Britain suspends Northern Ireland home rule amid crisis
London reports the British government suspends Northern Ireland’s home rule for a year, placing the province under direct rule. Prime Minister Heath says the provincial parliament is suspended, internment of guerrillas eased, and Catholics gain a greater voice as William Whitelaw is named cabinet minister for Northern Ireland with a local representative commission.
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London
Northern Ireland
Brian Faulkner
Edward Heath
Heath
House of Commons
Ulster
William Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Nixon reshapes Pay Board amid resignations and firings
The Nixon administration moves to replace four labor and five business members on the Pay Board after UAW chief Woodcock resigns. With Fitzsimmons as the sole labor representative, the seven member panel will balance public and business views while Meany criticizes the board. Commentary labels the crisis as unprecedented since 1938.
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Washington
Public” Pay Board
Nixon
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Woodcock
Labor
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Teamsters Union
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Organized Labor
Fitzsimmons
White House
George Shultz
Office of Management and Budget
Cost of Living Council
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
SALT Talks Move Forward as Delegation Heads to Europe
The American SALT delegation leaves for Brussels and Helsinki for talks on ABM limits and submarine missiles. Officials expect a compromise around 150 to 200 missiles per side, with submarine-based weapons a likely sticking point before Nixon’s May Moscow summit.
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Washington
Finland
Nixon
Moscow
Caid Maratiatrne
Gerard Smith
Brussels
America
Helsinki
Smith
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
State Department
Laird
Ambassador Smith
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Weather Recap With Sparse Details
Clear tonight with lows in the upper 20s. Saturday looks cloudy with cooler highs. Tomorrow’s chance of rain is near zero with a 20 percent risk tonight. Yesterday’s high reached 36 degrees and the overnight low was 25.
Senate to extend reprieve for Cold War radio stations
The Senate is to consider a three month reprieve for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty as House and Senate negotiators seek funding through June 30. The plan provides 36 million dollars for the current fiscal year, with further action expected later. Radio Free Europe broadcasts from Munich to Poland and others, while Radio Liberty broadcasts 24 hours daily to the Soviet Union in 19 languages.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Europe
Radio Free Europe
Radio Liberty
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thomas E. Morgan
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Senate
J.W. Fulbright
Fulbright
Central Intelligence Agency
Munich
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Soviet Union
Peking Gets First Under Secretary General Post
The United Nations is about to appoint its first ever under secretary-general from China. The move signals a shift in representation at the UN and reflects growing Chinese influence in international diplomacy.
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United Nations
N.Y
Com
Kurt Waldheim
Peking
U.N. Secretariat
Rhodesia
South Africa
United States
Pen Guards Await Hazard Pay Ruling
Ohio Penitentiary guards press their work stoppage as the State Employees Compensation Board weighs the demand for hazardous duty pay. Union leaders warn of broader action if other prisons are excluded. Prison officials report no change beyond meals served in cells as talks and potential uprisings unfold.
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Columbus
Ohio
State
Herschel Sigall
State Employee Union
Chillicothe
Lebanon
Mansfield
Marion
London
Lima
Junction City
R. P. Woods
Chillicothe Correctional Institute
Ohio Penitentiary
Harold Cardwell
Forma
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Irish Republican Army
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Imfeld
Ann Landers
Erry Bridge
Heloise
Estes
Eee Renner
Valley News
Women's News
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Iron Curtain
Chillcothe
China
Security Council
France
Waldheim
People’s Republic of China
Ralph J. Bunche
Bunche
Brian Urquhart
Roberto E. Guyer
Argentina
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