Thatcher plans advisory council for Ireland home rule
London United Kingdom Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government outlined a cautious move toward home rule in Ireland. In the House of Commons Humprhey Atkins announced a plan to form an advisory council composed of British members of parliament to advise on Northern Ireland issues.
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London
UPI
Margaret Thatcher
Ireland
House of Commons
Humphrey Atkins
Northern
Par
Troubled province district councils invite nominations
The text discusses Northern Ireland politics from the end of home rule to 1974, noting the suspension of Stormont in 1972, the January 1974 Ireland Executive, and contested governance amid Protestant and Catholic representation, with Britain’s attempts at reform amid ongoing conflict.
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Britain
Northern Ireland
Stormont
Ireland
London
Priest Murders Highlight Guatemala Violence Surge
Unidentified gunmen killed Italian priest Rev. Marco Tulio Maruffo and wounded his lay companion near Quirigua as Guatemala endures a civil war marked by priest slayings. Police probe a bomb left for a Miami flight, with three men missing after the device exploded at Guatemala City airport.
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Guemala City
UPI
Guatemala
Marco Tulio Maruffo
Julio Arroyo
Quirigua
Guatemala City
Arroyo
Maruffo
Eastern Airlines
U.S. State Department
Miami
Gulf of Mexico
China’s chopstick cure menu in Peking restaurant
Peking reports a restaurant offering 100 dishes claimed to treat illnesses. Deputy Manager Zeng Shengyang, an expert in traditional Chinese medicine, leads the menu that includes iced pork with ether and carp with red beans for edema and fever.
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UPI
Zeng Shengyang
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