British troops fire across Irish border in Belfast flare
At Middletown customs post in County Armagh British troops faced gunfire from across the border as two men fled. A pistol and gelignite were found after a search. A trooper fired from an armoured car in Bally Murphy, with more than 50 shots and nail bombs reported. An explosion damaged the Belfast Scotland ferry terminal as troops returned home.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Republic of Ireland
Dublin
Jack Lynch
Brian Faulkner
London
Edward Heath
Middletown
County Armagh
Bally Murphy
Belfast-Scotland
B52s and other units press attacks on Cambodian border area
In Saigon heavy B52 raids plus fighter bombers and helicopter gunships hit North Vietnamese positions along the Cambodian border while Communist artillery pounded allied bases on both sides. Buddhist students protested Thieu's re election. two arrests led to dispersal. Military reports cite American casualties and border clashes as operations continued from Tay Ninh toward Krek. In Cincinnati two youths were sentenced to 10 days community service for pitching pennies in Fountain Square after ignoring police orders.
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Saigon
UPS
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
NVA
Vietnam
Tay Ninh
Krek
Cincinnati
UPI
Fountain Square Plaza
Clear Plaza
Paul Gilday
Howard Kenner
Joseph Williams
Kenner
Confirmation in doubt for treasurer nominee
Sen. Russell Long says illegal aliens working at Romana Banuelos plant damage her confirmation prospects. Immigration raids at Romana's Food Products Co. net 36 arrests. 100 more workers on another shift. Long notes hearings will probe knowledge of the practice and pledges scrutiny of the employment setup. White House says Nixon unaware of prior raids and won’t withdraw Banuelos.
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Washington
UPI
Russell Long
D-La
U.S
Romana Banuelos
Long
Senate Finance Committee
Mrs. Banuelos
White House
Nixon
Ranuelos
George K. Rosenberg
Federal Immigration and Naturalization Service
Rosenberg
Britain Gears for European Market Entry Amid Crisis Doubts
UK Parliament expected to approve entry into the European Common Market by a comfortable majority on Oct. 28 amid wide opposition. Harold Wilson and the Labour Party oppose the move as Britain shifts from imperial ties to a European future. Inflation and high food prices fuel fears of unemployment, while proponents argue Market entry boosts productivity to compete with the United States and Japan.
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Britain
Harold Wilson
Labor Party
Brighton
Heath
Europe
United States
Japan
Belgian thief steals Vermeer to aid Bengali refugees
Mario Roymans, 21, abducted the Vermeer painting The Love Letter from Brussels Fine Arts Palace to demand a 4 million dollar ransom for Bengali refugees. Found hiding in a cow shed, the would-be protagonist faced months of restoration after the artwork was cut from its frame September 24. Roymans, a Tongeren resident, planned a televised ransom, but was intercepted as authorities closed in.
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Hasselt
Belgium
UPI
Mario Roymans
East
Pakistan
Robin Hood
Johannes Vermeer
Brussels Fine Arts Palace
Roymans
Tongeren
Annie Mommens
The Anderson Tapes and Banana Features at Harte Theatre
Sean Connery stars as a stylish safecracker in The Anderson Tapes, a Robert Weitman production rated GP. Alan King portrays a Mafia chief. College Cinema offers Where's Poppa and Bananas with Woody Allen behind Bananas. London vows rethink marriage vows, divorcees included, per Rev Harold Goodwin. Chinese whispers.
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Anderson
Alan King
Robert Weitman
Woody Allen
Allen
Woody
G.C.C. O
London
UPI
Harold Goodwin
Goodwin
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