Decatur Police Seek Higher Pay Amid Budget Clash
The Decatur police urge higher pay without city-wide increases, arguing police neglect of priorities. Chief Pack Self has not commented. Mayor Bolding and Councilman Vann oppose raises unless all city employees receive equal boosts.
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Pack Self
Decatur
Huntsville
Police Committee
Richard Lee
Minnesota
Lee
Russell Bolding
Byron Vann
Bolding
Bill Levin
Immigrant Family Flees to Shelter As War Sparks Panic
Israel Jane Vaknin from Springfield Illinois escapes with Yael and siblings Dorit and Ari to a shelter after war fears. Ilana Balaban recalls children crying and hiding and parents comforting them. Housewives ignore warnings and stockpile food water and clothing.
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Jane Vaknin
Springfield
Ill
Yael
Ilana Balaban
Dorit
Ari
Atlanta News Notes Increased Patrols During Games
Police raised patrols around the stadium after two robberies and assaults near sports events. Outlar, 50, a long time Constitution sports editor who joined in 1947, left the Falcon Forty-Niner game as San Francisco won 13 9. Earlier, Jim Schultz of the Braves PR staff was robbed near the stadium two weeks prior.
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Outlar
San Francisco
Constitution
Jim Schultz
Atlanta Braves
Israel and Egypt Trade Heavy Fire Across Sinai and Golan
Israeli and Egyptian forces clash on the Sinai and Golan fronts as Egypt claims victory in the east bank crossing and Israel reports deep air raids into Egyptian and Syrian targets. Both sides accuse the other of heavy losses while civilian settlements endure sporadic attacks from Lebanon.
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Sinai
Egypt
Israel
Herzog
Syria
Golan Heights
Yitzhak Hofi
Golan
Hofi
Damascus
Tel Aviv
Sinai Desert
Middle East
Galilee
Lebanon
Rescued Vietnamese children find care in Saigon homes
In Saigon, two American volunteer groups intervene for Mrs. Danh’s children Hoang and Nhan. Victor Srinivasan of the Vietnamese-American Children's Fund places the kids in a Saigon villa with 50 other youngsters, providing medical care and nutrition as they adjust from street life. An effort by Richard Hughes of the Shoeshine Boys Foundation seeks Mrs. Danh’s steady work to sustain the family economically.
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Danh
Saigon
Victor Srinivasan
Children’s Fund
Srinivasan
Hoang
Richard Hughes
Shoeshine Boys Foundation
Hughes
Lebanese youths view downed Syrian MIG jet wreckage
Lebanese youths examine the remains of a Syrian MIG jet fighter shot down by Israeli aircraft on Saturday. The report notes the event relates to broader tensions over occupied Arab lands and UN Security Council decisions, with no explicit endorsement of Arab offensives or Syrian actions across regional cease fire lines.
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United Nations
Security Council
Suez Canal
Golan Heights
Soviet Blames Israel for Middle East Tensions Without Directly Accusing Start
Moscow on Sunday issued a carefully worded statement blaming Israel’s expansionist policies for the current conflict. The Kremlin voiced support for the Arab cause and described itself as a reliable friend of the Arabs while warning that Israel would bear responsibility if it pursues its annexationist course.
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Moscow
Nyt
Soviet Union
Israel
Middle East
Kremlin
Mass Jewish rally in New York over Israel war
Thousands gathered around Dag Hammarskjold Plaza and near the United Nations to chant Am Israel Chai as Jewish leaders joined in emotional meetings at the Plaza Hotel and across New York City. Voices rose in solidarity with Israel amid the Yom Kippur war.
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New York
Nyt
Israel
Disease Still Mystery at Vinyl Plant Strike
In Columbus Ohio union leaders and a medical expert urge workers at Borden Inc to stay off the job until the cause of a nerve disease identified as peripheral neuropathy is found and eliminated. 138 of 950 production workers have been stricken and health officials suspect an industrial chemical exposure though isolation efforts have failed.
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Columbus, Ohio
NYT
Probe Continues As Agnew Case Heads Toward Crux
A federal grand jury in Baltimore is set to hear key testimony this week as prosecutors and Agnew’s counsel clash over constitutional issues. With an Oct. 26 deadline approaching, U S attorneys plan to call multiple engineers and contractors who did business with Maryland during Agnew’s tenure as governor.
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Baltimore
Nyt
Agnew
U.S
Maryland
Robbery Forces Family from Home to Bank Vault
Officers report robbers abducted Jack Woods at 5 a.m. and escorted him to the bank just before 8 a.m. when the vault time lock opened. Mrs Woods and their 17 year old son Fred were also taken along with an undetermined amount of money.
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Jack Woods
Credit Easing Evident as Fed Reserve Data Show Reserves Drop
Money market analysts cite New York Fed data showing net borrowed reserves in the commercial banking system averaging 976 million dollars for the week ended Oct 3. The decline marks the easiest position since Jan 31 and compares with a nearly billion dollar drop from the prior week.
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New York
NYT
Federal Reserve Board
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Explosion hits bridge in eastern Cyprus injuring no one
Archbishop Makarios stands by damage from a blast near Ayios Sergios in eastern Cyprus. Police say an EOKA member admitted planting the explosives under the bridge minutes before Makarios planned to cross it.
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Makarios
Cyprus
Ayios Sergios
EOKA
Boston Struggles With Racial Tensions After Killings
An AP article examines racial violence in Boston after two white victims are killed by groups of young blacks along Columbia Road in Dorchester. It surveys neighborhoods from Roxbury to Uphams Corner, noting demographic shifts, police presence, and disputes over racial imbalance in schools.
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Terry Ryan
Boston
Kevin White
Columbia Road
Dorchester
Franklin Park
Ludivico Louis Barba
Uphams Corner
South End
Roxbury
Boston Police Department
Robert Johnson
Radeal Hernandez
Massachusetts
Philippine Inmate Seeks Freedom After Decades Behind Bars
Vincent Dawa, a 62 year old Philippine immigrant, faces a Marin County sanity hearing that could open the path to parole after 34 years in prison and mental hospitals. Convicted in 1939 for murder, he has limited English and long hospital confinement, with a judge later converting his sentence to life imprisonment.
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San Rafael
Calif
Vincent Dawa
Dawa
Marin County Superior Court
Sacramento
Dana
San Quentin
Buford Tomey
California Men’s Colony
San Luis Obispo
State Parole Board
Department of Corrections
Grace Ignacio
Sacramento County
Cook
Gardner
Philippines
Equity Funding exposure widens as assets sold amid reorganization
Six months after Equity Funding Corp of America's dam broke the bankrupt firm sells assets borrows funds and maps a plan of reorganization while officials argue the extent of business conducted. The Life Insurance Co subsidiary allegedly wrote over 60 000 fake policies sold them to reinsurers staged false death claims and carried 120 million in nonexistent assets. Indictments against a dozen former officers and directors are anticipated within a month for federal securities violations.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Nyt
Equity Funding Corp. of America
Equity Funding Life Insurance Co
Aides Out Of Society In Washington Social Exile
A private panel of judges expelled John Ehrlichman H R Haldeman John W Dean II Jeb Magruder and Maurice H Stans from Washington society by removing them from The Social List of Washington DC. The ruling branded them guilty of "unpleasant notoriety" and stripped their social listings.
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Washington
Nyt
John Ehrlichman
H. R. “Haldeman
Nixon White House
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
John W. Dean II
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Maurice H. Stans
Washington, D.C
Destroyers Sail ATHENS amid Middle East hostilities
The 80,000 ton carrier Independence with 4 500 sailors and three U S destroyers left Athens for an unknown destination after hostilities broke out in the Middle East. Navy spokesman James R Mathews declined to comment. Ten other U S warships remained at Phaleron Bay with a helicopter carrier, suggesting Sixth Fleet orders were not yet general. All shore leave ended as fleet movements continued.
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Athens
Nyt
U.S
Independence
Middle East
James R. Mathews
U.S Navy
Phaleron Bay
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Fleet alert canceled by Defense Department orders
The first operational alert of the fleet was reportedly canceled by Defense Department orders. Six destroyers had secured home-porting facilities in the Athens area a year earlier. Three destroyers that sailed were the Manley Barry and Page.
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Defense Department
Athens
Manley
Barry
Page
Soviets Hint Tariff Concessions Likely Out of Reach
The Soviet Union signaled it may accept losing tariff concessions from Washington this year due to congressional opposition. Pravda played down the economic impact of such terms, saying Congress blockage is not undermining Soviet American trade. The shift marks Moscow moving away from linking trade expansion to tariff relief.
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Moscow
NYT
Soviet Union
United States
Pravda
Communist Party
Washington
Congress
Ceasefire Bid Fails at United Nations
The Security Council failed to adopt a ceasefire call in the Middle East after two days of closed talks. Most members backed a ceasefire only if it included a demand for Israel to withdraw to the 1967 armistice line, halting the effort.
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United Nations
N.Y
NYT
Security Council
Middle East
Gas Price Study Understate Costs Says FPC
The Federal Power Commission found an oil industry study on natural gas price deregulation understated likely costs to the public. The commission staff appraisal, funded by the American Petroleum Institute, was released by Rep. Les Aspin who criticizes the oil industry as misleading the public.
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Washington
Pope Paul VI expresses cautious hope for Middle East talks
In Rome the Pope voiced sadness over renewed fighting in the Middle East. He urged negotiators to avoid widening the conflict and to remain open to honorable compromise formulas.
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Rome
Nyt
Paul VI
Middle East
Chilean Junta Orders Broad Belt Tightening Measures
The military junta announced sweeping austerity aimed at raising production over consumption. The plan risks harming the poor without subsidies for basic necessities, marking a sharp shift from Allende's Marxist coalition before the coup on September 11.
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Santiago
Chile
Nyt
Salvador Allende Gossens
Israeli Tanks Move Through Druze Village in Golan Heights
Israeli tanks drive through a Druze village in the occupied Golan Heights on Sunday as fighting with Egypt and Syria intensifies. An official army photograph from AP Wirephoto captures the moment.
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Druce Village
Golan Heights
Egypt
Syria
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