Lebanese troops clash with Palestinian guerrillas in Bekaa Valley
Lebanese troops fought Palestinian guerrillas from Syria along a 55 mile Bekaa front near Marjayoun to Baalbeck. Air force jets bombed positions as 13 soldiers were killed and 65 wounded. Arafat urged Syria to pull the invaders back amid a tense cease fire in Beirut.
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Bekaa
Marjayoun
Baalbeck
Hasbaya
Rachava
Rayack
Lebanon
Syra
Yasir Arafat
Senate approves gasoline rationing bill in swift move
The Senate Interior Committee approved a bill to authorize President Nixon to ration crude oil and refined products including gasoline. The measure was sent to the Senate floor after about an hour of discussion with only Sen. Mark Hatfield, R Ore, voting against.
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Senate Interior Committee
Nixon
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Mark Hatfield
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Nixon kin in California feuds over Milhous family finances
The Nixon clan in California is split by financial trouble in the Phillip Milhous family. Anna Milhous defends her son Ronald amid bankruptcy and alleged undercover work while noting she and her husband once received welfare. A Southern California cousin called the comment an embarrassment to Nixon. The piece ends by noting 1960s grain exports via Pacific ports.
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Nixon
California
Phillip Milhous
Milhous
Anna
Ronald Milhous
Sheldon Beeson
Long Beach
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