Belfast bricklayer shot mistaken for sniper in Ardoyne
A Belfast bricklayer on a roof in Ardoyne was shot by British troops who said they mistook pipes and tools for rifles. The army regrets the incident as violence spikes in Northern Ireland with multiple deaths in 24 hours. Separately in Hong Kong nine killed and 24 injured in hotel and village fires amid wider unrest linked to sectarian conflict.
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UPI
Northern Ireland
Hong Kong
White House
Wanchai
Tai Hor
Kowloon Peninsula
Tai Hom
Killeter
IJA
William Bell
Ardoyne
County Tyrone
William Bogle
Part-Tme
Ulster Defense Regiment
Lurgan
Time bomb found at Chelsea Naval Hospital detonation at field
A bomb warning at Chelsea Naval Hospital led to security lockdown after a phone tip at about 7:20 am. Firefighter Nowicki found a ticking device behind a soda machine on the first floor. police evacuated staff, moved the device to a baseball field, and the bomb squad detonated it.
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Chelsea Naval Hospital
Chelsea
Mass
UPI
Frederick Nowicki
Nowicki
Air Force sued over early-out program rescission
Two Air Force Academy graduates who won early separations and then had them rescinded filed suit in U.S. District Court seeking a declaration that the rescissions are null and void. Capt. William Cannon Wallace Jr. and 1st Lt. Brian Prendergast, both previously separated, argue no military need justified the reversal and that other officers were discharged while they were kept on. Their suit names the secretary of the Air Force as defendant and seeks relief for emotional and financial hardship.
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Maine
UPI
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U.S. District Court
Air Force
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William Cannon Wallace Jr
Nashville,Tenn
Loring Air Force Base
Brian Prendergast
Denver
Kincheloe Air Base
Mich
House Armed Services Committee
F. Edward Herbert
D-La
Herbert
Air Force Times
Judge Advocate General
Dt Wag
the Times
Waller
Academy
Prendergast
Talks on antihijacking won’t restore U S Cuba ties
UPI reports that Cuba and the United States are negotiating an antihijacking accord. State Department officials warn against expecting any renewal of relations. Swiss diplomats say progress is limited and linked to broader policy. Nixon reiterates no change in Cuba policy unless Castro shifts. Castro’s alignment with the Soviet Union remains a concern. A successful antihijacking deal could be a first step but signals remain uncertain.
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UPI
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Moscow
Peking
Silvio Masnata
William F. Rogers
Felix Schnyder
Nixon
Washington Star-News
Castro
Latin America
Soviet Union
Fidel Castro
Vermont drug use among youths on decline says Leahy
Vermont state attorney Patrick Leahy notes a drop in heavy drug abuse among youths while marijuana remains fairly prevalent. He ties declines to national trends and better educational programs discussed at a National District Attorneys Association meeting in Colorado.
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Burlington
UPI
Chittenden County
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Leahy
National District Attorneys Association
Colorado
Andrews
UVM
Watervliet Buses Questioned. COTA Service Probed
The Watervliet Citizens Advisory Committee urged the city board of education to investigate poor Capital District Transportation Authority bus service. Complaints say COTA buses frequently do not show up, stranding students after school. With Watervliet High on double sessions, many students leave at 5:15, facing transport difficulties. The committee pressed for alternative transit tests. The Squibb Corp plans to sell Beech Nut factories in Canajoharie and Fort Plain to General Occidentale of France and Cavenham Ltd of England, along with a California plant, with executives unsure of long term job effects but predicting stable employment for now.
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Watervliet Citizens Advisory Committee
City Board of Education
Capital District Transportation Authority
COTA
Canajoharie
Squibb Corp
Fort Alain
General Occidentale, 5.A
France
Cavenham, Ltd
England
California
Berkshire News Roundup Sees Legal Delays And Local Projects
Four months after a major ceiling collapse, a petition to share the Hoosac Tunnel walls remains unsettled with a Dec. 18 hearing set in federal court. B&M Railroad fears further collapses at tunnel ends as it seeks court approval for large capital outlays. Adams officials approve a dam and four acre pond for ski resort water needs, while Williamstown adopts a dog restraint bylaw effective immediately. Rome Della Bianca, 91, dies after being struck by a Boston and Maine freight train near Hadley Overpass, tumbling 35 feet into a flood control chute basin on the Housatonic River.
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Hoosac
Francis J.W. Ford
Boston & Maine Railroad
Williamstown
J. Elwood Lamphear
Robert H. Quinn
North Adams
Romeo Della Bianca
North Adams Regional Hospital
Hadley
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