Chavez denies praising Marcos but notes support for farm union elections
Cesar Chavez, head of the United Farm Workers Union, rejects Washington Post claims he praised Philippine President Marcos. He says he praised Marcos’ promise to back farm union elections after a 17 day Philippines tour. He notes the Post reporter later fired while editors defend the story as accurate.
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Delano
UPI
Cesar Chavez
Ferdinand Marcos
Chavez
United Farm Workers Union
Marcos
Philippines
Washington Post
UFW
Washington
Philip Fossie
Post
Sunday
Playwrights form Mafia to seek revenge on critics
London reports say John Osborne launched a humorous plan to recruit British playwrights into a “Mafia” unit to target critics. He published a Times want ad stating recruitment begins October 17 at 12.00 hours and named a New Statesman critic as a target.
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London
UPI
John Osborne
Osborne
London Times
New Statesman
Playwrights Mafia
Lamp Post
Christopher Hampton
Edward Bond
Baby boom may be on horizon
Zero Population Growth projects a population surge up to 107 million over 50 years if fertility and immigration trends persist. It notes 8 percent more women of childbearing age in three years and a potential rise to 2.1 in total fertility by 1980, with annual births near four million, urging immigration limits and voluntary fertility reduction through family planning and contraception.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Alleged Sasquatch movie taken in Washington woods
Seattle based Frank White, VP of the Scientific Progress Association, says he filmed a large ape-like creature in the Mr Baker area on Oct 7 while his wife Lorraine photographed the fall colors. He described the creature as a North American ape and noted the footage shows a mysterious animal.
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Seattle
UPI
Frank White
Mr. Baker
White
Scientific Progress Association
Handgun Use Surges in California Murders in 1975 Study
A tentative California Bureau of Criminal Statistics report notes handguns were used in about 70 percent of firearm murders in the first six months of 1975, though constituting only 30 percent of firearms. The study warns data are tentative and urges a fuller follow up.
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Sacramento
UPI
Sacramento Union
Bureau of Criminal Statistics
California
Jim Watson
Evelle Younger
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