Edwards declares mistrial in governor racketeering case
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards proclaims vindication after a mistrial in the racketeering case tied to hospital and nursing home certificate sales. U.S. Attorney Volz notes jurors appeared content with the conduct alleged though no verdict was reached. Edwards plans to seek a fourth term in 1987.
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Edwin Edwards
Edwards
Louisiana
U.S
John Volz
Volz
Marion
Marcel Livandais
Livandais
Ferry capsizes near Mindoro Island amid mass drowning fear
About 200 people are feared drowned after the ferry Asuncion capsized off Mindoro Island in the South China Sea. Only three survivors were reported as coast guard officials confirmed the loss of a large number of passengers. The incident prompted a separate UN Security Council meeting praising unity as it adopted a resolution condemning terrorist kidnappings and calling for hostage releases.
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Manila
Philippines
South China Sea
Philippine
Asuncion
Mindoro Island
Philippine Coast Guard
United Nations
Security Council
U.S
Richard Hottelet
Vernon Walters
Council
General Assembly
Philippines Supreme Court allows Feb. 7 presidential vote
The Philippines Supreme Court voted seven to five to permit a special February 7 presidential election and rejected petitions to block it. U.S. officials warned that a Marcos victory could trigger Communist gains and possibly reduce American funding and base support.
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Manila
Philippines
Philippines Supreme Court
High Court
Washington
Reagan Administration
Ferdinand Marcos
U.S
Farm killer shocks Johannesburg as raids raise fears
In South Africa near the Mozambique border a white farmer Lukas Marais was shot dead while checking a power outage. Police reported township rioting in six areas with no deaths as fears of guerrilla attacks and retaliatory moves by the apartheid state grow.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Mozambique
Lukas Marais
Saliva unlikely to transmit AIDS findings say
A Boston report from Massachusetts General Hospital researchers notes the AIDS virus is rarely found in saliva of infected individuals. In a study of 71 men with AIDS antibodies, virus recovered from saliva in one case, while 28 of 50 men showed virus in their blood. The team cautions saliva is not a major transmission route.
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Boston
Martin Hirsch
Hirsch
Massachusetts General Hospital
Soviets vow to respond if United States pursues Star Wars shield
The Soviet Union said it will not pursue its own Star Wars program but will counter any U S deployment of the SDI space shield. Soviet scientists warned of space mines and laser deflection as possible countermeasures while warning the arms control process could be hurt. Gorbachev signaled extending the nuclear test moratorium if the United States joins the freeze.
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Soviet Union
Reagan
U.S
Yev
SDI
Velikhov
Sagdeev
Soviet Space Research Institute
Washington
Britain
West Germany
Mikhail Gorbachev
United States
FAA tightens oversight after Arrow Air crash
FAA inspectors ride aboard nearly all Arrow Air flights as part of intensified surveillance following a Newfoundland crash. The agency also plans a broader revamp of airline inspections to cover more than 100 carriers with larger aircraft as manpower allows.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Arrow Air
Newfoundland
FAA
Parton Cleared In $1 Million 9 to 5 Copyright Suit
In Los Angeles a jury found Dolly Parton not liable for plagiarism over 9 to 5 after 35 minutes of deliberation. Neil and Jan Goldberg alleged the chorus copied from their Money World song.
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Los Angeles
Dolly Parton
U.S
Neil
Jan Goldberg
Parton
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