Resignations deepen split in Northern Ireland government
Northern Ireland moves toward crisis as Health and Social Services Minister William Morgan resigns, joining William Faulkner who quit days earlier and William Craig removed, underscoring a growing split in Captain O Neill's Protestant Union Party amid Protestant Catholic tensions.
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Hijacker Forces Flight to Havana from Miami
A long-haired youth who opposed the Vietnam draft hijacked a National Airlines airliner with 47 aboard on Friday, directing the plane to Havana. It was the ninth hijacking of the year.
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Funeral for Palach Draws Thousands in Prague
Thousands of Czechoslovaks attended the funeral of Jan Palach in Prague following his self immolation protest. The 21 year old student died from burns last Sunday, with crowds filing peacefully through the streets amid a national day of mourning and no violence or demonstrations reported.
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Funeral tributes and global response to Palach's death
Leaders avoided joining Palach’s funeral yet education minister Vilhald Bezdicek delivered a moving eulogy at Charles University. Professors praised Palach’s sacrifice for freedom, while reporters covering the funeral faced expulsion. Anti Soviet protests spread from Naples to Rome Venice and beyond with candles and banners in memory of Palach. Oxford students held a five minute silence and Paris saw a large memorial gathering.
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Nixon to review trans-Pacific airline routes
President Nixon said he would review routes approved last month by President Johnson. The awards included a Continental Air Lines route between the United States and Australia and New Zealand, plus new routes for Trans World Airlines Pan American Braniff and Flying Tiger.
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Irene Castle Dies at 70 in Forferer Springs
Irene Castle, famed dancing star who popularized hobbed hair and a slim boyish figure in the World War I era, died in Forferer Springs Arkansas on Sunday at age 70. The event ends a storied career spanning stage and film through the 1910s and 1920s.
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Nixon presses bold foreign policy start with open ideas
President Nixon moved quickly on foreign affairs in his first White House week. He urged diplomats to offer meaningful alternatives on Vietnam and Biafra. State Department veterans welcomed his rapid global involvement and freer flow of ideas. A press conference was planned for tomorrow.
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Tear gas used as Paris students clash with police
About 300 stone throwing students clashed with police in Paris Latin Quarter Friday night. Police arrested 140 demonstrators for identity checks amid a second night of clashes. Similar disturbances occurred in London with 300 students storming buildings and 26 charged.
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Cosmonauts Shot At Kremlin Guard Attack Report
The London Times cites Moscow reporting that a guard wearing a KGB style uniform fired five shots at cosmonauts inside the Kremlin Borovitsky Gate area. The gunman struck car number three during a motorcade sequence change, possibly aiming at party leaders.
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