Soviet diplomacy gains in Europe and Asia as U S faces thorns
AP Special Correspondent notes a shift as Moscow scores in the Middle East and Asia, tames Western criticism over Czechoslovakia, and presses for an all European conference. Brezhnev hails progress while Washington weighs Arab-Israeli tensions and a $2 billion business stake in the region.
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Middle East
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Lebanon
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Saigon frees 88 Viet Cong prisoners on National Day
Saigon pardoned Buddhist critic Thich Thien Minh and freed 88 Viet Cong prisoners as part of the National Day observance. Most released were women from Qui Nhon and Bien Hoa camps. each received plaster and clothing packages. The action, one of the largest releases, followed varied motives and occurred with little fanfare.
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South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Thich Thien Minh
Thien Minh
Qui Nhon
Bien Hon
Bien Hoa
Ngo Dinh Diem
OGrady Attacks OSP Report On Licavoli Case
Ohio Democratic leader O Grady condemned the Ohio Patrol report on the Licavoli commutation as a superficial whitewash. Republican leaders praised it as thorough, while Gov Rhodes said it speaks for itself as the case remains unresolved. O Grady urged a U S Justice Department probe citing unexplained actions by Rhodes and his spokesman.
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Toledo
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Parole Board
Life Magazine
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U.S. Department of Justice
John McElroy
Middletown Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy and Mild
The Middletown area is expected to have partly cloudy skies and not too cool conditions tonight with lows from 35 to 49. Thursday will bring increasing clouds with highs near 60. Yesterday's high reached 68 and this morning's low was 31.
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Closing Bomb Bay Doors Kill Ohio Man at Moffett NAS
Robert Leslie Brady, 24, an Air Force enlisted man from Wilmot Ohio, was killed Monday night by closing bomb bay doors on a P3 Orion at Moffett Naval Air Station. Navy lists his parents Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Freeman of Wilmot.
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Calif
Robert Leslie Brady
Air Force
Wilmot
Ohio
Moffett Naval Air Station
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Donald W. Freeman
Nixon seeks memo mix for Vietnam speech plan
Washington sources say President Nixon has urged officials and experts to send recommendations for his November 3 Vietnam policy address. Dozens of memos cover peace, war, truces, and postwar Southeast Asia, but officials caution against expecting world shaking pronouncements.
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Nixon
Southeast Asia
Nixon Faces Pressure Over Saigon Policy and Peace Moves
Nixon is unlikely to dump support for the Saigon government or declare a unilateral ceasefire despite antiwar pressure. Officials say he will continue backing the current Saigon regime and resist calls for a coalition peace government. He may propose a broader base for the present government.
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Nixon
Sai
Strike-Bound Firm Halts Operations After Murder
In Youngstown Ohio Stony's Trucking Co suspends operations amid a union dispute that led to a fatal shooting at the Republic Steel plant. Teamsters agent John J Gorsline was killed during a clash with steel haulers as 200 strikers gathered at the gates. Eight others were wounded and police detained five men without charges.
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Teamsters Union
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
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Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
Stony’s
Steel Haulers Union
Republic’s
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Unions and GE Stand Firm in Ongoing Strike
AFL-CIO Executive Council meets in Washington to back a 13 union strike against General Electric now in day three. GE tells stockholders it will not raise its offer despite union demands, while production halts at some plants and 75 percent of workers stay out. Picket violence erupts in Schenectady Bloomington Lynn Pittsfield and Collingdale as unions seek 90 cents over 36 months and GE offers 20 cents in year one with future reopeners.
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General Electric Co
Minneapolis
Minn
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N.Y
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Mass
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Israel election shifts power toward hawks
Nationwide voting strengthens the right wing led by Gahal and narrows Labor’s edge. Prime Minister Golda Meir appears shaken as Labor loses seats in the 120 seat Knesset, while Dayan's defense stance gains momentum amid caution over territory and security.
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Sinai Peninsula
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