Begin Rejects Resumed Geneva Talks Over PLO Attendance
Prime Minister Menahem Begin said Arab insistence on PLO attendance makes reconvening the Geneva peace talks impossible. He spoke after returning from a five day Romania visit marked by cordial but inconclusive discussions with Communist hosts on Arab Israeli settlement terms.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Geneva
Menahem Begin
Begin
Romania
Hafez Assad
Arab League
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
PLO
U.S
Cyrus R. Vance
United States Financed Israeli Arms Mission for 20 Months
A Pentagon official said the United States paid 2.8 million dollars from December 1975 to earlier this month for Israel's arms purchasing mission in New York. The financing covered travel, communications, marketing research, legal and engineering fees under the Foreign Military Sales Act.
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Washington
United States
New York
Pentagon
Howard M Fish
Defense Security Assistance Agency
Fish
Siege ends after 16 hour standoff leaves 3 dead
Ex convict Frank DeCorleto killed his wife Shivehan and son Frank III then shot himself after holding near 100 police at bay in a barricaded East Hartford apartment. He expressed bitterness toward society and reinforced his intent to die rather than return to prison.
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East Hartford
Conn
Clarence Drumm
DeCorleto
Georgia
Drumm
Hartford Courant
Shivehan
Frank III
DeCarleto
Upside Down Biplane Stamp Sells for Record $62,500
A 1918 printer blunder showing a bi plane upside down on 24-cent stamps yielded a record price. An anonymous sheet error sold for $62,500 at an American Philatelic Society auction, with bidders noting its rarity and quality.
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San Francisco
American Philatelic Society
Sirens Protests Tie Up Indianapolis Streets
Off duty Indianapolis police officers blocked and left sirens blaring from patrol cars around the City County building. Police towed abandoned cars at $12 each while disputes over a contract and raises linger. The city offered 3000 over three years for 1100 officers amid take home car program questions.
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Indianapolis
Eugene Gallagher
Fraternal Order of Police
Crime Alert Hotline Guidance
A public note urges calling 425 7700 if a crime is witnessed or suspicious activity is seen, providing a direct tip line for immediate police contact.
Crop Residues Offer Healthful Sugar Substitute Source
CHICAGO AP The USDA says xylitol a tooth friendly sugar substitute can come from corn husks wheat straw and peanut hulls with xylose content 15 to 30 percent Finnish researchers note xylitol does not trigger tooth decay or insulin need and may aid diabetics Krull and Inglett study crop residues to boost farm output and commercial viability.
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Chicago
U.S. Department of Agriculture
American Chemical
Larry H. Krull
USDA
Northern
Peoria
Ill
Finland
Krull
George E. Inglett
Profit Hungry Salesmen Blamed for Hearing Aid Deception
A Federal Trade Commission report criticizes profit driven sales practices in the hearing aid industry. It notes that some dealers misinterpret tests and push inappropriate or used devices as new to boost sales. The FTC proposes rules including a 30 day cancellation right and written consent for home visits.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Martin Shepherd
FTC
Shepherd
Voyager 2 camera boom finally extended toward planets
In Pasadena scientists say Voyager 2's camera boom is extended to near full position after controlled detonations. The team, led by JPL, expects to proceed with Jupiter and Saturn data collection as Voyager 1’s Sept. 5 launch date was set.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jupiter
Saturn
Voyager 2
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Bill Becker
Becker
Heat and humidity grip Middletown with daily 90s
The Middletown area faces a muggy week with no relief before Saturday. Highs in the 90s and nightly lows near the high 60s, with a chance of showers throughout. Yesterday’s high reached 80 degrees and the low was 68 with light precipitation around .05 inch. The National Weather Service forecasts near normal temperatures and above normal rainfall for September.
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Middletown
National Weather Service
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