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...months ago Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos imposed martial law on his archipelago nation?to "save the Republic," he said, from leftist insurgents. Marcos quickly shut down most of the country's newspapers and television stations and jailed many of his political opponents. He also moved to halt widespread bureaucratic corruption and initiate long-promised but hopelessly delayed economic reforms, and he talked of creating a "new society" in the Philippines. TIME'S Robert Elson recently visited Manila to assess some of Marcos' changes and the Filipinos' reactions to them. His report...
Marcos has frequently expressed his dedication to the Philippines' libertarian tradition. By downplaying the repressive side of martial law and emphasizing positive reforms, he has tried to overcome the cynicism and distrust evoked when he first moved. He rolled back a recent increase in electrical rates, imposed price and rent controls, brought sugar back to grocery shelves by putting pressure on local speculators, and announced that he would seek to increase exports by increased trade with China. He also introduced a sweeping land-reform decree under which 715,000 tenant farmers occupying 3,700,000 acres of rice and corn...
...country's permanent dictator. In a series of constitutional amendments, which will be submitted to a national referendum later this month, Park proposed several sweeping changes that will enable him to perpetuate his rule as long as he chooses. The move came one week after Park proclaimed martial law, dissolved the National Assembly, outlawed political activities by other parties, imposed tight military censorship, and shut down the universities, the source of his most vocal and persistent opposition...
...from 5,000,000 to 10 million, depending on the guest and the season. It consistently beats its CBS and ABC rivals in the ratings. Spivak is obviously determined to keep that lead. Last month's live satellite interview with Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos-who had just established martial law in his own country-was another coup. "People are interested in the big stories," he says. "They are interested in big-name figures, and they are interested in cross-examination." As he goes into his second quarter-century, Spivak's ambition is to interview Chou Enlai. "For that...
...Rickey described as an "armor of humility." As a track, basketball, football and baseball star at U C.L.A., he was a belligerent competitor who always prided himself on "reacting spiritedly when insulted or scorned." As a lieutenant in the Army, he had, in fact, been threatened with a court-martial for refusing to sit in the back of a bus. The toughest task of his career, he once recalled, was learning "to conquer and control myself...