Whitelaw Faces Northern Ireland Turmoil Amid Marching Season
Britain's Northern Ireland secretary William Whitelaw arrived in Belfast amid heightened security as violence intensifies before Easter. Parades by Protestants and potential Catholic protests threaten renewed civil conflict. The death toll rose to 293 in three years of fighting, with a bystander killed and bomb blasts wounding civilians.
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William Whitelaw
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Northern Ireland
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Whitelaw
Ireland
Andersonstown
Evacuation Ordered Near Louisville Dam Over Chlorine Barge
Louisville Mayor Frank Burke orders 4000 residents within a mile of McAlpine Dam evacuated by noon Saturday as efforts to dislodge a 600 ton chlorine barge proceed. Officials warn of toxic gas risk if leaks occur during stabilization and transfer to empty tanks. Weather and wind conditions heavily influence the plan.
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Frank W. Burke
McAlpine Dam
Ohio River
Dan
Wallace Says He Led Tax Reform Charge in Wisconsin
Gov. George C. Wallace tells about 600 supporters in Milwaukee that he talked tax reform first, arguing a Wallace win will force Washington to address taxes. The Wisconsin primary climate features Humphrey, McGovern, Muskie, and Wallace criticizing rivals as they campaign.
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George C. Wallace
Wisconsin
Washington
Alabama
South Side
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Wallace
Humphrey
West Bend
Nixon
Earl Butz
Muskie
Kenosha
Racine
Cudahy
McGovern
Sheboygan
Apollo 16 Astronauts Ready for Final Test Before Moon Launch
Apollo 16 crew John Young Charles Duke and Thomas Mattingly prepare for a last major countdown test at Cape Kennedy. After a simulated liftoff they will run in flight procedures for hours as launch team fixes a circuit breaker and final countdown starts April 10. The mission aims to land in the moon's highlands to seek ancient volcano evidence.
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Fla
Moon
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Walter Kapryan
Young
Duke
Two Youths Hurt As Car Flips East Of Ohio 741
Oscar N. Whitaker 16 of Bunnell Hill Road drove west on Lytle Five Points Road at 10 15 p m when he lost control and the car skidded off the road, overturning. Passenger Richard Miracle 17 of Springboro Pike Apt 2 sustained minor injuries.
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Springboro
Lytle Five Points Road
Ohio 741
Oscar N. Whitaker
Bunnell Hill Road
Richard Miracle
Springboro Pike
Apt. 2
ITT figures link to 1970 Chile coup attempt
Business Week cites former CIA Director John McCone confirming ITT executives discussed helping to keep Salvador Allende from becoming Chile’s president in 1970. McCone said ITT offered to assist if Washington had a plan. The piece notes ITT denied plotting and regrets how memos were read. Chile’s Congress to probe CIA activities in Chile next week.
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New York
Business Week
CIA
John A. McCone
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Salvador Allende
Chile
McCone
ITT
U.S
Allende
Harold S. Geneen
Geneen
Santiago
Russia to Boycott Stockholm Environment Conference
The Soviet Union says it will boycott the Stockholm conference on human environment in June unless East Germany is invited to full participation. Moscow objects to voting by non UN member states and its allies in the General Assembly decision, with Eastern Europe likely to follow.
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N.Y
Soviet Union
Stockholm
General Assembly
Moscow
Europe
Columbus Names New Police Chief
Earl Burden Jr. 44 was named Columbus police chief, succeeding Dwight W. Joseph who retires April 3. A native of Washington Court House, Burden joined the division in 1952 and rose through ranks to sergeant in 1957 lieutenant in 1959 captain in 1966 and major in 1969.
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Columbu, Ohio
Earl Burden Jr
Columbus
Dwight W. Joseph
Washington Court House
Burden
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