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...long the grace period for Marcos' new regime will last is anybody's guess. Although the Philippine army seems to have contained the relatively small cadre of Maoist insurgents on Luzon, there was a bloody clash two weeks ago between Marcos' troops and units of the fledgling New People's Army at Marawi in Mindanao, where MoslemChristian sectarian strife could provide a tinderbox for future flare-ups. Marcos has also made some powerful enemies in the past two months, including more than 4,500 civil servants who were fired from their jobs on charges of corruption and disloyalty, and wealthy...
...Europe" [Oct. 9] was not very satisfying. Norway did not say Nei to Europe; Norway said Nei to EEC. which makes a great difference. In the article, Norwegian anti-Marketeers were described as a group of diverse elements, upset farmers and selfish fishermen "supported by a diffuse alliance of Maoist youth, Lutheran fundamentalists, mildly leftist university professors," etc. This bunch was reported to "smash windows" and "rip radio aerials from cars bearing 'Yes to EEC' bumper stickers." The only argument this bunch was credited with was that "EEC membership would allow 'dirty Italians' to steal Norwegian...
...Defense Secretary escaped from what was purported to be a terrorist assassination attempt, Marcos had in fact planned to assume emergency powers well before the attempt was made. In doing so, he may or may not have exaggerated the potency of the New People's Army, a Maoist revolutionary movement blamed for several suspicious bombings in the Manila area. Certainly, his act hardly suggests that he has given up his admitted desire to stay in power after the end of 1973, when he is due to step down-unless a constitutional convention that has been in session in Manila...
...keep Norway's agriculture alive, especially in its hostile northern reaches; fishermen feared competition in their inshore waters from strong British and West German fleets; and environmentalists were concerned that EEC development policies would destroy Norway's natural beauty. They were supported by a diffuse alliance of Maoist youth, Lutheran fundamentalists, mildly leftist university professors, and nationalists determined to retain the independence that Norway acquired from Sweden only 67 years...
...Brigadier General Alfredo Montoya, boss of Manila's tough metropolitan police, put the regime's case last week, Marcos' measures only reflected "a need to discipline our people." Ostensibly, the crackdown is aimed at a Maoist-inspired (and Peking-supported) guerrilla movement known as the New People's Army, which the government blamed for the attempt on Enrile's life and for bombings that have rocked the Manila area recently. With about 1,000 arms-carrying guerrillas, the N.P.A. is nowhere near as large as was the Communist Hukbalahap movement that terrorized Luzon...