IRA denies bombing claims in Claudy attack
The IRA Provisional Wing denied setting the Claudy bombs that killed six and injured over 30 near Londonderry, accusing British troops of planting them to divert attention. IRA leader Barney McFadden said their men remain in town and will retaliate as occupation continues. Bernadette Devlin warned barricades will be rebuilt as clashes persist.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Londonderry
IRA
Provisional
Dublin
Claudy
Barney McFadden
Bogside
McFadden
Bernadette
Protests Boos Target Melvin Laird at Ohio Base
About 50 sign carrying protesters booed Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird during a meeting at the former Clinton County Air Force Base in Ohio. Identified as Wilmington and Antioch College students, they mingled with 250 Wilmington area civic and business leaders in the base auditorium.
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Columbus
Ohio
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Clinton County Air Force Base
Wilmington
Antioch Colleges
Wilmington Area
McKee Escapes Term in Texas Penitentiary
John McKee a top Dallas crime figure and former Greater Dallas Crime Commission head narrowly avoided prison. He received a seven year probated sentence for embezzling Masonic funds after a seven day trial. He faces two further indictments including a 1970 stock deal alleged swindle and a second embezzlement. The district attorney will decide on trial for the remaining charges. McKee led the crime commission from 1957 until his February indictment and was later revealed to be James Kell Zullinger who deserted the Navy in 1929. The mixed verdict followed a lengthy, sequestered jury case and marks an unusual non-capital sequestered panel in Texas.
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Dallas
John McKee
Greater
Masonic Lodge of
Henry Wade
Bill Alexander
McKee
Crime Commission
Wade
Frank Dyson
James Kell Zullinger
U.S. Navy
Texas
Forrest City School Board Ruled Unconstitutional in Discrimination Case
U S District Judge Oren Harris found the Forrest City School Board unlawfully discriminated against black faculty in pay and working conditions and ordered objective employment standards. The suit, filed May 24, 1971 by Mr. and Mrs. John E. Cato as a class action, sought damages for salary differentials since 1965 but the judge dismissed specific race-based contract termination claims. The ruling notes no objective nondiscriminatory criteria for hiring, promoting, or terminating.
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Little Rock
Forrest City
U. S. District Court
Oren Harris
Harris
John E. Cato
The
Catoes
Four Inmates Die In Martin County Jail Blaze
Four young inmates were killed when a fire engulfed a maximum security cellblock at Martin County Jail in Stuart Florida. Sheriff Crowder said three inmates apparently started the blaze with magazines and mattresses then cried for help as it spread. One other prisoner remained in an adjacent cell. Fifteen inmates escaped unharmed. One victim named as Robert Lasser, 19 or 20, of Indiantown. The identity of the other three was being withheld. Smoke hindered jailers from reaching the upstairs doors.
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Robert Lasser
Indiantown
Fla
Crowder
McClellan Receives NSB Certificate of Appreciation
Senator John L. McClellan is honored with a Certificate of Appreciation from the National Small Business Association for outstanding service to the American small business community. NSB President Raymond Sim lauds his defense of small business rights and pursuit of equal treatment in Congress and by government agencies.
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John McClellan
Arkansas
National Small Business Association
Ray Sim
Legislative
Herbert Liebenson
John L. McClellan
NSB
Raymond Sim
Sen. McClellan
Sen
McClellan
U. S. Senate
Congress
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