Northern Ireland cease-fire sees uneasy start
In Belfast the IRA Provisional wing staged a bloody show of strength up to the truce hour and some gunmen fired at British troops after the deadline. The British Army said peace squads were cracking down on renegades to enforce the cease-fire and reported several attacks on troops after midnight.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Londonderry
Provisionals
Edmunds Freed After Long Detention in China
Edmunds, 88, known as a Welshman, was released by Chinese authorities after being held since 1967. He was embraced by his daughter Marie in Hong Kong and described life in China as interesting. The UPI photo accompanies the report.
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David Edmunds
Marie
Hong Kong
China
UPI
McGovern Reverses Claim on Delegate Totals in Democratic Race
Senator George McGovern backed off his earlier claim of reaching the 1509 delegate threshold and now says the nomination remains out of reach. He cites a revised tally of 1,492.75 commitments, while Hubert Humphrey hopes California delegates may shift the balance in the convention fight.
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Washington
George McGovern
McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Israel Rejects UN Censure Of Its Raids Into Lebanon
Israel spurned a United Nations Security Council censure of raids into Lebanon last week calling the measure a travesty. The council adopted the resolution 13 to 0 with the US and Panama abstaining. Jordan/Tekoah warned of grave regional repercussions and urged Lebanon to prevent use of its territory for attacks.
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Lebanon
United Nations, N.Y
U N Security Council
Yosef Teeee
Middle East
Belgium
Britain
France
United States
Panama
U.S
George Bush
Tekoah
Gunman Slain After Wounding P A Policeman
Port Authority officer Patrolman John Whitfield was shot in the head and wounded during a confrontation at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York. His partner Patrolman Peter Luciano returned fire, killing suspect George Conward of Newark. Accomplice Ivory Scott of Manhattan fled and was captured nearby.
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New York
Port Authority
George Conward
Newark
N.J
Ivory Scott
Manhattan
John Whitfield
Roosevelt Hospital
40Th Street
Eighth Avenue
Whitfield
Peter Luciano
Conward
Boats Drift Loose On Ohio River Sink Dozens In Cincinnati
About 100 small pleasure boats broke loose from Watch-Haven Marina when three barges drifted, sweeping boats into the Ohio River and along a 20 mile stretch. At least a dozen sank with no reported casualties though passengers were seen aboard some. One barges gasoline storage tank raised fears as crews struggled to secure the craft in darkness.
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Ohio River
Cincinnati, Ohio
Watch-Haven Marina
Ohio
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Covington
Mine Workers Chief Boyle Sentenced in Illegal Contributions case
United Mine Workers President Tony Boyle was sentenced to five years in prison and fined $130,000 for using union funds to make illegal political contributions.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Tony” Boyle
Wilson asks addition of five NY counties to flood disaster list
Lieutenant Governor Malcolm Wilson acting as governor asked President Nixon to add Cayuga Monroe Onondaga Wayne and Nassau counties to the 14 already declared flood disaster areas in New York State.
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Albany, N.Y
Malcolm Wilson
Nixon
New York State
Price Commission drops food price controls for now
The Price Commission will not pursue further controls on food prices for the moment after Nixon ends meat import restrictions. Chairman C Jackson Grayson Jr. says a review of costs will occur in about a month to assess need for broader controls.
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Washington
the Price Commission
Nixon
Commission
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Fire at Manila hospital kills fifteen patients
Fifteen persons died from suffocation shock or heart attack after a three hour fire of undetermined origin damaged a nine story Manila hospital. The blaze began in the wooden outpatient annex of Family Clinic and Hospital and caused panic as patients fled through smoke filled corridors.
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Manila
Unac
Ten Men Charged in Counterfeiting Ring in New York
Ten men, including five printers and a lithographer, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Manhattan for allegedly counterfeiting nearly 1 million dollars in bogus ten dollar bills and eight cent postage stamps. Federal officials say the fake currency circulated in the New York metropolitan area, though no counterfeit stamps are believed distributed.
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NEW York
U.S. District Court
Manhattan
Banks Plea to Halt Penn Central Deposits Rejected
The Supreme Court refused to bar Penn Central from withdrawing deposits totaling $3.162 million held in four banks. Courts below had denied the banks request to withhold funds as the railroad seeks reorganization.
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Philadelphia
U.S. Supreme Court
Penn Central Railroad
High Court
U.S. District Court
John Fullam
Penn Central
Chicago Delegates Nomination Questioned by DNC Hearing
Chicago Alderman William Singer read excerpts alleging the Democratic National Committee examiner Cecil F. Poole found the Chicago delegation to the national convention was chosen in disregard of party rules. Poole’s report on 59 delegates was cited amid broader challenges. Illinois has 170 delegates in total. Credentials Committee spokesmen said they had not received Poole’s report.
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Washington
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Democratic National Committee
William Singer
Cecil F. Poole
Illinois
Poole
Warplanes Bomb Hanoi Airfield Near City Center
U S war planes hit Bac Mai air field two miles from Hanoi center in the ongoing offensive. The raid damaged four warehouses and was part of a fourth straight day of raids in the Hanoi Haiphong region.
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Hanoi
Saigon
U.S
Hanoi-Haiphong
Bac Mai
Bombing Campaign Aims North Vietnam and Northers Defenses
The communique notes 320 strikes against North Vietnam with TV guided bombs damaging a generator near Hai Phong. Hanoi Radio claims multiple U.S. planes shot down and pilots captured. North Vietnam builds a new pipeline from the Chinese border toward Hanoi as ground actions near Hue face repulses.
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U.S
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S. Command
Air Force
Hue
Price-Hike Cap Set for Large Service Firms
The Price Commission set a 3 percent ceiling on price increases for large service firms including hotels theater chains and auto repair shops and a 2.5 percent limit on professional services such as big law firms and accountants. The rule retroactively applies to May 21 and affects a minority of sectors while targeting sectors with high inflation potential.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
Commission
C. Jackson Grayson
Grayson
Health Communications Hazards Face Southwestern New York Flood Victims
Health and communication outages hinder rescue and cleanup in southwestern New York after last week floods. Federal agencies coordinate housing and water restoration while emergency food arrives in Elmira. Debris removal contracts and portable switchboards restore some phone service as hazards persist and bodies are found.
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Associated Press
New York State
Federal Housing and Urban Development, Environmental Protection and
Small Business Administration
Post Area
Elmira
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
New York Telephone Co
Portville
Michigan
Big Flats
Corning-Elmira
Mardi Gras Drops “Free” Label to Attract Wealthier Visitors
The New Orleans Mardi Gras will drop the word free after a 214 month study by a special commission. It recommends a national campaign to curb nonspending elements during the carnival season as affluent visitors have stayed away while the homeless population rose.
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New Orleans
FBI Locates Submachine Gun Used In Jet Hijacking
Indiana police recover the Spitfire submachine gun and a $500000 ransom from a rural field. Investigators believe the hijacker, a young man with pockmarked face, may have died after parachuting from the American Airlines jet over north central Indiana. A farmer found the ransom bag, while another farmer located the gun in a nearby field.
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FBI
Peru
Ind
American Airlines
Northcentral
Indiana
Rex Dillman
St. Louis
Edward Lourenzo
Elliott
Ronald E. Miller
Tulsa
Okla
Demos Draft Platform Reflects McGovern Indochina and Reform
Democratic platform writers labored through a long session ending today to craft a moderately liberal platform. It nods to George McGovern on Indochina withdrawal and domestic issues while rejecting Wallace backed busing ban proposals.
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Indochina
Washington
Democratic
George McGovern
Platform Committee
Alabama
George C. Wallace
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