Welch Veterans Day Parade Draws Largest Crowd in Years
The Annual Parade in Welch drew its biggest crowd in years despite rain and cool weather. Gov. John D. Rockefeller attended and recalled crowds last seen when Truman visited Welch. Mayor W B Swope joined a disabled old auto push as a Gary Fire Department vehicle stood nearby. Donnie Trent of Roderfield watched a young girl corps with calm interest.
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Two Monroe County Deputies Shot During Warrant Service
Two Monroe County deputy sheriffs, Charles Burr and Charles Hodge, were wounded when a Bozoo man, N E McClaugherty, opened fire as officers attempted to serve a malicious wounding warrant signed by his wife. The shooting occurred shortly after 9 p.m. Friday as deputies approached the residence, with Burr reportedly talking to McClaugherty when he was fired upon.
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Petition for release of shah cited by Iranian hostages
A petition allegedly signed by half of the American hostages in Tehran called on the Carter administration to release the Shah in exchange for freedom. President Carter dismissed it as invalid and ordered deportation of Iranians on student visas not complying with orders. Officials noted the hostage count at 60 to 65 Americans.
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Nationwide protests surge as Iran hostage crisis deepens
Across the United States fearful relatives of hostages echoed President Carter urging restraint while protests spread from Charleston to Chicago. Carter orders deportation of Iranian students not compliant with visas as demonstrators demand intervention, extradition of the Shah, and hostage release. Portland, Seattle, Houston, Los Angeles, Cape Cod, Philadelphia see marches with provocative signs amid ongoing embassy occupation in Tehran.
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False Alarm Missile Alert Scares World
The United States faced a false missile alert due to a computer glitch prompting the Soviet Union to warn of irreparable consequences. Tass quoted that interceptor activity might have been misreported and that another error could threaten global stability, with concerns echoed by two British MPs in London.
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Tass
Survival Dominates UMW Convention Ahead for 1400 Delegates
About 1,400 coal miners from across the nation are set for UMW's constitutional convention in Denver starting December 10 at Corrigan Hall. Finances and dues increases dominate talk as layoffs and weak organizing in the West threaten the union, with internal disputes between Arnold Miller and Sam Church colorfully acknowledged.
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Denver
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Miller
Sam Church
District 17
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Madison
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International Union
Jonathan Williams
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Weather turns colder with rain chances and mountain snow
Forecast calls for a drop in temperatures with occasional rain today and again tonight across regions. Highs in the 40s, lows in the 30s to 50s, variable cloudiness and showers Monday, then cooling further Tuesday with a mix of sun and showers and continued mountain and nonmountain temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Big Creek's Owls reach state playoffs with Saturday win. Ohio Gov Rhodes bet fruit on OSU vs Washington State game. apples not delivered as expected after the wager.
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