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...created a panel of military men to reorganize the armed forces. The move was regarded in part as an effort to allay U.S. restiveness over the reinstatement of General Fabian Ver, 65, a longtime Marcos crony, as military chief of staff. Ver is one of 26 men on trial for complicity in the 1983 Aquino assassination. Last week the Philippines Supreme Court temporarily forbade a special corruption tribunal to issue a verdict in the case. One military dissident dismissed Marcos' latest effort as "all smoke and mirrors and distraction." Maybe so, but that--and luck--still seem to be working...
...prosecutors wanted a speedy trial, and they got it. In seven hours, a three-judge panel in Genoa tried and convicted five Palestinian terrorists last week for illegally possessing arms and explosives in connection with the Oct. 7 seajacking of the Achille Lauro. The trial was a pre-emptive move to ensure the defendants' continued custody while Italian magistrates prepare for the more serious battle ahead: the trial of the five young Palestinians and eleven others, including alleged Mastermind Mohammed Abul Abbas Zaidan, who are charged with kidnaping and the murder of Passenger Leon Klinghoffer...
Pennzoil will not get rich right away. On Dec. 5, Judge Solomon Casseb, who presided over the trial, will review the jury's decision. He could uphold, overturn or reduce the award. Texaco has vowed to fight his decision if it does not get a favorable judgment, and the case could eventually go to the Supreme Court. Whatever the outcome, last week's ruling is likely to make companies and corporate raiders more cautious about the tactics used in megabuck merger negotiations. --By Gordon M. Henry. Reported by Dean Brelis/New York and Gary Taylor/Houston
...When Jackson felt weak toward the end of the trial, what did family friend and nutritionist Dick Gregory recommend to help him rid his body of toxins...
...investment climate, and its worries haven't been helped by recent problems at high-profile Western firms, including BP. So the firm has made an arrangement in which it won't have to start paying for Eldorado for at least two years. In essence, Dixons has given itself a trial period to determine whether it really wants to be in Russia. "It's a no-risk option," says Dixons spokesman Hamish Thompson...