Israeli commandos raid Egypt base amid ceasefire tensions
Israeli commandos hit an Egyptian army headquarters at Man Kabad in the Nile Valley with 120 mm mortars in a return for ceasefire violations. No casualties reported. France lifts arms embargo on Israel though 50 Mirage warplanes remain unreleased as Paris negotiates terms. Al Fatah denounces UN stance on Lebanon conflict.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Nile Valley
Tel Aviv
Man Kabad
Sinai
Ohio to open first state children’s mental hospital in Columbus
Construction begins this fall on a $3.5 million children’s psychiatric facility at Columbus State Hospital. The hospital will serve 150 to 200 youths up to age 16, with 50 to 75 acutely disturbed, and include satellite family living units and a daily school program. Outpatient and day care services will complement inpatient care.
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Ohio
Columbus State Hospital
Martin Janis
Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Sagamore Hills
Cleveland
Dayton Children’s Hospital
State Hospital
Janis
Ohio Mental Hospitals
Pittsburgh Firms Halt Construction To Open Talks
Pittsburgh firms and unions agreed to suspend operations on ten major projects worth over 200 million dollars until the next Tuesday. The move follows three days of protests by Black and white demonstrators, led by the Black Construction Coalition, who demand higher black representation in the 30 000 member trade unions. 225 people were arrested and 12 police injured over the demonstrations as Mayor Barr and NAACP leader Byrd Brown announced the pause to foster negotiations.
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Construction Coalition
Byrd Brown
Master Builders’ Association
Trade Unions Council
Brown
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Joseph Barr
Barr
Builders the Unions
Black Construction Coalition
Allied Death Toll Drops as Offense Subdues in Vietnam
U S forces report 190 Americans killed and 1,367 wounded last week, down from prior figures as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese casualties fall. South Vietnamese troops suffer 398 dead and 928 wounded, while overall enemy fatalities reach 2,757 for the week. Total U S KIA since Jan 1 1961 stands at 38,128 with 247,096 wounded. The enemy campaign continues in low gear with multiple clashes and attacks.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vetnamese
Vietnam
Middletown Area Forecast Sunny Warm Through Friday
The Middletown forecast calls for sunny and warm weather today and Friday with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Tonight will be fair and not so cool with lows about 60s. Yesterday's high reached 87 and this morning's low was around 50s.
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Middletown
Pioneer 10 Rocket Explodes. Satellite Lost at Sea
A Delta rocket carrying Pioneer 10 explodes eight minutes after midnight launch off Cape Kennedy. The $7 million mission to study earth sun relations sinks in the Atlantic along with a 45 pound communications satellite. Safety crews detonated charges to halt the out of control booster.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Solar
Earth
Park insists U.S. forces stay in Korea to deter North Asia threat
President Chung Hee Park told The Associated Press that U S troops must remain in South Korea until the Communist threat from North Korea the Soviet Union and China is eliminated He said withdrawal is not foreseeable despite discussions with President Nixon and noted Korea aims for self sufficiency by 1976 while military strength must improve to deter aggression
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Chung Hee Park
U.S
South Korea
North Asia
Soviet Union
China
North Korea
Park
Associated Press
Nixon
San Francisco
Korea
Parents Fight Dargan School Closure To Save Two Room House
In Dargan Maryland a 25 member PTA committee warns they will keep children home as the county board plans to close the two room red schoolhouse and transfer 50 pupils to Sharpsburg eight miles away. The protest cites dangerous bus travel and concerns over resources at Sharpsburg Elementary while the board cites lack of facilities and staff at Dargan.
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Dargan
County Board of Education
Sharpsburg
Parent-Teachers Association of
Hagerstown
Washington County
James R. Glenn
Chicago Teachers Warn Walkout Over School Pay Promises
Chicago teachers threaten a strike as talks on promised raises stall. Maintenance workers have already voted to walk out next Wednesday as the city debates funds to cover raises totaling millions. Governors and lawmakers targeted over school aid levels, with Mayor Daley and Gov Ogilvie urged to act.
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Ogilvie
Chicago
Daley
City Council of
John E. Desmond
Teachers Union
Chuckle Dent Worries About Hair Tailing Out
A humorous note warns about hair tailing out and the discomfort of having it pulled, suggesting worry about possible pain and the consequences.
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Dent
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