Robertson shifts toward presidential bid with pledge drive
Pat Robertson announced he would become an official Republican candidate if three million voters pledge to pray work and give to his campaign by September 1987. He urged moral renewal cut government spending and tougher action to reduce the trade deficit and warned of consequences for foreign markets.
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Education chief condemns evangelist over patriotism remark
Secretary William Bennett rebuked Pat Robertson for saying Christian activists are more patriotic and family loving. Bennett called the sectarian claim invidious and urged renunciation. Robertson spoke on his presidential bid in Lansing as Bennett spoke at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
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Coca-Cola to Sell Holdings in South Africa Over Apartheid
Coca-Cola announced plans to sell its South Africa holdings including a 445 employee canning firm and a 20 employee concentrate plant, with parts sold to black investors. The move, praised by Randy Donaldson, aims to end Coca-Cola ownership while continuing beverage sales. final steps due in six to nine months.
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Reagan says he's bullish on the Philippines
President Reagan announced another installment of U S aid to the Philippines totaling 100 million in economic, 50 million in military aid plus 10 million in emergency medical help matched by Americares. He urged American and foreign investors to back private investment to support Corazon Aquino's government.
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Breakthrough linking Agent Orange to veterans illness
A coalition of Vietnam veterans scientists and lawmakers reports a New Jersey funded study found a dioxin fingerprint in veterans blood and higher dioxin levels among exposed servicemen. The researchers stop short of proving a direct health link but call the finding a breakthrough that could shift the government stance on cause and effect.
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U S Embassy Warns of Potential Terror Attacks in Egypt
Cairo warning cites reliable information that extremist groups may target U S officials in Egypt and other Americans within days. Washington and Cairo declined further comment on the alert.
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Toll rises to 177 dead in mine fire
Evander South Africa where Kinross Gold Mine No 2 shaft fire traps workers. Among 177 dead, 5 missing, 235 hospitalized. Cause suspected from welding, acetylene and polyurethane foam. Most victims black migrant workers, officials seek safety standards fixes.
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Atlas E satellite soars on rebuilt Atlas rocket from Vandenberg
A $37.3 million NOAA G weather satellite lifted on a rebuilt 25 year old Atlas E rocket from Space Launch Complex 3 at Vandenberg AFB. The launch, at 10:52 a.m. CDT, sent the RCA built satellite into a 518 mile polar orbit amid 120 officials and contractors.
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