Carswell Backed White Supremacy in 1948 Speech
Supreme Court nominee G Harrold Carswell, then 28 and a Mercer law graduate, previously pledged unwavering support for white supremacy in a Gordon Georgia speech. He repudiated the remarks as obnoxious and abhorrent, while defending his later civil rights record as judge and noting no racist beliefs in his life. President Nixon nominated him to fill the Fortas vacancy amid Senate scrutiny.
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Irwinton
Supreme Court
G. Harrold Carswell
Carswell
Georgia
Cars
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
John A. Morsell
NAACP
Brooklyn
N.Y
Mercer University Law School
American Legion
Gordon, Ga
Vietnam Battle Kills 13 Americans and 72 Enemies
In the Mekong Delta clash near U Minh Forest, U.S. planes and artillery supported South Vietnamese forces as about 400 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attacked 600 Marines. Government tally reports 72 enemy dead, 15 South Vietnamese Marines killed, 41 wounded, and U.S. losses rising with 14 Americans killed in the week. An enemy mortar attack at an artillery base northeast of Saigon killed 13 Americans and wounded three.
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Saigon
U Minh Forest
Mekong Delta
Binh Thuy
U.S
A Pema
199Th Light Infantry Brigade
Salvation Army Captain Wins Acapulco Trip Prize
Capt James Korp of the Salvation Army in Cleveland won one of the second prizes in a Ford Motor Company public relations draw for a quiet break trip to Acapulco Mexico. The Cliff Buesink Ford agency hosted his entry. The announcement came as a surprise during subzero weather, prompting lighthearted astonishment from Korp and his wife.
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Acapulco
Mexico
James Korp
Salvation Army
Capt. Korp
Cleveland
Ford Motor Company
Capt Korp
Cliff Buesink
Meadville To Abolish Nurse School
Spencer Hospital in Meadville will discontinue its nursing education program after 1973. The final class will enter in September and graduate three years later. The board cites recruitment difficulties, rising standards, and a shift toward college oriented students as four reasons. Edinboro State College plans a four year nursing program, while ASA positions favor higher institutional education. The hospital will maintain cooperation with other programs such as Crawford County area vocational technical school.
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Meadville
Spencer Hospital
Board of Trustees
Edinboro State College
American Nurses Association
Crawford County Area
California Supreme Court Overrules Slayer Death Sentence
The California Supreme Court, in a 4 to 3 decision, overturns the death penalty for William Bandhauver, 32, Riverside refrigeration worker, whose Feb. 2 Riverside shooting death of Walter A. Smith was tied to a judge's error telling jurors not to be governed by sympathy. The ruling upholds conviction but orders a new penalty trial due to a substantial error in jury instructions.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
William Bandhauver
Riverside
Walter A. Smith
Three Ohioans Charged in Yablonski Slayings
The FBI charged three Cleveland area men with federal offenses tied to the deaths of Joseph Yablonski and his wife and daughter. Paul Gilly Aubran Martin and Claude Vealey face counts of conspiring to interfere with union rights and obstructing justice, with Vealey also charged for transporting firearms across state lines.
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Cleveland
Ohio
FBI
Joseph Wablonski
United Mine Workers
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Cuyahoga County
Paul E. Gilly
Last
Aubran W. “Buddy” Martin
Claude E. Vealey
U.S
Vealey
Zarolee
Yablonski
Margaret
Charlotte Joanne
The
UMW
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Union
Clarksville
Pittsburgh
Hoover
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Martin
Warrensville
Reformatory
Carol
Gilly
National Priorities Top Nixon Speech
President Nixon opens his first State of the Union outlining broad national priorities. Inflation crime federal spending and pollution loom large as he prepares for a joint session of Congress at 12 30 p m EST. He signals the speech will be nontraditional and not a laundry list of future submissions.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
House
Seek 10 000 Gallons of Escaped Fuel
Technicians from Mobil Oil in Jamestown and Buffalo search the Clymer area with detectors after 10 000 gallons of gasoline escaped from an underground tank at TenPas Mobil Station in the village center. Officials cannot be reached for comment on water-supply contamination risk as readers follow the scene. The report also covers Nixon 1970 agenda notes on budget, spending, and proposed anti pollution measures with emphasis on research and tax incentives.
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Mobil Oil Co
Jamestown
Buffalo
Clymer
TenPas Mobil
Harold Gilbert
Corry Water Supply Co
Journal
Leed's Sold To Corryit Store Change In Town Years
The Leed's ladies fashion apparel store at 20 North Center Street changes hands to Mrs. Norberta Kane, announced by Mrs. Naomi Cohen. Kane, with 20 years in business and 17 with the Corry Savings and Loan, plans to expand branded lines while keeping quality apparel. The sale includes stock, fixtures, and equipment. the building is owned by Mrs. Beulah Goldberg of Nashville, Tennessee.
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Leed
Ladies
North Center Street
Norberta Kane
Naomi Cohen
Beulah Goldberg
Nashville, Tenn
Famed Old Spring Creek Farm Sold to Ohio Conservationist
Albert T. Carlisle of Ashtabula Ohio has purchased the 1200 acre Clough farm from Fisher and Young Lumber Co of Titusville to preserve wildlife and open portions for Boy Scout use. Development will be limited to nesting ponds for wildfowl with possible light lumbering. The property includes a house and two large barns once used for a dairy herd, the larger barn holding up to 200 cows.
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Old Spring Creek Township
Clough
Ohio
Fisher and Young Lumber Co
Titusville
Fisher and Young
Albert T. Carlisle
Ashtabula
Lakeland Community College
Cleveland
Carlisle
Warren
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Penn Central
Middletown
Noone
Vietnam
Meadville To Abolish
Nurse School
White House
Shady Avenue
Erie Lackawana
Speno
Endsley
Leed’s
Corryit
Old Spring Creek
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