Judge nullifies Boyle UMW presidency election
Federal judge William B Bryant voids Tony Boyle's 1969 re election as United Mine Workers president citing strong evidence of voting by secret ballot rule violations and campaigning in polling areas. The ruling also affects vice president George J Tiver and secretary treasurer John Owens. Boyle faces more legal exposure after a prior conviction on conspiracy and illegal use of union funds.
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Paul Gilly
Boyle
George J. Tiver
John Owens
Nixon optimistic on SALT agreement
The United States and the Soviet Union began a new round of SALT talks in which limits on submarine missiles may be discussed for the first time. President Nixon plans direct talks in Moscow later this month as negotiators press for a mutually acceptable agreement. Emergency ring removal costs rise in Stoke-on-Trent with fire crews tallying 72 calls last year.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
White House
Nixon
Moscow
Finland
Ronald Ziegler
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Henry Hissinger
Ziegler
Russia
Helsinki
Stoke
Trent
England
UPI
Stroken- Trent
GOP governors sidestep two controversial issues
In White Sulphur Springs West Virginia UPI reports that 17 Republican governors at the conference avoided endorsing bombing in Vietnam and forced busing while pledging support for Nixon programs. Rockefeller drafted the resolution praised by both bombing supporters and critics. Mitchell outlined reelection strategy as Agnew prepared to speak at the closing banquet.
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White Sulphur Springs
WeVa
UPI
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Vietnam
UPS
Willam G. Duiliken
Michigan
Harald Reagan
California
Reagan
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
GOP
Govs
Hockefeller
Milliken
Linwood Halton
Virginia
Winfield Dunn
Tennessee
Thomas Meskill
Connecticut
Spiro T. Agnew
University earns royalties from air pollution detector
University of Washington received 2411.23 dollars in royalties from a nephelometer air pollution monitor invented by civil engineering staff Dr. Rogert J. Charlson and Norman C. Ahlquist. The device, manufactured under license, backs research funding and has sold across state and private agencies. Charlson oversees further research at Mauna Loa Observatory to measure atmospheric particles globally.
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Ahlquist
Meteorology Research, Inc
Altadena
Calif
Balelle Development Corp
Charlson
Mauna Ia Observatory
Hawaii
Great Britain
Railroad faces charges in Vermont district court
In Fermont District Court next week, the Canadian Wacilie Railroad Co. faces charges along with an electric company and a Newport man for discharges into Lake Memphremagog. The town of Derby is summoned over open trash burning. Vermont Water Resources Dept. urged prosecution over air pollution in the international waterway. Cit Utilities Co. and Ray Webster of Newport also face charges.
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Newport
UPI
Wacilie Railroad Co
Hutton
Fermont
Orleans County
George Stokes
Electric Gover Company
Derby
Vermont Water Resources Department
Canadian Pacific
Citizens Utilities Co
Ray Webster
Diary letters key to Angela Davis murder trial
In San Jose California the prosecution argues that an 18 page diary and letters between Angela Davis and Soledad Brother George Jackson show Davis’ passion and possible conspiracy to free him. The defense fights to keep an edited seven page version, while the court weighs admissibility amid a 1970 courtroom shooting and the Soledad Brothers case.
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San Jose
Calif
UPT
Angela Davis
Soledad
George Jackson
Miss Davis
Jackson
Marin County
Soledad Brothers
San Rafael
San Quentin
Superior Court
Richard £. Ronason
McGovern parallels Goldwater strategy in 64 campaign
Washington window outlines how McGovern mirrors Goldwater by courting delegates via state primaries and convention tactics. It notes McGovern’s center-left positioning and contrasts with Nixon as potentially closest to the political center if McGovern secures the nomination. It cites Scammon and Wattenberg on centrist appeals and the evolving party dynamics.
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Washington
McGovern
Goldwater
Raymond Lahr Washington
UPI
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Barry M. Goldwater
Arizona
California
Californis
Richard M. Scammon
Benjamin Watstenberg
Scammon
Wattenberg
Henry M. Jackson
Edmund $. Muskle
Maine
Hubert J. Humphrey
Muskle
Nixon
GOP
Humphrey eyes double primary wins in Ohio and Indiana
United Press Internationl reports Humphrey aims for a decisive double victory over McGovern in Ohio and Wallace in Indiana. A win in both states would energize his campaign after a 1968 loss, while a Wallace Indiana upset or McGovern Ohio upset could cripple his bid for the Democratic nomination and a possible run at Nixon. Ohio and Alabama primaries dominate the day with delegates at stake.
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United Press Internationl
Lubert H. Humphrey
George
McGovern
Ohio
George C. Wallace
Indiana
Bellewether
Senate
Borst
Nixon
Humphrey
Wallace
South Dakota
Alabama
District of Columbia
de Hoasier
Wood foundations cut cost of house construction
In Spirit Lake Iowa during a bitter winter sidewall superintendents watched a wooden foundation rise for a home, a new concept that allows foundations when concrete cannot be laid. Wolman Kepper’s BB Putnam noted the innovation as a break with tradition and said no one years ago would have dreamed of cold weather foundations.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Putnam
Wolman Department
Keppers, Inc
National Association of Home Builders
NAHB
Wolman
Georgia
Canada
Lexington
Park
Federal Housing Administration
Westinghouse Aleetele Corp
Fredericksburg
A Hospital and Other Films in Local Theaters Review
Film critic Milton Bass hails The Hospital as very funny with Paddy Chayefsky George C. Scott and Diana Rigg drawing praise. Cinema 1 shows The Hospital while Mary Queen of Seats screens at Cinema VV and Mark of the Devil plays downtown. Williamstown College Cinema presents The New Freedom In Germany. local reports note Oscar nods for Scott and Redgrave, with a focus on treated wood foundations and cost savings in housing.
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Milton Bass
Berkshires
Eagle
Paddy Chayefsky
George C. Scott
Diana Rigg
Scott
Bass
Cinema VV
Mary
Vanessa Redgrave
Glenda Jackson
Thief plans return of Bing Crosby Oscar
In Spokane Washington an anonymous thief who stole Bing Crosby's Oscar plans to return it soon. The four inch Mickey Mouse statue left in its place was reported by Gonzaga University library staff and a Gonzaga newspaper reporter. The thief told a reporter he wants to make people laugh and evade capture.
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Wash
UPI
Bing Crosby
Crosby
Gonzaga University
Mickey Mouse
Tom Doherty
Gonzaga
Doherty
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