IRA Ceasefire Prospects Rise As Provisional IRA Loosens Fire
In Belfast Lenadoon the Provisional IRA agreed to heed Catholic appeals to stop shooting amid talks with Britain on a possible ceasefire. A Belfast commander said gunmen would hold fire unless provoked as Whitelaw discussed withdrawal with security chiefs. Father Fitzsimmons led a Catholic exodus aiding a peace propaganda moment.
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Fischer back in running for world chess title
Bobby Fischer, 29, returned to contention in the world chess championship in Reykjavik. He won his first game against Boris Spassky, trailing the titleholder 2-1 in the 25 game match. In seven prior meetings, Fischer had five losses and two draws.
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Bobby Fischer
Boris Spassky
Fischer
Maudling resigns after police probe order
Prime Minister Edward Heath announced the resignation of Home Secretary Reginald Maudling after police were ordered to investigate the collapse of a company he once served.
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Reginald Maudling
Maudling
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Pottinger
John Poulson
Poulson
Egypt asks Soviet withdrawal from Egypt amid tensions
Cairo reports say Egypt requests removal of all Soviet military experts. Several are seen leaving after Premier Sidky's Moscow visit. Sadat informs Arab Socialist Union central committee. U.S. mission heads also summoned for talks. Estimates of advisers range from 10,000 to 20,000.
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Reuter
Egypt
Aziz Sidky
Moscow
Anwar Sadat
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U.S
Nasser
Franco orders vice president to run Spain if Franco dies
Franco designated Vice President Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco to govern temporarily should the chief of state die. Blanco, 69, has served with Franco since the 1936 uprising. Today marks the revolt’s anniversary.
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Francisco Franco
Spain
Luis Carrero Blanco
Franco
McGovern at home first the good news and bad news
Senator George McGovern learned Monday of mixed signals as Chicago Mayor Richard Daley backed the Democratic ticket while the influential International Brotherhood of Teamsters endorsed Nixon. McGovern telephoned Daley to thank him and planned talks with AFL-CIO President George Meany and other labor leaders in the weeks ahead.
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Daley
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McGovern
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George Meany
University of Calgary faces enrolment crisis amid campus boom
Southam Western Bureau reports Calgary’s University of Calgary, booming since 1966 with new $30 million learning complex and a $100 million campus, now confronts stagnant student numbers. A government funds tied to enrolment could force an 8 percent budget cut for 1972 73 and staff reductions. The university may shutter or downsize programs, including business, music, and engineering, while maintenance and facility use shrink, even risking closure of core services like the Olympic pool.
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Calgary
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Lougheed
Harvey Bliss
University
Greenpeace foundation weighs action after Greenpeace III rammed
Greenpeace chairman Ben Metcalfe says skipper David McTaggart reported the Canadian vessel Greenpeace III was rammed by a French warship during hydrogen bomb tests in the South Pacific. The yacht limped to Mururoa atoll for emergency repairs, then to Rarotonga leaking fuel, with final repairs planned in Auckland before returning to Vancouver.
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N.Z
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David McTaggart
Canada
Negel Ingram
Devon
England
Ingram
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