Labor Riot at Non-Union Site West Palm Beach
Large crowd of about 2 000 construction workers clashes with riot police at a new Volkswagen dealership site in West Palm Beach. Tear gas and fires reported as workers tear down the building to protest non union labor. injuries including a highway patrol trooper. Authorities say more than 1 000 showed up with 3 000 Palm Beach county union members called in.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
UPI
Highway Patrol
Building Trades Unions
Palm Beach County
Volkswagen
Sam Sheppard Dies At 46 After Tumultuous Life
Sam Sheppard, freed in 1964 after a murder conviction was overturned, died at 46 in Columbus. He was an osteopath by trade and had pursued wrestling, marrying Ariane in 1964 after a pen-pal relationship. He faced malpractice suits, lawsuits against officials and media, and moved to Youngstown before resuming practice in Columbus.
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Sam Sheppard
Ohio
Coleen Strickland Sheppard
Sheppard
Arianee Tebbenjohanns
Marilyn
Supreme Court
Ariane
Sheppards
George Strickland
Youngstown Osteopathic Hospital
Wholesale Price Increase During March Reported
The Labor Department said March wholesale prices rose 0.2 percent, double the preliminary estimate but still the smallest gain since September. Farm products and processed foods rose 0.1 percent while farm prices alone jumped 0.5 percent. Industrial commodities gained 0.1 percent, with manufactured goods up 0.2 percent and notable price jumps in animal fats and oils, refined vegetable oils, and crude vegetable oils.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Court to rule on majority for bond and tax questions
The U S Supreme Court agreed to decide if all bond and tax questions require a simple 50 percent plus one vote. The West Virginia case involved Roane County where 50 to 60 percent approved $1.83 million in school bonds and five years of excess taxes. The state court said the 60 percent rule violated equal voting rights under one person one vote.
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Washington
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Roane County
Supreme Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
U S Envoy Foils Kidnappers in Brazil
U S consul in Porto Alegre warded off a kidnap attempt using his car to strike a attacker. He suffered a slight back wound as gunfire followed. Police traced the stolen car and the attackers belong to the Armed Revolutionary Vanguard.
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Porto Alegre
Brazil
U.S
Porto
Alegre
Curtis C. Cutter
Latin America
Cutter
Catherine
State Department
Hovey Clark
Kirk Defies Courts with School Move
Gov Claude Kirk ordered pupils and teachers to ignore U S Supreme Court desegregation transfers and took custodial control of Manatee County schools. The executive action came 14 hours before the plan was to be implemented and followed a Sunday order.
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Bradenton
Fla
Claude Kirk
U.S. Supreme Court
Manatee County
Kirk
Manatee
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa
Ray Osborne
Col
West German Diplomat Slayings Deepen Guatemala Crisis
Guatemalan security forces intensified a manhunt after the body of kidnapped West German Ambassador Karl von Sprell was found near Guatemala City. He was shot in the head, and the FAR demanded 22 jailed members and 700000 dollars. Brandt warned over the threat to diplomatic security.
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Guatemala
Karl von Sprell
Guatemala City
Count von Sprell
FAR
Willy Brandt
Texas
U. S
Brandt
Chuckle: when needs meet money you are healthy wealthy or wise
The line humorously notes that aligning needs with money signals health wealth or wisdom, a light quip on financial satisfaction and prudent spending.
Gunman's death ends siege in California ambush chase
Sidetrack gunman Twinning killed himself during a six hour siege at a hilltop house near Los Angeles after four highway patrolmen were shot and killed then two gunmen fled on foot. A second suspect was captured earlier. hostage Mrs Hoag and her son were released unharmed.
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Los Angeles
Saugus
Calif
Jack Wright Twinning
Glenn
Steve” Hoag
Jeffrey
Hoag
Twinning
Frommelt Blasts Ray Over Hidden Tax Increase Claims
Iowa Democratic leader Andrew Frommelt accuses Gov. Ray and the Republican administration of hoodwinking the public about no tax rise. He says state duties were neglected and local property taxes rose due to reduced state aid. The House backs a special tax structure study with a 15-member panel from Ways and Means Cities and Towns Schools and County committees.
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Des Moines
Andrew Frommelt
D-Dubuque
Robert Ray
Frommelt
William Harbor
R-Henderson
Roger Jepsen
Bonn Orders Diplomats Home Over Ambassador’s Murder
West Germany recalls all diplomats from Guatemala after the murder of Ambassador Count Karl von Sprell. Foreign Minister Walter Scheel says relations remain intact and Guatemala's ambassador to Bonn may be recalled. Bonn will consider further steps after a full report on the killing.
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Bonn
Germany
Walter Scheel
Guatemala
Count Karl von Sprell
Scheel
Antonio Gandara
Count von Spreti
Judge Carswell survives first Senate test 52 to 44
Judge G Harrold Carswell cleared the initial Senate hurdle on his Supreme Court nomination with a 52 to 44 vote Monday. A final confirmation vote was scheduled for Wednesday, with many senators expected to reconsider their positions.
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G. Harrold Carswell
Senate
Supreme Court
Iowans Split on Carswell Nomination Motion
Senators split their vote on sending Judge Carswell back to committee. Harold Hughes, a Democrat, supported the motion while Republican Jack Miller opposed it.
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Iowa
Judge Carswell
Harold Hughes
Jack Miller
Nixon nominee Carswell faces uncertain Senate vote
Opposition stiffens as senators weigh confirmation of Carswell for a vacant seat. Senate leaders Hugh Scott and Mike Mansfield predict confirmation on Wednesday despite a potential final vote slip. Edward Brooke calls Monday’s setback temporary, noting it is procedural.
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Senate
Hugh Scott
Carswell
Mike Mansfield
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Last of Four Crashes Proves Fatal to Two C R Men
In Cedar Rapids a 77 year old driver, Eldie E. VanWinkle, and his 82 year old passenger, Harry Manos, were killed in a one car crash that followed three earlier incidents Sunday morning. The car struck a mailbox, a traffic signal, a building front, and a tree after veering from First Avenue and Twenty seventh Street SE. Manos died on arrival at St Luke's hospital. VanWinkle died at Mercy hospital. Manos had been thrown through the windshield. Police noted VanWinkle had recently received an insulin shot for a diabetic condition and that the car had caused minor damage to a parked vehicle earlier and struck the Abdner home and another car.
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U.S
C. Burke Elbrick
Rio de Janeiro
Elbrick
Twinning
Hoag
Golden State Freeway
J’s
Cedar Rapids
Eldie E. VanWinkle
Sixth Avenue SE
Harry Manos
Magnus
First Avenue
Twenty-seventh Street SE
Twenty Seventh Street
Manos
Larry L. Duggan
Thirty-first Street Drive SE
van Winkle
George Matias
Mercy Hospital
Rachel Abdner
Fifth Ave SE
Bob Gibbs
Nineteenth Street SE
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