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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1976

Page

5

IRA hideout target of Yard hunt

London detectives hunted the IRA hideout after a man bombed a sub way train in the East End. The bomber, about 35, with five pounds of explosives, shot the driver Julius Stephen and wounded Peter Chalk before shooting himself. nine passengers were treated for shock.

London Scotland Yard Roy Habershon Yard Irish Republican Army IRA Provisional Northern Ireland Irish Republic Habershon West Ham Julius Stephen Peter Chalk Post Office

England rocked by resignation of Prime Minister Harold Wilson

Prime Minister Harold Wilson announces his resignation after 15 years in leadership. The move shocks Parliament and the stock market as Labor moves to select a new leader. The pound dips briefly before Bank of England intervention, while previous defeats and elections shape the political backdrop.

England Harold Wilson London Stock Exchange Wilson Bank of England House of Commons Conservative Labor Olson Buckingham Palace Queen Elizabeth II Labor Party Hugh Gaitskell Laborites Edward Heath

Franjieh palace shelled in Lebanon crisis flare

Beir ut Lebanon AP forces opposed to President Suleiman Franjieh fired a warning artillery shot at the hilltop palace as Christian peers sought a peaceful exit for resigning leader. Moslem deserters from the regular army have seized army garrisons across Lebanon amid three-prong moves toward the palace. Pro-Syrian backed Palestinian guerrillas blocked part of the advance as Syria reportedly aided a peaceful settlement.

Beirut Lebanon Suleiman Franjieh Ahmed al- Khatib Khatib

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