Ceasefire strain as troops move in Middle East conflict
Soviet and Israeli actions deepen wartime tensions amid cease-fire calls. Brezhnev accuses Israel of violating UN cease-fire and Egypt and Israel blame each other for cease-fire breaches. Saudi King Faisal warns of further war if Israel does not withdraw and maintains oil embargo. U N plans begin withdrawing peacekeepers from Cyprus with 897 troops reassigned to Egypt.
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U N Council Seeks Cairo Peacekeeping Move Amid Middle East Tensions
The U N Security Council backed a cease fire and considered sending about 897 troops from the Cyprus force to the Middle East while awaiting troop-raising plans from Waldheim. China opposed the resolution, and debate included Superpowers funding questions as Israel and Egypt brace positions along the Suez Canal.
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Ford UAW contract provisions and wage offers
Ford and UAW workers negotiate terms including weekly time off on Sundays and every third Saturday, a 3 percent annual wage rise, a pension after 30 years, improved cost of living adjustments, and a company subsidized dental plan. Ford notes 97 bargaining units across 28 states average $5.70 hourly wage and about $248 weekly pay with overtime. last three year contract hours notice given as agreement nears expiry.
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LURA Sets Mall Deadline as Developers Weigh Options
The Lawton urban renewal authority sets a January 1 deadline for major developers to declare interest in an early land agreement option as discussions on the mall's future include alternatives. New board members Charley Wade and Ewell Lacy will be updated, and space expansion to 500,000 square feet is debated to attract two anchors, each requiring about 100,000 square feet with room for smaller leases. Critics warn delays invite more criticism as talks consider larger construction space beyond the current 400,000 feet.
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City Youth Hurt In School Fight
An 18 year old south Lawton teen was taken to Reynolds Army Hospital after a fight with several black students outside a Lawton High School classroom. Police say two black juveniles 16 and 17 were arrested and the older youth is also a suspect in a beating last Friday night that targeted a white man.
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Trade Figures Show Big Export Increase and Import Drop
Officials described the export rise and import fall as unexpected and volatility driven. The turnaround is linked to two U.S. dollar devaluations boosting American goods abroad and raising foreign prices at home, with $1 billion in new trade said to create 72,000 jobs. Third quarter 1973 posted an $800 million surplus versus $200 million deficit in Q2, aided mainly by Latin America, Canada, and a growing EU market, while Japan improved but remained in deficit.
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Cold War Tensions Rise Over Middle East Aid
Secretary Schlesinger said the United States would airlift planes tanks and supplies to Israel to maintain a balance of power as Soviet aid to Syria and Egypt continues at a reduced rate. Nixon would decide when returned troops resume normal duties. UN Security Council votes for a peacekeeping force excluding the major powers.
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Nixon mullies observer role as Waldheim seeks small group
Warren says Nixon would consider Waldheim request for a small number of observers with a clear line between observers and the truce team, while avoiding detailing the Soviet dispatch. He declines to comment on Brezhnev's advance notice to Nixon. The president to speak at 7 p.m. Friday.
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Fire reports show multiple smoke investigations in Lowton
Fire units from Lowton responded to claims at 2 35 pm and 4 04 pm for smoke investigations labeled 8 B and 8 C. Details are unclear due to garbled text but indicate routine precautionary checks. Authorities logged times and locations for the incident runoff.
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Nixon and Ford clash over Watergate panel actions
Nixon and Ford spar over a plan to create a special Prosecution force led by a candidate named by Judge Sirica. Senator Ervin chairman of the Watergate committee and Senator Gurney, a Nixon ally, weigh in as discussions center on Cox’s successor and Richardson’s possible appointment.
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Ilinois
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Babe Ruth Die: Clarification of Age At Death
Report notes confusion over Babe Ruth's age at death with common myth suggesting a younger age. Historical records indicate Ruth died at 53 after a long career as baseball star.
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