Northern Ireland Violence Surges as Death Toll Mounts
A land mine killed three British soldiers and a 17 year old Catholic youth was shot in Belfast amid widespread shootings and bombings. The attack raises Northern Ireland’s three year death toll to 382 with a looming cease fire deadline. A 15 year old fiancee injured and another man seriously wounded in Catholic districts underscore the unrest.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Dung Iven
Army
Patrick McCullough
Antrin Road
Deirdre Montgomery
IRA
Seamus Twomey
Provisionals
River Crests Move Down Floods Still Raging
Eighty people killed and more than 120,000 displaced as record floods sweep Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia and Ohio. Dams strain under high water while towns scramble for relief and officials warn of further damage from the Susquehanna and Ohio river basins.
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Seaboard
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
Milton J. Shapp
Marvin Mandel
Linwood Holton
Virginia
New York State
Allegany County
Florida
Nixon
New York
Agnes
Susquehanna
Wilkes-Barre
Ransom Hijacker Jumps After Seizing Midwest Jet
A youthful hijacker who demanded $502,000 ransom bailed out of a jet near Komomo Indiana after a car rammed the plane in St Louis. Police search Mississinewa reservoir area for parachute pieces as FBI questions five survivors. The gunman carried a .45, grenade, two shovels and the ransom money.
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Peru
Ind
St. Louis
American Airlines
Air Force
Frances Slocum
Mississinewa Reservoir
Indiana
Wabash River
Kokomo
U.S. 24
FBI
Chicago
D.B. Cooper
Seattle
Reno
New
Lambert-St. Louis International
Nixon Promises Antibusing Move Amid Education Bill
Nixon pledges renewed efforts to push a stronger antibusing ban through Congress even as he signs a $21.3 billion education bill. He says the antibusing provision is insufficient and would have vetoed it if standalone. The measure halts federal court ordered busing for 18 months while appeals run. The bill funds include grants, a basic undergraduate grant, and a $40 million emergency fund plus veteran support.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Tration
South
Armed Forces
Vietnamese Forces Repulsed After Hue Attack
North Vietnamese troops backed by Soviet heavy weapons and tanks struck north of Hue but were driven back with heavy losses. Saigon said 19 tanks were destroyed and conceded heavy Communist casualties north and southwest of Hue. US forces reported downing a large AC130 and several air strikes across North Vietnam, with limited on-ground details available.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hue
Hue City
U.S
Air Force
Navy
Marine
North Vietnam
11Th Airborne
Central Highlands
My Chang River
My Chang
Highway 1
Coalition of Black Delegates Backs McGovern Near Nomination
A largely black coalition of uncommitted delegates is poised to swing to George McGovern, bringing him within reach of the Democratic nomination. McGovern aides report 1,413 delegates with 1,509 needed, and a Monday news conference was planned to announce backing from key groups including the Congressional Black Caucus and the National Black Political Convention.
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Washington
George McGovern
Yancey Martin
McGovern
Martin
Congressional Black Caucus
National Black Political Convention
South
Rick Stearns
McGovern urged to back National Black Political Agenda
Mayor Richard Hatcher calls the Gary meeting very positive as co chairs Hatcher Diggs and Baraka drum up support. McGovern aides say he endorsed most of the National Black Political Agenda drawn at Gary last March but rejected some Israel, school busing, and black state issues. Uncommitted black delegates meet across states to seek second ballot backing.
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Richard Hatcher
Gary, Ind
McGovern
Gary
Israel
U N Security Council weighs Israel condemnation
The United Nations Security Council prepared a condemnation proposal as it met for a special session on the Middle East fighting. Lebanon and Israel requested an urgent meeting after guerrilla raids and Israeli retaliation that included air and artillery strikes and the capture of officers.
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William N. Oatis
Associated Press
United Nations
N.Y
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
Council
Lazar Mojsov
Lebanon
Mediterranean
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N. Ireland
Richmond
Pennsylvanian
Harrisburg
York
Reading
Lancaster
Susquehanna River
Ohio River
Joe McGowan JR
Tulsa
Okla
Lambert Field
Fort Worth
Tex
By Jay Perkins
Nounced
Hanoi
Coalition of Blacks
Walter E. Fauntroy
Dd.c
Missouri
William Clay
Louis Stokes
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
Weather Coenen Ennwe
Eee
Walter Cline
Baker, Cal
U.N
Tel Aviv
Eel
Biblical
Edouard Ghorra
Security Council
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