Hussein Arafat reach ceasefire amid hijack crisis
Jordanian King Hussein and Yasir Arafat announced a deal to end the civil war in Jordan after 15 of 54 hijacked airline passengers were freed. Among the released were eight Britons, five Swiss, and two West Germans, with most remaining hostages believed to be Americans. Arrangements to move the freed passengers out of Amman were to be made quickly.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Hussein of
Jordan
Yasir Arafat
Habis Majali
Majali
Amman
Hussein
Arafat
Jaafar el Numairi
Sudan
Palestine Liberation Organization
Britain
West Germany
Switzerland
Israel
Arafat and Jordan Reach Truce Amid Civil War Fights
Reports say Arafat agreed to a truce after talks with Nu mairi and Hussein despite earlier spurned cease-fire efforts. Jordanian forces halted several Irbid assaults as guerrillas claimed shelling Hussein's Al Hammar palace and continued attacks. Fifty-eight foreigners, including 32 Americans, were evacuated from Amman to Beirut with more departures planned.
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Irbid
Jordan
Damascus
Baghdad
Amman
Hussein
al Hammar
Four Students Sought in Boston Bank Robbery Slaying
Boston police hunt four suspects linked to a Brighton bank holdup that killed Patrolman Walter Schroeder. The group includes Katherine Power and Susan Saxe, both from Brandeis connections, plus two ex convicts Stanley Bond and William Gilday. Police recovered rifles, ammunition, and military papers from Power’s apartment.
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Boston
Katherine A. Powers
Denver
Colo
Susan Saxe
Albany
N.Y
Stanley R. Bond
Cambridge
Mass
William M. Gilday
Amesbury
Edmund L. McNamara
Bacx Bay
Kather
Ine A. Power
Robert Valeri
Somerville
Northeastern University
National Guard
Newburyport
Miss Power
Brandeis University
Waltham
Brandeis
Northeastern
Bond
Los Angeles
Valley News Section Highlights Local Arts and Sports
A compact recap notes Ann Landers Bridge Comics and Crossword Puzzle items, Deaths and Funerals notices, Editorials and Heloise column, plus Sports and Television features and upcoming Theaters listings in the Valley News.
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Ann Landers
Heloise
Valley News
Il Ik
U S and Soviet Fleets Maneuver in Mediterranean Standoff
The U S 6th Fleet with jet bombers and Marines sails within 150 miles of the Middle East as Soviet Mediterranean forces shadow closely. Both sides display a steady, largely observed balance as carrier groups approach parity. Rear Admiral Roger Spreen notes shared interests while observers track missiles and gun turrets on Soviet ships near American carriers Independence and Saratoga. Seven U S admirals have visited the carriers for coordination and assessment.
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6Th Fleet
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Middle East
U.S
Mediterranean
Roger Spreen
Independence
Saratoga
Cambodian Troops Len Strife to Link Up North of Phnom Penh
Cambodian forces advanced toward a link up about a mile from the target as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong mortar fire persisted. The government said it now fields over two divisions in Taing Kuk, with four fresh battalions arriving to reinforce the bid to reopen Route 6 and recapture heartland amid ongoing heavy combat and limited casualties.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Taing Kuk
Kompong Thom
Mont Krasas Krao
Army to Trim Troops 45000 by Next June
The Army will reduce its troop strength by 45000 to about 1.2 million by mid 1971, dropping three divisions from combat forces and phasing out support units. Pentagon sources cite Nixon doctrine shifting from large standing forces to allied assistance and equipment.
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Washington
Robert C. Moot
Defense Department
Pentagon
Vietnam
Moot
Nixon
U.S
Moon power was Apollo aim not just samples says NASA
NASA official Dr. George M. Low states Apollo's main goal was space capability and exploration, not lunar samples. He notes the unmanned Soviet mission shows technology but emphasizes building spacepower with manned landings and advanced systems.
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George M. Low
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States
Low
Weather forecast with scattered thunderstorms and mild temps
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a good chance of thundershowers. A low is expected in the upper 60s. Saturday will be partly cloudy with rain late in the afternoon and evening and a high in the upper 70s. Sunday will be sunny and cool. Yesterday's high was 87 and this morning's low 69. Only a trace of rain fell yesterday in a short shower around pm.
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Numairi
Cyprus
Brighton
State Street Bank and Trust Co
Walter A. Schroeder
Walter Scott
Schroeder
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Anotther
Kasnia
Sile Cruiser
Nean
Bosporus
Black Sea
National Security Industrial Association
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
LUNA
Apollo
Harry F. Rosenthal
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