Soldier dies as fire bombs engulf patrol vehicle in Londonderry
In Londonderry Bogside attackers hurled 10 petrol bombs at a British Army patrol, killing the driver and injuring two others. An army spokesman said the ambush looked organized as residents carried the wounded to safety. The incident follows a violent weekend with IRA gunfire killing six policemen and heightening tensions in Northern Ireland.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Army
James Chichester-Clark
IRA
Irish Republic
Poles Roll Back December Price Rise After Riots
Poland's government reversed the December food price increases that sparked deadly street clashes in Warsaw. Beef fell to 1 dollar per pound, cheese and jam saw steep cuts, and other foods and clothing prices dropped. durable goods saw limited relief as 66 percent of the home market felt the effects.
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Warsaw
New Battle Over Oklahoma Turnpike Route Policy
The Kansas-Oklahoma-Texas Parkway Association opposes the Ozarks Commission proposal for an eastern Kansas to New Orleans route and backs an Oklahoma link from Kansas to Texas. Texas would connect Houston to the Red River near DeKalb, while officials cite red tape and funding hurdles for the Ozarks plan. The Oklahoma toll road would stretch 255 miles from the Kansas border to Texas with an estimated $200 million cost.
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Oklahoma Turnpike
Ozarks Commission
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Orleans
E.L
Bud" Stewart
Commission
Little Rock
Ark
Texas
Houston
Gulf
Red River
DeKalb
Tex
H.E. Bailey
Meningitis Claims Soldier at Ft Leonard Wood
A 19 year old private from Gary Indiana died at Ft Leonard Wood Missouri from spinal meningitis and meningococcemia. He was hospitalized after a sudden deterioration and died early Saturday at the base hospital. The base said the death is the first meningitis fatality there in 1971, with four deaths in 1970.
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FT. Leonard Wood
Gary
Ind
Jimmie Lee Blakely
Gen. Leonard Wood Army Hospital
Maj
Willis Haas
Blakely
Haas
Maj. Haas
Ft. Wood
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