Army Seizes Control In Oil Rich Libya
Beirli Lebanon AP reports Libya's army seized control and declared a republic while King Idris was in Turkey. Airports and ports closed, curfew imposed, foreigners protected per Radio Libya. Hassan el Rida named crown prince. Western ties, arms deals with Britain ongoing.
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U.S
Tripoli
North Africa
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Associated Press
Allan Jacks
Idris
Hassan el-Rida
Brazil's Military Seizes Power After President Stroke
Brazil's military chiefs set aside the constitution and took over President Arthur da Costa e Silva's powers. A three-man junta formed by the army navy and air force said rule would be limited to the president's rest and treatment. Vice President Pedro Aleixo was bypassed. Costa e Silva's illness prompted speculation of a stronger leadership amid a stalled constitutional reform and Congress closure.
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Pedro Aleixo
Aleixo
Costa E Silva
Congress
Paraguay
Mexico
Aurelio Lyra Tavares
Italy
U.S
Rem
Augusto Rademacher
Middletown Sees Warm Sunny Day Forecast
The Middletown area is expected to have sunny skies and warm temperatures today with highs in the 80s to 90s. Tonight’s low should be in the 60s, following yesterday’s high of 92 and a morning low of 56.
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Syrians Release Four Israeli Women After Hijacking
The Syrian government says it will release four Israeli women from a Trans World Airlines jet hijacked to Damascus. It holds two Israeli men and has not disclosed their status. The women will fly to Rome, while the other passengers, many headed for Athens or Rome, are free.
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Dean Carter
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U.S
Hurricane Francelia Reorganizing Over Caribbean
Hurricane Francelia drifts over warm Caribbean waters with uncertain path and intensity. NHC director Dr. Robert Simpson warns of unpredictable course while offshore Louisiana oil rigs begin routine shutdowns and Gulf work boats relocate from the Morgan City shrimp and petroleum festival. Francelia is noted as the season’s sixth major storm.
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Francelia
Caribbean
Robert Simpson
National Hurricane Center
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Louisiana
Morgan City
Gulf of Mexico
Rocky Marciano Dies In Light Plane Crash Near Newton Iowa
Undefeated heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano and two Des Moines companions died when a Cessna crashed in a pasture near Newton Iowa. He would have turned 46 today. The others killed were pilot Glenn Belz 37 and Frank Farrell 25. The crash occurred after night overcast delayed landing at Newton. Marciano had retired in 1956 after 49 professional bouts with 43 knockouts and later pursued business ventures in bowling, construction, real estate and entertainment.
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Chicago
Des Moines
Jasper County
Darrell Hurley
Marciano
Glenn Belz
Frank Farrell
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Noble
Hurley
Marasano
Joe Palooka
Jersey Joe
Communists Push Pride at SDS War Demonstration Plan
National SDS leader Mark Rudd urged openness about being Communists at a three day Chicago planning session for a war racism and poverty protest. Demonstrations were slated for Cleveland and Pittsburgh with a Chicago event Oct. 8-11. Evans case used to boost Cleveland area membership drive.
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SDS
Mark Rudd
Chicago
Pittsburgh
LDS
East Cleveland Congregational Church
Fred ‘Ahmed’ Evans
Evans
Glenville
Ahmed
US Turns Over Base to South Vietnamese as War Winds Down
The US transferred an infantry division base at Dong Tam in the Mekong Delta to the ARVN and reduced operations at Nha Trang Air Base as part of Vietnamization. American troop strength fell to 511,800, the lowest in 18 months, after Nixon's June 8 withdrawal of 25 000 troops. The 9th Division base camp becomes ARVN 7th Infantry Division 11th Regiment HQ. Nha Trang air strength drops from 5000 to under 1000 while remaining airmen join other units. B52 strikes focus on North Vietnamese bases in South Vietnam or Laos.
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Nha Trang
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Mekong Delta
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7Th Infantry Division
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