United Nations urged to act on air piracy
Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban joined the United States and other nations demanding U.N. action to halt hijackings. Eban said Israel would back Dutch plans to put the issue on the General Assembly agenda as pressure grows. A TWA 707 with 113 aboard was hijacked to Damascus on August 29, with two Israeli men held.
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United Nations
Israel
United States
U.N
Abba Eban
Syria
Eban
U.n.correspondents Association
Joseph M. M. A. H. Luns
General Assembly
Luns
TWA
Rome
Athens
Tel Aviv
Damascus
Band Bus Wreck Kills Two From Or Angeburg Exotics
A bus carrying The Exotics, a dance band, from Orangeburg DC plunged down an embankment in Jackson County North Carolina killing two and injuring nine. The injured were treated at Harris Hospital Sylva and later moved to Asheville and Waynesville hospitals. Identification of the dead was not available as passengers were not in viewable condition.
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Glenville
N. C
Orangeburg
D. C
North Carolina
Jackson County
Western Carolina University
Sylva Hospital
Through Ceiling Freak Shot Kills Man
In Whittier California Hayward Henry Dyer 22 was killed when a stray rifle shot from an apartment above struck him as he cradled his infant son. The shot was fired accidentally by Vernon Detective Sgt Frank Sweeney during a predawn raid for marijuana. Dyer’s 22 month old died contained, the baby escaped with minor cuts. Police said no arrests were made in the upstairs apartment and one man in a nearby unit was arrested for marijuana possession.
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Dyer
Francis
Iiro Dyer
Wheeler Foresees Surge in Fighting in Vietnam
Gen Earle J Wheeler chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrives in Saigon and predicts a new round of fighting as Western allied actions have weakened the Vietcong. He notes low action levels may rise and expects a winter spring campaign. Abrams accompanies him. Reports say light ground action with some enemy losses, including 51 killed in two battles and civilian and adviser casualties.
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Earle J. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wheeler
U.S
Seoul
Korea
Vietnam
Creighton Abrams
Mekong Delta
Green Beret
Nixon vows showdown vote on Haynsworth nomination
President Nixon commits to a Senate vote on Clement Haynsworth despite lacking guaranteed support from fellow Republicans. Key leaders Scott and Griffin refuse to back the nomination, while Nixon defends Haynsworth's record on civil rights and labor and pressures the Judiciary Committee to act swiftly.
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H. L. Schwartz
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Supreme Court
Senate
Hugh Scott
GOP
Robert P. Griffin
Clement F. Haynsworth
Scott
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mike Mansfield
Haynsworth
Judiciary Committee
White House
Key Biscayne, Fla
Judiciary
James 0. Eastland
D-Miss
Six Senators Doubt Haynsworth Nomination Reaches Floor
In Albuquerque six Democratic senators including Ralph Yarborough Edmund Muskie Daniel Inouye Howard Cannon Joseph Montoya and Frank Moss express doubt the Supreme Court nomination of Clement Haynsworth will reach the Senate floor for a vote and all oppose the nomination Montoya publicly states he will not support the nomination for the first time.
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N.M
Supreme Court
Clement F. Haynsworth
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Sen
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Texas
Haynsworth
Nixon
Abe Fortas
Yarborough
Sens
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Howard Cannon
Nevada
Joseph M. Montoya
New Mexico
Frank Moss
Utah
Montoya
Seagrove Pottery Museum Opens Sunday
The Enterprise Sunday profiles Seagrove Randolph County pottery making as an art and details the museum's development and tomorrow’s dedication in a feature on the community venue.
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Seagrove
Randolph County
Enterprise Sunday
Brandt Wins West Germany Chancellorship After 10-Year Push
Willy Brandt's rise to chancellor ends a decade of making the Social Democrats respectable in West Germany. The victory signals improved East-West tensions and a thriving economy, rooted in the 1959 reform platform that shifted the party toward a free market with necessary planning. Brandt’s leadership as Berlin mayor and later foreign minister helped redefine the party, enabling a coalition with the Free Democrats after Sunday’s election.
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Bonn
Germany
Willy Brandit
Social Democratic Party
East Germany
West Germany
Brandt
West Berlin
Edwig Erhard
Berlin
Social Democrats
Kurt Georg Kie
Singer
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
Old Guard
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Karl Schiller
Why Is Top Soldier Still In Top Spot Probers Ask
Senate investigators probe Sgt. William C. Wooldridge amid graft allegations and questions why he remains in a trusted role. Witnesses recount a 1967 Ft Benning secret meeting to finance illicit ventures, with CID detailing a scheme involving Viet Namese currency and slot-machine takeoffs in Vietnam and Germany.
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Washington
Senate
Army
William C. Wooldridge
Ft. Benning
U.S
CID
Vietnam
Germany
Kash
Augsburg
Munich
South Vietnam
Military Spending Bill Passes House
The House approved a $21.35 billion military spending package including Nixon’s Safeguard ABM after a heated debate. It allows deployment of the ABM system, preserves $481 million for 28 C5A planes, and adds $1 billion for ships, with $2.2 billion in cuts defeated during week-long consideration. The measure moves to a House Senate conference committee.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Senate
Apollo XII crew patch design unveiled for moon mission
NASA released a chest patch design for Apollo XII to be worn during the moon flight. The emblem features a clipper ship circling the moon, symbolizing the all Navy crew, with blue lettering on a gold background reflecting Navy colors.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Moon
Navy
Israelis Egyptians Do Battle Across Suez Canal
Israeli and Egyptian forces clash as commandos cross the Suez Canal and fight on the Sinai peninsula for hours. Cairo reports two tanks and three troop carriers destroyed with several Egyptian casualties, while Israel cites five Egyptian deaths and six wounded and reports Israeli wounded.
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Sinai Peninsula
Cairo
Middle East
Tel Aviv
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