Egyptians mourn Nasser in Cairo crowd floods streets
Egyptians poured into Cairo by train bus and on foot to mourn President Gamal Abdel Nasser who died of a heart attack. Nasser lay in state at the Republican Palace as hundreds of thousands gathered outside. The Soviet Union sent Premier Kosygin for the funeral and praised Nasser as a friend. Nixon canceled a U S fleet exhibition to cool anti American sentiment as regional tensions rise. The alert along the Suez Canal remained high and Tito stayed in Belgrade as the broader European trip looms.
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Alexei N. Kosygin
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U.S
Tito
Belgrade
Nasser Dies as Sadat Takes Temporary Power
Egypt announces President Gamal Abdel Nasser is dead at 6 15 p m following a battle with diabetes and circulatory problems. Anwar El Sadat proclaims a state of maximum alert on the Suez cease fire line while factions in Egypt Syria and Jordan declare a 40 day mourning period and prepare for a Cairo farewell.
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William P. Rogers
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Jordan
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Weather Summary for Today and Nearby Days
Cloudy and cool with partly cloudy afternoon and a high in the 50s. Clear and cold tonight with frost likely and low in the 30s. Wednesday will bring considerable cloudiness with a chance of showers and a high in the low 60s. Yesterday’s high was 62 and low 45, today at 7 am 46. Precipitation 0.18 inch. Sunset 6 38. Sunrise 6 48.
O’Brien hits GOP anew on sales tax housing
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sen. Leo O’Brien accuses Gov. Davis of misleading the public about sales tax sources citing an unverifiable 45 percent figure. He urges exemptions for heating fuels and notes campaign stops across Manchester Arlington Shaftsbury and Bennington while contrasting records with New Hampshire.
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Leo O’brien
Dchittenden-Grand Isle
Bennington
Deane C. Davis
O'Brien
Davis
Lawrence A. Wright
GOP
William
Legislative Council
Kelton B. Miller
D-42
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Manchester
Arlington
North Bennington
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O’ Brien
Finch to be U S man at Nasser funeral
President Nixon named Robert H Finch to lead a U.S. delegation to the Cairo funeral of Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser. Nixon will not attend in person due to severed diplomatic ties since 1967. The move follows talks with Rogers and Laird on Middle East stability and potential successors in Cairo.
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Egypt
U.S
William P. Rogers
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Melvin R. Laird
Nasser
Middle East
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White House
California
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6Th Fleet
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Naples
Dos Passos dies after shifting from radical to conservative
John Dos Passos, 74, author of the U S A trilogy who later favored free enterprise, died after a heart ailment. He split his final years between a Baltimore luxury apartment and a 1 800 acre Tidewater estate in Virginia. Survivors include his second wife Elizabeth Holdreige and daughter Lucy. his first wife Katherine died in 1947. Services set for Thursday in Baltimore with burial in Virginia.
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Mt. Anthony board member protests personal attacks
Mt. Anthony Union High School Board member Lawrence E. Harrington condemned what he called personal attacks from administrators and a fellow board member. He urged the group to stick to issue based debate and cited a public 8 to 1 board decision. Harrington highlighted tensions over a rejected modern dance program and defended the board’s voting record.
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Mt. Anthony Union High School
Lawrence E. Harrington
Harrington
Woodford
Stephen H. Gilman
Gilman
Ivory Tower
Inside Page 4 Letters Question Pollution Devices
John Chamberlain argues that anti pollution devices create their own pollution problems in a Letters to the Editor page covering various topics. The discussion spans across pages 4 and 5 with multiple subtle viewpoints.
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