North Korea demands US admit crime for release of airmen
North Korea urged the United States to admit the helicopter crew were on a criminal mission to win the airmen’s release. U.S. Maj. Gen. Adams rejected the claim that the unarmed helicopter acted with hostility and offered only regret for the intrusion.
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Panmunjom
Korea
North Korea
United States
Lee Choon-sun
Military Armistice Commission
U.S
Arthur JH. Adams
Adams
Lee
Gilbert H. Woodward
State Department
Stock Averages Fall Amid Moderate Trading Drop
New York shares declined in moderately active trading as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 7.59 to 828.08 by 1 p.m. The 60 stock average slid 2.0 to 291.2 as industrials, rails, and utilities retreated. Analysts cited hesitation after late week gains and talk of reduced federally financed construction to curb inflation. The market warned of possible tests of the 800 level if declines continue, with some foreseeing selective buying if prices keep slipping.
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New York
Associated Press
Tulane Dismisses Faculty Member Over ROTC Disruptions
Tulane University's board dismissed Dr Edward Dubinsky for disruption of classes and academic functions. The action, effective immediately, cites charges involving three ROTC activities on the Tulane campus during the spring semester, announced by board chairman Upny Green.
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New Orleans
Tulane University
Edward Dubinsky
Tulane
UP Ny Green Want
University Center
U S and Reds clash inside Cambodia reported
U S and South Vietnamese troops clashed with enemy forces inside Cambodia after an American helicopter was shot down crossing the border. The U S command reported casualties including one South Vietnamese and two enemy combatants killed, with two American crewmen and three South Vietnamese wounded.
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Saigon
Cambodia
U.S. Command
U.S
Song Be
Twin Cities Chit Chat Seaman Downey Jr. Sworn In
Navy Bill C Downey Jr sworn in as seaman recruit at Little Rock Arkansas. He is 25 years one month after his father Bill C Downey Sr clerk of court. He heads to Naval Training Station San Diego for a two year hitch. West Monroe High School graduate last year. Monre trip over Labor Day weekend included Charles Carmichael and Keith Carmichael of Monroe to Panama City Florida.
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Bill C. Downey
Navy
Bill C. Downey Jr
Dad
U S House Moves Toy Safety Bill After Summer Break
The House shifts from tires to toys to back the Child Protection Act of 1969. It would ban sale of dangerous toys found by HEW tests and extend safety rules for tires and motorcycle helmets.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House
Senate
Secretary of Transportation
Department of Transportation
Ancher Nelsen
R-Minna
Nelsen
Libyan Troops Seize Benghazi Under Revolutionary Junta
Libyan troops and tanks entered Benghazi overnight and took control of the city for the new revolutionary council without resistance. Tripoli Radio reported the move while a broadcast urged doctors and nurses to report to the central hospital.
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Damascus
Syria
Benghazi
Tripoli
Tunis
Saad Eddin Abbou Chouieb
Libya
Col
Chouireb
Revolutionary Council
Bids Planned Sept 22 for Bayou Water Control Structures
Louisiana Public Works will seek bids September 22 in Baton Rouge for the first of three bayou control structures to regulate Bayous DeSiard and Bartholomew. The project, costing about 100000 dollars, aims to draw down each water body without shifting the other and to prevent weed transfer between them.
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Louisiana Department of Public Works
Baton Rouge
Bayous DeSiard
Bartholomew
William D. Brown
Brown
Bayou DeSiard
Highway 165
Monroe
State Department
State
Ouachita Parish
Midway Dam
Bayou Bartholomew
Chance Of Rain With Partly Cloudy Skies This Week
Skies stay partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain and possible thundershowers mainly in the afternoons and evenings. Daytime highs reach 86 to 90, with tonight's lows 68 to 72, southeast winds 6 to 16 mph. Selman Field reports 0.25 inch of rain Wednesday, 88 high and 69 low, less than 20 percent sunshine overall.
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Ine
Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Schools Open to Welcome Back Bright-Eyed Mothers
In September the doors of the nation’s schools reopen amid cheers from thousands of eager mothers and students, marking the start of a new academic year. Local districts anticipate bustling classrooms and renewed community involvement.
Israel Strikes Jordan Gun Positions Amid Escalating Clash
Israeli warplanes attacked Arab guerrilla pockets in Jordan south of the Sea of Galilee for a second day to silence gunfire at Maoz Haim. An Arab communique claimed heavy Fatah attacks along a 14 mile Jordan River front, which Israel denied. Reports from Cairo say Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Sudan pledged mobilization for battle.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan
Sea of Galilee
Maoz Haim
Israel
Amman
Palestine Armed Struggle Command
Middle East
al Fatah
Jordan River
West Bank
Fatah
Oher
Fl Hamma
Yarmuk
Khan Yunis
Gaza Strip
Damiya Bridge
Jordan Valley
Cairo
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Sudan
al Aksah
Jerusalem
Ho Chi Minh Dies Shocks North Vietnam and World
North Vietnam declared a week of mourning and planned a state funeral for Ho Chi Minh, the 79 year old president who died of a heart attack. Officials in Saigon and Washington weighed implications for the Vietnam War as leaders anticipated a possible triumvirate.
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Ho Chi Minh
North Viets
Saigon
North Vietnam
Wadnacdaw
Hanoi
Hanoi Radio
Paris
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Washington
le Duan
North Vietnamese
Communist Party
Truong Chinh
National Assembly
Pham van Duong
Jackson Attorney May Be Named To Court Of Appeals
The Times-Picayune reports President Nixon will nominate Charles Clark a Jackson attorney to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals within days. Clark, 44, would replace the late Judge Claude Clayton and has backing from Mississippi leaders Clarke Reed and Sen. James Eastland. Clark previously defended Gov. Ross Barnett in proceedings stemming from James Merediths admission to the University of Mississippi.
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New Orleans
Times-Picayune
Jackson
Miss
Nixon
Charles Clark
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Clark
Claude Clayton
Clarke Reed
Mississippi
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Ross Barnett
Appeals Court
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Record Rains Hit New York Area As Flooding Worsens
Record rains in New York and New Jersey caused widespread flooding power failures and transport disruption. By 9 am 5.38 inches had fallen since Wednesday with 2.61 inches Wednesday breaking a long standing sept record. Rail delays and some cancellations followed as traffic slowed and a bus in Newark required rescue.
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New York Area
New York
New Jersey
Weather Bureau
Manhattan
Penn Central Railroad
Long Island Railroad
New Jersey Turnpike
Westchester County
New York City
New York Thruway
Newark
N.J
Essex County Park Commission
Brooklyn
Flatbush
Senate Asked To Trim Cuts House Voted
Secretary of the Treasury David Kennedy urged the Senate Finance Committee to reduce net tax relief from the House bill from 2.4 billion to 1.3 billion and to trim corporate tax increases. He endorsed rate cuts for individuals but urged a smaller standard deduction, warning oil and gas provisions and other changes would face opposition.
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Senate Finance Committee
Kennedy
House
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
Treasury
Edwin S Cohen
River Stage Change Report From Camden to Monroe
River stages show a shift with Camden at 42 rising to 2 and Monroe at 42 rising to 1 as water levels change. The brief note indicates rising flood risk along the highway and nearby properties.
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Camden
Monroe
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Carmichael
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