Panel urges mistrial in Aquino murder case
A Supreme Court advisory commission says former President Marcos fixed the 1983 murder acquittals of Corazon Aquino’s husband and 25 others, urging a mistrial to allow a new trial. The report accuses Malacanang influence of stage managing the proceedings and biased court behavior.
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Supreme Court
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United States
Anglican leader meets with Jenco after Lebanon captivity
The Rev Lawrence Martin Jenco freed after 19 months conveyed a secret message from his Lebanese captors to Archbishop Robert Runcie of Canterbury. Jenco later reunited with former hostage Benjamin Weir and planned to deliver the captors' message to President Reagan in Washington.
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Lawrence Martin Jenco
Lebanon
Church of England
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Jenco
John Paul II
Vatican
Terry Waite
Runcie
Washington
Reagan
Kasparov Karpov draw ends second game in title bid
Garri Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov agreed to a draw after the 52nd move in game two keeping both players at one point in the world chess championship. The third game is set for today in London.
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Garri Kasparov
Anatoly Karpov
London
South African police lift bans on gatherings and funerals
Western Cape Brig. Chris Swart canceled orders prohibiting 119 groups from meetings and posters and lifted outdoor funeral bans for unrest victims. UDF and COSATU say they will continue court challenges while Transvaal and Eastern Cape courts earlier ruled on limits to states of emergency powers.
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South Africa
Chris Swart
Western Cape
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Swart
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Congress of South African Trade Unions
Cape Town
U.S
Margaret Thatcher
London
Solidarity leader Bogdan Lis freed in Polish amnesty
In Warsaw a top Solidarity activist Bogdan Lis was released from prison under a new amnesty. The former Gdansk Solidarity chief said he was freed with six months left on a two year term after February 1985 arrest for allegedly planning a price rise strike. Hijack fugitive arrested in Berlin also reported.
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Poland
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Bogdan Lis
Lis
Gdansk
Private college costs rise to over ten thousand dollars
The College Board reports that the average yearly cost at private colleges will exceed $10,000 for 1986-87, rising 6 percent to $10,199 for resident students at four year schools and $8,809 for private commuters. Bennington College in Vermont tops the cost at $18,350.
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College Board
Bennington College
Vermont
Bennington
John Williams II
Washington
Paul Goodwin
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
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Aftershocks Felt as Californian Quake Adds to Tremor Series
In Bishop California a 5.5 earthquake struck at 12:23 a.m. jolting residents and widening aftershocks from a July 21 6.1 event that caused 2.7 million dollars in damage. UC Berkeley seismologists report the quake on the Richter scale.
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Calif
Sierra Nevada
University of California In Berkeley
Eric Collins
Moonlighting Leads Emmy Nominations as NBC Tops
Moonlighting with 16 nominations tops the list for the 38th annual Emmys along with NBCs The Cosby Show and The Golden Girls each at 15. NBC dominates with a record 148 nominations followed by CBS 90 ABC 51 PBS 31 and syndication 4. The awards ceremony airs September 21 hosted by David Letterman with Red Skelton to receive the Governors Award.
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Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
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Red Skelton
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