Belfast and Londonderry Riots Continue Bloodshed
British troops restored order in Londonderry amid ongoing violence in Belfast and surrounding towns. Three killed in Belfast and Armagh, 29 shot in the night including a child, with 105 civilians and 16 police wounded in Belfast. Rioting extends to Newry Portadown and Armagh as troops enter Londonderry for the first time in decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Armagh
Black and Tans
Catholic Falls
Newry
Portadown
London
Durbin Trial: Court Tests Sanity Amid Alibi Questions
Court appointed psychiatrist Dr. Hamilton Ford testified that Clyde Durbin Jr. knew right from wrong while noting Durbin’s guilty conscience on a taped statement. A former roommate testified about teasing Durbin over an alibi, and state psychiatrist Dr. David Wade reiterated Durbin’s insanity claim. Durbin, 22, faces murder charges in the White and Morris deaths near Austin.
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Ford
Durbin
Dallas
John Albert White
Corpus Christi
Burnet
White
Keitha Morris
White Deer
Bull Creek
Austin
Gerald Tuckness
Frank Maloney
Tuckness
Clyde
Maloney
Scott
Guyer
David Wade
Wade
Miss Morris
Eight Injured In Lubbock Area Traffic Crashes
Eight people were injured in traffic incidents across the Lubbock area on Thursday. A 16 year old, David Lee Sanders of Abernathy, suffered a broken leg and head injuries in a Farm Road 597 crash west of Abernathy and was in critical condition at Methodist Hospital.
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Lubbock
David Lee Sanders
Route 2
Abernathy
Methodist Hospital
Sanders
Dorothy Barron Cone
Route 1
Anton
Guy Bradshaw
Houston
Methodist
Gary
Donald Freeman
Slaton
22Nd St
Ave. N
Highland Hospital
Melanie Lightner Reid
63Rd St
James Monroe Hamilton
49Th St
38Th St
Knoxville Ave
Linda Ann Hawkins
Memphis Ave
21St St
Novella Ward Cooper
Pioneer Lincoln Mercury Dealership Sold in Lubbock
Three businessmen announce purchase of the Pioneer Lincoln Mercury dealership in Lubbock, with J M Gunn as president and GM J D McPhaul as secretary treasurer and Preston Johnston as vice president. Dealership sites are 901 Ave H and 10th St and Ave L. No staff changes among 34 employees expected. Anarchists New Delhi riots follow separatist agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln-Mercury, Inc
Lubbock
J. M
Jimmie) Gunn
J. D. McPhaul
Preston Johnston
Lincoln-Mercury
Ford Motor Co
Ave. H
10Th Street
Avenue L
Gunn Sai
Two Nervous Cubans Hijack Jet to Havana
Two Cuban hijackers forced their way into a Northeast Airlines Boeing 727 with 52 aboard on a Boston to Miami flight. They carried a gun and knife and compelled stewardesses to open the cabin. The jet returned to Miami after diverting to Havana where the hijackers were left. The event marked the 24th hijacking of the year.
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Havana
Miami
UPI
Northeast Airlines
Barbara Donnelly
Roberta Alpert
Cuba
Grey RB. Newman
Boston
Meir warns Arab nations war would be won again
In Tel Aviv Prime Minister Golda Meir told a political meeting that Israel would prevail if another Middle East war erupted, stating the Arab states would be unable to displace Israelis from their land. She also warned of continued shelling unless Arab governments halt attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Golda Meir
Israel
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Hussein
Jordan
Beisan
Nasser
Zev Sharef
Cairo
Suez Canal
Trio Accused of Buying Votes in Historic Case
Three Democratic workers faced federal indictments alleging vote buying in a case described as the first under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Accused are Thomas F. Connon and John J. Janow, with Wilma K. Burns named, while William Dean and Quitman Dillard are cited as conspirators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Democratic Party
Thomas A. Foran
U.S
Thomas F. Connon
Elmwood Park
John J. Janow
Wilma K. Burns
Foran
Connon
Janow
James Dean
Quitman Dillard
Michigan student held for trial in coed murder case
A 22 year old senior John Norman Collins was ordered to stand trial for first degree murder in the death of Karen Beineman 18 a freshman at Eastern Michigan University. Evidence linked Beineman to a basement scene and a wig shop sighting tied Collins to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
John Norman Collins
Collins
Washtenaw County
Karen Sue Beineman
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti
Loretta Collins
Center Line
Edward Deake
Miss Beineman
Cpl
David Leik
Michigan State Police
Walter Holz
Leik
Torcycle
West Texas Fires Brought Under Control Across Four Counties
Two grass fires in Motley and Cottle counties and a separate blaze in King Knox counties were declared secure by late Wednesday night. About 23 000 acres burned with 20 000 acres in the Motley Cattle county fire and 3 000 acres on the Ross Ranch area. Firefighters from Matador and Paducah aided by radio guidance from a pilot helped bring the flames under guard. Officials estimate recovery will take three to four years of good rainfall.
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West Texas
Motley
Cottle
Ross Ranch
Bateman Ranch
King
Knox
Paducah
Price Sandlin
Sandlin
Matador
Motley-Cattle County
R. B. Masterson
Soil Conservation Service
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Avalanche-Journal
Empaley
Dublin
Jack Lynch
Prince of Wales Regiment
Irish Republic
County Donegal
Donegal
Robert Porter
William Street
Trarrow Street
Bog‘side
Bogside
Eddie McAteer
New Delhi
Newman
Karen Acuff
Twho
FAA
TRIO
Origami Paper Reg
Valley Forge Bellows
34Th Street
Texas
Coed
Michigan
Diana Joan Goshe
Karlen
APF
Amana
Canada
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