War footing urged as Mexico faces economic crisis
President Miguel de la Madrid urged Mexicans to stay on a war footing amid severe financial problems that edged the country toward bankruptcy last year. In a three hour address to Congress he spoke of unity, inflation, costly credit, and the need to maintain private enterprise while pursuing regional peace in Central America and deeper U S trade cooperation. The speech offered no major shifts from his recovery program of cutting spending, subsidies and pledging moral reforms.
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Philippines police fire on protesters near palace after Aquino funeral
At midnight Thursday police fired shots to disperse anti Marcos demonstrators on a bridge near the presidential palace following the assassination of Benigno Aquino. One student died and 18 were wounded the night before as clashes erupted. authorities claimed only riot sticks while witnesses saw officers with firearms.
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Doctor held in plot to extort from Heineken brewery
Dutch police say 41 year old Hendrikus Doerga was arrested near a The Hague telephone booth after alleged threats to Heineken to inject digitoxin into beer to finance a countercoup against Surinam strongman Desi Bouters. Heineken received the extortion demand August 4 and later found a drug tainted can in a Rotterdam supermarket. The suspect discussed a money drop in Utrecht.
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