Train rams veterans parade float

November 16, 2012

Edward A. Ornelas/San Antonio Express-News

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A member of the Midland Police Department works the scene of the crash, Friday Nov. 16, 2012, involving a Union Pacific train and a parade float carrying military veterans in Midland, Tx. Four veterans were killed in the accident which occurred Thursday afternoon.

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Ferdinand Marcos1917–1989 , Philippine political leader.

A lawyer and aide to Manuel Roxas (1946–47), he was elected to congress in 1949, serving in the House of Representatives (1949–59) and Senate (1959–65). Formerly a Liberal, he broke with the party in 1965 and won the presidential election the same year as a nominee of the Nationalist party, defeating (1965) Diosdado Macapagal.

As president, Marcos maintained close ties with the United States. He launched (Aug., 1969) major military campaigns against Communist insurgents (see Hukbalahap) and in Mindanao against Moro rebels (Muslims). He was reelected in 1969, and his second term was marked by increasing