Marcos denies involvement in Aquino murder amid coup rumors
President Marcos dismissed speculation of his death or a coup as ridiculous. He blamed rumors on opponents and outside forces while the nation mourned Benigno Aquino Jr. after a gunman killed him on arrival in Manila. Aquino’s body remained in his open coffin as relatives mourned.
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Manila
Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Benigno Aquino
Reagan
Marcos
Defense
Juan Ponce Enrile
Aquino
China Airlines
United States
Prospero Olivas
Olivas
Aurora Aquino
Lupita Kashiwahara
Economists see serene U.S. recovery through 1984 election
A Washington survey of 250 economists predicts a buoyant 1984 with no inflation surge or rate hikes. Unemployment should ease to 8.5 percent by election time, while GNP growth stays around average for prior recoveries. We may face higher rates after 1984 unless deficits are curbed.
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David Treadwell
Os Angeles Times
Ice
Washington
U.S
Edgar R. Fiedler
National Association of Business Economists
Fiedler
Association
United State
Aide Barbara Honegger resigns over Reagan bias charge
Barbara Honegger, a Justice Department official leading a task force on discriminatory federal laws, resigns claiming President Reagan broke his pledge to end sex discrimination. She said the White House ignored reports and called the effort a sham.
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Washington
Barbara Honegger
Justice Department
Reagan
Department
Linda McCann
Ms. McCann
Ms. Honegger
Washington Post
Today’s Chuckle Reassures About Drinking Like a Fish
A humorous note suggests it is acceptable to imitate a fish in drinking only if the beverage follows a fish’s example. The quip plays on sea life mischief with a light tone and no serious warning.
Slayings in Suburb Spark Fear Across Park Forest Area
In Park Forest Illinois two more victims were found with throats slashed raising the summer homicide toll to 16 in Will and Cook counties. Police note no clear motive or single suspect, with investigators considering former or escaped mental patients or a violent-convicted offender.
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Will
Cook County
DCI
Crystal Knight
Ralph Dixon
Park Forest
Robert Tezak
Ron Wheatley
Will County
Edward Petka
Petka
Chicago
Joliet
Lockport
John Bourg
Heat in Dixie claims eight lives and closes schools
A heat wave across North Carolina Kentucky and Tennessee has killed at least eight people since the weekend as schools closed early. Farmers harvest wilted tobacco while temperatures linger in the high 90s and reach 105. Inmates at North Point Training Center Ky requested more fans during a 30 minute protest under an oak tree.
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North Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Baltimore
North Point Training Center
Danville
Earl Shaw
Shaw
Fayetteville
Columbia
S.C
Virginia
Norfolk
Richmond
Roanoke
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Ferdinand Marcos
Marion
Iowa
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Quiet County
Patricia Conveny
Dixie
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