Marcos proclaimed Philippines president for six years
The National Assembly declared Ferdinand E. Marcos the Philippines president for six more years after a tumultuous election seen as tainted by fraud by bishops, the opposition, and U.S. observers. Opposition members walked out amid chants while Marcos supporters cheered.
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Manila
Philippines
National Assembly
Ferdinand E. Marcos
U.S
Marcos
Corazon Aquino
Reagan questions Marcos credibility over Philippine vote
President Reagan questioned the credibility of Ferdinand Marcoss election victory in the Philippines and blamed Marcos forces for violence and fraud that marred the vote. He urged Filipinos to pursue peaceful reforms to stabilize democracy and urged neutrality while observers finish their report.
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Our Republic
Marcos
United States
New Society Movement Party
Assembly
Antonio de Guzman
Nicanor Yniguez
Malacanang Palace
Imee
Philip Habib
Reagan
Manila
Aquino
Santa Barbara
Calif
Ferdinand Marcos
Corazon Aquino
National Assembly
Washington
Vietnam says live American MIA possibly in remote areas
U S congressmen reported Hanoi acknowledged for the first time that missing Americans might still be alive in Vietnam. Deputy Foreign Minister Hoang Bich Son said three Vietnamese teams would investigate sightings and invited U S participation. Officials promised to return 14 more remains and raise to 70 the number of MIA cases to report.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U.S
Hanoi
Vietnam
Hoang Bich Son
United States
Gerald Solomon
R-N.y
House of Representatives
Solomon
Hoang
Benjamin Gilman
Snowfall in Bluefields reaches 10 inches with warming trend
After 10 inches of snow fell by Saturday morning residents of Bluefields face a warmer day with near 50 degree temperatures forecast by AccuWeather. Utilities report no outages despite the dry storm, while road conditions slowed service calls. Mercer McDowell and nearby counties reported no interruptions. Snow totals for winter stand at 28.1 inches.
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Bluefields
Accu-Weather
Appalachian Power
General Telephone Services
GTE
Mike Swatts
Tom Rotenberry
Apco
Bluefield
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Tazewell
Buchanan
Tim Kish
Kish
Virginia
Giles County
Weather Service
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Exxon cites work force as reason to reject WV plant bid
Exxon Chemical America rejected West Virginia as a site for a plastic bag plant citing lack of a readily available and inexpensive work force. The project would have created 80 jobs. Andrew Hempel told Nelson Walker right to work laws influence the decision, with multiple officials saying GOEC did not press aggressively.
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Exxon Chemical America
West Virginia
Exxon Project
Andrew Hempel
Nelson Walker
Bluefield
Janet Bailey
Mercer County Development Authority
Hempel
Exxon
Mercer County
Weekend Forecast In Variable Clouds With Showers
Sunday Outside reports variable clouds and breezy mild conditions with a high near 48 degrees. Tonight remains mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a low around 40.
Tylenol cyanide scare widens to months of potential exposure
Federal officials said cyanide could have been in Tylenol capsules for months as the maker Johnson & Johnson reviews production, storage and distribution. FDA Commissioner Young noted no time restrictions. FBI and local authorities probe tampering during manufacture and a Bronxville store capsule. Johnson & Johnson offers reward. over 100,000 capsules tested to date.
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New York
Food and Drug Administration
Frank Young
Westchester County
Westchester
Carl
A. Vergari
Vergari
FBI
Bill Baker
Bronxville
New York City
Robert Kniffen
Johnson & Johnson
FDA
Young
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National Movement For Free Elections
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MAI
Ani
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Sam Caldwell
College Avenue
Laura Ealy
Elizabeth Fried
The
Daily Telegraph
Mercer County Board of Education
Bluefield Bible Association
Editorial
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