World Council of Chs Assembly adopts statement Towards Justice and Peace in International Affairs

CHURCHES UPHOLD RIGHT TO OPPOSE 'PARTICULAR WARS'; World Council's Statement Backs Stand of Selective Conscientious Objection

Sen com, 9-2, rejects Adm proposed tax, will consider 5% tax on air and ship tickets for overseas travel and sharply reduced customs exemption for travelers if Cong reconvenes after natl pol convs; Fowler arguments for tax revd

TRAVEL TAX PLAN IS KILLED BY PANEL; Senators Drop 30% Levy on Spending, but Keep Alive 2 Other Tourist Bills

D Middleton series on conditions and attitudes in Arab world a yr after war

The Arab World: U.S. Viewed As Friend of the Enemy, Israel; The Arab World: U.S. Is Now Regarded as the Friend of the Enemy, Israel

Pres Johnson urges Geneva disarmament conf to begin considering accord for ban on use of seabed for emplacement of weapons of mass destruction; USSR proposes conf take up question of demilitarization of seabed

Johnson Says U.S. And Soviet Will Set Arms Talk 'Shortly'; Johnson, in Message to Parley At Geneva, Is Hopeful on Arms

Baathist Role Indicated; OUSTER OF REGIME IN IRAQ REPORTED

Sen com approves $1.6-billion appropriation for Transportation Dept, fiscal '69

Senate Unit Acts to Give F.A.A. Millions Extra to Ease Air Jams; F. A. A. FUND RISE BACKED IN SENATE

time bomb dismantled outside Mex consulate and natl airline office, Newark, NJ; illus

BOMB IS DISARMED AT MEXICAN OFFICE; Found Outside Consulate in Newark -- Army Team Called to Deactivate It

SOVIET AND ALLIES ARE SAID TO INSIST ON CZECH PARLEY; Letter From Five Reported to Set Two-Week Deadline for Talks on Reform

speculation on effects on order of resignation of Md Prov head Very Rev E J Sponga to wed; Rev H Kennedy named acting provincial

A High U.S. Jesuit Resigns to Marry; HIGH U. S. JESUIT RESIGNS TO WED

Justice A Fortas, testifying before Sen panel, says he assisted Johnson in strategy planning confs on war since joining Sup Ct; describes role in Vietnam discussions

FORTAS TESTIFIES HE AIDED JOHNSON WHILE A JUSTICE; Asserts That at Meetings on Riots and War He Avoided Issues Affecting Court

Cong leaders drop plans to adjourn before natl pol convs; Cong seen recessing Aug 3 and returning after Labor Day

Congress Leaders Expect Session After Conventions; CONGRESS SESSION IN FALL EXPECTED

Ray decides to end his fight against extradition; his lawyer issues statement signed by Ray under alias 'Sneyd'; Ray's reasons for move are uncertain; speculation he seeks to make better impression on Amer pub noted

Ray Decides to Drop Extradition Battle In Dr. King Slaying; RAY SHIFTS STAND ON EXTRADITION

need for urgent solution to econ crisis and arrival of 3 exiled presidents in Lome seen prompting mil decision to install Zinsou as Pres 2 wks early; Zinsou must raise $1.04-million by end of mo to pay army and civil servants

DAHOMEY PRESIDENT TAKES OFFICE TODAY

Mrs V L Pandit resigns seat in lower house of Parliament

Mrs. Pandit Gives Up Seat

Ball, in Tel Aviv, Sees Dayan and Other Aides

Patakos says politicians detained by police could freely express views on const in writing from their places of detention: says Cabinet signs decree fixing procedure for plebiscite on const

Athens Says Those Detained Can Voice Views on Charter

Police arrest 29 left-wing students, Istanbul, for joining anti-Amer demonstrations to protest US 6th fleet visit

29 Held in Istanbul Protests

USN warns of possible drifting mines from anti-submarine exercise along S Ga-N Fla coast

Navy Warns of Mines Adrift

Article on difficulties of homesteading in Alberta; Lands and Forests Dept repts Alberta has more than 3,000 homesteaders, 750 homestead titles are awarded every yr; illus

Couple in Alberta Are Taming a Wilderness; Homesteaders Lead Hard Life Clearing Bush for a Farm

Abp Iakovos holds news conf, Athens, to explain aims of N and S Amer Diocese Clergy-Laity Cong, set for Athens

IAKOVOS, IN GREECE, CRITICAL OF REGIME

The Proceedings In the U.N.

Italy: Crater explosions, Mt Etna, cause lava flow; pose no threat to villages on mt

Lava Flows on Mr. Etna

Navy Lt Comdr Bull resigns from astronaut training program because of rare illness

Astronaut Quits Training Because of Rare Disease

African Unity Orgn consultative comm communique invites Ojukwu to meet comm in Niamey by July 18 to discuss end to crisis; move seen mild rebuff to Fed Govt; Gowon urged comm to get 4 African nations that recognize Biafra to bring Biafran leaders to peace conf or to withdraw recognition; scored recognition; warned Govt will take over remaining rebel-held areas if rebels refuse to come to conf table; said Govt acts to relieve civilian suffering, sought aid of IRC to get supplies into Biafra; Nigerian officials decline comment on Thant offer

BIAFRA PRESENCE AT PARLEY URGED; Leaders of Unity Group Bid Ojukwu Help End War

Lagos Silent on Thant Bid

Abdul Rahman Mohammed ʿArif al-Jumayli, better known as Abdul Rahman Arif, was an Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the third president of Iraq from 16 April 1966 to 17 July 1968. He was the older brother of the second president of Iraq, Abdul Salam Arif, whom he succeeded after his brother died in an airplane crash in 1966.

Abdul Rahman Arif is overthrown and the Ba'ath Party is installed as the governing power in Iraq with Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr as the new Iraqi President.

July 17, 1968

Headlines from July 17, 1968

CHURCHES UPHOLD RIGHT TO OPPOSE 'PARTICULAR WARS'; World Council's Statement Backs Stand of Selective Conscientious Objection

TRAVEL TAX PLAN IS KILLED BY PANEL; Senators Drop 30% Levy on Spending, but Keep Alive 2 Other Tourist Bills

The Arab World: U.S. Viewed As Friend of the Enemy, Israel; The Arab World: U.S. Is Now Regarded as the Friend of the Enemy, Israel

Johnson Says U.S. And Soviet Will Set Arms Talk 'Shortly'; Johnson, in Message to Parley At Geneva, Is Hopeful on Arms

Baathist Role Indicated; OUSTER OF REGIME IN IRAQ REPORTED

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