Ireland votes to end church's special position in constitution
Voters in Ireland overwhelmingly supported removing the Catholic Church’s special position under the 1937 constitution and approved lowering the voting age from 21 to 18. First results suggested about half of eligible voters participated with a roughly five to one margin in favor of change. In Northern Ireland a murder task force hunted UDA killers after the body of Ernest Duke Elliott was found with head injuries and bullet wounds. In Armagh a tire factory blast caused minor injuries and a Porta down fire damaged a canning plant.
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Dublin
Ireland
Fense Association
Irish Republican Army
Elliott
UDA
William Whitelaw
Armagh
Portadown
Irish Republic
Unemployment Rate Dips to 27 Month Low in November
The Labor Department reported the U S unemployment rate fell from 5 5 to 5 2 percent in November the lowest in 27 months The number of unemployed dropped by over 200 000 to 4 2 million while total employed held at 82 7 million Average hourly earnings stayed at 3 73 but weekly pay slipped to 138 01 due to fewer hours worked Full time unemployment fell to 4 6 percent while white collar joblessness dropped to 3 1 percent The report notes a 2 2 million year over year employment gain and indicates partial shifts across gender age and race groups.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Inside The Journal Highlights and Classifieds
A digest of pages including cartoons classifieds crossword puzzle Dear Abby wedding page editorials and women’s notices with brief mentions of a Chinese medical program and John Volpe going to Italy alongside Belchertown deaths.
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Abby
John Volpe
Italy
Belchertown
Apollo 17 Reaches Midpoint on Way to Moon
Apollo 17 cruised past the halfway point to the moon as Cernan Evans and Schmitt rested aboard America and Challenger. Ground controllers planned a brief thrust to correct course into lunar orbit while the crew described space weather and prepared for hatch openings and lunar surface operations.
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Earth
Moon
America
Challenger
Mission Control
Schmitt
Apollo 17
Space
Cernan
Jerry Griffin
Evans
Lunar
Old Orchard Beach Candidate Alleges Un signed Ads
Town Councilman Thomas Sullivan accuses two opponents in the 1973 election of violating state law by running unsigned political ads. He cites an unsigned piece in a local weekly reprinting an editorial about EEA program cuts paid for by Robert J. McNally and campaign literature for Joseph Mokarzel titled the OOB Times. Mokarzel declines comment while McNally says ad departments told him signatures were not required.
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Old Orchard Beach
Thomas Sullivan
Sullivan
Robert J. McNally
Joseph Mokarzel
OOB Times
Mokarzel
McNally
Apollo 17 schedule highlights lunar lander inspection
Space Center Houston AP reports Apollo 17 astronauts will inspect the lunar lander Challenger in orbit after a two hour 40 minute launch delay. Eastern time plan lists rest periods engine burns inspections and space suit preparations with potential midcourse corrections.
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Moon
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Challenger
Ronald E. Evans
America
Schmitt
Cernan
Lunar Module
Lunar
U S Professor Helps Foil Hijacking Of Jet In Ethiopia
Professor Roderick Hilsinger of Temple University helped foil a hijacking of an Ethiopian jet from Addis Ababa by grabbing a live grenade and tossing it toward an empty seat. Security guards killed seven hijackers, wounded several passengers, and arrested three as the plane diverted safely to land. Ninety four aboard. leaders suspected to be Eritrean separatists. one engine and rudder damaged.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Roderick Hilsinger
Temple University
Philadelphia
Hissinger
Seventh Day Adventist Hospital
Eritrea
Asmara
Richard Wylie
Hilsinger
Truman in Serious Condition at Research Hospital
Former President Harry S. Truman remains on the critical list at Research Hospital and Medical Center as doctors report his heart shows irritability and stress. Dr. Wallace Graham notes limited improvement and ongoing instability, with temperature fluctuating and vital signs monitored.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital
Wallace Graham
Truman
Graham
Independence
John Dreves
New Figures On Revenue Sharing
Portland Biddeford will get 121916 from federal revenue sharing up from earlier 374873 and Saco receives 125582 instead of 188562. Treasury cites Census Bureau updates of local tax effort statistics as the reason for the revision.
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Portland
Biddeford
Treasury Department
Saco
Treasury
Census Bureau
Nixon maps steps after Vietnam cease fire and reshuffles
President Nixon directs Kissinger on peace talks while planning post ceasefire moves. From Camp David he also advances his second term program including cabinet changes with Claude S. Brinegar set to replace John A. Volpe as Transportation Secretary and ambassador to Italy.
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Camp David
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Vietnam
Maryland
California
Ail Company
Claude S. Brinegar
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Italy
Government doctors hail progress in heroin abuse control
Washington AP Government doctors report optimism about heroin addiction efforts in the United States and among American troops in Vietnam. Dr Richard S Wilbur says GI heroin abuse in Vietnam has been brought under control from 1971 levels, while Dr Jerome Jaffe notes a glimmer of hope that US usage may be leveling off. They spoke at an AMA conference on medical complications of drug abuse.
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Washington
United States
Vietnam
Richard S. Wilbur
Defense Department
Nixon
Jerome Jaffe
American Medical Association
Wilbur
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Anne Daigle
Dick Danforth
Emile Bergeron
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