Insurgent UMWA candidate sues for libel in campaign
Insurgent vice presidential candidate Mike Trbovich files a 760000 libel suit in U.S. District Court against supporters of incumbent UMWA President W A Boyle. The suit, filed during the eight day vote supervised by the Labor Department, centers on allegations that Trbovich supported anti union legislation. The case arises amid the Man against Boyle in the MOA election. participation spans Alaska to West Virginia with key voting in Virginia and Pennsylvania where Yablonski’s death and the prior 1969 Boyle victory loom in the background.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
U.S. District Court
W.A
Tony" Boyle
Miners For Democracy
METD
Mike Trbovich
Tony” Boyle
Emmett Speelman
Trbovich
Clarksville
MFD
Arnold Miller
Ohley
W. Va
Boyle
U.S. Labor Department
Alaska
West Virginia
Sylvania
Virginia
Three more killed in Ulster violence
Belfast reports three more deaths in weekend violence tying toll to 648 amid three years of sectarian strife in Northern Ireland. IRA extremists used Soviet rockets injuring a British soldier near a Catholic ex-servicemen march. Protests included gasoline bombs at a Catholic home in Carrickfergus, a pub blast in Tandergee, and a Protestant woman killed by gunfire in East Belfast. A 55-year-old man was found shot in a Catholic enclave. a naked body of Patrick Liam Benstead, branded with IRA initials, was discovered in a Protestant area.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Army
County Antrim
Carrickfergus
County Armagh
Tandragee
Patrick Liam Benstead
Sandra Meli
De Valera Signs Law to Crack Down on IRA
President de Valera signed new legislation declaring the IRA illegal in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The law expands penalties for membership and allows special courts to convict on police testimony, aiming to curb IRA activity after bombings wounded two and injured 127.
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Dublin
IRA
UPI
Famon de Valera
Irish Republican Army
de Valera
Ireland
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
TRA
Senate
Calley defense argues 32 errors in court martial
Falls Church Va Calley’s attorneys press appeals court alleging 32 trial errors and pretrial publicity tainted fairness. They seek new trial or reduced sentence, noting Nixon officials’ statements as evidence of high level policy aimed at conviction. Prosecution counters publicity alone cannot show unfair trial.
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Calley
Falls Church, Va
LLD
William J., Calley Jr
My Lai
George W. Latimer
Army
Court of Military Review
Nixon
Court of Military Appeals
Supreme Court of the Armed Forces
Oregon seeks restore Whorehouse Meadows name
Oregon residents urge federal officials to revert a meadow near Ontario from Naughty Girls Meadow to its original 19th century name Whorehouse Meadows. Historian Lewis McArthur prompted the state board to petition the National Board of Geographic Names, citing historical usage and local color.
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Portland
Ore
Lewis McArthur
Oregon Geographic Names Board
National Board of Geographic Names
Apollo 17 Countdown Resumes After Strike Resolution
Ground crew resumes Apollo 17 countdown as 60 Boeing workers approve a one year contract restoring most pay cuts. union pickets at Houston center end, and launch proceeds toward Wednesday night liftoff with Cernan Evans and Schmitt bound for the moon.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Apollo
William Rose
Houston
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Manned Spacecraft Center
Space Agency
Arthour
Tokyo Quake Sways Tall Buildings in Tokyo Area
A sharp earthquake struck the Tokyo area causing tall buildings to sway briskly for over a minute. No immediate reports of damage or casualties.
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Tokyo
UPI
Bluelaws summons dampens NYC store good deed
New York police served a summons on the Bronx Alexander's store for violating New York blue laws banning Sunday sales. The store had run an annual Yuletide shopping day for about 800 elderly and disabled patrons, many in wheelchairs, with volunteers and charity profits aiding hospitals and institutions. The courtroom case will decide the outcome.
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Bluelaws
Nyc
New York
UPI
Kenneth Fischer
Bronx
Alexander's
New York State
Atore
Fischer
Raymond McDermott
McDermott
Burton Roberts
Roberts
Arthur Wolfson
New York State Retail
Conyers pushes for a more aggressive House speaker
Rep. Don Conyers Jr. charges the Democratic leadership is unaggressive and fails to advance a coherent national program. He urges electing a new House speaker in the 63rd Congress, warning of Caspar Weinberger’s appointment and a potential meat axe approach to vital programs. The caucus votes on leadership precede the new session as Albert seeks re-election and ONeill lingers as Boggs’ potential successor.
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Washington
UPI
Don Conyers Jr
D-Mich
Conyers
Volca
House
Congress
Caspar Weinberger
Health, Education and
Nixon
White House
Supreme Court
63Rd Congress
Carl Albert
Hale Boggs
D-La
Alaska
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
D- Mass
Albert
Boggs
Slaughterhouse Five and the era of Vonnegut cinema
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. gained post epoch fame with Slaughterhouse Five and later works. Critics split on interpretations of the film, while audiences praise the author’s enduring influence. At CINEMA I in Williamstown, The Candidate stars Robert Redford in a high profile political drama rated PG, with showings at 7 and 9. The theater also screens Personals in Xrated format, and Cinema II offers late showings at 7:40 and 9:33.
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr
Cinema I
Robert Redford
Canal kept open five extra days for late shipping
WHITEHALL New York The Champlain canal linking Lake Champlain and the Hudson River will stay open for five additional days to allow late shipping. The season closing was moved from December to December 16.
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Whitehall
N.Y
UPI
Champlain Canal
Lake Champlain
Hudson River
Hearings open on need for congressional reform
In Washington, Sen Charles Mathias Jr opens formal hearings on reforming Congress. He warns the survival of the American system depends on addressing seniority, secrecy, and capacity to manage the federal budget with witnesses including Lucy Benson, Russell Hemenway, and Clarence Mitchell over three days.
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Washington
UPI
Charles McC
Mathias Jr
Mathias
Congress
Sen
Adlal
Stevenson VII
DMI
Lucy Wilson Benson
League of Women Voters
Russell Hemenway
National Committee For
Clarence Mitchell
NAACP
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Modwe
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Schmitt
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Williamstown College Cinema
Williamstown
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Raum Publishing Corp
United Premplamnations
New York Times News Service
Matthews, Shannan & Cullen Inc
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