U S mediator named in Israeli Syrian talks amid oil tension
United States acts as middleman as indirect talks between Israel and Syria may begin soon after Tel Aviv reports a breakthrough. Israel reportedly agreed to provide Washington a list of Israeli prisoners held since 1973. Kissinger warns oil embargoes equate to blackmail and ties diplomacy to Middle East moves. Palestinian rebels press for a military government in Amman as Jordan faces upheaval. Egypt starts Suez Canal clearance efforts, with a six month reopening forecast. White House denies Hussein mutiny reports and postpones Washington visit.
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United States
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Ha’aretz
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Washington
Middle East
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Harvard
Egypt
Conference of Oil Consuming Nations
Oil Consumers’ Conference
Jerusalem
Damascus
Red Cross
Beirut
Amman
Zeid Rifai
Hussein
WAFA
Rifi
Suez Canal
White House
Nixon
Jordan
Violence stains nationwide truckers strike with bridge damage
The strike era worsened as a bridge dynamited near Pittsburgh and violence spread across at least eight states. A Holland Tunnel incident blocked traffic in New Jersey, and gunfire and threats wounded several workers while diesel pricing relief moved through Congress. Governor Waller signaled easing in Mississippi as National Guard units were activated in multiple states to secure deliveries.
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New York City
Washington
House Commerce Committee
Senate
Wiliam J. Hill
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
Pennsylvania
Milton Shapp
Pittsburgh
Jersey City
N.J
Gene Lopez
Indiana
Illinois
Maryland
National Guard
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Michigan
Mississippi
Bill Waller
Police trace leads in Patricia Hearst kidnapping
Berkeley police and FBI investigators pursue dozens of leads in the Patricia Hearst kidnapping case. An FBI artist develops composites of abductors, and witnesses report glimpses of two black men and a white woman. Investigators check rope bindings and bullets from an abandoned car while the Hearst family remains vigilant at their Hillsborough home.
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Calif
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Randolph A. Hearst
David Johnson
FBI
University of California
John Kelly
San Francisco
Washington, D.C
Miss Hearst
Newpaper
William Randolph Hearst
Steven A. Weed
Kelly
Peter Benenson
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
Hearst
The
San Francisco Examiner
Catherine
Hillsborough
Skylab 3 crew readies Friday splashdown and homeward end
NASA reports Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald Carr Edward Gibson and William Pogue packing for the Pacific Ocean splashdown at 11 17 a m EDT Friday after an 84 day mission. They embrace celebrate and joke through final tasks while archiving tens of thousands of photos recordings and samples including 100000 feet of magnetic tape.
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Apollo
Pacific Ocean
Gerald P. Carr
Edward G. Gibson
William R. Pogue
Neil Hutchinson
Kohoutek
Hutchinson
Eagleton cites U.S. M-60 tank flaws in Israeli service
Senator Thomas Eagleton reports to Washington that Israeli forces in the October War found the M-60 tank highly flammable due to a faulty hydraulic system and armor too thin, though mobile and powerful. He contrasts with the Centurion’s electric turret control and notes concern over Russian Sagger missiles.
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UPI
U.S
Thomas Eagleton
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Israel
Food Shortage Looms as Truckers Strike Drags On
A United Press International survey signals worsening shortages across the country as the nationwide truckers’ strike persists. Meat plants close, workers furloughed, and panic buying grows with Kroger and A&P reports of rising demand. Governors and mayors warn of state shortages and possible National Guard shipments to move food to needy areas.
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United Press International
United States
American Meat Institute
Chicago
Ted Engel
Kroger Co
Cincinnati
Tony
New York
New York City
A&p Food Stores
United Air Lines
Rationing Seen as Fix forOngoing Fuel Shortage
Officials from local and state levels across the country press rationing as supplies tighten amid trucker pickets and panicked drivers topping off tanks. Major oil firms report delivery delays while states move toward varied rationing schemes, with New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, California, Maryland, Colorado and Washington DC preparing or implementing plans.
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Exxon
Getty
Gulf
Sun Oil
Shell
Congress
Oregon
Hawaii
New Jersey
Brendan T. Byrne
Massachusetts
New York State
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