Nixon Keeps Close Watch on Jordan Crisis as U.S. Forces Stand Ready
President Nixon maintains continuous oversight of the Jordan crisis as American forces in the Mediterranean are bolstered. Officials call troop positioning precautionary, ready to intervene to rescue over 400 Americans or to safeguard the Hussein government if regional actors escalate or Jordan slips toward guerrilla control.
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Mediterranean
Nixon
Jordan
Hussein
Iraq
Syria
King Hussein
U.S
Israel
Middle East
Pentagon
Mideast
Guerrila
Dan
Ziegler
Chicago
Sun-Times
White House
Meir dims hopes for Middle East peace talks
Prime Minister Golda Meir told President Nixon that there can be no peace talks until Egypt removes missiles Israel claims were planted along the Suez Canal. American officials say the standstill violations implicate the Soviet Union and Cairo, and that diplomatic pressure will continue to seek a resumption under Gunnar Jarring.
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Golda Meir
Middle East
Nixon
William P. Rogers
United Nations
Gunnar Jarring
Soviet Union
Moscow
Cairo
Suez Canal Zone
Mrs. Meir
Randoph County official reflects on 14 years in office
Ira McDowell, Randolph County board of commissioners chairman for 14 years, prepares to retire and reflects on changes in Randolph County during his tenure in an interview to be featured in the Sunday Enterprise. A Denton group pursues a local gold strike idea near Stanly County reported in the Sunday Enterprise.
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Stanly County
Sunday Enterprise
Ira McDowell
Board of Commissioners
Randolph County
McDowell
Randolph
Nation of nutritional illiterates urges US nourishment standards
AP reports Robert B. Choate, a vocal critic, tells a House task force that the United States is a nation of nutritional illiterates and urges a national nutrition standard. He cites cereal advertising and TV influence and calls for stronger consumer education and healthier food choices.
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Washington
United States
Robert B. Choate
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Democratic Study Group
Consumer Affairs and Food and Agriculture Task Forces
Choate
Junior
Cease-Fire Try Appears Doomed Across Middle East
Cairo reported King Hussein accepted a 24 hour cease fire proposal but Jordan's Field Marshal Majali set a three hour deadline for Palestinian guerrillas to surrender or face firing squads. The ultimatum followed Hussein martial law and amid rising casualties reported past 5000.
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Lebanon
Cairo
Hussein
Jordan
Habis Majali
Majali
Radio
Amman
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Hussien
Mohamed Sadek
Sadek
Yasir Arafat
The
Palestine Liberation Organization
GM UAW Trade Talks Stall In Nationwide Strike
GM and the UAW push local bargaining at 155 sites to end the 344,000 worker strike now in its first week. Woodcock says urgency remains as 365,000 trained and laid off workers lose pay while unions seek higher wages, a $500 monthly pension and an unlimited cost of living escalator.
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UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Woodcock
Benefts
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Plane hijacker redirects Allegheny jet to Havana Cuba
An Allegheny Airlines Boeing 727 hijacked from Pittsburgh to Boston diverted to Havana after a stop at Philadelphia. The suspect, armed with a pistol and gas can, allowed 90 passengers to depart while keeping three crewmen and two FAA or airline staff aboard. Authorities and passengers described a tense scene with a small explosive device improvised from a gas container.
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Havana
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelphia International
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
John Harkin
Cairo
Robert Baker
Philadelphia
John Balderama
Allegheny
Watson Appears At Tate Trial
Charles Tex Watson, 24, extradited from Texas, appears in court with four former Manson group members in the Sharon Tate murder case. He is accused of murder conspiracy and faced a key witness identifying him in the packed Los Angeles courtroom. The judge denied a mistrial motion over Watson’s appearance.
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Charles
Tex’ Watson
Sharon Tate
Charles M. Manson
Watson
Texas
Manson
Paul Fitzgerald
Ing Patricia Krenwinkel
Danny DeCarlo
Irving Kanarek
DeCarlo
Fitzgerald
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