IRA says rocket attacks began after Heath ignored truce call
Unidentified IRA Provisional leader says campaign of Soviet made rockets began because Prime Minister Heath spurned a cease-fire offer during his Northern Ireland visit. Rockets hit two army posts in Belfast. one from a Catholic school in Newry missed. Police report a murder and taxi driver wound in Belfast as violence continues.
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Vietnam
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Lebanon
B52 Bombers Hit DMZ Front in Record Raid
U S forces report a record 21 B52 bombers dropped about 1050 tons of explosives on Communist positions inside the DMZ in the 24 hours to noon. Indochina-wide strikes continued with missions below the 20th parallel. Casualties: 3 American fliers missing last week. allies report 480 Saigon troops and 1890 Communist soldiers killed for the week.
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Apollo 17 Countdown Under Way for Wednesday Launch
The countdown for Apollo 17 began at 8:30 a.m. EST as technicians powered the Saturn 3 rocket and rehearsed final launch procedures at Cape Kennedy. Command ship tests continued with Kapryan reporting fewer problems than in prior Apollo campaigns while holds and fueling milestones set the timetable for launch day amid a looming labor dispute.
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Boeing Co
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Norwalk agent identified as cause of intestinal flu
Government scientists say they have located the cause of intestinal flu known as acute infectious non bacterial gastroenteritis. The Norwalk agent likely a virus measures 27 to 32 nanometers and has a cube shape. Researchers used immune electron microscopy to film the agent and induced the disease in volunteers at NIH and a Maryland corrections facility.
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Albert Z. Kapikian
Journal of Virology
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Jessup
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Middies stage ghost prank on West Point cadets
A small group of Naval Academy midshipmen created a 19th century soldier ghost to scare West Point cadets ahead of the annual football game. Midshipman Lt. William Gravell described photographing a Middie in period dress, taping the image to a flashlight, and shining it through dorm windows. The prank, first attempted at West Point, produced screams and drew a lighthearted comment from Navy coach Rick Forzano about ghosts on the field.
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The Candidate and Slaughterhouse Five at CINEMA
Kurt Vonnegut's early work gains notice after Slaughterhouse Five. The Cannes winning film adaptation draws mixed critical response. Robert Redford stars in The Candidate, a polished campaign drama rated PG. Williamstown College screens an Xrated film Personals. Showings: Cinema 1 at 7 and 9, Cinema 2 at 7:30 and 9:30, Williamstown 8 p.m.
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Robert Redford
Williamstown College Cinema
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