Bomb blast harms dozen at Belfast tavern
A bomb exploded at Clarkins bar on Springfield Road in West Belfast injuring at least 17 people. Police said 25 were inside the Catholic bar when the blast occurred near the peace line with Shankill Road. An Army briefing suggested the device was thrown from a passing car or left at a door. John Laney, 25, described the scene with screams and debris everywhere. In Dublin, seven IRA prisoners including Martin McGuinness were moved from Mountjoy Jail to the Curragh Camp.
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Coffin Operation Halted in Iquique
An accountant was arrested in Iquique Chile for running a black market coffin operation. A decree authorized seizure of hundreds of Valdivia coffins after licensed funeral parlors complained of hoarding and material shortages. The Industry and Commerce Department will sell the coffins to licensed funeral parlors at proper prices.
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Summers County man lost in Greenbrier River amid ice jam
HINTON West Virginia AP massive ice jam on the Greenbrier blocked efforts to recover Kert Gill 20 of Talcott who disappeared after his car plunged into the river Friday. State police said dynamite was being used to break the ice and aid the search.
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Syria Israel clash escalates as Assad seeks Arab support
Syrian officials warn of heavy punishment if attacks persist as Israel targets border posts on the Golan Heights. Arafat accuses CIA of trying to crush Palestinian resistance while Assad sends aides to Cairo and Kuwait to rally Arab backing. Libyan aid cited at 12.5 million dollars amid reported Israeli airspace violations over Lebanon.
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Thieu warns on war escalation if talks fail
South Vietnam President Thieu, in an interview with Oriana Fallaci, said the United States and South Vietnam should step up war if peace talks fail, potentially including an invasion of North Vietnam. He criticized Kissinger and Nixon for rushing a settlement and defended patience with the Communists while denouncing plans to accept a large North Vietnamese force in the south. The interview, recorded Dec 30, was published with Kissinger’s remarks in The New Republic and is part of a broader dispute over the pace and terms of negotiations.
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Propaganda team assembles for quyet tam campaign event
In South Vietnam a quyet tam propaganda show draws about 2 000 villagers at the Thai Binh Catholic Church courtyard. University students and a South Vietnamese army rock band explain government positions while songs like Vietnam the Lovely Fatherland energize the crowd amid artillery and flare light.
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Cardinal Fernando Cento Dies at 89 in Rome
Cardinal Fernando Cento, a longtime Vatican diplomat who served 37 years in Latin America and Europe and was once viewed as a potential successor to Pope John XXIII, died in Rome at 89. He led a career as papal nuncio across Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Belgium and Portugal, contributed to the Vatican II council, and earned the nickname Cento por Cento for his travels in Portugal. A funeral Mass is set for Tuesday at St. Peter's Basilica.
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