Aquino Murder Trial Suspended

The trial of armed forces chief Gen. Fabian Ver and 25 others in the murder of opposition leader Benigno Aquino was unexpectedly suspended today when the prosecutor ran out of witnesses.

Prosecutor Manuel Herrera said six witnesses scheduled to testify this week had not been located, two were not ready to testify and a third would probably not be called because he had retracted earlier testimony. The trial is to resume Monday, but legal experts said the case will be weakened if the six are not located.