Violence Threats and Rioting Roil Willemstad
Dutch marines patrolled Willemstad as labor leaders threatened more violence unless the prime minister resigns. The riots left a large portion of the business district burned with fatalities and hundreds wounded as workers marched at the Shell refinery and clashed with police and troops.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Caribbean
Netherlands
Ciro Kroon
Shell
Wescar
K. van Haren
Nader cites high noise levels at rock venues in D C
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader says amplified rock performances reach up to 138 decibels in several Washington night spots. He cites tests by Dr. David Lipscomb and warns of hearing damage among teens, urging Senate hearings and local restrictions on noise, ear protection, and sound absorption in venues.
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Washington (Ap
Sumer
Ralph Nader
Patel Belpcar
Washington, D.C
Nader
University of Tennessee
David M. Lipscomb
Ater
Senate
Philip Hart
D-Mich
Environment
Warren G. Magnuson
Drag Racer Killed In Crash At Strip
William V. Davis Jr., 52, of Sebring, died in a drag racing crash at the old Executive Airport strip near Meander Lake. Davis, operator of an automobile agency, rolled his car six times after a fire blew out, according to coroner’s investigator Ar mando Casanza. Death attributed to shock and hemorrhage from a fractured skull.
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Youngstown
Ohio
William V. Davis Jr
Sebring
Clairton Band Collapses From Heat At Parade
In Pittsburgh on Sunday the Clairton High School band collapsed near the reviewing stand as Tastara staggered and fell. Over 50 band members dropped, suspected heat exhaustion. Rescue crews provided oxygen and cold water. fifteen were hospitalized but released after treatment.
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Pittsburgh
Clairton High School
Tastara
Clairton
Draft Bill Aims to Halt Campus Disruptions
Florida congressman William Cramer drafts a bill to allow students opposing campus disruptions to sue disruptors in federal court with potential jail or fines. Hearings before the House Internal Security Committee on SDS and related militant activity run three days, as Attorney General Mitchell cites FBI findings of foreign funding to SDS.
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Washington
Florida
William ©. Cramer
Congress
House Committee On Internal Security
Un-American Ac
Students For A Democratic Society
Richard H. Schord
D-Mo
SDS
John N. Mitchell
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S
Cramer
Justice Department
House Republican
House
Shafer Tours Argentina During Six Day Trade Mission
Pennsylvania Governor Raymond P. Shafer leads a six day trade delegation to Argentina meeting officials and businessmen to boost state Argentine trade. He arrives from Brazil and stresses expanding knowledge of Argentina and its people. Meanwhile a separate report notes a fatal one car crash near Uniontown.
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Pamous Aires
Argentina
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
Shafer
Brazil
Clairton Band Stricken By Heat In Lions Club Parade
A Clairton band flaked in near 90 degree heat as uniforms containing acetate hindered air flow. About half of the band, mostly majorette members of The Honeybears, were affected, leading officials to discard tight uniforms and revert to old outfits during the Lions Club convention kickoff.
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Don Caligula
Clairton
Pennsylvania State Lions Club
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Rossin
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Uniontown
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