Nixon Defends Self as Press Attacks Amid Middle East Hope
President Nixon defended his record and accused the media of sensational reporting during a sharp White House press conference. He cited US Soviet détente as preventing a larger conflict and announced a new independent prosecutor to continue Watergate inquiries while stressing readiness in Middle East negotiations and observer deployments. He pressed Allies over crisis with Brezhnev messages signaling UN peacekeeping efforts.
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War lessons reshape modern warfare concepts
Western experts forecast a sweeping revision of military theory after the fourth Arab Israeli war. They say infantry with anti tank missiles can blunt armor, air cover is decisive, and costly modern warfare forces political shifts in Europe toward US ties or a European defense policy. The conflict showcased Soviet made SAM 6 missiles and the deadly Sagger anti tank weapon, with both sides adapting armor, air power, and bridging tactics as they fought near the Suez Canal and along the Sinai front.
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Heykal accuses US of aiding Israeli canal crossing
Egypt's Mohammed Hassanein Heykal writes in Al Ahram that the United States aided Israel by sending reconnaissance planes from Turkey or Greece to photograph a seam between the Egyptian Second and Third armies near the Suez Canal on October 13 at 1 05 pm Egyptian time. He says the photos helped Israel locate a furrow for penetration and encirclement, aiding a western bank crossing at the Bitter Lakes. The Israeli action involved guerrilla warfare with tanks.
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Iraqi forces withdraw from Syrian Golan Heights front
Beirut's An Nahar cites Baghdad reporting Iraqi troops and armoured units redeployed from the Syrian Golan Heights as Iraq deplores Syria's ceasefire with Israel and asks for postponement of withdrawal while Damascus had pressed to maintain support.
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Israel holds 4000 POWs in Arab-Israeli war
An AAP report states Israel is holding about 4000 prisoners of war most of them Egyptians amid ongoing Arab-Israeli hostilities. Military authorities have designated the POWs in facilities across the country as the conflict intensifies.
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Thailand asks charges against ousted military leaders
Letters to new Prime Minister Sanya Thammasak demand prosecution of former Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn deputy Praphas Charusathien and son Narong Kittikachorn for alleged killings during the student uprising of October 14 to 18. Reports claim Praphas left about 360 million baht and minutes support approval of 27 000 deaths. the trio fled abroad.
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Detente to continue amid Moscow stance on crisis
In Moscow Brezhnev presented a measured defence policy stressing detente and progress in 1974 75. Tass dismissed US claims of Soviet troop movements as absurd while Nixon’s crisis framing was seen as a test of presidential decisiveness amid Watergate.
Eight men arraigned in LA for producing child porn
In Los Angeles eight men, including Loretta Young's son Christopher Paul Lewis, 29, a film producer, were arraigned in Superior Court on charges of procuring boys aged seventeen and seventeen for pornographic movies and photographs. Thirteen indictments were handed down by the County Grand Jury. Lewis and seven others pleaded not guilty. a November 2 return date was set.
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Murdoch to buy US paper Ex press in $18 million bid
Rupert Murdoch of Britain and Australia agrees to purchase the San Antonio Express for 18 million dollars. If approved by the SEC within 30 days the deal would bring Murdoch into the American daily newspaper field. News America plans a new weekly tabloid on the East Coast with an initial print run of 1.5 million.
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Gas chamber to remain under California death penalty plan
California will retain the gas chamber for executions when the death penalty is restored in January, according to state officials. The plan reinforces the use of the gas chamber as a method alongside other options as lawmakers prepare for the resumption of capital punishment.
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