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...outcome was never in doubt, and Filipinos gave Marcos yet another ringing endorsement. In early returns, the proposition that he continue in office was approved 4 to 1. "If Marcos ran a referendum free of fraud and coercion, he would still win with 70% of the vote," estimated an American observer in Manila. But every Filipino, whether he was friend or foe of Marcos, knew that the referendum was mostly a test vote on presidential popularity. A big yes would silence critics, while the balloting itself was a way for Filipinos of whatever persuasion to work off their frustrations. Said...
...question the nutritional claims of a lot of these cereals," said Freitas, whose prosecutor's office handles consumer fraud complaints. "That, coupled with what appears to us to be misleading ads which encourage kids to believe that a product will somehow make them champion athletes, led us to take action." Freitas' suit demanded proof that Tenner really eats the cereal and that he had done so since childhood. "I like Wheaties, and I eat them two or three times a week," retorted an indignant Tenner at a press conference organized by General Mills. "When...
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...Johns Hopkins University has concluded that Ptolemy faked his figures. In his just-published The Crime of Claudius Ptolemy (Johns Hopkins University Press; $22.50), Newton minces no words: "Ptolemy is not the greatest astronomer of antiquity, but he is something still more unusual. He is the most successful fraud in the history of science...
...jurisdiction, Felter is presiding over one of the largest and most complex corporate lawsuits ever filed in an American court-a $2 billion-plus action by a New Mexico uranium mining company, United Nuclear Corp., against General Atomic Co., a 50%-owned subsidiary of Gulf Oil Corp., for fraud, coercion and breaches of the nation's antitrust laws...