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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1968
Page
9
Arab informants in the Middle East say two Israeli Mirage jets conducted reconnaissance missions last month over Cairo near President Nasser’s home. Egyptian officers reportedly face court martial. no official confirmation from Israel or the UAR.
Exclusive Cairo statements claim Israeli planes flew over the western Suez Canal bank to reconnoiter Egyptian troops and key installations including Cairo International Airport and Al Mazar Military Airport. Officers face prosecution for not reporting intrusions and others were dismissed after prior reconnaissance over Mansura. Egyptian pilots reportedly flew over Israeli territory without confirmation. Jordanian officials noted Israeli reconnaissance over Amman and Jordan.
Martinez reports a 40 year old man, Thomas Cecil Franks, jailed for lewd acts against a child under 14 and cruelty to a child after adopting a Japanese girl in Japan. The judge ordered a sentence of one year to life with parole eligibility in 12 months, to run concurrently with six months to ten years for cruelty. The girl, Cleo, now age 10, is in Contra Costa County custody awaiting potential new adoption.
Informants say Israeli sorties have continued near the Suez Canal since the 1967 war. They note Israeli low level flights past Cairo are a new pattern while Egyptian forces rebuilt with Soviet aid avoid signaling anti aircraft deployments. No link to Nasser’s villa is suggested.
Chapman College invites enrollments for 1968 1969 with the s s Ryndam as a floating campus. Two groups of 500 students each will study Greece Hong Kong harbor life and world cities while earning a fully accredited semester at sea on fall and spring itineraries including New York Dublin London Lisbon Rome Athens Haifa Catania Barcelona Las Palmas Rio Buenos Aires Montevideo and more.
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