Royalist regime seizes power and imposes martial law in Jordan
Jordan descends into crisis as a Royalist military regime declares martial law to halt civil war threats. Yasir Arafat denounces the move, urging guerrillas to defy surrender orders. White House task force meets to assess the turmoil amid Middle East peace talk strains with Egypt, Israel, and Jordan.
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Yasir Arafat
Ardfat
Hussein
Jordan
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nixon
Washington
Egypt
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.S
Israel
Golda Meir
United States
William P. Rogers
Mahmoud Riad
Riad
Soviet Union
France
Britain
Big Four
United Nations
New York
Jarring
Police confrontations in New Orleans and Birmingham fatally harm 1
Police public safety actions in New Orleans and Birmingham injure six and claim one life. Four officers hidden in a grocery store used public safety items in a strike near a Black Panther linked area. in Birmingham deputies raided a Black Liberation Front house during an eviction, with rounds exchanged and items seized.
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New Orleans
Birmingham
Black Panther
Alabama Black Liberation Front
R.E. Belcher
ABLF
Black Panthers
Jefferson County
Mel Bailey
Belcher
Palestinians hold 54 hostages in hijack crisis over prisoner swap
Palestinian guerrillas of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine warn they cannot wait for Western governments to release commando prisoners in exchange for hostages. The hijackers claim 36 Americans and Israelis, eight Britons, eight Swiss and two West Germans are at stake, with talks stalled as mediators from Caritas and the Red Cross fail to secure progress.
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Associated Press
Ghassan Kanafani
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Switzerland
Britain
West Germany
PFLP
Kanafani
Popular Front
Jerusalem
Benn
Bern
London
Nixon says America faces a cancerous disease of violence
President Nixon denounces violence and terror as political tactics in a Kansas State University speech. He cites bombings, hijackings, and campus unrest, urging university leaders to defend free inquiry and resist destructive activism while blaming no single cause. He warns higher education risks losing public support if disorder continues.
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Manhattan
Kan
Nixon
America
Kansas State University
California
United Staes
Silo Fire Destroys 70 Tons of Hay at Mars Farm
A silo at Marland Farm owned by F. E. Mars burned late Tuesday night. Firefighters from Marshall The Plains and Middleburg battled for seven hours to contain the blaze and prevent spread to nearby outbuildings. Loss estimate unavailable.
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the Plains
Marland Farm
F.E. Mars
Marshall
Middleburg
Protect Yourself Against the Criminal
A citizen safety guide urges personal security amid rising crime in 1969. It presents crime prevention steps, the psychology of burglars, and affordable measures from locks to alarms. The piece cites police and courts as main enforcement and stresses individual vigilance to avoid victimization.
Cambodian Offensive in Trouble as Commanders Consider Halt
Phnom Penh reports say Cambodia's initial major push against Communists is faltering with commanders weighing cancellation. Fears grow of a North Vietnamese Viet Cong move to cut off the government retreat route, while Taing Kauk near Skoun stalls a 47 mile drive.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Taing Kauk
Skoun
Kompong Thom
Community College Dedication Praised in Middletown
More than 150 people attended the dedication of Lord Fairfax Community College at St. Thomas Chapel Middletown with region leaders, educators, and officials praising the two year college. Dr William H McCoy highlighted the institution as the area’s sole public higher learning facility and underscored the goal to provide top quality education regionally without external standards. J N Miller urged expansion of occupational technical curricula to meet national needs while detailing the flexible college complex planned to serve academic and technical needs.
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St. Thomas Chapel
Middletown
Lord Fairfax Community College
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
William H. McCoy
J.N. Miller
Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors
America
Lord Fairfax
Weather in Virginia stays fair under high pressure
Richmond AP reports a high pressure system maintains generally fair and warm conditions across Virginia with minimal rain chances and pleasant afternoons as the week progresses.
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Richmond
Virginia
Special Meeting Note From Holland Bulbs Center
The notice announces a special meeting of the Winchester Firemen's Executive Association. It lists date Thursday Sept. Ib at 8 00 p.m. and location South End Fire Mall. T.P. Wolfe serves as president.
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Winchester Firemen’s Executive Ass
N. Thurs
South End
T.P. Wolfe
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