Martial law declared in Philippines as Marcos tightens grip
President Marcos proclaims martial law amid a government overthrow conspiracy. Troops seize newspapers and media outlets, suspend classes at state university, and warn of terrorism. Dozens arrested including opposition figures. abroad travel restricted. Police report escalating unrest while a Waterloo Ontario incident prompts public vigilance as two teens are choked unconscious by a suspected attacker.
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Waterloo
Ont
Harold Basse
Reuter-Ap Manila
Ferdinand Marcos
Philippines
Marcos
United States
Benigno Aquino
Liberal Party
Manila
State University
Libyan troops arrive to aid Uganda forces
Libyan air force planes carrying 400 soldiers landed in Entebbe to help Uganda at the Uganda Tanzania border. President Idi Amin said new fighting erupted Friday near Mutukula between his forces and exiles loyal to Milton Obote, while Sudan's Jaafar Nimeiri barred overflight. Amin warned the invaders must withdraw or the area will be destroyed.
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AP Reuter
Uganda
Radio Kenya
Idi Amin
Entebbe
Sudan
Kampala
Jaafar el Nimeiri
Nimeiri
Amin
Mutukula
Milton Obote
Tanzania
Masaka
Perreault Quits Team Canada During World Cup Stay
Buffalo Sabres centre Gilbert Perreault left Team Canada in Moscow on Saturday joining three others who walked out since the squad arrived midweek, signaling internal tensions ahead of the event.
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Moscow
Gilbert Perreault
Buffalo Sabres
National Hockey League
Team Canada
Ontario ministers reveal land holdings
Nine Ontario cabinet ministers disclosed land holdings alongside homes and recreation properties under a Premier Davis order. Disclosures list parcels in Halton County, Hudson, Ottawa area, Corn wall, Markham Township, Willowdale, Sutton, Middlesex County, Belleville, plus Esquesing Farms Ltd. and Snow Construction Ltd. holdings. Most did not specify sizes or purchase details.
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Toronto
Ontario
William Davis
Roderick Lewis
John Yaremko
Halton County
North
Burlington
Leo Bernier
Hudson
A. B. R. Lawrence
Ottawa
Labor
Fern Guindon
Cornwall
Dalton Bales
Markham Township
Willowdale
Sutton
William Stewart
Middlesex County
Richard Potter
Belleville
James Snow
Esquesing Farms Ltd
Snow Construction Ltd
Oakville
Streets
Amin's new deadline stuns English gov't
London faces a 48 hour ultimatum to expel about 8,000 British Asians from Uganda with exit clearance. Special Envoy Peter Scott will coordinate with Kampala officials on rapid flights from Entebbe while Britain also debates safety and possible extra evacuations for Britons and other nationals.
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London
England
Uganda
Kampala
Idi Amin
Britain
Peter Scott
Richard Slater
Entebbe
House of Lords
Parliament
Ugandan refugees arrive in Toronto in wave
A young Ugandan married couple and their grandmother reached Toronto after an 18 hour flight from Uganda via London. Fearing retaliation for family members still in Uganda, the couple declined to use their names. They cited killings of Asians under Idi Amin and anticipate thousands more Ugandan refugees settling in Canada.
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Toronto
Canada
London
Uganda
Idi Amin
Brandt government defeated as election set for November
West Germany prepares for general elections on November 19 after Chancellor Willy Brandt lost a confidence vote 248 to 233. President Gustav Heinemann dissolved the Bundestag saying the move was unavoidable as no majority existed. Public polls suggest little shift in post election alignment.
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Bonn
Reuter
West Germany
Gustav Heinemann
Bundestag
Willy Brandt
Heinemann
Brandt
Labor
Walter Arendt
Rainer Barzel
Christian Democratic
Free Democrats
Christian Democrats
Rioters, gunmen clash in Belfast New Lodge flashpoint
In Belfast early today Guerrilla gunmen and Protestant vigilantes fought a hour long gun battle in the New Lodge area after a day of violence that left two dead. Army troops came under fire and claimed to hit one gunman while snipers wounded two soldiers. Police found the body of an unidentified man in outskirts. IRA leaders Charles McSheffrey and Tom Tolan were captured in separate Belfast Londonderry swoops.
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Belfast
New Lodge
Northern Ireland
Duncairn Gardens
Ulster
Londonderry
Irish Republic
Crossmaglen
Irish Republican
Provisionals
McSheffrey
IRA
Britain
William Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Tom Tolan
Maidstone
Falls Road
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