Aquino threatens media crackdown after coup attempt
President Corazon Aquino declared a crackdown on media that publish seditious reports after the December coup attempt. She warned closures of radio and TV networks and court action against offending print outlets, while detentions and salary cuts for mutiny leaders were announced. Defense Secretary Ramos rejected opposition calls for his resignation amid the unrest.
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Manila
Philippines
UPI
Corazon Aquino
Aquino
National Telecommunications Commission
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Catalina Macaraig
Globe
Fidel Ramos
Nacionalista Party
Abducted billionaire released after six day siege in Sao Paulo
Abilio Diniz, Brazilian supermarket magnate worth about 2 billion dollars, was freed after a five day pursuit and a tense siege as police surrounded a two story safehouse in Sao Paulo. Five kidnapping suspects including two Argentines and five Chileans surrendered after negotiations assisted by Archbishop Arns and foreign diplomats.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
UPI
Abilio Diniz
Sao Paulo
Diniz
Pao de Acucar
Paulo Evaristo Arns
Canada
Argentina
Chile
Jabaquara
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