Sadat Eyes Geneva Conference as Final Peace Hope
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat told a news briefing that a reconvened Arab Israeli conference in Geneva would be the Middle East's last hope for peace and that the United States holds all the leverage. In Beirut Premier Rashid Solh faced civil disturbances and mounting pressure as leaders predicted his resignation after meetings with officials.
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Anwar Sadat
Geneva
Middle East
United States
Sadat
U.S
Soviet Union
Beirut
Lebanon
Rashid Solh
Solh
Cairo
Bruno Kreisky
Netherlands
Max van der Stoel
Britain
France
al Ahram
al- Gomhouria
Egypt
Israel
Tax rebates in the mail and related international notes
The first batch of 1974 tax rebate checks, worth 1.7 billion dollars, began mailing as part of a tax cut package signed by President Ford. Most recipients will receive 100 to 200 dollars, with late filers awaiting June or July delivery. Additional effects include reduced withholding and a $50 Social Security bonus. In other items, Cairo sources discuss peace talks and American-Soviet diplomacy with warnings of polarization, while George Baker, creator of the Sad Sack cartoon, died at 59 in California after a cancer battle.
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Washington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Ford
Cuba and United States move toward thaw after 14 years
Washington officials report warming Cuban American ties as Fidel Castro signals willingness to improve relations. Senator George McGovern returned from Havana with details of symbolic steps and a possible exchange of prisoners under review by the White House and Kissinger.
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George McGovern
Eleanor
Lenin School
Havana
Cuba
McGovern
Fidel Castro
Washington
UPI
Ford
Apaioe
White House
Castro
Sen
George S. McGovern
D-S.c
U.S
United States
Hiss seeks reinstatement as Bar amid cold war spy trial legacy
A long‑running postwar case returns to court as the Massachusetts figure Hiss faces reinstatement. Whittaker Chambers testified to HUAC linking perjury and espionage to a man named Crosley. The 40 day trial ended January 20, 1960, with guilty verdicts upheld by the Second Circuit. Chambers died in 1961. A bank report completes the fragmented text noting Catamount National Bank of North Bennington Vermont assets and deposits.
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Tua Tee Bee
Massachusetts
U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Chambers
National Bank Region
Catamount National Bank of
North Bennington
Vermont
U.S
United States
McCord Rumored Double Agent In CIA Retaliation Plot
Kansas City Star reports that James McCord may have acted as a double agent to expose White House plumbers, a theory investigated by the presidential commission and the Church Senate committee. The piece cites material provided to investigators and cites McCord’s CIA role and alleged security expertise.
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Kansas City
UPI
James McCord
CIA
White House
Nixon
Presidential Commission
Kansas City Star
Federal
Rockefeller
Senate
Frank Church
The
McCord
Fireflies Shortage Prompts Wisconsin Collectors Call
Wisconsin faces a firefly shortage as Midwest floods threaten populations. Sigma Chemical Co. of St. Louis seeks collectors in 20 states due to high demand for the insects. Interested parties may contact P.O. Box 14808, St. Louis, MO 63178 for details.
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Wisconsin
Midwest
Sigma Chemical Co
St. Louis
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Sun City
Calif
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San Gabriel Community Hospital
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Hiss
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Crosley
New York
Ana Eelier
Marylan
Berne
Paul M. Crane
Route
Charlestown
J & C Ferrara
Bankamericard
Athine & Gould Jewelers
Rennington
Described Brothers
Keystone
William the
Helms
the Star
Milwaukee, Wis
Midwest States
P.O
St. Loui
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