Giant Belfast explosion kills officer amid Northern Ireland crisis
A massive blast on a main Belfast street killed a British army officer as bombers attempted to strike a Protestant leader in the Catholic civil rights turmoil. London moved to formalize direct rule, with Parliament backing the peace plan and the Lords approving the measure to take control of Northern Ireland.
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London
Northern Ireland
House of Commons
Edward Health
House of Lords
British Defense Ministry
Ulster
Wellington Street
City Hall
Bernard Calladene
Lower Falls
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Londonderry
Ivan Cooper
Cooper
Penalty plan urged for airline delay payments
A consumer group urged the Civil Aeronautics Board to require cash payments to passengers for delays and cancellations. The petition proposes payments equal to ticket price for cancellations and 25 dollars for every half hour of delay, citing 26 percent of flights late in 1970 on the 200 busiest routes.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Aviation Consumer Action Project
K.G.J. Pillai
Pillai
Air Transport Association
Delta
Atlanta Miami
Atlanta
New York
Dallas
Los Angeles
Miami
Detroit
New Orleans
Chicago
Fort Lauderdale
Eastern
Rusk Urges Look For Better Answers At Shenandoah
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told Shenandoah College students to seek better answers and not repeat past mistakes. He warned against isolationism, stressed collective security, and urged action on population, economy, race relations, and environment. He noted Nixon’s China trip and Taiwan tensions, and questioned wartime choices in Vietnam.
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David Smith
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Johnson
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Rusk
Taiwan
Vietnam
Haiphong Harbor
China
Russia
Mr. Rusk
90 Day Hiring Freeze at U.S. Postal Service
Postmaster General E T Klassen ordered a 90 day halt on all new hiring to balance the books without a rate hike. He said service must improve and costs must drop dramatically while maintaining adequate service levels. The $450 million rate increase planned for January could be eliminated if operations improve.
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Washington
E.T. Klassen
U.S. Postal Service
Klassen
Opposition to Superstar Voiced Here at Handley High
Ten area churches oppose the English Opera Company’s concert version of Jesus Christ Superstar at Handley High School Tuesday at 7 30 p m The Kiwanis Key Club sponsors the event Maurice Parlett urges attendees to judge the work for themselves Ministers call the production blasphemous and anti Christian with Marvin Chapel Community Church hailing a petition against it and citing Bible teaching conflicts
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English Opera Company
Handley High School
Maurice Parlett
Andrew Floyd Webber
Tim Rice
Thomas S. Hogan
Marvin Chapel Community Church
Mr. Hogan
Gunship down in Laos as NVA hits South Bases
North Vietnamese forces assault eight South Vietnamese bases in the northern sector as a major U S gunship AC 130 is shot down by a surface to air missile over Laos. All 14 crewmen are missing and feared dead. The incident follows renewed fighting near the DMZ and in Quang Tri province with multiple base evacuations and heightened South Vietnamese alert.
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Saigon
United States
Laos
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Central Highlands
Quang Tri City
Holcomb
Sarge
Nui Ba Ho
Alpha 2
Charlie 1
Charlie 2
Camp Carroll
Dong Ha
Khe Sanh
Turky raid ends in explosion killing terrorists and hostages
In Niksar Turkey ten Turkish militants and three hostages including a Canadian and two British radar technicians died when ammunition exploded in a mountain village house after troops surrounded it. A government official said the cause was unknown and that the hostage lawyer who tried to persuade surrender also perished.
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Niksar
Turkey
Patsy Cline Fan Seeks Husband and Children Details
The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce received a fan request for Charles Dick and Patsy Cline’s children Randy and Julie. The chamber seeks any information including addresses pictures and life histories and asks those with details to contact Chamber Headquarters at 662 4118.
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Winchester - Frederick County
Holton Backs Probe Into State Corporation Commission
Governor Linwood Holton said the State Corporation Commission should be investigated as proposed by the Senate General Laws Committee. He noted past service but cited actions that damaged public confidence and suggested enlarging the three member panel to five. He also recalled a mandamus ruling and the firing of the SCC general counsel.
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Richmond
Linwood Holton
State Corporation Commission
Senate General Laws Committee
Holton
Senate
SCC
House Committee
L.T
Henry E. Howell Jr
Howell
Virginia Supreme Court
Governor Reverses View Opposes Bus Integration Amendment
Gov Linwood Holton in a news conference said he now opposes a constitutional amendment to restrict enforced school busing. He argued a simple amendment would require repealing part of the 14th Amendment and echoed President Nixon's stance that national policy should come from the executive and legislative branches with busing as a last resort.
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Richmond
Linwood Holton
Holton
Meat Price Decline Expected After Washington Meeting
Leaders of the largest food chains and top government officials forecast meat prices dropping in the coming weeks due to market forces. Treasury Secretary Connally and Agriculture Secretary Butz urged weekly price reports from chains including Safeway, Kroger, Stop & Shop, and Grand Union, while Mills warned of a possible broad price freeze if inflation persists.
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Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Connally
William Mitchell
Safeway Stores
Mitchell
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means
Boston
119 Russians Ordered Out Of Bolivia
Bolivia’s right wing military government ordered 119 Soviet Embassy personnel to leave within seven days, accusing the mission of funding leftist rebel groups. The expulsion is described as the largest of its kind in recent memory, following Britain’s 105 expulsions last September after a spy leak. Foreign Minister Mario Gutierrez announced the measure in a nationwide broadcast citing public tranquility concerns.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Britain
Mario Gutierrez
Eastern Virginia Sees Clouds and Showers from Cold Front
A cold front moves east over Virginia bringing more clouds and a chance of showers in the east with clearing to the west. Local notices mention Easter flowers from Weber & Sons Nursery and Sponsetter's Flower Shop in Berryville offering Cymbidium orchids and corsages.
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Richmond
Virginia
Weber & Sons Nursery
Sponsetter’s
Berryville
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Safeway
Acme Markets Inc
Allied Supermarkets Inc
First National Stores Inc
Grand Union Co
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Jewel Tea Co. Inc
Kroger Co
Lucky Stores
National Tea Co
Stop & Shop Co. Inc
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