University of Maine at Portland - Reflection / Umpire Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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Situation Clouded In Mideast War: The Israeli side: TEL AVIV — Israel claimed its counterattacking planes and tanks chased the Syrians out of the Golan Heights and pushed the Egyptians back to the Suca Canal. Israel said only a lew Syrians were holding out in Israeli-occupied territory. We are moving from our territory against the other side, said LI. Gen. David Klazar, Israeli chief of staff. •‘The next days will see the direction and results. And the Arab view: BEIRUT — Egypt said its tanks were slashing far- ther into the Sinai peninsula after storming the eastern hank of the canal and overrunning Israeli defenders with the help of air cover from Egyptian warplanes. The Syrians claimed they threw back the Israeli count- eroffensive and liberated a major chunk of the Golan Heights seized by Israel In the 1967 war. 18 Nixon, Brezhnev talk WASHINGTON — President Nixon said he ex- changed personal messages with Soviet Communist party leader Leonid I. Brezhnev in an effort to enlist broad support for a proposal to a U.S. Security Council meeting called by Washington to end the fighting. Brezhnev hits Israel MOSCOW — Soviet Communist party chief Leonid I. Brezhnev said that Israel is the aggressor in the Middle East fighting and Soviet sympathies are with the Arabs. And so does China PEKING — A Chinese broadcast said Chinese For- eign Minister Chi Pcngfel denounced Israel for its crimes of flagrantly launching large-scale military ag- gression.” Sneak attack charged UNITED NATIONS — Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban accused Egypt and Syria in the U.N. Gener- al Assembly of launching a treacherous Pearl Harbor attack” that proved Israel correct in refusing to with- draw from occupied Arab territory without a peace agreement.

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Israelis Claim Arab 17 Offensjve Is Blunted; Egyptians, Syrians Deny Turning Of Tide President Requests U.N. Convene Security Council Bj THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Israel u:d its air and land forces took the offensive in the second day of the Middle East war Sunday, trapping Egyptian armored units on the Israeli held side of the Sue Canal and halting Syrian advances in the Golan Heights An Egyptian communique denied the Israeli claim and said armored unita continued la cross the canal A Syrian broadcast denied Is- rael's claim that the tide had changed in the Golan Heights Arab broadcasts heard in Beirut, Lebanon, said that 100 Israeli planes hud been «hot down. The Israelis made ao mention of aircraft losses. Arab nations ralixd to the support of Egypt and Syria, some pledging troops and air- men Iraq announced the na- Uocaluatloc ©f minor oper- ations of two U S owned oil op- erations, The Israeli state radio had aald early in the day that most bridges placed across the canal by the Egyptians on Saturday were destroyed and that the Egyptian troops were cut off and • flcundcmg. ‘The Israeli jeta attempted to strike our crossing bridges but were repelled by cur air de- fenses, and our armor and In- fantry are still crossing Into Sinai,” the Egyptian commu- nique said. The canal has been closed since the 1K7 Middle East war. IsraeTs state radio said Is- rael) aircraft attacked Inside Egypt and Syria for the fust time Sunday and that air and ground Assaults continued Into the night against the Egyptian forces that had pushed across the canal into the Sinai Desert co Saturday. Earlier in the day. the Egyp- tians said their troops hod so- lidified their footholds on the eastern bask of the iCJ-mi! ca- nal after pouring In reinforce- ments and throwing back Is- raeli counterattacks. Syria said in broadcasts that its ground forces had pushed the Israel Is back in '.he Golan Heights over- looking northeast Israel and tho Sea of Galilee. The Israel» claimed full con- trol of the air by Sunday after- noon. Clear skies broke Sunday morning over the battle tones and tho military command la Tel Aviv said Israeli jets took off for the first lime in appo- c.able numbers since fighting began during Yom Kippur. the solemn day of atonement far Jews, on Saturday. Israeli communiques said tho planes flew missions Inside Egypt and Syria but there was no indication from any source that large population centers were being attacked. The Is- raelis said military installations cast said most of the bridges and positions were the targets Turn to Back Page of This Section Mideast At Glance By TIIE ASSOCIATED PRESS Here at a flacce It the Middle Eatt situation: — Israel said 1U forces went oa the offensive Sunday, com- manding the tkief over both Egyptian and Syrian fronts. It said Its warplanes destroyed most Sy rian antiaircraft missile batteries In the (Min Heights and nearly all the Egyptian assault bridges across the Suet Canal. — Cairo radio said Egyptian troops strengthened thetr foothold on the eastern bank of the Suei Canal after amathing an Israeli counterattack and pouring in rrinforcrmrnla. The report aald u Israeli tanks rre destroyed. — Syria claimed Its ground forces knocked back Israeli de- fender in the Golan Heights. — Egyptian and Syrian reports said Arab guns shot down at least M Israeli jets since the fighting started Saturday. — American «Hilary sources to Uashbgtoo said a task force from the U.S. tth Fleet in the Mediterranean left the Athens area ard headed south toward the Island of Crete, which is about 5W miles from Israel. It was the first major American naval mose- meot since the fighting started. — to New York City. Arab and Jewish demonstrators clashed outside the Israeli consalatc. not far from the Lulled Nation . Two policemen were Injured and eight demonstrators arrested. — President Nixon ordered Secretary of State Henry A. Kissi- nger to request a meeting of the fatted Nations Security Council to search for peace In the Mideast. He cot short a Columbus Day weekend In Florida and returned to Washington because of liis ‘-continued concern” about the war. US. officials refrained from blaming other side for the outbreak of war. but sources said officials were convinced the Arabs made the first move alter careful planning. — Hundreds of U.S. tourists stranded In the Middle East uprnl part of the weekend In hotel air raid shelter . Another 267 Amer- kaas were aboard the Grcek-fiag cruise ship Komantiea seised by Syria on Saturday. Release of the vessel was authorired Sun- day and all passengers were reported safe.

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