Heavy Gun Battles Erupt In Belfast As Violence Surges
In Belfast fierce gun battles erupt between guerrillas and British troops amid street fighting in Londonderry Newry and Belfast. The death toll rises to 20 with over 100 wounded as internment without trial is announced 230 detainees are held with Britain sending 550 more troops to reinforce 12 000 soldiers.
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Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Newry
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Irish Republic
Bolands Mills
Crumlin Road
H.M.S. Mainstone
Brian Faulkner
Army
Republic of Ireland
England
Patrick Hillery
London
Reginald Maudling
Hillery
Ulster
Ireland
Falls Road
Ballymurphy
Ardoyne
Old Park Road
Leeson Street
Derry
Bid Hikes Ante For Used Car Space Rover
Douglas Lovegreen of Bakersfield tops bids on the Apollo 15 moon buggy abandoned by Scott and Irwin. He offered 1200 dollars to beat 1000 dollar bids from Australia and Brazil and proposed 2000 if delivery to Bakersfield could be guaranteed. Librarian Betty Westman notes many offers, some with money, while a public information officer confirms promotional interest in the rover.
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Rover
United States
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
Lovegreen
Space Agency
Scott
Irwin
Betty Westman
Manned Spacecraft Center
John Riley
Space Center
New York City
Riley
Weather blamed for Boise prison riot amid fires
Idaho Penitentiary in Boise suffered two destroyed buildings and two inmates stabbed during a four hour riot. Officials cited extreme heat, temperatures around 90s to 110s, as a primary factor and said no hostages were taken. Inmates demanded better living conditions and a recent tunnel discovery was noted but not linked to the riot.
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Boise, Idaho
Idaho Penitentiary
Boise
David Bortz
Cassia County
Idaho
Charles Rice
Ada County
Raymond W. May
May
William Evans
Death Valley sees 124 degree heat record
New York UPI reports the National Weather Service logged the nation high of 124 degrees Tuesday at Furnace Creek Death Valley California excluding Hawaii and Alaska. Evanston Wyoming recorded a low of 42 degrees today.
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New York
Clock runs backward in Monroe home remedy
Twin Cities chit chat recalls the Gossetts at 801 Beau regard Street whose clock runs in reverse after storms. Wilton B Brown a Monroe official reports reversing the electrical plug spokes to make his clock run clockwise again.
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Wilton B Brown
Monroe
R. E. Gossett
Brown
Gossetts
Beauregard Street
My Wife's Cooking Melts But Never Thaws
Comic note from a humor page: a young husband jokes that his wife’s cooking "melts in your mouth" but she never thaws it long enough, delivering a playful line about his spouse and domestic life.
Banks Buy $113 Million Stadium Bonds In Deep South Deal
The Louisiana Domed Stadium Commission sold 113 million dollars in construction bonds to a syndicate led by First National Bank of Commerce of New Orleans and Stephens Inc for 5.99 percent, the largest southern bond issue and the first to be funded entirely from the Deep South. Gov. John McKeithen hailed the sale as a landmark, citing the stadium’s promised benefits and regional pride, while ceremonies and parade music accompanied the bid opening and first pile ceremony.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Domed Stadium Commission
First National Bank of Commerce of
Stephens, Inc
Little Rock
Ark
Louisiana
John McKeithen
Stadium Commission
Deep South
McKeithen
James H. Jones
New Orleans Bank
Louisiana Superdome
South
Olympia Brass Band
Shelby Friedrichs
Chase Manhattan Bank of New York
Connecticut
City of Los Angeles
Low-Emission Cars Use Is Scheduled
Boston AP reports the GSA has put eleven LNG powered cars into service with plans to convert 49,500 vehicles nationwide within five years. Officials say mileage is similar to gasoline, but concerns include high unit cost and installation effort. Detroit watches the experiment as manufacturers seek pollution reducing options.
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Boston
General Services Administration
Robert W. Kelly
GSA
Detroit
Robert L. Kunzig
James Mullin
Kelly
Apollo 15 crew pace slow postflight recovery
Astronauts David Scott Alfred Worden and James Irwin take longer than prior moon crews to readapt to gravity after Apollo 15. Medical officials monitor tests while geologists study lunar rocks including the Genesis Rock and a 21 pound specimen.
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Anaries A. Perry
David R .Scott
Alfred M. Worden
James B. Irwin
Apollo
Swere
Scott
Worden
Irwin
Soa
The
Space Center Medical Office
Berry
Hadley Rille
Rille
Leon Silver
Space Agency
Silver
Elbow Crater
Partly Cloudy Skies Across Northeast Louisiana
Northeast Louisiana faces partly cloudy skies with warm temperatures through Thursday. Highs near 86 to 92, lows around 70 to 76, and a 30 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Relative humidity stays above 60 percent with dew points in the low to mid 70s.
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Louisiana
Louisana
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
Dollar Value Holds Steady as Gold Declines in Europe
In London the dollar remained steady while gold prices fell for a second session. Markets showed a quiet, tense mood as governments act to defuse speculation. By afternoon the dollar weakened slightly in some centers on technical factors.
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London
UPI
Europe
U.S
Big Four Envoys Push West Berlin Settlement
The Big Four ambassadors led by Kenneth Rush met in Berlin for a 27th and longest nine hour session on West Berlin. They discussed guaranteed unrestricted highway travel, a Soviet consulate, and West German administrative presence in West Berlin as the main remaining issues.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Kenneth Rush
Roger Jackling
Britain
Jean Sauvagnargues
France
Pyotr Abrassimov Thes
Rush
Abrassimovv
East Germany
West Berli
White House Sets Policy On Busing
The White House directs federal agencies to pursue school desegregation without busing where possible. President Nixon warns officials to align with White House views or face reassignment. Ziegler says busing will not be the primary tool to end school dual systems despite Supreme Court legality. Governor Wallace urged courts to overturn busing decrees, a request Nixon has not answered.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Supreme Court
George C. Wallace
Ala
Bama
John Mitchell
U.S
Ziegler
Busing Decreed For Jefferson Parish Schools
About 3,000 Jefferson Parish students will be bused an average of seven miles daily to achieve racial balance in public schools. The U S district court order cites 90 percent black affected and notes the school board needs 30 more buses, with some unavailable until October. The suit was filed by black residents who are parents of pupils. The Supreme Court ruling last April upheld lower court authority to order desegregation busing.
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New Orleans
Jefferson Parish
U.S. Dist
Herbert W. Christenberry
Parish
U.S. Supreme Court
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