Britain braces for wider strikes as dock workers jailed
London AP reports unions vow escalation after Edward Heath refuses to free five jailed dock workers. A 1 1/2 hour talks with the Trades Union Congress ended in deadlock over the government’s Industrial Relations Act. Port, press, coal, and transport disruptions mount as shortages loom.
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London
Britain
Edward Heath
Heath
Trade Union Congress
TUC
Vic Feather
Feather
New
Labor Court
England
British troops sweep Belfast Catholic areas in gun battles
In Belfast early today British troops combed Catholic strongholds seizing 16 suspects and confiscating weapons after seven gun battles. Reports say 20 plus shootouts, a Protestant youth killed, and troops faced sniper fire and nail bombs while entering New Lodge Markets Ardoyne and Turf Lodge.
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Belfast
New Lodge
Markets
Ardoyne
Turf Lodge
Divis
Many Die On Highways But Fatality Rates Drop
Washington AP reports transportation fatalities totaled 58,452 last year, up 526 from 1970, while the death rate fell for the sixth straight year. Motor vehicle deaths reached 50,949, with rates down overall due to higher traffic volumes. Volpe cited improvements in vehicles, roads, signaling, and driver education. Other causes rose or fell, including boats and airline crashes, with train and grade-crossing deaths down. Chattanooga AP item notes curb-service City Hall, a van truck carrying a portable mayor’s office.
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Washington
Transportation Department
Department
Secretary of Transportation
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Chattanooga, Tenn
Chattanooga
Mars Ice Ring Hints At Water In Mars Poles
Pasadena AP reports Mariner 9 images show a white frost ring near Mars north pole crater, possibly water ice. If confirmed, it supports theory of water locked in polar ice and elsewhere, aiding life prospects. spring erosion of CO2 cap reveals potential water ice deposits.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mariner Space
South Pole
House approves cyclamate loss bill amid Nader opposition
The House voted 177 to 170 to let the Court of Claims award domestic producers and farmers compensation for losses from the cyclamate ban. Backers cite justice for those harmed in 1969 while critics led by Ralph Nader call it a subsidy for bad business and do not accept profits as recoverable.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
House
Senate
Nader
Court of Claims
U S Warns UN Leaders Over Bombing Reports
The United States sharply disputed UN Chief Kurt Waldheim’s claims of reports that U S bombings hit North Vietnam dikes along the Red River. Secretary Rogers and Ambassador Bush pressed Waldheim to drop the unverified reports, while Waldheim warned that such allegations could flood the plain and kill thousands.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
U. N
Kurt Waldheim
U. S
North Vietnam
Waldheim
Red River
Hanoi
William P. Rogers
Washington
George Bush
U.S
Bush
Defects Found In Deadly Mine
Morgantown West Virginia AP statistics from the US Bureau of Mines show nearly 500 federal safety citations against Consolidation Coal Co. Blacksville No. 1 mine in four years. Nine men were declared dead after a fire sparked by an electrical spark. Three small explosions forced rescues to withdraw and seal shafts. Citations cover violations under the Federal Mine Safety Act, with 381 issued after the act's 1970 provisions took effect.
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Morgantown
W. Va
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Consolidation Coal Co
Blacksville No. 1
Blacksville
John Corcoran
Consolidation
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