British Troops Kill Two Armed Civilians in Ulster Violence
In Londonderry Northern Ireland British troops killed two armed civilians one a deaf mute unable to hear surrender order. The shootings raise Ulster death toll to 28 in 10 days amid a morning gunbattle and a passive resistance rally led by Bernadette Devlin. Police arrested two Northern Ireland parliament members John Hume and Ivan Cooper.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Bernadette Devlin
John Hume
Ivan Cooper
Eamonn Laferty
Lafferty
Strabane
Eamon McDevitt
McDevitt
Army
Brian Faulkner
England
Edward Heath
Faulkner
Royal Air Force Base
London
Chequers
Heath
Irish Republican Army
Creggan Estate
Clogher
County Tyrone
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
Belfast
Dermot Kelly
Glasgow
Scotland
Trafalgar Square
State Fair Opens Today In Indianapolis
The 1971 Indiana State Fair opens today and runs through Aug 29. Highlights include daytime and nightly entertainment, 4-H judging, cheerleader and band contests, rodeo events, and concerts by Roy Rogers, Glen Campbell, Eddie Arnold, The Fifth Dimension, and Engelbert Humperdinck. Major events feature a large cheerleaders contest, a high school band competition with substantial cash prizes, and various shows and contests around the fairgrounds.
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Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Red Skelton
Glen Campbell
Eddie Arnold
Fifth Dimension
Engelbert Humperdinck
University Building
Anderson High School
Elwood Willkie High School
Highland High School
Emadison-Grant High School
Madison Heights High School
Willkie Urges Shirley To Take Foreign Doctor
Philip Willkie Rushville attorney and banker addressed about 70 residents in Shirley Shelter House urging a foreign doctor for the community. He cited 250 European doctors willing to come if allowed to take exams abroad, pending medical board rule changes. Willkie urged joint funding and noted no guarantee the doctor would stay after establishing practice following Dr Holland’s death.
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Shirley
Shirley Shelter House
Philip Willkie
Rushville
Willkie
Europe
Indiana
Charles E. Holland
Unemployment Claims Decline in Indiana Week
An 8000 drop in unemployment insurance claims reduces totals to 7140 from 55187 year earlier, with declines in both initial and continued claims. Director John F. Coppes notes fewer steel layoffs and ongoing plant resumptions as inventories and vacations begin, while many facilities restart production and claimants return to work.
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John F. Coppes
Indiana Employment Security Division
Police receive grants for new HQ and delinquency program
The Indiana State Police gain 150000 dollars from the Indiana Criminal Justice Planning Agency for initial work on a new headquarters east of Indianapolis near I 70. The Indianapolis Police Department receives 197750 dollars for a program to improve delinquency prevention and detention methods.
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GET Crime Funds
Indianapolis
TheIndiana
Helicopter Crashes in Germany Killing 37 Soldiers
A U S Army CH47 Chinook carrying 37 aboard from Ludwigsburg to Grafenwoehr exploded in flight near Pegnitz Germany. All aboard perished in flames amid witness accounts of a rear rotor loss and a 600 foot plunge. An Army inquiry will determine the cause.
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Pegnitz
Germany
West Germany
Ludwigsburg
Stuttgart
Grafenwoehr
56Th Artillery Brigade
U.S. Army European Command
Heidelberg
Grafenwoem
U.S. Army
56Th Artillery Group
15Th Aviation Group
Schweabisch Hall
Hans Baum
Ottmar
Baum
Anton Klement
Private Groups Propose Hoosier Expressways in Indiana
Five motor clubs affiliated with the American Automobile Association proposed 827 miles of intrastate expressways for Indiana, cost at least 817 million dollars, capable of tying virtually every city over 10,000 population. They cited sections of US 30 31 41 52 24 33 27 37 50 41 20 and the Fort Wayne bypass, aiming to reduce crashes while coordinating with state plans.
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Indianapolis
American Automobile Association
Indiana
Matthew C. Sielski
Chicago Motor Club
AAA
Sielski
Robert H. Harrell
Indiana Highway Commission
Ohio
Chicago
Cincinnati
Auto Clubs
Auto Club of South
Hoosier Motor Club of
James W. Parks
HMC
State Highway Department
U.S
Fort Wayne
Ohio Line
Brookville
U.S. 50
Vincennes
Indiana 101
Oslo boat exports rise in 1970 to 20.6 million
Norway's exports of pleasure craft in 1970 reached 20.6 million dollars, a 28.3 percent increase from 1969, according to the Norwegian Boat Export Board.
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Oslo
Norway
Norwegian Boat Export Board
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Ern
Lafayette Auto Club
Terre Haute
U.S. 41
Shelburn
Liberty
U.S. 20
USS
Terstate
Portland
Loos
Red Skelton Coliseum
Engelbert Humperdinck Coliseum
Coliseum
Sun
Eddy Arnold
Kochman's Hell Drivers Grandstand
STH
Dimension Coliseum
Gospel Singers
Modern
Henrys
Arconia
Anderson
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