Marcos coup foiled as backers named in Philippine plot
President Aquino disclosed about 180 plotters were involved in the weekend coup attempt aimed at reinstating a new presidential election and reconstituting the National Assembly. The plan was foiled after Gen. Ramos checked the plotters with infiltrators.
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Ferdinand E. Marcos
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Antonio Carag
Marcos
Benigno
Fidel V. Ramos
Armed Forces
Enrile
Ramos
Hawaii
Schools turn to VCR in class room video shift
New York report says videocassette recorders are becoming a key instructional tool for average students left behind by the computer revolution. Hawaii led in microcomputers per student in 1985 86 but finds VCRs aid diverse learners in isolated settings. California Connecticut Illinois Kentucky and others expand instructional TV and satellite delivery to schools.
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Quality Education Data Inc
Denver
Hawaii
California Department of Education
Connecticut
Department of Education
Illinois Education Department
Kentucky Department of Education
KET
Quality Education Data, Inc
Reagan rejects firing staff amid Iran affair criticism
President Reagan, in the Oval Office with Gatsha Buthelezi and top aides, insisted, I didn't make a mistake, and refused to say whether a staff shakeup would occur. He defended his Iran deal amid sharp press criticism and said he would not lie about the record.
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Iran
Oval Office
Gatsha Buthelezi
KwaZulu
South Africa
White House
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George Shultz
George Bush
John Poindexter
Regan
Shultz
Poindexter
Moscow guides Iran arms sources amid war supply shifts
Moscow officials brief Washington about Iran’s weapons sourcing citing heavy buys from Soviet allies and China. For 1980 85 Iran drew 20 to 30 percent of war needs from North Korea, while 1986 saw China overtake North Korea as Iran’s principal arms supplier. Syria and Libya are thought to have provided limited Soviet SAM 2 missiles.
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U.S
Iran
Iraq
Tehran
China
Soviet Union
United States
State Department
North Korea
Syria
Libya
Decision delayed on fire district formation in county
County commissioners postponed any vote on creating a county fire district. The Court voted 3-0 with Precinct 2 Commissioner Bryan Henderson abstaining. Further talks with the city of Odessa are needed regarding extending the district to include Odessa’s 3.2 mile extra territorial jurisdiction.
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Odessa
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