Belfast setback for peace plan as Northern Ireland vote divides
In Belfast, results for a 73 seat provincial assembly show voters split along Protestant and Roman Catholic lines. Former Prime Minister Brian Faulkner and his Unionists faced a rebuff from dissident factions and a loyalist coalition, undermining the British plan for shared Protestant power. The middle-road Alliance Labor party failed to gain traction, while a nationalist call for united Ireland persists amid a fragmented field and prolonged counting.
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Labor Party
Ireland
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Soviet jet crash in Amman kills eight aboard
A twin-jet Aeroflot TU134 crashed on takeoff from Amman, killing eight including Princess Dina and a royal family member. Rescue squads treated 79, with 20 admitted. The seven crew and passengers, most Arabs, were en route to Beirut Yerevan and Moscow.
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Jordan
Hussein
Abdel Karim Tarameh
Dina
In Hussein
Sherif Ahmed al Haymak
Beirut
Yerevan
Armenia
Moscow
Paris
Allende seeks state of siege after armored revolt
Chilean President Salvador Allende, claiming a seditious escalation, asks Congress to declare a nationwide state of siege following Friday’s armored regiment revolt that killed eight and wounded 34. The move grants broad powers, with curfew and censorship already in effect in Santiago.
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Serge Allende
Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Congress
Allende
Syndicate figure Gallo dies in Chicago
Frank E. Gallo a longtime crime syndicate figure died from three gunshot wounds suffered earlier in the week. He had been in critical condition since being found on an expressway ramp Thursday night. Gallo, 45, was indicted in April in a multimillion dollar stock and securities fraud case in Tampa.
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Chicago
Frank E. Gallo
Gallo
Tampa
Fla
Eclipse darkens Africa in total solar event
Across sub-Saharan Africa the moon hid the sun for seven minutes and four seconds, plunging daytime into darkness. A tribal chief lamented the loss of light while many inland communities remained unaware, as scientists aboard the Concorde observed totality for seventy four minutes in Chad.
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Kenya
Sub - Sahara Africa
Andre Turcat
France
Fort Lamy
Chad
Notice to Cut Weeds in Carbondale Limits
Carbondale city residents must keep weeds six inches or less. The city may trim overgrowth, bill the owner, levy fines, or file a lien with Jackson County Recorder if not paid within 30 days. Complaints accepted via City Hall at 549-5302.
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Jackson County
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City Hall
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