Israel Says Egyptian Breakthrough Blunted
The Associated Press reports Israel repelled a 3rd Army break through as Brezhnev says Soviet reps sent to the war zone. UN peacekeeping plans emerge while Sadat seeks troop enforcement. US rejects. Oil tanker Siris struck a mine. Saudi King Faisal warns of more war if Israel stays.
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Associated Press
Israel
Soviet Union
Middle East
Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Anwar Sadat
Sinai
Gulf of Suez
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Beirut
al Diyar
United States
Cairo
Suez Canal
Haim Herzog
3Rd
Egypt
Herzog
Nixon weighs UN truce observers for Middle East
The White House said Nixon would consider a UN request to send truce observers while opposing United States or Soviet membership in the observer force. Defense Secretary Schlesinger announced a gradual phase-down of the American military alert to deter Soviet forces in the Middle East. Nixon planned a 6 p.m. televised news conference amid reports he may name a new special Watergate prosecutor.
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Sadat
U.S
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
Security Council
Egypt
Washington
White House
Nixon
United Nations
Middle East
James R. Schlesinger
Kissinger
Simcha Dinitz
Dobrynin
State Department
National Security Council
Welfare row as father fights loss after son's bass prize
Duane Masters seeks welfare reinstatement after his 21 pound striped bass victory earned a 5000 prize. Officials say savings in Randy's name and total resources above limit trigger ineligibility. Masters argues prize funds could fund Randy's future education.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Duane
Masters
Randy
Jacksonville
Robert Horne
Florida Division of Family Services
Horne
Nixon orders DefCon3 alert amid Middle East crisis
United States deploys Defense Condition Three after a Soviet Middle East intervention proposal. Kissinger and Nixon circuit discussed cautionary steps. Dobrynin delivered Moscow’s message, with advisers and embassies mobilized during a high tension crisis.
Kissinger declares peace at hand in Vietnam in 1972
On this date in 1972, presidential assistant Henry Kissinger said peace is at hand in Vietnam. The edition notes Quick Weather with highs in the mid 70s and lows around the upper 40s, and directs readers to map and river details on page 10. It ends with a Tennessee Valley pride message.
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Henry Kissinger
Vietnam
Butz Investigated for Election Misconduct in FTC Case
Secretary of Agriculture Earl L. Butz is under criminal inquiry over alleged efforts to influence a Federal Trade Commission challenge to Heublein United Vintners acquisition in 1972. Sources say the probe covers meetings with FTC Chairman Miles Kirkpatrick and political timing ahead of the presidential election.
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Barry Kalb
Washington Star-News
Washington
Earl L. Butz
Federal Trade Commission
Nixon Administration
Butz
Heublein, Inc
California
United
E. J. Gallo Winery
FTC
Bureau of Competition
Miles Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Nixon
Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Air Warning Still Effective in Morgan County and Nearby
Morgan County remains under an air pollution stagnation advisory with Decatur recording 253 micrograms per cubic meter, up from 237. Athens and Limestone County reported 123. Officials warn against open burning and say emissions could be cut 30 percent if counts reach 375.
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Morgan County
North Alabama
Decatur
David W. Nelson
Air Pollution Center
Tri-County District Health Service
Nelson
Athens
Limestone County
Move Clocks Back as DST Ends This Weekend
Daylight Savings Time officially ends this year at 2 a.m. Sunday morning. Set clocks back one hour when you go to bed Saturday night to regain the hour lost in the spring. Enjoy an extra hour of sleep.
Sex Scandal Rocks Tennessee School
A Tennessee high school in Fairview faces a teacher scandal as parents boycott classes over assistant principal James Parker. The unrest includes picketing, threat of a new school, a dismantled football program, and a recent acquittal in a sex case involving a married coed.
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Tennessee
Fairview
Daniel Sanders
James Parker
Nashville
Parker
Ken Brison
Brison
Board of Education
Parade of Homes Show Schedules in Decatur
The Decatur Home Builders Association stages its Parade of Homes this weekend and next featuring fourteen houses in southwest Decatur with pools. Visitors may register for a $500 prize drawing on Nov 4. A special Saturday section in THE DAILY Decatur will include a map and house details.
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Decatur - Home — Builders Association
Billy D. Looney
Decatur
Looney
Decatur Ivaily
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