Alarm Over Israel Advance Truce Call Sparks Soviet Alarm
The Soviet Union pressed for an immediate cease-fire amid reports of Israeli gains against Arab allies. Tass urged instant action to end the war, while Izvestia warned Western delaying tactics allowed the aggressor to exploit the attack. Moscow backed the Arabs and awaited an Arab victory in the crisis.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Britain
Israel
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Soviet Communist Party
Tass
Kremlin
Mid-East
Izvestia
America
U.S
Manhunt for New Mexican Armed Band
national guardsmen with light tanks and 80 officers searched northern New Mexico for Reies Lopez Tijerina and followers who shot a rural courthouse in Tierra Amarilla. hostages, injuries, arrests, and a barricaded district judge were reported as the search continued in Canjilon and surrounding areas.
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Canjilon
N. M
New Mexico
Joe Black
Reies Lopez Tijerina
Black
Tijerina
Tierra Amarilla
John Jolly
Santa Fe
Baltazar Apodaca
Pete Jaramillo
United Press International
Larry Calloway
Calloway
Jaramillo
Nick Sais
Elagio Salazar
Benny Naranjo
James Scarborough
Scarborough
Television Producer Dies of Wounds in Jerusalem
An American television producer, Ted Yates, died of his wounds in a Jerusalem hospital after being shot in the Mid East. Police moved to detain members of the Tijerina organization amid ongoing regional tensions. This report continues on page 3.
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Tijerina
Amman
Jordan
Ted
Yates
Mid- East
Jerusalem
Johnson signs $21 billion military hardware bill
President Johnson signed a $21 billion military hardware procurement bill in Washington. The act’s actual appropriation will be carried in a separate measure.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S. and Soviet Seek End to U.N. Deadlock
U.S. Ambassador Arthur Goldberg and Soviet Ambassador Nikolai Fedorenko met privately in the Council president's office on Tuesday as they push for a formula to end the U.N. Security Council deadlock over a cease-fire and troop withdrawal in the Israeli Arab fighting. They sought fresh government instructions to settle whether troops should withdraw to prewar positions or include Egyptian withdrawal from the Strait of Tiran, with general agreement on a cease-fire and withdrawal but dispute over the withdrawal point.
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U.S
Arthur Goldberg
U.N
Russia
Nikolai Fedorenko
Security Council
Middle East
United Nations
Goldberg
Arthur Gold
Council
Strait of Tiran
Tabor
Fedorenko
Mansfield Says U S and Soviet Cooperating on Middle East Cease Fire
Senator Mansfield after a White House meeting said he believes the United States and the Soviet Union are cooperating to seek a cease fire in the Middle East. He cited close cooperation and perhaps collaboration, with President Johnson hopeful the Soviet Union will join U N members in seeking an end to the fighting.
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Washington
Mansfield
D-Mont
U. S
Soviet Union
Middle East
President Johnson
White House
Johnson
U. M
Lovell Named Johnsons Fitness Consultant
Washington official reports President Johnson appointed Astronaut James Lovell as a part time consultant on physical fitness. Lovell, 39, flew Gemini 7 for a two week December 1965 mission with Frank Borman and led Gemini 12 last fall. He will juggle the role with his space program duties, succeeding Stan Musial in the position.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
James Lovell
Lovell
Frank Borman
Stan Musial
Church Study On Housing Made Public
A 1965 Cedar Rapids Presbyterian survey of elderly residents in Oak Hill Jackson area shows strong rejection of public housing. Realtors used the survey in opposing a June 12 referendum. Gazette examined survey sheets, noting Realtors’ figures differ from actual results but share the same rejection trend with 150 respondents saying no.
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Oak Hill-Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Israeli Units Sweep Toward Suez Canal
Israeli forces moved within miles of the Suez Canal while pushing into Jordan and the Jordanian sector of Jerusalem. Egypt cut canal ties with the U S and broke relations with Britain and the U S others followed with oil suspensions. The war widened with Syria and Algeria severing ties and the Soviet Union backing the Arabs as Israel reported gains in Sinai and Gaza and Jordan reported heavy fighting in Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Egypt
U.S
Israel
Syria
Algeria
Britain
Pentagon
Europe
Wheelus
Libya
Kuwait
Iraq
Lebanon
Cairo
Washington
London
Soviet Union
Moscow
Jordan
Tel Aviv
Sinai
Abu Aweigila
el Arish
Sinai Desert
Craelt
Rusk Defends U S Position Over Egyptian Claims
UPI report from Washington states Secretary of State Rusk rejected Egyptian accusations that U S aircraft aided Israel in the Arab Israeli war. He called the charges false and part of a propaganda campaign. The piece notes Cairo and Baghdad responses and U S efforts to remain neutral under Johnson administration policy.
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UPI
U.S
Egypt
America
White House
Johnson
Rusk
United Arab Republic
Israel
Middle East
Cairo
Britain
Pakistan
Defense Department
Sixth Fleet
U A.R
State Department
Mostafa Kamel
Vietnam
U.N
George Christian
Robert McCloskey
Britain Halting Arms Shipments to Mid East
Britain announced the suspension of arms shipments to the Middle East as fighting intensified. Damascus Radio said Syrian forces entered the war at dawn and claimed new territorial gains, while Israeli spokesmen reported repelling the attack and shelling along the border. The U.S. position on neutrality and peacemaking duties was discussed by Secretary of State Rusk amid questions of bias.
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Bagdad Radio
Abdel Rahman Aref
America
Britain
U.S
Israel
Arab Labor Federation
Arab World
Negev Desert
London
Harold Wilson
Ian
Jordan
Palsed
Middle East
Damascus Radio
Syria
Shaar Yashuv
Galilee
Mixed Feelings On Cedar Rapids Housing Referendum
Cedar Rapids debate over public housing for the elderly nears referendum day June 12. The Gazette conducted 31 interviews revealing two thirds favor or undecided about moving, with 20 of 30 respondents open to or preferring relocation under the plan. Endorsing voices appear faint as the city faces a selling job to calm senior residents.
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