Ulster Voters To Choose Provincial Assembly Today
Northern Ireland faces a pivotal election as one million voters choose 27 seats in the first proportional representation assembly. The Orange Order urges anti Faulkner candidates, aiming to limit Britain's power-sharing plan with Catholics and curb IRA violence while Protestants fear domination by a Catholic majority.
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Irish Republic
Irish Republican Army
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Martin Smyth
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William Craig
Northern
Opponents List and Political Enemies Project Revealed
Dean links memos to a file named Opponents List and Political Enemies Project. Charles Colson says lists named press, business, and union leaders were to warn White House offices of supporters and critics. Memoranda describe pressuring enemies via grants, contracts, or audits, with targets including Ed Guthman and Mary McGrory.
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White House
Charles W. Colson
Colson
George T. Bell
Bell
Counsel
Déan
Ed Guthman
Los Angeles Times
Maxwell Dane
IRS
Johnnie Walters
Wallers
Harold J. Gibbons
Teamsters Union
St. Louis
Senate Watergate Committee
Ship sinks off Cebu 20 dead. dozens feared trapped
Philippine Coast Guard said a World War II vintage inter island vessel struck a coral reef and sank about 12 miles south of Cebu. At least 20 bodies recovered from roughly 400 passengers, with as many as 50 believed trapped in air pockets below decks as frogmen work to reach them.
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Philippines
Philippine Coast Guard
Cebu
Interisland
Cambodian unrest and ship convoy hit near Phnom Penh
Insurgents mass near Skoun as a Phnom Penh ship convoy with two freighters and three tankers comes under rocket and gunfire. One crewman wounded on the Aquatic. Kabbali set ablaze but extinguished. Leaflets in Phnom Penh urge uprising against Lon Nol regime. South Vietnam says it would assist if needed, with 40,000 to 60,000 North Vietnamese troops in Cambodia and border shares.
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Phaav
Phnom Penh
Neak Suong
Lon Nol
Cambodia
Saigon
Bui Bao Truc
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Uruguay dissolves Congress amid unrest on eve of 1954 decree
The Uruguayan government under Bordaberry dissolves Congress, citing constitutional collapse and subversion by the Tupamaro guerrillas. A Council of State replaces the legislature and governs the president’s actions. Reaction is swift but calm, with protests including a general strike and cabinet resignations. Congress members depart as radio marks military processions.
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Tupamaro
Bordaberry
Council of State
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Court Throws Out Three Berrigan Convictions
A federal appeals court threw out three of four prison letter smuggling convictions against antiwar activist Philip Berrigan and three similar convictions against Sister Elizabeth McAlister. The court upheld one Berrigan conviction. The ruling notes government awareness of the letters and the Harrisburg Seven trial context, with Berrigan free on bail in the letter case and also on parole for destroying draft records. Attorneys argued the charges were discriminatory and punish political views on Vietnam.
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Philip Berrigan
Harrisburg
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Elizabeth McAlister
Berrigan
Draft Board
Maryland
Sister Elizabeth
Kissinger
Washington
Justice Department
Douglas
FBI
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Vietnam
Paul O’dwyer
New York
Exports Policy Urged To Curtail Freeze And Control Commodities
A government briefing notes a push for swift curtailment of the June Price Freeze. A congressional plan outlines a tax on autos and government seizure of corporate earnings. The report cites a 1.5 percent rise in the index of leading indicators as the economy shows cooling signs after April. Dent describes ongoing ship loadings not blocked by embargo and signals potential easing of export controls if demand rises for corn and soybeans amid tight supply.
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Nixon vetoes defense bill over Cambodia policy
President argues that stopping a bombing halt would endanger credibility and threaten Southeast Asia peace by enabling a Communist win in Cambodia with outside help. He notes immediate funding needs for government operations and warns a lapse could disrupt Social Security and benefits to 25 million people.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
America
Indochina
Nixon
Social Security Administration
Senators Cite Need for Earlier Social Security Hike
Senators argued for accelerating a cost of living adjustment tied to last year's Social Security bill. They noted the first automatic increase would begin in January 1975, but beneficiaries should not wait. The bill preserves current payroll tax levels, with finance chair Russell Long saying funds exist to cover a $3.2 billion annual cost hike.
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Russell B. Long
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