U N Security Council debates Israeli Entebbe raid fallout
Israel defends Entebbe operation as necessary to end hijacking and Uganda’s alleged collusion while African nations condemn the raid as barbaric. Uganda and Mauretania accuse Israel of aggression and seek reparations, with accusations touching Amin and Munich memories.
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United Nations, N.Y
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Uganda
United Nations
Air France
Entebbe
Organization of African Unity
Security Council
United States
Tam
Chaim Herzog
Oris
Idi Amin
Amin
U.N
Moulaye el Hassen
Mauretania
Hitler
Juma Oris
Nixon's wife Pat in critical stroke recovery days
Flowers flood her Long Beach hospital room as doctors warn the next two days are crucial to Pat Nixon's recovery from a partial paralysis stroke. Dr. John Lungren said she remains life threatening but showing some improvement. Richard Nixon expressed optimism about her fight and recovery.
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Long Beach
Calif
Pat Nixon
John Lungren
Nixon
Lungren
Julie Eisenhower
Tricia Cox
Mrs. Nixon
David Eisenhower
Tricia
Julie
Angola upholds death sentences for mercenaries
Angolan President Agostinho Neto rejects appeals from President Ford and Queen Elizabeth II and upholds the death sentences for Daniel Gearhart of Maryland and three British mercenaries. The verdicts were handed down June 28, with executions reportedly not scheduled. Additional prison terms were affirmed for two Americans and seven Britons.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Agostinho Neto
Ford
Elizabeth II
Neto
Queen Elizabeth II
Daniel Gearhart
Kensington Md
Costas Georgiou
Co. Callan
Andrew McKenzie
John Derek Barker
Portuguese Information Ministry
Luanda
Angola
Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
Gustavo Grillo
U.S
Argentina
Jersey City
N.J
Vault at Chickamauga opens to empty hopes
In Wilder Tower at Chickamauga Battle site a long sealed vault was opened after four hours of work. It contained nothing, likely looted early this century. Park officials plan to reseal the vault with bicentennial materials for a century more.
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Amin
Juma Oris
Uganda
Chattanooga
Tenn
Chickamauga
Edward E. Tinney
Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park
National Park Service
Wilder Tower
John Thomas Wilder
Indiana
James Longstreet
Wilder
Weather outlook turns partly cloudy with possible showers
Tonight shows partly cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of rain and a low near 70. Sunday highs reach the low 90s with a recent chance of rain or clouds. Monday to Wednesday stay warm and humid with chances of thundershowers on Monday and Tuesday.
Pentagon unveils new National Military Command Center
The Pentagon shows a $15.4 million two story nerve center inside the Pentagon designed to direct U.S. forces during crises. The complex replaces the 14 year old Cuban missile crisis center and features six large displays, secure lines, and a twelve cubicle dormitory for rotating crews.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Dr. Strangelove
National Military Command Center
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Iran
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Robert Deskins
Lebanon
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U.S. Military Command
Carl Albert
Moscow
Donald Rumsfeld
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Speigel
Washington-area
Fort Ritchie
Virginia
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