Violence erupts as IRA funeral hit and church fires spread
Riotous mobs attack a parish home as gunfire and rubber bullets rattle the area. British troops fire on youths while strikes cripple Northern Ireland, closing factories and shops, with power outages and food shortages reported. William Craig leads protests demanding restored Parliament.
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Clady
County
London
Derry
Irish Republic
Home Affairs
William Craig
Boston Subway Fire Kills 1 and Injures Dozens
A South Street Station subway car fire during the dinner hour sent smoke through tunnels, killing Arthur Rotch 74 of Milton and injuring scores who were treated at area hospitals. MBTA officials cite a possible short circuit in the braking system as the fire’s origin.
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Boston
South Street
Arthur Rotch
Milton
Mass
George Paul
Joseph Kelly
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Paul
Lou Goodman
Randolph
Washington Street
Goodman
MBTA
Felock
Miami Principal Enters Golden Gloves Debut
Dr. Von N. Beebe, 32, principal of Leroy D. Fienberg Elementary in Miami Beach, competes in the Florida Golden Gloves subnovice division for beginners. He fears an opponent shortage may pit him against a student and hopes the bout proves a useful experience for his textbook project.
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Miami
von N. Beebe
Beebe
Leroy D. Fienberg
Miami Beach
Walter Mitty
Dowd, Time Pioneer, Killed by Train at Grade Crossing
Charles F Dowd who helped popularize Standard Time died in a grade crossing train accident. The incident underscores the era when railroads adopted time zones and modern timekeeping. Local papers note Dowd's role in standardizing time for rail travel and his unexpected death.
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Charles F. Dowd
EPA proposes fewer engines to taxi planes at gates
About 90 percent of a jet’s carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon output happens while idling or taxiing before takeoff. The EPA has proposed using fewer engines to taxi or employing tow vehicles to move jets away from passenger gates.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Networks Allow Demos Equal Time
The four major radio networks will give House Speaker Carl Albert nine minutes of rebuttal time at 6 05 p m EST next Sunday over NBC CBS ABC and MBS The response follows President Nixon's January budget address and is requested by Albert and Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield to counter the defense of the domestic program.
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Washington
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Nixon
Albert
NBC
CBS
ABC
MBS
Stormy State Sees Slick Roads From Ice and Rain
Weather bulletin notes light rain and mist overnight turning to slick roads statewide. Lawton reports .02 inch moisture while Guymon and Oklahoma City log .01, Altus .02, Ponca City .03, and a gauge shows .04 inches.
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Lawton
Gage
Guymon
Oklahoma City
Altus
Ponca City
Cameron Students Embrace Mobile Computer Graphics Tour
Cameron students learn computer graphics using a $15,000 mobile unit touring 13 schools. The program teaches that the computer is a tool, not a master, and aims to prepare draftsmen to work with evolving tech without full-time instructors.
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Cameron
Sutherlin
Lawton
Great Plains
Vo- Tech
University Computing Center
Oklahoma House Approves Death Penalty Bill 93 4
The Oklahoma House approved a measure to reinstate the death penalty 93 to 4, sending the bill to the Senate. It would make capital punishment mandatory for first degree murder and set seven qualifying slayings, with automatic appellate review for fairness.
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House
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Senate
Hannah Atkins
Visanio Johnson
Bernard McIintyre
Dtulsa
David Riggs
Larry Derryberry
Riggs
Gary Payne
D-Atoka
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Gunman Kills Trio and Himself in St Joseph Night
A 12 hour reign of terror in St Joseph ends with four dead and a fifth critically wounded. Victims include Patricia Garlock and her daughters Shelly Pittam 13 and Pamela Pittam 12. Lawrence Root 29, sought on a rape warrant, died after holding a family hostage until after 3 am.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
St. Joseph
Patricia Garlock
Shelly Pittam
Pamela Pittam
Lawrence Root
Root
Entrapment Defense Dismisses Liquor Store Charges
A District Court hearing on January 31 upheld a motion filed by attorney Nick Garrett in Dale's Package Store case. The judge found no prior misconduct and ruled entrapment by police decoy Detlev Mason was unjustified, dismissing charges against multiple liquor stores and owners including Dale's Package Store and J and J Liquor Store.
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Detlev T. Mason
Garfield
Mason
Garrett
Johnny Taylor
Dale’s
N. Second
Charles Kimberly
Han- Dee
Gore
Melvin Fagan
Gene’s
Katherine Wells
Kay’s
S. 11Th
W. C. Newton
Clyde’s
Sheridan
Eugene Ross
Colonial Package Store
Joyce Cunningham
Rocket Liquor Store
Virginia Crow
J. and J
Goldie Turner
Hall’s
Jane Brister
Village Green
Quay Barfield
Barfield
Ellen Schenk
Tic-Toc
Education reach spans 60.4 million in 1972 73
About 60.4 million people are involved in education this school year as students or operating personnel. The figure reflects nationwide participation in the 1972 73 cycle.
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