Attack on Israeli bound tanker sparks Middle East crisis
A bazooka attack on the Liberian registered tanker Coral Sea in the Red Sea near the Gate of Tears set three fires and heightened tensions across the region. Israel warned of risks to international shipping as Arab shipping routes faced new threats amid clashes with Egyptian air force jets and Suez Canal exercises.
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Horn of Africa
Strait of Tiran
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Europe
Amman
al Hamishmar
Davar
Looters Rampage in Albuquerque Downtown
About 500 people looted and burned downtown Albuquerque businesses on Sunday. Firebombs, bricks, and rocks were hurled at police, with 25 wounded including seven officers and 11 gunshot victims. Fire damage exceeded $1 million as a liquor store was burned. initial reports of a fatality were revised to a critical condition hospital stay.
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UPI
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Unexplained Air Force Jet Crashes With 24 Aboard
An Air Force C135 jet returning from an unexplained mission with 24 aboard crashed near Palmyra Island in the Pacific. Rescue planes searched for survivors while officials refused to disclose the mission details or classify status. The flight was from Pago Pago to Hickam AFB and, authorities said, authorities found a crash beacon.
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Mansfield urges Viet cease-fire with POW release
Senate leader Mike Mansfield urged Nixon to seek a Vietnam cease-fire with a plan for gradual POW release as troops pull back. He called for a fixed date when the last U.S. soldier and POW depart home, amid Congress moving toward war-ending measures likely to fail.
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UPI
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Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Vietnam
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Nine-baby Australian birth shocks hospital world record
Australian socialite Mrs G D Brodrick gave birth to nine infants at Sydney Royal Hospital for Women. Two died in the night, two were stillborn Sunday, leaving four survivors. One boy and three girls remained alive with one girl in satisfactory condition and others fraught with concern. The babies, more than a month premature, were placed in incubators. The father Len Brodrick voiced a simple wish for a son.
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API
Geraldine Brodrick
Royal Hospital For Women
Brodrick
Supreme Court allows closing pools instead of desegregation
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that Jackson Mississippi may close its public pools rather than desegregate them. The decision upholds a 1963 closure of five pools after a court order to integrate, with Justices Black and the majority noting the city faced safety and economic concerns and that motive cannot be easily judged by courts.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Jackson
Miss
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
William H. Goodman
Sh Circuit
Hugo L. Black
Inside rise of cabbage patch space station plan
On the Inside reports that Russian cosmonauts may repurpose their space station into a cabbage patch, a quirky hint of science and humor amid space exploration coverage. The page references set the tone for a multifaceted edition with cultural notes.
Davis weighs special Vermont prison session today
Gov. Deane C. Davis may decide today whether to call a special legislative session to allocate an additional 1.2 million dollars for a Windsor prison project. He will meet with House Speaker Walter Kennedy and other leaders to gauge support for summoning Montpelier lawmakers back in August.
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General Assembly
Davis
New Unity Picnic Draws 400 At Willow Park
Steven Rice reports Bennington hosted the first Christian Unity Picnic at Willow Park drawing more than 400 attendees. Bob and Evelyne Beers of Petersburg, N.Y. performed with humor and a psaltery, while youths led prayers and a unity pledge.
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Steven Rice
Bennington
Bob and
Evelyne Beers
Petersburg
N.Y
Dennis Hoth
Bob
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