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...nurses, Leonora Perez, 33, and Filipina Narciso, 31, stoutly maintained their innocence, and their case became a cause celebre. Nursing groups rallied behind them, and their supporters in both. Manila and the U.S. raised a defense fund of more than $100,000. At the University of Michigan, many feminists and liberals regarded the nurses as victims of an overzealous local FBI office eager to redeem itself after its failure to crack the still unsolved kidnaping of former Teamsters Boss Jimmy Hoffa that same summer...
Fund Drive. Last week, after deliberating 93 hours over the course of 15 days, the jury found each of the nurses guilty of three poisoning charges and conspiracy, but acquitted Narciso of the murder count against her. The nurses, who could be sentenced to life imprisonment, listened impassively to the verdict, but later emotionally charged that they were victims of a racially prejudiced jury. From Manila, Dr. Pacifico Marcos, brother of the Philippine President and head of the defense fund drive, expressed shock. Said he: "It's a miscarriage of justice." Still free on $75,000 bond, the nurses...
Painstakingly checking work records, the FBI narrowed the list of suspects to two Filipino nurses, Leonora Perez, 31, and Filipina Narciso, 29, both of whom were on duty when-and where -most of the trouble occurred. Subpoenaed before a grand jury, the women denied any involvement in the deaths. But at least one of them was directly implicated by a survivor...
...Narciso Oano, a second-year MBA candidate and UMAS member, criticized "the reluctance of some schools to be sensitive to the problems of the Mexican-American." Cano cited "the language problem, ingrained as a result of the Southwest's educational system," and said that some universities fail to notify UMAS when UMAS-recruited applicants file incomplete admissions applications...
...Line. Djakarta proved a happier setting for negotiations. In private meetings last week, Philippine Foreign Minister Narciso Ramos and Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak agreed to a "cooling off period," to last indefinitely, or at least, the Malaysians hoped, until after the Philippine national elections next year. Ramos made it clear that the agreement could prove a personal albatross: "It hangs around my neck. I expect to be criticized when I get back. In fact, I may be roasted alive." The Philippine government could repudiate Ramos' commitment at Djakarta, but only at the price...