Tear gas used to quell latest Northern Ireland riots
British troops used tear gas for the third night in Belfast’s New Lodge Road Catholic area to disperse rioters after bottles and stones were thrown. An army spokesman cited about 50 demonstrators and a barbed wire barrier as crowds faced CS gas and gunfire threats amid ongoing unrest following the killing of 19 year old Daniel O’Hagan by a marksman.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Uei
New Lodge Road
Daniel O’hagan
Young O'Hagan
Township trustees push for greater powers over services
Lorain County trustees face funding and authority limits as urbanization swells needs for water, sewer, and road services. They argue for expanded powers and districting options while residents value township proximity and fast, local response. Annexation remains a distant option for service access.
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Lorain County
McGinnis
Blacks end Ellis Island occupation led by Dr Matthew
A group of 63 African Americans many former addicts vacated Ellis Island after a 13 day occupation to press for development under NEGRO led by Dr Thomas Matthew. They left six people to guard equipment and await a White House decision on a 20 year permit for housing and services.
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New York
UPI
Ellis Island
Ark of Vigilance
Thomas Matthew
Matthew
Self Help Roup
National Economic Yowth and Redevelopment Organization
NEGRO
Ellis
White House
Poseidon Missile Launch To Be Seen From Sub’s Shoreline
The James Madison submarine will launch a multiwarhead Poseidon missile submerged in the Atlantic about 30 miles east of Cape Kennedy. reporters will be barred from observing from a supporting destroyer, despite prior plans, while a Russian trawler laden with electronic gear sits nearby.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
James Madison
Defense Department
Atlantic
Navy
Number of bad trips alarms at two rock festivals
Hundreds of young people were treated for drug effects at two major rock festivals. In Middlefield Connecticut a court banned concert but 20 000 youths attended, prompting medical alarm over possible health crisis. At Wadena Iowa about 100 were treated by Saturday morning despite health bans and court orders.
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Middlefield
Conn
Wadena
Iowa
Aix
Woodstock echoes haunt festival despite bans in three nations
Promoters press on with a controversial event as Elma mayor bans a rock gathering attracting about 100,000 people, while in Canada a Woodstock style festival collapses in rain and disorder. Medical chief reports almost a thousand drug related incidents, higher than Woodstock. In Iowa a 220 acre hayfield hosts a separate event drawing 30,000 with patrols on site.
Sniper fires at shoppers near London City Hall
A sniper in a fifth floor Hotel London window sprayed bullets at shoppers at a busy downtown intersection near City Hall London. Police captured the shooter after about 25 minutes. Victim Norman Kernochan, 13, was wounded in the groin. extent of injuries unknown. The gunman, a year-old local resident, offered to surrender.
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London
City Hall
Norman Kernochan
Gunfire Strikes Space City News Office in Houston
A gunman in a passing car fired into the Space City News offices in Houston injuring no one reported. The semimonthly tabloid has a history of attacks including a crossbow arrow, a bombing, and car arson tied to past incidents involving staff and controversial figures.
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Houston
UPI
Space City News
Richard Atwater
Abbie Hoffman
Chicago Seven
Hoffman
Atwater
Smog Crisis Strikes Major Cities Worldwide
Tokyo suffers the worst smog with 291 hospital visits in 18 of 22 wards as inversion traps polluted air. New York Baltimore Atlanta Washington and Los Angeles report heavy pollution warnings and advisory shutdowns as governments push taxes and broader controls.
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Sharen
Tokyo
New York
Atlanta
Washington
John V. Lindsay
Manhattans
Baltimore
North Georgia
State Health Department
Imperial Palace
Japan
Rome
Naples
Milan
Russia
Lnion
London
Jess
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Ford
Lorain
Hitchens
Io Cleveland
Elyria
Elyria Township
Ewald H. Jantz
Eugene Balogh
Sheffield
Ies
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Allen Memorial
Balogh
Island
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Powder Ridge
the Chronicle-Telegram
East Avenue
Elvma Ohio
Lorain Counts Printing & Publishing
Coarner
Provence
France
Manseau
Quebec
William Abruzzi
Woodstock
Abruzzi
Bethel
N.Y
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E. B. Shaw
Fayette County District Court
County Board of Supervisors
Sound Storm Inc
Chicago
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