IRA Mastermind MacStiofain Captured in Dublin
Sean MacStiofain, 40, chief of staff of the Provisional IRA in Northern Ireland, was arrested in Dublin on Sunday. He has directed the IRA bullet and bomb campaign and had long been a top wanted fugitive. He was taken to Bridewell barracks to face charges under the offenses against the state act.
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West Germany re elects Willy Brandt chancellor in victory
Brandt won a sweeping re election confirming a new democratic middle as Barzel conceded defeat. Other highlights include tax revision plans by Rep. Reuss to raise nine billion annually and Kissinger predicting a probable quick end to the Vietnam conflict with negotiated flexibility.
Martin seeks quick sentence to enable state Supreme Court appeal
Pittsburgh AP The attorney for Aubran W. Martin appeals for a swift death sentence in Washington County Court to allow an appeal. Mark Goldberg filed motions Friday asking Judge Charles G. Sweet to sentence Martin and issue a separate opinion denying a new trial.
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Loophole-Plug Tax Bill Eyed by Reuss in 1973 Plan
Washington AP reports Rep. Reuss proposes quick yield tax changes to curb deficits. The package would repeal or modify capital gains rates, extend holding periods, tax foreign income, adjust depreciation, and limit farm losses to raise about $9 billion annually.
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Brandt Wins Re-Election in West Germany Triumph
West Germany Chancellor Willy Brandt secured a sweeping re election victory with a 54.2 percent share of the vote and a 48 seat Bundestag majority. Opposition leader Rainer Barzel conceded after computer projections. Brandt’s coalition of Social Democrats and Free Democrats strengthens its mandate to pursue détente with the Soviet bloc.
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North Vietnamese shells hit ARVN as coastal drive advances
North Vietnamese forces fired nearly 3000 shells at South Vietnamese troops trying to push from Quang Tri toward a coastal strip above the DMZ. Saigon reports 44 NVA killed while 8 South Vietnamese and 73 wounded. Marines press a coastal advance aided by US air strikes amid cease fire talks.
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Democrats Plan to Revive Bills Nixed by Nixon
In Washington Democrats in the new Congress plan to reintroduce quickly a dozen bills pocket vetoed by President Nixon. The measures, favored by the elderly, veterans, the chronically handicapped, and the unemployed, also cover airports and public works. Democrats expect GOP support to override any future veto if the legislation is deemed important.
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UMW Election Returns Expected by December
Department officials anticipate all United Mine Workers balloting from December 1 to 8 will yield an official winner by December, with counting in Silver Spring, Maryland beginning December 12. Incumbent W A Tony Boyle faces Arnold Miller in a high profile race amid revised supervision rules.
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Tony” Boyle
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Kissinger in Paris Seeks Quick End to Vietnam War
Henry Kissinger flew to Paris to renew secret talks with North Vietnam and said a cease fire by mid December is possible if negotiators show understanding. He arrived with Gen. Haig and William Sullivan and will stay as long as needed. Nixon coordinates from Camp David as talks resume between Kissinger and Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy.
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Truman Backed Nomination Daughter Avers
Margaret Truman Daniel reveals in Life magazine excerpts that Harry S Truman opposed his 1944 vice presidential nomination after seeing Franklin D Roosevelt’s failing health. She cites his remark on Roosevelt’s recent Pacific trip and possible cardiac issues, noting Roosevelt died in 1945 from a stroke and had congestive heart failure.
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Sealed Off High School To Reopen After Tense Shutdown
Gage Park High School on Chicago's southwest side plans to reopen with the campus virtually sealed off from the surrounding neighborhood. White and black leaders view the move as a step toward easing a feud that began last April amid white parishioner protests over changing demographics. The school, with 3100 students about 38 percent Black, faced a 67 day white student boycott and last week saw violence erupt between Black and white students, leaving more than 50 people injured.
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