Zurich hospital blaze in Zurich claims 28 lives
A morning fire at the Zurich University Psychiatric Clinic trapped 47 elderly bedridden patients and 13 nurses behind bars and locked doors. Police report 28 dead from carbon monoxide. most victims were men around 70. Two patients survived in serious condition. all nurses and other patients were rescued.
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Zurich University
Switzerland
Zurich Cantonal
Karl Baertschi
Baertschi
Cease fire extension hoped amid Middle East talks
U S officials expressed hope Egypt would observe an open ended de facto cease fire to permit renewed peace talks without deadlines while the formal truce neared expiration. Officials sought a continuing halt in fighting under UN mediator Jarring as Cairo weighs Sadat address.
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UPI
U.S
Egypt
Israel
Middle East
State Department
United States
Gunnar V. Jarring
United Nations
Anwar Sadat
Cairo
Ashraf Ghorbal
New York
Yitzhak Rabin
Joseph J. Sisco
Near East
Sadat
U.S. Troops Leave DMZ in Korea After 18 Years
U.S. forces begin withdrawal from the Korean DMZ reducing troop levels from 63,000 to 43,000 by June. Washington cites cost savings while officers say the move aims to remove Americans from the front line and preserve flexibility in future decisions. 33 Americans had been slain at the DMZ since 1953.
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Seoul
U.S
Dmz
United States
Perelman Begins Modern 80 Day World Trip Without Balloons
S J Perelman departs London to recreate Jules Verne journey using boats trains and cabs but rejects balloons as in the film. He leaves Reform Club with secretary Dianne Baker and heads to Charing Cross to Paris, citing safety concerns and guidance from authorities.
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London
UPI
Phileas Fogg
S. J. Perelman
Jules Verne
Mike Todd
Reform Club
Fogg
Perelman
Dianne Baker
Charing Cross
Paris
Guv
Gun battle erupts in Belfast Ballymurphy area
In Belfast a gun battle erupted between terrorists and a British army outpost in the Ballymurphy district. Soldiers wounded one attacker after shots rang out near pubs closing time. Civilian deaths and barricades followed earlier violence on the Falls Road.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Ballymurphy
Catholic Falls Road
China move upsets Taiwan in UN diplomacy warning
The Taiwan government warned the United States that Communist China would resist global accommodation if admitted to the UN. An unpublicized meeting between Chow Shu kai and Marshall Green conveyed Taipei's concern over a possible two China policy shift. In Belfast, British troops shot at a civilian crowd during Ni light clashes, killing 21 year old William Halligan and wounding two others as violence surged in Northern Ireland.
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UPI
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State Department
Nixon
United Nations
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Chow Shukai
Marshall Green
Home
Reginald Maudling
Northern Ireland
Maudling
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Balaclava
William Halligan
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