Belfast Lawless Violence Hits Northern Ireland
In a day of fresh killings police and civilians were slain across Northern Ireland as gunmen and a bomb blast claimed multiple lives. A police officer celebrating his 22nd wedding anniversary died after gunfire at a factory in Armagh. A 16 year old Catholic boy and a 19 year old woman died in separate Belfast incidents. A second bombing at a pub killed a young woman mailing wedding invitations, wounding others. The flare of violence comes amid Belfast factory and street attacks and political moves by Sinn Fein and IRA factions seeking civil rights demonstrations.
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Belfast
UPS
Santa Claus
Northern Ireland
Armagh
Bartler
James Joseph Reynolds
Kathleen Dolan
Killeter
Marlier
Am Engineering
Dublin
Irish Republican’ Army
IRA
Association of Ireland
Sean O'Braily
Sinn Fein
Provisional Wing
Missing French Connection heroin gains theft toll in NYPD
New York Police say 57 pounds of French Connection heroin valued at 12 million dollars were stolen from Headquarters storeroom and replaced with white powder. Another 23 pounds worth 4 million dollars also missing, signed out by a detective with forged receipts.
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Edward V. McCarthy
New York
UPI
United States
France
Patrick Murphy
Murphy
Receim
Prison Probe Produces 43 Sealed Indictments
The New York special state grand jury issued 37 sealed indictments in the Attlee prison riot case. The probe, begun Nov. 29, 1973, follows the Western New York incident that left 31 inmates and 11 guards dead during a four day uprising at the state prison near Warsaw. Indictments names withheld pending arrests.
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Warsaw
N.Y
Nelson Rockefeller
Robert E. Fischer
Wyoming County
New York
D- Yard
Africa
Fischer
McKay Commission
Investigat
Andrews Names Chamber Heads
Andrews County Chamber of Commerce held a regular meeting electing Joe Weatherby as president with Jerry Jones to vacate in 1972. Lloyd Stoebner is first vice president Bubba Heermann second vice president and Gene Cummings treasurer. New directors are Denny Porter Norman Hall Harold Roberts and Cummings. Retirements include Lilly Cook Cox and Moxley. Montgomery Ward catalogue noted.
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Joe Weatherby
Chamber
Jerry Jones
Lloyd Stoebner
Bubba Heermann
Gene Cummings
Denny Porter
Norman Hall
Harold Roberts
Ed Lilly
Ed Cook
Billy Cox
J. W. Moxley
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Joseph Nunziatta
Nunziatta
Brooklyn
Forrest
Ing
New York University Law School
Robert B. McKay
Andrews
Andrews County Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery Ward
Rater’s
Prater
University Avenue
Montgommery
Ben E. Keith Company
Lubbock, Texas
Cordo
Fuch
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