Sinai War Claims Stir Across Fronts in Golan Sinai and Suez
Reports from the Golan Heights and Sinai describe opposing advances and retreat amid the war. Israel says Syrian forces are in full retreat toward Damascus while Egypt claims deep penetration of Sinai and control of the canal’s eastern bank. Both sides trade claims of destroying bridges and repelling assaults as international diplomacy seeks UN support.
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Egypt
Israel
Sinai
Golan Heights
Associated Press
Damascus
Syria
East Bank
Suez Canal
Washington
Nixon
United States
Security Council
United
Cairo
Tel Aviv
South
Sharma Sheik
Sinai Peninsula
Herzog
Democrats Delete Quota Rule From Party Rules
A Democratic reform commission panel unanimously approved removing mandatory quotas for women youth and minorities from the 1972 Miami Beach convention rules. The change aims to reduce division while maintaining efforts to broaden under represented groups and allow contested delegates a voice in selection.
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Washington
Reform Commission
Full Reform Commission
Democratic National Committee
George Wallace
George McGovern
Miami Beach
Party Regu
Handicapped Golfer Competes With Boss In Match
A handicapped golfer faces off against his employer in a workplace charity round. The pairing highlights accessibility in sport and corporate involvement.
Kissinger Faces First Crisis as Secretary of State
AP analysis notes Henry Kissinger's initial crisis over the Middle East war tests his endurance and multitasking. He pressed warnings to leaders like King Faisal and Dobrynin, but U.S. leverage remains limited. A U.N. Security Council session is possible, with Israel seeking the field, while Egypt’s links across the Suez could shape outcomes. Kissinger also plans to visit Europe, Japan, and China as the conflict unfolds.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
United States
Kissinger
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Anatoly I. Dobrynin
Mohammed Hassan el-Zayya
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Britain
Europe
China
U.S
London
Japan
Rescuers Help Five Stranded Above Niagara Falls
In Niagara Falls New York three youths and a one year old child were trapped waist deep in swift water 700 yards above the falls for 22 hours Sunday before rescue. A rescue helicopter crashed stranding two officers and the pilot with the first group. A patrol boat with three officers went over the falls after engine trouble. None of the ten involved was seriously injured.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara Frontier State Park
Grandfather Delivers Grandson In Sudden Jersey Birth
In South Plainfield New Jersey Vincent DeMartino a bartender known to patrons as Vinnie acted as obstetrician for his granddaughter’s baby. The boy Kenneth Michael Hamilton weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces and the birth was recorded with DeMartino listed as grandfather.
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South Plainfield
N.J
Vincent DeMartino
Grandpa
New York
DeMartino
Kenneth Michael Hamilton
Kenneth
Rhode Island
U.N. Deeply Split Over Middle East Conflict
The United Nations faced a divided stance on the new Middle East war with no concrete action expected in both the Security Council and the General Assembly. A U.S. call for a Council meeting followed extensive diplomacy, while a cease fire appeal failed amid Soviet Chinese and nonaligned opposition.
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United Nations
Middle East
Security Council
General Assembly
Nixon
U.S
United States
Council
Price Tag Put On Wildlife Value Study
A five year study estimates wildlife recreation is worth 24 billion dollars annually to Southeastern users. Horvath led the survey across 12,038 households from Maryland to Texas and Arkansas to Florida. The research finds wildlife recreation costs 4 billion dollars in out of pocket expenses and that enthusiasts would not give up recreation for less than 31 billion.
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Washington
Joseph Horvath
Supreme Court
Horvath
Georgia State University
Atlanta
Maryland
Texas
Arkansas
Florida
Resi
Public Power Protester Targets TV Ad Campaign in Maine
Public power advocate Senator Peter Kelley toured Maine towns to urge a state public power authority to supply cheaper power to private utilities. He criticized CMP TV ads as misleading and damaging, saying they boost private company profits while misrepresenting public power.
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Public
Caribou
Biddeford Saco
Kennebunk
North Edgerom
Owls Head
Gilead
Kinco
Ripogenus Dam
Dixmont Center
Maine
Sen. Kelley
Journal
Biddeford
Central Maine Power
CMP
Chea
Peter Kelley
Public Power Authority of Maine
PAM
Susan Morrison
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Gramps
U.N
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John A. Seals
Mohamed Hel Zayyat
Zakaria Ismail
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