El Salvador coup bid and surrender end clashes
Rebels attempted a takeover of President Fidel Sanchez Hernandez on Saturday. The insurgents surrendered at El Zapote barracks at 6 p.m. EST. The government regained control as troops loyal to Sanchez Hernandez bombed rebellious units and resumed services in San Salvador.
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Sonsonate
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Arturo Armando Molina
National Conciliation Party
Congress
Radio Reloj
San Jose
Duarte
The
National Union
Abortion Plank Defeated at 1972 Democratic Convention
In Monticello 600 delegates rejected an abortion repeal plank in the 1972 Second district Democratic platform. A county roll call showed 319,064 opposed and 305,930 for the minority report. The platform’s human rights section then did not include abortion repeal.
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Monticello
Jones County Fair
David Watters
Cedar Rapids
Honor Roll Parade of Progress in Gazette
Today's Gazette publishes an honor roll listing 316 firms with 11 279 years of service to Metropolitan Cedar Rapids and Eastern Iowa. The list appears on pages 8 through 12 in section D.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Peace Hopes Rise in Ireland Amid Reforms and IRA Conflict
In Belfast, Catholics accept British reforms and urge an IRA cease-fire as William Whitelaw arrives as governor and Britain moves Northern Ireland to direct rule. IRA leaders reject peace pleas while some members hint at a truce, noting ongoing sectarian tensions.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
William Whitelaw
Britain
Whitelaw
Social Democratic and Labor Party
IRA
Dublin
U.S. Considers Recognizing Bangladesh as Nation
State Department officials said on Saturday the United States should recognize Bangladesh as a new nation. The decision rests with President Nixon who has shown no haste in recognizing the former East Pakistan, which separated after the December war between India and Pakistan.
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State ‘Department
Department
White House
United States
Bangladesh
Nixon
U.S
Pakistan
Ray Regrets Unpassed Bills and Food Fair Exit
Gov. Robert D. Ray voiced deep regret that the legislature killed a plan to begin a world food fair while urging continued effort to mark the nation 200th birthday. He praised some achievements but lamented bills on transportation and other issues failing to pass.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Ray
House
Ional Bicentennial Commission
March on Capitol Protest Draws Large Silent Crowd
Several thousand demonstrators march around the Ellipse near the White House in a peaceful protest titled Children's March for Survival. Organizers report turnout exceeding 50,000 as participants demand welfare and child care reforms and criticize President Nixon.
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White House
Nixon
U.S. Park
J. J. Wells
Washington
Washington Monument
Camp David
Seven Die in Carmel Maine Fire After Oil Stove Blast
Firefighters searched smoldering ruins of a four room frame home in Carmel Maine where a mother Ruth Carrow 33 and her six children Lillian 14 Dianne 13 Hope 11 Bertha 10 Henry Jr 6 and Donna 3 died Saturday morning. Henry Everett Carrow Sr was seriously burned. The blaze is believed to have started from an oil stove explosion.
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Maine
Ruth Carrow
Lillian
Dianne
Hope
Bertha
Henry, Jr
Donna
Henry Everett Carrow
Political Boss Questioned Over Stance by Opponents
A political press secretary comments on whether the boss is wishy-washy, noting that opponents claim this while others doubt it. The remark frames the controversy as a question of firmness in leadership.
Allies Push Deep into Cambodia
South Vietnamese troops pushed deeper into eastern Cambodia on Saturday uncovering enemy supply dumps and seizing rice gasoline and two trucks about 85 miles northwest of Saigon. U S B 52 bombers supported the drive as shelling hit Tay Ninh and Cao Dai cathedral grounds with no casualties reported.
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Cambodia
Tay Ninh
Cao Dai
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Demilitarized Zone
Camp Carroll
Phnom Penh
U.S. Command
Laos
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