Massive weapons hunt surrounds Belfast Catholic district
More than 1,000 British troops surrounded Unity Flats in Belfast trading fire with snipers from churches and a cemetery. One gunman killed, another wounded as soldiers searched for hidden weapons, with snipers wounding two police. The operation extended to Londonderry's Bogside and Creggan areas in the largest postwar sweep. Police threatened strike action over equipment demands after a tense night of bombings and protests.
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Northern Ireland
UPI
Unity Flats
Londonderry
Andersonstown
Bogside
Creggan
Shantallow
Brian Faulkner
Labor on Pay Board propose extended wage freeze
Public Pay Board members urged extending the 90 day wage freeze to January and limiting future increases to 5 percent annually. They also proposed banning retroactive pay during the freeze, a move opposed by AFL-CIO leader George Meany and labor members. Discussions yielded three hours of frustration, with no take-it-or-leave-it stance. Officials promised a broad Phase II policy statement soon.
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Washington
UPI
Laborized Labor
New Pay Board
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Organized Labor
Labor
Sadat plans strategy to confront and foil enemy
United Press International reports Cairo's Al Ahram saying President Anwar Sadat has begun high level meetings to plan a final strategy to confront and foil enemy maneuvers in the Middle East before December 31. The plan includes a possible UN push or Arab summit as seen in Moscow and Beirut reports.
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Cairo
al Ahram
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
National Defense Council
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Israel
People’s Council
Three GIs Held After Protest Fires At Long Binh
In Saigon area, three U S soldiers confined in a Long Binh drug treatment center set fires in a supply room and latrine to protest confinement. MPs arrested them. center staff extinguished the blaze causing 300 to 400 dollars in damage. Spokesmen confirmed all three as heroin users via independent tests.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Army Headquarters
Long Binh
Con
United States
Army
Toklat at College Cinema Promises Wildlife Clash Adventure
Williamstown theater advertises Toklat with Leon Ames and a giant bear as reluctant enemies due to man’s encroachment. wildlife footage and a relevant message highlighted. Harte Carnal Knowledge with Jack Nicholson and Art Garfunkle opens. rated R, banned in some places but acclaimed.
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Leon Ames
Senate committee seeks compromise on foreign aid continuance
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, amid a 11 day clock, eyed a June 30 extension of foreign aid at 2 to 2.5 billion yearly while the administration pressed for 3.4 to 3.6 billion. A continuing resolution would allow spending past Nov 15 as talks continue. Fulbright seeks cuts or end to Cambodia aid but got no assurances from Rogers. Agnew attacked liberal Democrats for not voting, targeting Muskie McGovern Jackson Humphrey for missing the vote.
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UPI
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Panel
Senate
Indochina
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Cambodia
Fulbright
William P. Rogers
Spiro T. Agnew
Miami Beach
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Henry M. Jackson
Casualty figure confusion over Vietnam week tolls
U S officials said two American deaths reported for the week end Oct 30 did not reflect actual losses due to slow processing. Earlier war reports noted five American deaths, including four in one battle east of Saigon, with pending notifications and accounting.
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Saigon
API
U.S
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Vietnam
Defense Department
India faces massive death toll from cyclone and tidal wave
Orissa state reports 6300 confirmed dead with potential final tally near 10000 as rescue teams struggle to reach devastated areas along the northeast coast. 3000 killed in Mahakalpara, 2540 in Rajnagar. 600 Pakistan refugees among the dead. 15 foot wall of water after 90 mph winds. survivors recount roofs torn away and days with scant food. cholera outbreaks in Jaipur prompt inoculations.
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UPI
Orissa
India
Mahakalpara
Cuttack
Rajnagar
Jambu
Mahakalapara
Jaipur
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