Warrington class destroyer damaged by two underwater blasts
The Warrington suffered heavy shock damage and flooding after two underwater explosions in the Tonkin Gulf while attempting to intercept cargo from three Chinese freighters. One sailor was slightly injured. the ship was towed for assessment as Navy investigators study whether mines or other causes were involved.
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U.S
Warrington
Tonkin Gulf
Navy
Subic Bay
Philippines
Reclaimer
7Th Fleet
Hon la Island
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
IRA Halts Guerrilla Attacks in Lenadoon Truce Talks Continue
Provisional IRA chief strategist David OConnell in Dublin says talks for a new cease-fire with British forces are underway. Despite the hint of peace, across the province 100 shootings and gunbattles were reported, with 29 dead overall. IRA and Catholic residents pressed for troop withdrawal after Father Jack Fitzsimmons led protests and an exodus of 4,000 people from Lenadoon.
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David O’connell
IRA
Provisional
Dublin
O'Connell
Father Jack Fitzsimmons
Whitelaw
Lenadoon
Father Fitzsimmons
Soviets Leaving Egypt After Sadat Request
President Anwar Sadat asked the Soviet Union to withdraw military advisers from Egypt. Several were seen leaving Sunday and Monday after Aziz Sidky's Moscow visit. Sadat briefed the Arab Socialist Union Central Committee and summoned heads of foreign missions, including the U.S. diplomat, as the scale and timing of the departures remained unclear.
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CARIO
Anwar Sadat
Soviet Union
Egypt
Aziz Sidky
Moscow
Sadat
Central Committee
Arab Socialist Union
Action Today
U.S
Occi dental firm signs Soviet deal for tech aid
London AP reports Occidental Petroleum Co. signed a five year agreement with the Soviet government to supply scientific and technical services valued up to 3 billion dollars. Dr Armand Hammer said the deal covers oil and gas, fertilizers, metal work, hotel design, and waste materials with potential expansion by mutual consent.
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London
Occidental Petroleum Co
Armand Hammer
Occidental
Moscow
Hammer
Soviet Union
Athens to gain motel travel trailer court and shopping center
Ohio University trustees approve leases for 28.6 acres of former airport land to Columbus firms for a Holiday Inn Trav L Park Big Bear supermarket and related retail on E State Street. Development aims to make Athens a regional shopping hub with projected university income of at least 41000 yearly plus sales-based earnings.
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Athens
E. State Street
Ohio University
Claude R. Sowle
Columbus
Big Bear
Hart Department Store
Ohio Department of Public Works
Sowle
Lee Skilken
Home Street
Route 33
Skilken
Holiday Inn
Big Bear Corp
University
E. State
Aministrative Services
W. Charles Culp
UMW Officials Face Murder Charges in Yablonski Slayings
William Jackson Prater and Albert Pass, both United Mine Workers officials, were arraigned on state murder charges in the Yablonski family killings. The Washington County grand jury indicted them after evidence presented by Dist. Atty. Jess D. Costa. Their lawyers contest jury selection and arrest procedures. Trial is projected for the fall term starting October 16.
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Washington, Pa
United Mine Workers
Yablonski
William Jackson Prater
LaFollette
Tenn
Albert Pass
Middlesbor
UMW
Joseph
Jock’’ Yablonski
Washington County Grand Jury
Dist
Jess D. Costa
Charles G. Sweet
Pass
Prater
Pennsylvania
Union
International Executive Board
Washington County
William Prater
Joseph Yablonski
Mining Decline Hits West Virginia Coal Output
Charleston AP reports West Virginia, once a coal leader, shows sharp declines per the 1972 Coal Facts survey by the West Virginia Coal Association. 1971 production fell 9.2 percent nationally with WV the hardest hit. 1972 year-to-date declines around 7 percent, while WV coal prices rise above the national average.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
West Virginia Coal Association
Fischer Resumes Play In Fourth World Chess Match
In Reykjavik Iceland AP Bobby Fischer trails Boris Spassky 2-1 in the 24 game world championship. The fourth game was due to start at 1 pm EDT with Fischer having the first move amid reduced protests and renewed calm at the board.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Chess Whiz
Boris Spassky
Fischer
Spassky
Chess Board
Lothar Schmid
More Housing Needed in Ohio Says Development Official
Ohio Deputy Director David C. Sweet states the state lacks at least 500000 housing units for low and moderate income families and the elderly. He calls for legislation to create a housing finance agency funded by long term bonds to back mortgages and seed developments. He cites 150000 unsound units in Columbus Cincinnati and Cleveland and 219000 units needed for the elderly.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Department of Development
David C. Sweet
Columbus
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Sweet
Ohio
AP Talks With Hsinhua on News Photo Exchange
Discussions continue between The Associated Press and Hsinhua the Chinese News Agency on a news and photo exchange agreement. AP president Wes Gallagher travels to Peking for talks after months of preliminary negotiations in New York.
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New York
Associated Press
Hsinhua
Wes Gallagher
Peking
Strip Mine Funds Released In Ohio to Enforce New Law
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources won approval from the State Controlling Board to release 298 707 dollars from the emergency fund to hire at least 12 strip mine inspectors and buy office materials. The Division of Forestry and Reclamation expects 460 000 dollars yearly from higher permit fees to repay the advance. A further 274 700 dollars from last year will fund automatic stream monitoring equipment the department could not buy previously.
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Columbus
Ohio
Department of Natural Resources
State Controlling Board
Division of Forestry and Reclamation
Guard killed in West Side Brink’s holdup at store
Harold J. Baddeley 35 a Brink’s official says was assassinated during a 5290 robbery at the Fisher Fazio Costa store on Cleveland’s West Side. An employee described a loud blast as Baddeley was shot inside a wooden enclosure before robbers fled with two money bags in a car driven by a third man.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Brink’s, Inc
Harold J. Baddeley
West Side
Baddeley
Fisher-Fazio-Costa
House OKs Funds For Aged To Aid Elderly
The House approved 351 to 3 an extra 1.5 billion dollars for elderly aid programs. Congress will allocate 335 million this year, 510 million in 1974, and 683 million in 1975 to boost economic and personal independence for older Americans.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Gunman surrenders after bank hostage standoff in Richmond
Everett Wallace Jr., 22, of Richmond, held eight Bank of Chesterfield employees at gunpoint demanding 500000, a 1972 Lincoln, beer, two pizzas and a blanket. After a three hour standoff with police, he released hostages and surrendered with no injuries reported.
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Richmond, Va
Bank of Chesterfield
Everett Warner Wallace Jr
Richmond
Tax Exemptions For Elderly Set In Ohio
Gov. Gilligan signed a law exempting the first 4000 of retirement income from Ohio state income tax and providing a 25 tax credit for residents 65 and older. The package includes 10 bills signed over the weekend and filed with the secretary of state, all effective October 16.
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Columbus, Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Ohio Farmers Outnumbered
Ohio rural counties now host more than 2 million nonfarmers as city dwellers flee urban congestion and pollution. Dr. G Howard Phillips of Ohio State University notes the nonfarmer population in rural areas is growing, shifting the rural demography to five to one nonfarmers over farmers.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
G. Howard Phillips
Department of Agricultural Economics
Ohio State University
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