Nixon Postpones News Conference
President Nixon postponed a televised briefing to Friday to focus on the Middle East crisis. Deputy press secretary Gerald Warren said no time was set and questions about a new special prosecutor for Watergate would likely be raised.
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Nixon
Middle East
Gerald L. Warren
Archibald Cox
White House
U.S
John J. Sirica
Congress
Executive Branch
Robert H. Bork
Cox
Bork
Elliot L. Richardson
William D. Ruckelshaus
Justice Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
U S Military Alert Starts Across Nation At Night
Army Navy and Air Force personnel nationwide were recalled as a Middle East crisis spurred a 2 am alert. Bases listed include Ft Bragg North Carolina Offutt Nebraska Plattsburgh New York Homestead Florida Grissom Indiana Ellington Texas and Alamogordo New Mexico with units such as the 82nd Airborne and the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing.
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U.S
Moscow
Soviet Union
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Grissom
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Ellington Afb
Mark A. Dull
147Th
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Guard
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Alamogordo
N.M
Holloman Afb
Egyptian Official Says Soviet Troops Offered for Middle East
Cairo official Ashraf Ghorbal said the Soviet Union offered to send troops to help police the Middle East cease fire. He would not say if Egypt would accept them without American forces, calling the question uncertain.
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Soviet Union
Middle East
Egypt
Ashraf Ghorbal
Anwar Sadat
Record highs and lows beat across states in brief
The National Weather Service reported the day’s peak temperature of 91 degrees in Wink, Texas, the highest among contiguous U S locations. The morning low fell to 17 degrees in Alamosa, Colorado, as cold air lingered.
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New York
UPI
National Weather Service
Alaska
Hawaii
Wink
Tex
Alamosa
Colo
Predictions on fossil fuels and nuclear power from 1971 seminar
Gerald C. Gambs, a Manhattan Project participant, spoke at a Ford, Bacon & Davis sponsored Ramada Inn seminar in 1971. Officials Fred Culpepper Jr., John Henderson, and O Landon Miles Jr. coordinated the event. Gambs forecast rapid recovery from slow nuclear plant construction as the power crisis theme gained relevance amid current global tensions.
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Monroe
Middle East
Gerard C. Gambs
Ramada Inn
Ford, Bacon & Davis, Inc
Fred C. Culpepper Jr
John D. Henderson
O. Landon Miles Jr
Gambs
U S Alerts Military Units Worldwide Amid Middle East Tension
U S forces were placed on worldwide alert as Henry Kissinger said the move was precautionary amid uncertainty over Soviet plans to police a Middle East cease fire. Kissinger opposed large scale Soviet or American force use and favored UN observer participation.
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U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Soviet Union
Kissinger
United States
United Nations
National Security Council
Nixon
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Jackson
Moscow
Niven
Kisesineer House
Carl Albert
Dokla
Albert
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Air Defense Group Heads South for Active Duty
An armed forces unit assigned to air defense departs for active duty early this morning to bolster defenses of the southern region amid ongoing security operations. AP Wirephoto accompanies the report.
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South
Dunlop backs extending wage and price controls
Washington AP reports Director John T. Dunlop of the Cost of Living Council supports continuing wage and price controls beyond 1973. He meets with lawmakers to warn that lifting all controls soon would trigger sharp price rises and renewed demand for decontrol. He accuses Congress of attacking Phase 4 petroleum controls and says administration aims to extend the program into next year.
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Dunlop
Congress
Nixon
Israel says truce observed on war fronts amid fighting claims
Israel reports an absolute cease-fire on both fronts while U N observers move to monitor new lines in Egypt. Egypt claims Israeli attacks on the canal and downed aircraft while Israel says its west bank forces encircle Suez and Ras Adabiya. Maj. Gen. Haim Herzog comments on the day’s battle lines.
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Middle East
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Sinai
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Suez
Ras Adabiya
Haim Herzog
State Radio
Monroe Woman Leads Citywide UGF Drive Effort
Mrs John McCarter of Monroe chairs a citywide United Givers Fund campaign effort with 200 women volunteers. Captains meet Friday at 10 a m in the Ouachita National Bank Board Room for orientation before Tuesday canvassing of small business owners. The project aims to show community support through time and energy.
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John McCarter
Monroe
Ouachita National Bank Board
Twin City Garden Council
Monroe Beautification Board
Bayou DeSiard Garden Club
Pacemaker
First Presbyterian Church
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
AE Chapter
PEO
John H. McCarter Jr
University Ave
Fierce clashes on Suez front as jets engage
Reported fighting across the West Bank and Suez area intensifies with both sides claiming air and ground assaults. Israeli command says the battle abated by dusk after heavy Egyptian attacks, while Egypt claims many Israeli tanks were knocked out including 13 near Suez.
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Zayyat
Israel
Suez
Partly cloudy skies forecast for Twin Cities and Monroe area
Residents of the Twin Cities and Monroe and vicinity face partly cloudy conditions this afternoon and Friday. Highs in the mid 80s today, around 80 Friday, and upper 50s tonight. Winds southerly today becoming variable and light, then northeast 10 to 15 mph Friday. FAA reports a Wednesday high of 85 and a 51 low with no rain in 24 hours. Outlook for Louisiana weekends calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with mid 50s to low 60s nights and mid to upper 70s days.
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Monroe
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Monroe I Municipal
Louisiana
Chuckle Fall Phenomenon Sends Students By Train Coach
Read about how students choose routes to college with some flying, some riding trains, and others relying on a football coach to guide them during this quirky season.
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Bya
Egypt-US dispute over Sinai frontiers narrows
A border disagreement centers on a 25 mile stretch from Little Bitter Lake to the Gulf of Suez with Egypt asserting control 12 to 17 miles into the Sinai Desert, while opposing claims complicate the boundary.
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Little Bitter Lake
Gulf of Suez
Egypt
Sinai Desert
Dunham seeks new trial in Baton Rouge antitrust case
Ted F. Dunham, a Baton Rouge concrete manufacturer, asks a federal judge in New Orleans for a new trial after being convicted in 1971 of attempting to monopolize the ready mix concrete business and of extortion tied to a $1 million Plaquemine drainage project. He was sentenced to one year and a $40,000 fine, with Supreme Court review completed but the motion pending before Judge William D. Murray.
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New Orleans
Ted F. Dunham
Baton Rouge
Dunham
Plaquemine
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
William D. Murray
Butte, Mont
Mid East cease-fire falters as map shows Israeli reach
The report notes Israel holds about 750 square miles of Egyptian territory on the Suez west bank and Egypt claims large parts of the east bank. Israeli occupation extends roughly 45 miles from Cairo, with Egypt controlling the stretch north of Ismailia and the area opposite the Bitter Lakes on the east bank.
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West Bank
Suez
Egypt
East Bank
Cairo
Ismailia
Bitter Lakes
United Nations considers creating emergency force for Egypt Israel cease fire
Nonaligned Security Council members proposed an eight nation U N emergency force to police the Egyptian Israeli cease fire and to enforce withdrawals to positions held at the first cease fire. Delegates expect adoption with possible U S abstention and China absent the eight sponsors are Guinea Kenya Sudan India Indonesia Panama Peru and Yugoslavia.
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Security Council
U.N
U.S
John A. Scali
River Stage Flood Update At Station
River stage readings show sudden rise at Monroe with 40 feet and 25.2 height. Camden reports a fall to 26 feet and 11.6 height as flood conditions ease.
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Monroe
Camden
Israeli Premier Rejects Dayan Resignation Offer
Tel Aviv United Press International reports Defense Minister Moshe Dayan offered to resign amid criticism of Israel's war readiness and conduct. Prime Minister Golda Meir rejected the move saying she has full confidence in Dayan and that war questions will be addressed in the cabinet later.
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UPI
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Middle East
Golda Meir
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