Podgorny to visit Hanoi for friendship mission
Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny will undertake a visit of friendship to North Vietnam in October at Hanoi’s invitation. The trip marks the first Kremlin premier-tier visit since 1969 and 1965 aides, with Moscow expected to reaffirm continued North Vietnamese support amid Cold War strains and Hanoi’s distrust of Beijing amid Nixon’s China outreach.
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Moscow
UPI
Nikolai V. Podgorny
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Kremlin Troika
Alexei N. Kosygin
Ho Chi Minh
Kosygin
Podgorny
Peking
Nixon
China
Nhan Dan
United States
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Lyndon B. Johnson
Greek captain held for ferry boat deaths
Italian police charged Greek ferry captain Demetrios Anthipas with multiple homicide after the Heleanna burned at sea killing at least 24. He was arrested attempting to board another Greek ship as authorities said the vessel carried more passengers than licensed, lacked adequate fire fighting gear, and failed to aid panicked passengers. Survivors were rescued by navy and merchant boats. many booked flights home.
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Brindisi
Italy
UPI
Demetrios Anthipas
Heleanna
Anthipas
Egnatia
Patras
Greece
Ancona
DCG
Sadat says U S arms Jordan in large quantities
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat told the Arab Socialist Union central committee that Jordan has been receiving large quantities of American weapons including tanks. He linked arm shipments to Jordan's attack on Syria and cited U.S. security terms. Also reported were federation plans among Egypt Syria and Libya with nationwide votes upcoming. In Cairo a separate note described a workers strike at Helwan iron and steel complex. In Switzerland five Swiss alpinists, including three from one family, were killed in a Bernese rockslide.
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United Press International
Anwar Sadat
Jordan
Sadat
The
Arab Socialist Union
Egypt
Israel
Syria
Hafez Assad
Libya
Muammar Khadafy
Cairo
Helwan
Egyptian Labor Federation
At the Movies Harte Theatre and area screenings reviewed
George C. Scott on location in Europe declines an Oscar while in The Last Run. At the region, COLLEGE CINEMA presents Carnal Knowledge with Nicholson and Garfunkel. other shows include Summer of 42, There Was a Crooked Man, Red Sky in the Morning, Pinocchio and The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The Love Machine, and R.P.M. at area drives. Drive-ins list evening showtimes and locations in Williamstown and Manchester with GP and R ratings.
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George C. Scott
Europe
Patton
Scott
France
Ann Margaret
Williamstown
Jack Nicholson
Art Garfunkel
Bennington
Cinema Theatre
Richard Creena
Claire Bloom
Desi Arnaz Jr
GP. Hathaway
the North Hoosick Drive-in
Disney
Nevada governor questions Hughes alive and well hoax
Carson City Nevada governor Mike O Callaghan doubts billionaire Howard Hughes is alive and well in the Bahamas. He cites unverified doctors letters and warns illness or death could trigger a power struggle in the Hughes empire.
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Howard Hughes
Carson City
Nev
UPI
Bahama Islands
Hughes
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Utah
O’callaghan
Nevada
Poll shows Muskie decline in presidential support
OKLAHOMA CITY UPI Maine Senator Ed Mund S Muskie saw a drop in party leader support from 55 percent in February to 33 percent in August in a national poll of Democratic leaders. Sens Jackson Humphrey Bayh McGovern all gained slight shares, with Jackson at 17 percent.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Martin Hanan
Democratic National Committee
Hanan
Muskie
Sens
Henry
Pope appeals for end of bloodshed in Ulster
Pope Paul VI forges a rare public appeal to end Northern Ireland violence. He urges Christians to unite in prayer after three weeks of fighting left 36 dead, noting resentment over internment without trial and calling for renewed peace among Catholics and Protestants.
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Pope
Ulster
Castelgandolfo
Italy
UPI
Paul VI
Northern Ireland
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