Ceasefire claimed by Ulster Volunteer Force amid bombing campaign
Belfast reports confirm the Ulster Volunteer Force declared a ceasefire after an Intensive bombing campaign targeting Roman Catholic buildings at about two per day. The group claimed responsibility for much of recent Protestant violence and threatens raids again Jan 1 unless the IRA ends guerrilla activity to oust Britain from Northern Ireland.
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Ulster Volunteer Force
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Wallace Addresses Southern Black Mayors Conference
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace spoke at the Southern Conference of Black Mayors in Tuskegee about education industrial development and social services. He noted support for a better life for all races, faced laughter when mentioning school buses, and asserted white and Black students can ride buses near home. Catherine Stanek, last of the Stanek sextuplets, was discharged from hospital after six weeks premature birth.
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Ala
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Southern Conference of Black Mayors
Wallace
Denver
Catherine Stanek
Stanek
Edna Stanek
Eugene Stanek
Julia
Catherine
Small Fights Across Suez Canal Report Sparks Israeli Probe
An Egyptian soldier was killed as Israeli and Egyptian troops exchanged small arms fire near Ismailia and Ayun Musa on the Suez Canal. Israel will probe alleged early war mishandling, while Egyptian minister Ismail said October War errors helped Israel gain a foothold, citing broader shifts in regional posture.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Ismailia
Canal
Ayun Musa
Sinai Desert
Gulf of Suez
Mt. Ataka
Israel
Ahmed Ismail
Middle East
Egypt
U.N
Suez City
Syria
Golan Heights
Moshe Dayan
Bar-Lev
Dhet
May Cut Skylab Journey Threatens 84 Day Flight
Space officials warn Skylab 3 could be shortened if the cooling system cannot be revived. Astronauts Carr Pogue and Gibson brought a repair kit to seal a leaky loop with Copland fluid while mission control abounded with a cover-up admission about a crewmate’s illness.
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Space Center, Houston
Gerald P. Carr
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Earth
Space Agency
Alan B. Shepard
Astronaut Office
Carr
Shepard
Mission Control
The
Neil Hutchinson
Pogue
County Chiefs See Two Mill Tax Hike
Erie County commissioners warn of a likely two mill property tax increase for 1974 as budgets rise about 700000 above the prior year's 15.9 million. Health and county hospital budgets show the largest jumps, with projected department increases across several offices and boards while some offices report reductions. A tentative display of the 1974 budget was delayed as departments review cuts.
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Erie County
Health Department
Commission
Louis Rzymek
Leo Weir
Ryzmek
A. J
Jake" Gehrlein
Commissioners’ Office
Sheriff
Public Defender
Register of Wills
Personal Property Office
Recorder of Deeds
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