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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1971
Page
2
Ceylon government declares a state of emergency after police report rising Marxist insurgent activity. Prime Minister Bandaranaike will brief the nation in a broadcast. Reports say police were fired on in central Ceylon with bombs found under a bridge and several caches located in villages.
The financially troubled Penn Central said it would sell real estate worth more than 390 million dollars and dispose of non transport assets to aid its recovery. Trustees warned divestment will not be simple and could extend into 1971. In Baltimore, Catholic priests consider reform allowing marriage. NFPC delegates delay action pending revisions.
Gov. Rockefeller renewed his call for a law requiring licenses for all firearm owners not just handguns. The proposal would extend licensing to rifles and shotguns, a change lawmakers have previously rejected. In Buffalo, Erie County Legislature approved an $85.8 million bond for a new comprehensive health care center replacing Meyer Memorial Hospital by a 18-1 vote with Democrat Pordum dissenting.
London AP Sir Alec Douglas-Home urged the Soviet Union to replace peaceful coexistence with friendly cooperation with the West. Speaking at a Muscovite Society dinner, he said peaceful coexistence is outdated for the 1970s and should mean cooperation, not global struggle. He warned the arms race wastes money and talent and could hinder trade and understanding. Also noted Rhodesia has about 794000 students in primary and secondary schools.
Mexican authorities say 20 Mexicans were arrested and 29 sought in a scheme trained by North Korean soldiers to establish a Marxist Leninist regime. Investigators linked the plot to Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow and to robberies funding guerrilla activity, including a fatal bank holdup.
Two former Hobart College students, Christopher Zaglio and David Stratton, were fined 250 each after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct. A grand jury had reduced their charges from possession of dangerous drugs, finding no drugs in their rooms but in a shared dorm area. The incident occurred during a 1960 campus raid that drew student protests and a gubernatorial probe.
Washington AP The House Armed Services Committee tentatively killed an all volunteer Army bill and approved a halt to student draft deferments while extending the draft for two years. The committee backed Nixon administration goals but rejected a full repeal, moving toward a modified volunteer Army proposal to reduce reliance on conscription.
The Malaysian House of Representatives unanimously grants former Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman a tax free gratuity of 66666 and a monthly pension of 1333. The decision grants him financial security following his retirement from public office.
About 250 people led by parents of Stephen McCarthy 16 clashed with police outside a North London station after a two hour Islington Town Hall meeting. Police arrested at least 17, four of whom were believed to be members of the dead boy’s family as protesters demanded justice for the alleged murder.
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