Palestinians Attack Beirut Police Station Kills Two Police and One Guerrilla
A Palestinian guerrilla assault on a Beirut police station left two policemen and one attacker dead, with ten arrests and two more officers wounded. Prime Minister Saeb Salam vowed strict enforcement, while officials noted the attack may have aimed to free a Lebanese held for carrying a submachine gun. The incident linked to the Al Saiqah group and follows regional tensions with Lebanese security forces.
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United Press International
Beirut
Saeb Salam
Radio Lebanon
al Saiqah
Suleiman Franjieh
Lebanon
Egypt
Libya
Syria
Federation of Arab Republics
Three Teen Girls Stabbed In Dearborn Heights
In Detroit area, three teen girls were stabbed after a man posing as a police officer stopped their car on New Year’s Day. Kathleen Hannon 18 was killed. Debbie Perrin 14 was in critical condition. Debbie Hennessy 16 was in fair condition. A 26-year-old man was arrested on charges of first degree murder and two counts of assault with intent to murder.
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Detroit
UPD
Vicks
Dearborn Heights
Donald Loose
Kathleen Hannen
Bedford Township
Edward Hines
Rover's Lane
Debbie Perrin
Westland
Wayne County General Hospital
Debbie Hennessy
Livenia
Loose
Garden City
Miss Hannon
Warren Avenue
Leese
the Park
Military Pay Hike In Effect (1973 context)
Pay raises for all federal workers including soldiers take effect, boosting private weekly pay by 100 dollars and four star generals to 45074 dollars yearly. The 5.5 percent raise accompanies barracks improvements and new room perks as the draft era winds down. President Nixon opposes the latest raise on economic grounds but supports broader moves toward ending conscription.
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Washington
Nixon
Pentagon
Quiet Truce Ends in East
In Saigon the New Year truce ended at sundown Saturday as U S forces reported two killed and two wounded after helicopters were shot down just before the ceasefire. Allied spokesmen logged 21 truce incidents in 15 hours with 4,370 troops packing for home under Nixon’s withdrawal plan.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Khe Sanh
Hanoi
Vietnam
Key
Nixon
Buddha
26 U S Units Withdraw From Vietnam in New Pullout
The U S command said 4370 more American servicemen are ordered to stop combat and pack for home in the largest Vietnam withdrawal in 21 months. The 26 units, all Army, include two helicopter assault companies, an artillery battalion, medical and engineering units. The move aligns with President Nixon’s plan to trim forces to 139,000 by January. Units deactivated span Military Regions Ia II and III, with detachments and battalions listed.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
134Th
Halfway Houses Praised By Barbara Frye Tallatasi
Barbara Frye Tallatissee reports on Florida's half way houses for juvenile delinquents praised by Youth Services Director O J Keller. The program centers on rap sessions, with plans for nine community based complexes in four years across multiple counties to reduce reliance on reform schools.
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Barbara Frye Tallatiassee
UPD
Morida
O.J. Keller
Iimer-City
Fellows
Enders
Okeechobee
Florida Antic University Sudents
Keller
Ttworks
Florida
Tallahassee
West Palm Beach
Opa Locka Dee
Reform
Marianna
Ocala
Trenton
Richard Rachin
Bureau of Group Treatment
Michigan Youths Toast New Year in State's Adulthood Era
Thousands of 18 to 20 year olds celebrated the new year as Michigan's age of majority took effect at midnight. Bar staff and patrons described smooth transitions with many new adults able to buy liquor and enter contracts. Later, Maurice Chevalier died in Paris at age 83 after a kidney ailment and heart attack.
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Trenton
Qeala
Keller
Michigan
William G. Milliken
United Press International
Sharon Finayzo
Detroit
Apple
Stan Felsetta
Big Rapids
Roosevelt
Grand Rapids
Paris
UPI
Maurice Chevalier
Necker Hospital
Chevalier
la Louque
Aherican Hospital
Cheaviler
Iss
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Viet Cone
United States
Angela Davis
California
Nguyen Huu Tho
National Liberation Front
B74th
43Rd
Military Region I
585Th Engineer Company
Tuy Hoa
58Th
10Th Aviation Battalion
92Nd
5Th
Military Region U1
269Th
193Rd
391St
128Th
32Nd Field Artillery
169Th
Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPID
Britain
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Coalisland
Selby Street
NDE Amusements
Abby Ga
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