New Year 1972 Opened Amid Celebrations and Violence
The year began with boisterous revelry and clashes in Belfast and Sydney while Times Square saw smaller crowds. President Nixon returned to greet 1972 as Americans watched football bowls. New York marked remembrance services for Kennedy, King, RFK, Young, and Malcolm X.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Paris
Nixon
United States
Key Biscayne
Fla
Pat
Africa
New York City
Times Square
Miami
Pasadena
Calif
Superior Court
Robert A. Wenke
Trafalgar Square
London
Sydney
Australia
Rome
Tokyo
Pope Paul VI
Apostolic Palace
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Sen Robert F. Kennedy
Whitney Young Jr
Malcolm X
Survivors of raft ordeal reach Florida coast alive
Richard Antonio and three other men survived nine days adrift after the Ixtapa sank 60 miles west of the Dry Tortugas. The raft drifted with the Gulf Stream toward the Florida Keys before washing ashore near Elliott Key, Miami. Two others perished.
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Miami
Richard Antonio
Wilmington
Del
Carpenter
Mercy
Antonio
Ixtapa
Gulf of Mexico
Denton
Spaulding
Keys
Tortugas Islands
Florida Keys
Black county official elected in Mississippi vows fairness
Evan Doss, a 23 year old schoolteacher sworn in as Claiborne County tax assessor collector, pledges fair treatment for all races and says he will seek expert help from Tougaloo College. The ceremony followed eight black officeholders in the county amid a shifting political landscape in Mississippi.
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Hugh Morgan
Associated Press
Port Gibson
Mississippi
Evan Doss
Claiborne County
Doss
Charles Evers
Fayette
Emonies
Evers
Tougaloo College
Jackson
County Board of Supervisors
Traffic Toll Tops Level Of 1971
North Carolina end of year traffic toll climbs to 1799 with the death of 37 year old Frances Strickland in Fayetteville on U S 301. Police say she was crossing the four lane road when struck. Statewide fatalities for 1971 exceed 1970 by 27.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Fayetteville
Frances Strickland
State Highway Patrol
Nixon Maps NFL Bowl Day And Africa Trip Plans
President Nixon planned to watch New Year's Day football games and later in the day accompany Pat Nixon on a nine day state visit to Africa to Liberia Ghana and the Ivory Coast. He returned to Washington from Florida and will host a CBS interview before heading to California for preparations with Eisaku Sato.
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Vernon A. Guidry Jr
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Pat
Africa
Key Biscayne
Fla
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Billy Graham
Nixons
William Tolbert
Andrews Air Force Base
Dan Rather
CBS
San Clemente
Calif
Eisaku Sato
Willy Brandt
Florida
Meany denounces Nixon policies ahead of 1972 drive
AFL CIO President George Meany criticizes the Nixon administration as undermining confidence and vows a major labor led campaign to unseat Nixon in 1972. He warns of difficult times, poor leadership, and rising inflation while urging organized action and full employment goals.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
Nixon
Meany
U.S. Jets Hit Laos and Cambodia as Year Opens
American warplanes launched more than 200 strikes against North Vietnamese supply lines in Laos and Cambodia. Two U.S. helicopters on the South Vietnamese side were shot down, with two crewmen killed and two wounded. The incidents occurred four miles southeast of Khe Sanh. The action marked the start of the 12th year of U S involvement in Indochina.
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Saigon
Laos
Cambodia
U.S
Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Violence Forecast as Northern Ireland Stands at Crossroads
London AP reports 1972 outlook fears escalation of the IRA campaign in Northern Ireland. Observers warn of Protestant backlash, possible spread of violence to the Irish Republic, and prolonged civil unrest if talks stall. Ballyshannon incident cited as prelude.
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London
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Ireland
Belfast
Jack Lynch
Donegal
Ballyshannon
Reporter Sues Charlotte Officials Over Closed Council Meeting
William B. Arthur Jr of The Charlotte Observer and Sigma Delta Chi sue the Charlotte City Council and Mayor John Belk in Mecklenburg Superior Court claiming an illegal private meeting. A Jan 13 hearing seeks a restraining order after a Dec 6 meeting allegedly avoided public discussion of downtown parking.
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Charlotte
Sigma Delta Chi
Charlotte City
John Belk
Mecklenburg Superior Court
William B. Arthur Jr
Charlotte Observer
The
Journalism Society
Arthur
North Carolina General Assembly
Society
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