East Germany Joins UNESCO to End Isolation
East Germany joined UNESCO to emerge from 27 years of isolation as West Germany and 130 nations welcomed the move. East German officials said the admission would aid European detente and UNESCO’s humanitarian goals while pledging active participation in the organization’s decisions on the international stage.
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Rene Maheu
General Conference
U S reports loss of two Phantoms over North Vietnam
U S command reports the loss of two Phantom jets in 24 hours. One crewman was killed, three others rescued from the Gulf of Tonkin after a missile hit the first plane. The second Phantom crashed near Udorn Thailand during return from a North Vietnam mission with unclear damage. Viet Cong rockets hit Da Nang wounding civilians and an airman.
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British army denies charges it shoots innocent persons
In Belfast Catholic priests accused British troops of firing on unarmed civilians as sectarian violence rages. A British army spokesman denied the charges while violence claimed three more lives, including two soldiers killed by a farmhouse bomb and a taxi driver wounded in shootings.
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U.S. Weighs Postwar Role in Saigon MEDT Plans
Washington sources say a Military Equipment Delivery Team may remain in Saigon after the ceasefire, replacing MAG authority but barred from advising or training South Vietnamese troops. The plan mirrors a Cambodia MEDT with about 77 personnel to track arms, while a large 600 aircraft buildup proceeds.
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Fighting erupts along Golan Heights as Israel targets Syria
United Press International reports heavy fighting between Israel and Syria along the Golan Heights. Israel says it shot down two Syrian MIG21s and hit two Syrian army camps after raids on guerrilla bases. Syria claims a soldier was wounded and that heavy artillery and tanks are engaged along the front.
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Breakthrough in speed of light measured by NBS lasers
The National Bureau of Standards reports a breakthrough in measuring light speed, yielding 136,282.3960 miles per second with 3.8 feet per second uncertainty. By stabilizing laser frequency and using cesium oscillations and krypton wavelength standards, the finding promises vastly more communication bands and impacts on space travel and environmental measurements.
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Oregon Elks Lose Tax Exemption Over Whites Only Policy
Oregon officials weigh appealing a federal ruling that the Elks cannot receive tax exemptions due to a whites only policy. The decision could shift property tax bills for fraternal organizations statewide, with Elks estimated to pay about one million dollars annually if exemptions end.
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Politics publicity and prayer fulfill exiled poet's last wish
Exiled Romanian poet Vasile Postenca, dying of cancer in Columbus Hospital, receives permission for a final family visit. Romania grants his daughter Donna Vireo, 33, and her 5 year old son Alexander a 30 day U.S. entry permit allowing a possible Chicago arrival within days.
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At the Movies and Williamstown Double Features Tonight
At the Movies CINEMAT It presents Att with Hickey and Boggs and The Magnificent Seven. Also Att at College Cinema shows Elyira Madigan and The Virgin and the Gypsy starting seven. Spokesman notes showings begin at 7 pm with contact 442-8179. The piece shifts to a tribute to Postenca, a Romanian exiled writer, detailing family separation, wartime captivity, and his hope to see his daughter before death, ending with Romanian officials' stance unclear.
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FBI acting director Gray hospitalized after abdominal pains
Acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray III is hospitalized at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in New London with abdominal pains and possible intestinal obstruction. Doctors postponed surgery pending tests after he developed symptoms at home while preparing for a speech in Boston.
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