Bush endorses Marcos regime in Manila inauguration
Vice President George Bush publicly backs Ferdinand Marcos after his election win amid martial law history. An opposition leader warns Washington repeats Iran mistake as Marcos, in Rizal Park, is sworn in before 1.5 million and foreign dignitaries, with Bush emphasizing democratic principles.
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Vatican officials rebuke reports on basilica bombing attempt
Vatican officials called absurd reports that up to 20,000 people were in St. Peter's Basilica when Giuseppe Santangleo, 54, from Salerno, tried to detonate a homemade bomb. Security officers said only hundreds were present as mass preparations started 45 minutes after the incident.
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Pope John Paul II Improves Amid Fever Rise
Rome reports say the pope still has a mild fever from a cytomegalovirus infection after his assassination attempt. Doctors describe gradual improvement, with temperatures around normal to 98.9 degrees. No timetable given for hospital stay or planned intestinal bypass reversal surgery.
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El Salvador killings rise to about twenty daily
El Salvador morgue officials report a rebound in political slayings to about 20 per day after a two month lull. Over the past two weeks roughly 20 people a day were killed in point blank shootings, with 20 more overnight including ten in Santa Ana and four in a San Salvador neighborhood.
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Ireland elects FitzGerald as new prime minister in photo finish
In Ireland's closest ever contest Parliament elected economist Garret FitzGerald 81-78 to lead a coalition promising lower taxes. The vote followed an 83-79 defeat of incumbent Charles Haughey's Fianna Fail as Fine Gael gained 20 seats to reach 65, with a six-seat Labor Party balance aiding the coalition.
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