Aquino Marcos Vote Fight for Philippines Ends in Violence
Unofficial returns from the Philippine election show widely conflicting results between Corazon Aquino and Ferdinand Marcos as violence and fraud reports rise. At least 26 killed on voting day with ballot box theft and intimidation feared amid early counts. NAMFREL puts Aquino ahead nationally while Marcos claims victory.
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Ferdinand E. Marcos
Corazon Aquino
Aquino
Benigno S. Aquino Jr
Marcos
Arturo Tolentino
Salvador Laurel
United States
Philippine News Agen
NBC
Today
Independent National Movement For Free Elections
Namfrel
Duvalier ousted as Haiti leader flees to France
The Reagan administration welcomed Jean-Claude Duvalier's departure noting only repression could have kept him in power. A U.S. transport plane helped him depart with his family for France to ease Haiti's transition and avoid bloodshed. Officials said he is a private citizen and that U.S. aid talks with the new government have begun.
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Washington
Reagan
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Haiti
White House
State Department
Duvalier
France
United States
Department
Peter Martinez
Deborah Cavin
U.S
Tet Vietnamese Lunar New Year Celebration at St Mary Church
A Tet festival hosted by the Volunteer Youth Group and Southeast Asian Mutual Association runs Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. at St Mary Church auditorium. The program includes a unicorn dance welcome of guests flags national anthems ballet music and songs with guests honored. Tet marks spring family reunion and national holiday for Vietnamese people and is seen as everyone’s birthday with New Year customs and debts forgiven.
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St. Mary Church
St. John
Southeast Asian Mutual Association
Court nixes budget law in key Gramm-Rudman ruling
A three judge federal panel declared essential automatic spending cuts under the Gramm Rudman act unconstitutional noting it gave executive power to the comptroller general. The ruling keeps targets and a separate back up trigger intact while striking the automatic mechanism. The decision could undermine enforcement though the remainder of the law remains constitutional.
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Gramm-Rudman
Supreme Court
Warren Rudman
R-N.h
Congress
General Accounting Office
Gramm Rudman
Reagan
Alan B. Morision
Finney County Penalty Reduced to 100 Dollars
A state Board of Tax Appeals cut Finney County’s penalty from 343000 to 100 after the county failed to hire a new appraiser by the October 15 deadline. The board noted the county’s cooperation with the new appraiser and that the nominal penalty reflects “exhibited commitment.” The $100 will be withheld from the July 15 Ad Valorem Reduction Funds payment.
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Finney County
State Board of Tax Appeals
Ad Valorem Reduction Fund
Vic Miller
State
Miller
Malcolm Obourn
Board of Tax Appeals
Bob Thompson
Mike Merrill
State of Ad Valorem Reduction
Gus Garden Seeks More Time and Pay for Not Finishing
Index notes quote from Gus Garden claiming people want less to do, more time to do it, and higher pay for not getting tasks completed. The remark highlights work ethic tensions and compensation expectations in contemporary life.
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Gus Garden
Kansas Cities
Bond Revoked for Borbas In Meeker Explosion Case
Judge Paul Handy revoked Karoly Borbas's bond after two witnesses testified that his prior statements about surgery and living with a relative were false. Borbas, 58, had been released on a signature bond while awaiting sentencing for arson tied to the June 19 explosion that destroyed his Meeker Street home.
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Paul Handy
Karoly Borbas
Borbas
Meeker
Handy
Barbas
Robert Fenton
Denton
Melvina Galliart
Galliart
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