Reopening of Suez Canal Faces Israeli Hesitation
Israeli Deputy Premier Yigal Allon signaled support for Sadat's plan to reopen the Suez Canal without a full peace treaty but warned against weakening Israel's Sinai defenses. The proposal envisions a partial withdrawal and a neutral security zone, with Egyptian troops occupying vacated Sinai areas. Palestinian militants also attacked infrastructure in Jordan, igniting a pipeline and drawing Israeli-Syrian fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Yigal Allon
Anwar Sadat
Suez Canal
Israel
Sinai Desert
Egypt
Allen
Golda Meir
Sadat
Middle East
Allon
Jerusalem
Strait of Tiran
Gulf of Aqaba
Ary
Sinai
Cairo
Nixon
Jordan
Zerka
Amman
Saudi Arabia
Mediterranean
Hussein
Syria
Health Care Revisions May Raise Costs for Elderly
Washington reports tentative welfare bill changes would raise costs for some aged and low income persons under Medicare and Medicaid. The plan, urged by the Nixon administration, would shift cost sharing for medium length hospital stays by requiring patients to pay one eighth of costs from day 15 through day 66, instead of current first day and gradual rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Sen
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Senate
House
Congress
Soviet Defense Chief Signals Global Weapon Capability
Moscow AP report quotes Defense Minister Andrei Grechko telling the Communist party congress that the Soviet army possesses a weapon of enormous destructive power capable of reaching any point on earth. The note follows other AP briefs on U.S. political and labor rulings and a Jordanian oil refinery incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Andrei Grechko
Communist Party Congress
Welfare reform talks at Western White House
President Nixon and Governor Reagan meet with Caspar Weinberger John Ehrlichman and Elliot Richardson to discuss welfare reform proposals. Reagan proposes trimming welfare access and requiring public service work. Nixon backs a $42 million retraining plan for engineers and scientists to address joblessness in aerospace dependent states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Clemente
Calif
California
Nixon
Ronald Reagan
White House
Caspar Weinberger
Federal Office of Management and Budget
John D. Ehrlichman
Elliot Richardson
Reagan
Hodgson
Senate approves 1.75 billion public service jobs bill
The Senate voted 62 to 10 for a 1.75 billion public service jobs measure despite Republican opposition. Democrats and a few Republicans urged swift action, arguing the plan would create about 150,000 immediate jobs and aid schools, hospitals, police and fire services nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Senate
House
Saigon Says Firebase No. 6 Reoccupied After Heavy Fighting
South Vietnamese forces retook Firebase No. 6 near the Laotian frontier after two days of intense combat that left hundreds dead or missing on both sides. U.S. advisers were reported missing or captured as air support battered the assaulting North Vietnamese units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
le Trung Hien
Hien
U.S
No. 6
Laos
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Pre-Trial Hearing Set For My Lai Cover-Up Case
Col. Oran K. Henderson faces a pretrial hearing at Ft Meade on charges of dereliction of duty false swearing and making a false official statement in connection with the My Lai massacre inquiry. He could face up to six years if convicted while 13 co defendants had charges dropped. Henderson aided by attorney Henry Rothblatt and a military defense team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft, Benning
William L. Calley
Calley
Nixon
My Lai
White House
Sure Prise
W Lai
San Clemente
Calif
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Adm
Thomas H.foorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army Defense
Maj
Kenneth Raby
Ft. Leavenworth
Kaw
George Latimore
Ft, Meade, Md
Oran K. Henderson
Peter S. Wondolowski
Henderson
11Th
1St Army
Washington
Baltimore
Indianapolis
William R. Peers
Henry B. Rothblatt
Army
Carroll J. Tichenor
Green Beret
William L. Calley Jr
Ft. Benning
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bulletins
Republicans
Mike Mansfield
Secretary of
Labor
James D. Hodgson
Edward David
GOP
Western Airlines
Kuibyshev
Aeroflot
S. Viets
Keh Sanh
Cambodia
Rolous
Phnom Penh
Rome
Piazza di Spagna
Rothblatt
Green Berets
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!