Israel Air Force raids Egypt and Jordan camps
Israeli air force struck Egyptian targets south of Suez at Bir Udeib and hit guerrilla bases in Jordan Valley positions in Wadi al Arab and Tall Hujeiga. An Israeli plane was downed in northern Jordan, civilians injured in Jordan, and a market attack in Gaza City killed an Arab boy and a Israeli woman. Meir to meet Nixon to discuss peace talks.
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Jordan
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Gaza City
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Golda Meir
Nixon
Washington
United States
Draft reform tempers antiwar calls amid draft debate
The article details White House plans to shift from oldest first to youngest first for the draft, with a limited lottery and temporary suspension options. It notes executive orders likely focus on administrative changes, potential congressional action, and criticism of Selective Service head Hershey. Senator Young urges Hershey's removal while Stennis defends him.
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Viet‘ham
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Omer
White House
Nixon
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service System
Stephen M. Young
Dohio
Gen. Hershey
National Selective Service Appeals Board
Ohio Democrat
Hershey
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Armed Services Committee
Scott
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Evans trial details hinge on unseen flight plan message
The defense argues Commander McLemore did not know of a 3:30 a.m. flight operation plan for the Melbourne SEATO exercise. Key witness Chief Radioman Wimpy testified the Evans acknowledged the message. prosecutors pressed whether McLemore had seen it. Lappin praised the skipper while Ramsey, Bowler and other officers testified McLemore’s standing orders required awakening him for station changes.
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Rotald C. Ramsey
Long Beach
Ramsey
Roland T.E. Bowler
Production Outlook and Fed Report on Manufacturing
The article examines President Nixon’s order to defer 75 percent of construction and its limited impact on home builders, noting it may help only in the long term. It discusses credit controls, mortgage rates, and money market competition, alongside a Federal Reserve Board report showing minor changes in final products, declines in materials, and mixed movement across industries with auto and television sectors near steady levels.
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Nixon
Federal Reserve Board
UN Assembly Opens With Talks on War and Disarmament
The 24th UN General Assembly convened with largely ceremonial opening as delegates consider the Middle East conflict, disarmament, and Africa. Soviet deputy foreign minister Gromyko arrived to play a pivotal role in U S Soviet talks, while Nixon and Rogers prepare for policy speeches and potential nuclear arms discussions.
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Guatemala
Assembly
Middle East
Africa
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U.N
World Organization
Andrei A. Gromyko
Nixon
U.S
William P. Rogers
Gromyko
Netcong Students Read Congressional Prayer Despite Ban
Netcong New Jersey high school pupils were read a passage from the Congressional Record before classes despite the 1965 Supreme Court ban on school prayer. The reading occurred in the gym with about 300 students and was described by officials as a message to Congress, not a prayer.
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Netcong
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U.S. Supreme Court
Netcong High School
Senate
Edward L. R. Elson
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Joseph Stracco
Congress
Stracco
Palmer Stracco
Board
Presi
Nagler
U.S
Rev Philip Smith Named New Suffragan Bishop
Delegates from the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia elected Rev Philip Alan Smith as the diocese new suffragan bishop at a special council meeting in Charlottesville He 49 native of Marmot Mass won on the fifth ballot over 11 candidates including the first Black candidate Rev Henry B Mitchell Smith Harvard graduate and Virginia Theological Seminary graduate will need approval by US bishops and state standing committees before consecration
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Episcopal Diocese
Virginia
Philip Alan Smith
Virginia’ Theological Seminary
Alexandria
United States
Harvard University
Mr. Smith
Virginia Teleological Seminary
All Saints Episcopal Church
Atlanta
Christ Church Here
Underground N-Explosion Lifts Top Of Desert Mesa
LAS VEGAS AP A major underground nuclear blast described as very important for future weapons development bulged the top of Pahute Mesa Nevada 110 miles from Las Vegas. The 800000 ton TNT device vaporized rock created a 100 foot cavern and rattled Las Vegas Salt Lake City and Beatty reported ground motion. Seismographs measured magnitude between 6 and 6.5 with no radiation leakage or damage reported by AEC officials.
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Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Test Site
Pahute Mesa
Landmark
James Truesdell
Los Angeles
Beatty
Salt Lake City
AEC
Nevada
Aleutian Islands
Apollo 11 astronauts visit Congress in debut tribute
Collins and Armstrong spoke in reverent terms about lunar exploration and humanity's trajectory. They presented two flags that had flown over the House and Senate, then were carried to the moon as McCormack and Vice President Agnew looked on. the crowd roared as the trio walked to the podium amid a two minute standing ovation.
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Moon
Mars
Earth
John W. McCormack
Agnew
House
Senate
Armstrong
NASA
Thomas O. Paine
McCormack
America
Manickrel
Ap Iplause
Nixon Aims to Withdraw 100000 U.S. Troops From Vietnam
White House officials say no signs Nixon has abandoned the goal of removing 100000 troops by year end. They explain the 36 hour halt in B52 bombing after Ho Chi Minh’s death sought to avoid derailing a possible Hanoi de escalation and to signal negotiability to new North Vietnamese leaders.
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Vietnam
Nixon
White House
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
United States
North Vietnam
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Textile firm links fuel Haynsworth inquiry
The Senate committee questions Judge Haynsworth during a hearing about ties to J P Stevens Dan River Mills and Southern Weaving. He lists holdings in Burlington Industries and Carolina Vend-Matic and denies profiting from Deering Milliken cases.
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J. P. Stevens
Dan River Mills
Southern Weaving
Stevens Company
Stevens
Deering Milliken
U.S. Circuit Court
Richmond
Haynsworth
Dan River
Burlington Industries
James C. Eastland
Dmiss
Deering-Milliken
Darlington
S.C
Textile Workers Union
Carolina Vend-Matic Co
Carolina
Union
John L McClellan
U.S
McClellan
Capitol
J.P. Stevens
Georgia-Pacific
Eastland
Barricades Fall as Free Belfast Quietly Opens
In Belfast, British troops moved 1,500 strong to remove barricades in the Falls Road district amid Catholic opposition. A plan for phased withdrawal was discussed with residents after a day of clashes, while a priest urged dismantling and the area prepared for a return to normal streets.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Falls Road
Down and
Conner
William Philbin
Citizens’ Defense Committee
Defense Commeitte
Tony Dyball
Padraig Murphy
Gerry Fitt
Father Murphy
Radio Free -Belfast
Hurricane Holly Gains Speed Off Atlantic with Seeding Planned
Miami AP reports Hurricane Holly moving northwest at 8 to 10 mph with winds up to 80 mph as Project Stormfury crews prepare to seed the storm with silver iodide Thursday. Flight data place Holly about 1,000 miles east southeast of San Juan, threatening Leeward Islands if course holds. Debby, seeded earlier, showed no significant change.
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Miami
Atlantic
Holly
Project Stormfury
U.S
Air Force
Hurricane Hunter
San Juan
Leeward Islands
Puerto Rico
Debbie
Governors dispute on school assignment resolution at conference
Bartlett of Oklahoma dissented with Brewer's opposition to racial balance by busing and said the President and Vice President have not taken a public stand. He abstained from voting and left for a hunting trip, while other governors debated the measure's fate and potential adoption.
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Olutions Committee
Brewer
Bartlett
United States
Oklahoma
New York
John McKeithen
Louisiana
Williamsburg
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Robert E. McNair
South Carolina
Warren E. Hearns
Missouri
Democrats Slam GOP Plans in Virginia Campaign
Democratic leaders assailed Republican positions on education and consumer protection while urging stronger state action. State Sen. J. Sargeant Reynolds warned loan cuts would curb college access and warned against withholding credit. Attorney General nominee Andrew Miller urged broad community support for law enforcement to curb rising crime.
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Holton
Arlington County
Democratic Party
Battle
J. Sargeant Reynolds
Norfolk
Virginia
Reynolds
Richmond
Miller
North Richmond
Vietnam DMZ pullback risks South Vietnamese division
Allied reports say 15,000 to 25,000 North Vietnamese troops are just beyond the DMZ ready to move. In one hourlong ground clash 21 North Vietnamese were killed 25 miles northwest of Saigon near Cu Chi. U.S. troops had no casualties and enemy losses were light in other engagements around Da Nang. Five B52 raids and 12 shellings occurred overnight with light damage.
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U.S
Saigon
Boi Loi Woods
Cu Chi
U.S. 25Th Infantry Diivision
da Nang
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