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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1987
Page
3
The Associated Press reports bickering among ABC CBS NBC and CNN over Charles Glass hostage tale and Rather remarks on Glasss Lebanon escape. Executives defend context while pundits call the CBS interview rushed and promotional.
Anglo American Corp dismisses 4000 black miners amid a nation wide wage strike and threatens 16,000 more. A bus crash kills 60 in the Orange Free State area as unions report no knowledge of strikers aboard. Gencor and other firms impose disciplinary actions or lockouts as Ramaphosa comments on union resolve.
Corazon Aquino.2,000 people attend services marking the fourth anniversary of Benigno Aquino Jr. assassination at Santo Domingo Church. Cardinal Jaime L Sin and other dignitaries join in memorial. After the ceremony thousands march through Manila shouting Down with Cory demanding fuel cuts and higher wages.
Police said an assailant grabbed an 11-year-old ultra-Orthodox boy on a Jerusalem street and cut off his sidelocks, an insult to observant Jews. The incident occurred amid rising religious-secular tensions over movie showings on the Sabbath, from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset.
President Felix Houphouet-Baigny announced on state radio that kidnapped transport minister Roussou Kofi had been found in good health. The theft and abduction occurred the prior Sunday night from his home, marking the first official update on the case.
In Bilbao youths protesting Basque flag policy attacked riot police with cobblestones near city hall. Windows were broken as clashes erupted during the Basque region festival, while a federal rule governs flag display across autonomous regions.
President Reagan, while vacationing at his Santa Barbara ranch, amuses himself with Russian jokes to illustrate contrasts between Soviet and American life. He cites stories from the CIA, dignitaries, and a Soviet emigre comedian as reflecting a humane view of the Russian people. Reagan’s aides note the humor calms tense moments and aids public delivery, though some worry it shortcuts tough questions.
A federal appeals court ruled Walsh's independent counsel authority valid under the attorney general's March 4 1967 regulation and did not rule on the constitutionality of the independent counsel provision. The decision upholds District Judge Judy Aubrey E Robinson and North contempt for ignoring a grand jury subpoena about handwriting samples.
The Federal Tribunal ruled unanimously that Swiss banks must disclose confidential documents to American prosecutors in the Iran Contra case. The decision aids U S special prosecutor Lawrence Walsh in building a case against middlemen, addressing delays in access to Swiss account records tied to Iran arms sales totaling over 12 million dollars.
State Department on Thursday rejected links between Secretary of State and a CIA plan to seek South African support for Contra aid in Nicaragua. CIA cable dated April 9, 1984, claimed State approval which Phylis Oakley called false. Clarridge testified the proposal was dropped as risky amid Iran Contra controversy.
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