Fire and air clashes erupt along Suez cease-fire line
Israeli and Egyptian forces clashed along 80 miles of the Suez Canal cease-fire line in the fiercest fighting since last October. Jets exchanged blows over the Sinai while UN observers sought a truce. Egypt reported 39 Israeli soldiers killed with other damages. Israel said one of its soldiers died and 10 were wounded. Oil installations at Port Suez were reportedly burning as bombardment continued into night.
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Suez tension climbs as clashes flare along canal
The line near the Suez canal sees 50 incidents reported by U N observers in two days. An Israeli soldier is killed and at least seven wounded in nearby sniping over weeks. A mine injures a soldier 15 miles south of Ras El Sadr. Dayan warns Israel will not weaken along the canal amid Cairo pressure. Observers expect further flareups on the waterway closed since 1967.
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Apollo 9 astronauts probe earth for riches in space
The Apollo 9 crew James A. McDivitt David R. Scott and Russell L. Schweickart use special cameras to scan earth from over 100 miles for minerals water timberlands and fishing grounds. They face autopilot errors and adjust to manual flight while completing the days work and singing to Kraft Jr. Happy birthday.
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Rescuers Reach Miner in Narrow Escape Shaft
In LARK Utah a drilling crew reached trapped miner William Jones through a six inch wide passageway and began plans to widen it into an escape tunnel. Another team in the same shaft advanced a separate limestone tunnel as efforts to free Jones continue.
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Don Willie
Benton Boyd
Smelting, Refining and Mining Co
Violent March Blizzard Isolates Dodge City Kans
A March blizzard in Kansas left Dodge City isolated with stranded travelers and power outages across the Wichita area. Up to eight inches of snow fell in parts of the state, wind past 50 mph blew buses off roads, and one man died from freezing near Junction City While Civil Defense workers aided hospitals and stranded motorists, hundreds of basketball fans were stranded at regional high school tournaments across central and western Kansas.
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Oklahoma Panhandle
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Weather Outlook Turns Colder With Spotty Flurries
The forecast shows partly cloudy skies and chilly highs in the 30s today. Tonight and Monday bring colder conditions with a few flurries and lows in the low 20s.
Changes on Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls planned
A feature notes the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s aging infrastructure and planned changes including the first toll increase in 29 years. It highlights the road as America’s first superhighway and hints at broader modernization efforts.
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America
Surtax Cut and Spending Ceiling Gain in Congress
Sen. William Proxmire cites three weeks of Senate House Economic Committee hearings showing broad support for expenditure cuts as an anti inflation measure. He favors a spending ceiling to curb the Johnson budget by about $6 billion while cutting the surtax roughly in half by July 1.
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William Proxmire
Dwis
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Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert P. Mayo
Johnson
Will Tom's A Mark Tragedy Spark Drug Awareness Series
A feature on teen drug abuse asks what drives addiction and how families can act. The Journal promotes Alton Blakeslee's Associated Press series on narcotics with an accompanying booklet priced at $1. Middletown police officials endorse the public education effort and urge parents to recognize early signs.
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Robert Walton
Russell Dwyer
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