Senators warn Watergate weakens Nixon over Europe pullback
Democratic senators told NATO parliamentarians in Brussels that Watergate will undermine Nixon and may force Congress to curb U S troops in Europe. They warned of reduced influence on Europe policy and possible slower trade talks as Europe faces a unilateral U S withdrawal cue.
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UPI
U.S
Nixon
Congress
Europe
John Tunney
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Wayne L. Hayes
Ohio
America
S. Kennedy
Assembly
Kennedy
Newsmen
Tunney
Piet Denkert
Army challenges IRA hit claims on Omagh blast
In Belfast a British army spokesman rejected Provisional IRA claims that the Omagh explosion was skillfully controlled. The blast that killed four soldiers near a dance could have killed or injured scores of civilians, and security forces were alerted for the aftermath.
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UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Omagh
Armagh
Provisionals
Army
U S jets strike in Cambodia and convoy down Mekong
U S jet fighters bombed Cambodian positions near Phnom Penh and escorted a 10 ship Mekong convoy into South Vietnam while a DC3 carrying nine passengers and two crew crashed after taking off from Svay Rieng. Officials say ground fire may have hit the transport.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Mekong
Svay Rieng
U.S
Cambodia
Kompong Som
South Vietnam
Cambodia Air Commercial
Philippines diplomat seeks asylum in the United States
Acting Philippines Consul General Ruperto Baliao, 47, asked for asylum in the United States after slashing his wrist in a Los Angeles Times office. He accused President Marcos of dictatorship, called him a new Hitler, and pledged to work toward Marcos's overthrow.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Ferdinand Marcos
Hitler
Philippines
Ruperto Baliao
United States
Baliao
Los Angeles Times
Marcos
California
Jose Evangelista
Return of bodies probable in North Vietnam
UPI reports a Hanoi delegate says graves of U.S. servicemen are scattered across North Vietnam and will be returned with good will. Fighting reports say five Communists killed near Tan Uyen and seven fishermen killed by a mine near Son Tinh.
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Saigon
UPI
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Tan Uyen
Son Tinh
Nguyen Phu Binh
Joint Military Team
JMT
Tan Son Nhut
U.S
Indochina
Brezhnev Calls Off Ruhr Visit Amid Protests Across Germany
In Dortmund thousands clashed with police during pro Chinese demonstrations while Brezhnev canceled a planned tour of the Ruhr area. Bonn saw about 1000 Germans silent protests against Soviet persecutions of Christians and Jews as pro Soviet German Communists welcomed the Kremlin leader.
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UPI
Dortmund
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Ruhr
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Rogers wraps up Latin tour with seven point policy
Secretary of State William P. Rogers, in Bogota at Casa Bolivar, unveils a seven point policy aimed at a mature partnership with Latin America. He flies toward Rio de Janeiro on an Air Force 707, after marking a stop in Colombia and outlining realism and frankness in U.S. relations.
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Colombia
UPI
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Air Force 707
United States of America
Rio de Janeiro
Andes
Brazil
Atlantic
Latin America
Simon Bolivar
Misael Pastrana Borrero
Caribbean
United States
Americas
Caracas
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Brasilia
Buenos Aires
Kingston
Jamaica
Argentina
Nixon
Hector J. Campora
Soviet pledges aid to Lebanon amid Gaza fighting report
Beirut papers say the Soviet Union promised "all possible military and economic assistance" and offered to train a large number of commandos for the struggle against Israel. The 4 000 to 5 000 Palestinian guerrillas from the Yarmouk brigade reportedly withdrew from Lebanon to Syrian bases as they met a secret agreement with Lebanese authorities.
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Beirut. Lebanon
UPI
Beirut
Israel
Lebanon
Syria
An Nahar
Soviet Union
Sarwar Azimov
Yasser Arafat
Azimov
Kremlin
Yarmouk Brigade
Palestine Liberation Army
PLA
Party shootout leaves one dead in Pasadena dispute
In Pasadena a party quarrel between Hardy Hamilton and Charles E. Johnson led to a western style shootout. Johnson, 19, fired with a .38 revolver, killing Hamilton, 20, as both men drew pistols and stepped outside to resolve the argument. Johnson was taken into custody for murder.
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Calif
UPI
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Charles E. Johnson
Altadena
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Pamilton
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