Japanese climbers conquer Everest in autumn ascent
A Japanese expedition placed Hisaki Ishiguro and Yasuo Kato on the summit of Mt. Everest, the first autumn ascent of the world’s highest peak. The 28 and 24 year olds reached 29,028 feet from the South Col without intermediate camps, then camped at 28,208 feet before descending.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mt. Everest
Hisaki Ishiguro
Yasuo Kato
Colo
Ishiguro
Kato
Tokyo
Everest
Himalayas
South Col
Sir Edmund Hillary
New Zealand
Tenzing Norgay
Weekend Weather Echoes Across Texas and Beyond
Temperatures ranged from 30s to 70s across Texas with a high of 67 in Pecos and 79 in several towns. Forecasters attribute a high pressure ridge for clear skies and little temperature change with a modest warmup on the way. light showers and some snow were noted in the northern and western regions.
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Pecos
Associated Press
Rio Grande Valley
Marfa
West Texas Mountains
Dalhart
el Paso
Brownsville
McAllen
Alice
Cotulla
Texas
Central Plains
Great Lakes
Tennessee
Ohio Valley
Atlantic
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Owyhee
Nevada
West Virginia
Virginia
Martinsburg
W.va
Charlottsville
Montana
South Dakota
Nebraska
Newton
Kan
Houston
Maine
Key West
Fla
Ex convict wedding and baptism on Alcatraz Island
In San Francisco on Alcatraz Island, a former inmate married and another man’s baby was baptized under a gentle breeze. Organizer Jack Behan, 41, said the choice honored the prison’s dehumanizing history that once housed America’s toughest criminals.
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San Francisco
Calif
Alcatraz Island
America
Alcatraz
Jack Behan
Israel shoots down three Egyptian helicopters near Sinai
Israel said air and ground forces downed three Egyptian helicopters over the southwest Sinai coast while supply convoys moved to aid the Egyptian 3rd Army trapped beyond the Suez Canal. Red Cross officials cited access refusals as a separate issue affecting aid, not the convoys.
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Associated Press
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
Sinai
Suez Canal
U.N
East Bank
Suez
Red Cross
Egypt
Syria
Palestinians seek Jordan River state in peace plan
An Nahar reports a U S and Soviet backed plan for a Palestinian state along the Jordan River with Gaza West Bank and Arab Jerusalem, international supervision of the Golan and Suez water route, and demilitarized zones talks to begin. Israel would withdraw from Sinai and the Golan. UN peacekeepers expand to 7,000.
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United States
Soviet Union
Jordan River
An Nahar
Golan Heights
Israel
State Department
Washington
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
West Bank
The
Jordan
Gaza
Jerusalem
Sharm el Seikh
U.N
Sinai
Hussein
Guerrifree
U S faces large trade surplus with Communist nations
U S officials project a near 2 billion dollar trade surplus this year driven by agricultural exports led by a massive wheat deal with the Soviet Union. Exports to Russia and allies expected at 2.5 to 2.9 billion while imports total 0.5 to 0.55 billion, with a 25 percent drop in 1974 anticipated.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Russia
China
Commerce Department
Steven Lazarus
Department
Bureau
Lazarus
Congress
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Main
Boeing
New York
Kama River
Peace prospects bright in Middle East Rostow says
Eugene V. Rostow, former diplomat and ex under secretary of state, told the American Jewish Committee that peace in the Middle East is possible and that Israelis have won their fourth war with Arab states in 25 years with strong U S support. He warned some leaders may retreat from earlier Mideast policies.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Eugene V. Rostow
Middle East
Rostow
National Executive Council of the
American Jewish Committee
U.S
Mideast
Finley Fined 7000 After World Series Controversy
Oakland Athletics owner Charles O Finley was fined 7000 by Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn for conduct during the World Series. Finley said 5000 was for a Mike Andrews incident and 1000 each for two infractions, including a public announcement after a 25th player request was denied and turning on Coliseum lights during the series. He plans to appeal the Andrews and public announcement fines but not the lights penalty.
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New York
Charles O. Finley
Oakland Athletics
Bowie Kuhn
Finley
Kuhn
LaPorte
Ind
Associated Press
Mike Andrews
Oakland
Andrews
Dogs Kill Six FFA Lambs in Local Incidents
A rash of dog attacks on FFA show lambs has killed six and wounded others over several weeks. Victims include Tony Thompson, Scott Cooksey, Tim Keely, and Eddie Gustafson, all on Walthall and nearby streets. Estimated loss per lamb about $50. City ordinances require leash or confinement. owners can be held responsible for killings. Neighbors report nocturnal barking near hospitals and residences.
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FFA
Tony Thompson
Walthall St
Scott Cooksey
Walthall Street
Aother
Tim Keely
Dagger Street
Keely
S. Johnson
Eddie Gustafson
Gustafson
Bailey Wheeless
Pecos High School
Wheeless
Pecos
Cotton suit filed against three Arizona growers
Southwestern Irrigated Cotton Growers Association filed in U S District Court for injunction and specific performance against Robert L. Bennett Arthur A Wilson and Larry Layton all residents of Wilcox Arizona. The suit says the defendants once agreed in February 1973 to sell cotton to the association at a set price but later repudiated the contracts amid a sharp rise in market prices. The plaintiff seeks an injunction blocking sales to others and in the alternative damages over 30000 dollars.
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United States District Court
Southwestern Irrigated Cotton Growers Association
Robert L. Bennett
Arthur A. Wilson
Larry Layton
Wilcox
Arizona
Southwestern Irrigated Cotton Growers Associated
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Jimmy Hagar
S. Park St
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Juan Rodriquez
Elida Martinez
Salvador Martinez
Jimmie Ann Hagar
Internatioal Red Cross Committee
Geneva
Cairo
3Rd Army
Ismailia
Cyprus
Kurt Waldheim
Imperial
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