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Date: 25 February 1986
By Wayne King and Warren Weaver Jr
Wayne King
Gail S. Cleere, a spokesman for the United States Naval Observatory, writes a chatty monthly newsletter, News!, designed to render into common language that which is, well, uncommon. To her, for example: ''Pluto is like an eccentric uncle who lives upstairs.
Date: 26 February 1986
NBC's ''Nightly News'' broadcast, in its best performance since 1982, came close to catching ''The CBS Evening News'' in the ratings last week, but the CBS program won, maintaining its 199-week-long hold on first place.
Date: 26 February 1986
The Fall of Marcos Ferdinand E. Marcos fled the Philippines, ending 20 years as President. Corazon C. Aquino succeeded him, saying ''a new life'' had begun for the nation. The 68-year-old Mr. Marcos went from the presidential palace to the United States Embassy, then by helicopter to Clark Air Base. There he boarded a United States Air Force plane that flew him to Guam and exile. [ Page A1, Columns 1-6. ] Washington speedily recognized the new Philippine Government of President Corazon C. Aquino. At the same time, Washington praised the peaceful manner in which Ferdinand E. Marcos had relinquished his rule as President. [ A1:3-5. ]
Date: 25 February 1986
International Ferdinand E. Marcos ignored pressure from President Reagan and members of his own Government and military to resign, declaring he was still in control of the Philippines. Mr. Marcos said he planned to proceed with his scheduled inauguration today, although there was a growing consensus within the country that his proclaimed election victory had been fraudulent. [ Page A1, Columns 4-6. ] Corazon C. Aquino was sworn in as President in the provisional Philippine Government declared by military men opposed to Ferdinand E. Marcos. Her authority is moral suasion, the widely accepted view being that she had victory stolen from her in the Feb. 7 election. [ A13:1-3. ]
Date: 26 February 1986
By Erik Eckholm
Erik Eckholm
Although he is regarded by colleagues as one of the nation's leading rocket engineers, Allan J. McDonald has never been known as the sort of person who seeks the spotlight. But now an apparent combination of haunting prescience and tenacious character has thrust him into the news. Mr. McDonald was the senior engineer from Morton Thiokol Inc. present at the Kennedy Space Center for the Jan 28 liftoff of the space shuttle Challenger. As he testified yesterday before the Presidential commission investigating the explosion of shuttle, Mr. McDonald had, on the night before the launching, argued long and hard against proceeding out of concern that seams of the craft's booster rockets would not hold because of the frigid weather.
Date: 25 February 1986
By Fox Butterfield, Special To the New York Times
Fox Butterfield
Just as President Ferdinand E. Marcos went on the Government-run television station this morning to announce ''we are in control of the situation,'' a contingent of 130 soldiers opposed to his rule burst into the television studio. Led by a colonel from the Philippine Constabulary's ''narcotics command,'' they overwhelmed the station's 12 military guards with only a brief exchange of gunfire. But then they encountered a more puzzling problem. The studio houses five radio stations and the Philippine News Agency as well as the television station. And lost in the labyrinth of corridors, the soldiers could not find the control room.
Date: 26 February 1986
By Roberto Suro, Special To the New York Times
Roberto Suro
Prime Minister Bettino Craxi will ask Parliament to approve Italian participation in the research phase of President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, senior Government officials said today. After repeated delays in formulating a policy, the officials said Mr. Craxi would adopt a compromise position that stops short of endorsing any deployment of a space-based defense against ballistic missiles.
Date: 26 February 1986
By Stephen Kinzer, Special To the New York Times
Stephen Kinzer
Costa Rica has agreed to work with Nicaragua to establish ''a permanent force of inspection and vigilance'' charged with keeping peace along their border. In talks on Monday, the two countries agreed to hold another session on March 12 in San Jose, the Costa Rican capital, to discuss the makeup and financing of a border patrol force. Relations between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, which neared the breaking point last year, have been improving in recent weeks. The agreement concluded Monday appeared to be the most substantial step yet taken to reduce tensions in the border area.
Date: 26 February 1986
American, British and French authorities in West Berlin barred four North Korean diplomats from the city today, apparently in an effort to halt the flow of combat helicopter parts through East Germany to North Korea. The diplomats, identified as Hong Sang Pom, Kim Sung Yun, Kwon Yong Nok and Yi Yong Nam, all stationed in East Berlin, were charged with conducting ''illicit arms transactions'' out of an office in West Berlin.
Date: 26 February 1986
By Michael R. Gordon, Special To the New York Times
Michael Gordon
To combat waning public support for military spending, President Reagan plans to argue in a televised speech that there is a link between a successful arms control agreement and continued increases in military spending, Administration officials said today. The speech, which is to be delivered Wednesday at 8 P.M., is an Administration effort to convert the Mr. Reagan's personal popularity into political influence on Capitol Hill and to shift the context of the current debate over the military budget. The leader of the Democratic majority in the House, Jim Wright of Texas, will deliver a televised reply to Mr. Reagan's address, Democratic officials say. While critics of military spending increases have argued that Pentagon expenditures need to be reduced to help lower the Federal deficit, the Administration intends to draw a connection between support for the military and the prospect of avoiding conflicts with other nations.