The Pruning Of A Normandy Poplar
In the DMZ at Panmunjom a U N Command work party pruning a Normandy poplar was attacked by North Korean guards. Two American officers were killed and several UN personnel injured as North Korea escalated tensions after the incident. North Korea and U S and South Korea prepared for higher alert levels as further actions followed.
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Barry Schlachter
Associated Press
Seoul
South Korea
Panmunjom Trace
Korea
U.N
North Korea
U.S.S. Pueblo
U.S
Midway
Japan
Washington
Korean
Kim Ji-sung
Pyongyang
Pak Chol
Dmz
Panmunjom
William D. Henderson
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Navy
Guam
Pentagon
United Nations
UNC
League Presses Debates Target Date for National Televised Debates
The League of Women Voters presses for three national presidential debates between Ford and Carter with proposed weeks in October and a possible vice presidential debate. Carter accepts in principle and names a aide to work with the steering committee. Ford has not designated organizers. ABC and NBC ready to cover league sponsored debates.
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John Barbour
Associated Press
League of Women Voters
Ford
Jimmy Carter
St. Loui
League
Ruth Clusen
Green Bay
Wis
Peggy Lamopl
Ms. Lamps
Robert Dole
Walter Mondale
New York
The
Fires and drought plague Western Europe vacation spots
Fires swept forests from England to France forcing thousands of vacationers to flee. A 15 month drought drained reservoirs and crops across a wide belt from England and Wales to Belgium and northwest France. Evacuations affected about 3,000 campers near Royan and La Palmyre as fires neared Atlantic beaches. Wildlife protection concerns rose as a La Palmyre zoo operator sought mobile cages for lions, tigers, giraffes and hippos. Firefighters faced strong winds and exhausted crews, with forests closed across the country. Urban water shortages emerged in London and South Wales as rains failed to arrive and authorities urged restraint to save supplies.
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Associated Press
Britain
France
Europe
England
Wales
Belgium
Atlantic
Royan
la Palmyre
British Forestry Commission
South Wales
Carter Picks Georgia For Kickoff In 1976 Campaign
Jimmy Carter will open his Democratic presidential bid in Georgia on Labor Day at Warm Springs, a Georgia choice tied to FDR, before shifting focus to battleground states including California Ohio Illinois Michigan Indiana New Jersey New York and positions up into Massachusetts. Powell noted Texas and Florida are contested but less crucial. Carter passes on a Detroit kickoff, citing campaign strategy and regional balance.
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Lynne Olson
Associated Press
Plains, Ga
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
California
Midwest
Northeast
Jody Powell
Powell
Ohio
Mlinois
Michigan
Indiana
New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
Texas
Florida
Carter
Robert Dole
Kansas
Ford
Tra Carter
South
Warm Springs
Detroit
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Springs
South Carolina
U S Shows Military Strength Over Panmunjom Tree Incident
U S forces demonstrated power around Korea as North Koreans killed two American officers. Ford approved cutting the Panmunjom tree with a large force near the DMZ. Casualties included Maj Arthur Bonifas and Lt Mark Barrett. bodies flown to West Point and Columbia for burial.
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K.C. Hwang
Associated Press
Seoul
South Korea
United States
Korea
Ford
White House
Ron Nelsen
Vail
Colo
National Security Agency
Brent.a. Scowcroft
Travis Air Force Base
California
US Army
Oakland
Calif
Erroll Loving
Travis
Arthur Bonifas
Newburgh
West Point
N.Y
Mark T Barrett
Columbia
Bonifas
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Normandy
Pak
U S
Mark Barrett
D.C
U.N. Command
Bonilas
Barrett
Voter League
Idea
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Arephore
Gwent
Roy Orringe
London
Trafalgar Square
Devon
Cornwall
South West Water Authority
Pusser
Wba
Cbeni
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