IRA attacks threaten new Northern Ireland coalition cabinet
Irish Republican Army guerrillas wrecked tracks and bombed a bridge on the Belfast Londonderry line, set a land mine near Omagh wounding two soldiers and a civilian, and ambushed a militiaman in Strabane. The group declared it would destroy the new executive as a British concession.
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Holiday travelers turn to rails amid gas fear
The Associated Press reports Thanksgiving travel shifted from cars to trains and buses as gas shortages disrupted driving. Icy and crowded roads drove 27,000 Amtrak reservation calls with standing room only on routes like Washington to New York and Philadelphia. Prices surged at some stations, with one New Jersey Shell station charging 82 cents for regular and 86 cents for premium, far above typical rates.
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Mexico seeks 300000 braceros admitted annually to U S
Mexico proposes to the United States that 300000 temporary farm workers, braceros, be admitted each year and seeks legal parity with U S farm workers plus consular defense in U S courts. Rabasa notes U S opposition from unions and Mexican American groups while citing labor needs and border unemployment.
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MIT computer center composes music in new studio
Cambridge AP MIT opens Studio for Experimental Music where composers hear works instantly via a PDP-11-45 computer. Director Barry Vercoe says the first center dedicated to musical composition, not engineering, merges organ keyboards with visual displays and aims to add to, not replace, the orchestra.
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Youth revolt grips Athens as tanks face crowd
In Constitution Square six tanks faced a surged crowd as a fearless youth ripped his shirt and cried Strike here. The protest marks the Greek capital’s recent student revolt that prompted martial law under President George Papadopoulos. Thirteen died as fighting engulfed most central squares. Support varied with elders warning of manipulation by old political forces while many youths and workers praised the cause and warned of future action. Independent observers noted a mix of Communists radicals and royalists among demonstrators.
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Getty ransom refusal stands firm in kidnap case
London AP report says J Paul Getty refuses to pay ransom for his 17 year old grandson missing in Italy for five months. Despite claims of hoax, circulation of a photo purporting to show the boy without an ear and a handwritten plea for payment accompanies a note from anonymous kidnappers demanding money. Getty’s spokesman says he will not yield to ransom.
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Hobo pinned in wreck when his boxcar derails
Allison Middleton Coutts a 64 year old hobo was trapped three nights and two days after a Burlington Northern boxcar derailed near Chemult Oregon He was found by a bulldozer operator with seven broken ribs two crushed fingers and a cut above the eye He planned to travel by bus thereafter and survived with a Bible and a hungry appetite.
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Wall Street Faces Deep Energy Crisis Pressure
New York AP reports a sharp stock market decline since October 26 with estimated paper losses surpassing 100 billion dollars as fears grow that energy shortages will curb economic growth. A modest rally offers mixed optimism while traders and vendors describe ongoing gloom on the trading floor outside Trinity Episcopal Church.
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Kalispell deer hunter dies in accidental shootout
An 18 year old Kalispell deer hunter Wade Drollinger was killed while hunting with a juvenile companion south of Kalispell. Drollinger stepped into his partner's line of fire as they shot at a deer from a car. His father Wesley Drollinger died in a hunting accident near Kila on November 12.
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Arabs threaten use of atom in new round of fighting
Cairo based Heikal editor of Al Ahram warned that Israel may resort to atomic bombs in a fresh Middle East conflict. He urged a unified Arab plan to produce or obtain nuclear weapons and cited past failed attempts with Libya and China. He said Israel already has bombs and quoted a U S official fearing an atomic incident could escalate global crisis.
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