Suez Ceasefire Quiet. Rockets Reported From Jordan
The Suez Canal area reported quiet after a U S ceasefire aimed at Arab Israeli talks. Israeli officials noted no casualties as rockets were fired from Jordan toward the Dead Sea potash works. UN envoy Jarring planned meetings with Israeli Egyptian and Jordanian diplomats on ceasefire mechanics. Golda Meir praised the stage but warned of hard trials ahead.
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Suez Canal
Middle East
Jordan
Dead Sea
Tel Aviv
Washington
Cairo
Jerusalem
United Nations
New York
Israel
Gunnar V. Jarring
Sweden
Geneva
Nicosia
Cyprus
U.S
U.N
U Thant
Golda Meir
Amman
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Philmont Scout Ranch Quarantined After Scout Death
The 138000 acre Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron New Mexico was quarantined after 12 year old James Morris of Jackson Michigan died on a Tooth of Time hike. Health officials said preliminary findings point to a possible communicable disease and sought tests to guide protective measures while roadblocks were set and groups were delayed.
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Cimarron
N.M
Philmont
Summer Haven
New Mexico
Bruce Storrs
State Health Department
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Shootout Ends Courtroom Escape in Marin County
In Marin County a judge and three prisoners were killed during a mid morning escape attempt at the Hall of Justice. Two other escapees were wounded and a deputy district attorney injured as the gun battle spilled into the street.
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San Rafael
Calif
Hall of Justice
Marin County Hall of Justice
Frank Lloyd Wright
San Francisco
San Quentin
Ronald Retana
Superior Court
Harold J. Haley
James D
Doris Wittner
McClain
Solano County
Magee
Christmas
Bus Scouts Collision Injures 19 at Virginia Intersections
A chartered bus carrying 37 scouts and four leaders collided with a truck at the Rt. 50 and Rt. 17 junction near Paris Virginia around 11 a.m. Eleven rescue units assisted as at least 19 were injured and the driver was pinned. The bus was returning from Groshen Scout Camp with units from Alexandria and Hayfield.
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Paris
Jack Williams
Groshen
Lexington
A. K. Metro
Warrerston
Rt. 17
Rt. 50
Virginia Block Concrete Co
Hagerstown
Winchester
Marshall
Williams
Alexandria
Hayfield
John H. Enders
Middleburg
Cambodian Forces Recapture Skoun After Week-Long Battle
Cambodian strike forces with fighter bombers retook Skoun, a key crossroads town 40 miles northeast of Phnom Penh, ending a seven day Communist occupation. The push supported by U S trained troops reportedly killed about 500 Communist fighters with 10 Cambodian deaths. Air support came from U S South Vietnamese and Cambodian air forces.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Skoun
U.S
Vietnam
Kompong Thom
Kompong Cham
Administration Issues First Inflation Alert Amid Economic Watch
The Nixon administration released its first inflation alert led by Paul W. McCracken noting inflation responds to therapy depending on its longevity. The report highlights price pressures in metals, crude labor costs, and service prices while warning against labor or industry pressure. Unemployment rose to 5 percent in July, with wholesale prices up six tenths of a percent, the sharpest gain since January.
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Washington
Paul W. McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
McCracken
White House
Fate Uncertain for Kidnapped Men in Uruguay
Three foreign captives—Claude Fly, Dan Mitrione, and Aloysio Gomide—face unclear fate as Tupamaro guerrillas demand freedom for about 150 prisoners. A police leak cited Raul Sendic promising spare lives, while the government ignored a midnight deadline amidst looming threats.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Tupamaros
Raul Sendic
Sendic
Uruguuayan
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Claude L. Fly
Fort Collins
Colo
Richmond, Ind
Dan A. Mitrione
Aloysio Mares Dias Gomide
Virginia Weather Hints at Thunder Showers Amid High Pressure
Richmond AP reports moisture increasing as a high pressure area lingers. Moist conditions may trigger thundershowers. A separate note offers a Sunday Special stuffed shrimp for $2 at Echo Village with reservations at 869 9886. Also listed is an August vacation closure for Aikens Floor Covering and a Friendship Fire Co picnic at Cameron St. Jordan Springs Sunday at 1100.
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Richmond
Virginia
Echo Village
Friendship Fire Co
Jordan Springs
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Judge Haley
Jim Kean
Kean
Rt.17
Siem Reap
Phnom Phen
Labor Department
Russ Potts
Holiday Inn East
Potts
Star
University of Maryland
Emily
Roy E. Potts II
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