London embassy blast kills agricultural attache in mail bomb
A booby trap parcel addressed to the Israeli embassy in London exploded killing Dr. Ami Shachori the 44 year old agricultural affairs counselor and wounding a successor designated official. The attack follows the Munich massacre and draws international condemnations as investigators inspect suspicious letters and monitor Black September links.
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London
API
Munich
Ami Shacheri
Solons urged to okay limit on federal spending
Washington officials push a $250 billion ceiling to curb inflation and reduce unemployment. Herbert Stein argues the cap would lower joblessness toward 5 percent by year end, while critics warn the plan could curb Social Security and other protected programs.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
Herbert Stein
House
Ways and Means Committee
Stein
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Caspar Weinberger
Alonday
Wilbur Mills
James Burke
Dmass
Budget Bureau
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Mills
Shultz
Weinberger
Absentee Voting Totals In Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court reports 172 ballots cast for the Sept. 30 second primary as of noon with four days left to vote absentee. Weekday voting runs to 5 p.m. and Saturday until noon. mail voting extends into the following week.
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Ouachita Parish
Highest Reading Temperature Hits 102 in Blythe Calif
The National Weather Service reported the day’s high of 102 degrees in Blythe California, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Reno Nevada registered a low of 37 degrees.
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New York
Weekend Fix Leaves Lawn Mower Beyond Repair
A homeowner recalls an enjoyable weekend spent on repairs that rendered the lawn mower unusable. The quick fix aimed at tidying the yard turned into a permanent end for the machine, leaving the lawn in readiness for upcoming chores.
U S Army Attache Held by Syrians in Beirut Looms as Swap Probe
U S Major Richard Barrett the U S Army attache in Amman was arrested Sept 9 while traveling from Jordan to Beirut. Syrian officials gave no reason for detention and the case is being handled by the Italian Embassy in Damascus amid reports of a possible prisoner swap involving five Syrians captured by Israel last June. Diplomatic sources say a swap remains speculative and no firm motive has been disclosed. Barrett was en route to Beirut with his wife and child.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S
Israel
Richard Barret
Laramie
Wyo
Jordan
Syria
Amman
Barrett
United States
Damascus
Egypt
Soviets Withdraw Missiles In Egypt
London based sources report the Soviet Union removed most advanced antiaircraft missiles from Egypt including SAM3 and SAM2 systems and MiG23 jets. Egypt sought British Rapier missiles as replacements while remaining SAM3 sites were manned by Egyptians.
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Egypt
London
UPI
Soviet Union
Mohamed Hassan Zayyat
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Moscow
Kremlin
Suez Canal
Israel
Vietnam
W. C. Fields Film Festival at NLU Brown Auditorium
The Northeast Film Society at Northeast Louisiana University presents a W. C. Fields program at 8 p.m. Friday in the Brown Auditorium on the NLU campus. The Barbershop and other early Fields works will be shown. Admission is by season ticket.
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W. C. Fields
Brown Auditorium
Northeast Louisiana University
Robert Ward
NLU Department of Art
Northeast Film Society
The
Film Society
the University
Schools Reopen In Disaster Area
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania the first day back to class after Tropical Storm Agnes floods, Wyoming Valley West schools reopen two weeks late with 64 000 pupils. Some 500 to 1000 students are missing. Seven of 146 schools are closed for flood damage and 1200 new desks are en route.
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Wilkes-Barre
William Smodac
Wyoming Valley West
Smodac
Luzerne
Nello A. Riccetti
Riccetti
Senators Fly West To Quiz Ailing General
Senators from the Armed Services Committee travel to Denver to question Maj. Gen. Alton Slay, a former 7th Air Force deputy chief of staff, now leading the Denver Lowry base training command, about unauthorized raids on North Vietnam. Slay, recovering from hernia surgery, is tied to testimony alleging preplanned targets and orders to hit under the guise of protective reaction.
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Denver
U.S
North Vietnam
Armed Services Committee
John Stennis
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Peter Dominick
R-Colp
Alton Slay
7Th Air Force
Special Training Command
Lowry Air Force Base
John D. Lavelle
Stennis
Slay
Charles Gabriel
342Nd
Udorn
Thailand
White House
Gabriel
Saigon
Uganda detains Americans and Brits amid Uganda Tanzania fighting
Eight or nine Americans and about 50 British nationals are detained in Kampala as Uganda fights invading forces from Tanzania. Detentions include Peace Corps workers missionaries and AP journalist. more than 80 Europeans lack ID papers. Authorities say Britons are held due to the war situation.
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Associated Press
Uganda
Tanzania
London
Kampala
Peace Corps
Wanume Kibedi
Richard Slater
Continued Warm Weather Expected In Northeast Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana will see warm to hot conditions through Wednesday with mainly after noon and evening thundershowers possible. Highs in the mid 90s, lows around 70s, southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Monroe FAA reports 96 high and 70 low Monday with no precip. Extended outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and small shower chances Friday and Saturday.
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Louisiana
FAA
Monroe
Seven Plead Innocent In Break-In Case
Washington reports seven defendants including G. Gordon Liddy and Howard E. Hunt pleaded innocent to charges of conspiring to steal documents and bug Democratic national headquarters offices. The group includes Bernard Barker James McCord Eugenio Martinez Crank Sturgis and Virgilio Gonzalez, all indicted in the incident.
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Washington
UPI
White House
Democratic National
G. Gordon Liddy
Howard E. Hunt
Liddy
Hunt
John J. Sirrica
Liddy and Hunt
Bernard L. Barker
Miami
James W. McCord, Jr
Eugenio R. Martinez
Barker
Crank A. Sturgis
Virgilio R. Gonzalez
River Stage Readings Report Change and Rise at Stations
River stage measurements show a shift with Station Monroe at 40 and 20.2 stationary, Camden at 26 and 7.4 rising by 1.1 feet. The data indicates stage changes across locations with ongoing monitoring.
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Monroe
Camden
Wheat sale data claims said lie in Moscow talks
Clarence D. Palmby former Nixon aide and Continental Grain vice president told a House subcommittee no inside info influenced his move to the grain trade. He denied any April Moscow agreement and said China statements about prior knowledge were false. He outlined Kenya timeline from June 29 to July 11 detailing Soviet purchases of five million tons of wheat.
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Russia
Clarence D. Palmby
Continental Grain Co
N.Y
House Agriculture
Soviet Union
Moscow
Palmby
White House
U.S
Continental
United States
Exportkhleb
Palmbv
Lafayette Airman Leads Vietnam War Ace Title
Capt. Charles D. DeBellevue of Lafayette Louisiana is credited with downing his sixth MiG in air battles over North Vietnam, making him the leading ace of the Vietnam war. The confirmed kill occurred near Phuc Yen air base north of Hanoi on Sept. 9. deBellevue and Capt. John Madden pursued two MiGs after radar detection and a missile strike.
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Saigon
Charles D. DeBellevue
Lafayette
North Vietnam
Air Force
Vietnam
Navy
DeBel
Phuc Yen
Hanoi
DeBellevue
Senators Propose Indochina War Funds Cutoff
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a 1.55 billion foreign military aid bill and backed an amendment by Sen. Brooke to halt U S funds for Indochina within four months unless U S prisoners of war are released and missing in action are accounted for.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Indochina
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Senate
House
North Vietnnam
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