Seven die in Belfast blasts as sectarian violence erupts
Seven killed and 31 injured in Belfast amid a street battle after Catholics and Protestants taunted each other along a secular peace line. Bombs exploded in downtown tomb-la- deades area, wrecking shops and offices as a gunfight erupted across Old Park Road. IRA men were linked to the blasts and a warning call preceded the explosions.
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Belfast
IRA
Leutenants
Ustholies
Old Park Road
Republica
Violation in Calley case probed
Oklahoma City UPI reports the Army largely acknowledged a rule breach connected to William Calley in the My Lai massacre. The Daily Oklahoman cited an Army regulation forbidding new officers from hostile fire zones until after four months in leadership posts. Calley, commissioned Sept 7 1960, was in Vietnam after only three months. his lawyer said the Army admitted fault by its own standards.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
William Calley
My Lai
the Oklahoman
Pentagon
Cal
Fish
Calley
Vietnam
Attockey
George W. Latimer
Salt Lake City
Extortionist threatens plague at Nevada lodge
In Crystal Bay Nevada an extortionist threatened to release bubonic plague bacteria at the Cal Neva Lodge unless paid one million dollars. A note and a phone call directed money to a car, but no payment arrived. A box and vial were found at the gift counter and other locations were claimed targets, with follow up instructions to place a briefcase in a parked car. No vial was confirmed as plague bacteria.
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Crystal Bay
Nev
Upl
Cal- Neva
Washoe County
Grategic
Caston
Inellac Village
No Troop Pullout in Vietnam for First Time in 16 Months
The U S Command reported no change in U S troop levels in Vietnam for the latest week ending Thursday, with total forces at 64 200. Army strength declined 500, Air Force down 100, while Marine fighter bombers increased by 100 to offset cuts, yielding a weekly total of 49 000 Army 16 500 Air Force 2 800 Navy 4 400 Marines 100 Coast Guard.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Barry Goldwater Recovering After Gall Bladder Surgery
Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona is in good condition at Bethesda Naval Hospital after a gall bladder operation on Sunday. The 63 year old lawmaker is expected to be released within a week to ten days, according to officials.
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Sue’ Darby
Newark
Fairmont’ Hospital
Barry
Washington
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Contested Kontum battle reports split over recapture
Conflicting accounts from military spokesmen and field reports describe South Vietnamese forces recapturing Kontum strongpoints while others warn the fight looks grim. U.S. B52s delivered heavy bombs near Kontum as sporadic shelling and sniper fire continued, with Hue and Svay Rieng also cited in related actions.
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Saigon
UPI
Kontun
Roops
Willtiamen
Kuenot
Jrantum
Kontum
Banks profit from withholding funds across big banks
Washington reports that the 39 largest banks earn money by holding nearly $2 billion in tax and Social Security funds without paying interest. Chairman Wright Patman said political considerations influence the arrangement, noting that the funds remain with banks used by the Treasury as needed. The study found banks control a large share of tax and loan accounts, with New York City banks concentrating 12.5 percent of all such funds.
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Washington
Beck
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Treasury
Patman
New York City
Nixon union deal and tax case tied to Teamsters
Seattle reports former Teamsters president Dave Beck faced a 1.3 million dollar back tax settlement negotiated during the Nixon era to win Teamster support for wage price controls. Beck denied involvement and said the claim was absurd. The arrangement allegedly involved John Connally and tied to Meany opposition to controls.
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Seattle
Wash
UPI
Teamsters
Dave Eck
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Beck
Aicu
Aallane
Teamster
John B. Connally
Secretary of the Treasury
Post-Intelligencer
T 9
Afl-Clo
George Meany
Tevlow
James R. Hoffa
Nixon
Heck
Death toll climbs on long holiday drive
National Safety Council warned the 71 hour holiday period would claim many lives with estimates around 530 dead from traffic and 430 from other causes. A United Press International tally at 8 a.m. counted 434 total fatalities since the holiday began. California recorded four traffic deaths and New York one, with Florida showing higher totals.
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Thia National Safety Council
WraHie
United Press International
Pot
California
New York
Florida
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Camberta
Svay Reng
Phnom ‘Penh
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South Vietnam
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