War Seems Close In Israel By Robert M White
A travelogue style column notes Israel is not united despite strong resolve to survive. It cites Jewish immigration, compulsory service, and war history from 1947 to 1973. The piece includes anecdotes, such as a taxi driver’s view on commandments and Moses, and previews airports by Jane Lee White.
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Israel
Hilton
Tel Aviv
Moses
Egypt
Red Sea
Saudi Arabia
Jane Lee White
Spacemen Get Tests for Joint Space Mission
Cape Canaveral AP reports three American astronauts undergo long exams to certify readiness for a joint mission with two Russian cosmonauts next week. The tests, lasting several hours, aim to verify fitness and mission suitability for the crew.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space Agency
Dodos
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Tex
Thomas P. Stafford
Vance D. Brand
Donald K. Slayton
Alexei Leonov
Valeri Kubasov
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Russia
Moscow
Apollo
Soyuz
West Germany
Stafford
Brand
Slayton
Hills freed after Amin meets Callaghan in Kampala
British lecturer Denis Hills, condemned to death for remarks about Idi Amin, was freed by Amin after a meeting with British Foreign Secretary James Callaghan. Hills, 61, traveled with Callaghan to Entebbe, where a Royal Air Force plane took him to London.
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Kampala
Uganda
Denis Hills
Idi Amin
Amin
James Callaghan
Callaghan
Hills
Entebbe
Lake Victoria
Royal Air Force
London
Mobutu Sese Seko
Zaire
Queen Elizabeth II
Civella Given 5 Year Sentence
A federal judge sentenced Nick Civella of Kansas City to three and a half years in prison and a five thousand dollar fine for a gambling conspiracy. Several Kansas City men followed with similar terms and fines, including Civella’s nephew Anthony Civella.
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Kansas City
Nick Civella
William Collinson
Civella
Anthony Civella
Frank Anthony Tousa
Thomas Fontanello
Joseph Barletta
Martin Chess
Collinson
Chess
U. S. Medical Center
Springfield
Bond OKs Budget For Legislature
Gov. Bond signed the 7.2 million budget to fund Missouri Legislature operations without cuts, noting the chamber supplied spending details. He contrasted with a 1974 veto and indicated voter justification may differ. The action ends eight funding measures for the year. a separate 51 million capital-improvements bill awaits his signature.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Christopher S. Bond
Bond
General Assembly
Govenor
Stu Hartes
Kissinger Reports Progress In Oil Producer Talks In Paris
Secretary of State Kissinger met with French President Giscard d Estaing for over an hour and said very good progress was made toward resuming dialogue between oil producers and consumers. He then flew to Geneva for talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko on nuclear limits and a Sinai settlement, hoping for a proposal on major issues delaying a 10 year weapons pact.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Kissinger
Geneva
Andrei A. Gromyko
Sinai
Egypt
Israel
U.S
Gromyko
Jean Sauvagnargues
Elysee Palace
Giscard d’Estaing
Sauvagnargues
Middle East
Andrei A. Gromyka
United States
Algeria
Kirkpatrick Upheld On Blue Law Petitions
AP reports Cole County Circuit Judge James T. Riley upheld Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick for not certifying signatures on Sunday sales repeal petitions. The suit by Rep. Phillip Scaglia was dismissed as the challenge timed out after an Aug 28, 1974 notice. Cleo Muller argued the case, aiming for a state Supreme Court review.
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Jefferson City
James C. Kirkpatrick
Cole County
James T. Riley
Phillip Scaglia
Ckansas City
Riley
Kirkpatrick
Supreme Court
Scaglia
Cleo Muller
State Supreme Court
la Use
High Court
Tip Helps Catch Man Inside Store
An anonymous tip led to the quick arrest of burglary suspect Robert Wayne Jones inside Quisenberry's South Side Market at 801 W. Breckenridge. Police found cash, coins, ice cream, and bacon on him. he was taken to the county jail for arraignment.
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Quisenberry
South Side
W. Breckenridge
Charles Jesse
Clarence Becker
Robert Wayne Jones
Jones
Youth Caught Firing Shotgun At Workmen
A 15-year-old boy was taken into custody by juvenile authorities after two shooting incidents in eastern Mexico. Iowa men David Blades and John Hurst reported being shot near a Missouri Power and Light Co project behind the A&W Restaurant on Highway 54. One pellet hit Blades in the leg but caused no serious injury. The youth faced prior implications in a June 24 rifle incident involving an ICG railroad work car near Pollock Road and Platte Street.
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Mexico
David Blades
John Hurst
Iowa
Missouri Power and Light Co
A&w
Highway 54
Hurst
Bladey
CIA Denies Infiltration Claims Into White House
Washington AP Department head William Colby rejects allegations that the CIA infiltrated the White House and other federal agencies. He says reports are false and notes routine staffing exchanges among agencies. Congress members warn CIA contacts may have influenced high decision making, though no proof of presidential knowledge is shown.
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Washington
William E. Colby
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
White House
Colby
Richard M. Nixon
House
CBS
House Intelligence Committee
Robert W. Kasten, Jr
R-Wis
Kasten
Office of Management and Budget
Commerce and Treasury Departments
Kaste
Ronald V. Dellums
Dcalif
House Committee Debate Aims to Stay Alive
Kasten and Dellums argued to press as the House Rules Committee weighs a resolution to abolish the panel and replace it with a new body. The committee is set to vote this afternoon amid Senate intelligence concerns.
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Kasten
CIA
House Rules Committee
Dellums
Rules Committee
Senate Intelligence
Kidnap Deadline Delayed in Beirut PLO Split Deepens
A note to AP said kidnapers extended their deadline to kill Col. Ernest R. Morgan of Petersburg Virginia by 72 hours. Demands remain for food and building supplies to a Beirut slum and for a public US statement by Ambassador Godley. The 43 year old colonel was abducted June 29 amid Beirut fighting. the PLO and Lebanese officials doubt the ransom will be met.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Agence France Press
Ernest R. Morgan
Petersburg
McMurtrie Godley
Morgan
Palestine
Palestine Liberation Front
PLO
Yasir Arafat
Million in Cash Spills After Texas 149 Crash
A Purolator armored van carrying cash from the Dallas Federal Reserve to banks wrecked on Texas 149 near Beckville. Bills and coins spilled across the road as three men in the van scrambled for loot. off duty officer Charles Cammack warned motorists with a shotgun and assisted in the scene. All bills were recovered, coins remained missing hours later amid a wide search by officers and game wardens.
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Beckville
Tex
Texas 149
Louisiana
Charles Cammack
Dallas
Cammack
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