Rusk Denies Cairo charge amid U S planes aid claim
Secretary of State Dean Rusk rejected Cairo's charge that U S planes aid Israel in the Middle East war. He called the report invented and speculated it aimed to prod propaganda and complicate American positions. The piece notes Arab protests at U S embassies, oil shipment disruptions, and Soviet involvement as factors shaping U S policy and cease fire efforts.
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Accu
Cairo
U.S
Johnson
Rusk
Near East
Iraq
Kuwait
Israel
Beirut
Lebanon
Baghdad
Damascus
Alexandria
Egypt
Kremlin
Moscow
Utilities Weigh Merger Prospects in New York State
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp and New York State Electric and Gas Corp study a possible merger serving about two million customers across 41,000 square miles. Executives say a consulting firm will study the plan and long term economies for consumers and stockholders. Niagara Mohawk serves 1.16 million electric and 387 thousand gas customers. NYSEG serves 518 thousand electric and 113 thousand gas customers.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
New York State Electric and Gas Corp
Earle J. Machold
Niagara Mohawk
William M. Lyons
State
New York State Electric
Ithaca
Car Crash Kills Spaceman and Injures 2 Air Force Officers
Astronaut Edward G. Givens Jr. dies when his compact car leaves a Houston road and crashes near Pearland Texas. Two Air Force Reserve officers Maj William Hall and Lt Col Frances Dellorto are injured on temporary duty at Ellington AFB near the Space Center.
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Houston
Tex
Edward G. Givens Jr
Manned Spacecraft Center
Givens
Air Force
America
Astronaut Corps
Pearland
Maj
William Hall
Youngstown
Ohio
Frances Dellorto
Chicago
Hall
Dellorto
Baby chokes to death in Buffalo toy incident
Eight month old Luke Harris died after swallowing a plastic toy in Buffalo. He was the son of Mrs Willie Harris and lived at 1210 Michigan Ave. Police said the choking occurred today.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Luke Harris
Willie Harris
Michigan Ave
Seven Frenchmen Near End of 13000 Mile Junk Voyage
Whitehall New York AP reports the Chinese junk Chang Feng strong winded toward Montreal ending a 28 month voyage from Hong Kong. Captain Pierre Hermann 36 says the 72 foot teak craft with seven French crew began January 18 1965 sailing through the Bay of Bengal Mediterranean and across the Atlantic. They aim to reach Montreal by week’s end then Lake Champlain the Richelieu River and St Lawrence River. Hermann plans months in Montreal Expo 67 invitation and a future Pacific cruise with possibly new crew. The voyage tests if a junk can endure any sea and he expects to prove the craft’s resilience.
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Richelieu River
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Troy
France
Pacific Ocean
New Guinea
Mulhouse
American Jews Rally Quickly To Back Israel
Nationwide Jewish communities mobilize in support of Israel as fighting erupts in the Middle East. Students at Brandeis plan to harvest crops in place of soldiers, with loans arranged for travel. An Israeli official notes many volunteers but the consulate cautions against sending fighters.
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Israel
Middle East
Washington
Lafayette Park
White House
Joe Shareen
St. George's Syrian Orthodox Church
Indianapolis
Brandeis University
Boston
Atlanta
Southeast
Amnon Gil-Ad
Panel Debates SS Benefit Hikes and Tax Base Changes
House Ways and Means Committee weighs trimming President Johnson's Social Security boost from at least 15 percent to about 13 percent on average. Debate centers on taxing base increases from 6600 to 7800 in 1968 and higher later, with 1968 maximum tax rising to 343.20 and projected 1987 level to 626.40.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Johnson
Economic backbones for Middle East in wartime
Washington reports oil and agriculture form the economic backbone for warring Middle East nations. U.S. officials note Israel and Egypt are moving toward industrialization but rely on major powers for weapons and spare parts. Neither country has a domestic auto industry capable of producing tanks.
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Washington
Middle East
United States
U.S
Israel
Egypt
Children Drown Believed In Canandaigua Lake
Two youths aged 11 and 15 fell from a raft on Canandaigua Lake near East Lake Road and are believed drowned. Police and Ontario County sheriff deputies searched the lake while fishermen nearby could not locate them. identities not yet released.
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War's Outbreak Surprised Them Says U S Officials
Washington officials told congressional leaders that the Arab Israeli fighting erupted faster than expected during a Capitol Hill briefing led by Secretary of State Rusk and Defense Secretary McNamara with CIA head Helms. They stressed secrecy and urged a cease fire and U N action.
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Richard Helms
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American photographer killed covering Sinai battle in Israel
U S photographer Paul Schutzer of Life magazine was killed when Egyptian fire hit the Israeli halftrack he rode in during an Israeli Egyptian armored engagement in the Sinai Desert. Life photographer Michael Mok was unharmed. Schutzer, 35, from New Rochelle, leaves a wife and two children.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Paul Schutzer
Life Magazine
Schutzer
New Rochelle
N.Y
Sinai Desert
Life
Michael Mok
New York
National Guardsmen hunt Tijerina group after courthouse raid
In New Mexico, National Guardsmen with light tanks and machine guns joined about 80 officers in pursuing Reies Lopez Tijerina and followers after they shot up the Rio Arri ba County courthouse in Tierra Amarilla. Two officers were wounded, hostages held, and a district judge hid in the chambers as authorities mobilized in Canjilon. Tijerina's wife was jailed in Santa Fe on conspiracy charges while their infant daughter was placed in foster care.
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Canjilon
N.M
New Mexico
Joe Black
Reies Lopez Tijerina
Black
Tijerina
Rio Arriba
Tierra Amarilla
John P. Jolly
Times Correspondent Expelled From Syria
Damascus Syria AP Tom Brady a New York Times correspondent was expelled after previously being barred from entering by road for reporting on demonstrations in Damascus He re entered from Cairo by plane but was arrested and jailed overnight before expulsion.
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Syria
Tom Brady
New York Times
Brady
Cairo
Power Returns to Normal After regionwide blackout
Newark AP reports power restored across four states after Monday’s blackout. FPC chairman Lee White warns of a risky summer with insufficient reserve capacity and notes two plants under construction could have prevented the outage. He avoids predicting a recurrence while noting air conditioner usage could strain the grid. The blackout disrupted business and led to widespread paid days off for workers.
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Lee White
Federal Power Commission
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Maryland
White
Egypt Breaks Ties as Arab States Cut Oil to U S
Arab states including Syria Algeria and Kuwait halted relations with Egypt and blocked oil sales to the United States and Britain while Cairo accused Western powers of aiding Israel. Israeli forces pushed toward the Suez Canal advancing from El Arish and capturing Abu Aweigila as Gaza remained under pressure.
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Port Said
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