Arabs Demand Holy War After Mosque Is Burned
The Arab world observes a day of mourning over the Aqsa Mosque fire in Jerusalem with general strikes and protests against the United States and Israel. Leaders call for Muslim holy war as tensions rise, while Israel arrests a suspect. Arab demonstrations and clashes occur across Jordan Lebanon and Gaza amid calls from Nasser and King Faisal.
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F] Aqsa
Jerusalem
United States
Israel
Middle East
Michael D. Rohen
Church of God
Rohen
Jordan
U.S
U.S. Information Service Center
Amman
Muftis
Lebanon
Syria
Rafiah
Gaza Strip
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Protestants threaten Belfast govt over B-Special disarmament
Protestant militants led by Rev Ian Paisley gathered at Stormont Castle and vowed to topple Northern Ireland’s government unless the B-Specials are not disarmed. Britain ordered weapons turned in while Gen. Ian Freeland announced the force would be removed from riot duty amid Catholic unrest.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Ian Paisley
Paisley
Stormont Caste
Parliament Building
Stormont Castle
James Chichester-Clark
Parliament House
Chichester-Clark
Britain
Ian Freeland
William Long
John McKeague
Nixon halts Viet pullout uncertainty grows
Ziegler said the President is pleased with ARVN progress and there will be no freeze on the initial 25,000 troop withdrawal. He noted high enemy activity since mid August has slowed plans for a larger pullout while monitoring infiltration from the north.
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Republic of South Vietnam
ARVN
South Vietnam
Ziegler
Nixon
Burglaries in Las Vegas Net Cash and Jewelry Losses
Police report several break ins citywide. Francis Buckley Jr. lost cash and three rings at his Fontenella home after a rear slider was pried open Friday night. Howard Sawyer reported a $300 ruby ring stolen from his San Bernardino Avenue residence. Dr. Charles West’s boat yielded $1,400 in camping and boating gear while Clarence Moore’s home saw over $150 in cash and two portable radios taken. A neighbor saw a young man near Buckley’s house around 9 p.m.
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Las Vegas
Francis Buckley Jr
Fontenella Sr
Howard Sawyer
San Bernardino Ave
Charles West
Ralston Dr
Ted Wein
Firestone Station
Oakey Avenue
Las Vegas Boulevard
Clarence Moore
McWilliams St
Rescuers Hunt Virginia's Dead On Riverbanks
A 16 man team searched the James River banks for flood victims as Richmond rafts and sandbag walls held back waters. Downriver cleanup began while state officials reported 133 washed out bridges and Nelson County limited roads to emergency use. Helicopters shuttled medicine and supplies as Virginia faced its worst flood in a century after Camille’s rains.
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the James
Richmond
James
Atlantic
State
Nelson County
Virginia
Allegheny Mountains
Vigilantes Target Mafia Bombings In Tucson Case
Reports describe a multi-element plot behind bombings of Mafia members homes and businesses starting in 1988. Officials note a community leaders’ group at the top, local hoods to carry out acts, and underworld targets, with no injuries from most blasts. Further facts to unfold over months.
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Fun
Bonanno
FBI
United Press International
Underworld
Tucson
Artzon
Fires Rage Across Southern California Smoke Keeps Firefighters Busy
Flames blacken more than 63 000 acres across San Diego Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Camp Pendleton near Nixon’s Western White House bears the largest blaze, with ten miles east of San Clemente spreading southeast as crews use chemical retardants from Forest Service aircraft. Evacuations affect DeLuz Tenaja and Marietta while several structures burn including a Moosa Canyon barn and a San Diego area garage. Authorities warn of continued danger as winds drive hot dry conditions with Santa Ana gusts and air operations hampered by smoke.
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San Diego
UPI
California
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base
Nixon
White House
Cleveland National Forest
San Clemente
U.S. Forest Service
California Division of Forestry
DeLuz Canyon
DeLuz
Oceanside
San Diego County
Tenaja
Moosa Canyon
el Cajon
Riverside County
Walker Basin
Marietta
Temecula
Rainbow Valley
Donald Russell
San Bernardino County
Reche Canyon
Colton
San Bernardino
Crestline
Telegraph Canyon
Chula Vista
Mexican
la Jolla
Ramona
Julian
Santa Ana
Desert
Young Man Dies After Pool Jump Attempt At Strip Hotel
An unidentified man, estimated 18 to 22, died after leaping from a second floor at a Strip hotel into a pool area. He struck cement, was pronounced dead on arrival at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital at 6 p.m., and was not a hotel guest. Witnesses said he ran the lodge twice before the jump.
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Clark County Sheriff's
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
SUN
Rash Of Accidents Hits Roads In Area
The Nevada Highway Patrol received numerous accident calls late last night. A two car crash near Sloan on Interstate 15 ten miles southwest of Las Vegas injured three people whose identities and injuries were not known at 11 p.m. Sixty miles northeast near Overton, two separate accidents were investigated with injuries reported as not serious.
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Nevada Highway Patrol
SUN
Sloan
Interstate 15
Las Vegas
Overton
Hill 101 Falls to U S Forces in Que Son Valley Fight
In Que Son Valley South Vietnam Hill 101 fell to three hundred U S infantrymen who killed a North Vietnamese machine gun crew and captured the hill on day six of heavy fighting. The helicopter wreckage 1 000 yards away held eight American fatalities. American losses reached 35 dead and 150 wounded with at least 500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong reported killed overall this week.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Hill 101
South Vietnam
Que Son
U. S
Leutenant
Randy Harn
San Jose
Calif
Oliver Noonan
Norwell
Mass
Pfc
Barry Daniels
McCordsville
Ind
Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Czechoslovak Premier Links Riots to Anti Socialist Elements
Premier Oldrich Cernik alleged anti socialist and counter revolutionary elements organized the Prague riots. The government imposed emergency measures with three weeks detention and bans, while Rude Pravo hinted organizers may include former reform leaders Dubcek and Smrkovsky.
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Prague
UPI
Oldrich Cernik
Czechoslovakia
Cernik
Moravia
Communist Party
Rude Pravo
Reform
Alexander Dubcek
Josef Smrkovsky
Prague Radio
Dubcek
Smrkovsky
Kosice
Sam Sheppard Wins New Career in Wrestling
Sam Sheppard, former defendant in notorious murder trials, wins his second wrestling match with trainer George Strickland. The duo defeated Wild Bill Scholl and an opponent at Memorial Hall before 3,700 fans. Strickland notes a planned July or August bout schedule and the mandibular nerve hold drawing attention.
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Jackson, Ohio
UPI
Sam Sheppard
Sheppard
George Strickland
Wild Bill’ Scholl
Mr. X
Memorial Hall
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
New Boston
Ohio
Cobo Hall
Detroit
Strickland
Scholl
Form New Cabinet Urges Khiem To Lead Saigon Government
President Thieu asked General Tran Thien Khiem interior minister to form a new cabinet as civilian Prime Minister Tran Van Huong resigned after a dispute over broadening the government to counter Viet Cong. Khiem, 44, is a four star general, with Thieu also a general and Ky a marshal.
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Saigon
UPS
Nguyen van Thieu
Tran Thien Khiem
South Vietnam
Khiem
Tran van Huong
Thieu
U.S
Huong
Nguyen Cao Ky
Boy 14 Fatally Injured Grabbing Truck In Nevada
North Las Vegas police say Roosevelt Williams Jr. grabbed a flatbed truck to hitch a ride with his bicycle, slipped under its wheels at Miller Road and Commerce Street, and died. The driver Saul Whitehead 43 did not know the boy was attached. This marks Nevada road death number 140 this year.
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Las Vegas
Roosevelt Williams Jr
Roosevelt Williams
Englested St
Saul Whitehead
Miller Road
Commerce Street
Nevada
Boy 13 Drove Car Into Las Vegas House Crash
A 13-year-old boy borrowed his parents car and crashed into the Petersons home on Hazard Avenue in Las Vegas just before 10 p.m. The car jumped a curb, rolled, and ended up on its side in the bedroom. The boy was unhurt.
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Dal Peterson
1000 Hazard Ave
Las Vegas
Peterson
Hazard Avenue
Armed Robbery on Fremont Street in Las Vegas
A Las Vegas man, Tony Casella of 320 11th St., reports two armed men attacked him at about 1 30 a.m. in the 1000 block of Fremont Street. One carried a silver pistol. after a struggle he lost his wallet containing about $50. The suspects fled west on Fremont.
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Las Vegas
Fremont St
Tony Casella
11Th St
Casella
Fremont
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Pagel
Velke Karlovice
Bay Village
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Vegas
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