Toll Mounting in Londonderry Riots Across Sectarian Divide
In Londonderry violence between Catholics and Protestants escalated overnight with petrol bombs and rocks injuring 80 police and 12 civilians. British troops stood by as Ulster officials debated deployment amid calls to restore order and prevent a broader war. Bernadette Devlin urged unity at Catholic barricades as the city remained volatile.
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Northern Ireland
United States
Canada
Ulster Cabinet
Belfast
James Chichester Clark
Robert Porter
Brian Faulkner
Capt
William Long
Omagh
Chichester-Clark
London
The
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
James
Ulster
Jack Irvine
Bernadette Devlin
NASA Fears For Wobbly Spacecraft ATS 5
A 12 million ATS 5 satellite with 13 experiments launched from Cape Kennedy. The craft began tumbling end over end after deployment but engineers hoped a motor burn would restore balance and place it in a Pacific near-equatorial orbit. If the engine cannot be ejected safely the satellite could be lost.
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Fla
ATS 5
Pacific Ocean
South America
ATS
Equator
Bay of Bengal
India
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Pacific
Watermelon Bonds Unable to Be Marketed in Louisiana
The State Bond Commission ruled the $4.5 million Watermelon bond authorization illegal as it was not tied to specific projects. The commission approved a reduced $102.4 million for capital improvements and plans a $15 million sale, while the Port of New Orleans seeks funds to meet urgent needs.
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Mary Evelyn Parker
Parker
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New Orleans
Robert Barkerding
Howard, Weill, Iabouisse
Friedrichs and Co
Ramblin duo to take Acapulco vacation from Dallas
Jess Ramblin and Jim Huckabay with Skip Russell, roommates at Woodlawn Manor, plan a Dallas to Mexico City flight and onto Acapulco for a week long vacation. Miss Yvonne Adams, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Nick Adams, will celebrate her eighth birthday with a family party at 35 Fairoaks.
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Skip Russell
Woodlawn Manor Apartments
Acapulco
Mexico
Dallas
Tex
Mexico City
Yvonne Adams
Nick Adams
Fairoaks
World at a Glance Inhuman Stockade Conditions Hint
The World At A Glance notes a Green Beret’s lawyer alleging inhuman conditions at the stockade holding his client. The report highlights concerns about treatment and confinement as scrutiny grows.
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Green Beret
Stockade
President Pushes Reform Of Manpower Training Plan
President Nixon urged Congress to transform the federal manpower training system to guard against recession and fight poverty. He outlined a new national approach linking revenue sharing, decentralization, and a computerized job bank to steer workers into new roles and reduce welfare dependency.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Congress
George P. Shultz
White House
FTC Adopts Regulations On Give Away Contests
The FTC sets rules for sweepstakes promotion disclosing odds and prizes with a 60 day effective date. Dissenting commissioner Elman warned the regulations cannot curb rigging and urged banning give away games outright. The move follows a two year staff study noting widespread unfair and deceptive practices at food stores and gas stations.
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FTC
Dinis seeks exhumation for Kopechne autopsy
UPI reports District Attorney Edmund S. Dinis formally asks for exhuming Mary Jo Kopechne’s body for an autopsy. The request goes to Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania, where the burial site is, with parents opposing the move and an Edgartown inquest set for September 3.
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UPI
Edmund S. Dinis
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Wilkes Barre
Miss Kopechne
Armand Fernandes, Jr
Luzerne County
Dinis
Brockton Enterprise and Times
Dike Bridge
Cappaquiddick Island
Pennsylvania
Edgartown
Monroe City adopts heavy fine litter law with rewards
Monroe City Council approved an emergency anti litter ordinance with fines from 150 to 500 dollars and a jail term of three days to six months. A 50 dollar reward is offered for information leading to arrests and convictions. The measure targets littering on private and public property and mandates covered trash trucks. Mayor Ho ward and City Attorney Harkey touted the plan as a serious effort to keep the city clean. Oliver Renfrow praised the ordinance as a key step for future clean up campaigns. Enforcement begins immediately by order of the mayor and Police Chief James Kelly.
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Monroe
W. L
Jack’’ Howard
James Kelly
Haynes Harkey
Renfrew
Cooler Than Expected At Selman Field
Temperatures in the Twin City area ran cooler Tuesday with Selman Field reporting a 60 degree low around 6 am, below forecast 70. The day’s high reached 93, just under the predicted 95, and a 20 percent chance of Thursday afternoon thundershowers is forecast.
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Selman Field
Twin City
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