Israeli Air Attache Yosef Alon Killed in Maryland
Col. Yosef Alon deputy air and naval affairs attache at the Israeli embassy in Washington was shot five times outside his Maryland home after a party. FBI and local police led an intensive investigation with heightened security for diplomats. Debra Alon and three daughters accompanied his body to Tel Aviv after a memorial service.
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Chevy Chase
UPD
United States
Washington
Yosef Alon
Deborah
Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
U.S
William P. Rogers
Abba Ehan
FBI
FBT
Baltimore
Special Executive Protection Service
Alan
Maryland
Medical Examiner
Ronald Kornblum
Alon
Kornblum
Vietnamese Torture Survivor Returns Home From Prison
In Saigon a 14 year old girl, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, recalls 149 days jailed after being blindfolded and beaten. She describes chest blows, pinches, sandbag abuse, and boot trampling, and witnessing torture of an elderly woman and a teenage girl. Officials gave no comment on her arrest.
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Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao
Saigon
Nguyen
Thi
Phuoing Thao
Itl
Ministry of the Interior
Odessa Storm Damage Soars Across City After Freak Hail
Residents describe a terrifying Odessa storm that tore roofs and flattened mobile homes with up to six inch hail. A city officer estimated damage around six million dollars as crews worked through Saturday cleanup.
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Vera Firebaugh
Odessa
Iraqi Defense Minister Hamad Shihab Shot by Traitors in Baghdad
Beir ut based reports say Iraqi Defense Minister Hamad Shihab was assassinated by a faction described as traitors within days of a failed incursion. An official Baghdad statement blamed Nasim Kazzar for masterminding the plot and luring Shihab and Saadan Ghaydan to a banquet before a trap was sprung.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Govi
Persian Gulf
Saadan Ghaydan
Ahmed Hassan
Bakr
Bulgaria
Poland
Diplo-i
Nasim Kazzar
Oth-Matic
Spetman
Jordan
Kazmir
Shi
Revolutionary Tribunal
Tihab
Ghaydan
Baghdad
Abdel Rahman Aref
Egypt
Middle East
Kazzar
Sazear
Shihab
Shaydan
Zerbatia
IRAG
Camels in Texas History Doomed to Sedate or Succeed
Researchers recount how camels entered Texas history under military aims starting in 1836. Maj. Crosman urged use in Florida campaigns, leading to a 1855 presidential study assignment. Thirty two camels arrived in Indianola in 1856 and were stationed at Camp Verde Kerr County. Experiments tested pursuit of Indians and transport of burdens with one trek into the Big Beard Country.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Texas
War Dept
U.S. Army
George H. L. Crosman
Florida
Sen
Jefferson
Davis
Indianola
Tex
Camp Verde
Kerr County
Hill Country
Big Beard Country
Prayer for the Sick and Suffering
A reader offers a brief prayer asking for peace on earth for the sick and suffering in Jesus name.
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God
Jesus
Snakehandling Worshiper Bitten During Services
At Newport Tennessee a snake handling service during the Holiness Church of God meeting saw a rattler strike a worshiper on the wrist. The injured man returned after brief rest as singing and dancing continued. Organizers canceled most of the program but some festivities remained until reporters left.
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Newport
Tenn
Marl Bass
Chattanooga
Church of God In Jesus Name
Bass
Nixon signs Cambodia peace move with Aug. 15 cutoff
President Nixon signed a $3.4 billion supplemental and a funding bill ending eight years of U.S. combat in Indochina. He set a Aug. 15 bombing cutoff, warning he would seek Congressional help if needed to win the peace and stressing a stable Cambodian settlement hinges on flexible policy and keeping essential air support during negotiations.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
U.S
Indochina
Congress
Veteran Texas newsman James R. Record dies
James R. Record, 67, associate editor of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and longtime Fort Worth journalist since 1907, died after an extended illness. A Paris Texas native, he studied at Notre Dame and the University of Texas and helped form the Fort Worth Zoological Association. the Zoo Aquarium bears his name.
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Fort Worth
James R. Record
The
Fort Worth Zoological Association
Cattle rustling rises with high beef prices across states
The Associated Press reports cattle rustling climbs as beef costs surge. Georgia, Florida, Washington groups cite bolder thefts and new methods including helicopters. Losses mount as prices rise, with farmers urged to form lookout networks and share alerts after thefts.
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Associated Press
Florida Cattlemen's Association
Ivan Packard
State of Washington
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Falla
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Georgia Cattlemen’s Association
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Stephens
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Washington Cattlemen's Association
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