Israelis Claim 2 Egyptian Warplanes Downed
Israeli military said two Egyptian Ilyushin 28 bombers were shot down by air to air missiles after raiding El Arish. The predawn chase ended over the Mediterranean near Bardawil Lagoon with one aircraft crashing into the sea and the other downed northwest of Port Said. No Israeli casualties or damage reported.
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Tel Aviv
Sinai
Mediterranean
el Arish
Bardawil Lagoon
Port Said
Middle East
Golan Heights
Cen
Happy Children at Lincoln Annex Quiet City School
A glimpse inside Lincoln Annex shows cheerful children in a world apart from peers at other schools. Public housing faces a crisis in content of bricks and housing supply, reflecting broader urban strain.
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Lincoln Annex
Duvalier Claims Mutiny Quelled In Haiti Coast Guard
President Francois Duvalier said he stopped a mutiny in the Haitian coast guard but rebels on three vessels remain at large near Port au Prince. He sealed Haiti from outside aid, blocking flights and direct US calls while Air France overflew the country and Haiti blocked inquiries. Calls via San Juan reportedly connected.
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Miami
Fla
Francois Duvalier
Coast Guard
Port Au Prince
Duvalier
Caribbean
United States
Air France
Fighting for Angrassom South of Phnom Penh Rages
Fierce fighting broke out around Angrassom on Highway 3 as Cambodian paratroopers and garrison forces resisted encirclement by North Vietnamese or Viet Cong units. Casualties and wounded were moved to Kampot for transport, while reports described seaborne Viet Cong attacks near Kep and shifting riverine operations along the Bassac.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Angrassom
Highway 3
Camborian
Kampot
Kompong
Sihanoukville
Angtassom
Takee
Takeo
Information Ministry
Kep
Bassac River
Mekong River
Norodom Sihanouk
Mattingly Missed Apollo 13 Over Measles Exposure
Thomas K. Mattingly II was pulled from Apollo 13 after exposure to German measles by a backup crewman. Doctors announced he remained healthy after the 21 day incubation period, and he may be considered for Apollo 16 next year, pending selection.
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Pace Center
Houston
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Mattingly
Weekend Forecast Promises Mild, Thundershowers Likely
The outlook calls for thundershowers and partly cloudy skies this afternoon with a Sunday high in the 70s. Fair and mild conditions are expected Sunday night into Monday as clocks move ahead one hour.
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Ohio
Outlook Bright for Nixon Third Supreme Court Nominee
The Senate Judiciary Committee signals strong support for Judge Harry A. Blackmun of the Eighth Circuit as hearings begin. Minnesota senators McCarthy and Mondale plan to testify for Blackmun, with Mondale calling him an excellent choice and both indicating support barring new disclosures.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Harry A. Blackmun
U.S. Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Rochester
South Carolina
G. Harrold Carswel
Florida
Senate
Blackmun
Appeals Court
Judiciary Committee
Martin D. van Oosterhout
Sioux City
Iowa
Carswell
Haynsworth
Nixon
Minnesota
Eugene J. McCarthy
Walter F. Mondale
McCarthy
Warren E. Burger
Haynsworth and Carswell
Mondale
Methodists Ok Minority Aid
The United Methodist Church General Conference approved a 23 million dollar minority aid package after four hours of debate. The plan funds minority self determination programs, support for 12 black colleges, scholarships, and a 10 million dollar student loan fund. A call for 30 percent black representation on church boards was not acted on. The meeting also addressed Vietnam war critique and abortion reform.
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ST. Louis
Special General Conference
The
United Methodist Church
General Conference
James M. Lawson Jr
Memphis
Commission On Religion and Race
Colleges of the Church
Bishops
Paris
Shriver pledges expanded Black recruitment at Miami University
Miami University President Phillip K. Shriver told the Senate he will expand efforts to recruit Black students and faculty and assumed responsibility for recent campus troubles. He outlined actions including a larger Educational Opportunity Program, targeted student development, and renewed faculty recruitment aided by a Black faculty committee.
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Oxford
Miami University
Phillip K. Shriver
Miami University Senate
Miami
Shriver
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Tral
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Norman Peale
Thomas Collins
Funerals Valley News
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
High Court
Methodists
Ok Minority Aid
Board of Trustees
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