Israel Eyes Cairo Push Risks Straining Supplies
U S analysis cautions that if Israeli forces push across the Suez Canal toward Cairo they may overextend supply lines. Advancing columns would require protecting longer lines of communication in a denser population corridor while maintaining air superiority.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
U. S
Suez Canal
Egypt
Sinai
Tey Hear de Auttt
Cairo
Canal
Gulf of Suez
Ismailia
Security Council Back In Emergency Session
United Nations Security Council met at the United States request to pursue further action to halt the Arab Israel war. The council unanimously backed its ceasefire appeal and demanded a halt to all military activity by 4 p.m. EDT Wednesday. Israel said a ceasefire with Jordan had taken effect, while Egypt vowed to continue fighting. A Canadian proposal sought to empower the council president and UN secretary general to ensure compliance.
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Israel
Abba Eban
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Security Council
United Nations
Fedorenko
Eban
U. N
Charles D. Storer
N.Y
United States
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Council
Cairo
Egypt
Hans R. Tabor
Denmark
U Thant
George Ignatieff
Sinai
Palestine
Jordan River
Dead Sea
U. S
United Nations Security Council
Bir Gif Gafa
Suez Canal
Mitla Pass
Suez
Jordan
Hebron Hills
Jerusalem
Markets At A Glance New York Stocks Mixed In Dull Trading
Markets At A Glance reports mixed activity in New York stocks with dull trading. Agricultural futures show cotton quiet, wheat higher, corn higher, oats mixed, and soybeans mixed amid light demand. Hog and cattle receipts noted with steady hogs at 23.50 top and slaughter steers lacking price tests at 400 cattle receipts.
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New York
Chicago
Four Americans killed and 53 hurt in Mediterranean attack
A U.S. Navy vessel the USS Liberty was struck by Israeli torpedo boats and planes about 15 miles north of the Sinai. Four Americans were killed and 53 wounded as Washington reported the incident as an error and apologized. The attack occurred amid ongoing Arab-Israeli fighting with UN Security Council convened.
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Associated Press
U.S. Navy
Mediterranean
Sinai Peninsula
Pentagon
Washington
Liberty
U.S
Middle East
Israel Advances in Sinai and West Bank Conquest Reported
War updates indicate Israel pushes across the Sinai and claims the Hebron Hills south of Jerusalem as a western Jordan River conquest. Egypt vows continued fighting while a second UN cease fire is debated. U S analysts warn of stretched supply lines as the war lingers and relations with Arab states strain.
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Associated Press
Tel Aviv
Israel
Sinai Desert
Egypt
Jordan
Hebron
Jerusalem
Dead Sea
West Bank
Jordan River
Egyptians Can Cheer No More
Cairo radios crackled with rumors of an Israeli advance and Egypt’s retreat from Sharm el Sheikh. Residents debated strategy as the sense of gloom grew, with an Arab newcomer from Yemen predicting a counterstrike once Israelis are entrenched.
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Cairo
Sharm ‘el Sheikh
Red Sea
Gulf of Aqaba
Yemen
Middle East
Egypt
Crisis Aids Rail Strike Legislation Push
The Middle East crisis appears to help the Johnson administration win approval in Congress for a bill to head off a nationwide rail strike. Some House critics concede that fighting in the Middle East has doomed efforts to block or revise the measure. the Senate has approved the bill.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Washington
Middle East
Johnson
House
Israel
Senate
U S Planes Damage MIG Airfield and Red Missile Outpost
U S Navy pilots struck deep into North Vietnam damaging a MIG airfield and destroying a secret Red missile base amid flames and rockets. The week saw increased ground action near the DMZ Saigon and a destroyed 200-foot bridge 10 miles from Saigon as casualties dipped for Americans but rose for enemies.
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U.S
George McArthur
Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Audit finds waste at Hale Memorial Tuberculosis Hospital
Rep Bert Bank of Tuscaloosa accuses state examiners audit of Hale Memorial Tuberculosis Hospital of wasting tax dollars. In a related note, Associated Press reporters were expelled from Syria after a 13 hour detention in Damascus for covering the Arab-Israeli conflict. The report mentions 4500 Americans in Beirut.
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Lebanon
Associated Press Corresish
Syria
Damascus
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