Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos may not be everyone's idea of a "little Girl Scout." But that was how she described herself last week when she made an unexpected appearance before the government-appointed board of Justice Corazon Agrava to answer questions about the assassination of Opposition Leader Benigno ("Ninoy") Aquino Jr. in August 1983. Dabbing tears from her eyes, Mrs. Marcos, in a voice breaking with emotion, told how she had done everything in her power to save the life of her husband's chief political opponent. She vehemently denied reports that during a meeting with Aquino in New York three...
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