Ants Could Be Toppling Giant Sequoias In California
Sequoia National Park reports large carpenter ant activity linked to tree falls among the world’s oldest trees. Twenty giants toppled in six years. a 60 year old woman died after a tree fell at a picnic. Researchers, including myrmecologist Charles David, track nocturnal ant colonies while noting fungus decay and fire-control driven fir growth may fuel ant presence.
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Sequoia National Park
Calif
Sierra Nevada
National Park Service
Charles David
David
California
John R. Parmeter
Uniae of California
Berkeley
Jack Hickey
Aple
Hickey
Parmeter
US studies Soviet plan for 18 nation Cyprus conference
Kissinger says Washington will study the Soviet proposal while UN diplomats dismiss it as propaganda. The cease fire holds but Turkish forces block UN relief in Famagusta as Greek Cypriot refugees face food shortages.
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Associated Press
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Cyprus
Kissinger
U.S
U.N
Greece
Turkey
Geneva
Famagusta
Rockefeller launches Capitol Hill campaign style visit
Nelson Rockefeller, nominated for vice president, tours Congress in a campaign style sequence of courtesy calls. He meets senators including Eastland and McClellan, and Rhodes predicts possible confirmation by Oct 15. He then meets Kissinger at the State Department before a White House dinner and returns to Seal Harbor after Labor Day.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Capitol Hill
Congress
Capitol
Senate
House
Ford
Rockefeller
Senate Rules Committee
House Judiciary Committee
John J. Rhodes
State Department
Secretary of
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Seal Harbor
Maine
Sen
James
O. Eastland
D-Miss
Rhodes
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Republicans see possible evidence on Sept 15 1972 Nixon tape
Ten Judiciary Republicans say new material on the 13 minute Sept 15 1972 tape could corroborate or shape the Nixon impeachment case. They note John Dean testified Nixon urged him to obtain tax audits on Democratic contributors and that the tape was handed to prosecutor Leon Jaworski this week. Dean said Nixon asked George Shultz to assist in pressuring the IRS to audit McGovern contributors.
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Washington
House
Richard M. Nixon
White House
John W. Dean III
Nixon
Leon Jaworski
Washington Star-News
George P. Shultz
Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Dean
IRS
Shultz
George McGovern
Philadelphia envoy named ambassador to Cyprus
William Crawford of Philadelphia has been confirmed by the Senate as ambassador to Cyprus succeeding Rodger Davies who was killed Monday in Cyprus. The appointment follows Davies's death and a broader U S diplomatic mission update in the region.
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William Crawford
Philadelphia
Senate
Cyprus
Rodger Davies
Yorba Linda paper adopts mid slogan for Nixon hometown
The Yorba Linda newspaper settles on Birthplace of our 37th President as a compromise after complaints over a prior slogan. Publisher Ed Kelly cites community concerns and aims for a neutral, middle ground phrase honoring Richard Nixon.
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Yorba Linda
Calif
Richard M. Nixon
Cone Nixon
Ed Kelly
Nixon
Kelly
Middletown Forecast Sees Clear Tonight Then Warm Weekend
Clear skies and upper 50s expected tonight in the Middletown area. Saturday should reach the low 80s under sunny skies, with fair conditions continuing Sunday and Monday. A chance of showers is projected for Tuesday.
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Middletown
Syria mobilizes forces amid Israeli military threats
Beirut report cites Al Moharrer saying Syria placed armed forces on alert to counter Israeli moves after Israel signaled reservist calls for exercises. Damascus officials offered no comment as Syria warns of possible new Arab attack.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
al Moharrer
Damascus
Israel
Ford resumes Middle East talks with Syria as campaign pace steps up
President Ford meets Syrian foreign minister Abdel Halim Khaddam as he resumes diplomacy with the Middle East. Kissinger and Ford outline groundwork for future peace talks while Ford plans to meet Rabin and Sakkar. He also boosts GOP campaign activity but will cut back on congressional candidate campaigning.
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Ford
Middle East
White House
Abdel Halim Khaddam
Syria
Henry A. Kissinger
Yitzhak Rabin
Omar Sakkar
Jerald F. JerHorst
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