Filipinos Arrested as Martial Law Crackdown Expands
Manila officials announce 53 prominent Filipinos detained since martial law began, including two provincial governors and several senators. Four detainees released. arrests extend beyond Greater Manila with political critics, journalists, and leftists among those held. Journalists from Manila Times and others arrested. constitutional convention delegates also detained.
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Manila
Congress
Francisco Tatad
Tatad
Marcos
Sen
Benigno Aquino Jr
Liberal Party
Jose Diokno
Civil Liberties Union
Ramon Mitra
Greater
Joaquin P. Roces
Manila Times
Maximo Lohven
Rosalinda Galang
Veronica Yuyitung
Rizal Yuyitung
Chinese Commercial News
Taipei
Bastrop Murder Probe After Fatal Domestic Shooting
Bastrop police investigated a morning double tragedy at a woman’s home. James T. Rose 45 and his estranged wife Lucille Rose about 45 were found dead. Rose reportedly shot Lucille then killed himself with a pistol around 7:30 a.m. Morehouse Parish Coroner Dr. Joseph Reynolds attended the scene as investigators continued.
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News - Star News Service
Bastrop
James T. Rose
Rose
Lucille Rose
Morehouse Parish
Joseph Reynolds
Ellender 82nd Birthday Marked In Twin Cities Chat
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes mark the late U.S. Senator Allen J. Ellender’s 82nd birthday, born Montegut September 24, 1890, died July 27 while campaigning for a seventh term. Bayou Kennel Club members travel to Dallas for the Dog Show with Martha Traylor and Mike winning Best of Winners. George and Mrs Butler take Best of Opposite Sex with Basset Hound C. J.
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U.S
Allen J. Ellender
Montegut
Sen
Ellender
U. S
Otto E. Passman
Monroe
Washington
Bayou Kennel Club
Dallas
Martha Traylor
Mike
George Butler
C. J
Explosions injure eight at Chattanooga gasoline yard
In Chattanooga Tennessee at the Tri-Community Shell storage yard two huge gasoline tanks exploded causing at least eight injuries three critical. Alfred Hodge age 38 of Firestone Latex Co. and two Ringgold Georgia men Don Ross and Paul Henley were listed in critical condition at Erlanger Hospital. Firefighters and police were recalled to duty and residents were evacuated to Hillcrest School shelter. Power was cut in the area to prevent further blasts.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Atlanta
Frlanger
Hillcrest School
Firestone
Shell Oil Yard
Airmen Evacuate Vietnam Orphans From Duc Pho
Thirty two orphans most under a year old were flown by U S and South Vietnamese helicopters from Duc Pho to Quang Ngai City avoiding mortar and anti air threats. The first Huey airlift out of the besieged town saved eight babies a boy and two girls under the care of a Roman Catholic nun. Military sources said thirty more orphans would be moved from Duc Pho with no plans yet for other civilians.
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Duc Pho
Vietnam
API
Quang Ngai City
South China Sea
Nang
Highway 1
U.S. Army
World Reform of Monetary System Urged
President Nixon urged thorough reform of the international monetary system linking monetary change to trade at the IMF World Bank meeting. He said U.S. reform proposals will be outlined by Treasury Secretary Shultz and stressed not turning inward. The speech warned that as armed conflict risk drops, the danger of economic conflict rises amid debates over IMF leadership.
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Washington
Nixon
International Monetary System
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
United States
Treasury
George P. Shultz
U.S
IMF
U.S. Flag Flies in Cairo First Time Since 1967
In Cairo the U S flag rose on a main street for the first public appearance since 1967, to honor an international shooting competition opening this week. The U S mission flies the Spanish flag while the event draws marksmen from 22 nations, with a parade planned and the contest to start Friday at the Military Shooting Club near the Pyramids of Giza.
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Cairo
U.S
American Defense Department
TWA
Council of International Military Sports
Military Shooting Club
Pyramids of
Giza
Continued Cloudy Weather Expected Across Twin City
Cloudy and cooler weather persists with an extended outlook showing partly cloudy skies Wednesday to Friday and a chance of afternoon thunder showers. Temperatures span from the 60s to upper 80s with today’s highs in the lower 80s and lows around 70s. At Monroe Municipal Airport, Sunday reached 90 and a 74 morning low, with 0.04 inches of precipitation in the last 24 hours.
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Twin City
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Japan and China Open Peking Talks in Landmark Visit
Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka opened talks with Chinese Premier Chou En Lai in Peking to establish diplomatic relations between a new Japan and a new China. The six day visit aims to shape future relations including a possible peace treaty and a commercial pact.
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Kakuei Tanaka
Chou En-Lai
Peking
China
Tanaka
Chou Fn-lai
Japan
Chou
Nixon
Bernard Loses Rating Authority
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Sherman A Bernard failed to win power over the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission. The panel voted 6 1 against his proposal to call meetings sign checks and handle other administration duties leaving him only to preside at future sessions.
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Baton Rouge
Sherman A. Bernard
Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission
Bernard
Rating Commission
U.S. Pushes Global Treaty Against Terrorism at UN
Secretary of State Rogers proposes a universal antiterrorism treaty and a UN conference to adopt it as part of a nine point program. He cites Munich Olympic killings and hijackings, urging extradition and swift prosecution while addressing objections from several nations.
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United Nations
WN_Y
United States
William P. Rogers
Rogers
U.N. General Assembly
Sweden
Munich
U.N
General Motors Solves Emission Control Problem
General Motors president Ed ward N. Cole says GM has developed a new emission control system to meet 1975 76 federal standards. The system uses catalytic converters and reactors to break emissions into carbon dioxide and water. He would not reveal costs but said they must be within reasonable limits to pass federal guidelines.
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San Antonio, Tex
General Motors
Edward N. Cole
Cole
River Stages Station Flood Present Change State Stage
Monroe 40 20.64 Fall Camden 7A and Fall details indicate a fluctuation in river stage readings and flood potential across stations. Reports reference state stage adjustments and observed levels at monitored sites.
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Monroe
Camden
Withdrawal of Johnson in Fourth Judicial District race
Bastrop attorney Lemmie Hightower is the Democratic nominee in the Fourth Judicial District Division B contest after Judge Hewitt B. Johnson formally resigned from the Sept. 30 Democratic primary. Johnson’s withdrawal becomes official upon receipt by the Secretary of State, though his name remains on the ballot for Saturday. Johnson, 52, was appointed in May to finish the term of the late Judge Albin Lassiter. Hightower, 36, previously led the governor’s Morehouse Parish campaign and now faces Republican Tom Davenport of Monroe in the November 7 general election.
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Bastrop
Lemmie
Hightower
Fourth Judicial District Division B
Baton Rouge
Hewitt B. Johnson
Johnson
Secretary of State
Secretary of
Wade O. Martin
Edwin Edwards
Albin Lassiter
Edwards
Morehouse Parish
Ouachita
Morehouse Parishes
Morehouse
Tom Davenport
Monroe
Unauthorized travel to North Vietnam would be felony
The House Internal Security Committee approved a bill making unauthorized trips by Americans to nations at war with the United States a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The measure, backed by Rep. Richard H. Ichord, targets actions like actress Jane Fonda’s Hanoi broadcasts, and would require presidential approval for travel to North Vietnam.
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Washington
North Vietnam
United States
House Internal Security Committee
Richard H. Ichord
Dmo
Jane Fonda
Hanoi
Ichord
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Richardson Preyer
Dn.c
Mendel J. Davis
D-S.c
Roger H. Zion
R-Ind
Rorbert F. Drinan
D-Mass
Drinan
Tehord
Nixon seeks 250 billion federal spending ceiling approved
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively approved a 250 billion spending ceiling for the current fiscal year and supported raising the public debt limit to 465 billion through June 30. Chairman Wilbur Mills declined comment pending final vote.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur Mills
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
George P. Shultz
Chuckles on parenting about admitting you don’t know it all
A light quip notes the milestone when children reach an age where parents no longer pretend to know everything, highlighting a humorous shift in family dynamics and pride in growing up.
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