Chiang Kai-shek keeps tight grip as aging leader eyes retirement
A multi-item wire of brief bios and anecdotes covers Chiang Kai-shek still ruling Nationalist China from Taipei with a disciplined routine, a near 1972 retirement in view, and a 1960 car crash that left his wife injured. Separate notes highlight the Stahberts' nonprofit aid missions, two Baker University students with shared birthday, and a bank hold-up in Los Angeles.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Nationalist China
Taiwan
Chiang
Ei Chiang
China
He UU
Shihlin
Forests of
Taipei
Mme. Chiang
Car Plates Solve a San Diego Attorney’s Memory Issue
San Diego attorney Irving Holdman admits bad memory for license numbers of his three cars but solved the problem with personalized plates from the Department of Motor Vehicles. For a $25 fee, he now uses Irve 56, Irve 62 and Irve 67, matching each vehicle’s model year.
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San Diego
Inve Holdman
Holdman
Department of Motor Vehicles
Ris
Lebanon Premier Claims State Treasury Plundered
Premier Saeb Salam announced Lebanon's treasury is totally empty due to graft. He highlighted a $7 million prison project overrun and linked three scandals in the communications sector involving French firms. A ministerial probe was ordered as he urged calm amid disputes over the economy.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Saeb Salam
Salem
Salam
Rashid Karar
Hla - Government
Bernart’ du Fournier
France
Three Dials
Michel Murr
Reds Attack in 8. Viet to Grab Headlines
North Vietnamese forces launched heavy assaults near Landing Zone Oasis and a north of Saigon position, killing four Americans and three South Vietnamese with 27 Americans and 12 South Vietnamese wounded. The US reported 14 North Vietnamese deaths. 16 NVA and 12 Viet Cong were harmed overall in the operations ahead of upcoming elections.
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U.S
Saigon
Vietnam
Oasis
U.S. Artilery
Central Highlands
Pleiku
1.8
Lhe Armored Cavalry Regiment
Window Washers Stranded Four Hours High Above Bank
Two window washers were stranded for four hours on a Fort Wayne bank building after a window washer blew out and left them dangling. Rescue workers lowered ropes with harnesses from the ten story office and pulled Joe Harper and Mary Hunt to safety. In another report, fighting in Vietnam left one American killed and six wounded, while a former Viet Cong scout with U S forces was among those injured. U S air strikes were down due to storms, with 819 strikes reported in a one day window.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Fort Wayne National Bank
Kiremen
Joe Harper
Mery Hunt
Safe By
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Reagan and Nixon Back Murphy in California Race
California poll shows Reagan with 83 percent Republican support and 25 percent Democratic backing for Murphy. Unruh could win if one quarter of dissenting Democrats vote for him. uncertainty rises as undecided voters may shift. Nixon and Reagan appearances aim to boost Murphy, but national TV addresses were cancelled.
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Murphy
Reagan
Unruh
California
Nixon
Senate
Beach area figures in quiet Saieg post
In Saieg area authorities report a quiet post near Beach, CA with sparse details. Local sources note involvement of Raya and Cao in ongoing activities, but specifics remain unclear and awaiting official clarification.
Middle East peace talks falter as Big Four split deepens
Ambassadors warned of delayed cease-fire efforts as the Jordanian envoy described a US Britain Soviet France rift. Golda Meir urged UN help to allow Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union while cautioning against negotiating new terms if old agreements are broken. The OCC called for banking condition reports as of October 28.
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Aral
Mohammad
El-Faiza
Assembly
Security Council
Mideast
Israel
Middle East
Gunnar V. Jarring
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Midwest
U.N
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
France
Newsteh
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Egypt
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