Nixon weighs approving more jets for Israel amid Soviet Middle East buildup
President Nixon, alarmed by a growing Soviet force in Egypt, may soon authorize additional combat aircraft sales to Israel and resume diplomacy to ease Middle East tensions. Senators urge a credible US response, signaling broader calls for stronger Israeli defense aid and renewed peace efforts.
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Vermilion First Ohio City Qualifies for Flood Insurance
Vermilion becomes Ohio's first city to qualify for flood insurance under the Emergency Flood Insurance Program. Coverage available to residents and businesses until Monday with no waiting period, followed by a 15 day wait. Maximums vary by property type with a $200 deductible or 2 percent of value.
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Two cosmonauts report smooth Soyuz 9 orbit
Moscow reports Soyuz 9 with cosmonauts Andrian Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastianov in a near earth orbit. Officials say the crew is coping with weightlessness and carrying out the flight plan as UPI notes Armstrong watched the blastoff films during a celebratory gathering.
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Osaka
Japan
Sesiet
Alexander Nazrnev
Bochum Germany
Heinz Kaminski
Bochum Space Research Institute
Tass
United States
Armstrong
Georgy Beregovoi
inly
Central Asia
Soviet Space Center
Baikonur
Danube Flood Reaches Romanian Ports near Vienna
The Danube crest moved east toward the Black Sea flooding harbor installations in Turnu Severin and Turnu Magurele, Romanian ports, as reported by Agerpres. The water level rise prompted monitoring as authorities assessed damage and potential spillover effects.
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UPI
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Black Sea
Agerpres
Turnu Severin
Turnu Magurele
Woman's role in home leadership phrasing misleads
An index suggests a wife should project authority at home, portraying herself as the head while the husband is described as merely a fundraiser chair. The item uses humorous tone to critique traditional domestic power dynamics.
Weather outlook with clouds and possible thundershowers
Cooler trend with variable cloudiness and warm, humid conditions. Two chances of thundershowers this afternoon and evening, rising tonight. Highs in the low to mid 80s, lows around 60s. Tomorrow cooler with showers likely, highs in the 70s. Thursday partly cloudy and cooler with a chance of showers. Sunset 8 55 p.m. Sunrise 3 33 a.m. (Details on page 6).
Reds breach South Vietnam jungle base attack
North Vietnamese infantry, supported by mortars, broke into a newly established camp of South Vietnam's 1st Infantry Division in the jungle highlands near the Laos border. The fighting left 40 South Vietnamese dead and 67 wounded, with 17 missing. An American and an Australian adviser were wounded. The camp faced a second assault about three hours after dawn as reinforcements moved in.
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Tun
Philadelphia
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Ho Chi Minh
Council flooded with complaints of sewer backup
After a 2 inch rapid rainfall, Elyria residents packed city hall to report basements flooded by storm and sanitary sewer backups. City Engineer Robert E Klenroeder promised to review each complaint while Mayor Reichlin urged disconnecting roof downspouts from sanitary lines to curb backups, a proposal sent to the water and sewer committee.
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Robert E Klenroeder
Marguerite Bowman
LEONARD P Reichlin
Elyrians
Reichlin
Income tax surcharge set to vanish July 1
Washington reports the 19 percent Lyndon Johnson era surcharge to fund wartime needs will expire July 1 as the fiscal year begins. Loss of the surtax could reduce federal revenue by about 5 billion, with Nixon seeking new taxes next January if conditions do not improve. The change offers a modest weekly saving for many but a larger stimulative effect overall, while specifics for different income levels show varying withholding outcomes.
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Lyndon B
Nixon
Congress
HAROLD C. PASSER
Commerce Departments
Internal Revenue Services
IRS
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