Whitelaw Returns as Belfast Tensions Mount
William Whitelaw flew to Belfast to quell rising sectarian violence as Protestant and Catholic gunmen clashed. The city saw a violent 24 hours with 27 shooting incidents reported in 45 minutes, though no casualties were stated. IRA said its 13 day cease fire remained off.
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Northern Ireland
William Whitelaw
London
Irish Republican Army
Whitelaw
West Belfast
Boyen
IRA
Ulster Defense Association
Forrestal Fire Strikes Carrier at Norfolk Navy Yard
The USS Forrestal suffered a major blaze and two minor fires at Norfolk Naval Station early Monday with no injuries reported. The largest fire hit the flag officers quarters as the ship prepared to depart for the Mediterranean. A cigarette caused one minor blaze on a mattress. cause of the main fire remained undetermined.
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Forrestal
Navy
Norfolk Naval Station
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John F. Kennedy
Showers Aim For North Carolina With Cloudy Skies
The forecast shows showers and thundershowers moving toward North Carolina with increased cloudiness in the High Point area tonight. Expect highs in the 70s to 80s across the region through Wednesday with scattered afternoon and evening showers and a 20 to 30 percent rain chance tonight through Wednesday night.
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North Carolina
High Point
Florida
Carolinas
South Carolina
Indicted in Durham Slayings
Seven members of the Storm Troopers motorcycle gang were indicted by the Durham County Grand Jury for the June 30 killing of Lance Burger and Donald Scroggs of Miami. Each suspect faces murder counts and a conspiracy charge and is jailed without bond awaiting trial after a shootout on Interstate 85 near Durham that wounded six others.
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Durham
Storm Troopers
Durham County
Miami
Fla
Pagans
Lance A. Burger
Donald D. Scroggs
Goodrich Reopens Lumberton Plant
Republican nominee Jim Holshouser announced optimism that Justice Department talks with Converse Rubber Co will allow the Goodrich Lumberton plant to be taken over. About 1,800 workers are back on the job as negotiations continue. The DOJ had acted last week to block the acquisition in Massachusetts.
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Converse Rubber Co
Jim Holshouser
Holshouser
U.S. Justice Department
Converse
Goodrich
Holfhouser
Justice Department
Massachusetts
Grenade Explodes at Tel Aviv Bus Station
A grenade exploded in a toilet at Tel Aviv central bus station injuring 11 people just before noon. It marks the second such blast at a Israeli bus station in two weeks following a prior incident in Netanya and linked attack patterns involve the occupied West Bank.
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Israel
Netanya
West Bank
Jordan
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