Egypt weighs reopening Suez Canal and widening it
A Christian Science Monitor report outlines Egypt’s official stance to reopen and enlarge the Suez Canal closed since the 1967 Six Day War. Proposed steps include three bypasses to allow two way traffic, a five year deepening to 75 feet, and an $800 million project with half funded by foreign capital. An international consortium would oversee the work.
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UPI
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Washington
FDA warns doctors about Diabetic drug Crinase use
The FDA accepts a $7 million study's conclusions that tolbutamide sold as Crinase shows no added benefit with diet and may raise fatal heart disease risk. Company opponents dispute the findings. The agency will urge doctors to prescribe Crinase only when other options fail.
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UPI
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British Committee On Drug Safety
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Turn clocks back at 2 a.m. Sunday headline reminder
Washington reports Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday October 25. The Uniform Time Act requires conformity, with Hawaii Michigan and Arizona as exemptions. Standard Time resumes after the change, and clocks will turn back one hour this weekend.
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Hawaii
Michigan
Arizona
Nixon officials credit policy gains amid inflation rise
President Nixon's economy team defends policy success as consumer prices rise 0.5 percent in September and unemployment remains high, while Democrats press for wage and price controls. McCracken asserts progress and warns against overemphasizing monthly swings.
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Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
McCracken
Government Sued Over 1968 Lebanon NH Plane Crash
Northeast Airlines and the estate of a crew member killed in the 1968 Lebanon New Hampshire crash filed suits in U S District Court seeking liability from the federal government. The action names Northeast Airlines and co pilot John O Neill among the plaintiffs and cites 32 fatalities.
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UPI
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Northeast
Lebanon
N.H
U.S. District Court
John O’neill
Mrs. Deane Davis Campaigns In Bennington Area
Mrs. Deane Davis arrived in Bennington to visit the Day Care Center and nursing homes. She spoke at a Republican women luncheon at Paradise Restaurant with Sen. Madeline Harwood and Mrs. Joseph Caracciola and will attend a candidates' forum at the high school tonight. The governor's wife is touring local facilities as part of a day of campaigning.
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Deane C. Davis
Bennington
Paradise
Madeline Harwood
Manchester
Joseph Caracciola
Davis
Gov. Davis
Police check leads on Leah Sarachik sightings in Monkton
Shelburne police chief George Ellwood reports two Monkton area residents may have seen Leah Sarachik five in the Monkton area. Parents offered a 10000 reward for Leah’s safe return after she vanished September 10 and the governess Anna Frohlich was found dead September 22 in the Sarachik car back seat on a remote Monkton road.
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Monkton
Shelburne
UPI
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Monkton-area
Leah Sarachik
Anna Frohlich
Mercury found in New Hampshire fish samples
About 15 percent of fish from New Hampshire waterways contain mercury above safe levels, with yellow perch, smallmouth bass and pickerel showing highest contamination. Roughly 100 fish tested had mercury levels around 0.5 parts per million. Officials warn possible advisories against eating certain fish from state waters as testing continues.
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Concord N.H
UPI
New Hampshire
Francis D. Houghton
Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission
Houghton
Commission
Vermont
Connecticut River
Rocky signs extradition order for Angela Davis
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller signed an extradition order allowing Angela Davis to be returned to California to face murder charges. A hearing is set for Nov. 9. Davis, held without bail, was arrested Oct. 13 on a federal charge of interstate flight to escape prosecution after being tied to the courthouse shootout in San Rafael that killed a judge and three others.
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New York
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Angela Davis
California
Miss Davis
Rockefeller
FBI
San Rafael
Calif
Vermont committee rejects higher mortgage interest ceiling
A legislative panel in Montpelier voted against recommending any rise in the 7 percent mortgage rate limit. It said testimony did not prove higher rates would draw more funds. The group urged licensing of banks taking savings and disclosure of their mortgage investments and percentages in home loans.
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Montpelier
UPI
Hayes weighs opening law office in Vermont towns
Lt. Gov. Thomas L. Hayes, defeated in the September GOP gubernatorial primary, says he is examining returning to private practice and considering offices in Burlington, Montpelier, Northfield, or an unnamed Windsor County community. His term ends January 7 when his successor takes over as Senate presiding officer.
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UPI
Thomas L. Hayes
Hayes
GOP
Burlington
Northfield
Windsor County
Senate
Montpelier Grand Jury to review shooting death case
A Washington County Grand Jury is summoned Monday to review evidence in the August shooting death of Sylvia McDonald, 47, at her Montpelier home. Robert W. McDonald, 47, pleaded innocent to a first degree murder charge, with District Court inquest already held.
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Montpelier
UPI
Washington County
Robert W. McDonald
Sylvia McDonald
Kimberly Cheney
Artifact fragment from Rhine valley unearthed at Fort Orange site
A 1600 era Rhenish stoneware fragment was dug up by a backhoe during day two at Fort Orange in Albany. The fort, built in 1624, housed an original settlement of 20 persons, and no fort image or sketch has been found yet.
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Albany
Rhine Valley
Fort Orange
Albany Couple among 790 Wed in Seoul Mass Ceremony
An Albany man and his Boston bride joined 790 couples at a mass wedding in Seoul, Korea. After the ceremony, ten national couples pledged 40 days of celibacy as required by the United Christian Church creed. A separate Albany theft saw a woman's purse taken while $16 remained in the shopper's bag.
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Albany
Boston
Seoul
Korea
10 Nations
United Christian Church
Anna Piechowicz
Saddleball ski project shelved amid lease talks in Berkshire
In Berkshire, Saddleball on Mt. Greylock is reportedly shelved as Joseph Deliso shifts to Maine projects and fails to reach a lease agreement with the state Department of Natural Resources. In Williamstown, Thursday store openings return with special sales and a dance, aided by Williams College providing 200 parking spaces for shoppers.
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Williamstown
Board of Trade
Williams College
Cheshire Allows Leaf Burn Permits Under Open Burning Law
Cheshire boards and Fire Chief Fred Lamb agree residents may burn yard waste with permits from the fire chief or fire warden. The open burning law is quoted as forbidding outdoor fires. The arrangement exists because Cheshire lacks curbside rubbish collection. North Adams Taxpayers Association president Charles H. Norcross plans to present a new real estate tax proposal at Sunday’s meeting at the American Legion Hall. Hollie F. Belding, GOP candidate for the 1st Berkshire District, is also expected to discuss a new taxation method.
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Board of Selectmen
Cheshire Fire Chief
Fred Lamb
Hoosac Hose Fire Co
Massachusetts
North Adams
Charles H. Norcross
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