Western diplomats say Egyptians blocked Suez Canal deliberately
Western officials report that Egyptian authorities sank vessels at both ends of the Suez Canal to block navigation. The action echoes 1956 tactics as Cairo uses the closure as leverage in talks with Israel and Western powers. The canal’s shutdown potentially harms Europe, especially West Germany, and could last months.
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New Agitation Seen in China In 1967
Dispatches from the Chinese press report a fresh upsurge of Maoist agitation in Peking against former mayor Peng Chen and his counter-revolutionary revisionist clique A simultaneous wave of public demonstrations targets Chief of State Liu Shao-chi Communist Party Secretary Teng Hsiao-ping and former propaganda chief Tao Chu The targets are linked to Mao Zedong’s campaign to radicalize Chinese Communism and purge opposing officials
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Soviet Writers Expect to Be Freed and Doctor Zhivago Published
Soviet writers anticipate the release of Andrei Sinyavsky and Yuri Daniel within three to four months under a Bolshevik anniversary amnesty. Doctor Zhivago is slated for publication in a new collected edition, signaling a shift from past censorship and a more open creative climate amid postwar tensions.
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United States apologizes for bombing Soviet ship
The United States expressed regret over damage to the Soviet merchant vessel Mikhail Frunze during raids on North Vietnamese ports. A note to the Soviet Foreign Ministry pledged improved procedures to avoid future incidents and said measures to minimize harm to nonhostile shipping are being studied.
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Riots Escalate in Hong Kong Police Clash
In Hong Kong a dynamite bomb shattered windows of British navy family quarters and two policemen were stabbed during clashes with rioters. Police used shotguns and carbines against mobs armed with knives rocks and bombs as the eighth day of violence left 15 dead 78 injured and 185 arrested.
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France Faces 800 Million Dollar Social Security Deficit
Paris reports an impending 800 million deficit in its social security system. The government plans premium increases and medical benefit cuts to balance regional budgets and curb rising costs. Weaker areas may bear heavier reductions as reform details unfold.
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Pope Paul VI to visit Turkey for Jerusalem shrine talks
Pope Paul VI plans a July 25 flight to Istanbul and Ephesus to discuss protecting Jerusalem’s holy shrines with Orthodox leader Athenagoras and to pursue church communion talks. The trip, his fifth abroad in four years, aims to ease Catholic Orthodox tensions and advance Jerusalem internationalization under UN oversight.
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Italian man leaps to death from DC4 over Martinique
A 47 year old Italian man committed suicide by leaping from a DC4 airliner at 6 000 feet while over Martinique in the French West Indies. The event was disclosed on Saturday.
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