Israel Egypt Sinai accord signed amid Soviet boycott
Israel and Egypt signed the Sinai accord in Geneva under U S sponsorship. The ceremony saw a Soviet boycott with New Times criticizing the pact as not defusing tensions. Israel agrees to withdraw forces and Abu Rudeis oilfields while Egypt promises political concessions and no force against Israel. About 200 American technicians will man Sinai radar stations.
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Congress Vows Oil Price Controls Override Of Ford Veto
In Washington AP reports rising signs Congress will override President Ford’s veto to extend oil price controls for six more months. Democrats, confident of success, delay compromise with Ford until after a possible override next week as Ford prepares to announce the veto today.
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Kissinger Tufts Egypt Israel Accord After Sinai Mission
Secretary of State Kissinger returns from Sinai peace mission and tells Congress the United States will play a limited but crucial role in enforcing the Egypt Israel accord. President Ford greets him at Andrews Air Force Base as 200 U.S. civilian technicians begin surveillance duty in the desert.
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Ecuadoran Leader Says No Foreign Oil Involvement Sought
President Guillermo Rodriguez Lara states no evidence links foreign oil firms or agencies to the coup attempt in Quito. He frames policy as balancing profits with fair pricing and notes the oil plan was a main target of the officers and civilian politicians who sought to oust him.
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Butz tells Senate no more Soviet grain deals while union boycott stalls shipments
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz says no further grain deals with the Soviet Union this year until a union boycott of grain shipments is settled. He cites labor talks with the AFL CIO and maritime unions, and notes anticipated price impacts and shipping-rate negotiations as the boycott continues.
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Teachers Strikes Close Schools in 10 States
More than 700,000 students stay home as teachers in at least ten states strike over contracts. Illinois and Pennsylvania suffer the heaviest impact with 565,500 and 137,890 pupils affected. In Chicago 26,000 teachers strike as negotiations continue to reopen schools for about 530,000 pupils.
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Local lake levels stay near normal this week
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies through Friday with daytime highs in the upper 60s to low 70s and overnight lows in the upper 40s. Today's lake level sits at 1339.77 feet, near the normal 1340 feet.
Nixon agrees to turn over papers to Senate committee
Former President Richard Nixon will provide the Senate intelligence committee with documents relating to Chile policy and domestic intelligence plans. White House counsel Phil Buchen said the papers will be screened to match subpoenas’ scope and that court approval is still needed. The agreement, reached by Nixon, the White House, and the committee, aims to avoid a lengthy court battle and advance the probe into intelligence operations.
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17 Hour Albany Standoff Ends with Hostages Released
Nine hostages freed after a 17 hour standoff at the Standard Sandwich Coffee Shop in downtown Albany. The gunman, Robert Roscoe Jr., 33, of Washington DC, was to be arraigned later. two of the released hostages were John and Angie Koutelis, owners of the lun cheonette.
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State Medicaid penalties suspended amid review
HEW suspends an $8.6 million penalty for Minnesota and other $47 million in fines against 10 states, delaying enforcement while a review of sanctions proceeds. Secretary Matthews calls penalties counterproductive, saying they could cripple a state's Medicaid program and hinder corrective action.
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Administrative assistant named for joint law enforcement center
William N. Avery, 53, named administrative assistant for the Joint Law Enforcement Center. He will supervise records and communications, work grants, and help run a modernized system for Bemidji area agencies funded by the Governor’s Crime Commission.
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