Sadat warns days ahead decisive in Arab struggle
President Anwar Sadat calls the next few days decisive for destiny as Egypt seeks to pressure Israel for return of all Arab lands seized in 1967. Foreign Minister Riad leads a Europe United States consultation with 21 diplomats and Abbas Gharbal and el Zayyat among participants. Sadat promises a war footing while urging Western pressure for peace talks progress. He appeals in Khartoum criticizing Israeli arrogance and U S support for Israel.
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Anwar Sadat
Mahmoud Riad
Egypt
Paris
Israel
Aldo Moro
Italy
Riad
Maurice Schuraaian
France
Europe
United States
United Nations
Mohammed Hassan el-Zayyat
Ashraf Gharbal
Washington
Khartoum
Sadat
Middle East
Suez Canal
U.S
Itt
Abandoned SST draws interest from foreign buyers
Washington reports three foreign sources Japan West Germany and the Middle East showed interest in purchasing the cancelled U S supersonic transport program. SST chief Magruder estimates termination costs at 97 to 157 million dollars with deposits potentially refunded. Volpe declined to disclose offer details or identify interested parties.
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Washington
U.S
Congress
Transportation Department
William Magruder
SST
Japan
West Germany
Middle East
Magruder
Congressional
John A. Volpe
CBS
Face the Nation
West Pakistani troops control eastern capital amid rebel holdouts
East Pakistan rebels reported holding positions in Dacca Chittagong Rangpur and Khulna while West Pakistani army appeared to control Dacca says government reports. Rebel and government radios were main news sources as foreign correspondents had been expelled. Estimates said 5000 to 7000 killed in Friday Saturday fighting.
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New Delhi
Pakistan
Dacca
Associated Press
Arnold Zeitlin
Ceylon
Zeitlin
Shik Mujibur Rahman
West Pakistan
East
Radio Pakistan
Sheik
Chittagong
Rail worker walkouts halt CPR traffic across western Canada
Calgary and Lethbridge saw most enginemen book off work halting CPR freight and CNR traffic from Vancouver to Prince George. Union leaders plan a national strike vote while Edmonton enginemen authorize potential action if disciplinary steps follow. Negotiations have dragged for 11 months as boxcars laden with wheat stall across the prairies.
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Calgary
Edmonton
Lethbridge
CPR
Vancouver
Kamloops
Revelstoke
Prince George
British Columbia
CNR
CP Rail
Pacific
A. J. Speare
Division 796
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
B.C
Montreal
Brezhnev Emerges as Leader in Soviet Power Shift
Moscow reports from AP describe Leonid Brezhnev moving toward pre-eminence within the Kremlin as party leadership shifts on the eve of the 24th Congress. As general secretary he stands to augment power, with signs he is consolidating his position. Brezhnev’s rise traces to his 1952 candidacy with Stalin’s central committee, part of the Stalinist reserve.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Brezhnev
Joseph Stalin
Central Committee
Tito Visits Vatican City in Landmark Communist Leader Visit
Yugoslav President Tito met Pope Paul VI in the Vatican marking the first official visit by a Communist head of state. The Pope praised Tito for seeking peace and international collaboration as Vatican Yugoslavia relations improve, while security kept crowds limited at St. Peter's Square.
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Tito
Vatican City
Yugoslavia
Paul
Vatican
St. Peter’s Square
Holy See
Red Star
Gas-spraying youths delay start of Chartrand rally
Gas sprayed by about a dozen youths disrupted a rally in Toronto at the University of Toronto Convocation Hall. The incident forced hundreds of attendees to flee as Mace-like spray and stink bombs spread through the hall. Police and security could not detain the demonstrators, while Chartrand continued after a 30 minute pause amid threats and obsenities.
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Chartrand
Toronto
Quebec
Edmund Burke
FLQ
Montreal
Michel Chartrand
University of Toronto
University
Peter Scollard
Emergency Committee For the Defence of Political Rights
Mr. Chartrand
Canandaigua Inn Fire Kills At Least Three Dead
One of three major fire reports in the region shows the Canandaigua Inn engulfed in flames seen for miles. At least three people died and fourteen were injured or hospitalized as seven remained missing.
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Canandaigua, N.Y
Canandaigua
Sappers raid U S base near Da Nang with heavy losses
North Vietnamese sappers attacked a United States artillery base south of Da Nang early Sunday, killing 33 Americans and wounding 76 in about one hour. U S command said 12 sappers were killed, while much of the base was overrun but remained under U S control. Extent of action in the Da Nang area noted as U S forces step up operations.
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Saigon
da Nang
U.S
U.S. Command
India Rejects Quit Commonwealth Over South Africa Arms Buy
Foreign Minister Swaran Singh rejected a Parliament demand to quit the Commonwealth in response to Britain arming the white minority South African government. He said leaving would not serve India or other Commonwealth states, urging consultations first amid Africa and Caribbean interests.
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New Delhi
Reuter
Swaran Singh
Tower House
India
Commonwealth
Britain
Congress Party
Shashi Bhusan
Edward Heath
Singapore
Africa
Caribbean
Phosphate Detergent Ban May Worsen Coastal Pollution
U.S. ocean scientists claim banning phosphates in detergents may not curb algae blooms or eutrophication. Ryther and Dunstan argue nitrogen compounds drive coastal nutrient loading, potentially undermining Canada’s tighter phosphate limits and affecting areas from the B C coast to Atlantic estuaries.
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Ottawa
U.S
Science
John Ryther
William Dunstan
Woods Hole Oceanographic — Institution
Massachusetts
NTA
North American
Canada
Jack Davis
International Joint Commission
Great Lakes
Ryther
Dunstan
New York
B.C. Coast
Vancouver Island
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Gali
Sheik Mujib
Awami League
East Pakistan
Alberta
The
Papal
Jovanka
Apostolic Palace
Duart
Liberal Party
Robert Lemieux
Portsmouthe
Texaco Oklahoma
Cape Hatteras
N.C
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