Murderer recaptured after Millhaven prison break
Edward Woods 26 of Burlington, life term for non capital murder, was recaptured after attempting to crash a roadblock at Odessa on Highway 2. Police and prison guards hunted remaining escapees across bush country near Bath and the cement Lafarge plant with tracking dogs, aircraft, and sealed-off zones within five miles of Millhaven.
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Kingston
Ont
Millhaven
Ontario
Edward Woods
Burlington
Odessa
Highway 2
Canada Cement Lafarge Ltd
Bath
Belleville
Donald Oay
Lake Ontario
Mount Forest
Kitchener
Highway 401
Here
St. Lawrence Golf Course
Kalin team fourth in wild horse event at Calgary rodeo
Medicine Hat’s Kalin wild horse racing squad placed fourth Monday to stay fourth in the overall standings. Glen Helmig of Edmonton leads with strong showings, while Marvin Shoulders won first in slack bull riding. The Calgary rodeo runs through Friday with finals Saturday.
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Phil Johnson
Medicine Hat
Calgary
Kalin
Glen Helmig
Edmonton
Helmig
Marvin Shoulders
Yellow Jacket
Henrietta
Oklahoma
Wayne Hall
Minnick
Rocky Rockabar
Kesler
Critter
Rocky
Calgary Stampede
Hat
Whitelaw Returns as Ulster Tensions Surge in Belfast
William Whitelaw flew to Northern Ireland seeking to avert civil war amid renewed sectarian gun battles in Belfast. Provisional IRA ceasefire collapsed, 27 shooting incidents in 45 minutes reported, UDA threats to crush the IRA, 17,000 British troops mobilized ahead of Protestant Orange parades, death toll at least 414 in three years of turmoil.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
William Whitelaw
Ulster
London
Irish Republican Army
West Belfast
Whitelaw
IRA
Ulster Defence Association
UDA
Ulster Offensive Association
Orange
Britain
Unemployment hits record June total in Canada
Statistics Canada shows unemployment rose to 568000 in June from 552000 in May with teens driving the rise. About 320000 unemployed are 24 or younger, and the youth jobless rate climbed to 12.4 percent as the government plans a 30.9 million Youth program.
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Ottawa
Statistics Canada
Statistics Bureau
Opportunities
Helicopters land marines near Quang Tri City
U S marine helicopters from offshore carriers dropped hundreds of South Vietnamese marines 2 1/2 miles north north west of Quang Tri City. The action placed government forces on three sides of the Communist held provincial capital as North Vietnamese troops stalled the drive to recapture the city for the fifth day. Tank led Vietcong infantry and paratroops battled in four points on the city outskirts. An adviser said NVA troops were well dug in around the Citadel.
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Saigon
Quang Tri City
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
U.S
McGovern wins crucial delegate victories on night in Miami
Senator George McGovern surged toward the Democratic nomination after key victories on the convention floor. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey withdrew from the race and released his delegates, while McGovern won a large California winner take all delegation vote and led in total delegates but remained short of securing the nomination on the first ballot.
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Miami Beach
George McGovern
Fla
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
South Dakota
Hubert Humphrey
McGovern
California
Fischer Spassky Open World Chess Championship in Reykjavik
Stage is set as Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky begin final for the world title in Reykjavik Iceland. Spassky with white opens. Fischer, black, in a match planned for 24 games across two months with big prize money and heavy public attention.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Spassky
Fischer
Brooklyn
N.Y
Soviet Union
London
Massacre suspect admits tricked confession in Israel trial
Maj Gen Rehavam Zeevi testified he used a baited promise of a revolver to induce Kozo Okamoto to confess to the Tel Aviv airport massacre. Okamoto, 24, faced four charges with potential death penalty, but the court may find him guilty while sparing him from execution.
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Lod
Israel
Kozo Okamoto
Tel Aviv
Rehevam
Zeevi
Central Army Command
Okamoto
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Max Kritzman
Abraham Frisch
State of Israel
Adolf Eichmann
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George Kaln
Phil (Bronc) Johnson
Dave Stewart
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Daniel Elisberg
Anthony Russo
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Canada
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British Columbia
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Icelandic Chess Federation
James Slater
Paul Marshall
Bobby
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