Spotlight on World And US Politics Mixed News Reel
The report covers Jaworski’s critique of the South Korea inquiry and testimony limits, a Senate OSHA relief for small firms, Britain authorizing extra Atlantic flights, Nixon to play in an Indianapolis golf event, Miss USA 1977 Kim Tomes in Texas flood relief, a Fleetwood Mac party incident, Nyad swim fraud claims, Phyllis George replaced on The NFL Today, and Elizabeth Taylor honored in New Hampshire with local memorabilia.
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Washington
Congress
Leon Jaworski
Kim Dong Jo
Jaworski
State Department
House
South Korea
U.S
Bandera
Texas
Kim Tomes
Guadalupe
Medina
Hill
Steve Muller
Houston
Peaceful Valley Dude Ranch
New York
Phyllis George
CBS Sports
NFL Today
Jayne Kennedy
Miss Kennedy
Brent Musburger
Irv Cross
House votes to end Syria aid over Lebanon shelling
The House approved eliminating the 90 million dollar U.S. economic aid program to Syria for the coming fiscal year citing massive shelling of civilians in Lebanon. The vote alongside actions on Rhodesia and Chile aims to leverage policy with foreign aid and arms restrictions.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington
House
U.S
Syria
Lebanon
United Nations
Rhodesia
Chile
Justice Department
Orlando Letelier
United States
Senate
Edward Derwinski
R-Ill
Jonathan Bingham
D-N.y
David Obey
D-Wis
Playboy claims 1954 CIA plot against Onassis
Playboy reports a 1954 CIA plot to ruin Aristotle Onassis involving Richard Nixon Warren Burger and Robert Maheu with alleged CIA backing. Maheu confirms elements in a Las Vegas interview but denies an international conspiracy. The piece cites Saudi oil talks and Niarchos ties, claiming US officials, the FBI and CIA aided anti Onassis operations through media and intelligence channels.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Warren Burger
Howard Hughes
Robert A. Maheu
CIA
Aristotle Onassis
Playboy Magazine
Jim Houghan
Onassis
Ibn Saad
Washington Post
Maheu
Las Vegas
Nev
Hougan
Burger
Justice Department
Larly
Rome
Nixon
Houghan
Saud
Arabian American Oil Co
Niarchos
John Gerrity
FBI
Astronauts Reunion Set at Johnson Space Center
NASA astronauts plan a class reunion at Johnson Space Center August 21 and 22. Six astronaut scientists will not attend as they did not show interest in the space program since leaving. Public affairs officials noted the lack of invitation due to their disengagement.
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Indianapolis
Richard Nixon
Speedway Golf Course
Mickey Rooney
Nixon
Hyden
Space Center, Houston
NASA
Johnson Space Center
The
Space Center
PLO envoy dies as gunmen surrender in Paris office
In Paris two Arab gunmen fatally wounded PLO representative Ixxeddin Qulaq and injured two others before releasing hostages and surrendering to police. The strike, claimed by a group calling itself the Rejection Front of Stateless Palestinian Arabs, follows tensions linked to Iraqbacked factions opposing negotiations with Israel.
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Paris
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Ixxeddin Qulaq
Parris
Yasser Arafat
Israel
Agence France- Presse
Rejection Front
Arab League
Mohammed
France
London
Karachi
Beirut
Bomb kills one, injures forty six at Tel Aviv market
A terrorist blast at an open-air Tel Aviv market killed one person and wounded 46, with Israel Radio reporting 26 in serious condition. Bloodied T shirts and children's clothes lay amid the Festive maze as police cordoned the area and collected shrapnel. Market stall owner Vita Meshalam described being near the blast and aiding victims.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Israel Radio
Vita Meshalam
Dollar rebounds on world markets amid currency rally
The dollar recovered strongly in Tokyo and across Europe, closing at 188.85 yen after a two percent rise from 184.65 yen. Gold fell to 201.75 dollars per ounce as the dollar’s strength dampened bullion demand, with other currencies inching higher against the greenback in morning trading.
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London
U.S
Tokyo
Zurich
Europe
No action from Soviet on two US reporters' slander ruling
Soviet authorities took no action against Craig Whitney of The New York Times and Harold Piper of The Baltimore Sun after their articles were ruled slanderous and required to publish retractions. Whitney awaits the matter's resolution as Piper vacationed in the United States until August 14.
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Moscow
U.S
Craig R. Whitney
The
New York Times
Harold D. Piper
Baltimore Sun
Piper
United States
Whitney
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Gamsakhurdia
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OSHA
Britain
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Jordan
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Fleetwood Mac
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Diana Nyad
Cuba
Florida
Nyad
Richard Mullins
Swimming Hall of Fame
Walter Poenisch
Mullins
Poenisch
Florida Straits
Liz
Manchester
N.H
Elizabeth Taylor
National Guard
Navy
John Warner
Meldrim Thomson
Beruit
Chris Greener
Kent
England
Sandy Allen
Shelbyville
Indiana
Wildwood
N.J
Regu
Astronauts
Christina Onassis
Sergei Kauzov
Christina
Sergei
Christian
Plo Man
Meshulam
Frankfurt
Amsterdam
Milan
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