Marcos resigns to trigger special election in Philippines
President Ferdinand E. Marcos calls a special election for president and vice president on January 17 and resigns effective only when the winner is proclaimed. He submits a three page resignation and a cabinet drafted bill to the National Assembly while opponents push for a later date. A spokesman terms a later date “sheer fantasy” as debates continue.
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Philippines
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Marcos
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Benson expected to head Mormon church
Ezra Taft Benson attends a Salt Lake City meeting while church officials prepare a public reorganization. Rumors say Benson will be named prophet and select the First Presidency after President Kimball’s death. A news conference was planned to confirm the new leadership.
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Mormon Church
Ezra Taft Benson
Salt Lake Tabernacle
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Council of the Twelve
Salt Lake Temple
Spencer W. Kimball
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Snowstorm drags on in Sierra Nevada and beyond
Wind whipped snow blanketed eastern California with up to four feet in the mountains from a weekend storm that shut roads and cut power. Low temperatures broke records from Reno to Seattle with Reno at 8 degrees and Eureka at 31, while Sault Ste Marie saw a record 10 as cold air moved east.
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Hobo Who Has Traveled 49 States Shares Trails
Reporter Bryan Denson interviews a hobo who has seen 49 states in 15 years on the road. The item appears in a local weather and features section with a fragmentary note about a map on page A-2 and various sections labeled Business Finance Classified Ads and Comics.
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Bryan Denson
Brunswick Veterans Day Parade Crowds Honor Service
Sunny 70s weather boosted turnout for Brunswick s 53rd Veterans Day parade featuring clowns floats majorettes and an American Legion honor guard. Veterans were saluted as a C 141 flew overhead while speakers urged continued service and community support.
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Brunswick
America
Donald Messick
American Legion
United States
Mishel
Reagan Saintresses Veterans Day Tone Ahead of Geneva Trip
President Reagan marked Veterans Day at Arlington, recalling that those who died were victims of a failed peace process. He urged remembering their sacrifice and pledging to keep common sense at the Geneva summit with Mikhail Gorbachev, warning peace fails when values are forgotten.
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Washington
Reagan
Geneva
Mikhail Gorbachev
Flood victims work to restore homes in Point of Rocks
Muddy cleanup continues after flooding in Point of Rocks as tractors and front-end loaders push mud from alleys and yards. Carroll Manor volunteers assist with street washing and drainage clearing while residents note dry weather will aid drying, though basements and carpets remain heavily mud covered.
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Carroll Manor
Stan Legg
Legg
Mildred Legg
Bret Legg
Bob Taylor
Missing flood victims hunted along Potomac river
Two men remain missing after a flood near Paw Paw West Virginia last Tuesday. A third man, Paul Oden 20 Brunswick, was found dead Saturday on the Potomac River south branch. Charles Hammond 50 Frederick and Bill McKimmy 43 Lovettsville were among the hunters in danger when an earthen dam failed. Sheriff Corbin led volunteers as state police helicopters patrolled the area.
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Paw Paw
W.va
Paul Oden
Brunswick
Charles Hammond
Frederick
Bill McKimmy
Lovettsville
Oden
M.M. Davidson
West Virginia
Hampshire County
Johnny Corbin
Planes collide over Cliffside Park unleash deadly fire
Two planes collided over Cliffside Park New Jersey incinerating five residential buildings and killing at least five people. Nabisco jet and Piper Cherokee pilots warned of danger minutes before impact as flames trapped or injured residents. FAA and police investigations underway with wreckage searches planned.
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N.J
New York
Joseph Craparotta
Nabisco Brands Inc
Piper
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