Guerrillas Bomb More Buildings in Belfast Attacks
Guerrilla bombers struck multiple Belfast sites including a bank two stores a lumber yard and the Northern Ireland Bank Xerox office. In Newry gunmen blew up over 100000 gallons of oil and gasoline at a Burmah Oil facility. Lord Chief Justice Widgery opened the Londonderry Bloody Sunday inquiry.
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Londonderry
Bank Xerox
Xerox
Newry
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Coleraine
John Widgery
Thomas McCann
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
McCann
Dublin
Nixon relaxes trade barriers with Communist China
President Nixon announced the easing of trade barriers with China three days before his Peking trip, placing China on a footing with the Soviet Union. He met privately with Sen. James Buckley and Andre Malraux, and a new communications satellite began operations to cover the trip.
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Washington
Peking
Nixon
China
Soviet Union
James Buckley
New York
Andre Malraux
Paris
Stanford Research Institute reports on strip mining
The Stanford Research Institute released its report on strip mining today. It outlines environmental and economic impacts and calls for policy review. The study highlights potential reclamation needs and long term community effects.
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Stanford Research Institute
Largest youth theft ring exposed in Mercer County
Authorities disclosed the largest juvenile theft ring case in Mercer County in 11 years. Jane Richmond, Republican candidate for Mercer County Court, accused Dr Daniel Hale of rambling non answers to landfill questions in a Telegraph Sunday statement.
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Mercer County
Jane Richmond
Mercer County Court
Daniel Hale
Only Telegraph
Nixon weighs steps to offset court ordered busing
President Nixon and eight lawmakers discussed ways to curb racial busing with three options on the table including using attorney general interventions, blocking federal funds for busing, or a constitutional amendment. A cabinet level study group may report after Nixon returns from China with action possible as early as March.
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Wilkins
Washington
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Ziegler
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
House Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
Mercer County Court Moves Toward Independent Landfill Study
Mercer County Court voted to hire an independent engineering firm to evaluate solid waste disposal and the Green Valley landfill. The move aims to assess drainage, financing, and overall viability, with potential creation of a county public service district to fund the project.
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Green Valley
O. D
Compton
Donald Anello
Bernard Wilkinson
Southern West Virginia Regional Health Council
Mercer County
Sehmadener
Regional Health Council
Anello
FHA
Merrel Faulkner
Wilkinson
Allen Dyer
State Department of Health
Faulkner
Nixon Eases China Trade Barriers and Sets Talks Date
President Nixon broadened trade with Communist China and announced a rough seven day visit schedule with open ended talks in Peking. The White House noted parity with the Soviet Union in trade rules and relaxed entry for many goods.
Bomb Raids Shift From South Vietnam to Laos During Tet
U S bombing moved focus to Laos as a 24 hour allied cease fire began at 6 p m. in observance of Tet. Viet Cong violations were alleged. U S and South Vietnamese command counted 800 strikes over six days and noted troop levels dipping to 131,200 with fleet reinforcements. Tet amnesty in Saigon freed 531 prisoners and granted 826 pardons.
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South Vietnam
Laos
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Air Force
Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Constellation
Cam Ranhay
Nguyen van Thieu
Pallandt Appearance In Irving Hearing Postponed Today
Nina van Pallandt appearance before a federal grand jury probing Clifford Irving's autobiography of Howard Hughes was postponed for lack of juror quorum. Irving's book and related fraud probes are under scrutiny as witnesses discuss alleged forgery and payment schemes.
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Nina van Pallandt
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
Irving
U.S
Los Angeles
Noah Dietrich
Hughes
Dietrich
van Pallandt
John Marshall
Marshall
Dick Cavett
David Frost
Ibiza
Mexico
Federal Grand Jury
California
Florida
McGraw- Hill
New York County
Bahamas
Edith
McGraw-Hill
Switzerland
Stanford study warns abolition would harm West Virginia economy
A Stanford Research Institute report for the West Virginia legislature estimates abolition of strip mining would cost the state economy 162 to 216 million dollars annually and force about 8,000 job losses. It also projects one to two million acres of land affected by 1980 under current rules, with higher sedimentation and ongoing environmental impact.
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W. Va
West Virginia
Stanford Research Institute
Stanford
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Reclamation Board of Review
Board of Review
Administrative Appeals Board
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By Jim Calfee
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Shanghai
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Kentucky
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