Israel Jets Hit Suez Area in 1969 Air Strikes
Israeli jets fought Syrian MIGs over the Golan Heights and bombed Egyptian air defenses along the Suez Canal in a prolonged raid. Damascus claimed two Israeli Mirages shot down, while Cairo said antiaircraft fire thwarted the attack. Jordan protested to the UN after multiple strikes targeting Jordanian sites.
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Suez
Jordan
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Palestine Armed Struggle Command
Amman
Shalala
Shoeur
Umm Sadra
Telit Moussa
Rusk Named To Faculty At Georgia Foes Irked
The Georgia Board of Regents approved Dean Rusk for a university teaching post with a $25 000 state salary and $20 000 from the Loridans Foundation. Critics led by Harris question his qualifications and political background including his liberal views and his daughter's intermarriage. Rusk’s career spans secretary of state under Kennedy and Johnson and academic roles in Europe and the United States.
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Rusk
Georgia
Harris
Augusta
University System of Georgia
Charles Loridans
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Margaret Elizabeth Rusk
Guy Gibson Smith
Pattillo
Board of Regents
Maddox
State Department
Slogans Painted On Plane And Ticket Offices
In New York police said Jewish militants painted slogans Monday on a plane and two Aeroflot ticket offices and at the New York Tass bureau. Fifteen Jewish Defense League members were arrested. a Tass correspondent was roughed up, the militants deny it. An Intourist official said intruders attempted to drag him from his chair and tore his coat. Rabbi Meir Kahane, a league leader, said the acts were to publicize Soviet Jewry's plight.
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New York
Aeroflot
Tass
Jewish Defense League
Intourist
Meir Kahane
League
Navy halts search for freighter crew near Pearl Harbor
The Navy called off an aerial search for 24 missing crewmen around an explosion damaged freighter near Pearl Harbor. A lone cargo ship battled 30-foot waves in heavy rains, staying 15 miles from the drifting Badger State due to risk of further explosions.
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Pearl Harbor
UPS
Navy
Raids Against Viet Cong Continue Amid Truce Break
Reports from Saigon detail U S Army Engineers near Bac Loc 90 miles northeast of Saigon under fire with seven wounded. An Loc ambush kills 12 enemy. B 52 raids hit enemy concentrations 86 miles northeast of Saigon. Vietnam losses cited, with civilian and press actions noted including paper closures in Saigon and 15 student arrests.
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Saigon
U.S
An Loc
Vinh Te Canal
Suoi Ca
United States
Vietnam
Says Quigley Doing Our Best Amid Storm Delays
Operations resumed on a limited scale Monday as the Troy Fifth Avenue Bus Co. aims to return to service with weather permitting. Air rail and long distance bus travel faced widespread delays across Rensselaer County amid continuing storm impact. Kenneth White of Sagendorf Road East Greenbush piloted a private plane during the afternoon.
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Rensselaer County
Kenneth White
Sagendorf Road
East Green
Guard Clears Snow In Ticonderoga
National Guardsmen from the 188th Engineering Company aided Ticonderoga in the aftermath of a massive late December snowstorm. The state of emergency prompted help with digging out, delivering insulin, food, and fuel, while fire hydrants and roofs faced critical strain. Snowbound residents, volunteers, and hospital staff extended support amid transport and road challenges across northeast New York.
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188Th Engineering Company
Army Reserve
New York
Sheriff's Department
Clearview Heights
Schodack
Taborton Road
Taborton
Saratoga Springs
Joseph C. Tighe
Tighe
DPW
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Troy
Leonard Hospital
St. Mary’s
Nixon Delays Tax Bill Action and Signs Major Measures
President Nixon postpones tax bill action and stays in San Clemente until January. He may sign a coal mine safety bill after miners from West Virginia pressed for action. Officers announced four large appropriations and a housing bill to aid urban renewal, with a hopeful note on arms talks in Vienna.
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California
San Clemente
White House
West Virginia
Farmington
W. Va
Sara Koznoski
Sen
Jennings Randolph
DW. Va
Washington
Bryce Harlow
Ziegler
Federa
Helsinki
Snowbound New York Braces as Heavy Storm Paralyzes State
Snow drifts halted roads and delayed deliveries across eastern New York and Vermont. Snowmobiles ferried emergency supplies and medical personnel while Governor Rockefeller let state workers stay home to ease traffic. In Albany a fatal icicle accident occurred and expectant mothers faced delays as officials struggled with damaged infrastructure.
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Albany
New York State
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Carlisle
Syracuse
Louis F. DuBois
Delmar
Troy
Vermont
Deane C. Davis
Public Works
Edward Crowley
Burlington
Crowley
Israel Debacle? Submarines Vanish From Cherbourg Run
Reports describe two 270 ton gunboats capable of 40 knots slipping from Cherbourg on Christmas Day. They reportedly headed toward Haifa 3000 miles away, with speculation of naval cover by NATO and U.S. forces. Paris probes how the vessels were moved after arms sale blocks.
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Haifa
Mount Carmel
Strait of Sicily
Tyrrhenian Sea
Sicily
Sardinia
Rome
Paris
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Israel
Eaton Says Hanoi Would End War
Cyrus Eaton, 86, said Hanoi could be convinced to end the Vietnam conflict if the United States pulled 100 000 troops in 60 days and all troops in 18 months. He reported after an eight day visit that North Vietnamese leaders want to win but would be glad to end the war if U S strategy changed. He linked Hanoi’s stance to U S troop withdrawals and Vietnamization.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cyrus Eaton
North Vietnam
U.S
America
Hanoi
Eaton
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Capitol Quiet Baffles: Six Day State Office Shutdown
State workers in Albany stayed home for a six day hiatus amid heavy snowRemoval. Governor Rockefeller remained in New York City as city officials requested continued closure while snow operations continued. Officials noted losses and idle offices contrasted with ongoing essential costs and public spending.
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New York City
Capitol
Brazil to vaccinate 44 million against smallpox in 1970
Brazil's Health Ministry announced plans to immunize 44 million people next year as part of a campaign aiming to immunize the entire country by 1971. The program targets nationwide smallpox vaccination under government health efforts.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
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