Egypt Denies Israeli Raid Cuts Cairo Aswan Power Line
Israeli army said its commandos mounted a deep raid into Egypt rupturing a 500 kilovolt Cairo to Aswan power line near Suhaj, while Egypt denied any outage. The attack was the fourth raid into Egypt since the war and followed a radar station strike on the Gulf of Suez. Commandos reportedly suffered no casualties. In Tel Aviv, police questioned about 20 Arab suspects after the city’s worst bomb blast this year, injuring ten near the main entertainment strip.
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Nixon to form blue ribbon panel on Pentagon study
President Nixon announced a blue ribbon panel to study Defense Department organization, R and D programs, and procurement practices. Melvin R. Laird will head the review, seen as the most comprehensive since the Hoover Commission.
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Nixon
Department of Defense
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Gilbert W. Fitzhugh
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Ronald L. Ziegler
Laird
Hoover Commission
White House
Pentagon
Fresh S. Viet troops join Ben Het attack
North Vietnamese forces around Ben Het temporarily pull back after heavy U.S. bombing as seven battalions of fresh South Vietnamese troops launch a new drive south of the camp. Government reports say 21 South Vietnamese killed, 107 wounded, and 25 percent of enemy dead attributed to air and artillery strikes.
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Ben Het
Cers
Namese
U.S
Associated Press
Saigon
Central Highlands
Nigeria Seizes Relief Aid Control Amid Civil War
Nigeria's information chief Anthony Enahoro announces the government will assume responsibility for aid to both sides, withdrawing IC RC authority to solicit donations. Relief leaders call it a bombshell as secessionist Biafra rejects port deliveries. Nigeria vows to feed itself. war area now about 3,000 sq miles, 3-4 million people.
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International Committee of the Red Cross
Biafra
Enahoro
Viet Cong Warns of Revenge Over Prisoner Killings
Viet Cong broadcasts from Liberation Radio in Hong Kong threaten "certain and inescapable revenge" for the killing of more than 100 Viet Cong prisoners by American and South Vietnamese forces. The message implies potential reprisals against Americans held in South Vietnam and cites the June 19 Tay Ninh jail killings.
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Viet Cong
Liberation Radio
South Vietnam
Tay Ninh
Saigon
Bombings Strike Seattle Areas Including UW Admin Building
Two explosive bombs and two firebombs were set in separate Seattle areas Sunday. One destroyed the first floor of the University of Washington administration building. Police linked two incidents. no injuries reported. The final blast hit a paint store front near midnight, using a bomb placed in a sawed-off car exhaust pipe in a plywood-covered window. John Cyra, owner, said the device was inside the cover after a prior window firebomb three weeks earlier.
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University of Washington
John Cyra
Cigarette labeling law set to expire tonight
A key section of the cigarette labeling law expires at midnight, allowing federal agencies to push stricter smoking ad rules. The ban on agencies altering current health warnings or advertising rules lifts, enabling hearings on a stronger warning and potential prohibition of all smoking ads on radio and TV. The House has passed a six year extension with a tougher warning, while the Senate outlook remains uncertain. The FCC extended comment deadlines for the TV radio ad ban to August 17. The FTC plan would require all ads to state that cigarette smoking is dangerous and may cause death and disease.
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Federal Trade Commission
Federal Communications Commission
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Utah
Frank E. Moss
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FTC
Rushmore Youth Missing in Midwest Storm Toll
A severe rainstorm in southwest Minnesota and surrounding regions left one man missing and about a dozen families displaced in Worthington. Flooding closed roads, water filled basements, and a patrolman swam to safety after his car washed off a road. A Chicago and North Western freight train derailed near Worthington as high water undercut tracks.
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Barry Brunk
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Adrian
Nobles County Sheriff's Office
Laverne
Don Vrtacnik
Minnesota Highway Patrol
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Lismore
Chicago and North Western
Rockeefeller cloistered for Latin America talks in Buenos Aires
AP dispatches report Gov Nelson Rockefeller in a heavily guarded hotel in Buenos Aires for talks with Argentine leaders on the final leg of his Latin American presidential mission. Also AP notes Apollo 11 rehearsal progresses toward July 16 launch with Armstrong Aldrin and Collins aboard. Huynh Tan Phat visits Cambodia. USS Essex to be decommissioned in Boston. Muskie says Kennedy cannot be stopped without climate changes. Rev Dr Moss elected president of United Church of Christ.
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Latin America
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Fla
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Niel A. Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Lunar
Garden City
N.Y
Edmund S. Muskie
D-Mint
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Long Island
Newsday
Boston
Robert V. Moss Jr
United Church of Christ Today
Surtax extension faces tight House vote
Washington AP Nixon seeks extension of the 10 percent surtax through December and 5 percent through mid 1970 to curb inflation. Supporters cite budget surplus goals, while many Democrats demand tax reform first. Senate leaders warn any full extension hinges on reform. House and Senate plan to keep withholding at current rates for 31 days past expiry.
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House
Nixon
Senate
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Democratic Policy Committee
Minnesota's 1969 traffic toll rises over weekend
Minnesota weekend traffic toll climbs to 394 with multiple deaths. Robert Gray, 16, of Pine City, died in Minneapolis hospital from a one car crash near Pine City. Oscar Hagen, 58, Grygla, killed in Otter Tail County collision. A 14 year old sister drove a pickup that rolled near Roscoe, injuring none. Additional victims include Harold Swan, 40, Slayton, and Weston Dardis, 26, Minneapolis, plus Michael Vados, 20, Roseville, among others same weekend. Three more died Saturday in separate highway incidents.
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Minnesota
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Gerald Gray
Pine City
Minn
Minneapolis
Pine County
Sandstone
Young Gray
Rush City
Oscar A. Hagen
Grygla
Otter Tail
Fergus Falls
Kirk McKinley
Francis McKinley
Rt. 2
Richmond
Sheriff’s Office
Harold Swan
Slayton
Boyd
Lac Qui Parle
Weston Dardis
Minnetonka Blvd
Minnehaha Creek
Michael Vados
Coon Rapids
Interstate 35W
Roseville
Vados
LeVander urges more teaching focus at U Minnesota
Governor Harold LeVander urged the University of Minnesota to emphasize teaching and practical study over organized research. He cited HECC recommendations calling for 50 percent teaching effort, 35 percent research, and 15 percent public service, noting current allocations show 42 percent teaching, 41 percent research, and 17 percent public service.
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University of Minnesota
Minnesota
Harold LeVander
Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Commission
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