Londonderry Subdued as Belfast Battles Persist
In Northern Ireland gunfire in Belfast and Armada killed at least five as Catholics and Protestants clash through the night. British troops kept a fragile peace in Londonderry where violence began Tuesday after Catholic attacks on a Protestant parade. Police blamed shooters from the outlawed IRA. Observers fear the killings could heighten sectarian fury.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Armada
Londonderry
Irish Republican Army
Falls Road
Religious-Political Tensions in Northern Ireland
The Associated Press outlines the Protestant majority in Northern Ireland facing Catholic discrimination in jobs housing and voting. It reviews historical context from 1921 1949 and current political divides between Unionists and Nationalists plus military escalation in Belfast including casualties and the arrival of additional British troops amid widespread unrest.
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Associated Press
Northern Ireland
Southern Ireland
Britain
Commonwealth
Irish Republic
TNE
Unionist Party
Royal Irish Constabulary
Irish Republican Army
Viet Cong Offensive Expected to Grow in Intensity
U S military spokesmen predicted Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attacks would remain at 20 to 40 nightly, rising to a new high before September 2. Reports show 4 enemy rocket and mortar assaults and 8 ground fights from 8 a m Thursday to 8 a m today, with 78 enemy killed and 11 U S personnel dead and 38 wounded. South Vietnamese casualties were light. The VC claimed a new hard hitting offensive and vowed intermittent lightning strikes and intensified guerrilla warfare.
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U.S
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Viet Cong
Liberation Radio
Red Army Deployed On Borders
Communist China accused the Soviet Union of stepping up border deployments along their central Asian frontier. Peking alleged heavy reinforcements and new highways and railways while a Sinkiang official said Soviet troops beat and kidnapped inhabitants and opened fire. Moscow denied the clash and blamed China for provocation along the Kazakhstan Sin kiang frontier.
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China
Soviet Union
No Man’s Land
Peking
Urumchi
Sinkiang Province
Saifudin
Mao Tse-tung
Revolutionary Committee
Moscow
Kazakhstan-Sinkiang
Semipalatinski
Liehliekti
Sinkiang
Yumin
Withdrawal Prospects Not Hurt
Pentagon officials say renewed South Vietnam fighting does not derail planned troop withdrawals. President Nixon, briefing the National Security Council, noted potential further reductions though cadences depend on Saigon’s troop replacement pace and future Abrams recommendations. Pentagon officials caution against rapid large-scale pullouts despite 18,000 already departed under the 25 000 man plan leaving roughly 515 000 by August.
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Washington
Pentagon
South Vietnam
U.S
Wiwin Acsasemant
Soma
Nixon
Creighton W. Abrams
Saigon
Poison Gas Trains Move Toward New York and Louisiana
Two trains carrying 300 tons of phosgene left the Rocky Mountain Arsenal under federal permits and headed to Louisiana and New York with a stop near Chicago. Protests occurred in Elmhurst as routes passed through Illinois. experts accompanied the cargo for potential neutralization.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
New York State
Chicago
Des Moines
Iowa
Army
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Colorado
U.S. Department of Transportation
Lockport
N.Y
St. Joseph
New York
Clinton
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Elmhurst
Lyn Cima
Highland Park
Melrose Park
Bellwood
Transportation Department
Middletown Weather: Warm Weekend With Showers Possible
The Middletown forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 80s today and 70s tonight. A chance of showers is expected Saturday with a warm, cloudy Sunday. Yesterday reached 90 degrees with a 66 degree low this morning.
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Middletown
Arnold Palmer Withdraws From PGA Championship in Dayton
Arnold Palmer pulls out of the PGA championship in Dayton Ohio. He says he will skip tournament golf until his chronic hip problem is resolved and may remain out for the season with a possible comeback next year. Observers fear a career ending moment for the all time leading money winner and popular figure in golf.
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Dayton
Ohio
Arnold Palmer
Hijack To Cuba Marks 39th Flight In 1969
A Northwest Airlines jet from Boston to Miami is hijacked by two men waving a pistol and knife, diverting to Cuba. The hijackers claim to be headed home to see a mother, with 44 passengers and eight crew aboard. This is the 39th forced hijack to Cuba in 1969, amid public fears and ongoing aviation security concerns.
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Northwest Airlines
Cuba
Boston
Federal
Gray B. Newman
Invention of the Eraser Sparks Human Insight Joke
Chuckle notes the inventor of the eraser had a sharp view of humanity and humor about our flaws. The line suggests a witty reflection on creativity and human nature.
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