08 Jun 1967
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1967
Page
1
Readers discuss civil defense director appointments, political labels, job training for the partially blind, poodle tearing, traffic concerns, faith conference plans, and a teen participation in parents’ wedding. The column mixes civic questions with veterinary tips and social etiquette.
President Nasser’s shutdown of the Suez Canal spurs Israeli planners to build a rival canal. Meir Batz, a Russian-born Israeli engineer, proposes a 180 mile waterway from near Tel Aviv through the Negev to Eilat at the Gulf of Aqaba, with construction possible starting by 1970 and operation within five to seven years.
The Suez Canal, Egypt’s key revenue source at 179 million in 1965, handles only 30 to 45 foot drafts. With oil tankers growing to 100 foot drafts and 200k to 300k ton capacity, large ships may bypass via the Cape of Good Hope, forcing a costly widening and deepening project.
The Nile region sees a U S Navy ship attacked in the Mediterranean near Sinai with 4 Americans killed and 53 wounded. Israel reports advances in Sinai while a UN cease fire seeks halt by 4 p m EDT. Egypt vows to continue fighting as Jordan accepts truce terms.
President Johnson forms a Cabinet level Middle East committee to map a path to a durable peace between Arab states and Israel. Secretary Rusk chairs. McGeorge Bundy to serve as executive secretary as Johnson seeks long term UN backed, U S Soviet cooperative efforts.
Cairo buzzes with alerts as reports cite Israeli advances and Algerian troops arriving in Sinai. Residents describe tense streets near Cairo Airport while Nasser retains popular support amid shifting frontline reports.
Navy pilots from the carrier Enterprise deep into North Vietnam bombed a camouflaged 50 miles southwest of Hanoi destroying missiles and a radar van. The mission followed airfield and assault reports as ground fighting increased near the DMZ and Saigon.
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