Soviet Says Kissinger Backed Mammoth Trade Deal By 1977
Soviet reporter Victor Louis claims Moscow talks led by Henry Kissinger have cleared debts and push a trade deal worth about 3 billion dollars a year by 1977. He asserts major U.S. credits and a wheat sales pact approaching 1 billion dollars are involved, with no confirmation from officials.
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UPI
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Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
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Syrians Claim Israeli Plane Shot Down in Air Battle
Reports from Damascus via United Press International say Israeli planes clashed with Syrian aircraft over the Golan Heights with Damascus claiming one Israeli plane was shot down. Lebanese and Syrian reports note multiple Israeli reconnaissance flights and renewed threats of attacks on Lebanon and Syria amid ongoing cross frontier air activity.
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Beirut
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Europe
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Davar
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Saeb Salam
South Lebanon
Marajayoun
FDA to require safer childproof containers for pesticides
The FDA announced it will require pesticides and similar household poisons to be sold in childproof containers for packages under one gallon liquid or five pounds solid. From 1968 to 1970 over 8,600 children under five swallowed these poisons with 40 deaths and 583 serious injuries. Containers must resist opening by children but open by 90 of 100 adults. Public comment requested for 60 days before enforcement.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Federal Register
Robbery Kidnap Suspects Nabbed in Marshallville Bank Heist
Five suspects including two women were captured after the bank robbery and the abduction of 20 year old teller Barbara Pritchett. She escaped under cover of darkness near Montezuma after being kept in a 7000 acre farm encampment. Authorities said money was recovered and the group is held in Oglethorpe awaiting FBI questioning.
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Marshallville, Ga
Marshalville
First State Bank of
Marshallville
Roy Windham
Macon County
Oglethorpe, Ga
FBI
Windham
Barbara Pritchett
Miss Pritchett
Montezuma
House Chairmen Lose In Elections
Two elder lawmakers and committee chairs fell in Democratic primaries. Wayne Aspinall lost Colorado’s 4th District to Alan Merson, while John Jenrette narrowly beat John McMillan in South Carolina’s 6th District runoff. Vermont and New Hampshire also sent notable governors’ contests to November.
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House of Representatives
Wayne N. Aspinall
House
Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Colorado
Alan Merson
University of Denver
John Jenrette
John McMillan
South Carolina
McMillan
House District of
Nursing students join Quachita Parish Health Unit for field work
The Quachita Parish Health Unit welcomes 18 senior nursing students from Northeast Louisiana University for a semester of public health nursing at the unit each Tuesday and Thursday to fulfill degree requirements. Agie Butler of West Monroe is recovering at home after surgery at Glenwood Hospital last week. Mr and Mrs Steve Danna of West Monroe celebrate milestone plans pending.
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Northeast Louisiana University
Agie Butler
West Monroe
Glenwood Hospital
Butler
Steve Danna
West Heights Drive
Bottled water becomes everyday staple in Southern California
In Southern California a growing bottled water trade targets 12 million residents with about 30 routes in Watts and supermarket sales. The sector, worth roughly 100 million dollars annually, emphasizes taste and convenience with five gallon jugs six packs and dime machine pours. Deliveries to homes offices and factories drive demand and costs around five dollars a month for a typical family.
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California
Watts
United States
Jones
Three Hanoi MIGs Downed By U S Jets
Three North Vietnamese MiG 21s and a U S Phantom were shot down over and near Hanoi on Monday and Tuesday as U S airmen tally 100 missing in the new bombing campaign. Lt Col Lyle L Beckers led the strike against a MiG 21 near Hanoi. 1st Lt Daniel L Autrey tangled with a Mig 21 eighty miles west of Hanoi.
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Hialeah
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UAW Leader Calls Auto Price Hearings a Hoax
UAW President Leonard Woodcock announced the union will not participate in public auto pricing hearings. He said the Price Commission hearings are a political charade designed to delay price increases for major automakers until after election day and released a letter explaining the refusal to testify.
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United Automobile Workers
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Leonard Woodcock
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Price Commission
Woodcock
Slightly Warmer Weather Forecast For Monroe And Alexandria
Mostly clear to partly cloudy conditions expected in Monroe and Alexandria with daytime highs in the mid 90s and upper 60s to mild nights. Winds light from the southeast 5 to 15 mph. The state predicts partly cloudy skies and warm temps Friday through Sunday with a chance of thundershowers mainly in the afternoons.
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Alexandria
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Abrams to testify in Senate probe on Vietnam bombing
Gen. Creighton Abrams is summoned by the Senate Armed Services Committee to testify about unauthorized U S bombings in North Vietnam linked to Gen. John Lavelle's 7th Air Force raids. Lavelle, Lavelle's aides, and Moorer are named in the probe as sources of possible permission.
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Creighton W. Abrams
Nixon
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North Vietnam
Abrams
Vietnam
Air Force
John D. Lavelle
7Th Air Force
Lavelle
Demilitarized Zone
John Stennis
Armed Services Committee
Mississippi Democrat
New York Times Today
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Saigon
Moorer
Times
the Times
John S. McCain
The
Pacific Forces
Honolulu
Senate
Stennis
Nothing is impossible if you don’t have to do it yourself
A lighthearted aphorism notes that tasks seem insurmountable only when one must perform them. It Playfully contrasts competence with laziness, suggesting ingenuity or delegation can overcome obstacles.
U.S. Reports Smaller Second Quarter Trade Deficit
The Commerce Department says the April to June balance of payments showed a net long term capital inflow of 659 million dollars and a smaller overall deficit of 1.9 billion in the second quarter. It attributes gains to foreign direct investment and a return of funds, while noting a worse trade gap and ongoing dollar outflows from government grants.
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Commerce Department
Department
United States
America
U.S
Man seeks stenographer job in Hawaii despite gender bias
Kirby Lewellen, 25, in Honolulu struggles to enter the stenography field as men are routinely told they cannot be stenographers. He cites three weeks of futile job hunting, notes his typing speed and dictation ability, and calls for breaking gender roles while remaining hopeful about an office career.
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Honolulu
Kirby Lewellen
Lewellen
Pacifist Delegation Prepares Hanoi POW Rescue Mission
A peace activist delegation an including David Dellinger and Cora Weiss plans to fly to Hanoi to escort three American prisoners of war back to the United States with relatives joining. The trip hinges on court permission and a route via Copenhagen Bangkok and Vientiane. Yale chaplain William Sloan Coffin is among the travelers.
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Hanoi
United States
Chicago
David Dellinger
Dellinger
Cora Weiss
Cochairmen
North Vietnam
Miss Weiss
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Bangkok
Vientiane
Yale University
William Sloan Coffin
Heat records top in Phoenix as 100 degree high set
The National Weather Service reported the highest Tuesday reading excluding Alaska and Hawaii reached 100 degrees in Phoenix Arizona. Ely Nevada registered a low of 28 degrees.
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New York
Abby and Broadway Stars Spark Local TV Debut
Abby Lowman and Broadway 2D Radio TV team make a notable debut in local broadcasting. The event highlights community talent and new programming on station 111A, drawing attention from residents and sponsors alike.
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