Defense chief discusses failed rescue and possible reprisals
Secretary Laird defended the aborted operation as a failure of intelligence and stated there would be strong counter measures if prisoners were retaliated against. He hinted at other actions under consideration while Sen. Fulbright pressed on timing and transparency.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Los Angeles
Gale McGee
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Fulbright
Jordanian Leaders Clash Over Palestine Settlement
Dennis Neeld urged Arab leaders to decide what is best for the Palestine cause while not harming Jordanians. King Hussein defended East Jordan’s support but warned against sacrificing its rights. Cairo reports Gen. Mohamed Sadek pressed Hussein to consolidate the eastern Arab front with Israel.
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al Ahram
Cairo
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Amman
Hussein
Sadek
Israel
Adirondacks Name Origin Tied to Tree Eater Title
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes the Adirondacks derive their name from a local tribe called the tree eater. The reference mentions times of food shortages leading to tree bark soup.
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Adirondacks
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hunger Expert Fired over Malnutrition Findings
Sen. Hollings says the White House threatened to fire Dr. Arnold Schaefer a National Nutrition Survey director for speaking out about 10 state results. Schaefer said an Atlanta transfer would derail his work and plans voluntary retirement. He urged action on nutrition education and food enrichment standards. States surveyed included Texas, Louisiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Massachusetts, New York, Michigan, California and Washington.
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Atlanta
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California
Civil rights groups accuse Southern districts of misusing ESAP funds
Six civil rights groups charge Southern school districts spent emergency desegregation funds on buses, playground equipment and even a kitchen sink. They say ESAP grants funded resegregation and projects questioning black students, while overall desegregation money was diverted to general needs.
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American Friends Service Committee
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National Council of Churches
Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc
Washington Research Project
Vietnam War Update Aims to Cut Forces by Christmas
U S reconnaissance flights over North Vietnam report no new combat. One GI killed near Saigon. three Vietnamese wounded. A bomb damages Saigon information office. Navy Task Force 115 hands 44 patrol boats to South Vietnam as 2,005 more U S troops depart, bringing Indochina strength to 360,000 with 16,000 to go. Cambodian forces reinforce Puok and Kompong Cham amid mortar attacks near Siem Reap.
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Navy
Mishima Leads Riot and Suicide with Right-Wing Group
Japanese writer Mishima and four aides attacked General Masuda in Tokyo. They restrained aides, blocked exits, and demanded an eastern command rally before Mishima fatally harmed himself. The episode ties to his rightist Shield faction and echoes themes from The Patriots.
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Tate No Kai
Shield
Morita
Masuda
Japan
Yasunari Kawabata
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