Mideast Peace Consultations Under Way
U S and United Nations consultations move forward on the June 19 U S plan for a 90 day Arab Israeli cease fire and for peace talks under U N mediation. Israel accepted the plan and Egypt and Jordan have done so as well while Syria and Iraq rejected it. Gunnar Jarring will arrive in New York to begin opening peace talks. Cairo s Al Ahram criticizes Nasser s acceptance yet notes Israel s acceptance goes beyond the U N resolution and American proposals.
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Associated Press
Middle East
United States
United Nations
U.S
Washington
State Department
Nixon
White House
San Clemente Calif
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
William P. Rogers
Syria
Iraq
Rogers
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
Sweden
U.N. Security Council
Darring
New York
Cairo
al Ahram
Nasser
Price and Wage Controls Provision Sent To Senate
The House sent to the Senate a provision under the Defense Production Act allowing President Nixon to limit wages, prices, rents and interest rates for nine months. Nixon indicated he would not use such powers. Democrats say it aids negotiations. Republicans say it serves election aims. The Senate passed the act without the rider.
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Senate
Washington
House
Nixon
Howard S. Fink Withdraws From Sheriff's Race
Howard S. Fink, a Democratic sheriff candidate in Frederick County, withdrew after the legal deadline of 9 p.m. Friday July 31, a move the Board of Election Supervisors says is too late. He cited a Frederick City Ordinance and other duties requiring his resignation from the city.
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Howard S. Fink
Frederick County
Board of Election
Fink
Frederick
Alban W. Smith
House of Delegates
Winchester Hall
Utah student Blaine Elswood runs for Utah Board of Education
University of Utah junior Blaine Elswood filed as a candidate for two open seats in a four county district. A 21 year old history major and former Mormon missionary, he identifies with the John Birch Society and calls for conservative student representation. He says running, not just winning, matters and critics claim students are misrepresented.
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Salt Lake City
University of Utah
Blaine Elswood
Utah Board of Education
Elswood
Ireland
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon
Heat and Humidity Dominate Weekend Forecast
Weather remains hot and humid with weekend highs in the 80s and 90s. Chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers, low temperatures in the 70s. July rain totals reached 8.5 inches, with a record day of 1.5 inches between 9:30 and 10:40 a.m. at South Mountain. Winds shift from south to northwest, with 50 percent rain today, 40 percent tonight, and 30 percent Sunday. Rivers rise, Potomac two feet out of bank at Point of Rocks, Monocacy high and muddy.
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Barbara Laughlin
South Mountain
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
Potomac River
Point of Rocks
Brunswick
Monocacy River
Victim Identified In Libertytown Swimming Pool Death
State police recovered the body of 30 year old Martha Stewart found dead early this morning in a Libertytown swimming pool off Rt 550. The investigation into the death continues.
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Barbara Laughlin
Winter State
Libertytown
Rt. 550
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Martha Jane Stewart
W. South Street
Tpr
Ray Milburn
Cpl
Charles Mades
Stock Car Crash Claims 3 Lives
A speeding stock car smashed into the crowded Spencer Speedway grandstand killing three spectators and injuring about 25 as the car cleared a 15 foot fence and plummeted into the crowd. The dead include Martha Jane Stewart, 30, found in a home pool near Rt 550. Authorities identify driver Gary Cornelius of Sodus and continue the investigation.
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Williamson, Nly
Spencer Speedway
William Laver
Sodus
Speedway
Gary Cornelius
Reds Launch Cambodian Offensive and Montevideo Kidnap Net
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched a broad Cambodian offensive targeting Kompong Thom and Kompong Cham while in Montevideo Uruguayan police and troops swept the city for Tupamaro guerrillas who abducted Dan A. Mitrione and a Brazilian diplomat. Mitrione was shot. his status was described as not grave. The Tupamaros demanded prisoner releases and warned of further actions as the government maintained a hard line.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Thom
Skoun
Kompong Cham
Mekong
Montevideo
Uruguay
U.S
Dan A. Mitrione
Agency For International Development (Aid
el Diario
Mitrione
Jorge Pacheco Srecco
Police Send Hippies Home in Berkeley Busts
Berkeley police roundup targets wandering youths, 600 in six months, many juveniles taken from hitchhiking spots and crash pads. Officers cite a state law requiring adult supervision for those under 18, with youths held for parental notification and flown home funded by parents.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Richard Berger
Flight Plans Tightened By CAB Despite Pressure
The Civil Aeronautics Board proceeds with stricter charter flight rules despite congressional pressure. Chair Browne signals potential modifications before final action to affect the 1971 charter season. Hearings set Aug 10 as lawmakers push to curb abuses and limit eligibility to smaller groups.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Congress
CAB
Secor D. Browne
John E. Moss
D-Calif
House Commerce Committee
Browne
Moss
General demotes Brig. Gen. Earl F. Cole in Europe PX case
Brig. Gen. Earl F. Cole of Alexandria Virginia has been reduced to colonel and stripped of the Distinguished Service Medal awarded in 1968 for Vietnam service. He retired after an Army action citing failure to maintain personal and professional integrity while commanding the European Exchange System and serving in logistics roles in Europe.
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Washington
Army
Earl F. Cole
Europe
Cole
Alexandria
Vietnam
Pentagon
European Exchange System
U.S. Army
Commentator Louis Lomax Dies in California Auto Crash
Santa Rosa police report broadcaster and author Louis Lomax, aged 47, died when his car overturned on a highway near Santa Rosa while on a West Coast lecture tour. Lomax, known for The Negro Revolt and When The Word Is Given, recently moved from California to New York to teach at Hofstra University and had been visiting the West Coast.
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Santa Rosa
Nlm
Cap
Louis Lomax
Here
California
New York
Hofstra University
Vacationers Need Fatter Pocketbooks
Frederick County families planning summer car trips will face higher costs across hotels meals tolls and taxes. AAA figures show a local couple may spend about 39.50 daily or 550 for two weeks plus 1 448 yearly car ownership cost and 14 5 cents per mile overall. Local gas stations earned 10 868 000 in gross receipts last year.
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Frederick County
American Automobile Association
AAA
Strain Seen In Manson Star Witness Testimony
Linda Kasabian faced cross examination in the Sharon Tate murder trial, denying she testifies only to save herself as she recalled events at Tate’s mansion. She cried recalling a winter day when authorities moved her between jail and the crime scene, saying dogs appeared and she felt the horror of the night.
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Los Angeles
Sharon Tate
Linda Kasabian
Fitzgerald
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