Khaled Ibn Abdul Aziz Proclaimed King of Saudi Arabia
Crown Prince Khaled Ibn Abdul Aziz was proclaimed king after King Faisal's assassination in Riyadh. The late king died from gunshot wounds inflicted by his mentally deranged nephew Prince Faisal Ibn Musaed Ibn Abdul Aziz. Faisal's legacy emphasized roads, irrigation, factories and a balanced budget while opposing lavish living.
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Lebanon
Khaled Ibn
Abdul Aziz
Saudi Arabia
Faisal
Riyadh
Faisal Ibn
Musaed Ibn
Mohammed
King Faisal
King Saud
Saud
United States
Ibn Saud
Arab summit urged to unite against Israel and Gaza crisis
The Cairo semiofficial press called for an Arab summit to plan a united strategy after Kissinger’s peace mission collapse. Egyptian Foreign Minister Fahmy urged unity to force Israel from occupied lands, while Rabin warned of war if needed and Geneva talks were anticipated with US and USSR as co chairs.
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al Ahram
United Nations
Middle East
Henry A. Kissinger
Ismail Fahmy
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
Knesset
Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
Sinai Desert
Golan Heights
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Kissinger
Fahmy
Senate OKs Highway Funds Boost for Federal Match
Ohio's Senate advanced nearly 19 million dollars to the transportation department to aid qualification for additional federal highway matching funds. The 17-13 vote required 17 for passage in the 33 member upper chamber.
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Ohio
Senate
Transportation Department
House
Ford Administration
DOT Firings Hit Three In Hocking County
Three Department of Transportation workers in Hocking County received April 5 layoff notices amid a statewide purge of 537 DOT employees. Local layoffs flow from Columbus orders to the Marietta division, with payroll savings projected at 370 000 dollars monthly and about 100 000 in unemployment costs per two week period.
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DOT
Hocking County
Howard Earnhart
Columbus
Division 10
Marietta
Dean Dollison
Logan
Richard Jackson
Dollison
Department
Probation For Two Teens In West Virginia Theft Case
David Perrine and Donald R. Crane, both 18 from Logan and Elkins, were sentenced for first count grand theft linked to a December VW theft and other items. Perrine received a three year probation after a 15 year Mansfield sentence was suspended. Both are to be turned over to West Virginia authorities.
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Elkins
W. Va
Logan
Ohio Reformatory
Mansfield
Harley Meyer
Perrine
Hocking County
Donald R. Crane
West Virginia
Pickens
Paul Hartman
Drew Rolston
Chris Veidt
Assassination of King Faisal Hits U S Middle East Policy
Washington officials express alarm over King Faisal's assassination and its possible impact on U S aims in the Middle East. They note the timing worsens Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy and Egypt-Israel peace efforts. Faisal was a stabilizing ally viewed as conservative and anti-Communist.
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Washington
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Middle East
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Israel
Kissinger
U.S. reassesses Middle East policy amid war fears
President Ford and Secretary Kissinger order a total reassessment of U.S. Middle East policy to avert a new Arab–Israeli war within weeks. Officials warn that must reestablish American influence over Israel to prevent renewed conflict as Soviet arms aid to Egypt looms.
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Mideast
Washington
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
White House
National Security Council
Kissinger
United States
Israel
Ron Nelsen
Egypt
Soviet Union
State Department
Weather Outlook for Hocking Valley Monday to Wednesday
The Hocking Valley reached 72 degrees Monday with a sharp drop to the 20s tonight and a 10 percent chance of precipitation. Sunshine returns with cold 40s highs on Wednesday after a 11 a.m. reading of 45 degrees and an overnight low of 42.
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Hocking Valley
Da Nang Tense as North Sweeps Northern South Vietnam
In Da Nang panic rises as North Vietnamese forces tighten their grip on the north while South Vietnamese troops rush to form a new defense line around the city. Refugees surge, civilians flee, and U.S. personnel await evacuation options amid uncertain timing.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
da Nang
Hue
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Thanh Binh
Hai van Pass
U.S
Air Vietnam
Arnett
Washington
Pentagon
Hancock
Cambodian capital siege prompts US airlift of refugees
The Okinawa and other naval units wait in the Gulf of Thailand to evacuate Americans from Phnom Penh while Hue Tam Ky and Quang Ngai fall to the Communists. Saigon politicians demand Thieu’s ouster as Hue and Quang Ngai are shelled. An airlift of 10,000 refugees daily from Da Nang is planned using contracted airliners.
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Gulf of Thailand
Phnom Penh
Hue
da Nang
Tam Ky
Quang Ngai
South Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
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