Martial law in Philippines silences press as unrest rises
The Philippines proclaims martial law, shuts major newspapers, and seizes radio and telecom access amid floods, bombings, and an assassination attempt on Defense Secretary Enrile. Marcos’s decree shifts power to local military commanders as gunfire and protests surge.
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Associated Press
Philippines
Islands
U.S
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Cebu
Mindanao
Marcos
Defense
Juan Ponce Enrile
Enrile
Manila
Marco
Liberal Party
State University
Manila Times
Lynn C. Newland
New York
American Telephone
Seek To Clear Voting Muddle Seek To Clear Voting Muddle
Missouri federal judge invites new residents denied registration to testify in a suit challenging residency rules. The ruling could bind 114 county election clerks on the one year state residency and 60 day county residency for voting in November. Oct 11 deadline noted. some counties follow shorter windows.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
J. C. Truman
Kansas City
Becker
Blackmar
U.S. Supreme Court
Tennessee
John C. Danforth
James C. Kirkpatrick
Danforth
Kirkpatrick
Cole
Monte L. Christian
Asst
Daniel Parker Card
Cole County
St. Charles
Buchanan
Platte
Boards of Election Commissioners
St. Louis City
St. Louis County
POWs Not On Russ Flight To Vientiane
VIENTIANE AP The Aeroflot airliner carrying expected POWs to be freed by North Vietnam landed in Vientiane from Hanoi without the prisoners aboard. American crews reported no POWs on board as diplomats and family members awaited the three pilots freed on Sept 17 and their accompanying delegation.
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Vientiane
Aeroflot
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Moscow
G. MacMurtrie Godley
Godley
Richard S. Rand
Ken H. Dustin
Air Force
Edward Elias
Navy
Markham Gartley
Norris Charles
Minnie Lee Gartley
Gartley
Charles
Olga
David Dellinger
Cora Weiss
Cochairmen
Vietnam
Yale University
William Sloan B. Coffin
Richard Falk
Princeton University
Bomb threat clears Scott's Corner R-6 schools
A female voice warned of a bomb at Scott's Corner R-6 schools, prompting swift evacuation and bus dismissal for students. No device was found after sheriff and highway patrol investigated. a day earlier about 60 high school students were sent home for dress code violations.
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Scott’s Corner
Community R-6
Laddonia
Martinsburg
David Wilson
Wilson
Highway Patrol
Scott's Corner
Harold Sulgreyve
Undercover Agent Testifies In Marijuana Case In Audrain
An undercover Missouri Highway Patrol trooper testified he bought plastic bags of marijuana from two youths from Mexico. The youths, Henry Blair Nelson Wayne Ferrier and James Richard Quisenberry faced preliminary hearings in Audrain Circuit and Magistrate Courts.
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Missouri Highway Patrol
Mexico
Audrain
Henry Blair
Nelson Wayne
Buddy) Ferrier
Columbia
James Richard Quisenberry
Rod Nebel
Russell Wilkes
David Bear III
Jack Snavely
Buddy Ferrier
Maple St
Snavely
Thomas I. Osborne
Highway Patrol
Bear
Oklahoma
Blair
Mr. Bear
Nixon and McGovern Trade Barbs in 1972 Campaign
President Nixon and George McGovern traded sharp remarks as the 1972 race heated. Agnew pressed McGovern on bombing policy while McGovern teased Nixon’s Texas visit and a money-filled suitcase linked to Watergate. Shriver campaigned in Nevada helping Gov. O’Callaghan as Nixon and Democratic fundraisers drew attention in Texas.
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Associated Press
Nixon
George McGovern
Spiro Agnew
McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Nevada
Floresville
Tex
Treasury
John B. Connally
Detroit
Rochester
N.Y
Pittsburgh
Texas
South Dakota
Roy Winchester
Washington
Bernard Barker
Democratic
Watergate Complex
Agnew
South
U.S
Vietnam
Roanoke
Shriver
Las Vegas
Nev
Mike O'Callaghan
New York
Wa Ranch
Workfare Faces Change To Pass Social Security Bill
Washington AP notes Workfare shaping welfare reform moves from Senate Finance to floor fight. Senate leaders including Russell Long praise the measure yet foresee compromises amid clashes over strict new work requirements for AFDC parents. Senate debate begins next week as administration opposes the plan.
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Washington
Senate Finance
Senate
Russell B. Long
Finance Committee
Long
Louisiana
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
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Charles B. Blackmar
Court
Tiny Tigers
Audrain County
Glenn M. Barnes
League of Women Voters
Pauline Harrison
Roy Roe
R.C. Olson
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