Israeli commandos raid Lebanese village in border warning
Israeli commandos crossed the border into Lebanon on Thursday night and raided a small frontier village as a warning to Palestinian guerrillas. The Tel Aviv military command said the raiders returned.
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Salah Ali Turki
Lebanon
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Sidon
Tyre
Ras el Sheikh
Nahariya
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Hussein
Geneva Middle East
Texan mystery winner nets 440000 in Las Vegas spree
A wealthy Texan gambling in Las Vegas casinos won 80 000 at the Horseshoe and 250 000 at Union Plaza before returning to Horseshoe for another 110 000. He left for Texas after midnight, then Israel bombed Lebanese targets minutes later in Bustan. Military officials warned of ongoing regional tensions as Sadat and Hussein moved toward Geneva talks. Peres urged readiness for war potential with Syria and talks with Egypt.
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Texas
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Geneva Talks
Jordan
Israel
Jerusalem
Defense Minis
Ter Shimon Peres
Syria
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Egypt
Dent Calls Economic Slump an Energy Related Spasm
Washington reports the UPI story notes that the U.S. economy endured its longest slowdown in five years from January to June as GNP fell 1.2 percent in Q2 after a 7 percent drop in Q1. Inflation surged 8.8 percent in Q2, with Dent arguing the downturn was an energy related spasm, not a recession, amid higher crude oil prices and an expected year end recovery.
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Commerce
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Dent
United States of America
Audit finds multimillion errors in NYC funds under Beame
New York Mayor Beame acknowledged multimillion dollar errors while he ran the city treasury. An independent audit showed a $45,059,365 difference between bank records and comptroller ledgers as of December 31, 1973, plus a $13 million discrepancy across other city records. Goldin, sworn in January 1, criticized lax controls, noting unlocked signatures, unsecure blank checks, and missing $5.4 million in securities. He highlighted unresolved debt and urban renewal account gaps, underscoring systemic record-keeping failures.
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UPI
Abraham Beame
City Treasury
Beame
Harrison J. Goldin
Comptroller’s
New York City
Goldin
Comptroller’s Office
Bureau of Investments
Colson suspended from Massachusetts bar status
Charles Colson former White House aide serving a federal prison term for obstructing justice in the Ellsberg psychiatrist break in has a suspended right to practice law in Massachusetts The state Supreme Court stopped short of disbarring him allowing possible future relief upon petition and noted suspension until further disciplinary action Colson previously lost bar rights in Washington DC and faces ongoing scrutiny by the Massachusetts Bar Association Disciplinary actions stem from his Watergate related probes and testimony in government cases
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UPI
Charles Colson
White House
Ellsberg
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Colson
Daniel Ellsberg
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Benjamin Kaplan
Washington, D.C
Massachusetts Bar Association
U S wary path in Cyprus coup reaction
UPI analysis argues Washington faces balancing NATO alliances oil interests and progress toward peace with the Soviet Union as Cyprus’s 1967 coup unfolds. It notes Greek involvement via officers and the strongman Ioannides, suggesting U.S. hands off stance may embolden interference while fearing wider turbulence in the region.
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Turkey
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U.S
Council of Europe
Council
Sixth Fleet
Unions weigh strike as Bell system bargaining stalls
Washington unions representing 750,000 Bell system workers plan a strike vote by July 30 after talks on over 100 contracts stall. Leaders warned service could deteriorate after weeks if a strike ensues, while seeking an amicable settlement before the deadline. Negotiations paused as issues include agency shop, absentee handling, pension plans, and cost of living provisions.
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UPI
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Communications Workers of America
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Robert Nickey
Ibew Telephone Department
CWA
Glen E. Watts
Nickey
Decatur Bombardment of Tank Cars Rocks City Yard
An early morning explosion at a Norfolk and Western Railroad yard in Decatur destroyed an annex hotel, sent flames across a city block, and injured at least 83 people. Police evacuated residents as authorities assessed propane risks and hospital disaster plans were activated.
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Norfolk and Western
Champaign
St. Mary’s
Decatur Memorial Hospital
Bob Lawson
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