Bitter U.N. clash signals tough road to Middle East peace
The article details renewed U.N. Security Council debates over a Middle East ceasefire with US and Soviet veto risks, Egypt accepting a ceasefire, and harsh indictments from Soviet Ambassador Federenko and Jordan's Dr. Muhammad El-Farra. Kuwait seeks branding Israel as aggressor, signaling regional tensions.
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Cairo
Israel
Jordan
Nikolai T. Federenko
U.N
Tel Aviv
United Nations
Federenko
Washington
Muhammad El-Farra
Mideast
Euphrates
Nile River
Illinois junior college votes authorized in three districts
The Illinois Junior College Board ordered referenda in three Southern Illinois areas to establish junior colleges. Areas include Olney district Richland and parts of Lawrence Jasper Clay and Wayne counties. Egyptian district covering parts of Williamson Jackson Perry and Franklin counties. Shawnee district spanning Massac Pulaski Alexander Union and parts of Johnson and Jackson counties. Balloting likely in September or October. Steering committee for Egyptian district meets in West Frankfort on July 11 to set a referendum date.
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Southern Illinois
Olney
Richland County
Lawrence, Japer
Clay
Wayne
Williamson
Jackson
Perry
Franklin
Massac
Pulaski
Alexander
Union
Johnson and
Gerald W. Smith
Junior College Board
Winds Board of Higher Education
West Frankfort
Leslie Stilley
Senate votes to curb district variance and press redistricting
Washington AP reports the Senate approved a strict congressional redistricting bill overriding committee recommendations. The measure slashes allowable district population variation from 30 to 10 percent, triggering reapportionment in 23 more states including Illinois for the 1968 elections. The bill, now in conference, would ban at large elections in states with multiple reps, affecting New Mexico and Hawaii.
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Nasser resigns as Syria invades and fighting erupts
Israeli forces crossed into Syria after heavy shelling from high ridges near the Sea of Galilee. Egypt and Syria announced cease fires but claimed Israeli aggression and called for a UN Security Council meeting. Each side reported attacks and counterattacks along the Suez Canal and in Sinai.
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Sea of Galilee
Egypt
U. N. Security Council
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Damasacus
Atassi
Jordan River
Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Cairo Radio
Sinai Desert
Canal
Damascus
al Bahriyat
Nasseriya
Israel
Secret Service agent faces counterfeiting charge in first case
Eugene Jackie Ballard a Secret Service agent and Jesse Spratley a Federal Narcotics Bureau agent were arraigned in Brooklyn on charges of conspiring to sell counterfeit money. They stood stunned as they appeared before U S Commissioner Earle N Bishop and were each held on five thousand dollars bail.
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Secret Service
Brooklyn
Federal Narcotics Bureau
Eugene Jackie Ballard
Jesse Spratley
U.S
Earle N. Bishop
Nasser resigns Egyptian presidency amid grave setback
Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser announces his resignation and names Vice President Zakaria Moheiddin as his successor in a radio address. He says Egypt faces a grave setback after the war began, pledging to return to the people and urging courage and wisdom to endure the phase. Israel’s Eban comments on the war’s origins and cites a document detailing Israeli targets in the conflict.
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Lebanon
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Zakaria Moheiddin
Nasser
Egypt
Farouk
Moheiddin
Eban
United Nations
Middle East
United Arab Republic
Eastern Region Air Command
Johnson Kosygin hot line seeks to curb Middle East fighting
President Johnson and Soviet Premier Kosygin used the hot line to urge peace in the Middle East crisis. The exchange marked the first time both powers engaged directly in a major flare up and helped keep the conflict from widening.
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Associated Press
Washington
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Middle East
USS
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Kosygin
White House
George Christian
United States
Soviet Union
Kremlin
U.N. Security Council
Liberty attacked by Israeli forces toll disputed
The Liberty suffered a torpedo and strafing attack near the Sinai. Early counts listed 31 dead with 75 wounded, revised to nine dead and 22 missing, though officials doubt the missing are alive. Navy and White House statements described rescue efforts, injuries, and ongoing movement toward Suda Bay Greece.
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Liberty
Sinai Peninsula
White House
Security Council orders halt to Israeli Syrian fighting
The U N Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution demanding immediate end to hostilities on the Israeli Syrian front. It urged the Secretary General to contact both nations to arrange compliance and report back in two hours. Delegates from Syria and Israel accused each other of aggression amid reports of air raids over Damascus.
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Middle East
Security Council
Egypt
Russia
Ralph H. Johnson
Lindsay-Schaub
United Nations
N.Y
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Hans Tabor
Denmark
Israel
Syria
George Tomeh
Gideon Rafael
U Thant
U.N
Damascus
Warm Southern Illinois Weather Outlook Tonight and Saturday
Warm and humid conditions continue in southern Illinois with partly cloudy skies. Showers and thunderstorms possible mainly in central sections tonight and Saturday with low around 70 and highs in the mid to upper 80s.
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Hue Bombarded Again by Communist Mortars
Communists shelled Hue for the second time in 10 days. One American and three South Vietnamese soldiers were wounded. U.S. pilots faced weather restrictions near Hanoi Haiphong with 110 missions flown. a Phantom was shot down and two crewmen listed as missing. A second Phantom landed at Da Nang after a fiery tail section rupture. Mortar fire struck the U.S. compound, a South Vietnamese military HQ, and nearby homes.
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Hue
South Vietnam
Hanoi-Haiphong
Air Force
U.S
da Nang
City election sign-up OK'd in Illinois Senate
Illinois Senate approved a bill requiring registration for city elections in towns over 500 population without election commissions, moving to the governor. The measure targets downstate cities and villages and would add residency rules to voting requirements, replacing current non registration.
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