Israeli commandos raid deep into Egypt in Suez region
Israeli forces struck 120 miles inside southern Egypt blasting a dam and bridge across the Nile and cutting power lines to Cairo. The raid targeted the Naj Hamadi dam and a river crossing near Aswan, with heavy damage reported to infrastructure and a major highway junction. Egypt denied damage.
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Tel Aviv
Egypt
Nile
Cairo
Naj Hamadi
Suez Canal
East Bank
Upper Nile
Aswan High Dam
Gulf of Suez
Red Sea
Aswan
West Bank
the Nile
Sheet Metal Union Plans Midnight Picket Over Contract
Cedar Rapids union local 263 will set up midnight picket lines after failing to reach a contract agreement. Officials report a $1.50 hourly raise in each of the next two years as the union’s demand, with a 20 cent raise offered by contractors over five years.
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Roofers Local 182
Plumbers and Fitters Local 125
Carpenters Local 308
Market Sears Record Volume in Stock Market Gain
The Dow Jones industrials rose 16.08 to 950.18 as market volume surged. In two hours 12.26 million shares traded, with 19.35 million shares by mid-session, the highest since shortened sessions began January 2 and approaching the 21.35 million record set last June.
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New York
Thieves Loot Burlington Truck of 551 Mini-skirts
Burlington City New Jersey thieves broke into a truck on Tuesday and carried away 551 mini-skirts, police reported. No injuries were reported and the investigation is ongoing with no suspects named.
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Burlington City
N.J
UPI
Nixon proposes grant consolidation act to streamline federal programs
President Nixon urged Congress to authorize consolidation of closely related federal assistance programs under a single agency. The plan would allow rapid executive action with a 60 day veto by either house, require safeguards, and limit changes to program purposes and duration to prevent abuses.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
House
Senate
Office of Economic Opportunity
MIT Suspends Classified Work at Two Government Labs
MIT in Cambridge has temporarily banned new classified programs at two government affiliated laboratories. A trustee faculty student alumni and staff committee will review the laboratories ties to the university amid student questions about MITs defense department links.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Department of Defense
Plane Squadron To South Korea Arrives At Pentagon
The Pentagon announced a 24 plane squadron of F4 fighters would arrive to strengthen U S air power in South Korea.
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South Korea
Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Wreck Kills 7 Northwest Missouri State Students
Seven Northwest Missouri State University students died when their car hit an overpass pillar on Interstate 29 near Platte City. Driver James Ellison 21 of Chillicothe and two Iowans were among the victims. speed was estimated up to 85 mph in excellent road conditions.
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Platte City
Northwest Missouri State College
Jerry Perkins
James Ellison
Chillicothe
Michael Gann
Robert Greenwood
Breckenridge
Thomas Stephan
St. Joseph
Fred Clifton
Kansas City
Donald Horne
Coon Rapids
Iowa
Selmer Newell
Anita
Perkins
Maryville
France finances shrink as reserves tumble in April week
The Bank of France reported a 12th straight weekly decline with reserves down 42.6 million dollars in the week ending April 24, including gold and foreign currency holdings.
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Paris
France
Bank of France
Chuckle about living within your means and quirks
A witty remark notes that living within one’s means may lead others to wonder what other peculiarities define a person. It playfully questions the link between frugality and hidden traits in a lighthearted line.
Nixon Appeals for Volunteers to Tackle Urban Woes
President Nixon announced a national volunteer program with $1 million to mobilize millions of Americans for community, urban, and poverty work. He named a Cabinet Committee on Voluntary Action led by George Romney, with Max Fisher as special presidential consultant, stressing private sector autonomy and broad civic participation.
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Nixon
America
George Romney
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Max Fisher
Detroit
Romney
White House
Eight Face Spy Charges in Iraq
Damascus AP reports eight more Iraqis including two army NCOs charged in Baghdad with espionage. All are Muslims. Since January, 26 people have been hanged in Iraq as spies for Israel and the U.S.
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Damascus
Bagdad
Iraq
Israel
U.S
Viet Cong Offensive Stalemate Reported By US Officers
US field officers say the Viet Cong spring offensive is in a stalemate with no major shelling overnight. Allied forces claim over 200 enemy killed in six clashes as fighting concentrates near Saigon, War Zone C, and along the DMZ eastern flank. Casualties include 4 Americans killed and 30 wounded. 15 South Vietnamese killed and 46 wounded. Police alert in Saigon for Thursday May Day observances.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
11Th Cavalry Regiment
Anti-Soviet Revolt Plan in Moravia Reported
Prague officials disclosed an armed anti-Soviet group in southern Moravia. Interior Minister Josef Groesser said criminal proceedings may start soon and weapons from a regional factory could be aimed at Soviet forces. several organized groups reportedly possess arms and plan potential action.
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Prague
Moravia
Rude Pravo
Josef Groesser
Bohemia-Moravia
South Moravia
King Widow Leads March for Hospital Workers
In Charleston, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led over 1,500 demonstrators to a state hospital where African American workers press for union recognition. She arrived escorted by city detectives, greeted by supporters, and wore a blue cap reading Hospital and Nursing Home Workers Local 1199B.
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Charleston
S.C
UPI
Martin Luther King, Jr
Columbia Students Seize Buildings During Civil Unrest
At Columbia University several SDS members seized the mathematics building and Fayerweather Hall amid ongoing campus turmoil. A university spokesman said the actions violated a court order banning seizures as clashes erupted on Wednesday.
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New York
Columbia University
Students For A Democratic Society
Fayerweather Hall
John Lodge Chosen for Argentina Ambassadorship
President Nixon announced plans to nominate John Davis Lodge brother of Henry Cabot Lodge and former Connecticut governor as ambassador to Argentina. Lodge 65 will replace Carter Burgess who resigned in Buenos Aires. Lodge previously served six years as ambassador to Spain during the Eisenhower era.
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Washington
Nixon
John Davis Lodge
U.S
Paris
Argentina
Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
Connecticut
House
Foreign Policy Research Institute
University of Pennsylvania
Buenos Aires
Carter Burgess
Eisenhower
Spain
Iowa Senate OKs Colleges Fund With Penalty Clause
The Iowa senate passed SF655 by 54 to 4, approving 266,661,680 for state regents institutions for two years starting July, with a penalty clause to curb disorderly students and teachers. The measure totals 183,360,000 state funds and 83,301,800 from other sources, then goes to the house.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
State Board of Regents
Robert Ray
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
University of Northern Iowa
House
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