Bomb blast kills soldier in Belfast amid cease-fire tensions
In Belfast, a bomb damaged the Springfield Road police station and army post, killing one British soldier and wounding four, plus two civilians. A sniper killed another soldier on patrol as Provisional IRA factions clashed over the cease-fire. The toll in three years of Northern Ireland fighting reaches at least 352 dead.
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Irish Republican Army
Sean MacStiofain
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Northern Ireland
Dungiven
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Vatican quotes correct misreported papacy remarks
Vatican released remarks to correct quotes from Pope Paul VI's private speech to nuns on April 24. The pontiff, who turns 75 on September 26, was portrayed as saying he did not want to abandon the papacy, though the text shows he contemplated the burden of the Church.
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Paul VI
Vatican
Paul
New Yorker Witness Under Fire In Lod Airport Massacre
Tom Golden reports aboard Lod International Airport during a massacre by terrorists. He recounts explosions, gunfire, a shattered glass partition, and a Japanese attacker firing a submachine gun from the waist while targeting the hall. His mother was lightly wounded.
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Tom Golden
Israel
Lod International
Tel Aviv
Golden
Carol
Emotional Farewell For Connally In Treasury Office
Washington AP reports John B. Connally bids an emotional farewell to about 500 Treasury employees around Alexander Hamilton’s statue. He calls his 16 months as secretary exciting and hints at possible future political roles while praising staff for wage price controls and dollar devaluation efforts.
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Washington
Texas
Treasury
John B. Connally
Alexander Hamilton
Secretary of the Treasury
Connally
Nixon
Bad Judgment Blamed in Dam Disaster Deaths
West Virginia dam disaster hearings heard deputies blame a Buffalo Mining official for a fatal delay in evacuations. Steve Dasovich testified the warning to evacuate Saunder s residents came too late to prevent 118 deaths and seven missing.
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Washington
West Virginia
Otto Matters
Lorado
W. Va
Senate
Buffalo Mining Company
Steve Dasovich
Steve
Kent
Subversive Activities Bill Passes House in 226-105 Vote
The House approved a bill to empower a federal internal security board to hold hearings and issue findings on loyalty and security for civil service entry or retention. Opponents warn of vague language harming free speech and executive power. supporters say it strengthens anti subversion efforts and provides subpoenas and enforcement power.
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Senate
Subversive Activities Control Board
Federal Internal Security Board
Dan Edwards
Calif
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Official in Grain Trade Talks Quitting Job
Clarence D Palmby, a top Nixon administration farm official who steered U S Soviet grain talks, is said to resign to lead European operations for Continental Grain Co in New York. The firm was a major supplier to the Soviet Union last year and aims to boost sales as Moscow seeks more feed grain.
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Continental Grain Co
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Clarence D. Palmby
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Soviet Union
U.S
Moscow
Russia
Palmby
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Department
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