Israel Arabs spurn truce as battles rage across Sinai
Old Middle East fighting continues as Israeli and Egyptian forces clash along the Suez Canal and west bank areas. Syrian and Iraqi backers reject the cease-fire while U N observers evacuate Cairo and Jerusalem amid renewed bombardments and rocket attacks near Lebanese settlements.
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Middle East
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Leonid J. Brezhmey
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Jerusalem
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Suez Canal
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Associated Press
Alex Etty
Iraq
Syria
Jordan
Romanian executive executed for embezzlement fraud
Ion Tudora, head of a department in a farm machinery firm, was executed by a military court in Romania for embezzling 125000 dollars from state funds imported machinery cost the state 250000 dollars more than needed. The report noted Tudora admitted receiving half and clemency was denied. This marked a rare execution for fraud in Romania within a decade.
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Austria
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Tudora
Hareland
Fadora
Romania
Poll shows 48 percent favor Nixon resignation or impeachment
NBC News reports a slim plurality of Americans favor impeachment or resignation after Archibald Cox firing. The survey of nearly 1,000 people finds 44 percent for impeachment, 4 percent against, with 13 percent undecided.
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Nixon
NBC News
Oliver Quale
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Archibald Cox
Nixon Briefed on War and Camp David Break
President Nixon returned to Washington from Camp David where he relaxed before a briefing to submit tape summaries to Judge Siri. He met with Elliot Richardson, discussed continuing to present the administration’s point of view in the Watergate tapes dispute, and planned to confer with Kissinger about Middle East talks.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Nixon
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Catoctin Mountain
Middle East
White House
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Elliot L. Richardson
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kissinger
Troman
Mastow
Tel Aviv
London
David
Gerald L. Warren
Superpowers curb Middle East arms lift with partial halt
Soviet Union and United States agreed in principle to halt new major arms shipments to the Middle East but stopped short of a full embargo. Israel and Egypt accepted a cease fire as both sides faced dwindling arms. US airlift to Israel continues despite questions of pause. Pentagon says no orders to stop. Kremlin and Washington chiefs seek broader agreement via Kissinger visits. Russian Syria and Egypt airlift described as larger due to timing.
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United States
Grineigle
Middle East
London
Israel
Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Pentagon
Serry W. Friedheim
Friedheim
Tel Aviv
Veterans Day balloon stunt winds up big sight
Pittsburgh pizza shop owner Tom McFadden and Chuck Michael launched an eight story tall red, white and blue hot air balloon as a Veterans Day gesture. The balloon drifted about 8 miles over 90 minutes before landing on a 26 acre lot behind Marian Nursing Home in Green Tree. A nun at the home noted the arrival around 5 a.m. The balloon is kept at McFadden's garage and valued at about $7,000.
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Chuck Michael
Marian Nursing Home
Greentree
McFadden
Michael
Noted medic dies in New York at 78
Dr. Robert F. Look a pioneer in Addison disease treatment died Sunday in New York at age 78 He was renowned for advances in endocrine care and served for decades in medical research and patient care institutions
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New York
Robert F. Look
Nixon Gives Up Tapes in Face of Impeachment Pressure
Nixon concedes he will surrender the Watergate tapes as critics cite an administration pledge to an independent Cox investigation. The president’s decision prompts immediate House movement toward impeachment probes led by Rep. Rodino. Wright says the plan avoids a constitutional crisis but warns the issue persists.
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Leonard Garment
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Archibald Cox
Rodino
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