Marcos keeps Ver as armed forces chief amid calls for dismissal
President Marcos announced he will retain Gen. Fabian Ver as military chief despite demands for his ouster. Ver, acquitted in the Aquino assassination case, vows not to retire and is seen as signaling strong military loyalty ahead of a special election. He immediately reshuffled officers and secured pay boosts totaling 14.9 million for soldiers and retirees.
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Philippines
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Fabian C. Ver
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Marcos
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U.S. Congress
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U.S
National Public Radio
Doctor says Bonner should remain longer in Italy
SIENA Italy AP Yelena Bonner's eye doctor said she should stay longer than planned in the West for a cataract operation. Dr Renato Frezzotti noted the glaucoma is serious but stable and the procedure could wait until her return from the United States for treatment of a heart condition. The Soviet Union has granted a three month visa to allow medical leave, and Frezzotti predicted she will seek an extension.
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Italy
Yelena Bonner
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Soviet Union
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Renato Frezzotti
United States
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Soviet Jews Emigrate In November Rises From October
In Geneva the ICM said 128 Soviet Jews left in November an rise from 124 in October. Thirty one went to Israel via Vienna. the rest head to Italy and other countries. The yearly total has fallen since 1979 from a peak of 51,300 with 4,719 in August 1979 the record month.
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Switzerland
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Italy
Nuno Decampos
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ICM
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Rights groups cite abuses in Philippines under Marcos regime
The Lawyers Committee for Human Rights says political violence in the Philippines is an everyday occurrence with a dramatic deterioration in human rights over the past two years. The study criticizes both President Marcos' government and the New Peoples Army. It notes hundreds of political killings by the armed forces or allied groups in the last year and says NPA abuses are rising in frequency and severity.
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Philippines
Mittee For Human Rights
Ferdinand Marcos
New Peoples Army
Marcos
Philippine Armed Forces
NPA
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