Soviet help for IRA seen in rockets and agents
British authorities say the Soviet Union is involved in Northern Ireland conflict. Russian made rockets found in IRA armory and agents described as operating on both sides. IRA and Protestant groups alleged to be infiltrated. rockets strike Crossmaglen police post with no casualties.
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New Campus Center Dedication Planned at Miami Middletown
Miami University Middletown officials plan a campus center dedication described as unobtrusive while Pride and joy go on display tomorrow night. Housing inspectors spotlight resident safety in a feature on page 53. A new Broadway play Pippin revives Granny Irene Ryan’s stage image with renewed profile on page 29.
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Democrats Elect New Chairman
Robert Strauss of Dallas was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee on the first ballot with 106 votes, defeating George Mitchell of Maine and Harold Manatt of California. Westwood resigned after a narrow earlier vote, becoming the first woman to chair a major party.
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Harold Manatt
California
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George McGovern
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Manatt
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Peace Talks Recess In Vietnam Negotiations
The United States announced a one day break in secret talks between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho as experts discuss technical issues. Gen. Haig left Washington to brief President Nixon and security officials after the week’s sixth meeting with no progress reported.
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le Duc Tho
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Burns of Carrickfergus Highlight Sectarian Violence in Ireland
Four year old Donna Kelly suffers first degree burns after a gasoline bomb hit her Belfast area home. The Carrickfergus case reflects rising sectarian fear as Catholic families flee, with 447 deaths in the year amid Irish conflict and British troops under pressure to withdraw while keeping Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom.
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United Kingdom
Truman Shows Signs of Improvement in Kansas City
Former president Harry S Truman, hospitalized in critical condition at Research Hospital and Medical Center since Tuesday night, continued to improve on Saturday. His daughter Margaret Truman Daniel told reporters he is better though not yet out of danger and that he spoke for the first time since admission while wearing an oxygen mask.
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Apollo 17 Moon Landing Prep Rehearsal Near Taurius Littrow
Apollo 17 astronauts Cernan and Schmitt completed another dress rehearsal in Houston as they prepare for a Monday moon landing. The crew tested lunar module systems and described the planned Taurus Littrow landing sequence with precise times and maneuvers.
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DAD'S A P.O.W. From Comic Books To College Life
Virginia Beach AP reports Kevin Mulligan now 21 and married, coping with a missing father from the Vietnam war. The Navy flier Cmdr James A. Mulligan Jr. was shot down in 1966 returning from an Ace 4 Skyhawk mission. He has been a POW for years, shaping a family of 20 21 affected children as they grow up apart from him. Kevin voices war weariness and distrust of Nixon era policies while noting two paths for peers.
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