IRA Allies Kill Britisher In Rio
Officials said David Cuthbert, 20, a cook on the Triumph, was machine gunned in a taxi in downtown Rio Saturday night. A government communique called it an IRA linked urban guerrilla act to spark a Brazil Britain crisis during Brazil 150th anniversary events. The Triumph task force captain canceled ceremonies and sailors were confined aboard as the six ship group plans to leave Wednesday.
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David Cuthbert
Triumph
Rio
Brazil
Britain
IRA
Northern Ireland
Adm
David Williams
Catholic Split On Next Move In Northern Ireland Crisis
Police intensified a manhunt after Francis McGuigan, a suspected IRA brigade officer, escaped Long Kesh with six others in clerical attire. Catholic leaders split over Wednesday protests, with some calling for a 24 hour fast while others push demonstrations. Guerrilla gunmen attacked British troops in Omagh and Londonderry as sectarian tension rose across the province. McGuigan denied help from priests, while IRA claimed he fled in stolen army gear from Londonderry.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Bernadette Devlin
Civil Rights Association
Omagh
Londonderry
Free Derry
Irish Republican Army
Thomas Toner
Long Kesh
McGuigan
IRA
Thieu Nixon Rift Over Peace Plans in Saigon
In Saigon a rift emerged between President Nguyen Van Thieu and the Nixon administration over peace proposals. Thieu urged that Saigon alone negotiate his political future while Washington weighs flexible terms on caretaker government timing and Thieu's possible role. Supporters and critics blame the plan for constitutional issues and fear US slip from anti Communist leadership.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
Thieu
Washington
South Vietnam
United States
Bui Diem
State Department
Rogers
Paris
Pham Dang Lam
U.S
William J. Porter
Senate
National Assembly
Re Hearing Sought in Kent State Civil Rights Suits
Attorneys seek a new hearing in U S District Court Cleveland to overturn dismissal of suits claiming the Kent State shootings on May 4 1970 violated civil rights The estates of Allison Krause Sandra Scheuer and Jeffrey Miller seek 11 million in damages asserting the students were far from National Guard troops and unarmed while authorities claim self defense
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Cincinnati
U.S. District Court
Cleveland
Kent State
Ohio National Guardsmen
Kent
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
James Conner
Allison Krause
Pittsburgh
Sandra Scheuer
Youngstown
Jeffrey Miller
Plainfield
N.J
William Schroeder
Lorain
Connell
National Guard
Secrecy Ends in Tel Aviv on Hotel Bombing Members
After nearly 26 years a quiet post office engineer and a bespectacled brunette woman admitted they were members of the Jewish commando group that blew up the King David Hotel in Jerusalem in 1946. They recalled disguises, explosives, and a rushed eight minute operation with warnings to evacuate ignored by British commanders.
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Tel Aviv
King David Hotel
Jerusalem
Israel
Israel Levi
Sara Agassi
Ohio State heliport denied funds for unapproved project
Ohio State University lost a $239,296 reimbursement bid after the State Controlling Board ruled the heliport complex atop a parking garage near University Hospital was not cleared with the board or the House and Senate finance committees before construction. The vote was 5 to 2 against reimbursements.
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Ohio State
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
University Hospital
House
Senate
Lloyd George Kerns
Richwood
House Finance Committee
Bowling Green State Univer
Ohio officials weigh seven percent pay hike offer
The Pay Board tentatively recommends seven percent for state employees, triggering skepticism among Ohio officials who had secured a ten percent raise. Lawmakers question legality and whether state law permits paying less than approved, while a formal ruling and possible new law are discussed.
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Columbus, Ohio
Federal Pay Board
State of Ohio
Ohio
John Millett
Ohio Board of Regents
Attorney General's Office
Ex-husband claims 200-pound fat loss in one day
A divorce tale features the ex-husband boasting about shedding 200 pounds of fat in a single day. The remark aligns with his claim of a dramatic physical transformation post separation.
Cold and cloudy with light snow overnight and tomorrow
Weather outlook shows a cloudy cold spell with a chance of light snow tonight and tomorrow. Lows tonight in the 5 to 10 degree range and tomorrow's highs expected in the low 20s. Yesterday's high reached 21 degrees and the overnight low was 0.
11 000 Get Reprieve In Draft
Washington AP reports that 11 000 men with draft orders and 115 000 in the 1972 Extended Priority Selection Group are moved to the Second Priority Selection Group by Selective Service Director Curtis W. Tarr. They avoid immediate induction unless a national emergency, including those with postponed 1971 induction dates or ending postponements before April 1. The Extended group includes 20 year olds with 1-A status as of December 31, 1971 and lottery numbers under 126.
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Washington
Selective Service
Curtis W. Tarr
Tarr
ABA Favors Abortion But Not Easier Divorce
The ABA approved legislation to legalize abortion up to 20 weeks but rejected liberalized no fault divorce. The uniform laws proposal would curb fault in divorces, replacing it with irretrievable breakdown, drawing heavy criticism as undermining family life. The measure failed 170 to 72. The Philadelphia Bar urged revoking federal wiretap guidelines, with action deferred to August in San Francisco.
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New Orleans
American Bar Association
National Conference of Commissioners On
ABA
House of Delegates
Ralph J. Bodell
Milwaukee
Wis
Eugene A. Burdick
Will
Iston
N.D
Uniform Laws Conference
Burdick
Philadelphia Bar Association
San Francisco
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Tex
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Monay
Irgun
Menahem Begin
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Valley News
The
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Sity
Kent State University
University and Board of Regents
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Board
Paul Corey
Corey
Mittee
Cost of Living Council
Harold Hovey
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