Dreams and Settlement Agreement Bitter Blow for Many
Thousands of Jews hoped to settle in Sinai and bolster security but Israel's parliament voted to dismantle 18 settlements and return the peninsula to Egypt to advance a peace deal with its Arab foes. Yamit started as a prepper port and border buffer, with Dayan planning a large Israeli arc from the med to Beersheba. Sadat denounced the plan, while Camp David timetables set evacuation in two to three years as withdrawal proceeds.
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Michael Precker
Associated Press
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Sadat
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Embezzlement reported in Maryland VFW funds loss
Baltimore Sun reports over 70000 dollars stolen from Maryland VFW treasury after the election of officials. Cmdr. Doane declined to detail the case, calling it a VFW internal matter. Ramada Inns to enter gaming with two Boardwalk hotel purchases.
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VFW
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Atlantic City
N.J
Ramada Inns Inc
Phoenix
Ariz
Ramada Inns
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Nixon tapes access pact proposed by government and Nixon
Washington sources report a new government proposal to resolve the dispute over Nixon White House tapes would still limit public access. The Archives could not report possible lawbreaking, could not duplicate tapes for public circulation, and would release materials only if directly tied to official duties. Nixon wants originals of private conversations returned and archivists barred from listening to his talks with wife and family, a demand the government has not accepted.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
White House
Nixon
National Archives
Justice Department
Assassination hearing looms as Trafficante may invoke Fifth
The House Assassinations Committee prepared immunity to compel Santo Trafficante to testify on Kennedy's 1963 Dallas death and possible ties to Jack Ruby and a CIA plot. Trafficante, a Florida mob boss linked to Havana gambling, cited heart trouble delaying his appearance.
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Margaret Gentry
Associated Press
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House
Santo Trafficante
John F. Kennedy
Trafficante
Florida
Louis Stokes
Ohio
Kennedy
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
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Havana
Castro
Israel ratifies Camp David accord amid Sinai pullout pledge
The Knesset approved the Camp David peace framework by 84 to 19 with 17 abstentions, backing withdrawal from Sinai settlements if Egypt makes peace. Prime Minister Begin forecast early negotiations on a three month peace treaty with Egypt, while talks potential locations in Ismailia or El Arish were noted. An advance Israeli party prepared to return to Cairo to restore direct links severed in July.
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Arthur Max
Associated Press
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Anwar Sadat
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Israel
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Middle East
Syria
Jordan
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Mexican reservoirs release water swelling Rio Grande flood risk
Heavy rainfall and Mexican reservoir releases push the Rio Grande toward flood levels at Presidio. Forecasters warned crest near 28 feet, above flood stage and close to levee protection. International Boundary and Water Commission workers laid sandbags along Presidio levees through the night as the river neared crest.
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Associated Press
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