Russia Plays Cautious Game in Middle East
London reports that the Soviet Union seeks to avoid confrontation with the United States amid the Arab-Israeli clash while backing Arabs like Egypt and Syria. Moscow aims to keep them armed with advanced weapons and maintains a quasi fleet presence in the Mediterranean to deter Israeli action and curb new provocations. Brezhnev warned the American Sixth Fleet to quit the Mediterranean, signaling Moscow’s resolve to stay influential in the region.
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Army Forgot Seeks Discharge for Pfc Joe A Smith
Army officials expect a late week decision on the discharge request of Pfc. Joe A. Smith 23 who says the service forgot him for 18 months. After a 30 day November 1965 leave he did not receive follow up orders and worked as a logger in Brownsville California while his wife drew a monthly allotment. Smith later reported to Oakland and then San Francisco Presidio as a runner while awaiting action. He has faced psychiatric tests as part of the discharge review amid civil liberties pressure.
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