Diehard Snipers Fire After Deadline in Northern Ireland Peace Start
AP reported an uneasy Northern Ireland cease-fire opening as IRA Provisional squads continued attacks after the midnight deadline. British troops cited post deadline gunfire and police recovered a new submachine gun. violence wounded and killed several, with a high death toll over the prior four days.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Provisional
IRA
Londonderry
Provisionals
East Belfast
Newry
North
Marina Breaks Apart On Ohio River In Cincinnati
A marina near Cincinnati holding about 100 pleasure boats broke apart early today on the swollen Ohio River. About a dozen boats sank and roughly 75 were recovered by dawn. Six private tugs teamed to salvage, with fog hindering operations and damages estimated at up to 1 million dollars. No injuries were reported.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Cmdr
Marvin Browmen
U.S. Coast Guards
Browmen
Joe Bitzer
Yacht-Haven Marina
Democratic Platform Reflects McGovern Views On Indochina
After an 18 hour session the Platform Committee released a draft tinged with Sen George McGoverns positions on Indochina withdrawal and domestic issues while not fully endorsing his more controversial stances. The panel rejected several Wallace backed ideas including a constitutional ban on busing yet sought to include his language in noncontroversial preambles. The committee defeated abortion rights and gay rights amendments but adopted a statement opposing the death penalty. It endorsed tax reform steps and revenue sharing while opposing a national sales levy and preserving Social Security funding.
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Washington
Democratic
George McGovern
Indochina
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Roads Strike Starts in Ohio Halts $800 Million Highway Work
Picket lines appeared across Ohio as 10 000 laborers walk out to reject a three year contract with the Ohio Contractor's Association. The statewide action stops highway projects at their peak and affects 20 000 related construction workers. Local 423 business manager John Scales says the drawn up pact differed from negotiations. Contractors withdraw all offers following the decision.
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Associated Press
Buckeye
Ohio
Laborers District Council of Ohio
Columbus
Laborers’ District Council
John Scales
Local 423
Pound Drops After Float Decision Opens London Market
The British pound fell to $2.48 from $2.51 as London traders reacted to the government’s decision to let the pound float. Dealers described a busy market with more inquiries than actual trades and small amounts moving. The dollar strengthened elsewhere in Europe following the move.
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London
Europe
Ex-Congressman Rich Dies at 73 in Cincinnati
Carl Rich 73 long served Cincinnati as mayor 1947 to 1956 and U S representative 1962 to 1964. He also led the Cincinnati Royals NBA franchise as president and chairman of the board.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Carl Rich
U.S
Rich
Cincinnati Royals
National Basketball Association
Fiddler on the Roof to Close After 3242 Performances
Broadway farewell for the long running musical Fiddler on the Roof as it ends Sunday after 3,242 performances. It opened September 22, 1964 and recently surpassed Life With Father’s 3,224 record.
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New York
Fire Victim Identified After Parkersburg blaze
The victim of a Sunday night house fire in Parkersburg is 54 year old Robert Price Doyle of Little Hocking Ohio. Police say the blaze cause is not yet determined.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Robert Price Doyle
Little Hocking
Ohio
Nixon to visit Western White House in California
President Nixon will travel to the Western White House at San Clemente, California, this week and stay until after the Democratic National Convention July 10 to 13. Mrs. Nixon is expected to accompany him and a news conference on Vietnam troop levels is planned before departure.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Ronald Ziegler
Vietnam
Ziegler
McGovern Reverses Claim on Democratic Nomination Victory
Senator George McGovern backed off his assertion that he had secured enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination. His campaign later recalculated to 1,492.75 pledged, 16.75 short of the 1,509 needed, while Humphrey pressed California’s winner take all result to strip McGovern of delegates.
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McGovern
Washington
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Pri
Humphrey
Ransom, Gun Found in Indiana Hijacking Case
Police recovered a Spitfire submachine gun and $500,000 ransom from a soybean field and a cornfield in Indiana. Investigators seek a young man with a pockmarked face who authorities believe was killed after parachuting from the American Airlines jet near St Louis to Tulsa.
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Peru
Ind
American Airlines
Northcentral
Indiana
FBI
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Elliott
Ronald E. Miller
Tulsa
Kia
Israelis Reject U N Resolution
Israel rejects a U N Security Council resolution condemning its raids into Lebanon last week. Ambassador Yosef Tekoah calls the censure an affront to victims of Arab terror and a travesty of justice, saying it belongs in the morgue of history and could worsen Middle East tensions by emboldening terrorists.
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United Nations, N.Y
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Lebanon
Yosef Tekoah
Middle East
Thousands Return To Homes As Seaboard Waters Recede
Flood relief continued as waters receded on the Eastern Seaboard leaving thousands to return home. In Wilkes-Barre and Big Flats aid efforts continued amid water shortages and fuel leaks. The death toll from Tropical Storm Agnes rose to 123 with a helicopter crew among the victims. Local officials and federal aid pledges followed criticism of initial allocations.
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Seaboard
Associated Press
Eastern Seaboard
Wilkes-Barre
Big Flats
N.Y
Agnes
Nixon
Pennsylvania
Eugene Peters
Scranton
Wilkedharre
Peters
New York
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