Protestants rally in Belfast in do or die show of strength
Scores of Northern Ireland Protestants massed in Ormeau Park Belfast for a do or die demonstration against British rule and to deter Catholic influence. At least 70 000 attended with 5000 in military formation. authorities reported no major violence amid security precautions.
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Britain
William Craig
Ulster Vanguard
Ormeau Park
Ulster
el Alamein
Craig
North African Desert
Jarring to intensify Middle East diplomacy as Egypt appoints UN envoy
U N peace envoy Gunnar V Jarring will press ahead with Middle East talks after Egypt names Ismet Abdul Meguip permanent UN representative. New credentials set for early next week, enabling talks with top diplomats. Jordan and Israel renew their UN posts as Big Four meetings stall.
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UPI
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Middle East
Ismet Abdul Meguip
Egypt
Kurt Waldheim
New York
Jarring
Jordan
Abdul Hamid Sharaf
Israel
Josef Tekoah
Tel Aviv
Sharaf
Tekoah
Maoist ransom threats target Aeroflot and German railways
Police tightened security at Le Bourget and on Aeroflot flights after a Maoist group demanded 2 million Swiss francs for freeing arrested demonstrators and threatening to blow up planes. Similar extortion letters to West German railways cited a train bombing demand and failed money drop attempts.
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Paris
UPI
Aeroflot
Pierre Overney
Renault
le Bourget
Jacques Duclos
Communist Party
Cologne
Federal Railways
Cyprus President seeks Syrian arms to replace Czech weapons
Cyprus President Archbishop Makarios, under UN supervision, seeks arms from Syria to replace Czech stock. Dr Vassos Lyssanidis, his physician and MP, reportedly negotiated the Damascus deal while absent from parliament. Makarios secretly imported 2.5 million dollars of Czech guns in late January and agreed to UN inspection of the arms cache.
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UPI
Makarios
Cyprus
United Nations
Syria
Vassos Lyssanidis
Cyprus House of Representatives
Theamascus
Lyssanidis
House of Representatives
Gandhi and Rahman hold second talks on subcontinent crisis
Indira Gandhi and Mujibur Rahman cruised the Meghna River near Dacca for a six hour discussion with aides on Bangladesh and Pakistan issues. Authorities fear extremist threats as Bhutto faces pressure over POW repatriation and war crimes lists are prepared.
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UPI
Indira Gandhi
Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh
Meghna
Mujib
East Pakistan
West Pakistan
Mrs. Gandhi
India
Indian Subcontinent
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
New Delhi
Pakistan
Bhutto
Chrome running story tied to Rhodesia sanctions and imports
The United Nations sanctioned Rhodesian chrome in 1966 and 1968 but shipments reach Louisiana ports. An Argentine ship Santos Vega reportedly carries 25 000 tons of Rhodesian ore toward a Mississippi Delta port while U S firms seek chrome as a key resource. Congress allowed imports if no other sources exist. The United States currently imports chrome from the Soviet Union.
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Malagasy Republic
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Indian Ocean
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Gulf
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Salisbury
United States
U.N
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U.S
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