Mideast fighting continues across cease-fire lines
United Press International reports ongoing clashes as Israeli forces exchange fire with Egyptian and Jordanian troops near Ismailia and the Sea of Galilee. Israel claims Soviet support for Egypt and asserts its arms demands are justified. Egyptian antiaircraft fire downed three Israeli jets near Port Said and north of the Bitter Lakes. The piece also notes Kennedy family pregnancy rumors in Boston.
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United Press International
Israel
Soviet Union
Egypt
Suez Canal
Ismailia
Jordan
Jordan River
Sea of Galilee
Um Qaiss
Yisrael Galili
Canal
Abdel Gamal Nasser
Port Fuad
el Tina
el Cap
el Deversoir
Great Bitter Lakes
al Ahram
Lel Aviv
Haim Bar-Lev
Middle East
West Bank
Bar-Lev
Kennedy admits delaying reporting Chappaquiddick crash
In Edgartown Massachusetts Senator Kennedy pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal accident and received a suspended two month sentence with one year probation. He described confusion after the crash that killed Mary Jo Kopechne and said he did not report it immediately. He recounted efforts to rescue Kopechne and said he struggled with guilt, fear, and shock while outlining the events of that night on Chappaquiddick Island.
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Kennedy
Dukes County
Edgartown
Nantucket Sound
Miss Kopechne
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Chappaquiddick Island
Chappaquiddick
Mary Jo
Joseph Gargan
Paul F. Markham
U.S
Massachusetts
Kennedys
Gargan
Markhan
Shiretown Inn
Markham
Soldiers Return From Vietnam as 6000th Troops Withdrawn
About 550 U.S. soldiers flew home from Vietnam on Starlifter transports from Bien Hoa. The departing 9th Infantry Division units head to McChord AFB and Ft. Lewis, part of Nixon’s plan to pull 25,000 troops by August. Ground fighting and a helicopter fatality are noted, plus a disqualification in a Los Alamitos race.
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Walter Whitehead
Saigon
UPS
Vietnam
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Bien Hoa Air Base
McChord Afb
Wash
Ft. Lewis
Nixon
U.S
Mekong
Nha Si
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Boston
UPI
Boston Herald
Edward M. Kennedy
Martha’s Vineyard
Kennedy’s
Kara
Edward Jr
Patrick
Vicente Morales
Newhart Garden
Santa Maria
Jack Oliver
Santa Maria Hospital
W. Orange
Mexico
Paula
Maria Marsales
Julia Hosick
Lompoc
Claudina
Bernicita
Angus
Sonoma County
Santa Rosa
Clinton Hudson
Howard Stauffer
Bill
Bob Strat
Cholon
Los Alamitos
Calif
Los Alamitos Race Course
Moon Cargo
Lompoc Shopping Center
Culberson Realty
West
Laurel Ave
Foster's Smokehouse
J’ St
Santa
Barbara
Growth Fund
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