U S alert after fears of Soviet troops in Middle East
The Pentagon ordered key units to alert status as U S officials and Egypt discussed possible Soviet or American troop involvement to enforce the cease fire in the Middle East. Secretary Kissinger warned Moscow there are limits to avoid confrontation while diplomacy remains focus.
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Israel reports abating fighting as U N monitors Suez cease fire
United Nations observers cross the Suez Canal from Sinai to Egypt to monitor the cease fire while Egypt and Israel exchange warnings of renewed aggression. Anwar Sadat appeals for American and Soviet troops to enforce the cease fire, a request the White House rejects. Egyptian claims of laser guided missiles and Phantom jets are countered by Israel noting reduced hostilities at dusk.
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Egypt-Israel clash reports heavy air and ground losses
Egypt claims air and ground battles with Israel in the afternoon. Egyptian communiques report shooting down eight Mirage jets and destroying many Israeli tanks including 13 near Suez. Israel says its pilots shot down about 15 Egyptian jets in routes over the front.
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United States orders military alert over Middle East tensions
Fulbright hopeful on UN Security Council action while Pentagon alerts units in US Europe and Pacific. No formal admin statement. Kissinger returns from Moscow and Tel Aviv as Washington debates cease fire enforcement. Russia warns alone action. Soviet aircraft and ships seen moving toward the region.
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Nixon postpones TV speech as Middle East dominates
Washington AP Nixon delays Friday night television radio news conference to Friday as he focuses on the Middle East crisis. Deputy press secretary Gerald Warren says no new time is set and questions on a new special prosecutor and Watergate are anticipated.
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Maine voters face five Nov. ballot questions
In addition to a public issue, voters will decide on a state lottery, a $3 million park lands bond, two constitutional changes, and a York County jail bond. The lottery would form a five member commission with a paid director, prize rules, and funds split. The park bond would match federal funds for near population centers. A municipal borrowing cap would be eased and a measure would prevent bills from carrying over between Legislatures.
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A Chance To Unwind Counseling Service Opens In York County
Joan Hart 28, Buffalo native and director of a new federally funded program at St. Francis logo Biddeford, heads the Adult Career and Educational Counseling Service. Funded by Title 1, it assists undereducated and unemployed adults, low income individuals, veterans, and women denied career chances. Sessions are free and personalized, with outreach planned across coastal York County and meetings at Old Orchard Beach High School, Biddeford, and Kittery Eliot. The program aims to place people in education and job opportunities beyond their current rut.
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Saco Ward 1 Candidates Present Key Campaign Issues
Republican Albert Kaleel Jr outlines five priorities including informing residents on council decisions, improving education and recreation programs, building a citywide sewer and drainage plan, housing for the elderly, and sound growth and fiscal planning. Incumbent Robert Cassette cites sewage and drainage as the top city problem and urges sewer separation and expansion of treatment capacity as Saco nears crucial decisions.
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Hydrogen powered car studied by UCLA professor
UCLA engineering professor Dr. William Van Vorst leads a project with a $60,000 contract to explore hydrogen as a car fuel. He says hydrogen is clean and abundant, with storage challenges. his team has developed a hydrogen powered car winning a 1972 design competition.
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Chuckle Optimists Pessimists Debate Life as Food Analogy
A dated joke contrasts optimists who call life a bowl of cherries with pessimists who say it is a bowl of pits, implying someone ate the fruit. The quip frames outlooks as edible metaphors in lighthearted contrast.
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