End of Jordan War Signals Cease Fire Hope
Amid stalled ceasefires and a toppled government, Hussein kept military rulers in place while Arafat urged continued guerrilla action. Guerrilla broadcasts reported tank and artillery attacks on Palestinian positions in Amman and nearby. Sixty four evacuees, mainly women and children, fled to Beirut under U S auspices, hampered by limited access to Amman.
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Hussein
Daoud
Arafat
Damascus
Baghdad
Amman
Ibid
Irbid
Jordan
Beirut
U.S
Intel
Amon
Busjacker in Los Angeles Targets Bus to San Diego
Police arrested 19 year old Daryl Sweet of Los Angeles after a man armed with an empty wine bottle attempted hijacking a Rapid Transit District bus on a Thursday. The hijacker demanded to go to San Diego, overpowered the driver on a northbound route, and was stopped by a passenger and a passing patrolman. Investigators say the motive remains unknown while 22 passengers and the driver were aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Pallee
San Diego
Daryl Sweet
Hostages Freed Amid Tense Jordan Mission Update
British Ambassador John Phillips confirms 15 hostages freed and well. Foreign Office says Miss Leila Khaled remains in custody while remaining 39 hostages are liberated. Spokesman notes plan to extract British nationals from Jordan. Earlier, Khaled attempted to hijack a plane. her accomplice was killed. Switzerland and West Germany hold three Arab guerrillas for 1969 attacks on TWA passengers.
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John Phillips
Foreign Office
Leila Khaled
London
Miss Khaled
Salhillett
Hylves
Jordan
Switzerland
West Germany
Tl AI
England
Baja TB Girl Sent to Denver for TB Treatment
A five year old girl from Baja California, Magdalena Cortez Navarro of Santo Tomas, was airlifted Thursday from a Mexican village to Denver for treatment of a rare form of tuberculosis. She arrived in Colorado aboard a twin engine plane piloted by Dr. George C. Brown Jr. of San Diego and will be treated at the National Jewish Hospital which has special TB facilities.
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Denver
UPI
Baja California
Magdalena Cortez Navarro
Santo Tomas
Colorado
George C. Brown Jr
San Diego
National Jewish Hospital
Soviet Urges joint U S and Russ peace force in Mideast
The Kremlin proposes that Soviet and American troops jointly enforce peace in the Middle East after a future Arab-Israeli settlement if the UN cannot supply an international contingent. Informants say the plan aligns with a broader Soviet diplomatic push and echoes Novosti Agency statements urging safety of borders and Israel to honor UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal from occupied lands.
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Moscot
UPI
Kremlin
Middle East
Novosti
U.N. Security Council
Explosion Injures Boys as Grenades Found in Yard
An explosion in Riverside police say occurred after two 13 year old boys discovered a box with ten military fragmentation grenades in a neighbor’s yard. Ricky Seaman and Bobby Ewing were killed and David Crawford was in critical condition. Officers questioned the Prim family who found the items and declined further comment.
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Riverside
UPI
Tucky Eamon
Ricky
Bobby Ewing
David Crawford
Seamans? Yard
Bobby
David
Parkview Hospital
Action line of Gulf-voiced headman with a big heart
A rough transcription notes a Gulf-voiced headman described as having a heart as big as a barrel and hands like boxing mitts. The text outlines a vivid, colloquial character sketch without broader context or names.
Moss Is Gathering Qu 10 Subscription Refund Delays
Letters describe a subscription issue for Ralling Stone ecology magazine, with a June payment of 10, refund promised in July after Earth Magazine dissolution, and no deliveries yet. A magazine spokesman cites computer problems but guarantees subscriptions will start immediately. Also reference to locating a phrenologist via Phoenix Consulting Associates in Los Angeles with a $7.50 fee.
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Earth Magazine
M.C
Garden’ Grove
Phoenix Consulting Associates
Lets Make A Deal Televsion Tickets Delayed For Years
A reader notes a three year wait for tickets to the television show Lets Make A Deal. Requests to join a list should be sent to AKG Vickers at 4151 Prospect Ave Hollywood with a contact number 9027.
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Texas
Westminster A
Akg Vickers
Hollywood
Massive display of stupidity halts fire engine
Witnesses describe a southbound fire engine on Long Beach Boulevard with sirens and flashing lights as vehicles on Pacific Coast Highway ignore the warning, crossing and delaying responders. At least 15 cars obstructed the path, defying traffic laws and endangering lives.
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Long Beach Boulevard
Pacific Coast Highway
Emity
Geney
B.A. Tang
Militants Tied to Killing Linked by Evidence in Bank Heist
Boston police tied a slaying to radical campus groups after finding rifles and ammunition at Miss Powers apartment. The investigation centers on a $25,000 Brighton bank holdup linked to a patrolman’s killing. Two Brandeis students and two men face murder and armed robbery charges.
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Boston
Back Bay
Katherine Power
Walter A. Schroeder
Edmund L. McNamara
Miss Powers
Saxe
Brandeis
Brighton District
State Street Bank and Trust Co
Poiceman
Bombings in Columbus Sentences Stir Court Case
In Franklin County, Lt William K Norris received a 12 to 15 year term after admitting involvement in bombings at two department stores as a robbery diversion. No money was taken but 13 people were injured. Co-defendant Tarris pleaded guilty to related charges. One blast damaged a J Penney store and a nearby liquor shop. damage estimated at 125000 dollars.
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Columbus
William K. Norris
Tarris
Franklin County Common Plans
Sludge
Allen Whiteside
J. Penney
Aayres
Penney’s
Cstinantes
UCLA Study Counters Marijuana Dangers Versus Benefits
UCLA psychiatrists report preliminary findings from a study of 2,200 students showing no long term loss of will power or sexual function among chronic marijuana users. They found no greater probation or suspension rates, no reduced athletic achievement, and no addiction in the sample.
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UCLA
Franz B. Winkler
New York
Cit
Winkler
Leapfrogging Plane Crashes on Redondo Beach Sand
Cathy Guerini, 23, sunbathing on Redondo Beach, narrowly escaped injury when a two seater airplane crash landed on the sand. Pilot Steven Wilkins 23 of Torrance and passenger Don Price 26 of South Gate were uninjured. Guerini suffered minor abrasions. an ambulance rushed her to South Bay District Hospital where X rays showed no fracture. The incident occurred at 3 04 p m Thursday and the plane slid across her legs but did not cause serious harm.
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Cathy Guerini
Redondo Beach
Steven G. Wilkins
Torrance
Don H. Price
South Gate
South Bay District Hospital
Artiva
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Cairo
Baja
Mideast
United Nations
Oth
Japan
Ochingura
Ibarag Prefecture
Tokyo
Seamon
Jerry Prim
Amesbury
Newburyport
Co. A
List Engineers
Miss Power
Women’s Liberation Movement
National Student Strike Information Center
Walter Sentl
Schroeder
Elizabeth’s Hospital
Warrans
Bou
Calif
Massachusetts
Walpole
Gilday
Northeastern
Frum
DR. Hochman
Dr. Winkler
Hochman
Retorg
The
Independent, Press-Telegram
Dick Emery
Lakewood Shoe Repair
Paramount Blvd
Baldwin Pianos & Organs
Waldwin Spinel
Aldwim
Ronsqle
Prem
Malu
Baldwinspinnet
Baldwin Fallsi
Baldwin
Americard
Baldwin Piano & Organ CO
Attentie
Carson
Man In Terrance
Hawthorne Mted
Frazo Fyclurtoe
Beldwig Welter
Antire
Long Beach
Stash May
Palas Verdes Benitivle
Herlor Are
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