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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1970
Page
3
In Londonderry, Catholics and British troops clashed for four hours as Protestant parades marked a historic victory. Barricades and rubber bullets failed to quell a riot, with tear gas driving crowds through Bogside. Three soldiers and one civilian were injured. Catholic aid centers operated inside the district.
United Nations officials and U S Atomic Energy Commission members urged a priority effort to learn and minimize environmental impacts from nuclear and fossil fuel power plants. A study by Argonne and Battelle found data gaps hinder evaluating plant sites and heated-water discharges on aquatic ecosystems.
FBI crime statistics show guns used in 65 percent of murders and 24 percent of aggravated assaults in 1969. murders and nonnegligent manslaughters totaled 14 590, up 7 percent from 1968, with 178 500 armed robberies up 14 percent. Handguns accounted for 51 percent of murders, rifles six percent, shotguns eight percent.
Brig. Gen. Homer Hansen, commander at Nellis Air Force Base Nevada, urged about 10 000 servicemen and civilians to protest the treatment of American prisoners of war in Southeast Asia. He said we haven t pushed North Vietnam hard enough and added war isn t the issue.
A Garrett County circuit court hearing on contempt of court charges will be held September 4 to address alleged violations of a May 11 decree. The Garrett County Commissioners allege AFSCME Local 1834 leaders blocked replacement workers and damaged county property including a bus. Windows were broken, tires flattened, and ignition wires pulled as non union laborers aimed to cross picket lines on August 4.
Cairo officials rejected Israeli reports that Egyptian antiaircraft missiles were moved within 12 to 18 miles of the Suez Canal since the cease-fire began. An Egyptian official called the claim untrue, noting only troop repositions occurred. Both sides accused the other of minor cease-fire violations as they traded statements over missile movements and shootings along the canal. Israel and Greece also clashed over the release of seven Palestinian commandos from Athens and their transfer to Cairo on a Red Cross aircraft.
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