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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1971
Page
1
A sniper wounded four British soldiers on New Lodge Road in Belfast during riots described as the worst there since last summer. One soldier was gravely hurt by a head wound. others were injured by bomb fragments and a stomach wound.
A new winter storm grips the northern Rockies and Plains with heavy snow and freezing rain. Blowing snow hazards worsen travel as alerts extend across Colorado to North Dakota and Minnesota. In New Jersey, seven people died in a house explosion, with several missing and nine injured. National news reports cover airline mergers and a looming railroad strike as President Nixon urges quick Congress action.
Irish businesses faced bankruptcies after rubber checks tied to a six month bank strike. About ten travel agencies shoe factories and transport firms closed or announced trouble as pay disputes shuttered 600 banks. Uncertain total losses range from 12 to 96 million dollars and unemployment rose to 70 000 plus workers.
About 1,000 mourners crowded snow covered Indianapolis graveside rites for Herbert Wirth the 73 year old door to door peddler who died unexpectedly without known relatives He had sold small goods for 25 years and prepaid his funeral expenses while reporter Tom Keating of the Indianapolis Star had previously publicized his story.
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