Bombings Foiled as Motorcyclist Captures Gunman
In Whitehall Ohio two department stores were blasted as diversions for a robbery. Air Force Lt William S Harris 23 was captured after being run down by cyclist Roger Penwell 22. Harris charged with assault with intent to kill with multiple dynamite sticks found at several sites.
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Whitehall
Ohio
William S. Harris
Harris
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
Air Force
Lockbourne Air Force Base
William Lewis Harris
Lockbourne
Roger Penwell
Pennell
Columbia Dispatch
Ken Chamberlain
Penwell
Chamberlain
R. K. Walker
Insomniacs Bike Tour Through New York Night
A group of cyclists including a mother and daughter duo rides a late night tour through New York City. Miller, cycling since 1914, keeps pedaling in Central Park, while Henry Hope Reed praises parks and turn of the century buildings at each stop. Paley Park lights its fountain for 3 a.m. visitors as bystanders wonder about the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zene Margret
Kisehers
Margaret
Miller
Central Park
Henry Hope Reed
New York
Paley “Park
53Rd Street
Greenwich Village
Flooding Forces Historic Irish Co operation Amid Walls of Fear
In Belfast a historic flood scene saw Protestants and Roman Catholics set aside sectarian lines to help flood victims. Soldiers and police provided tea and sandwiches as anyone could, while Herbert Sullivan praised the unlikely show of unity. Meteorologists call the downpour the heaviest on record for Northern Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPD
Herbert Sullivan
Royal Ulster Constabulary
Meteorological Office
Northern’ Ireland
Sandy Row
Miligney
Erin
Odessa Boy Found Safe After Sierra Blanca Search
Odessa youth Hamrick was found alive on Sierra Blanca near Ruidoso after nine days of canyon searches. He spent the night in a restaurant and drank tea after a helicopter retrieved him in good condition though in shock. Rescue teams had logged 600 to 700 volunteers across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Sierra Blanca
Hamrick
U.S. Forest Service
Navy to Scuttle Nerve Gas Ship Off Coast
Navy plans to sink the Briggs with 14 experts aboard to dispose of nerve gas stored in sealed canisters. The operation includes passing a 600 foot line, flooding the hull, and delaying until weather allows a 40 hour voyage to a disposal area offshore Florida.
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Hamilton
Aithatiena Kha Ananika Ahlaan
Laird
Nixon
Johnson
Briggs
Sunny Point
Hartley
Coast Guard
Mendetta
Navy
A. G. Hamilton
Jane L. Green
New Jersey
Justice Department
Leonard Schaitman
Alabama
Kentucky
Florida
Lea
Army
Naval Ordnance Laboratory
War protest tops NSA congress with May 1 action
The National Student Association debated massive civil disobedience including a bid to shut down Washington on May 1 1971 to protest the Vietnam War. The 214 to 50 vote approved an antiwar resolution urging nonviolent action and a peace referendum while rejecting blanket support for Rennie Davis strategy.
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ST. Paul
Rennie Davis
Chicago
Washington
NSA
Davis Venture
Charles Palmer
North
South Vietnam
Congress
Davis
Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers Union
Larry Tomerack
Cleveland
Ohio
Baid
Tomcrack
U.S. Tanks Hit Camp as Vi etnamese Clash Escalates
Reports from Vietnam describe fresh clashes near Barnett and O Reilly bases with North Vietnamese troops attempting to push routes into eastern coastal areas. Eleven Americans wounded at Barnett, no fatalities. fighting also disrupts Saigon with a TNT explosion wounding police and civilians. In Phnom Penh, further violence noted.
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O'Reilly
Barnett
O’reilly
South Vietnam
1St Military Corps
Saigon
Vietnam ‘Demilitarized Zone
Camp Carroll
U.S
Thousands Seek Kidnapped Pair in Uruguay Hunt
Police and troops sealed off Montevideo neighborhoods as 12,000 officers conduct a citywide search for Brazilian Consul Aloysio Mares Dias Gomide and Claude L. Fly of Fort Collins. A ransom note demanding release of political prisoners was believed false.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Aloysio Mares Dias Gomide
Claude L.fly
Fort Collins
Colo
Ilo & Newspaper
Porto Alegre
Brazil
Diag Gomide
Quitaque History Rich in Indian and Trail Era Lore
Indigenous and settler history center on Quitaque Territory with Coronado and Santa Fe expeditions, Mackenzie campaigns, Billy the Kid, and Comanche headquarters. Noted locales include Valle de las Lagrimas and Linguish Falls, with lore spread via local Chimneys Bank newsletter Comings Doings.
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Quitaque
Col. Ranald Mackenzie
Billy the Kid
Texas-New Mexico
Caprock Country
Stroup
Valle de Las Lagrimas
Valley of the Tears
First National Bank of
Early Morning Fire Damages Home on 4415 4th NE
An early fire at 4415 4 NE damaged a residence and contents estimated at 3100 to 4000. Pat Adcox, not at home, listed occupant. owner J. W. Hefner. Firemen responded to six other alarms on Sunday with minor or no damage at several locations including 1200 Sind Street and 2918 E Bates Street.
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Pat Adcox
J. W. Hefner
ISS
23Rd Ft
Sind Street
E. Main &I
Guava Avenue
13Th Street
Avene N
Louis Baskall
Denver
Colo
E. Bates Street
Thomas Blade
BE. 2Th Street
Trauh
Laird argues ABM plan costs more defense for less money
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird said he has written Senator John Stennis to urge defense planners toward the new ABM sites. He warned dropping the sites would mean less defense for more money, estimating an extra 500 million needed now if funds go only to current sites. He spoke on ABC Issues and Answers. Also notes fish age measured by scale rings resembling tree growth rings.
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Melvin R. Laird
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Lair
ABC
United States
Jerusalem
U.S
Nixon Administration
Golda Meir
Egypt
Suez Canal
Luncheon Planned for United Fund Campaign in Lubbock
The United Fund in Lubbock plans a noon luncheon today at the Lubbock Club as the 25th year goal of 776879.82 is highlighted for the Fair Share division. Leaders Barnie Rushing and Clyde Owens head the division with film premier of People Who Care starring Lorne Greene set for the event.
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Lubbock
United Fund
Lubbock Club
Fair Share
Tre Cantaine
Gena
Ee Alderson
Harmon Jenkins
Peck McMinn
John Whitcomb
George Wilson
Barnie Rushing
Clyde Owens
Lorne Green
Farr
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Aleeela
Ruidoso
Odessa
Atlantic
Kirk
Ue A
U.S. Command
101St
Phnom Penh
Parnell McKay
Civil Defense
Pass Christian
Miss
Briscoe County
Palo Duro Canyon
Pease River
Nouth
Tulia
Turkey
Coronado
George Kendell
Valley of Tears
Cynthia Ann Parker
Linguish Falls
Denver Post
Cynthia Ann
Amman
Baghdad
Middle East
Ren En Ek, Wa Manan TM Ea
Jordan
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