Turkish forces seize 20 more U S bases in reprisal
Turkish military units occupy 20 additional U S bases bringing total seized installations to 25. Bases include Karamursel near Istanbul Sinop Pirinclik Belbasi and Karyaburun with Turkish officers coordinating with U S counterparts. U S says monitoring capability reduced by about a quarter amid embargo tensions.
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Turkey
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Karamursel
Istanbul
Sinop
Pirinclik
Belbasi
Karyaburun
Black Sea
Turkish Ministry of Customs
Incirlik
House of Representatives
Cyprus
Washington
United States
State Department
European leaders gather in Helsinki for postwar charter signing
European and North American leaders arrive in Helsinki for a three day European Security Conference opening with leaders including Makarios and Kieber. A 30 000 word charter aims to ease East West tensions though not legally binding and signing is set for Friday. Brezhnev and Ford to arrive as security is tightened in Finland.
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Europe
North America
Makarios
Cyprus
Liechtenstein
Walter Kieber
Soviet Union
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Moscowater
Ford
Pravda
Rom Helsinki
Sex bias on jury protested in Providence
Roslyn Tinker a history teacher protested the separation of male and female jurors at the Providence County courthouse saying the custom is incomprehensible. Court officials defend it as practical to prevent possible sexual hanky panky and long waits between trials.
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Providence
R.I
Roslyn Tinker
Providence County
Superior Court
William M. Mackenzie
Middletown Forecast Brings Mild Night and Sunny Tuesday
Partly cloudy skies and lows in the mid-60s are forecast for the Middletown area tonight with sunny skies and highs in the upper 80s on Tuesday. Yesterday's high was 91 and the overnight low 61. The outlook calls for fair skies Thursday and Friday and a chance of showers Saturday.
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Middletown
Ford visit to Poland largely ceremonial and solemn
President Ford paid respects at Auschwitz and joined Polish leader Edward Gierek in Krakow for a ceremonial visit. A joint statement on arms talks followed a Washington meeting, with no major breakthroughs anticipated. First Lady Betty Ford rested due to jet lag after breast cancer surgery.
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Poland
Ford
Auschwitz
Edward Gierek
Auschwitz Camps
Market Square
Ople
Richard M. Nixon
Vienna
Central
Europe
Helsinki
Gierek
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Richard Davies
U.S
Washington
Warsaw
Nigeria’s Gowon Overthrown in Bloodless Coup
AP reports Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s military ruler since 1966, has ceased to exercise power in a bloodless coup. Dispatches note his calm exit in Kampala and unclear direct confirmation from Nigeria amid ongoing political unrest and oil-driven wealth.
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Paris
Yakubu Gowon
Gowon
Nile Hotel
Nigeria
Africa
Four California climbers Rescued After SOS From Toweling
Four experienced climbers from Fresno El Porto San Jose and Modesto were found safe in Alaska after five days missing near Nabesna Glacier. They survived in a cabin with supplies and created a quarter mile long SOS from paper towels on a rocky glacier patch to guide rescuers.
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Alaska
California
Nabesna Glacier
Wrangell Moun
Howard Weamer
el Porto
Henrik Norman
San Jose
Stan Cunningham
Modesto
Francsch
Policeman Shot in Jacksonville After Laundered Vest Incident
Patrolman Richard W. Wise survived being shot in the back while his bullet-proof vest was being washed. The assailant, prison escapee Alexander Thorpe, was captured after a chase. Thorpe was charged with assault to murder. The car used in the incident had been stolen, and Wise remains in satisfactory condition after surgery.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Richard W. Wise
Wise
Alexander Thorpe
Thorpe
Mike Gould
Apollo Crew Escape Gas Leak After Switch Error
NASA officials say fumes entered the Apollo command module as it neared a Pacific splashdown ending the Apollo-Soyuz joint flight. Slayton and Brand reportedly failed to activate two switches due to a communications squeal, leaving a nitrogen tetroxide cloud that caused coughing and fainting before landing.
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U.S
Thomas P. Stafford
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