Security Precautions Tight For Opening Of UN General Assembly
Delegates from 132 nations convene the 27th UN General Assembly amid a Middle East crisis and Cold War tensions. Soviet Foreign Affairs Chief Andrei Gromyko arrives first among Big Five envoys as security tightens, with 40 protective agents sent from Washington to guard UN missions and officials.
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U.S
William P. Rogers
Alec Douglas-Home
M. Maurice Schumann
Chiao Kuan-hua
United Nations
Executive Protective Service
Washington
Nixon
Yor
U.N
Israel
U N General Assembly Debates Mideast Crisis and Korea
Secretary-General Waldheim condemns Israeli Lebanon incursion and urges measures to prevent terrorism. The U S delegation led by Rogers backs action on Waldheim’s proposal while China and the Soviet Union join a coalition with 27 others to demand troop withdrawal from South Korea as North and South Korea begin tentative talks.
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Munich
Kurt Waldheim
Lebanon
Waldheim
U.N
U.S
Rogers
China
Viet Union
Soviet Union
South Korea
Reds Gain Ground South of Da Nang in Quang Ngai
Saigon reports Communist forces seize their third district capital in Quang Ngai province and occupy three hamlets in a fourth district as heavy fighting continues. Government losses rise while enemy casualties reach into the hundreds after two days of combat.
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Saigon
da Nang
Quang Ngai
Mo Duc
Duc Pho
Ba To
Binh Son
Quang Ngai Province
City Council Sets Nov 7 Vote On Charter Changes
Council votes 5 to 2 to call a special election November 7 to amend three provisions of the new city charter. Voters would decide on abolishing two council at large posts, keeping four wards or creating eight, and allowing a simple majority to override a mayoral veto. Emergency clauses failed 5-2, delaying effect for 30 days.
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ITY
Woody Wolverton
Max Seibold
Roy B. Hooper
Wolverton
Larry Ferguson
Cleo Craig
Ernest Roper
Airmen seize mess hall at Laredo base over tour duties
About 30 airmen occupied a mess hall at Laredo Air Force Base at 4 am and demanded shorter tours for black personnel. Col. L. W. Svendsen Jr. began talks within 30 minutes. no figures on duty tours were released. The base is part of Air Training Command with 16 bases and 3,000 personnel.
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Laredo Air Base
Laredo
Air Force
Laredo Afb
Air Training Command
Clues Sought In Slaying Of Trooper Ake
Oklahoma investigators search for leads in the slaying of Trooper Robert Eugene Ake 28 found beside a road after a chase. Authorities say he was likely killed with his own revolver and a car license tag from out of state is the only solid clue. Police questioned several motorists stopped earlier by Ake as they pursued details of the suspect Abe. Ake had joined the patrol in 1970 after working as a policeman in Alva and Northwestern State College.
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Alahoma City
Robert Eugene Ake
Abe
Oklahoma County
Highway Patrol
Ake
Midwest City
Alva
Northwestern State College
OSU halfback Fountain Smith charged with drug sale
Norman Oklahoma AP reports Oklahoma State back Fountain Smith has been charged with selling marijuana to two Norman undercover agents. Coach Dave Smith confirmed he will appear in court Wednesday and defended the sophomore from Midland Texas saying the player is innocent until proven guilty.
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Norman
Okla
Fountain Smith
Oklahoma State
Cowboys
Dave Smith
Midland
Tex
Hot Sunny Weather Forecast for Southwest Oklahoma
Weather in southwest Oklahoma and most of the state stays sunny and hot this afternoon and Wednesday with highs in the upper 90s and nighttime lows around the mid 70s. Downtown Lawton reached a high of 96 Monday and a 73 degree low this morning.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Israeli diplomat killed in London package bomb blast
An Israeli agricultural counsellor, Dr Ami Shachori, 44, was killed and another Israeli official wounded when a package bomb exploded at the London embassy. An American military attache was said to be arrested in Syria. Egypt's Foreign Minister expressed regret, condemning the violence as terrorism. The package was mailed from Amsterdam. Scotland Yard warned of similar risks after the Munich massacre. See Terrorism, Page 4.
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London
Syria
Ami Shachori
Shachori
Kaddar Theodor
Mohammed Hassan el-Zayyat
Zayyat
Lebanon
Britain
Alec Douglas-Home
Abba Eban
Israel
Foreign Office
Amsterdam
Scotland Yard
Munich
Construction Up Assistant U.S. Military During August
Lawton construction in August totaled about 2.689 million with 76 permits issued by the building and safety department. The month’s value pushed the year to roughly 22.2 million and 1971 to a record 26.2 million.
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U.S
Lawton
Attache Held By Syrians
Maj Richard Barrett assistant military attache in the U S Embassy Amman was arrested Sept 9 on a route from Jordan to Beirut. Syrian authorities have not given reasons or location of confinement and the United States handles the case through the Italian Embassy in Damascus.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Israel
Richard Barrett
Laramie
Wyo
Jordan
Syria
Amman
Barrett
United States
Damascus
Americans and Britons detained in Uganda war crackdown
The Associated Press reports about nine Americans and around 50 British nationals held in Kampala amid Uganda Tanzania fighting. Detentions include Peace Corps workers missionaries and AP记者 with at least 10 newsmen among the detainees. Diplomatic sources note Europeans detained total about 80 with some released and treated well. Uganda claims invaders routed and retreating toward the border. Tanzanian sources cite attacks near Bukoba with casualties.
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Associated
Wanume Kibedi
Richard Slater
Kampala
Uganda
Dar Es Salaam
Bukoba
Tanzania
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