Potter's Field Burials Reflect City’s Silent Poorest
Claude Solomon, 83, joins New York’s potters field as convicts from nearby Rikers Island bury him without ceremony. The field holds 8,000 annual burials, with coffins ill built and space cheaply planned, while bodies rise from hospitals and pauperdom into a stark, unembellished end.
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Claude Solomon
Potters’ Field
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East River
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Solomon
Gright
Aude Solomon
Rikers Island
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Leftist clashes rock Rome as Italy reels from bombing probe
Thousands of leftist and anarchist youths flood Rome and other cities in Christmas decorated squares, demanding release of arrestees tied to the Milan bank bombing. At least 38 injured, 45 jailed. police fire teargas and clubs as cars burn and stalls are toppled. In Milan, 80 rioters clash with police injuring 10 officers and 7 demonstrators arrested. In Naples three hospitalized after an explosion at a Communist youth rally. The protests center on Pietro Valpreda and a lengthy trial delay that fuels political tension.
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Rial
yRome
Milan
Navona Byoubhs
Campo de Fiori
Naples
Pietro Valpreda
Giovanni Ventura
Franco Freda
Omaha man tied to wedding shot in midtown incident
In Omaha two suspects were arrested after a Saturday traffic dispute escalated when a pickup blocked a car. Richard Dutcher, 31, was mortally wounded by two gunshots as the vehicle turned a corner. Raymond Damasauskas, 25, faces second degree murder charges. wedding party members were briefly detained. Also, Curtis A Leeper, 22, pled guilty to manslaughter in his wife Joyce’s July death.
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Dennis Dutcher
Omaha
Dutcher
Richard Dutcher
Neb
Curtis A. Léeper
Nebraska
Joyce
Johnson urges fact based approach to Nixon by black leaders
Former President Johnson says black leaders should speak to Nixon with facts not demands. He advises addressing the President Cabinet and Congress, urging calm and dialogue rather than threats after a civil rights symposium clash with a protester demanding broader agenda.
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A. Kendall Smith
Stith
Clarence Mitchell
Washington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Lansky Released From Hospital After Cardiac Illness
Meyers Lansky, a famed underworld financier, is discharged from Mt Sinai Hospital after treatment for coronary insufficiency. The 71 year old, admitted Nov 2 and readmitted Nov 24, left hospital Tuesday with his wife Thelma, entering seclusion. He faces a contempt of court charge in Miami arising from a grand jury no-show last year. Israel expelled him earlier over alleged underworld ties.
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Mt. Sinai Hospital
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Imolester
Thelma
Miami Jaw
Miami
Tel Aviv
Israel
Space talk fades as Apollo 17 wanes in Houston
In Houston, residents note a drop in space enthusiasm four years after Apollo 8 and as Apollo 17 airs. Layoffs cloud spirits and football crowds out the moon event. Space Center lights glow while locals switch to sports, yet astronauts’ celebrations linger at homes and mission control.
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Moo
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Houston
Beate Fuzzell
Nine Charged With Perjury in Dawes County Neb
Dawes County Court charged nine Chadron residents with perjury related to district court trials in May and June. Prosecutor Stavik said the six month investigation produced enough evidence to file charges without a grand jury.
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Robert Moran
Don Broderick
Jim Broderick
Dale Meyers
Lewis Meyers
Don Gilbert
Johnny Edwards
LeRoy Edwards
Larry Finley
Dan Clark
Chadron
Stavik
FBI
Remodeling Approves Illegal Courthouse Stairwell Project
Douglas County Courthouse in Omaha is set to become legal after officials approved architectural drawings to remodel the top floor jail and a west side public stairwell. The project, tied to the Civic Center plan, carries an estimated 611000 cost with 85 percent potentially covered by federal matching funds.
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Omaha, Neb
Fefal
Omaha
Douglas County Courthouse
Nes Latenser
Latenser
Omaha-Duglas Public Building Commission
Omaha-Daglas Civic Center
Building Commission
George Buglewicr
Tatenser
Joseph Pluta
Nebraska districts to merge Sidney and rural district
Cheyenne County school superintendent Irving Caldwell announced plans to merge Sidney School District 1 with rural district 156 into a single district effective June 1. The combined area includes district 186, home to Western Nebraska Technical College, which has no state property tax base. The plan was unveiled at a public hearing with no objections.
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Sidney, Neb
Cheyenne County
Irving Caldwell
Sidney
Western Nebraska Technical College
Caldwell
Pentagon Papers case delays irk jurors in Los Angeles
Jurors and alternates waited four months for the Pentagon Papers trial before Judge Matt Byrne dismissed the panel. Defense appeals and a wiretap ruling caused the delay, with 12 jurors and six alternates released. defendants Elisberg and Russo faced espionage and theft charges over the leak.
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Los Angeles
Aley
District Court
Matt Byrne
Byrne
Sth
U.S. Greait Court of Appeals
Daniel Elisberg
Anthony Russo
Bosi
Aar
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