Londonderry clashes prompt barbed wire barriers
British troops in riot gear erected barbed wire barriers in Londonderry after a day of violence between Roman Catholics and Protestants. Four hundred soldiers faced mobs. 600 Catholics marched, a window smashed at a police station, and a priest urged restraint. The unrest followed a protest against a local newspaper ban and came amid Northern Ireland civil rights tensions.
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Scott Attacks Democratic State of the Union Plan
Senate GOP leader Hugh Scott denounced Democratic TV counter plan to Nixon’s State of the Union. He mocked a Muskie documentary by a river and urged a national chairman by a “dirty deficit” as Kennedy announced the program for February 8.
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Priests Among Three Sentenced for Insulting Forces
A court martial in San Sebastian sentenced three men, including priests Juan Maria Zubaira Aizpurua and Felipe Izaguire Esual, and Javier Baglietto Arrizabalaga, to two to six months in prison for insulting the armed forces after incidents before a funeral Mass in Elbar.
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Reconciliation Efforts in Lagos Amid Postwar Struggles
A British mission criticizes indiscipline among Nigerian soldiers while relief efforts, led by Gowon, strain under the influx of refugees. Lagos officials push for smoother reintegration as First and Third Division units maneuver in former secessionist areas and aid arrives amid competing coordination.
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