Israel Bombs In Retaliation Deep Inside Syria and Lebanon
Israeli air force planes hit guerrilla bases near Damascus and targets in northern Lebanon in a deep raid described as the deepest since the 1967 war. Beiru t and Damascus reported village strikes near the border with suspected guerrilla supply points.
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Associated Press
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Lebanon
Israel
Munich
Damascus
Tripoli
Beirut
Beirut-Damascus
Ryun Crashes in 1500 Heat at Munich Olympics
Jim Ryun of the United States fell in the fourth heat of the 1500 meters and failed to reach the second round. Kip Keino of Kenya won the heat as Ryun limped to finish, tears in his eyes, after tangling with Ghana’s Billy Fordjour.
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Jim Ryun
United States
Kip Keino
Kenya
Ryun
Mexico City
Go Ryun
Billy Fordjour
Ghana
Keino
Rod Dixon
New Zealand
Gunnar Ekman
Sweden
Klaus-Peter
Ryan
U.S
Tokyo
Two Health Councils Chosen in Southeast Kansas
About 70 people met in Fort Scott to form two regional health planning councils covering 11 counties. The move stems from a July 1 law requiring certificates of need for hospital expansions and new licenses. Northern council includes Allen Bourbon Linn Anderson Woodson. southern council Neosho Crawford Cherokee Labette Montgomery Wilson. An Sept. 26 organizational meeting is set for the southern council at Parsons.
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Fort Scott
Topeka
Engel
Kansas
Neosho County
Southern Health Planning Council
Crawford, Cherokee, Labette, Montgomery
Wilson Counties
Allen, Bourbon, Linn, Anderson and
Woodson Counties
Gaskell
Southern Council
Parsons
Health Board
Intercepted Letter Critiques Democrats Over Authority
An intercepted letter to Cha questions Democratic caution toward “unimpeachable authority” after accusing the party of removing Tom Eagleton from a ticket. The writer calls out perceived manipulation and warns against trust in authority.
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Tom Eagleton
Mariachis Return to Chanute Fiesta Adds Local Flavor
The El Mariachis Nambo group, a family Mexican band with roots in a rural village, returns to Chanute for the Mexican Fiesta. They began pro performances over a decade ago, first breaking in Chanute in 1961, touring Peru and Canada, and now play at Plaza de Mariachis in Mexico City. Henry Watkins, once a Kansas state representative, invited them under UNESCO sponsorship. This marks their fourth Chanute appearance.
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Peru
Canada
Plaza de Mariachis
Mexico City
Henry Watkins
Kansas State
Mexico
United Nations Economic, Social and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Hoffa Denied Passport for Hanoi Trip
James Hoffa faced a blocked Hanoi visit as Secretary Rogers revoked passport validation amid alleged irregularities. Taub said Kissinger approved plans for Hoffa to travel to Hanoi to win POW releases but urged postponement beyond July 20. The issue centers on executive action and high level involvement in prisoner negotiations.
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Washington
James Hoffa
Henry Kissinger
Teamsters Union
North Vietnam
William L. Taub
New York
Kissinger
San Clemente
Calif
Hoffa
Hanoi
Taub
William P. Rogers
Charles W. Bray
Rogers
Bray
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Abortive bugging attempt tied to McGovern campaign
Lawrence F. O'Brien, campaign director, says several men arrested for the June 17 break in at the DNC also staged an abortive 3 a.m. May 27 attempt to bug McGovern campaign HQ on Capitol Hill. He notes two telephones at DNC HQ were tapped for weeks prior.
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George MecGovern
MecGovern
Lawrence F. O'Brien
O’brien
McGovern
Capitol Hill
Thority
Democratic National Committee
DNC
Watergate
Committee
Nixon
Coast Guard finds distress beacon after plane crash scare
In Bolinas California Coast Guard planes heard a bleep from an electronic device in military planes during a crash search. Deputies found the device in a wooded area after a helicopter located the sound. The device could not be turned off. Civilian planes reported the distress signal as authorities traced it. At Coast Guard guidance deputies demolished the device with an ax stopping the bleep.
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Bolinas
Calif
Coast Guard
Here
Hearnes big appropriation package tailed by House panel
Jefferson City AP reports Gov Hearnes 23.5 million appropriation package remains alive but seriously wounded after the House Appropriations Committee voted 17 to 10 to table it in a closed session. The House also overrode one veto 122 to 16 as 11 vetoed bills moved through. In Kansas City, school students face a two day holiday after maintenance and custodial staff strike shut 102 public schools. Negotiations resume at 5 p.m. with union seeking a 10 percent raise while the board offers 2.25 percent.
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Jefferson City
Warren E. Hearnes
House Appropriations Committee
House
Fiis
Kansas City
Wholesale Rise in First Nixon Year Higher Than Prior
The government reported wholesale prices climbed more quickly in the first year of Nixon’s wage price controls than the prior year. It blamed accelerated price hikes for farm products, some of which remain exempt from controls.
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Washington
Nixon
Bread price increase denied by Cost of Living Council
The Cost of Living Council denied a request by bakers for a bread price rise. The American Bakers Association cited higher flour costs from wheat sales to the Soviet Union. Hurricane Dawn, with gusts to 95 mph, drifted off Cape Hatteras as a potential northeast coast threat.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
American Bakers Association
Soviet Union
Miami
Cape Hatteras
N.C
United States
National Hurricane Center
Germany vows actions against Arab threats over Olympics attack
West Germany says it will counter Arab terrorist retaliation after Black September demanded release of three guerrillas tied to the Olympic attack. The Interior Ministry warned terrorists planned to mail bombs to Jews in Germany during Rosh Hashanah, starting at sundown.
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Bonn
Cairo
Germany
Interior Ministry
FBI posse threads hills in search of golf resort slayings
A posse of about 150 federal agents and local officers scoured rugged hill country near CHRISTIANSTED St. Croix for the eight Americans killed in a golf resort holdup. Helicopters and aircraft joined the manhunt amid thick underbrush and rough terrain as investigators pressed the search.
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Christiansted
St. Croix
V. I
FBI
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