British raid moves on IRA strongholds in Northern Ireland
Thousands of British troops with tanks bulldozers and APCs swept Catholic areas at dawn aiming to crush the IRA. Casualties reported in Londonderry and Claudy, with hundreds injured over three years of sectarian violence. The army called the operation a complete success and vowed to search for arms caches while avoiding Catholic homes.
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Belfast
UPI
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Lontonderry
Claudy
Londonderry
Pien
Uhe
Suroe
Tony Coulls- Britton
Toya
Musilers
Centurion
Conlis Brittan
Andersontown Road
Shaw Road
Yosh
Bom
William Whitelaw
Valwilkrily
Tie Ira
Safe deposit heist at Plaza by five armed men
Five suited robbers with moustaches raided the Plaza Hotel safe deposit area in New York at 4 am, forcing 2 employees and guests into a back room while 15 to 20 boxes were rifled. Police have no haul estimate. A nearby Hotel Pierre heist last New Year yielded up to 4 million in gems. An elevator operator and other staff described a calm, orderly intrusion as the men loaded boxes then fled in a tan station wagon.
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New York
Pierre
Pisa
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Edner Smith
Plaza
Smith
Jimmy Conway
The
Conway
William Levis
Operation ROBOT Removes Tires From Fremont Tidelands
Fremont residents and volunteers dubbed Operation ROBOT reclaim a rubber tire littered shoreline along the bay near the Dumbarton Bridge. They report removing about 1,200 tires over three weekends, clearing an area between the Southern Pacific railroad and the bridge while facing mud and older tires possibly from past dumps or levees.
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Fremont
Bay
Thumbacton
Iford
Fouthern Pacific Railroad
Dumbarton Bridges
Toature Oulings
Hurd
Hayward Historian Harry Bradford Dies at 85
Hayward resident and former postmaster Harry Bradford, 85, longtime city librarian and official historian, died yesterday. He shaped the Hayward Historical Society museum and library, collecting books, pictures, and documents on Hayward’s past. Son of Alonzo Bradford, former McKinley era postmaster, he served as a postal clerk before enlisting as a captain in Company H, Fifth California Infantry, patrolling the Mexican border.
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Hayward
Harry Bradford
Bradford
National Guardsmiah
Alonzo Bradford
William McKinley
Hayward Union High School
Fifth California Infantry
Delta hijack disrupts Miami flight from Detroit
An armed hijacker seized a four engine Delta jet from Detroit to Miami on Monday, demanding 34 million in small bills and safe passage to Algeria. Six passengers were held aboard as negotiations continued, with authorities reporting the incident over Orlando and no immediate word on injuries.
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MIAME
UPL
Delta Airlines
Oetrait
Miami
Algeria
Delta
Atlanta
Detroit
Miami International Airport
FAA
Orlando
Fla
Dublin mother endures string of family tragedies
In Dublin on June 16 1472 Donna Conklin mourns four deaths linked to a family crisis. Her husband Elmer first died, followed by son Michael 22 who crashed behind a car in Reno. Weeks later James 35 and Patrick 18 were found dead near a Sonoma precipice after a failed mountain trip. The mother recalls the losses as a haunted, consecutive fate.
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Dublin
C Cater
Donna Conklin
Reilly Court
Michael
Reno
New
James Lee Conklin
Patrick
James
Sonuia
Tualomac
Ted
San Francisco
Pak
Strawberry
Jim
Weather outlook predicts continued fair conditions
Weather service experts forecast mostly fair conditions tomorrow with late night and early morning clouds. Expect daytime highs around 75 to 80 degrees, overnight lows near 55, and light westerly winds from 10 to 12 mph.
Eagleton McGovern ticket in limbo after showdown meeting
Washington reports hinge on Eagleton remaining on the Democratic ticket as McGovern strategists press a retreat. A private meeting with Tagleton and Millevern was planned for tonight after Eagleton’s psychiatric treatment history emerged. McGovern spent much of the day away for funeral services in Louisiana.
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Washington
HPI
Thomas F. Eagleton
George 5
McGovern
Tagleton
Millevern
Bnight
Washingtot
Allen Jenner
Lousiana
Eaglelan
Waglelat
Death Valley hikers cross desert in brutal heat and peril
Four endurance hikers push through Death Valley under 200 degree sands as one collapses. Bill Collins, a 47 year old Las Vegas executive, completes 30 miles and aims to finish in Las Vegas. Army Rangers Benning, Georgia, and sprinting partner race to beat a 154 mile route to the south as they trail behind schedule.
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Murnace Creek Ranch
Calif
UPI
Death Valley
Earl Schneesweis
Yorance Creek Ranch
Bill Collins
Las Vegas
Tender
Devil's
Collins
Schneeweis
Las Vepas
Benning
Death Valley National Monument
Dack Nelson
Don Metaner
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RIAN
Ira Street
Laing
Levis
Jack Craver
Bill Hurd
Olive Ave
Ine
Drs
Col. T
Harry A. Bradford
Dematniis
Elmer
Rich
Sochra
Qin
Ley
Sonera
Stramberry
Ann Landers
Eagleton Racing Showdowns
Jamie Arender
Raleigh
Miss
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