Vicious Fighting in Ireland Prompt Call for Troops
Violence across Northern Ireland and Dublin as British and Irish forces deploy. Prime Minister Chichester-Clark urges calm while IRA blamed for clashes. 42 injured, a 9-year-old among the dead as fires spread from Falls Road to Armagh and Coleraine.
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Royal Air Force
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Britain
Irish Immigrants Republican Organization
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Glasgow
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Sister Saves Bilker From Prison Term
In Los Angeles Joseph Gentile faced possible prison after being convicted of grand theft for borrowing $174,000 from his disabled sister, Mrs. Josephine Magee. Magee testified she had little money and no support while Gentile used deceit to obtain the settlement from her 1963 bus accident suit. The judge described his conduct as callous and said he never tried to repay.
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Los Angeles
UPT
Joseph Gentile
Josephine Magee
Superiour
Mark Brandler
Gentile
Gentife
Rain Deluge Sweeps Kansas City Area
Nearly six inches of rain drenched parts of Kansas City with 5.80 inches recorded at the Municipal Airport, while fringes saw lighter totals including 1.77 inches at Gladstone and 3.14 inches in Shawnte Kne. Elsewhere Independence and Grandview reported under an inch.
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Clay County
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Grandview
Shawnte Kne
Australian ship collision leads to court martial for Melbourne commander
Commander of the Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne faces a court martial over the collision with the destroyer Evans during a Southeast Asia exercise in the South China Sea. Captain John Stevenson is charged with failure to transmit a positive directive and to reverse engines. Trial set for August 20 in Sydney as earlier findings blamed Evans but noted Melbourne could have given clearer instructions.
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Frank BE. Evans
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Naval Department
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U.S
John P. Stevenson
Navy
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Gordon Crabb
Stevenson
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Manila
Albert 5. McLemore
Vallejo
Calif
Ronald Co. Ramsey
Long Beach
James A. Hopson
Kansas City
Execution of 100 Ordered by CIA Beret Aide Says
CIA allegedly ordered the execution of 100 as part of a covert counter terrorism program. A beret aide claims the victim, Chu Yen Thai Khae, was a double agent with ties to North Vietnam. Sources say orders originated in Washington and that killer teams funded by the CIA and military carried out the hit around June 20.
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Five Thousand Five Hundred Still Jobless in Corps Plan
Washington reports Labor Department figures show 5,500 of 16,541 displaced Job Corps enrollees remain jobless after four months. Only one of 30 planned mini-centers is operating, 14 more in planning. Secretary Shultz said most displaced have transfer options, with 813 enrolling elsewhere and 336 placed in private jobs, while 3,527 lack other training or center placement and 3,625 are on weekly suspends.
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UPI
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Government Cuts Back Use of DDT
Washington UPI reports the government will cut back on long lasting pesticides including DDT in federal state programs. Undersecretary J Phil Campbell said three DDT and two other pesticides Nieldrin and Heptachlor will be replaced by shorter lasting chemicals. The move affects beetle control programs for Japanese beetle European chafer and white fringed beetle. Airport spray programs are under review with a temporary suspension through Sept 14. Private pesticide use remains unaffected.
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J. Phil Campbell
Campbell
Nixon to name Supreme Court nominee on Monday
President Nixon plans to disclose his choice for the Supreme Court seat by Monday amid controversy over Clem ent Haynsworth Jr. as a possible nominee. New York Mayor Lindsay urged against Haynsworth while noting other candidates. Senator Javits warned the nomination could harm civil rights prospects.
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Supreme Court
Ronald L. Ziegler
White House
San Clemente
U.S
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Greenville
D.C
Abe Fortas
New York
John V. Lindsay
Haynsworth
Sen
Jacob K Javits
RNY
Javits
Enemy Offensive May Alter Plans for Bigger Pullout
The President announced Congress is expected to pass a bill raising the federally guaranteed loan rate from 7 to 10 percent retroactive to August 13, affecting about 920,000 students borrowing roughly $80 each. Ziegler noted no troop withdrawal discussion at the meeting, while Nixon and advisers monitor the renewed flareup very carefully.
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Ziegler
Nixon
Seek Ruling on Strike Insurance in Southern California
Los Angeles officials seek a National Labor Relations Board ruling on strike insurance in the Southern California construction industry as negotiators report a major break. AFL CIO leaders caution that other issues must be resolved and voting on any tentative agreement could be delayed until next week. The union vows to press management to provide ware insurance if the NLRB allows the issue, while negotiations may hinge on energy activity, Paris talks progress, and South Vietnamese fighting capacity.
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Los Angeles
National Labor Relations Board
California
Joseph Seymour
Afl-Cio
Local 13
NLRB
Nixon to name envoy to Greece amid vacancies
Washington reports the Nixon administration will appoint an American ambassador to Greece where the post has been vacant since January. The State Department also plans a purge and may name a ambassador to Sweden, both affected by the military junta in Greece and Sweden’s recognition of North Vietnam.
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