Dramatic shipboard rescues told after cruise liner disaster
Passengers and crew on the QE2 recounted a night of heroism as 635 people escaped the Antilles after it struck an uncharted reef near Mustique in the Grenadines. The French Lines liner burned and was destroyed. most survivors fled to Mustique beaches by lifeboats and rescued by rescue teams.
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Barbados
UPI
Antilles
Caribbean
Mustique
Grenadines
South American
U.S. Mainland
Gerald Healy
Gloucester City
N.J
Cambodia plans major allied push to retake highway 4
Cambodian Brig. Gen. Sosthene Fernandez says his troops stand by for a major allied push to retake Highway 4 from Phnom Penh to Kompong Som. The shift could involve South Vietnamese forces and U.S. air power as U.S. defense officials discuss strategy with commanders in Saigon.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Kompong Som
U.S
Saigon
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S. Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Defense
Dennis D. Doolin
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Highway 4
Phnom Penh- Kompong Som
Sosthene Fernandez
U S diplomats clash with indignant Soviets in Moscow
UPI reports three U S diplomats had non violent encounters with angry Russians in Moscow and a fourth had a smashed windshield. The incidents followed a Soviet protest over the Washington Life magazine office bombing. No personal violence reported.
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UPI
U.S
Life Magazine
Washington
Russia
Uruguay Refuses Negotiations With Tupamaros Over Ambassador Kidnapping
Montevideo officials say they will not bargain with terrorists who abducted British Ambassador Geoffrey Jackson. Police identified four Tupamaros in the case, with thousands scanning Montevideo for the guerrillas after the ambush on the diplomat’s limousine amid a citywide manhunt.
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Montevideo
UPI
Geoffrey Jackson
Foreign Ministry
Tupamaro
Satuday
Pablo Ricardoni
Uruguay
Tupamaros
Jarring Holds Second Session With Meir On Peace Efforts
United Nations mediator Gunnar V. Jarring met with Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in Jerusalem for a second round of talks aimed at achieving peace in the Middle East.新华社
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United Press International
United Nations
Gunnar V. Jarring
Golda Meir
Jerusalem
Middle East
Paris
Mahmoud Riad
Riad
Egypt
Jordan
Amman Radio
Hassan
Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv
Gaza City
Jarring
Meir
Abba Eban
Eban
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Knocksy
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Pursat
UPI Telephoto
Pehn
Battambang
United States
Call Co
American Motel School
Dominion News—Post
Morgantown
W. Va
Morgantown Business College
International Telephone and Telegraph
M.B.C
Willey & Chestnut
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