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Benjamin H. Brown, director of the fellows program at the CFIA, said that while he had received no formal reply from Aquino to the center's invitation, he heard indirectly that Acquino would come. "He's a distinguished man, and previous correspondence indicated he would accept if invited. We were happy to invite a man of his stature," Brown said...
...year-old Aquino was in New York yesterday. He received medical treatment in Dallas, reportedly for a heart bypass operation, and then traveled to San Francisco. But Peter Stanley, dean of Carleton College and a leading expert on the Philippines, said yesterday that since Aquino was active for his age, "it is at least possible that the official medical reports should not be taken at face value...
Stanley said Aquino needed Marcos' permission to leave his jail cell in the Philippines and added that if Aquino had broken a deal, it would prove difficult for the dissident to re-enter the country...
...Aquino goes to Harvard, it will have a substantial effect on the future of politics in the Philippines. He would either have to mount a successful operation in exile--which has never been done--or in effect rule himself out as a successor to Marcos," Stanley said...
...decision to spend time at the CFIA represents "a poignant choice" for Aquino, Stanley said. "While he increases his chances for personal safety, health, and freedom, he risks losing the immediate contact which he needs to gain power," he added...