Four Die as Belfast Bomb Tears Through Storefront
A Saturday blast at a Belfast fur store in Shankill Road killed four people including two children and wounded 19. Police and troops hunted for suspects amid crowd unrest as residents blamed the illegal Irish Republican Army. The attack follows a week after a bar bombing in a Catholic district, raising fears of ongoing violence in Northern Ireland.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Shankill Road
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Britain
Colin Nichol
Tracy Munn
Harold King
Hugh Bruce
Helen Munn
Cartidge
Andrew Bell
Jan, Paisley
London
Northern Ireland-Irish Republic
Auto industry bonuses and tax repeal lift workers and buyers
The bonus circle expands to over 400000 General Motors workers as unions gain extended Christmas holidays and $100-plus bonuses in contracts following a long autoworkers strike. Nixon signs a tax bill repealing the auto excise tax retroactive to August 15, promising buyers about $200 refunds per new car, with Ford GM Chrysler issuing rebates and required applications. A separate violent incident leaves a gunman dead after a mob battle with soldiers.
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General Motors Corp
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Nixon
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
Davison Seen As Top Contender For Army Chief
General Davison, who took command five months ago in Europe, faced a tense race issue in the 7th Army amid NATO duties and Vietnam demand pressures. Pentagon officials credit him with aggressive measures to curb discrimination, while noting remaining subtle biases by some white officers. He calls progress hopeful and says intolerable discrimination is addressed where found.
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Davison
Europe
7Th Army
NATO
Germany
Vietnam
Pentagon
William C. Westmoreland
Davidson
Kroger Strike Decision Slated Today
In Roanoke Virginia a final decision on a four state Kroger strike by Retail Clerks Union is due Sunday afternoon after fruitless talks in Cincinnati. Union officials say talks covered wages hours and benefits with a demand for a $54 weekly increase over two years and a potential nationwide impact if action occurs.
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Roanoke
Kroger Co
Cincinnati
Robert Cadwell
Horel
Krogler National
Cadwell
Kroger
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Virginia
West Virginia
North
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Carolnn
Tennessee
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Resolument Cutters Union
Nes
Congress Faces Four Must Pass Bills Ahead of Adjournment
Congress plans to adjourn next week until January 18 while leaders insist four measures must pass: Phase 2 economic bill defense appropriations District of Columbia appropriations and foreign aid. Senate leaders indicated possible delays over foreign aid provisions and wage price controls as action stalls on authorization and conference talks.
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Congress
District of Columbia
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
House
Carl Albert
U.S
Indochina
Senate House
William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court
Israel
Mannsfickl
Clouse
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