Ambassador murdered in Dublin mine attack on British envoy
British Ambassador Christopher Ewart-Biggs and a 27 year old woman were killed when a mine exploded under his official car near his Dublin residence. Police say remote detonation caused the blast. two other officials were injured. IRA condemnation followed amid Irish political shock and flag lowering orders.
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Dublin
Ireland
UPI
Christopher Ewart-Biggs
Irish Republican Army
Garret Fitzgerald
Provisional Ira
Brian Cubbon
Northern Ireland
Judith Cook
Cubbon
Taan
IRA
London
Foreign Office
Sinn Fein
el Alamein
Ewart Biggs
Jane
Murphystown Road
Sandyford
British Foreign Service
Middle East
Africa
Brussels
Britain
Irish Republic
Consumer prices rise 0.5 percent in June amid fuel surge
Washington reports that the July inflation figures show a 0.5 per cent rise in consumer prices for June, led by a 1.9 per cent jump in energy costs. Economists expect inflation to ease and average about 5.7 per cent for the year, despite the current uptick.
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Andrew Nibley Washington
UPI
Labor Department
First color Mars image shown by Viking 1 from Pasadena
Viking 1 transmitted the first color Mars photo showing a reddish terrain and blue sky as scientists at JPL analyzed signs of water past and gases like nitrogen and argon. Project leaders call the scene terrestrial like and say the data suggest essential ingredients for life may have been present in Mars history.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Viking 1
Mars
Thomas Mutch
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mutch
Viking
Gerald Soffen
Soffen
U S swimmers set seventh world record in relay heats
UPI reports the United States men’s 800 meter freestyle relay team set their seventh world mark in Montreal. The quartet of Northway Shaw Bruner Furniss posted 7 minutes 30.33 seconds, ahead of final with Naber and Montgomery.
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Martin Lader
Montreal
UPI
United States
Doug Northway
Tim Shaw
Mike Bruner
Bruce Furniss
Long Beach
Northway
Shaw
U.S
Bruner
Senate OKs Watergate bill with permanent special prosecutor
The Senate approved a broad Watergate reform bill creating a permanent special prosecutor to investigate top government officials including the president and Congress members. It also establishes a government crimes office, mandates financial disclosures, and grants Congress its own legal representative in disputes with the executive branch. The prosecutor would serve a single three year term with a $44,600 salary.
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Don Lambro Washington
UPI
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
House
Justice Department
Congress
Executive Branch
FBI
Clearing skies and warm temperatures forecast
The weatherman at Hancock Field notes clearing skies this afternoon with a chance of showers later. Temperatures rise to the upper 70s, and tonight will be partly cloudy. Tomorrow should bring sun as the high again reaches around 70s.
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Hancock Field
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Tunisia
Foreign Ministry
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