Cyprus Crisis Deepens as Turkish Forces Rally
Premier Ecevit returns to Ankara amid calls for Turkey to intervene in Cyprus to block Greek annexation. He meets military leaders, presses for a speedy decision, and sends UN letters asserting Turkey’s rights while seeking a diplomatic path. Greek and Turkish leaders trade hard lines as Athens backs Sampson.
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Ankara
Turkey
Bulent Ecevit
London
Cyprus
Ecevit
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Zenon Kassides
Cyprus National Guard
Makarios
Britain
Greece
Suleiman Demirel
Ferruh Bezbeyli
Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Harold Wilson
James Callaghan
United States
Joseph J. Siscy
Sisco
Europe
Nixon
Athens
Tom Smothers Weds High School Sweetheart
AP reports Tom Smothers married Rochelle Robley of Genoa New the Las Vegas ceremony was held in the Little White Church. Both are 36 and met in high school in Tujunga California. Each has previous marriages and Smothers has a son.
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Associated Press
Angeles
Tom Smothers
Rochelle Robley
Genoa
New
Little White Church
Las Vegas
Smothers
Tujunga
Calif
Franco transfers power to Juan Carlos in hospital
Spain's 81 year old Francisco Franco temporarily hands authority to his designated successor Prince Juan Carlos de Borbon while ill at a Madrid hospital. The move follows worsening gastric complications and a phlebitis attack, with Franco's family and Premier Arias Navarro present.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Juan Carlos de Borbon
Juan Carlos
Franco
Carlos Arias Navarro
Alfonso XII
Sofia
Greece
Constantine
Makarios Urges UN Condemnation Of Cyprus Coup
Cyprus’s exiled president Makarios travels to New York as Security Council debate unfolds. He calls for international condemnation of the Athens-backed takeover and withdrawal of Greek officers from Cyprus’s National Guard amid a charged diplomatic standoff.
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United Nations
N.Y
Cyprus
Security Council
Makarios
Council
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Peru
Soviet Union
Perez
Nicosia
New York
London
Athens
Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Greece
United States
NATO
Britain
Washington
Doctor Turns Over 100-Year Practice in Athens Ill
Dr Tolbert Hill 100 has treated his last patient and let his medical license expire in Athens Illinois. He began practice in 1898 visiting patients by horse drawn buggy and delivered about 2500 babies in a 76 year career. He notes lack of young doctors in the crossroads town and plans retirement while reflecting on aging.
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Athens, Ill
Tolbert Hill
Hill
Illinois
Tennessee
Abraham Lincoln
San Jose
Calif
Seattle
Athens
Encephalitis Cases Being Investigated In Missouri
A federal CDC expert joined state and local officials in mid Missouri to investigate three recent viral encephalitis cases. Dr. Robert Fountaine will assist after advising by phone. the illness likely spread by mosquitoes breeding in tree holes in wooded areas. The boys are in satisfactory condition. Surveys target Howard Boone and Callaway counties to gauge mosquito density and infection risk.
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Jefferson City
mid-Missouri
Robert Fountaine
Federal
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Denny Donnell
State Bureau of
Fountaine
Boone County Hospital
Boone County
Missouri
Donnell
Howard
Boone
Callaway
Masssachusetts Bar Suspends Colson From Practice
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court suspended Charles W. Colson from practicing law in the state amid a 1 to 3 year sentence after his guilty plea for obstructing justice in the Elisberg psychiatrist break in. The Massachusetts Bar Association had urged disbarment.
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Boston
Charles W. Colson
State Supreme Judicial Court
Massachusetts
Colson
Daniel Elisberg
Massachusetts Bar Association
Citizens Savings reaches alltime assets high of 80 million
Citizens Savings Association reports assets totaling $80,439,373 as of June 30, an alltime high, up from $59,062,210 a year earlier. President John G. Baker calls the gain over $21 million in 12 months a sign of progress amid inflation and high rates. Executive VP Robert Ollis notes 15th agency opened in Silex, with Columbia, Moberly, and a mobile branch serving several towns bringing total to 22 communities. Moberly branch completion delayed by labor strike, now expected in October.
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Citizens Savings Association
Savings and Loan
John G. Baker
Citizens Savings
Robert Ollis
Silex
Columbia
Moberly
Brunswick
Glasgow
Clarence
Paris
Ollis
House Seeks Compromise On Strip Mining Debates
In Washington the House rejected two strip mining bills, one favoring mild standards 255 156 and another from environmentalists to phase out mining entirely 336 69. The chamber then turned its attention to a compromise proposal amid coal industry and environmentalist divisions.
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Washington
House
Meter Mission Gets Her In Trouble
Concord New Hampshire AP Mrs Rose Houle 26 who called herself Mrs Robin Hood has been arrested after police warned her about inserting a dime in expired meters to save motorists a 2 dollar parking ticket. Officers said she left a message on each vehicle I put 10 cents in so you wouldn t get a 2 dollar parking ticket All I ask for is my 10 cents back and your thanks Also left was an address where the thankful motorist could repay her dime. She was charged with distributing handbills without permission and faces a 20 dollar fine if convicted.
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Concord
N.H
Rose Houle
Robin Hood
Ramp Installed at Audrain County Courthouse Entrance
The Audrain County courthouse adds a ramp with hand rails at the South entrance for wheelchair access and loading. The modification improves accessibility for people with disabilities and may aid loading tasks.
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Audrain County
Muskie Gets New Budget Chairmanship
Washington AP Democrats scrap seniority for nine Democratic seats on the Senate Budget Committee naming Muskie chair and enabling younger senators to gain influence. Mansfield urges liberal approach and cross geographic balance. In Missouri Jefferson City, Aufderheide named to the State Board of Nursing Home Administrators succeeding Panhorst, with others to fill soon.
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Washington
Senate
Edmund S. Muskie
Congress
Muskie
Committee On Committees
Mike Mansfield
Jefferson City, MO
Fred H. Aufderheide
Lutheran Medical Center
St. Louis
State Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Social Services
Lawrence Graham
Aufderheide
Harry Panhorst
Ballwin
Graham
Ford Reverses Stance on Listening to Watergate Tapes
Vice President Ford, after reviewing hearing tapes and conflicting transcripts, says he changed his mind about listening to the White House Watergate tapes. He maintains Nixon did nothing impeachable, though he notes discrepancies in tape transcripts and audio quality. Ford listened to several tapes at locations he did not identify.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Gerald R. Ford
White House
Judiciary Committee
Ford
Nixon
House
Policeman Seeks Job Back Over Mustache Dispute
Albany patrolman Daniel Gilchrist, fired for refusing to shave his mustache, obtained a U S District Court order demanding the department justify the firing. A 24 year old married father of two says his mustache did not hinder his work and he seeks $100,000 in damages.
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Albany
N.Y
Daniel Gilchrist
Gilchrist
U.S. District Court
Texans Hope Anthrax Fight Is Success
Cattle quarantines and vaccinations continue in Central Texas as officials express cautious optimism that anthrax control efforts are working. Falls County reports no new deaths, while tests determine if 13 cattle from Sulphur Springs had anthrax. Oklahoma lifts embargo on Texas cattle outside Falls County area pending results.
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Marlin
Tex
Texas
Texas Animal Health Commission
Falls County
Oklahoma
John
Holcombe
Oklahoma City
Sulphur Springs
East Texas
Francis Mulhern
US Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
Colorado
Wilson Boaz
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