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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1969

Page

6

Egyptian City Silently Awaiting Shells Near Suez Canal

In Ismailia Egypt the desert winds stir dust as ships idle on the Suez Canal and a ghost town waits for shelling. Journalists tour the evacuated city while officials say troop details are secret and morale is low amid ongoing tension with Israeli forces across the canal.

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Uncertain Egyptian Canal Visit Amid U N Observers

An exhausted, tense field report details restricted travel near the Suez Canal. Guides refuse entry to observers, Swedish reporters lobby, and Maj Arne Thunelius of the U N force remains cautious. Shelling continues at Ismailia with no clear outcome.

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Captain not told of ship’s change in carrier guard duty

Subic Bay Philippines UPI report says the USS Evans was designated as plane guard for the Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne during night maneuvers when a collision with the Evans tore the destroyer apart. Cmdr Albert St McLemore testified the Evans moved astern to a new station as the Melbourne and escorts prepared to sail, and he had no advance warning of the change.

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