Israeli commandos attack Beirut International Airport
Israeli commandos in helicopters struck Beirut International Airport in retaliation for an Arab attack on an El Al jet liner in Athens. Fire destroyed several Lebanese planes while the Israeli force reportedly returned to base without casualties. The United States protested the raid in strong terms.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Jerusalem
Cairo
Middle East
United States
Washington
Parker T. Hart
Moshe Raviv
State Department
Hart
Athens
Beirut International Air
ACTION LINE Q and A column on Mary Livingstone and benefits
A reader asks if Mary Livingstone worked for May Co. before marrying Jack Benny. The answer notes her LA hosiery clerk job and stage name Mary Livingstone, plus a Benrus watch issue. A veteran asks about GI benefits and dependents. official says appeal to congress to change the law, as it governs compensation and education.
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Jack Benny
Mary Livingstone
The
May Co
Benny
L. C
Long Beach
Miss Livingstone
Los Angeles
Irvine Fine
Sadye Marks
Vancouver
B.C
Waukegan
Ill
New York
Beverly Hills
Veterans Affairs
Armed Forces
B.B
R. H. Dewey
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C
Guns From L B Black Cats Pound Viet Enemies
A brief report notes the L B Black Cats unit firing on Viet Cong forces with heavy weaponry on a daytime operation. The item emphasizes air and ground exchanges and casualty implications in the ongoing conflict.
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L.B
Nixon Seeks Realistic Vietnam Options for New Admin
President elect Nixon ordered his top foreign policy and national security advisers to present a set of realistic Vietnam options by January 20. He plans to pick a course in February and issue written instructions to Saigon and Paris negotiators detailing general direction and precise U.S. effort. The orders were disclosed after a five hour meeting at his Biscayne Bay retreat.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Vietnam
Saigon
Paris
Biscayne Bay
Nixon suffers scalp cut from fishing boat wire
President elect Richard Nixon reports a small nick above his hairline from a fishing boat crow's nest incident. He said the laceration occurred Thursday when he ran into a wire during a boat outing.
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Key Biscayne
Fila
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Rain May Bring Wet Weather Over Long Beach
Rain clouds drifted over Long Beach as the US Weather Bureau forecast a 50 percent chance of precipitation today. Drizzles varied Saturday night downtown and in outlying areas from about 8:30 p.m. Cooler coastal and interior temperatures were expected with cold mountain conditions and snowlines near 4,500 feet.
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Long Beach
Weather Bureau
Southland
Apollo 8 astronauts greeted by Hawaiians in Honolulu arrival
Apollo 8 crew touched down at Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii on a return from lunar orbit to a sea of cheering locals. The astronauts walked a red carpet as more than 10 000 Hawaiians welcomed them before a quick stopover en route to Ellington near Houston.
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Honolulu
Hickam Air Force Base
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Tex
Hawaii
Frank Borman
James Lovell
William Anders
Long Beach
Rooftop Battle Ends in Istanbul Slayings and Shootout
In Istanbul a long haired Californian, Gary Ralph Bouldin, 33, of San Jose, and his companion Patricia Ann Seeds, 20, of Berkeley, killed at least three people, wounded four, and held off hundreds for four hours before both were killed or captured. The detec tive fatally shot the officer. the pair were later stopped near a police office and a restaurant incident followed in the center city.
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Istanbul
Turkey
UPL
Gary Ralph Bouldin
San Jose
Paticia Ann Seeds
Berkeley
Bouldin
Maritime
Bucher Says Confession Signed Under Threats
Commander Lloyd M. Bucher reports he signed a false confession after North Korean captors threatened to shoot crew members daily until he yielded. He was released with 81 survivors after 11 months, while officials arrange a naval inquiry into the Pueblo capture and mistreatment.
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Washington
Lloyd M. Bucher
U.S
Bucher
U.S. Navy
San Diego Naval Hospital
Hong Kong
Pueblo
Navy
State Department
North Korea
Wonsan
The
Guardian
New York
Reagan Priorities Spur Call for Broad Legislative Action
Governor Reagan names a wide range of urgent needs as the 1969 California Legislature convenes. He hints that tackling the state’s many crises will require coordinating vast executive and legislative energies to identify and address core problems, not just one targeted fix.
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Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
California
Dictionary Quest Advised If Lost in Reference
An exhortation suggests turning to a drugstore for assistance when a word is not found in the dictionary atlas or encyclopedia. It encourages readers to seek help rather than give up.
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Calif
Ladye Benny
Benrus
R.K
Port Hueneme
Calif. A
Benrus Sea Lord
Martin Fromm
Benrus Watch Co
Australia
Chicago
General Dynamics
Jeane Dixon
Robert B. Semple Jr
New York Times Service
Air Force
Crew
Secretary of State
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Reagan
Bob Schmidt
Our
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Schucel
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