Belfast unrest and internment release shock Northern Ireland
Night of gunfire in Belfast and Londonderry leaves a wounded soldier and two suspected snipers shot, while 45 internees are released from Long Kesh amid calls for political talks. A bomb devastates York Street store and triggers mass closures, with police defusing a second device hours later. Fairfax community leaders seek a political path as security forces tighten controls.
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Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Scottish
Ment
Putlawed Tra
Ulster Defense Regiment
Cardong
Telice
Edward Heath
Gerry Fill
Social Democratic Labor Party
SDLP
Fitt
Etl
Long Kesh
Magilga
County
York Street
Brian Faulkner
Irish Republic
Faulkner
Dublin
Romulo undergoes major surgery after Manila crash
Philippine Foreign Secretary Carlos P. Romulo, 73, suffers serious injuries in a car crash near Manila. He had surgery lasting about 332 hours with a spleen removal and chest tube. Romulo was en route to a luncheon after a policy meeting with President Marcos when his chauffeur driven Mercedes collided with a truck.
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Makati
Mercedez-Benz
Ferdinedo E. Marcos
Malacanang Palace
Borman
United Nations General Assembly
Douglas MacArthur
Black teacher dies to dramatize racial harmony
Paul L. Cabell Jr., 20, Beecher High School assistant principal in Flint, wrote that dying would emphasize unity among races. He killed himself Feb 24, urging students to work together for equality while noting the school’s mixed population and ongoing tensions.
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Flint, Mich
UPI
Paul L. Cabell Jr
Cabell
Beecher High School
Michigan
Cabell P
Carlotta
Par Beecher
Robert Towns
Nixon to decide on busing policy before Florida primary
President Nixon plans a decision on the administration's busing policy before the Florida primary but will not announce it until after voting. Press Secretary Ziegler says he aims to avoid influencing the vote and will meet Friday with the Cabinet Committee on Busing before privately working on policy at Camp David.
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Nixon
Washington
UPL
Florida
Waite House
Ronald Ziegler
Cabinet
Camp David
Ziegler
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Congress Eyes Tightening Freedom of Information Act
Washington window reports Congress weighs closing loopholes in the Freedom of Information Act while planning hearings through June on the act’s effectiveness. The piece notes no current push to include the legislative branch and urges broader disclosure, including payrolls and committee data.
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Congress
Daniel. Hapoport
Washington
UPL
the Graton of
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House
Foreign Opera- Hans and
Government Informaton Subcommittee
Senate
Capitol
Executive Branch
Suit filed for damages in child clothing fire case
Elizabeth Brolin, a burn survivor whose 1967 nightgown fire spurred flameproofing standards, filed a 1.3 million federal suit against a garment weaver and retailer. The case cites violations of the Flammable Fabrics Act and seeks damages plus hospital costs. The industry faces July 1973 compliance deadlines, with testimony arguing the standards are unrealistically strict.
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Washington
UPI
Elizabeth Brolin
Congress
Elizabeth
The
Commerce Depart
Ment Auditorium
the Dreams
Pioneer 10 to probe solar wind beyond Jupiter
UPI reports Pioneer 10, after Jupiter, will voyage toward the solar system’s edge to study where the solar wind ends. Project scientist John H Wolfe says the craft may reach about 1.5 billion miles from Earth in 1979, possibly entering interstellar space.
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AL Rossiter Jr
UPI
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Jupiter
Pioneer 10
Earth
Moon
Mars
John H. Wolfe
Spadecraft
Iastesday
Actio
Saturn
Uranus
Wolfe
Double feature at Williamstown College Cinema shines
Williamstown College Cinema offers a repeat double bill featuring Klute and Summer of 42 with Jennifer ONeill as the older woman. Nearby Haste on Main Street shows The Butterfly, while Bennington’s new first run cinema opens with Diamonds Are Forever at Cinema 1 and The French Connection at Cinema 2. Times are 7, 9, and late shows.
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Jane Fonda
Jenniifer O'Neill
Haw ‘Hee
Bim
Linemat& Bennington
Cinema 1
Cinema IT
Gene Hackman
New York
France
Hackman
Robin Moore
Nyc
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