Mourners mob hearse for Aquino in emotion packed funeral
Slain Filipino opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. is carried home in a motorcade seen by at least 100,000 mourners. U.S. Marines may be ordered to Lebanon as Israeli forces withdraw. Roger Tory Peterson Institute to open in Jamestown. Pan American Games athletes compete in Caracas after drug-test failures. Editorial notes Mighty Fine Music in New York City. Army’s top black officer retires seeking back-pay. Barbara Honegger seeks Reagan admin role despite White House reluctance. Conscience does not excuse wrongdoing.
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New York State Fair Opens Amid Strong Advance Sales and Hopes
The 1983 State Fair began with excitement as Mickey Mouse helped open the grounds and attendees noted promising prospects. Early buyers lined up for bus shuttles and tickets while advance sales topped 8,200 at the ticket office and grandstand concert receipts neared $500,000, signaling strong start for a 10 day event through Labor Day.
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Reagan vows sacred duty to stop communism in Central America
President Reagan told 1,100 Republican supporters in Santa Barbara that the United States has a sacred responsibility to prevent a communist takeover in Central America. He pledged to stand by friends, help democratic institutions, strengthen economies, and provide defense aid while resuming his vacation at his ranch. He also noted his Middle East peace plan remains alive and available to willing parties.
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Huge King tribute draws massive crowds in Washington
Tens of thousands of Black and white Americans march in Washington to press for civil rights jobs and freedom with an anti Reagan tilt. Police and organizers expect 250000 plus demonstrators in a display echoing Kings 1963 I have a dream speech as debates over a national holiday and foreign speakers unfold.
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Marcellus Couple Involved In Route 175 Crash
Bobbi L. Amidon 25 of 3101 Pleasant Valley Road died in a one car crash on Route 175 in Marcellus. Her boyfriend Brian F. Haney 26 of 34 North Street Marcellus was hospitalized in critical condition at Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital with leg and internal injuries. The car veered off the road into a ditch near Dublin Road shortly after 3 a.m. Police found no alcohol and suspect they were returning from an Otisco Lake party to a shared residence on Frank Gay Road. Amidon died at Community General Hospital at 4:03 a.m. pending cause of death. Haney to be ticketed for failure to keep right.
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Chile moves toward democracy as state of emergency ends
Chile announced the end of the state of emergency, effective at midnight Sunday, paving the way for talks with opposition leaders. The Interior Ministry said civil liberties would be restored, including freedom of expression and the right to assemble, and habeas corpus would be re-established.
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Fire burns seven children and displaces 400 on Santee Reservation
An explosion in a propane vapor cloud near a tanker ignited by a spark burned seven children aged 4 to 15 and forced all 400 residents of the Santee Indian Reservation NE to evacuate for seven hours. Flames rose to 60 feet, two adults were injured, and occupants slept in their vehicles as state officials began a probe.
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Don Clyde
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