Israelis Push Into Syria as War Expands in Middle East
Israeli tanks reportedly advance from the Golan Heights with air strikes on Damascus and other targets in Syria. Syria accuses Israel of striking civilian sites while both sides claim air superiority with major aerial engagements over the region. Jordan may enter the conflict as King Hussein calls up reserves.
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Minat el-Bayda
Latakia
Tartus
Egypt
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Khusna
Abu Hammad
Nile Delta
Alexandria
Nixon says U S aims to mediate Middle East war
President Nixon said the United States is trying its best to mediate the dangerous Middle East crisis, with leaders of both parties backing the administration’s peace effort. He urged energy research to end oil dependence as a 90 minute briefing to 19 congressional leaders was held on the latest military and diplomatic moves.
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Nixon
United States
Middle East
Zaire
U. S
Europe
Japan
Henry A. Kissinger
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Kissinger
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Vodan's Chuckle on Sincerity in Politics
A playful political quip notes that sincerity matters most, regardless of true honesty, underscoring how perceived intent shapes public discourse. The remark suggests that voters respond to the impression of sincerity as a guiding force in political life.
Soviet Airlift Aids Syria and Egypt Reported by Officials
U S officials say the Soviet Union has begun a large airlift supplying Syria and Egypt with heavy transport planes. The shipments, described as very large tonnages, aim at airports in both nations and could affect U S Soviet detente. No figures were given and no evidence yet of replacement fighter aircraft was reported.
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Syria
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Tudes
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Egypt
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Israel
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Mid-East
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Soviet Union
Jerry Freidhiem
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Mediterranean Sea
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Cedar Rapids man reports theft of coin collection
Sigmund Wolf reports two safes containing a coin collection stolen from his Cedar Rapids residence between 4 and 9 p.m. Tuesday. The coins were valued between 5000 and 8000 dollars. no description of the coins is available. The theft occurred at 524 Knollwood Drive SE.
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Cedar Rapids
Sigmund Wolf
Knollwood Drive
Man Shot While Asleep In Trailer Court
Lanny Joe Olney, 32, of Oxford Junction, was listed in very serious condition at Maquoketa hospital after a bullet wound in bed in a trailer court. Sheriff Ralph Albaugh said the shooting occurred between 12 30 and 1 a m Tuesday. Leland Toerber, 23, in Ronald Vacek trailer home, loaded a .222 rifle, fired, and the bullet pierced the door traveling 24 feet.
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Oxford Junction
Lanny Joe Olney
Maquoketa Hospital
Jones County
Ralph Albaugh
Leland Toerber
Ronald Vacek
Toerber
Richardson Opposes House Drive to Probe Agnew
Atty. Gen. Richardson urged the House Judiciary Committee to reject a bid for a congressional investigation of Vice President Agnew. He asked that the federal grand jury already probing bribery extortion and tax evasion be allowed to finish without House interference.
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Washington
Atty. Gen
Richardson
House Judiciary Committee
Agnew
Federal Grand Jury
House
$3,500,000 Farm Sale In Buchanan County
Independence Iowa reports the sale of the Lowell E. Walter farms in Buchanan County totaling over 5,000 acres for more than $3,500,000. Lloyd Arnold of Cook County Illinois purchased the properties, while Mr and Mrs Walter retain Cedar Rock near Quasqueton. The deal closed after signing in Des Moines and Arnold plans active farming in Iowa.
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Independence
Lowell E. Walter
Buchanan County
Dennis R. Duffield
All-Iowa Real Estate, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Arnold
Cook County
Ill
Arnold
Chickasaw County
Charles City
Duffield
Walter
Des Moines
Cedar Rock
Wapsipinicon River
Quasqueton
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mr. Walter
Iowa
Illinois
Judge Admits Error in IBM Suit Damages
U S Judge A Sherman Christensen said he erred in calculating 352.5 million dollars in the anti trust damages in the IBM Telex case and set an Oct 16 hearing to decide whether to amend the judgment or grant a new trial. He left intact the findings of Sherman Act violation and related injunctive orders.
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Tulsa
Okla
International Business Machines Corporation
Telex Corporation
U.S
A. Sherman Christensen
IBM
Christensen
Telex
Agnew Resigns and Pleads No Contest to Tax Count
Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns in Washington as Lisa Brown announces the decision and confirms his resignation. In Baltimore federal court he pleads no contest to one count of income tax evasion and is sentenced to a $10,000 fine and three years probation.
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U.S. District Court
Walter Hoffman
Federal Courthouse
Lisa Brown
Associated Press
J. Marsh Thomson
Mrs. Brown
Nixon
Oval Office
White House
Ronald Ziegler
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