House approves 3.5 billion foreign aid bill
The House passed a 3.5 billion foreign aid and related programs bill by 212 to 201, sending it to the Senate. It is 2.5 billion below the Ford administration request and 2.3 billion less than last year, with amendments defeated to raise food aid, population control, and Cyprus refugees funds.
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Senate
Ford Administration
U.S
Cyprus
Peace Corps
Indochina
Israel
Egypt
Henry A. Kissinger
Rockefeller Aims Rest Weekend in San Juan
Vice President Nelson A Rockefeller and his wife Happy arrived in San Juan Puerto Rico for a weekend of rest. He said he had a cold and came to the Dorado beach area for sun and recuperation after changing planes at San Juan International Airport.
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P.R
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Dorado Beach
San Juan International Airport
ODRINEX Plan Promises Fast Weight Loss Claim
New clinical tests at a major university hospital show the ODRINEX Plan helps you lose excess weight quickly. The pill supposedly suppresses appetite so you eat three meals a day with fewer calories. Safe to use as directed, it promises better appearance and mood with a money back guarantee.
Kissinger presses Israel on Sinai concessions after Egypt offer
Kissinger returned from Egypt to urge Israel to expand the territory it would cede in Sinai. A senior official said Israel must move beyond its initial 30 mile withdrawal and drop aims to hold the Gidi and Mitla passes and Abu Rudeis oilfield. He warned the path to a new Sinai accord remains uncertain but progress is being made.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Kissinger
Aswan
Sinai
Israel
Sinai Desert
Gidi
Mitla
Abu Rudeis
Golan Heights
West Bank
Jordan River
Portugal moves to nationalize banks amid political upheaval
Portugal's Revolutionary Council announced plan to nationalize all private banks except foreign branches and some agricultural savings bodies. The regime suspended the elections commission and hinted at a likely reduced turnout in the scheduled April 12 vote. Maj. Jose Sanches Osorio fled arrest while President Costa Gomes spoke in a broadcast.
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Portugal
Revolutionary Council
National Elections Commission
Christian Democratic Party
Jose Sanches Osorio
Francisco Costa Gomes
Portugal confronts armed movement amid claims of government reshuffle
In Lisbon a tense night saw warnings of a nucle us of hostile forces, described as capitalists and privileged classes. Premier Vasco Goncalves reportedly planned to replace moderates in economic posts with leaders of the Communist front MDP as troop movements and barricades were rumored. The government asserted the nation’s calm and total control despite leftist barricades.
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Vasco Goncalves
Portuguese Democratic Movement
MDP
Lisbon
Births and dismissals listed for local families
Birth announcements report a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ditmyer at 9 Kenwood Drive and a boy to Mr. and Mrs. William Van Cleave at 1636 Lamberton Square Apt B yesterday. Dismissals list Troy Wick on Germantown Road and multiple residents by name and address, including Ronald L. Thorpe, Larue Thorp, Mrs. Francis Shay, Mrs. Harold Tewell, Ronald G. Frazier, Ruth Diver, Frank J. Achberger, Gary O. Adkins, Mrs. Earl Brehm, Mrs. Dorena Ireton, Eva Johnson, Gayle Johnson, Mrs. Alvin King, Mrs. Dale Kraft, Mrs. William Lawson, Mrs. Billie McLendon, Mrs. Mabel Morgan, and Middletown Hospital patient number 424-1871.
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Lawrence Ditmyer
Kenwood Drive
William van Cleave
Lamberton Square
Apt
Larue Thorp
Brell Drive
Francis Shay
Trenton
Harold Tewell
Lindon Ave
Ronald G. Frazier
Frances Thornton
Howard Thornton
Franklin
Ruth Diver
Ellen Drive
Frank J. Achberger
Superior Ave
Gary O. Adkins
Marion Adkins
Monroe
Earl Brehm
Hamilton
Dorena Ireton
Eva Johnson
Springfield
Gayle Johnson
Charles Johnson
Lafayette Ave
Alvin King
Dale Kraft
Goldman Ave
William Lawson
S. Sutphin
Billie McLendon
John C. Smith
Germantown
Mabel Morgan
Shafer St
Reedy Files for Bankruptcy in Dayton Court
Steven A. Reedy of Middletown has filed for bankruptcy in U.S. District Court in Dayton listing assets of 7300 dollars and debts totaling 9995 dollars.
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Steven A. Reedy
Middletown
U.S. District Court
Dayton
Catholic Priests Vote Against Doctrine on Communion
Nearly 40 000 of the church’s priests are represented by a federation that voted to oppose the ban on divorced and remarried Catholics receiving Holy Communion. The paper argues sincerity in sharing in church life supersedes the rule. The group also supports pensions and aid for priests who resign for marriage.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
National Federation of Priests’ Councils
Federation
The
Bandar Abbas Port Seen From Hell to 17th Century Sailors
The port of Bandar Abbas near the Persian Gulf entrance earned the label one inch from hell from 17th century English seamen due to extreme heat. Today a modern Iranian naval base guards the strategic oil tanker lanes at the port.
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Persian Gulf
Hell
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