Government Takes Long Look At UMW Tony Boyle's Election
In a federal trial opening, Mike Trbovich accused UMW leaders of numerous irregularities in the 1969 United Mine Workers presidential election. The government seeks to set aside Boyle's win, citing bribery, intimidation, and campaign improperities tied to salary hikes and observer access, with evidence from Senate and Pittsburgh cases.
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Tony Boyle
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U.S. District Court
United Mine Workers
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Tony” Boyle
Mike Trbovich
Boyle
Trbovich
Clarksville
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Jock” Yablonski
UMW International
Yablonski
International Union
Senate
Pennsylvania
William Bryant
Labor Department
Landrum-Griffins
Justice Department
Walter E. Gillcrist
Gilchrist
Cullen
Senates
Pittsburgh
Gillerist
The
Mine Workers Journal
Landrum-Griffin
Gillcrist
Wabash Man To Operate Elwood Sewage Plant
Elwood hires Gordon Dickerson of Wabash to operate the city sewage disposal plant at a $500 monthly salary. Dickerson started last Thursday, succeeding Carl Antrim who resigned. Council reviews water dechlorination plan bids ranging from 3,000 to 44,000 dollars. plan to go to State Health Board after Works approval, with work set for Jan 1 to June 1. Also discussed annexation of Glenn Hadley’s North J and 19th streets building. attorney to draft ordinance.
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Gordon Dickerson
Wabash
Dickerson
Carl Antrim
State Board of Health
Steeg & Associates
Indianapolis
Beam
Longest & Neff
Charles W. Cole & Son
South Bend
Cole
Elwood Board of Works
State Health Board
Darrell Miller
North J and 19Th Streets
Glenn Hadley
Hadley
Wayne Wimmer
West German Woman Recalls Dramatic Escape To Freedom
BERLIN AP Frieda Schulze recalls the 1961 Bernauer Strasse escape from East Berlin. She tied a rope to her armchair, climbed to the window, and downed into a net below as West Berliners shouted encouragement. Her hip was lightly injured. four residents died attempting similar jumps.
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Jane
U S Trippers Get Foreign Coin Before Departing For Jaunts
New York AP report notes American travelers stock up on foreign currency before trips to Europe amid concerns about changing dollars abroad. Demand centers on pound sterling, German mark, Swiss francs, French franc, Dutch guilders, lira, and Spanish pesetas. Deak of a major exchange says bags of money arrive daily. Planeter service connects airports to offices to speed transfers.
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Europe
Nicholas L. Deak
Deak
C. Gordon Tether
Financial Times of London
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