Direct rule imposed on Northern Ireland sparks warning of bloodshed
In Belfast and Londonderry crowds protested as Britain moved to suspend Stormont and rule directly from London. Catholic and Protestant leaders warned of intensified violence with predictions of up to 1000 deaths. Bombs exploded, 14 civilians and a British soldier injured as Harland and Wolff workers walked out. Premier Faulkner resigned but stayed on briefly in a caretaker role.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Britain
Eamonn McMann
William Craig
Londonderry
Edward Heath
London
Harland and Wolff
Brian Faulkner
Heath
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Irish Republic
Communist ambush in Cambodia halts armored convoy
Communist forces blew up at least three armored cars near Kampong Track in southern Cambodia, capturing 28 South Vietnamese soldiers. U.S. B52s dropped about 900 tons on northern Vietnam as clashes continued. One militiaman died and two were wounded in a separate attack near Mc Cay district. Eight militiamen were captured. Two states Iowa and Idaho ratified a proposed equal rights amendment, bringing support to six states. 38 needed. Nixon voiced strong support for Kleindienst as attorney general amid ITT controversy.
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Saigon
UPI
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Mc Cay
United Press International
Jack Anderson
Dita D. Beard
ITT
Washington
Beard
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Anderson
Kleindienst
Senate
Mitchell
Nixon
San Diego
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Learning Center at Clarence Ruth School Expands
The Learning Center in its second year grows under director Barbara Culberson with two rooms, more equipment, and volunteer parents, offering remedial and enrichment work to roughly 150 to 180 students daily. The program emphasizes exploration and personal growth, aided by engaging materials like film strips, art projects, and experiments.
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Charles McElmurry
Clarence Ruth
McElmurry
Loma Vista
Barbara Culberson
Culberson
Lompoc police plan major attack on burglary and fraud
Police Chief James D. Smith announces a city wide crackdown using public education and property identification to deter theft. Homeowners will receive free inventory sheets and metal markers donated by the Lompoc Jaycees and Chamber of Commerce to trace stolen items and deter fencing. The program includes decals on homes and a second phase targeting bad check and credit card fraud through merchant education.
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Lompoc
James D. Smith
Smith
Lompoc Jaycee’s and Womens Division
Chamber of Commerce
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Phnom Pen
Iowa
Idaho
Delaware
Hawaii
Nebraska
New Hampshire
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Richard G. Kleindienst
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
White House
Justice Department
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
John N. Mitchell
By Vaughn Proctor
Hoover
Senate Judiciary Committee
FBI Laboratory
IBM Electric
Brit Hume
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
Denver
Colo
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