Two British Soldiers Killed by IRA Mine Near Border
In Belfast two British soldiers died when a road mine, likely planted by the IRA, blew up a British army jeep near the border. A gunman died in hospital after a Wednesday night clash with police. The death toll in Northern Ireland’s sectarian conflict rises to 243, with 37 this year. Bombs hit downtown Belfast and Armagh center. skirmishes occurred in Coalisland with no casualties. The British Cabinet weighs peace talks, but Protestant leader Brian Faulkner warns against using internment as political leverage, insisting it remain in force while talks continue.
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Colin Frost
Associated Press
Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Armagh
Coalisland
Brian Faulkner
Social Democratic and Labor Party
London
Faulkner
Unionist Party
Irish Republic
Negro History Week and church events on February 13
Calendar notes list Union Baptist Fulton Usher Day at Greater St. Paul Emmet and Haynes Chapel officer installation on February 13. Bethel AME hosts a Sunday 6:30 program with a baby contest and musical guests including Gospel Gems Rising Star and Garrett Chapel Junior Choir. 4-H Club meets Feb 9 with March 4 party. funeral announced for Mrs Virginia Aderson of McNab February 13.
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Union Baptist Church of
Greater St. Paul Baptist Church
Emmet
D. L. Dunn
Eastern Star Baptist Church
Smithton
John T. Allen
Angeline Weston
Haynes Chapel Baptist Church
J. W. Green
N. E. Jones
Ministerial Council of
Prescott
W. M. Carroll
Bethel
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Gospel Gems
Rising Star Baptist Church
Garrett Chapel Baptist Church
Virginia Aderson
McNab
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
A. C. Cooks
Macedonia Cemetery
Hicks Funeral Home, Inc
Hope
Threat to Kidnap Miss Idaho Herd Revealed in Idaho Falls
Keith Blaylock, 23, pleaded guilty to third degree felony charges of threatening violence against a person in Idaho Falls District Court. A threatening letter warned of kidnapping Miss Idaho 1971 Karen Herd with a .44 caliber pistol at a public event, prompting secrecy to protect public officials and Herd from further danger.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Karen Herd
Jane Doe
Miss Herd
Bonneville County
Thomas C. Whyte
Keith Blaylock
Boyd R. Thomas
Whyte
Karen
Blaylock
Herd
Ralph Hutchens
Cold Weather Lingers Across Central U S
An Arctic air mass over the central United States slowly eases, bringing fair weather to much of the nation while subzero conditions persist in Wyoming South Dakota Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and from upstate New York to Maine. Snow bands stretch from northern Ohio to northern Missouri Oklahoma and New Mexico with two inches falling in Oklahoma City. Freezing rain grazes south central Oklahoma and parts of Texas as travel warnings are issued for Texas Oklahoma and mountain New Mexico. Scattered rain affects eastern Florida and western Washington. Overnight temps range from 10 below zero in Eau Claire Wisconsin to 71 degrees in Key West Florida.
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Associated Press
Wyoming
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
New York
Maine
Ohio
Missouri
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Oklahoma Cty
Texas
Florida
Washington
Eau Claire
Wis
Key West
Fla
Blonde Scuba Girl Subpoenaed in Hughes Irving case
U S postal agents subpoena blonde scuba diving instructor Ann Baxter, tied to Clifford Irving and Howard Hughes auto biography matter. Baxter, 29, was questioned after agents visited her North Miami apartment about a trip to St Croix with Irving and any meetings with Hughes. Evidence links her to Irving’s book project and possible mail fraud probe by McGraw Hill commission. Baxter received travel subsidy and is to appear in New York grand jury proceedings.
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Miami
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
U.S. Postal Service
New York
Ann Baxter
St. Croix
Virgin Islands
Irving
Hughes
Life Magazine
Miss Baxter
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
U.S. Marshal’s Office
Mead urges wartime effort to fight pollution
Anthropologist Margaret Mead told 1,000 at Southern State College that mankind must wage a wartime style campaign against pollution to survive. She warned a limit of about 50 years without action and urged concerted global action, population control, and reduced consumption to protect air and water.
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Magnolia
Ark
Margaret Mead
America
Sperry and Hutchinson Co
Mrs. Mead
Hexachlorophene Stopped Infections Break Out
The government reports 166 staphylococcal infections in 24 nurseries across 23 hospitals after halting hexachlorophene baths. FDA warned against three percent solutions. most cases were minor skin disease, with some antibiotic resistance and no known fatalities.
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John Stowell
Associated Press
Washington
National Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Food and Drug Administration
American Academy of Pediatrics
NCDC
FDA
Nixon eyes new chapter in China talks after trip
President Nixon cautioned against great optimism about the China trip while outlining hopes for improved communication and a path toward negotiation. He set Feb 17 as departure, planned a week of dialogues with Mao Tse-tung and Chou En-lai, and said the visit aims for a joint communique without a fixed agenda. The trip, starting at Andrews AFB and including Hawaii and Guam en route, seeks a watershed in U S China relations with less confrontation and no armed conflict.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
China
Oval Office
Communist China
Mao Tse-tung
Chou En-lai
United States
Mao
Chou
Chinea
Andrews Air Force Base
Hawaii
Guam
Independents Get Easier Signatures For Cities
The Arkansas Senate approved a bill 32 to 0 to aid independent candidates for municipal offices by requiring signatures from only 50 qualified voters on petitions. The measure, sent to the House, did not extend to the American party.
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Little Rock
Senate
House
Nixon Calls In Malraux For China Leader Analysis
President Nixon said at his news conference he asked France's former culture minister Andre Malraux to brief him on China leaders. A Monday White House meeting will be followed by a Malraux dinner.
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Washington
Nixon
France
Andre Malraux
China
Malraux
White House
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