Protestant Threats Grow in Northern Ireland Conflict
Protestants threaten a military offensive against the IRA and a general strike after ambush killings in South Armagh. Loyalist leaders say 80,000 armed Protestants stand ready. Merlyn Rees rejects new crackdowns while British reinforcements lift troops to 15,200. The South Armagh violence inflames a long‑running sectarian war with over 1,400 dead since 1989.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
South Armagh
Merlyn Rees
IRA
Glen Barr
Army Council
Rees
Ian Paisley
Ulster Workers' Council
Gerry Fitt
Britain
West Germany
Republican Action Force
Abstracts On Display at The Corner Gallery Ottawa Library
Abstracts On Display feature paintings by Marvin Bennett a former Ottawan now in Emporia shown at The Corner Gallery Ottawa Library through Jan 27. Bennett 22 son of Mr and Mrs Al Bennett a 1971 Ottawa High School graduate and 1975 Emporia State graduate plans grad studies in art history and says his color schemes drawn from nature. He explains brown tones evoke rolling countryside and prairie grasses with sod palettes and uses a pallet knife with charcoal crayons and pencils. For more information call 816-342-3650 or 242-1186.
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Marvin Bennett
Ottawa
Bennett
al Bennett
Ottawa High School
Emporia State
Emporia
LA Doctors Slowdown Triggers Patient Care Delays
In Los Angeles and surrounding counties a doctors’ slowdown, begun Jan 1 to protest rising malpractice premiums, reduced private hospital services and pushed more patients to public facilities. UCLA Medical Center saw about 100 extra ER patients daily while some patients, like Irvin Korn and Jeanne Zeltner, faced long phone searches for admission and delays in care. Public hospitals planned early discharges as talks with doctors continued.
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Los Angeles
Irvin Korn
Northridge
Charles McElroy
Ucla Medical Center
Korns
UCLA
Jeanne Zeltner
Bank Robber For The Birds
Culver City California police capture Miklos Petrovicks after a two hour hostage incident at a Bank of America branch. He demanded birdseed for his birds claiming pollution was harming them. No money was stolen. charges under review for bank robbery or interference with commerce.
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Culver City
Calif
Miklos Petrovichs
FBI
Bank of America
Los Angeles
Joe Ferguson
Petrovicks
Ferguson
California
John Hall
Hall
Phillip Stone
U.S
Elmer Lindberg
Lindberg
Watergate Appeal Session Faces Three-May Rule
Washington AP report on the Watergate cover-up defendants appeal before the U S Court of Appeals as McMardian Haldeman Ehrlichman and Mitchell seek to overturn convictions. Lawyers dispute trial fairness, with decisions likely after months as defendants remain free.
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Washington
Robert C. Marchan
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John N. Mitchell
U.S. Court of Appeals
Mardian
Dorothy
David Ginsburg
Richard M. Nixon
Peter M. Kreindler
Watergate
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Mitchell
Nixon White House
Nixon
William Frates
John J. Sirica
Sirica
William G. Handley
We Pay Cash in Your Area This January
Local service announces cash payments in the area from January 19 to January 26. Call or visit to arrange pickups or deliveries and exchange details including address and telephone contact.
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Od Signel
American Flyer Electric Toyrama
Savage
The
Shadow
Old Toya
Char- Mickay Mouse
Buck Rey Gunn
Walt Clancy
Murray and Company
Kansas City
Missouri
Phane
Ottawa
Kansas
Teachers Strike Off Three States Paralyzes Schools
About 100000 pupils in three states faced vacation as teacher strikes expanded. In Pittsburgh 4400 teachers and aides walked out after failed talks, with Judge Donald E. Ziegler set to rule on contempt. Madison Wisconsin and Sauk Centre and Faribault Minnesota also saw walkouts.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Donald E. Ziegler
Madison
Wis
Minnesota
Sauk Centre
Faribault
Wisconsin
Zeigler
Let's Play Chess Let's Play Chess
Alan L Heinlein discusses how players diverge in style after a shared opening. A strong opening can force early mistakes and a win. or games hinge on a long middle game. The end game remains the most complex phase, often only clear when few pieces remain and one side dominates.
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Alan L
Heinlein
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Kreindler
P.O
Winchester
Remington
All
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
PFT
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Lodge
Union Chapter No
O.E
Honor Jr
CIA
Mary Graham
W.M. Marie Enyart
Sec'y
Business and Professional Guide
Optometrists
James A. Eaton, D
Optometrist
Olin G. Wollen, O.D
Pharmacists
Raney-Reynolds
Rexall
John Reynolds
Brown
Bob Luce
Johnson Motors
Newman Boats
Dennis L. Smith, G.D
Rodney McClay
Beauty Shop
Beautyland
SALO
Shirley James
Eloise Ailton
Patricia Blakesley
Karen Stinson
Mary Ellen Malburg
Waunna Riemer
Marcia Yohe
Elsa Causey
Brenda Fletcher
Auto Service
Hicks Electric CO
Ottawa Sheet Metal Works
Canterbury Court
John E. Douglass
Chiropractors
Don L. McKelvey
D.C
Chiropractic
Orthopedics
W. 15Th St
J.D. South
John Wise
N. Mulberry
Taylor Construction
Ralph E. Taylor
RFD
Behlen Metal Buildings
Hawkins & O'Hara Construction Co., Inc
E. Wilson
Wagtson
Larry Shaw
S.M. Brockway
L. J. Mathey
Franklin County Mental Health Clinic, Inc
Richardson
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