Irish Factions Recruiting Armies Amid Northern Ireland Tension
In Belfast and London, reports say Protestant and Catholic private armies are recruiting as Britain debates troop withdrawals from Northern Ireland. Meanwhile Dolours and Marion Price remain jailed in London after a hunger strike tied to their 1973 bombings, with Home Secretary Roy Jenkins facing political backlash.
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Roy Jenkins
Irish Recons Army
Fox
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Home Office
Family divides over Maryland race and Wallace ties
The father backed George Wallace in multiple campaigns and holds hard line views on busing and quotas while pressuring his son Robert, a liberal who supports amnesty for draft dodgers and prison reform, to withdraw from a primary amid voter confusion and political family tension.
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Maryland
Alabama
George C. Wallace
American Independent Party
Wallace
Theson
Robert F. Kennedy
George McGovern
Robert
House Watergate hearings delay open session amid pressure
The committee blocks an immediate open hearing plan by 23 to 15 votes as Rodino resists a procedural point. Doar reads statements and evidence in a silent format, limiting camera focus while the inquiry aims to meet timing. Mondale accuses Nixon of using espionage tactics and secrecy at home, warning the danger to the presidency.
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Dennis
John Doar
House
Senate
Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Nixon
Mondale
Los Angeles
Gas prices stabilize says Shell and Gulf executives
KANSAS CITY AP reports Shell Oil executive vice president J B St Clair and Gulf Oil official Z D Bonner say world oil supply is near pre embargo levels and prices may stay near 55 to 60 cents a gallon unless crude costs rise. They spoke at an energy crisis discussion during the AP Broadcasters Association convention. Sydney Terry of Chrysler notes a goal of 20 percent fuel use reduction by 1980 and comments on future low fuel cars and even peanut oil options if buyers accept them.
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J.B. St. Clair
Shell Oil Co
Z.D. Bonner
Gulf Oil Co
Subversive Groups List Shaped by Cold War Era Policies
The government once barred hiring based on membership in listed groups and kept a subversives list with about 20 active entries. The FBI surveilled groups without declaring them subversive, and former Atty. Gen. Richardson began reviewing the list before resigning. Saxbe revived the study last spring, hinting at updates or continued use.
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Communist Party USA
Ku Klux Klan
National Blue Star Mothers of America
Committee To Uphold
Bill of Rights
FBI
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Saxbe
Department
Couple Married By Long Distance In Phone Ceremony
In Orlando a Florida couple tied the knot via intercontinental telephone as Air Force Capt. Len Cason in Thailand and Donna Irion in Lindsay Oklahoma held a two minute civil ceremony. Notary Terry Freedman officiated with a conference line from Langley AFB. The bride and groom proclaimed I do amid cheers from servicemen and a studio audience kept outside. The couple plan a later chapel ceremony in Thailand.
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Donna Irion
Air Force
Len Cason
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Broom
Lindsay
Okla
Mias Irion
Rge Castor
Cason
Korat
Thailand
Miss Irion
Florida
Freedman
Len
Mia
Coastal and Mountains Weather Summary
Coastal areas expect showers Sunday through Monday with highs from the mid 70s north to mid 80s south and lows in the 60s to 70s. Sunday night rain chances 70 percent, then 50 percent Sunday night. Mountains show showers and thundershowers Sunday with highs in the 70s, fading Monday. Rain 90 percent Sunday, 30 percent Sunday night, then diminishing Monday. Winds variable to 15 mph coastal, northerly 5 to 16 mph mountains.
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Parachute swap and Geneva talks mark Middle East exchange
The prisoner exchange under the Geneva disengagement accord involved one group released after a mix up over numbers, with 15 Israelis expected but later clarified. Syrians hold others. both sides await further repatriations as Geneva discussions continue. Nearby fire in Taylorville killed four people, with a gas heater suspected, and a man and his two family members escaped.
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Red Cross
Kissinger
Egypt
Syria
Israel
Waldheim seeks Kissinger update on Middle East peace
Waldheim continues from page one focusing on Palestinian representation and U.N. forces in buffer zones. Kissinger says no new agreement with Syria was reached and downplays promises of U.S. veto threats on Security Council actions. Waldheim plans talks with Middle East players and expects U.N. troops to move to the Golan Heights within days.
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Yasir Arafat
Palestinian Liberation Organization
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U.N. Security Council
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Hafez Assad
Syria
Egypt
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Middle East
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Sinai
Golan Heights
Priest Quietly Ends Rift Over McLaughlin Controversy
Father Cleary and Father McLaughlin defended the priest’s unique living arrangement and annual spiritual requirements. Cleary emphasized McLaughlin’s good standing in the Society of Jesus while McLaughlin’s secretary released a brief statement through the White House. The dispute stemmed from earlier remarks about Nixon and Watergate in Washington and Boston press conferences.
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Father Cleary
Society of Jesus
Cleary
White House
Washington
Nixon
Boston
Moses
18-Year-Old Assumes Bhutan Throne Youngest Monarch
Bhutan's 18-year-old Jigme Singye Wangchuck becomes the world's youngest monarch, wearing the symbolic yellow scarf to receive a silken crown amid three days of festivities. Dignitaries from 16 countries attend, with security tight after a plot to assassinate the king was uncovered months earlier.
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Bhutan
Jigme Singhi Wangchuck
U.S
India
Daniel P. Moynihan
Himalayan
Tibet
Dragon Kingdom
Paro Valley
Wangchuck
Milk price debate and impeachment inquiry loom
The report cites Dr. Paarlberg challenging White House figures on Nixon’s milk price decision, noting misaligned fiscal and marketing years and ignored expert opinions. It warns of an impeachment probe by the House Judiciary Committee and traces the Watergate staff findings to impeachment inquiries.
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White House
Nixon
Agriculture Department
House Judiciary Committee
Watergate Committee
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