World Briefs From Moscow to Cyprus and Israel
AP reports brief Soviet coverage of Nixon impeachment, an Israeli eviction of Jewish nationalists from Jordanian-occupied land, Turkish forces expanding in Cyprus, and Judy Walden winning Miss Nude World in Freeston Ontario. The items span Cold War politics, Middle East unrest, and a beauty pageant.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Jordan
Yitzhak Rabin
Jeruslem
Wailing Wall
Likud
Raoin
West Bank
Freeston, Ont
Judy Walden
Laguna Beach
Calif
Miss Walden
U.S.A
Acapulco
Florida
Nixon faces impeachment risks amid White House turmoil
In Washington, White House Chief of Staff Haig says Nixon has suffered severe losses increasing impeachment uncertainty. A triple whammy cited includes House Judiciary Committee evidence, Supreme Court rulings on Watergate tapes, and GOP shifts to preimpeachment positions.
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Moscow
House Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Tass
White House
House of Representatives
United States
Soviet Union
Washington
Alexander M. Haig Jr
California
Haig
Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Centenary tribute to Priestley marks three day conference
Northumberland AP reports English scientist Joseph Priestley who discovered oxygen and helped found modern chemistry will be honored in a Centennial Conference on Chemical Education at Pennsylvania State University. The event, linked to the American Chemical Society, recalls his 1794 discovery and 1874 centennial at his home.
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Northumberland
John Priestley
Pennsylvania State University
American Chemical Society
Midwest governors urge focus on policy effects not impeachment
Three governors from Iowa Nebraska and Minnesota urged the Midwestern Governor's Conference to avoid impeachment talk and study how Nixon era economic policies would affect state programs. Exon and Anderson warned about shifting priorities if federal funds are cut. The piece also features public feedback prompts from The Corry Journal Sound Off days and a series of local questions on transportation, taxes, traffic, sidewalks, potholes, and golf course facilities.
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Nixon
Exon
Anderson
Blacks Split Over School Busing In Pittsburgh Race
In Pittsburgh, senatorial rivals Peter Flaherty and Richard Schweiker clash over solutions to racial segregation. Schweiker backs federal programs for equal employment, housing, training, and education, while Flaherty is seen as blocking or stalling such initiatives. Local black leaders view Flaherty as more obstructive.
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Pittsburgh
Peter Flaherty
Richard Schweiker
Schweiker
Senate
Flaherty
Rain Day in Waynesburg prompts city legends and rain lore
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania police note rain at 12 55 am marking another Rain Day. lore traces back to 1878 after a farmer’s remark to a drug clerk about July 29 rain. The piece also covers political debate over busing and criticisms of Mayor Flaherty amid HUD funding issues.
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Waynesburg
William Allison
Pennsylvania
Do You Remember Last Week's News Quiz Answers
A weekly quiz recalling world events tests memory of last week’s headlines. It notes J Albert E Jenner Jr’s replacement as Judiciary Committee counsel, Wayne Morse’s death, Greece’s government shift, Nixon impeachment hints, Cyprus presidency, school desegregation busing limits, fiscal restraint policies, a House funding bill, political amnesty, and a Los Angeles police stakeout linked to named individuals.
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News of the World
Albert E. Jenner Jr
House Judiciary Committee
John Mitchell
Sam Garrison
John Doar
Wayne Morse
Morse
Greece
Constantine
Fredericka
Nixon
M. Caldwell Butler
Virginia
Lawrence J. Hogan
Maryland
Hamilton Fish Jr
New York
Cyprus
House
Indonesia
Iraq
Los Angeles
Patricia Hearst
Eldridge Cleaver
Bernadine Dorn
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Jn Brief
Kyrenia, Cyprus
Kyrenia-Nicosia
Rauf Denktash
Nicosia
Kyrenia
Miss World
Ama
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Thomas H. Jukes
University of California At Richmond
Jukes
Barry Commoner
Washington University At St. Louis
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
PennDot
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
J. James Exon
Nebraska
Wendell R. Anderson
Minnesota
Dial
Corry Journal
Corry
Corry Area
Seneca and
Lake Streets
North Center Street
THE
Electric CO
Shady Avenue
Johnson Street
South Shady Avenue
North Hills
Blacks
U.S. Senate
Plaherty
Pittsburgh Courier
U.S. Supreme Court
Nate Smith
the Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Theodore Robb
Corry Foodliner
North Center St
Columbus
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