Women defend armored vehicle in Londonderry ambush
In Londonderry and Belfast disturbance scenes Monday night saw an armoured carrier under siege by about 30 youths. Two Irish women fought off attackers using an umbrella and stones, enabling the driver to escape for help. Army thanked them, though their names were not released.
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McCloskey warns wage price controls risk graft in economy
UPI reports Rep. Paul McCloskey of California warned in Rivier College, Nashua that wage price controls invite graft and corruption by letting government discretion lift prices for one industry. He urged student voters to back a youth turnout on March 7 as Nixon’s challenger.
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Senate panel probes private pension plans
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee hearing into private pension plans exposed how workers like Mur ray Finkelstein Steve Duane and Iris Kwek received no pension due to vesting gaps funding shortfalls and lack of transfers. Chairman Harrison A Williams labeled a growing nationwide loss of anticipated retirement benefits amid a legal jungle of non vesting provisions and missing reinsurance.
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Freed GI Sexton returns home after captivity in Indochina
S. Sgt. John C. Sexton Jr. of Warren Michigan, 23, was freed after two years in Communist captivity and left Saigon aboard a medical evac helicopter for a long flight to Travis Air Base California. He spoke briefly to reporters and then rested, headed for rehabilitation in Denver.
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West Germany’s Brandt faces Barzel in Ostpolitik clash
In a pre election frame Brandt’s fledgling Ostpolitik is challenged by Christian Democratic Union leader Rainer Barzel. Barzel advocates German self determination for all in east and west zones and accuses Brandt of concessions to the Communists. Economic worries may tilt the 1973 contest, with Barzel aiming to exploit slowdown and inflation amid an export outlook tied to the East.
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Parents accuse Army of delaying POW letter for years
Michigan congressman plans probe after Sgt. John Sexton Jr. letter, written Aug. 1969 from a Hanoi hospital, was reportedly held by the Army two years. Parents say they learned of the letter only after viewing Sexton’s file. Pentagon confirms some disclosure but not a copy.
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John Sexton Sr
Warren
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John Sexton Jr
National Liberation Front
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Rossback
Washington
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AMC Warranties Promise Full First Year Car Fixes
Detroit UPI report outlines AMC offering a total guarantee on all new cars for one year or 12,000 miles plus a loaner car during repair. Major rivals GM Ford and Chrysler maintain limited warranties with exclusions. AMC's W R McNealy calls it an industry mindset shift and predicts others will follow, though costs will rise.
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At the Movies Harte Theatre review roundup
Sean Connery returns as a slick safecracker in The Anderson Tapes. Alan King stars as a Mafia chief in a Robert Weitman production. Bananas and Where’s Poppa play at College Cinema with Woody Allen at the helm. Summer of ‘42’ continues at Cinema Theatre praised for its adolescent coming of age story. R for Summer is debated, language and an end love scene cited as reasons. Showtimes listed for Harte Manchester and Williamstown.
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Woody Allen
Ruth Gordon
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G.C.C
Punks shoot med student for a quarter
A medical student refused to give up 25 cents and was shot in the back in Central Park by seven teenagers armed with knives and a zip gun. Four suspects, including three juveniles, were caught nearby by two plainclothes officers. Steven Schleifer, 21, Mt Sinai Hospital student, was hospitalized and said to be stabilizing after surgery. Detective Marrapodi noted a violent trend among youths and warned even cooperation can lead to death.
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