Israeli Election Amid Frontline Tense Silence and Hope
Israeli troops stood alert as six thousand ballot boxes prepared from the Golan to the Suez enclave for a landmark vote. Premier Golda Meir voted in Jerusalem while soldiers, some wounded, cast ballots in hospitals. Voters faced a clash of loyalties as Labor, Mapam, and Likud battled for a future seen as either peace or harder security, with turnout initially light and many undecided.
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Jonathan Broder
Associated Press
Tel Aviv
Terael
Golan Heights
West Bank
Suez Canal
Suez
Golda Meir
Jerusalem
Bony
Nye
Mes. Meir
Socialist Labor Party
Wefense
Moshe Dayan
Labor Alignment
Trimeleeh Kimall
Liberal Party
Intr
Likud
Labor Party
Israel
Geneva Place
Meir
Preii
Menachem Begin
Begin
Labor
National Religious Party
Vé Golan Heights
Rhe
Kuegsot
Ceiling tiles and doors backorders trigger distributor delays
A reader from Hagerstown reports mismatched acoustical tile packs after partial installation. The distributor supplied two torn boxes that did not match. Manufacturer Eastern Products directs customers to the retailer for parts, while Sears lacks stock and delays persist.
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Eastern Products
Sears
Whey
Hagerstown
Eastern
Frank Sears
Try Again on Roof Leaks Delays Frustrate Homeowner
Mrs W of Clear Spring reports a roofing firm failed to return after promising repairs for leaks. They visited months ago, leaks resurfaced, and the owner now says two weeks. The homeowner hopes the issue is resolved without a strike three delay.
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Wethope
TV Repair Frustration Leads to Extra Charge Dispute
A customer from Hagerstown complains after a local shop claims a faulty aerial caused a reduced channel selection following a repair. The shop offers a $20 pick up and delivery fee, while advising that bringing the TV in personally may yield a free retest and repair.
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Ivo
E. R
Hagerstown
Company Offers Compromise On Photo Order Refund
A customer from Hagerstown complains about poor color on two sets of slides from the American Church Directory after a October order for 52 dollars. After returning the second set and seeking a full refund, the firm offered a 50 percent refund plus all pictures after they redid the photos for free. The customer awaits acceptance of the compromise.
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Ian
Egyptian General Says Army To Stay In Sinai Zone
An Egyptian general stated that Egypt will keep the 2nd Army dug in across Sinai and that the army will stay. He described troops along the northeast bank of the canal facing Israeli positions with UN peacekeepers between. He noted exchanges of mortar fire and described rapid gains by Egyptian forces, including capturing a strongpoint within minutes and another by nightfall.
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EL Qantara
Egypt
Uberate
Sinai
Sama
Suez Canal
Cairo
Oninider
Abdul Magoub
Fuad
Eh Qan- Satira
Imilara
United Nations
Magouh
Ismailia
Uncle Sam Becomes Landlord Under 1974 GSA Plan
Federal agencies housed in government buildings will pay rent to a new federal building fund managed by GSA starting fiscal year 1975. The aim is tighter congressional control over building and maintenance costs and to enable GSA to negotiate and fund new construction without separate prior authorizations. Agencies must justify rent in their budgets like other expenses.
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Brian B. King
Washington
Sau
Als
GSA
Congress
Ign
Con
Ge5a
Baker Says Ervin Broke An Agreement On Subpoena
Senator Howard Baker Jr says the Senate Watergate committee should reconsider its bid for more than 500 new White House tapes and documents. He notes Ervin did not notify before signing and that the White House response tradition was ignored. Baker favors open access to presidential files but warns impeachment should be avoided to prevent national turmoil.
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Washington
Senate Watergate
White House
Howard H. Baker Jr
Baker
Seb
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dan
Ervity
Sam Ervin
Tade
Z Baker
ABC
Mittee
Nixon
Hye Sai
Terrorist Suspected In Slaying In London Zionist Leader Shot
Scotland Yard suspects an Arab terrorist in the shooting of Joseph Sieff 68, head of Marks and Spencer, in London. Sieff underwent head surgery, remains in intensive care, with wife and son by his side. Police check ports and airports for possible infiltrators while warning Jewish leaders and businesses of potential threats.
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London
Scotland Yard
Launman
Britain
Joseph Rilward Sieff
Marks and Spencer
Middlesex Hospital
Trews
John Cohen
Tesco
Sieft
Steff
Sieff
Fragmented Morse of a local notice remains unclear
The readable fragments show scattered references to dates, places, and codes with unclear meaning. Hagerstown appears as a place and 21740 as a zip code but no coherent event or action is discernible.
Spain Names Arias Navarro Premier After Delay
Madrid AP report says Carlos Arias Navarro became Spain’s new premier but will delay oath until the ceremony, with insiders doubting major cabinet changes. The fallout follows Franco’s assassination of his political heir and the general’s New Year address praising unity.
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Madrid
Spai
Carlos Arias Navarro
Spain
Boliligal
Arias Navarro
Maederessor
Usco Franca
Arias Navarra
Franco
Luis Carrera Blanco
Pranco
Oil Tankers Delays Probed Across East Coast Ports
State and federal probes into reports of tankers lining East Coast ports and delaying unloads until prices rise were announced by New York Attorney General Lew Lefkowitz and officials in other states. Officials noted no widespread evidence of jams. delays were tied to refinery capacity and port churn rather than oil shortages.
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Nice Tatro Associated Press
New York State
Lews Lefkowitz
Federal Energy Office
Toston
Philadelphia
New Mayen
New York
Delawyare Bay
New Jlaven Arbor
Coast Guard
New
Cease-Fire In Vietnam Fails To Stop Killings
Saigon reports nearly 120000 Vietnamese casualties in 11 months since the cease-fire began January 28. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses total 42,512, South Vietnamese military 12,096 killed and 3,552 wounded, South Vietnamese civilians 2,043 killed and reduce 670 wounded. No casualty figures reported for Viet Cong and North Vietnamese. Saigon notes underreporting and inflation of enemy losses while withholding some data.
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Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
Cor Cmmand
North Vietnam
AMS
Saigo Command
Renarts
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