Meir resigns amid Israeli political upheaval and war fears
Prime Minister Golda Meir formally resigns, plunging Israel into political instability as Arab attacks intensify near the Lebanese border. She will head a caretaker government until a new cabinet is formed. President Katzir will begin discussions with party leaders on forming a government and possibly new elections.
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Jerusalem
Golda Meir
Middle East
Golan Heights
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Mrs. Meir
Labor Alignment
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Meir
Dayan
Katzir
Labor Party
Art Students Display Work At Library
A high school art department exhibit is installed at the Mexico Audrain Library and will hang in the basement gallery for two weeks. The official opening and tea is Monday night. Works use many techniques on the theme Doors to Imagination. Teachers are Mrs Vernon Norman and Mrs Max Sweitzer. Exhibits include social commentary such as a poem and macrame hanging on Watergate.
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Mexico- Audrain
Vernon Norman
Max Sweitzer
Macrame
Pilots Seek Protectors on Radioactive Shipments
The Air Line Pilots Association said members would refuse to carry radioactive or hazardous items unless federal rules on air transport are tightened. It cited congressional and NTSB evidence challenging assurances from manufacturers and shippers. The stance follows an Atomic Energy Commission inquiry into possible passenger radiation exposure on two Delta flights.
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Washington
Air Line Pilots Association
Trade Union
Congress
National Transportation Safety Board
Atomic Energy Commission
Delta Airlines
Gas Mileage Data To Be Available On 1975 Autos
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to publish simplified fuel economy data for 1975 model cars to help buyers. Currently listing about 500 cars with multiple results, the agency will group models by weight and engine size for clarity. Results will appear in the Federal Register alongside new car model introductions.
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Detroit
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Eric Stork
Tf T
Stork
Ann Arbor
Federal Register
Won't Let Him Watch To So He Kills Them
In Winona Mississippi a 14 year old boy named Charles Forrest admitted shooting and killing his mother Mary Jane Windfield 39 and stepfather Charles Windfield 47 after authorities say they would not let him watch a gangster movie on television. Deputy Doyle Nail described him as quiet and polite and one of the finest kids you’d ever meet. He remained jailed on charges from the Tuesday night deaths.
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Winona, Miss
Grenada County
Doyle Nail
Charles Forrest
Charles Windfield
Mary Jane Windfield
Amendments Delay Senate Reform Bill Action
The Senate seeks to finish debate on a campaign reform bill amid stalled votes on amendments. Sen. John Tower proposes annual audits of all members’ tax returns by the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, echoing Nixon’s tax dispute. An amendment by Sen. Dick Clark tightens campaign contributions limits, capping individual gifts at 3000 and organizational gifts at 6000, while major party candidates may opt for 100 percent government financing or a mix of public and private funds.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Nixon
John Tower
R-Tex
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Tower
Sen
Dick Clark
Iowa
Boyle Jury Deliberates On Guilt
A jury begins deliberations in the murder trial of former United Mine Workers president W A Boyle for the killings of Joseph Yablonski and his wife and daughter in 1969. Prosecution seeks first degree murder, defense seeks acquittal amid questions of evidence and motive.
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Richard A. Sprague
Boyle
Charles F. Moses
Yablonski
Clarksville
UMW
Sprague
Moses
Yablonskis
William Turnblazer
Tennessee
Washington, D.C
Turnblazer
Assad flies to Moscow for five day talks
President Hafez Assad travels to Moscow for five days to press for continued Soviet munitions and favorable pricing as heavy artillery exchanges persist on the Golan Heights. He also aims to improve Soviet Egyptian ties and push for a Geneva disengagement process with Israel, with Kissinger expected to visit Damascus soon.
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Damascus
Syria
Hafez Assad
Moscow
Assad
Golan Heights
Anwar Sadat
Group Offers Million To Nixon For Papers
Rep Otto Passman says a syndicate including former Louisiana governor James A Noe has offered President Nixon $1 million for his controversial vice presidential papers The group would pay $100000 upfront and the balance within 15 days after acceptance Passman notes the IRS plus a tax ruling affect ownership and sale rights of the documents
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Washington
Otto FE. Passman
D-La
Louisiana
Nixon
Passman
James A. Noe
Ance
Monroe
House
Internal Revenue Service
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Natonal
James B. Rhoads
United States
IRS
Missouri Senate Confirms Bond Appointments
The Missouri Senate approved nine of Gov. Bond’s picks including four to the Higher Education Commission, three to the Status of Women, and additional posts on the Real Estate Commission and the Governor's Advisory Council on Aging. Named to higher education were Eugene M. Strauss Duane Meyer W L Thompkins and Garvin R. Williams. Members confirmed to the women’s commission were Betty Adams Alberta J. Meyer and Margery Lehenbauer.
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Jefferson City, Mo
Missouri Senate
Christopher S. Bond
Missouri Commission On Higher Education
State Commission On the Status of Women
Higher Education Commission
Eugene M. Strauss
Kansas City
Duane Meyer
Springfield
W. L. Thompkins
Marshall
Garvin R. Williams
Maryville
Commission On Women
Betty Adams
Alberta J. Meyer
Jefferson City
Marge
Wrong Day Cockfights Bring Punishment
Manila AP reports thirty eight men jailed for cockfighting on nonholiday days as Holy Thursday and Good Friday atone for their gin. They will be released Saturday. Cockfighting, a major rural sport, is banned except Sundays and holidays due to concerns over time spent watching and gambling losses.
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Manila
Constabulary
Consumers Union Reverses on Two GE Dishwashers
Consumers Union says two GE dishwasher models, GSD461 and GSD250, are not hazardous after further review. The group had previously warned the units could operate with the door open, but now says GE's interlock is unlikely to be defeated.
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Washington
Consumers Union
General Electric
Independent
Consumer: Product Safety Commission
Commission
Consumers’ Union
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