Syrian and Israeli jets clash over Golan Heights
Five jets were downed in a midday dogfight over the occupied Golan Heights after Syrian planes attacked Israeli positions in retaliation for raids 24 hours earlier. The Syrian spokesman said one Sukhoi 7 and two other aircraft were shot down inside Syrian territory, while two Israeli Mirages were claimed down in the exchanges. No casualties were reported on either side. Reports also described Israeli strikes in Lebanon and Syria following a Munich Olympic attack response.
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Lebanon
Munich
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al Fatah
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Tyre
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Tel Aviv
Brandt under pressure for security crackdown in West Germany
Bonn faces growing calls to curb Arabs amid Munich massacre fears. Brandt’s government weighs tighter domestic security as election near. Black September threatens to retaliate if captives not freed and bodies turned over. US forces in Germany on alert amid Palestinian guerrilla fears. Arab League ministers convene in Cairo after Egyptian minister’s dismissal.
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Willy Brandt
West Germany
Munich
Christian Democratic Party
Brandt
Heidelberg
U.S
Israel
Cairo
Arab League
Murad Ghaleb
Mohammed Hassan Zayyat
U.N
Penelec Stays Firm On Entire Rate Increase
A Harrisburg pre hearing failed to yield compromise on Penelec's 36.5 million dollar rate hike. Samuel Russell stated the company needs the full amount amid 44 complaints. Corry joined protests as PUC suspended the increase for up to six months and asked for better financial records. Public hearings will be scheduled as the utility argues higher costs and facility needs.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Electric Co
Johnstown
Samuel Russell
Reading
PUC
Corry
Tate
Penelec
Ex-Corryite Seeks Pennsylvania Birds Law Change
Former Corry native and Avitrol Corp president Fred Rauscher argues for public adoption of poison spread to curb crow damage in cornfields. He claims birds die only rarely while most flee in convulsions, citing government figures showing multi‑million dollar losses from blackbird damage.
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Corry
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Fred Rauscher
Avitrol Corporation
Tulsa
Okla
Corry High School
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Unfunny Chicken Massacre at West Bend Street Coop
A coop at 117 West Bend Street reports about 20 chickens killed by two dogs after the incident drew police. The Erie County dog law officer will handle the case. The article also reports on crop damage from birds, citing a 1970 survey across 24 states with varied levels of corn and field damage, and explains Avitrol usage to deter birds by targeted, small-scale poisoning.
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West Bend Street
Erie County Dog Law
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Illinois
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Mississippi
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Set Probe of County Welfare Cheats
Pennsylvania officials launch Phase One of Operation Sweep in Erie County to reconcile 7122 welfare cases and remove about 1 million dollars annually in ineligible recipients. Ada Grande says the phase checks caseloads against data processing for mechanical errors with a second phase planned later.
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Erie County
Pennsylvania Department of Welfare
Helene Wohlgemuth
Pennsylvania
Ada Grande
Grande
Suspects Sought After Hammond Distributors Beer Theft
Hammond Distributors on East Main Street reported a burglary yesterday. Suspects entered through a ground level window, stole a six pack of beer, and damaged a steel filing cabinet causing $20 in damage. The burglars ransacked the office desk and left by the same window, which they replaced. Police say they have suspects.
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Hammond Distributors
East Main Street
Harold Hammond
Hoffa Seeks Hanoi Trip For POW Release
James Hoffa may travel to North Vietnam to seek U S prisoners of war release, a plan facing new White House scrutiny as Kissinger and Kreindienst back away. Hoffa’s attorney says administration support existed. officials deny negotiations and revoke Hoffa travel credentials amid controversial talks.
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James Hoffa
Hanoi
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William P. Rogers
Rogers
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North Vietnam
Teamsters Union
White House
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Henry A. Kissinger
Ronald L. Ziegler
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Taub
Atty
Richard Kreindienst
Teamsters
Sokesmen
Paris
New York
Slick Roads Trigger Route 8 Crash Near Hydetown
Slippery pavement caused a crash on Route 8 near Hydetown. George Magee of Union City lost control, left the road, and hit a tree while trying to stop for a preceding vehicle. Damage valued at 1500 dollars. Police at the Corry substation reported the incident.
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Hydetown
Corry
George Magee
Washington Street
Union City
Magee
Tullahs bold $25,000 bail in paper bag raises tempers
Smethport Pa AP Tullah Hanley the merry widow of oil magnate T Edward Hanley presented a brown paper bag with about 25 000 to the McKean County Clerk to post bond for Peter Atigan an antique dealer jailed over a burglary spree Across Kane and three counties the fundraiser drew attention because Atigan allegedly helped return over 1 million in Hanley art treasures Her gesture aimed to keep him home with his wife and children and follows her earlier bid for a city youth center financed by a quarter million in Hanley art works
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Bradford
Hanley
Atigan
Kane
Tullah Hanley
Tullah
Proxmire Says Air Force Cover-Up In Cambodian Bombing
Senator William Proxmire says four Air Force sergeants accuse higher officials in Vietnam of a cover-up after an accidental bombing of civilian buildings and a school bus near the Minot Airfield in Cambodia. They allege mission changes and restricted photos, with at least two Saigon 7th Air Force generals approving concealment. He compared the case to the Lavelle incident and pressed for civilian transparency.
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William Prosmire
Air Force
Cambodia
Vietnam
Wisconsin Democrat
Proxmire
Saigon
Minot
Parrot’s Beak
7Th Air Force
John Lavelle
North Vietnam
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