October 2, 1972

NYC Hispanic leaders charge that US Census Bur drastically undercounted number of NYC Puerto Rican and Spanish-speaking residents in '70 census and that low count is severely damaging their chances for obtaining Fed econ aid such as antipoverty money

Thousands of abandoned houses in Detroit (Mich) owned by Fed Govt under program administered by Dept of Housing and Urban Development are being taken over by drug addicts, rapists and muggers; HUD program was designed to give inner city poor an opportunity to buy private, single-family houses through Fed subsidy, but soon gave way to speculators who bought houses at low prices, made superficial repairs and sold them at a profit; an estimated 10,000 houses in Detroit have reverted back to HUD because houses began falling apart and families, who could not afford repairs, moved out; abandonment is mainly in Detroit, but also in NYC, St Louis, Philadelphia and Chicago, on smaller scale; incidents of crime detailed

Communist China marks National Day on Oct 1 with nationwide festivities; celebrations in Shanghai and Peking described; illus; govt unexpectedly revives practice of publishing official Natl Day ed revg past events and signaling future policy; illus of Chinese Vice Foreign Min Chiao Kuan-hua arriving at Chinese mission in NYC

Oct 2: Mrs McGovern says Sen McGovern will disclose in next few days a detailed plan to end the war, TV Meet the Press int, Oct 1; her remarks indicate that McGovern's speech on Vietnam will go beyond the gen pledge he has made to obtain release of all Amer POWs and return of US troops within 90 days of his inauguration as Pres; McGovern and wife illus

Philippines Defense Sec Enrile announces, on Oct 1, that drive is underway to rid Philippines entirely of guns and other weapons, Manila int attended by top mil leaders; says when collection is completed not even policemen will carry firearms or knives and Philippine soldiers will be prohibited from carrying weapons when not on active duty; he, Gen Espino and other gens deny establishment of marital law had led or would lead to mil takeover; point to arrests of 26 officers and men on charges of corruption and misdeeds as evidence that mil ranks are being purged; Enrile notes officers were offered chance to resign if they did not care to go along with Marcos's program; says nation is being cleansed of warlords; cites gains that have already resulted from martial law; says there has been a lack of violence and many of those held will be dealt with leniently