Israel Claim Wins In Five Tank Battles In Sinai War
The Associated Press reports Israel defeated Egyptian forces in five tank battles in the western Sinai Desert and seized major approaches to the Suez Canal though it did not confirm canal reach. Fighting raged at Mitla Pass while a US Navy ship was mistakenly torpedoed by Israeli forces.
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Associated Press
Israel
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Canal
Palestine
Jordan River
Dead Sea
Israeli Attack Hits U S Navy Vessel Aboard Liberty
The Pentagon confirmed Israeli torpedo boats and aircraft attacked the USS Liberty 15 miles north of the Sinai in the Mediterranean. Initial reports said four Americans were killed and 53 wounded amid an Israeli government apology for the error. The Liberty, a 450 foot technical research ship, carries 15 officers, 279 men and three civilian aides, and was not believed in danger of sinking.
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Mitla Pass
Suez
Sinai
U.S
Liberty
Defense Department
Washington
Sinai Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
Pentagon
Tel Aviv
Phil G. Goulding
Middle East
Goulding
Americans Evacuated From Lebanon After Airlift
U S citizens in Lebanon were largely evacuated in an emergency air lift that began Tuesday morning and neared completion by Wednesday night. The U S embassy reported 3,153 Americans had flown out by then and ordered all embassy dependents and nonessential personnel to leave.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Envoys Escape Syrian Mobs Hair-Raising Adventure
In Aleppo a mob looted and burned the American consulate as eight consulate staff fled upstairs and descended ropes to safety. Consul-General John R. Barrow and British officials were evacuated to Adana by Turkish authorities, leaving belongings behind.
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Ankara
Turkey
U.S
Aleppo
Syria
John R. Barrow
Frederick Cooper
Adana
Reyhank
Foreign Service
Stephen Ward
Frederick $. Wright
Marino Endrizzi
Wright
Damascus
Oil Industry Seeks Emergency Action Amid Middle East War
Washington AP The U S oil industry told Interior Secretary Udall a Middle East war creates an emergency and requires action. Udall has a proposed plan and must formally declare an emergency before joint government action can proceed. Officials met behind closed doors with 21 major oil firms with foreign operations.
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Washington
U. S
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart Udall
Middle East
Traffic Fatalities Log for Topeka Hits 24 Hour Toll
Topeka report shows 24 hour period ending 9 am Thursday June 22 1967 with 1 death in traffic, compared to 2 fatalities for the same span in 1966. Authorities track daily traffic deaths for a running log.
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Topeka
Kansas
U.N. Security Council to Meet Urgently Over Arab-Israeli War
At the United States request the U.N. Security Council was convened for an urgent 2 p.m. session to consider further action to halt the ongoing Arab-Israeli war despite two prior U.N. cease-fire appeals.
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United Nations Security Council
U.N. Security Council
New York
Israel
Abba Eban
Security Council
Jordan
Cairo
Egypt
Algiers
Iraq
U.N
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United States
Israel Says Forces Take Key Suez Accesses
Israel reports defeating Egyptian forces in a series of tank battles and says it now controls all main accesses to the Suez Canal. Col. Moshe Pearlman declined to confirm if the canal itself was reached, noting five battles in the Sinai approaches climaxing at Bir Gafgafa 45 miles east of the canal.
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Hebron
Jerusalem
Dead Sea
Jordanland
Jordan River
Old Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Egypt
Sinai Desert
Suez Canal
Israel
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Tel Aviv
Mitla Pass
Moshe Pearlman
Sinai
Suez
Bir Gafgafa
Canal
Carrier Pilots Strike Near Hanoi Major MIG Site
U S Navy carrier pilots deep into North Vietnam hit a top MIG airfield and a hidden Soviet missile base 50 miles southwest of Hanoi. The raid used Phantom Skyhawk and Intruder jets, triggering massive explosions and fires as nine missile carriers and a radar van were destroyed amid ongoing combat and ground actions near Saigon.
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Saigon
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
U.S
Demilitar
Enterprise
Hanoi
Skyhawk
Navy
Crisis boosts support for rail strike prevention bill
The Middle East crisis aids the Johnson administration as the Senate approves the rail strike prevention measure 70 to 15. House Commerce Committee acts. Congress must act by June 19 to avert a nationwide 137000 worker walkout. Critics claim unfair labor terms and press for a seizure plan during settlement.
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Washington
Middle East
Johnson Administration
Congress
Harley O. Staggers
D-W.va
House Commerce Committee
Brock Adams
D-Wash
John E. Moss
D-Calif
John D. Dingell
D-Mich
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Plymouth Rock Parking Lot Plan
A fragmentary note hints Plymouth Rock may be moved to clear space for a new parking lot. The message appears as an intercepted letter addressed to Cha, reflecting local plans and public reaction to relocation.
High Wind, Rain Spark Widespread Unease Across Region
Severe weather struck western Missouri and eastern Kansas with high winds heavy rain and tornado warnings. No ground tornadoes verified. evacuations occurred at Shawnee Mission hospital Merriam while power outages hit Hutchinson and Liberty.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Topeka
Hutchinson
Kan
Shawnee Mission Hospital
Merriam
U.S. Weather Bureau
Johnson County
Missouri Public Service Company
Liberty
Mare Hood
Senate OKs 10 Percent District Variation Rule
The Senate passed a bill restricting variation between most and least populous districts to 10 percent. It was amended to take effect immediately, opposing a 35 percent allowance for 1968 and 1970 elections. Senators Kennedy and Kennedy supported the amendment. Senator Ervin warned of immediate redistricting across 33 states if adopted. House acceptance remains uncertain.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
House
Sam J. Ervin Jr
DN. C
Ervin
Plymouth Rock May Be Moved in Bottleneck Plan
Plymouth Rock may be relocated to ease traffic flow in Plymouth Massachusetts. Allen Stapleton of the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce said the National Park Service is preparing a report on creating a new national park at the site and may recommend moving the rock to place it farther from the shore and add a parking lot where the current portico stands.
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Plymouth
Mass
Plymouth Rock
Allen Stapleton
House Republicans deny Johnsons bid to raise debt limit
The House rejected a 29 billion increase in the national debt ceiling by a 210 to 197 vote, creating a potential fiscal fight and forcing a revised budget plan. Republicans allied with some Democrats to oppose the measure, signaling a shift toward spending cuts and scrutiny of wartime costs.
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Johnson
GOP
Treasury
Vietnam
House
Gerald R. Ford
Robert W. Kastenmeier
Wisconsin
Ways and Means
Mills
Predators Pact Ended By Docking
TOPEKA AP The pact signed last September by then Gov. William H. Avery for federal control of predators has been canceled by Gov. Robert Docking. The agreement allowed either side to cancel by July 1, and cancellation was acknowledged, expiring the pact on June 30. Naturalists and wildlife groups opposed it fearing broader poison use.
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Topeka
William H. Avery
Robert Docking
Paul Pendergast
Docking
Pendergast
William K. Krummel
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
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