Protestant Backlash Triggers Northern Ireland Strike
Thousands of Protestant workers walked off jobs paralyzing Northern Ireland as unrest over the British takeover deepened. IRA militants eased attacks while Catholic nationalists denied a truce. Three bombs exploded in Protestant Belfast areas with no injuries. Union leaders urged support for Stormont’s reopening and for Prime Minister Faulkner.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Ulster Vanguard Movement
Vanguard
William Craig
Stormont
Brian Faulkner
Ulster
Faulkner
William Whitelaw
Siciliano Named Lone Business Member On Pay Board
President Nixon designated Rocco C. Siciliano as the sole remaining business representative on the revamped Federal Pay Board. The seven member board will be all public. four business members resigned after three labor members walked out. Siciliano, 50, ex-president of T.I. Corp. in Los Angeles, has ties to Eisenhower and Nixon administrations and labor negotiations.
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Washington
Rocco C. Siciliano
Los Angeles
Nixon
White House
Camp David
Maryland
Gerald L. Warren
Siciliano
Salt Lake City
Eisenhower
T.I. Corp
Pacific Maritime Association
San Francisco
Docking-GOP-Tax Lid Legislative Shootout
The Kansas legislature awaits a final showdown over extending the 1970 tax lid beyond December 31 1972. Gov. Docking seeks long or indefinite extension while a Senate majority resists, eyeing a May 31 1973 or five month compromise and preserving local tax provisions for cities like Topeka Lawrence and Manhattan reliant on lid revenues.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Kansas Federation of Taxpayers
Docking
House
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Harold Herd
Coldwater
Senate
Sen
Frank Hodge
R-Hutchinson
Kansas
Hodge
Manhattan
Lawrence
Wichita
Hutchinson
Leavenworth
Goodland
Sen Owen Announces Candidacy for Lt Governor
Overland Park Kansas state Sen Dave C Owen at 33 the youngest in the Kansas Senate announced his bid for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor He spoke at a reception in Overland Park saying he wants to get Kansas going The gathering included Lt Gov Reynolds Shultz and former Gov John Anderson both seeking the GOP nod Owen a real estate man and Ottawa University graduate said he would work with Republicans and Kansans to move the state forward.
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Overland Park, Kan
Dave C. Owen
Kansas Senate
Owen
Overland Park
Kansas
Reynolds Shultz
Lawrence
John Anderson
Olathe
Republican Party
People of
Qwen
Ottawa University
Beard Ties White House to ITT in Senate Hearing
Lobbyist Dita Beard testified she wrote a memo linking ITT antitrust settlements to a 400000 dollar pledge to help San Diego win the Republican National Convention. She collapsed from chest pains during a hospital room hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Denver
Dita D. Beard
White House
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Senate Judiciary Committee
Beard
Senate
Jack Anderson
Louis Radetsky
Rocky Mountain Osteopathic Hospital
Hand
Radetsky
Old Car Buff Traps Across Country In 1930 Model A
Pomona California native David Daigh travels the United States in a 1930 Model A Ford, starting January 22 in California and aiming for Washington DC by April end, then plans a Canada and New England follow up with a Navy buddy. He funded the trip with Navy pay and savings from five years service, camps at parks, and notes the car runs on state roads with 15 mpg, the heater only work when moving, and the trailer can be pulled up hills at 17 mph.
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California
Washington D.C
Billings
Mont
Canada
New England
Daigh
Seattle
Wash
Tye
Chico State College
Navy
Ford
Henry Ford
Pomona
Ralph Hunt
Williamsburg
David Daigh
Troop Strength Drops Below 100000 in Vietnam Pullout
U S troop strength in South Vietnam slipped under the 100000 mark in a phased pullout. Official weekly summaries show 101700 for the week ending last Thursday, then reductions continued. Army 74400, Air Force 21500, Navy 5300, Marines 400. airmen and Navy personnel abroad not counted. Two small rocket attacks reported near Qui Nhon and Can Tho caused no casualties.
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U.S
Vietnam
U.S. Command
Qui Nhon
Can Tho
Mekong
Area Weather County Forecast For Partly Cloudy Conditions
Partly cloudy and cool tonight and Tuesday with low tonight in the upper 20s to upper 30s and high Tuesday in the 50s. Northerly winds 10 to 25 mph this afternoon then 5 to 15 mph tonight. Precipitation 10 percent tonight and Tuesday. Saturday high 45 low 38. Sunday high 43 low 47. Today's values compared to last year include high 77 low 40. record highs and lows noted. 24 hour precipitation trace ending midnight. Hourly readings through 8 a.m. today. Barometer 27.55.
Cause Of Fire Friday At Penny's Ready Mix
The State Fire Marshal concludes the Friday night blaze at Penny's Ready Mix 745 N Locust in a scalehouse and mixroom. Damages to the building total 2000 with insurance covering the loss. equipment losses 7000 were uninsured. Fire sparked by faulty electrical wiring. Witnesses reported an explosion as a steel bin containing 20 tons of cement and sand collapsed into an empty bin.
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Penny
North Pence’s
Forest Park
South Main
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John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Anderson
Kleindiest
Dan Mullen
Durham, Calif
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His
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South Vietnam
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Air Force
Marines
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Thailand
7Th Fleet
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