Hijacked Jet Takes Route to Lod Airport Tel Aviv
A Lebanese Boeing 707 with 120 aboard was hijacked en route from Lib to Lebanon and landed at Lod in Tel Aviv. Israeli troops stormed the plane, wounding one, with 30 passengers released and others disembarking. Palestinian guerrillas claimed responsibility. the hijack followed a prior interception of a Lebanese airliner by Israeli jets.
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Radeth Shiekh
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Ghosn
Benghazi
Libya
Mediterranean
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Nixon shifts focus to pressing issues after Watergate turnover
President Nixon says Watergate should be decided by the courts and outlines a return to national priorities. He plans to address the Veterans of Foreign Wars in New Orleans, then depart to San Clemente for a news conference before Labor Day, his first in five months.
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Nixon
White House
New Orleans
San Clemente
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Nixon Seeks Public Forgiveness As Watergate Strategy
President Nixon bets on public faith in the presidency to move past Watergate. He plans a sequence of public remarks starting with a Veterans of Foreign Wars address in New Orleans, a foreign policy focus, and a late August news conference at San Clemente. He avoids detailed Watergate answers, urging Americans to learn a lesson and get on with urgent national business.
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Watergate
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San Clemente Calif
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Gerald L. Warren
Warren
The Quipster Feuds With A Fence In Constant Frivolous Run
The columnist mocks a recurring figure described as a fence who constantly runs around a folly and achieves nothing. The skit-like note ridicules the obstinate pattern and lack of progress with sharp, comic wording.
Storm dampens area with late night rain and cooldown
A late Wednesday storm dropped 9 percent of an inch of rain over the Midland Odessa area with lightning and an unusual quiet thunder. Temperatures fell from 84 at 10 pm to 70 by 11 pm as sprinkles reached the eastern Permian Basin. rainfall was unmeasurable in Stanton and Big Spring while observers note a damp, overcast forecast for today and Friday.
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Galveston
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la Marque
Texas
Unanswered Questions Linger After Nixon Watergate Speech
President Nixon’s brief 2 1/2 minute statement left key questions unanswered. He did not demand accountability from campaign director Mitchell, or press former counsel Dean for clarifications. He avoided a full blow by blow on wiretapping and cover up, saying he is too busy to explain.
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Nixon
John N. Mitchell
John W. Dean
FBI
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White House
Justice Department
Dean
Daniel Ellsberg
Oil Industry Freeze Extended Uncertain Price Hikes
Director John T Dunlop of the Cost of Living Council said Phase 4 oil industry regulations will be ready by Friday while it remains unclear when gasoline stations and dealers can raise prices. The freeze for oil is extended a week as Phase 4 preparations lag. 68 large firms have notified of intended price increases within 30 days, including rubber, steel, and auto sectors. A new Office of Price Stabilization under Bert M Concktlin will decide on major price increase requests and sector exemptions.
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Cost of Living Council
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Bert M. Concktlin
Concklin
Houston Slayings Mental Exam Plea Delayed
In Houston a state district court delayed a bid to force a psychiatric examination for Elmer Wayne Henley Jr as prosecutors seek to determine his competence. Judge William Hatten noted the unusual request, with defense counsel arguing the move could expose the defendant to self incriminating evidence.
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Elmer Wayne Henley Jr
Henley
William Hatten
Atty Carol Vance
Brooks
Vance
Hallen
Vante
Charles Melder
Melder
Realey
Hatten
Ted Musick
Cambodian Insurgents Regrouping Near Phnom Penh
Scattered fighting reported on three fronts around Phnom Penh with insurgents withdrawing to resupply after US bombing. Rebels dug in near Pochentong Airport and south of the city, while government forces recaptured Rompe Kanto and cleared Route 38. Reports say insurgent losses were heavy and a major push could be weeks away.
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Pochentong
Col Am Rong
Rompe Kanto
Tiesoutheast
Phoom Penh
Deterse
Set Ro
Pheom Penh
Baing
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