Prisons Offer New Hope For Alcoholics
In Michigan a new intensive alcoholism treatment program in state prisons gives hope to inmates with alcohol related crimes. Ex offenders travel long distances to share their recovery stories with inmates, stressing sobriety supported by Alcoholics Anonymous, counselors and parole officials.
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Jackson, Mich
Lansing
Michigan
Chicago
Jackson
Relt
Alcoholics Anonymous
Eger
Michigan Corrections Department
Gus Harrison
Jim
Death Plane General Electric Strike at Schenectady Plant
A five day nationwide strike against General Electric widens at the Schenectady home plant as Local 301 blocks gates while mediation hopes fade. Most GE plants remain open, 95 percent of 8,700 Local 301 members favor the walkout after a second vote. Picket violence subsides with hoses used in Syracuse. arrests reported in Bucyrus and Salem. The union seeks cost of living protections and wage gains amid broader IBEW demands. Ghana is a graduate of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania.
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Schenectady
N.Y
General Electric Co
International Union of Electrical Workers
New York City
IUF
A. C. Stevens
Syracuse
Anniston
Ala
Bucyrus
Ohio
H. L. Weiss
GE Lamp Division
Cleveland
David J. Fitzmaurice
IAF District 7
Westinghouse
Mansfield
Warren
Columbus
Salem
James I. More
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Crash survivors and recovery efforts after Electra crash
A Boston JP report details the Eastern Airlines Electra crash that killed 61 aboard and injured many others. Navy divers begin raising the forward section as investigators consider starling birds fouling air intakes. Officials say no known structural failure.
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Boston
A!s
James Walton
Jim Cahill
Quesada
Eaid Fhey
Ceare
Crashes Involve Fragments As Investigators Probe Cause
Fragments found on the wings and around one engine point to a crash investigated by federal authorities. Investigators will reconstruct the plane at Logan International Airport or the Naval Air Station at South Weymouth. A final determination on the cause may take six months to a year.
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Logan International Airport
Naval Air Station
South Weymouth
Quesada
Watermelon Festival champion seed-spitter shines in Raleigh
North Carolina coverage notes Fred Claridge as champion seed-spitter at the 1960 Raleigh Watermelon Festival. He averaged 28 feet 8 inches, then caused a stir by capping his act at Lakeview Park. Police say he helped himself to candy, gum, sun glasses, suntan oil, chips, toy golf clubs and six pairs of men’s swim trunks.
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Prescott
Ariz
Paul Fannin
N. C
Raleigh
N. CC
Carolina
Fred Claridge
Lakeview Park
Tidy burglars in Hartford try safe break in
A group of burglars in Hartford attempted to crack a coal company safe but failed. They then tidied up the scene and put the safe back together, leaving no obvious signs of a break in.
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Hartford
Conn
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Our Vaue
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Mello Gold
Maine
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Lake View Memorial Gardens
St. Louis
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