Houston Sinks as Bay Area Subside Threatens Lands
A Associated Press report details Galveston Bay area subsidence caused by heavy Beaumont Clays water pumping. Houston and nearby towns lose land inch by inch, flooding streets and forcing costly raises of docks and levees. Areas around San Jacinto Monument and Kemah face ongoing inundation, with parks and infrastructure eroded and ferry approaches repeatedly submerged.
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Associated Press
Houston
Galveston Bay
Galveston Bay Area
Beaumont
Gulf of Mexico
Kemah
Seabrook
Clear Lake
Baytown
San Jacinto Battleground Park
Ship Channel
Gabrysch
San Jacinto Monument
James Frantz
Frantz
Lee Murphee
Harris County
Lynchberg
San Jacinto Park
Tom Moseley
Moseley
Bayside
Clear Lake Park
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston Ship Channel
Humble Oil
Pilots to be freed when war ends
North Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Van Dong told an American delegation in Hanoi that remaining pilots in captivity would be freed only after a settlement to end the war. He backed the seven point Provisional Revolutionary Government framework calling for total U.S. withdrawal and a coalition government. Dong stressed Nixon seeks settlement before releases and said Hanoi wants all pilots released when a positive response to the proposals occurs.
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Peter Arnett
Hanoi
Pham van Dong
Deng
Cora Weiss
David Dellinger
William Sloane Coffin
Richard Falk
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Viet Cong
Dong
Paris
Nguyen Thi Binh
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Siagon
Nixon
North Vietnam
Wiss
Cochairman
Committee of
Riason
United States
U.S
Henry Kissinger
L2 Duc Tho
53 Arrested in Manila as Martial Law Imposed
AP reports 53 prominent Filipinos including two governors 51 members of Congress and seven newspapermen were detained in the Manila region since martial law was proclaimed over the weekend. Press Secretary Tatad confirmed the arrests on the island nation’s only operating TV channel as government closes most media and censors foreign news. Further reforms awaited.
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Manila
Congress
Francisco Tatad
Tatad
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Marcos
Sen
Beningno Aquino Jr
Liberal Party
Jose Diokno
The
Civil Liberties Union
Ramon Mitra
Greater
Japan Opens Talks With China To Begin A New Era
In Beijing Chou En-lai and Kakuei Tanaka meet at the Great Hall of the People as Japan and China begin formal negotiations. Tanaka arrives with 51 aides including Foreign Minister Ohira for a six day visit expected to formalize recognition of the People's Republic and mark a historic shift in relations.
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Japan
China
Peking
Chou En-lai
Kakuei Tanaka
King’s Great Hall
Chou
Tanaka
Masayoshi Ohira
People’s Republic
Ohira
Masao Takashima
Takashima
Taiwan
Shiichiro Asao
North Vietnamese steps up incidents below Da Nang
AP report notes increased Viet Minh activity around Da Nang aiming to seize new routes to Highway 1 and erode Saigon credibility. About 200 troops attacked a militia outpost 25 miles south of Da Nang while government forces cleared highway segments near Quang Ngai City.
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Saigon
da Nang
Associated Press
Michael Putzel
Highway 1
Quang Ngai City
Song Ve
Mo Duc
Quang Ngai
Thua Thien
Quang Tri
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Chambak
Phnom Penh
Takea
U.S
7Th Fleet
Nixon Leads McGovern in Time Times Poll
A Time magazine and New York Times joint poll shows President Nixon leading George McGovern 62 to 23 percent, with Nixon ahead 43 to 40 among registered Democrats. The Yankelovich survey, conducted Aug 25 to Sept 12, also notes a widening margin from a month earlier.
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New York
Time Magazine
New York Times
Nixon
George McGovern
McGovern
Daniel Yankelovich, Inc
The
Times
Time-Times
McGovern demands names of donors to secret fund
McGovern decries a $10 million secret campaign slush fund and calls for Republicans to reveal donors. He argues Nixon's administration is bought by big business and special interests, citing ITT, Lockheed, grain tips to exporters, and bank and utility giants as evidence. He headlines the issue at a New York fund raiser and reiterates it in Billings and Sioux Falls.
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Billings
Mont
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
Brooklyn
Nixon-Agnew
New York
Sioux Falls
S.C
ITT
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Congress
U.S
Soviet Union
Western States Water and Power Conference
Richard Nixon
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Smith
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Phuoc Tay
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Frank Mankiewicz
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