Irish New Year Violence Sparks Northern Ireland Bloodshed
In Burnfoot Ireland a 25 year old carpenter and his fiancée Brigid Porter were killed after being abducted and shot in a ditch near Buncrana. Police suspect IRA involvement while rival vigilantes and continuing clashes mark a violent start to 1973 across the region.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Brigid Porter
Brigid
Oliver Boyce
Buncrana
Irish Republican Army
Provisional
Martin McGuinness
IRA
Londonderry
New Public Officials Assume Duties Here
New year begins with ceremonial swearing in of county and city officials in Madison. William Clifford takes the new Madison Superior Court seat while Clifton Paddock becomes county president. Von Cochran named president pro tem over Keith Millikan in Anderson City Council.
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Superior Court
William Clifford
Indiana Supreme Court
Donald Hunter
Clifford
Madison Superior 2
Nelson Bohannon
Clifton Paddock
George Baker
Lonnie Weston
Earl Fisher
Herald
Shari Keys
Anderson
Robert Morris
Drorth D'stric
von Cochran
Keith Millikan
Madison Superior Court
Murray Alford
Paddock
Earl E. Fisher
Clemente Among Plane Crash Victims Feared Dead
Roberto Clemente and four companions aboard a DC7 relief flight crashed near San Juan while delivering earthquake aid to Managua. Officials reported no survivors, with Clemente dead per a Puerto Rico governor proclamation.
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Associated Press
San Juan
P. R
Roberto Clemente
Managua
Nicaragua
San Juan International
U.S. Coast Guard
Luis A. Ferre
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ferre
Clemente
Coast Guard
Puerto Rico
Vera Christiana
Arthur Rivera
Rafael Matias
Top Local News Tossups In 1972 Madison City County
A year in review of Madison County events highlights include the new mayor’s first actions on transit city hall weddings Jaycees air show Madison Heights basketball finals five charrette nights downtown planning and HUD and private funding pledges.
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Madison County
Madison Heights
Hayden
City Hall
Rock
Sandra Otis
South Bend
Donald Phillipe
Jaycees
Anderson Airport
City Planning Commission
Plan Commission
Anderson
Fone
Grup Seston
Meridian St
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Weather Pinches Farmers and Raises Food Costs
Heavy rains across the nation delay harvests and keep crops in wet fields. Farmers face higher costs as driers run on scarce propane and natural gas, with losses mounting in corn, soybeans, cotton, and sorghum. Officials warn of multi‑million dollar damages and rising consumer prices.
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Washington
Don Paarlberg
Department of Agriculture
South Dakota
Lyle Denny
U.S. Environmental Data Service
Rhode Island
Illinois
Leonard Gardner
Illinois Agricultural Association
Ohio
Indiana Grain Dealers Association
Vietnam War News Shifts Air Strikes to Laos and Cambodia
The United States moves bombing focus from North Vietnam to Laos and Cambodia to cut enemy supply lines as cease-fires and Paris peace talks influence operations. South Vietnam reports cease-fire violations and casualties, while Thieu pushes to keep Vietnam sovereign and seeks broader European and Asian support.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
U.S
20Th Parallel
Indochina
South Vietnam
Panhandle
Demilitarized
Hanoi
Haiphong
Paris
U.S. Command
Quang Tri City
Kontum City
Tass
South
Vietnam
Tran van Do
Ador
United States
Bhi Diem
Ial
Nguyen van Thieu
Europe
Asia
North
South America
Thieu
Imn
Washington
Tin Song
People of
Nguyen Thi Binh
Viet Cong
Peking
China
Hsinhua
Mao Tse Tung
Chou En-lai
Chi Peng-fei
Troung Chinh
Communist Party Central Committee
Just Mild About Harry in Philadelphia Nominating Scene
In Constitution Hall Democrats meet to nominate a 1948 presidential candidate as Harry Truman faces the GOP. The mood is cautious and hopeful with a sign declaring We’re Just Mild About Harry. The piece is part of a series on the late president.
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Harry
Philadelphia
Constitution Hall
Harry Truman
Waldheim favors plain speaking in UN first year
An errand of mercy ended in Sunday’s tragic plane crash reflecting Roberto Clemente’s life. Reactions to the Pirates star’s death are on Page 10, with Kurt Waldheim’s quiet diplomacy contrasted by forthright UN leadership in his first year on the world stage. details on Page 18.
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Lozano
Federal Aviation Administration
National Transportation Safety Board
San Juan
Clemente
Island
Rafael Colon
Pirates
Clement
Brooklyn Dodger
Montreal
Baltimore Orioles
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Austria
International Forum
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirate Star
Bowl Week Showdowns Spark Slugfest Headlines
Texas stuns Alabama in the Cotton Bowl while Southern California dominates Ohio State in the Rose Bowl and Nebraska crushes Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. The Miami Dolphins stay unbeaten as Washington minds toward the January 14 Super Bowl. Sunny and cold with mid 30s highs today, mid 20s tonight.
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Texas
Alabama
Southern California
Associated Press
Ohio State
Johnny Rodgers
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Miami Dolphins
Washington Redskins
Billy Kilmer
Anderson
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Burnfoot
United States of America
McGuinness
Joseph McCallion
Ases
Republic
Dungannon
Sydney
Australia
Labor
Gough Whitlam
Antry Party
Lowell Powell
Madison County Council
George Alfeld
Robert Rock
Robert Hayden
Transit Sys
Paarlberg
Corn
Great Plains
By Lynn C. Newland
Southeast Asia
Amtrak
Congress
The
Samoan Society
Hue
Vigor
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