United States clashes with Waldheim over dike bombing claims
The United States challenges UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim after he cited private reports of bombed dikes in North Vietnam. Waldheim warned of potential flooding and urged restraint, while Secretary Rogers and Ambassador Bush dismissed the allegations as part of North Vietnamese propaganda.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
U. N
Kurt Waldheim
U.S
North Vietnam
Waldheim
Red River
Hanoi
William P. Rogers
Washington
George Bush
Bush
Rogers
Polar bear stays cool in Brookfield Zoo grotto water
A Brookfield Zoo polar bear keeps heat at bay by lounging in the cool water of his grotto in suburban Chicago. The AP reports the animal’s summer relief routine amid warm conditions.
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Brookfield Zoo
Chicago
Trophies prize events at city parks tournaments
Winners and losers in Goldman Park softball and kickball face trophies or watermelons as prizes across midget and junior divisions. Dowling stilts contest winner Scott Martin led last week, with other park events including races, candy hunts, and a 1950s night carnival.
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Goldman Park
Avalon
Barnitz
Weiner
Creekview
Dowling
Whitney
Wildwood
Wilson
Dowling Park
Scott Martin
Karla Barnhart
Diane Deger
Bill Centers
Chris Thieman
Wildwood Park
Brian Mack
Shootouts and raids plague Belfast in unrest
British troops swept Catholic strongholds in Belfast seizing 16 suspects, confiscating weapons, and fighting seven gun battles. Dozens of clashes occurred overnight with Catholic and Protestant fighters, a Protestant youth found dead, and the death toll in three years of violence rising to 472. Troops moved through New Lodge Markets Ardoyne Turf Lodge areas amid sniper fire and nail-bomb bursts, dismantling booby traps and patrolling Bogside and Creggan for a third night.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
New Lodge
Markets
Ardoyne
Turf Lodge
Divis Flats
Irish Republican Army
Bogside
Creggan
Lon
Pistol Packer Threatens Death Penalty Behind Fort Worth Bars
Lonnie Wayne Craig held five hostages in the Fort Worth Federal Correctional Institute warden's office and demanded reinstatement of the death penalty. He threatened mass murder to influence the Supreme Court, then surrendered after two hours when his mother convinced him to lay down the pistol. He faces firearms and interference charges. a preliminary hearing is set.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Lonnie Wayne Craig
Supreme Court
Allie Mobley
Fort Worth Federal Correctional Institute
Craig
FBI
Forest Hills
U.S
U.S. Supreme Court
Mobley
Brewer
Moon rock from Tricia Nixon Cox ages 3.6 billion years
The Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum in Wapakoneta Ohio announced that a moon rock brought by Tricia Nixon Cox is 3.6 billion years old according to the museum society.
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Trician Nixon Cox
Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum
Museum Society
Free Derry Quiet Amid IRA Strongholds
In Donderry the Free Derry area, long described as IRA strongholds, reported no resistance at the time of the survey or incident. Local observers noted a calm environment despite historical tensions.
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Donderry
Free Derry
Law would pay industry losses from cyclamate ban
The House narrowly approved a bill to let the food industry seek government compensation for losses after cyclamate was banned as unsafe. Supporters say it delivers justice for manufacturers, while critics led by Ralph Nader call it a subsidy to bad judgment. The measure sets a Court of Claims role to determine losses tied to reliance on the safety list, with projected costs from $120 million to over $500 million. Six lawmakers switched from no to yes at the last moment.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
House
Senate
Nader
Court of Claims
Jerome R. Waldie
D.calif
Edith Green
D-Ore
Emanuel Celler
D. N.Y
U.S. Treasury
Leonor K. Sullivan
D'Mo
Middletown Groups Schedule Evening Meetings
A dense list shows various Middletown organizations planning meetings across multiple venues from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at locations including Holiday Inn Manchester Amanda Fire House Temple Beth Sholom City Building Marymont Court Central School and more with groups such as Kiwanis, NAACP, Rotary and veterans associations among others.
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South Middletown Fire Association
Amanda Fire House
Weight Watchers
Temple Beth Sholom
Bailee County Planned Parenthood Clinic
Verity Hall
City Commission
Amway Corp. Distributors
Marymont Court
FOE Lodge
Central
Board of Education
MHS Band Associates
United Cerebral Palsy of
Middletown
First Presbyterian Church
Builer County Medical Assistants
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Eagles Hall
Bpoe Lodge
Elks Temple
IOOF
Miami Lodge
Monroe
Growth in U.S. Air Travel Surges Among Adults
The Air Transport Association reports 49 percent of adult Americans have boarded a scheduled airline, up from 33 percent nine years earlier. The rise reflects increased public interest in air travel since the Kitty Hawk era by Orville and Wilbur.
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Orville
Wilbur
Kitty Hawk
The
Air Transport Association
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Forest Hill
Charles Campbell
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Ind
Robert H. Mollhan
Harley
Staggers
D-W. Va
William L. Dickinson
Ala
William Harsha
Ohio
Sherman P. Lloyd
Utah
Mike Lee
David Kelliher
White Bear Lake
Rytrt
Boys Shop
Middletown East Kiwanis. Club
Holiday Inn
Middletown Personnel Association
Manchester
Alcoholics Anonymous
Church of the Ascension
Middletown Business and Professional Association
Tee's
Ymca Board
Columbia
Coomer Lodge
S. Main
Howard Johnson's
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