a thin one micron thick film, achieving 100 times the previous capability.
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New York
IBM
Yorktown Heights Research Center
Radar breakdowns at L A center after fatal 1986 crash
Radar systems at the Los Angeles Center broke down 147 times in seven months after the 1986 collision that killed 82. The ASR 4 failed 93 times and the ASR 7 54 times, forcing channel switches but stated not to threaten safety. replacements planned next year.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles International Airport
Federal Aviation Administration
Orange County Register
Aeromexico
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Information
The notice lists subscription and classifieds contact numbers 649 5316 649 1555 and 648 2311 plus hours for customer service and offices. It provides office location 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29802 and mailing address P O Box 456 Aiken SC 29802 with USPS 0100 2000 designation.
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Rutland Drive
P.O
Aiken
S.C
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
Utland Drive
Iken
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