Peace talks begin in Ulster as toll hits 500 deaths
Northern Ireland marked three years of sectarian violence with a revised death toll of 500 as British officials opened secret peace talks with Roman Catholic SDLP leaders led by Gerry Fitt, John Hume, and Paddy Devlin.
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Northern Ireland
William Henry Creighton
Ulster Defence Regiment
Creighton
Magheravelly
Associated Press
Irish Republican Army
Britain
William Whitelaw
Social Democratic and Labor Party
Whitelaw
SDLP
IRA
Gerry Fitt
John Hume
Paddy Devlin
London
Ireland
Dublin
Ulster
SALT compromise boosts chance of Senate approval
Washington AP reports a toned down go slow warning to the Russians was endorsed by the White House to win over lawmakers on both sides. The amended interim SALT pact aims for strategic equality and may ease passage in the Senate, with Jackson revising his note to Russia and consulting the White House.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Henry Jackson
Jackson
Russia
U.S
United States
Washington State
Hugh Scott
Soviet Union
J. W. Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
House of Representatives
Vancouver dockers vote to strike across British Columbia ports
Vancouver and five other BC ports prepare for a strike vote by the ILWU Local. Only about 15 percent of loading and unloading operated as a dispute with the BC Maritime Employers Association over dispatch hall procedures persisted. The walkout follows a expired contract and mass resignations by 400 of 600 regular workers, with 80 men working in 10 gangs and six grain ships idled.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
B.C
Dispatch Office
ILWU
Dispatch Hall
Ed Strang
Employers’ Association
British negotiators discuss dock issues
London Reuters report on a committee of port unions and management meeting to resolve job security amid Britain's 12 day dock strike. Observers warn deadlock may extend two weeks. Farmers risk slaughter without animal feeds. port closures warned to affect supplies. On Monday a dockside clash left 17 men charged with breach of the peace after a scuffle involving pickets longshoremen drivers and police at Scunthorpe.
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London
Reuter
Britain
Agriculture Ministry
Hull
Goole
England
Scunthorpe
Democratic National Committee to approve Shriver running mate
The Democratic National Committee is expected to formally approve R Sargent Shriver as George McGovern's vice presidential candidate amid minimal opposition. Eagleton previously withdrew after disclosure of psychiatric treatment, while McGovern rallies unions and blue collar voters ahead of the final vote.
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Democratic National Committee
Shriver
Graham Lovell Washington
Reuter
R. Sargent Shriver
George McGovern
McGovern
Miami Beach
Thomas Eagleton
Eagleton
Peace Corps
Afl-Cio
Expulsion Decision Looms For Uganda Asians Aimed at Economy
Tens of thousands of British Asians in Uganda await a final policy statement from President Idi Amin. After accusing them of economic sabotage, Amin plans to expel Asians holding British passports within three months. The impact could trigger Britain to reassess aid and economic ties as tensions rise.
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Kampala
Uganda
Reuter
Idi Amin
Richard Slater
Amin
Brittain
Britain
Alec Douglas-Home
House of Commons
Alec
Sino Soviet border feud rises over atlas claim
Moscow denounces a new Chinese world atlas as a tool to justify claims to 12 million square kilometres of Siberia and the Far East. Izvestia accuses Beijing of rewriting history while tracing disputes to 17th century explorations and 19th century treaties.
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Soviet Union
China
Asia
Peking
Izvestia
Siberia
Soviet Far East
Russia
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