East Pakistan Leader Reports Progress in Parleys
Sheik Mujibur Rahman of East Pakistan said there was some progress after his fourth bargaining session with President Yahya Khan over East Pakistan autonomy. He outlined no details of the formulas, while insisting on troop withdrawal martial law lifting and transfer of power to elected representatives amid ongoing talks ahead of a national assembly session in Dacca.
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Ford and firms tighten security after threats by Angry Brigade
London authorities tighten security after the Angry Brigade claims responsibility for a hazardous device incident at Ford offices in Ilford amid a strike. A woman caller told Reuters the group would strike more, while Ford vows strict measures as plants remain strikebound and no injuries are reported.
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Maine woman weds Thai judge in traditional ceremony
Doris Gold, a former Peace Corps volunteer from Maine, kneels beside a Thai judge at a red and gold altar in a Buddhist Thai wedding. She notes that her family is Jewish and vows her religion will not change despite adopting Thai cultural elements.
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Fireworks Cause Death and Injury in Valencia Festival
Rockets from a spring festival display misfired into a packed Valencia plaza killing a 16 year old girl and a 21 year old student. The stampede injured 176 with 35 in serious condition as crowds were rammed into plate glass and trampled amid rain delayed fireworks in Plaza Del Caudillo noted for the 200000 attendees.
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Soviet Plan for Tu-144 SST Commercial Use Expands
Soviet Bloc and COMECON officials discuss future operation of the TU-144 with DC planes in test phase since 1968. Delegates from Bulgaria Hungary East Germany Poland Czechoslovakia and Romania attend the session as US SST prospects face congressional hurdles.
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Rabin urges gradual peace in mid east
Israel's envoy to Washington Yitzhak Rabin says a slow step by step settlement is a more realistic path to Middle East peace than immediate withdrawal. He cites U S plans for wide concessions as unlikely to work and suggests gradual troop reductions and Suez Canal reopening as milestones toward peace.
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Traffic halted on Route 5 by red forces near Phnom Penh
UPI reports Communist forces blocked traffic on Route 5 for a third day, harassing government troops 60 miles east of Phnom Penh. Truckers stuck at a roadblock wait to advance while oil tobacco and steel cargoes sit stalled. Three civilians were reported killed and Cambodian soldiers injured while trying to clear the highway. An elderly New York man Angelo Neapolitano 82 died in a fire caused by a candle that fell from a table igniting curtains. a neighbor evacuated him but he later perished.
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Peace chances improved in Indochina says Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew told UPI that peace prospects in Indochina are brighter than in 1969. He cautioned against judging South Vietnam's fighting by Laos operations and noted risks tied to the 1971 US troop withdrawal deadline. He warned Laos and Cambodia could fall if South Vietnam collapses, increasing Thai pressures.
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Peru landslide buries mining camp leaving 241 dead
In the Chungar mining camp area 150 miles northeast of Lima a landslide buried workers housing and a store as a monstrous flood from Lake Yanahu swept through. Cristobal Gallus said 241 killed with 500 missing and about 100 hurt, transport to Cerro de Pasco and nearby camps was arranged.
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Erim Faces First Opposition in Coalition Talks in Ankara
Premier designate Nihat Erim met about 300 leftwing students who booed him at the National Reliance Party HQ while he aimed to form a coalition to tackle Turkey's troubles. He called the initial talks constructive and said, We are still all talking.
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