Nazis Outmanned 40 To 1 In Skokie Demonstration
In Skokie Illinois on Independence Day Nazis barred from marching were outmanned 40 to 1 by militant Jews. Courts and three village ordinances blocked NSC members from demonstrating at Village Hall. JDL leader Ralph Locher warned the Nazi threat could spread beyond Skokie unless stopped.
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Skokie, Ill
America
National Socialist Congress
Skokie
Jewish Defense League
Ralph Locher
JDL
Chicago
Locher
New York
Los Angeles
Huey Newton To Be Arraigned In Oakland Today
Huey Newton cofounder of the Black Panthers returns from self imposed exile to face murder and assault charges. He will be arraigned in Oakland Municipal Court with his attorney seeking bail while Alameda County prosecutors push to deny it.
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Oakland
Calif
Huey Newton
Newton
Sheldon Otis
Alameda County
Tom Orloff
Cuba
San Francisco International Airport
Huey
Pipeline Leak Halts Trans Alaska Oil Flow
The trans-Alaska oil pipeline was shut down after a nitrogen leaking drain plug buried under gravel caused a halt near Pump Station No 8 milepost 488. Repair was expected in 11 to 13 hours and oil would resume mid morning Tuesday. No oil was released.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Fairbanks
Valdez
Alyeska
Escaped Convicts Linked to Series of Crimes Across States
Fingerprints found in a car belonged to Earl Van Denton and Paul Ruiz, two Oklahoma prison escapees missing for a week. They face flight to avoid prosecution in Hugo, Oklahoma, amid a crime spree spanning three states. The last sighting placed them in Wayne, Oklahoma, with a maroon taxi and cab driver James Short unaccounted for.
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Louisiana
McAlester
Earl van Denton
Paul Ruiz
Hugo
Okla
Denton
Ruiz
Wayne
FBI
James M Short
Short
McClain County
Don Smith
Kalmia Plaza parking lot film idea and Boswell home eccentricities
Laurens Street philosopher suggests a major studio make a film titled Car Wars about the Kalmia Plaza parking lot. June and Jimmy Boswell’s new house features a kitchen door six feet above floor. The piece hints at playful theories about laughter reflecting personality.
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Laurens Street
Kalmia Plaza
Jimmy Boswell
Boswells
Inside Today Educator Takes On Another Job
An educator from a local school starts a second job as part of a midcareer comeback. The feature notes a “Golden Throat” from the 1950s as a reference point and hints at page references for fuller details.
Low Key Fourth Celebrated Across the Nation in 1977
July 4, 1977 brought a return to normal celebrations with fireworks parades and picnics nationwide. Billy Carter joined a pole climbing contest in Lexington Tennessee while airshow jets roared over New York and Washington. A fatal bus hijacking near JFK disrupted the day, but most Americans enjoyed festive events and reflected on a sense of relief from Watergate and Vietnam.
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Billy Carter
Lexington
Tenn
Vietnam
Watergate
Air Force
New York Harbor
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Hudson River
New York
Charles River
Boston
Mall
Washington, D.C
Muscle Shoals
John Cullum
Federal Hall
Wall Street
Brenner Men Install Refuse Bins in Aiken County
Brenner crews installed 88 new refuse bins across Aiken County over a long Fourth of July weekend. Nick Bunch said the team completed at least one countywide trip, with Chip Taylor and Joe Eskridge aiding. They plan to remove old side loading bins and announced a local Brenner manager will run the area for Sanitary Container Service.
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Aiken County
Nick Bunch
Brenner
George C
Chip”) Taylor
Joe Eskridge
Bunch
Aiken
Sanitary Container Service
Neil A. Cribb
Columbia
Brenner Industries
Chip Taylor
Lin Smithwick
Two Die After Bus Hijacking At Busy Airport Standoff
A nine hour bus hijacking left two dead and several wounded as a gunman demanded six million dollars and a plane to Cuba. Panamanian sailor Luis Robinson, 26, surrendered and freed hostages near midnight. Driver Norman Bozick was fatally wounded. Nettie Blassberg, 57, was killed attempting to subdue the attacker. John McGovern of Hartford, a university librarian, was shot in the neck during the crisis.
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Devoer
Cuba
Bor Luis Robinson
U.S. Navy
Somerset
N.J
Norman Bozick
Vermont Transit Co
Bozick
Sunjay Toteau
Hong Kong
Jimmy Lo
Robinson
Bronx
John McGovern
Hartford, Conn
University of Hartford
Heat Wave Returns to Upperville Aiken County
Forecasts show temperatures rising into the high 90s tomorrow with a slight chance of rain. Tonight will be mild with a low around 70, matching last night’s low. conditions suggest another hot day ahead in the county.
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Upperville
Aiken County
Aiken County to Held Third Budget Reading Tonight
At 7 p.m. in the council chambers the Aiken County Council will conduct the third reading of the 1977 78 budget with a public hearing prior. The meeting also features second reading of the 74 mill tax levy for the Aiken County School District and eight new business items including a $15000 emergency allocation for hospital renovation and road ordinances for Northwood and Horseshoe Bend subdivisions.
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Aiken County
L. C. Greene
Northwood
Horseshoe Bend
Greene
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Santa Claus
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The
Associated Press
Washington
Larry Peace
West Potomac Park
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Cribb
Council
Carrol H. Warner
County Act
Nettie Blassberg
Greenfield
Mass
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