Civilians Killed in Belfast Clash Night of Gunfire
In Belfast clashes last night Roman Catholics and British Army troops fought in the streets with guns grenades and bombs. At least four civilians died including a sniper and 22 others were wounded. Army spokesmen said two more snipers were believed killed but unconfirmed.
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Deadly clashes escalate in Belfast rotary violence
Irish city endures street by street fighting as 11th death toll rises from Catholic Protestant rioting. Army imposes curfew and battles snipers in Falls Road, with 1,500 troops arming for control while civilians clash with barricades and explosives. Authorities report civilian and soldier injuries amid ongoing arrests and arm caches seizures.
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Northern Ireland
Bernadette
France detonates hydrogen bomb over Pacific at Moruroa Atoll
Aboard the cruiser De Grasse, French scientists exploded a hydrogen bomb alleged to be over one megaton. The blast, brighter than the sun, lit the region and demonstrated the device’s power as part of a program to miniaturize H bombs for missile delivery. Debre watched from 30 miles away as observers from the United States Soviet Union and Britain monitored the test zone marked dangerous.
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Honor America Day marks 194th birthday celebration
Washington AP says America is 194 today as citizens enjoy beaches and parks while police try to keep order. President Nixon plans quiet talks in California with Bruce and Habib. Two thousand locomotives horn for two minutes at 11 AM. Sponsors call it non political. critics call it a war rally and the ACLU condemns it as biased.
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Eat drink and be merry today joke on credit card fate
A lighthearted line suggests enjoying meals and drinks now since future events may affect credit card access. It reads like a playful quip about economic uncertainty and personal finances with no specific people or organizations named.
British jet missing with 104 aboard near Barcelona
A Dan-Air Comet charter jet carrying 104 passengers and seven crew vanished while approaching Barcelona. Witnesses near the coast reported a large plane sinking into the sea about 20 miles from the port. Spanish and British authorities dispatched ships and search planes to locate wreckage and confirm the fate of all on board.
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Akron man charged in first degree murder
An Akron man, Raymond Clayberger, 52, of 105 Merriman Rd., is charged with first degree murder in the Wednesday shooting of 24 year old Jean Hammons of Elyria who moved to Akron in January. Hammons was shot in the forehead near Main and Market Streets and dumped from a car onto Hickory Street. Funeral arrangements are with Carter Funeral Home in Lorain.
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Couple achieves consecutive hole in one at Avon Lake golf club
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Nobel of Fairview Park scored back to back aces on the same round at Aquamarine Golf Course in Avon Lake. Florence Nobel nailed a 115 yard fifth hole ace with a three iron, followed about 45 minutes later by Roger Nobel holing out a 1M yard ninth hole shot with a wedge.
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U S shells Cambodia from bases in Vietnam
UPI reports artillery crews based in South Vietnam pounded targets across the Cambodian border to pressure Communist forces without ground troops. Hanoi moved about 30 percent of its South Vietnamese forces into Cambodia as fresh North Vietnamese troops entered from Laos to bolster an offensive. Kompong Thom near Phnom Penh remained a key objective, while Laotian forces recaptured a hill near Saravane. Ground withdrawal completed last Monday, with continued air strikes expected.
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Weather outlook shows cooler, cloudy spell this week
Cloudy and cooler with a chance of a few brief showers. Highs in the 70s. Fair and cool tonight with lows in the 50s. Tomorrow fair and cool with highs in the low 70s. Chance of precipitation 3 percent today and tonight. Details on page 10.
Thailand weighs moving troops to Cambodia near front
Thai leaders near a decision to redeploy part of its 12 000 strong Black Panther Division from South Vietnam to Cambodia amid rising concern over North Vietnamese and Viet Cong activity along theCambodian front. The move would follow SEATO talks and limit military aid to Cambodia while urging neutrality.
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United States
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Manila
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
U.S
William P. Rogers
SEATO
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