Archbishop Rejects Seat on Aquino Murder Panel
Manila's Cardinal Jaime Sin refused Marcos appointment to a five member panel investigating Benigno Aquino Jr. assassination citing lack of legal experience and a Rome bishop conference. Critics fear the probe will be a whitewash while Corazon Aquino contemplates burial plans in Tarlac.
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Corazon Aquino
Tarlac
Reagan says Mideast peace initiative remains alive
President Reagan on the eve of the initiative anniversary reaffirmed that the plan is alive and remains the only realistic basis for Arab‑Israeli peace. He warned against new Israeli settlements, noted U.S. efforts to review Middle East policy, and said Washington will not abandon attempts to win acceptance of the plan.
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Israel Radio
Larry Speakes
California
Fire at Philippine Embassy May Have Been Set Off
Fire caused minor damage at the Philippine Embassy with the duty officer stating the blaze may have been started by a firebomb. Alfredo Tanchanco reported hearing a glass pane shatter and seeing flames near an inner door during the incident.
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Washington
Alfredo Tanchanco
Shoreline erosion hazards menaced Galveston homes
In Galveston Texas erosion from Hurricane Alicia has shifted the shoreline up to 100 feet, placing dozens of houses on the unprotected west end of the island in or near the water and potentially violating the Open Beach law. State Land Commissioner Garry Mauro announced the finding.
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Artillery Exchange Between Israelis and Syrians Rages in Bekaa
Reports from Bekaa Valley describe a two hour artillery duel Friday night with shell bursts at three to four per minute. A Syrian communiqué claimed a direct hit on an Israeli position and two Syrians wounded, while Israeli sources denied the incident.
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Yarze
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Kfar Mishki
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Azza
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Deir El-Ashaer
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Chile Ends State of Emergency Amnesty for Exiles
Chilean government grants amnesty to 1 160 political exiles and ends a five year state of emergency that allowed curfews and bans. Opposition leaders insist Pinochet relinquish powers before talks on democracy resume. Talks began Thursday as Interior Minister Jarpa negotiates with a Democratic Alliance.
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Chile
Augusto Pinochet
Interior Ministry
Pinochet
Jaime Castillo
Christian Democratic Party
Human Rights Commission
Castillo
Democratic Process
Gabriel Valdes
Venezuela
Christian Democrats
Democratic Alliance
Sergio Onofre Jarpa
McFarlane and Jumblatt meet to avert Lebanon bloodshed
U S presidential envoy Robert C McFarlane and Lebanese Druse leader Walid Jumblatt held a 22 hour session to avert violence as Israeli forces withdraw from central Lebanon. Jumblatt refused to comment, saying the major issue was the withdrawal. State Department hopes to renew cultural exchanges with the Soviet Union and resume consulate talks in New York and Kiev after a three year suspension.
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Afghanistan
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New York
Kiev
Ukraine
Rioters Attack Karachi Rail Station Amid Civil Disobedience
Thousands of anti government demonstrators ransacked and burned a railway station in Sind province while another group blocked a major highway. A policeman was injured and a second officer kidnapped as 2,000 to 3,000 protesters surged at Kober, 350 miles northwest of Karachi, on the 14th day of protests against President Zia ul-Haq.
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