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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, October 2, 1989

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 9 army s Golden knights take the Gold american sky divers far above the Earth on saturday shun their championship form a Thill executing an in out Maneu ver during the i Rhth round if i world skydiving relative world c championships. By Thi end of tie Illch and final round of the Competition the i a. Army team. Golden knights. Imd Unn tie championship Wilh u total of 138 Points. A Ifim from the soviet Union came in second ill 13.1 Points followed by a French team. See Story i ttjje27 son vows Marcos will be buried in Philippines Honolulu a the son of former philippine president Ferdinand Marcos pledged thai his family would someday return from exile and that his father would be buried in his Homeland. Ferdinand Bong Bong Marcos or. Defended his father s memory in a speech saturday to the United Filipi no Council of Hawaii saying that the late president s autocratic Rule was needed to keep peace in his country. It really is a period of mourning not a time for poli ticking and  the 32-year-old son said. But this is the end of an Era. And. As one chapter closes another opens and i find myself facing the awesome responsibility of trying to fill my father s  the elder Marcos died thursday in a Honolulu hos Pital of heart failure at 72. Philippine president cora40n Aquino who look Marcos place when the strongman fled to Hawaii after he was deposed in 1986, has refused to allow Marcos remains to be returned for burial for fear the return would cause unrest. The younger Marcos repeated a Promise made ear Lier by the former first lady Imelda Marcos Hal the family would continue to work for the return of his father s remains. If it takes years he will be brought Home the son said. He also promised that the Marcos family would re turn to the Philippines. We Are not going Back to pursue any personal vengeance Marcos said. We Are going Back to try to help gel the Philippines Oul of the troubles that it has  on Friday a Day before Eulogi zing his father Ferdinand Marcos or. Flanked from left by physician Ignacio and friends Arturo Aruiza and Joe Lazo announces the death of Marcos senior in Honolulu. Up Azucena  
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