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...facts and figures to dismiss the concerns of U.S. analysts, blandly promising an imminent upturn in the Philippine economy and a decline in the strength of Communist insurgents. Marcos took refuge in dubious legal arguments to defend the 1973 constitution, tailored to legitimize the powers he had seized under martial law, and denied that he had used his authority to enrich a small circle of friends. Only later, at a dinner that evening, did he admit that "we have committed some errors." Excerpts from the two-hour session...
...secret organization which recruits Remo hires a small Korean to teach Williams some humility and to train him in the ways of the greatest martial art. He learns how to eat rice and dodge bullets...
...Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski, 62, the real issue in Poland's first national elections since 1980 was not who would win but how many people would vote. The Communist regime wanted a heavy turnout in order to demonstrate that nearly four years after the imposition of martial law Poland had overcome its divisions and was looking toward the future. Yet when the votes were counted last week, the extent of participation--and the significance of the entire exercise--remained very much in dispute...
...Solidarity, citing its own clandestine monitoring of the polls, contended that only 66% had cast ballots. Whatever the turnout, there was little evidence that the elections had healed Poland's internal fissures, revived its sagging economy or improved its chilly relations with the U.S., which imposed economic sanctions after martial law was declared...
Shintaido was created by Karate master Hiroyuki Aoki in the early 1960's. According to members of the club, Aoki wanted to develop a martial art that reflected our time...