Pneumonia Influenza Deaths Rise in Regions and Plague Death Reported
CDC reports pneumonia influenza deaths slightly above epidemic level in New England and Midwest while overall U S deaths exceed seasonal expectations. No confirmed influenza outbreaks. small clusters noted. Also reports first US plague death this year in Lebanon Oregon after hunting trip, six plague deaths in six years with a 16 percent case fatality rate.
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Nixon pledges aid to Israel amid Middle East tensions
United Press International reports the Israel state radio says President Nixon promised continued U S economic and military aid to maintain the arms balance in the Middle East and to warn the Soviet Union against direct intervention. Cairo sources note Egyptian forces conducted a four day offensive maneuver using Soviet supplied weapons as a show of readiness amid stalled U N talks led by Gunnar Jarring. In Amman the scene shifted as events unfolded Saturday.
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Hijacking Thwarted on Czechoslovak Charter Flight
The Communist party paper Rude Pravo reports a 28-year-old man attempted to hijack a chartered Czechoslovak plane from Bratislava to Brno. Passengers restrained him after he stabbed a fellow passenger who intervened while the hijacker threatened the pilot with an air rifle and a dagger.
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