Barricades Rise in Bogside After Fatal Clash
In Londonderry Bogside barriers reappear as police and troops reinforce after a fatal stone clash between Protestant and Catholic crowds. The Diamond area is ringed with barbed wire. 55 year old William King died and several others injured amid tensions tied to civil rights reforms and local election rules. About 1,100 troops are in the Londonderry area following redeployments from Belfast.
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Northern Ireland
Bogside
Diamond
William King
King
County Court House
Belfast
Paddy Doherty
Citizens’ Defense Association of
Stocks Slide As Dow Dips To 832 In Afternoon Trade
New York AP report shows stocks extending losses in moderate trading with the Dow Jones average around 832.63 at 1 p.m. down 2.5 points from earlier, while the 60 stock average nears 291.0. glamor issues like Polaroid IBM and Boise Cascade led profit taking and mixed sector moves across industries.
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New York
Associated Press
Polaroid
IBM
Boise Cascade
River Stage Reports and Flood Levels
River stage readings show rising water and flood presence at Camden with a 04.8 rise, Monroe at 14.0 feet, while other gauges report stable or no change. Officials track stages on the river system and issue advisories as conditions evolve.
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Camden
Monroe
Twin Cities Chit Chat Get Well Wishes for Clyde Pohl
Clyde L Pohl of 1300 South 5th Monroe is in Room 768 at St Francis Hospital recovering from surgery. A former News Star World employee, he may receive visitors today. Harry Pankey, Ne ville High School counselor, and wife welcomed son Joseph Harry weighing 7 pounds 7 ounces last week at 220 Bastrop Dr Monroe.
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Clyde L. Pohl
South 5Th
Monroe
St. Francis _ Hospital
Pohl
News-Star—World
Harry Pankey
Neville High School
Pankeys
Joseph Harry
Bastrop Dr
U S Vietnam Battle Deaths Decline In Week
Saigon reports a drop in American and South Vietnamese battlefield deaths to the lowest in six weeks while enemy casualties rise by more than 200. US says 135 Americans killed, 297 South Vietnamese. allied totals of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong casualties reach about 2,627 for the week.
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Saigon
Allied
U.S
U.S. Command
Louisiana to offer 15 million watermelon bonds next Tuesday
Louisiana will offer for sale the first 15 million of the 102.4 million watermelon bond issue next Tuesday amid fears of no bids. State finance officials blame weak market conditions, worsened by a proposed tax reform bill, and hope Senator Long’s stance will help. If no buyers appear, officials may sell short term notes until bonds attract buyers.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
E. J. Maciasz
Bond and Building Commission
Maciusz
Sen
Russell) Long
Long
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Commission
John Garret Ha Wats
Sterey
Modern grocery chores show stronger youngsters
A humorous note asserts that twenty years ago two people carried ten dollars of groceries, while today a child can do so, reflecting perceived lighter modern tasks and growing strength.
Israel Prime Minister Meir Visits Nixon for Talks
In Washington Mrs Golda Meir meets President Nixon for two days of talks on Middle East peace. Nixon says lasting peace requires vested interests on both sides. Meir seeks 24 Phantom and 80 Skyhawk jets and closer economic ties as Israel negotiates helicopter orders and aircraft deliveries.
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Nixon
Middle East
Israel
Golda Meir
White House
Meir
Iof
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp
Nixon Opposes Oil Depletion Cut Amid Tax Reform Push
White House says Nixon backs a 27 percent oil depletion allowance and will not let a dispute over the rate derail tax reform. Press secretary Ziegler cites Kennedy and Nixon favoring the existing allowance despite House approval of 20 percent. Nixon will abide by Congress's judgment.
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Nixon
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Texas
Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
House
Kennedy
Senate Finance Committee
Ziegler
Congress
Continued Clear Skies Forecast Through Friday
Weather update projects clear to partly cloudy skies through Friday with no major temperature shifts. Highs are expected around 82 to 86 degrees and overnight lows 60 to 64, with good daytime drying and variable nighttime conditions. Sunshine ranges from 70 to 80 percent, while Selman Field notes 82 high Wednesday and a morning low of 7 with trace precipitation.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Selman Field
Laird Expands On Plans For South Vietnam
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird outlined a broad view of Vietnamization beyond military modernization. He said U S estimates depend on factors beyond training and equipping and stressed transferring responsibility for the war to South Vietnam, including government and economy, while noting progress from July redeployments.
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Laird
South Vietnam
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
National Press Club
McDivitt Named Apollo Program Manager at NASA
James A. McDivitt, 40, former Gemini 4 and Apollo 9 commander, was named manager of the Apollo spacecraft program at the Manned Spacecraft Center Houston succeeding George M. Low who moves to a temporary assignment. McDivitt leaves spaceflight to lead lunar landing operations after Apollo 9. Low will work with Dr. Gilruth to plan future space programs.
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George M. Low
Low
Robert R. Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Mariners To Map Sites For Landing On Mars
AP reports NASA plans Mariners 8 and 9 to map 70 percent of Mars for future manned landings. Launched in 1971, the two orbiters will study terrain with enhanced cameras to identify landing sites and record seasonal changes, aiding Viking plans for 1973.
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Ned
Phobos
Deimos
Rias
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Schneiderman
Mars
Mariner
Viking
Equator
Tropical Storm Inga Moves Past Leeward Islands
Tropical Storm Inga moved past the Leeward Islands with top winds of 40 to 50 mph. Forecasters expect slow intensification over 24 hours as it shifts from west northwesterly to a more northerly track, located about 280 miles east of San Juan.
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Inga
Atlantic
Leeward Islands
San Juan
Delta rocket failures delay three launches
Investigations into Delta rocket failures push back three satellite launches up to six weeks. Britain’s Skynet communications satellite now targets Nov. 5. U S weather and a commercial communications satellite slips to late fall and December.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Delta
Britain
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Dubcek and Liberal Faction Face Czechoslovak Party Purge
Prague reports the Central Committee's push to purge liberal reformers including Alexander Dubcek from the ruling body as tensions rise after the 1968 invasion. The government tightened borders and police presence amid the ongoing purge and leadership shakeup.
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Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Prague Radio
Vienna
Communist ‘Party
Prague Castle
pro-Moscow
Gustav Husak
Josef Smrkovsky
Presidium
India
Antonin Novotny
Woes Largest Animal and Pets for Safe Ads
The article notes the blue whale as the largest mammal reaching 108 feet and 152.8 tons. It then promotes Pets for Safe in the News-Story World Classified Ads urging readers to call 322 to place or cancel a want ad.
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