Rhodes Faces Taxes and Federal Highway Funds Dilemma in Ohio
Ohio Governor Rhodes pursues a gasoline tax hike to back a $100 million federal highway funds match. House Speaker Riffe warns of a serious highway program problem while Ford releases about 2 billion in Nixon impounded funds. Democrats await Rhodes proposals on downtown improvements and Ohio River ports before acting.
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Columbus, Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Ford
Nixon
House
Vernal Riffe Jr
C-89
New
Boston
Riffe
Ohio River
Ford predicts gradual progress with Middle East talks
President Ford held a Topeka press conference announcing $2 billion in frozen highway funds to spur 125000 jobs in construction and warned of a possible new Middle East war and oil embargo if progress stalls. He said Nixon has no planned return and defended meeting with John Connally amid legal issues. He avoided a direct stance on a 8.5 percent unemployment peak, noting July as a midsummer reference.
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Topeka
Kan
Kissinger in Cairo for Egyptian concessions talks
Kissinger arrived in Cairo to meet President Sadat and discuss a broad Sinai pullback. He carried an Israeli plan with about a dozen steps to end the boycott and ease economic and diplomatic tensions. Details include canal freight, cross-border travel, and cultural exchanges, plus a signed peace document and oilfield guarantees.
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Cairo
Henry A. Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Sinai
Kissinger
Jerusalem
Suez Canal
U.S
Egypt
Abu Rudeis
Kissinger Presses Talks on Israeli Egyptian Interim Accord
In Cairo Kissinger and Fahmy discussed progress toward a just lasting peace and a possible interim agreement. Egypt pressed for return of Mitla and Gidi passes and Abu Rudeis oil fields while Israel sought a quid pro quo before any pledge of nonbelligerency.
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Ismail Fahmy
Kissinger
Tahra Palace
Anwar Sadat
Barrages
Nile
Cairo
Jerusalem
Allen
Sadat
Sinai
Israel
Egypt
Damascus
U.S
Yitzhak Rabin
Mitla
Gidi
Abu Rudeis
Middletown Weather Outlook With Mixed Skies
Partly cloudy for Middletown tonight with lows in the low 20s and highs in the low 30s on Thursday. Yesterday’s high reached 40 with a 28 overnight low and 45 inches of rain and snow reported. The extended outlook calls for fair skies Friday and a chance of rain or snow Saturday and Sunday.
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Middletown
Weeds on the Wailing Wall Divide Two Rabbis
Israel's chief rabbis Shlomo Goren and Ovadia Yosef clash over pulling weeds from the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. Goren argues weeds symbolize destruction of the temple. Yosef permits removal if plants threaten stonework. An engineer warns greenery could split stones, prompting a pending decision after counsel.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Old Jerusalem
Shlomo Goren
Ovadia Yosef
Dov Perla
Department of Holy Sites
Ministry of Religious Affairs
Fire kills four children in Findlay home
An early morning blaze at the William Courtney residence in Findlay Ohio killed Angela nine Suan and Shannon twins three and Danny nearly four. Father William Courtney was in fair condition at Blanchard Valley Hospital. The mother Patricia escaped with a one year old baby. Fire officials offered no further details.
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Findlay
Ohio
William Courtney
Angela
Suan
Shannon
Danny
Blanchard Valley Hospital
Patricia
Hospital ship SS Hope headed for scrap pile after service
The hospital ship SS Hope, once a global symbol of U.S. aid and medical outreach, was towed from Philadelphia Naval Yard to Brownsville Texas for scrapping after auction. It had logged 250000 miles and operated from 1960 to support HOPE. Dr. William B. Walsh said the era ends but HOPE work continues elsewhere.
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Hope
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Naval Yard
Brownsville
Tex
William B. Walsh
Project Hope
Washington
Texas
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Nw Fund
Department
Middle East
Richard M. Nixon
Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Kansas Statehouse
Yigal Allon
Ann Landers
Eee Eee
Eeees Heloise
Sone
Ee Ee
Women’s News
Andy International Inc
Dwight
Eisenhower
Project For Health
Walsh
Navy
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