Lebanon Maintains Neutrality After Beirut Airport Fire
In Beirut the political and business class say Lebanon remains officially neutral despite the Beirut airport blaze. Officials stress a lip service to the Arab cause with limited active involvement, citing Lebanon's mixed Christian Arab Muslim base and historic detachment from frontline Arab confrontations. The parliament met in secret to discuss defense, while the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed ties to Beirut, a point the government denies.
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Dennis Neeld
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Christ
Israel
Fouad Boutros
Haifa
United Arab Republic
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Iraq
U.S
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Amman
Athens
Front
Abdullah Yafi
Oleans TV Snoop Faces Glitches in Street Surveillance
In Olean New York eight cameras mounted on lightposts monitor Union Street. The system installed by Allband Cablevision has technical faults. Burglaries occurred via camera blind spots and at night image quality is poor. Mayor Harvey Schneiderman supports continued testing while critics call for fixes.
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Olean
N.Y
Union Street
Allegheny Uplands
Buffalo
Harvey Schneiderman
Michael Arnold
Allband Cablevision Inc
Arnold
Michael Luty
Lutheran Confirmation Change Proposed by Joint Commission
A four year study by 15 Lutherans proposes allowing Holy Communion before confirmation and delaying confirmation to ages 15 or 16. The plan targets 17,000 congregations across three Lutheran branches with 9 million members. Final action expected at 1970 71 conventions.
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New York
C. Richard Evenson
Minneapolis
Lutheran Church In America
American Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
United Church
Auto Industry Posts Record 1968 Sales Surge Across Cars And Trucks
The 1968 US auto industry sold a record 9.6 million new cars and trucks, surpassing 1965's peak by about 300,000. Imports captured nearly 10 percent of the market with 960,000 cars, prompting American makers to pursue smaller models amid growing demand for large, optioned vehicles. Truck sales reached about 1.8 million, and production aimed for 8.89 million cars in 1968, the second largest year behind 1965.
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Detroit
U.S
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Buick
Cadillac
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