Peace prize may strain Irish peace movement
Belfast reports the Nobel prize to Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan rekindles headlines but risks deepening rivalries within the 14 month old Peace People drive. Despite abroad esteem, local factions question leadership and pace as 8,000 hard core followers press on amid threats and fading domestic support.
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Peace movement leaders face dwindling numbers in Northern Ireland
Mrs Williams Miss Corrigan and fellow Peace People member Ciaran McKeown, all Catholics, anchor a Belfast interview about the Nobel and Peace Prize gains. The group, once active with 7 000 to 8 000 adherents, plans a door knocking drive to recruit new followers while funds from prizes are used for centers and international nonviolence efforts.
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Milsap Crowned Entertainer of the Year at CMA Awards
Ronnie Milsap won entertainer of the year and top male vocalist and best album at the CMA awards in Nashville. Crystal Gayle won best female vocalist, Kenny Rogers tied song of the year with Lucille, and Merle Travis was named the Hall of Fame’s 30th member among about 5,000 CMA members.
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Miners Guard Secret Location of New Meteorite
Two Barstow miners refuse to reveal the site of a large meteorite found in the Mojave desert, nicknamed Squaw Tom after a local prospector. They claim it lies in the Arawatz Mountains about 60 miles northeast of Barstow between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, with an assayer confirming iron nickel composition like the earlier Old Woman meteorite.
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Postponed hearings for FBI director-designate Johnson
The FBI director-designate Frank M. Johnson Jr. is ordered to rest a week to 10 days after overdoing it preparing for Senate confirmation hearings. Hearings were postponed by the Senate Judiciary Committee as Johnson left Washington due to exhaustion amid recent stomach surgery. The delay is expected to last until year end per Sen. James Allen.
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Washington
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