Blast Wrecks Lord Nelson Monument in Dublin
A 134 foot Nelson Monument was wrecked by a 1:30 a.m. blast in Dublin, halting O Connell Street traffic. Police blamed the Irish Republican Army amid IRA pressure tied to the 50th anniversary of the Easter uprising. No casualties found hours after the explosion.
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Dublin
Ireland
England
Irish Republican Army
IRA
O’connell
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar
Brenda Moore
Angela Martin
Brenda
Object in Sky May Be Planet
An unidentified flying object sighted in northern Illinois before dawn was described as Venus by the Adler Planetarium. Residents across La Salle Will Grundy Kendall and DeKalb counties reported a bright slow moving sphere in a southeast path consistent with Venus's current orbit.
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Chicago
Illinois
Venus
Adler Planetarium and Astronomical Museum
la Salle
Will
Grundy
Kendall
DeKalb
Officials link suburban crime rise to population and small forces
An Associated Press survey shows crime in U.S. suburbs rising due to soaring populations, small police forces, and public apathy. The National Crime Commission begins a study into the dark figure of unreported crimes not logged by police.
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Associated Press
National Crime Commission
Viet Nam
Cost of Treats for Relief Kids Exceeds City Budget
New York City welfare commissioner Joseph H. Louchheim notes that providing each relief child with an ice cream or candy once weekly would cost about 1.04 million dollars annually, a sum the city cannot afford.
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New York
New York City
Joseph H. Louchheim
Language Reach: Russian Speakers and English Fluency
A study notes that one in 300 residents speaks Russian while about one in 23 Russians speaks English. The figures highlight language reach and bilingual ability patterns in the population.
FDA Withdraws Hundreds of Antibiotic Lozenges
The FDA ordered removal of antibiotic lozenges and related products sold over the counter for sore throats and colds, stating labeling misrepresented effectiveness. About 250 products under 500 trade names from 70+ manufacturers will be pulled, with retail sales around 25 million annually.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
NYC Welfare Finance Figures Highlight ADC Aid Gap
Loncheim describes the Aid to Dependent Children program noting about 200000 New York City children under 18 cannot afford basic treats like an ice cream cone or a candy bar once a week, illustrating welfare financing magnitude.
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New York City
Loncheim
New York
Laos factions propose talks to check U S military schemes
In Tokyo the Communist Pathet Lao proposed talks among the three Lao political factions to resist what Hanoi Radio calls new and dangerous U S imperialist military schemes against central and lower Laos. Prince Souvannouvong, who commands Pathet Lao forces in the Plain des Jarres and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, sent a January 24 message to his neutralist half brother Premier.
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Tokyo
Pathet Lao
Laos
U.S
Hanoi
Souphanouvong
Plaines Des Jarres
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Viet Nam
Laos coalition talks eyed with Prince Souvannaphouma
Soouvanna Phouma plans talks with Prince Souvannouvong and Prince Boun Oum to form a three party coalition government for Laos. The 1962 Geneva framework envisioned such a coalition, though it has yet to operate.
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Soouvanna Phouma
Souvanouvong
Prince Boun Oum
Laos
Canadians Concentrated Near U S Border
The majority of Canada's population lives within 200 miles of the United States border. About 90 percent of 19,516,000 residents are in this zone, highlighting regional settlement patterns.
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Canada
United States
Take Another Number London Zip Code Mix-Up
A man dialed a wrong number and claimed he dialed 40741. Mrs. Harrison told him no such number exists and he exclaimed that he had dialed his zip code by mistake.
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London
Bill Harrison
Three-Fifths of Peru Covered by Dense Jungle
A geographic note states that about sixty percent of Peru lies under jungle. The region is home to diverse flora and fauna and presents challenges for development and conservation efforts.
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Peru
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