Tel Aviv synagogue bomb and Middle East talks
A time bomb exploded in a Tel Aviv synagogue injuring three. Arab guerrillas traded fire with Israeli gunboats near Tyre. Rabin says peace talks near. Kissinger to visit Egypt as negotiations continue.
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Demand great for U.S. goods
Commerce Department notes rising wealth in North Africa and the Arab world fuels record demand for American products. Kay Thompson forecasts 1975 U.S. exports to Near East and North Africa at 10 billion dollars, with major opportunities in farm products aircraft and services. Algeria Iran Iraq Israel Libya and Saudi Arabia cited as largest, with U.S. shares improving.
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Return of 875 ex officers from reeducation camps to Saigon
In Saigon area, 875 former South Vietnamese officers and civil servants returned Friday from indoctrination camps after political training and farm labor. Officials say about 300,000 ex-officers have been sent to camps since April 30. Red Cross to contact Washington for back pay for about 1,400 U.S. Embassy guards owed $600 each. Students begin cleanup campaign to clear black markets from main streets.
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Peron to Take Seaside Rest Amid Economy Crisis
President Isabel Peron will vacation in Mar de la Plata to rest after a period of exhaustion and political strain. Interior Minister Vicente Damasco, noted as a strongman, faces military discontent over his appointment as tensions rise within the cabinet. The government eyes an emergency economic plan, avoiding peso devaluation, as inflation nears 182 percent.
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Cholera Day Celebrated at St Michael’s Church
St Michael’s Catholic Church marked Cholera Day for the 126th year in thanks for freedom from cholera. The 1849 epidemic that struck Pittsburgh prompted parishioners to seek intercession from Mary and St Roch and vow to observe a holy day in the Assumption octave.
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Italy hit by rail strike delays across Rome Naples Bari
Two railroad unions including the right wing Italian Confederation of Labor Unions walked off in Rome Naples and Bari forcing dozens of train cancellations. They seek higher pay and benefits while motorists are urged to use caution at crossings. The walkout spans multiple cities with planned broader actions and a six day national strike scheduled for Aug 25.
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Heat Delay Halts Gulf Search for Tanker Crew
Intense heat aboard the British tanker Globtk Sun delayed Coast Guard efforts to locate six missing crewmen after the vessel rammed an unmanned oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Fires are out and a 300000 barrel spill threat is considered over as a tow to Galveston continues.
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Portuguese towns show growing Communist backlash in 1970s Portugal
In Alcobaca and Nazare the anti Communist mood escalated as crowds attacked party offices and a street bonfire burned amid riots that spread to more than 50 towns. Troops joined demonstrations and two demonstrators were killed in Famalicao. A resident said the military want Communism and the people do not.
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