Syria's Hafez Assad names 26 member cabinet
Assad, who seized power in a bloodless coup on Nov 13, holds prime minister and defense minister posts as he forms a 26 member cabinet aimed at national unity. Several ministers are seen as Cairo allies while others are labeled pro-communist, signaling a balance between Baathists and progressive forces.
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Syria
Hafez Assad
Egypt
Radio Damascus
Assad
Beirut
Cairo
Tripartite Association
Libya
Sudan
Baath
Egyptian Middle East News Agency
MENA
Damascus
Tripartite Federation
Amman
Hussein
Jordan
Bahi Sadgham
al Ahram
National Security Council
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Gaza Strip
U.S. strikes North Vietnam areas in retaliation
U.S. planes bombed heavily populated regions of North Vietnam in retaliation for attacks on reconnaissance planes. Hanoi said civilians were killed and a POW camp was hit, injuring some airmen. North Vietnam named Hai Phong Ha Tay Quang Ninh and Hoa Binh as bomb targets. the area lies largely above the 19th parallel, about 165 miles north of the DMZ. Defense Secretary Laird said the raids were limited in duration.
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Saigon
UPI
Hanoi
North Vietnam
U.S
Washington
United States
Hai Phong
Ha Tay
Quang Ninh
Hoa Binh
North
South Vietnam
Dong Hoi
Vinh
Dmz
Paris
Suspicious Fires Probe After Lompoc Fire Calls
Lompoc Fire Department responded to four fire calls within an hour last night. Three fires are under investigation for suspicious circumstances, including a 10:54 p.m. blaze in a utility building near a North G apartment complex. Moderate damage reported to the unit and stored belongings.
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Lompoc
North G
E. Prune
Robert Livingston
North F
Manson tells 90 minute story on philosophy of life
The Tate murder trial heard Charlie Manson describe his life philosophy in a 90 minute recital as the defense rested its case without calling witnesses. He asserted he never killed or ordered killings and blamed the older generation for the crimes, while his codefendants declined to testify. Final arguments and verdict were set for late November with Christmas expectation.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Charlie Manson
Tate
Manson
Superior Court
Charles Older
Christimas
Patricia Krenwinkel
Susan Atkins
Leslie van Housten
Jesus Christ
Irving Kanarek
Kanarek
Vincent Bugliosi
Linda Kasbian
Charles
Tex
Watson
Moonrover Lunokhod Parked for Lunar Night
Tass reports Lunokhod 1 halted at Sea of Rains edge for lunar night to study rock properties. Controllers in Moscow sent commands while Lunokhod transmitted panoramas and 14 lunar dust samples via X‑ray spectrometer.
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Moscow
UPI
Earth
Soviet Union
Tass
Rains
Soviet Commission On Space Research
Lunokhod
Moon
Lunokhod 1
Lunok
Cyclone Devastation in East Pakistan Triggers Health Crisis
Relief efforts intensify as smallpox typhoid and cholera follow the cyclone that killed about 153 thousand and left areas unreachable. U S ambassador toured Bohla Island amid gruesome scenes while Britain and the United States organized helicopter relief and troops to Begamgani.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
U.S
Joseph S. Farland
Bohla Island
Farland
United States
Britain
Begamgani
Radio Pakistan
Simple hospital ceremony remembers JFK assassination
A Parkland Hospital nurse hangs a black wreath on Trauma Room 1 each Nov 22 to mark the JFK assassination anniversary. The ritual honors Kennedy and reflects shifts since 1963 while trauma uses remain minimal.
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Dallas
UPI
Parkland Hospital
Trauma Room
John F. Kennedy
Doris Elson
Robert F. Kennedy
Los Angeles
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
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