Assassin kills Arab guerrilla leader Gassan Kanafani
In Beirut an assassination blast killed Gassan Kanafani of the PFLP and his 14 year old niece Lamice Fayez. The attack, blamed on Israeli retaliation fears, also harmed a parking lot and exposed the Lod Airport massacre ties to the PFLP. The PLO praised Kanafani as a martyr and vowed continued revolution.
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UPI
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Israel
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Kanafani
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Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
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Hazmieh
Lamice Fayez
Middle East
King Talal of Jordan Dies in Istanbul at 63
Amman announces the death of King Talal Ben Abdullah former ruler of Jordan and father of King Hussein. He abdicated in 1952 after 13 months on the throne and spent years in a Turkish sanatorium. His body will be returned to Amman for burial amid 40 days of mourning.
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Amman
API
Talal Ben Abdullah
Jordan
Hussein
Istanbul
Talal
Abdullah
Turkey
Geneva
Hejaz
Saudi Arabia
Laos to Resume Talks With Pathet Lao Leaders
Laos premier Souvanna Phouma agrees to reopen discussions with Pathet Lao envoy Tiao Souk Vongsak in Vientiane. The talks aim to set conditions for a general cease-fire, with a delegation to follow once arrangements are finalized.
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Vientiane
Laos
Agence France-Presse
Souvanna Phouma
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Lao Patriotic Front
Soth Pethrasy
Tiao Souk Vongsak
Moscow
Prince Souphanouvong
Nouhak Phounsavan
Soviet
Peking
Li Hsien-Nien
Reporters tour city of rubble Hungyen bombed town near Hanoi
AFP reporters toured Hungyen a 20 000 population town 36 miles east of Hanoi said hit by American bombs Friday Casualties 17 killed 25 injured 56 families lost homes Narratives describe ruined streets and charred dwellings Villagers Nguyen Van Lam and Vu Tri Trung named as survivors and mourners An unexploded bomb and detonator were found with markings US Navy air System Lot 010 Date 071
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Hanoi
North Vietnam
Agence France-Presse
Hungyen
Law Street
Nguyen van Lam
Vu Tri Trung
Miss Trung
US Navy Air System
Sindhi language becomes official in Sind causing riots in Karachi
In Karachi crowds of Urdu speaking residents clashed with police after Sind province voted to make Sindhi the sole official language. At least three people were killed and over 100 injured as rioting continued through the night amid a citywide curfew and clashes near the Sind assembly and governor’s residence.
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Karachi
Pakistan
UPI
Sind
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
India
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Liaquatabad
Nazimabad
Golimar
Rogers extends his tour with Rome talks and Tito visit
Secretary of State William P. Rogers announced a two day extension to his world tour to visit Rome for talks with Pope Paul VI and Italian leaders. He will meet Tito in Belgrade then travel to Rome for meetings with government figures led by Giulio Andreotti.
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