Scrap Metal Factory Bomber Hits Near Cairo Killing 68 Civilians
Israeli air raid on a large scrap metal factory north of Cairo killed at least 68 civilians and wounded 98, with reports of time bombs and napalm. Egyptian officers said more bodies remained under wreckage as witnesses described rocket fire and shrapnel amid a brief attack that disrupted 1,800 workers.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
el Khanqa
National Company For Metal Industry
Abu Zabal
Joseph Dynan
el Khanga
Dynan
Neale
Dayan
Soviets Expand Cuban Arsenal Amid Silence on Missiles
U S officials report sharpened Soviet military aid to Cuba from missiles to routine gear, yet no evidence of offensive missiles or combat troops. Analysts note limited manpower, 2000 to 3000 advisors, and ongoing Cuba Moscow defense ties following the 1968 invasion context.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cuba
U.S
Moscow
Fidel Castro
Czechoslovakia
Grania
Communist Party
Krasnaya Zvezda
United States
Nine Leathernecks Die In Viet Ambush
In the Que Son Valley south of Da Nang a U S Marine patrol was ambushed, leaving nine Marines dead and three wounded. American reinforcements moved in and the enemy withdrew after about three hours. another clash north of Da Nang left eight Americans dead and twelve wounded. Three helicopters were shot down or crashed with one crew missing. U S command reported 112 enemy killed in scattered clashes and high level meetings in Saigon as Nixon pursues Vietnamization.
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Saigon
U.S
Que Son
da Nang
101St Airborne Division
Cambodia
Central Highlands
Seven Mountains
Chau Doc
Melvin R. Laird
Earle G. Wheeler
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Laird
Wheeler
Vietnam
Nixon
Father of Former U2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers Dies
Oliver W. Powers aged 65, father of U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, died in Wise Virginia. He ran a shoe repair shop in Pound and sought clemency from Khrushchev during his son's 1960 spy trial. The Powers family endured the international fallout from the shootdown and subsequent exchanges.
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Francis Gary Powers
Wise
Oliver W. Powers
Soviet Russia
Powers
Virginia
Pound
Moscow
Khrushchev
Paris
Eisenhower
Khruschev
Barbara
Rudolph Abel
United States
Oliver Powers
Francis
Washington
Wise Hospital
Elder Powers
Marion Man Crash Victim Dies After Auto Accident
Mason Buddy Hutton 23 of Rt 4 Marion Va died in a Marion hospital at 3 30 pm Thursday from a non collision auto accident that occurred February 7. State police report says Hutton was the driver and only occupant when the vehicle left the south side of a slight curve on Rt 1 about two miles south of Marion at 8 35 pm.
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Mason Buddy Hutton
Rt. 4
Marion
Wytheville
R. H. Wimmer
Hutton
Rt. 1
Boyle Attacks Press Over Yablonski Murder Coverage
UMW president W A Boyle denounces press coverage as a lynch mob after the Yablonski family murder. He claims the union faces insinuations while urging scrutiny of Yablonski’s background and political ties. He notes federal probes into the union’s 1969 election and defends voicing concerns for 200000 active and retired miners.
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Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Joseph A. Yablonski
UMW
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Yablonski
Boyle
Clarksville
Labor Department
Senate
Joseph Yablonski
West Virginia legislature ends 30 day session with coal worker relief act
After a late night adjournment both houses sent the budget fight to extended session and voted relief for black lung disabled miners. Lawmakers also authorized Gov Moore to issue 90 million dollars in road bonds while a split over gas tax delayed a final budget plan.
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Arch A. Moore Jr
Charleston
West Virginia
House
Senate
Conference Committee
Moore
Democratic General Revenue
U S Secretary Visits OAU as Africa Presses Anti Colonialism
Secretary of State William P. Rogers meets with OAU Secretary-General Diallo Telli in Addis Ababa where Telli delivers a 35 minute speech denouncing colonialism and racism and urging U S help to end white supremacy in southern Africa. Rogers replies noting U S colonial history and the need for unity to solve problems.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
William P. Rogers
Organization of African Unity
Diallo Telli
U. S
Africa
Rogers
United States
OAU
Presi
Telli
Rhodesia
South Africa
Europe
America
Draft lottery ceilings eyed for March call at 90
An informed source says March draft ceiling will likely cap lottery numbers at 90, though not official yet. January and February ceilings were 30 and 60, with calls of 12 500 and 19 000 respectively. Officials aim for a smoother pace as boards shift from oldest first to lottery selection.
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Washington
Pentagon
Selective Service
White House
Blount Sees Postal Reform Amid Election Pressures
Washington AP Postmaster General Winton Blount says election year pressures will push Congress to pass meaningful postal reform in 1970, though rate increase approval looks unlikely. He notes reform to create a government owned postal corporation and flexibility on investment, costs and pricing, with broad GOP support but Union opposition remains a hurdle.
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Washington
Winton M
Blount
Congress
Con
Gress
Mowoninge
Nixon
Republicans
Taxpayer Billed Of Billions
A congressional subcommittee charged that failure to analyze costs and value of federal programs wastes billions yearly. It criticized the Bureau of the Budget and urged creation of an Office of Economic Evaluation and Analysis and expanded budget disclosures and program evaluations before appropriations decisions.
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Congress
William Proxmire
Wis
Subcommittee
Proxmire
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Budget Bureau
Executive Branch
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Summersville
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Rand
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