Stranger in Roxbury ends in brutal arson murder
Evelyn Wagler, a 24 year old Chicago woman, moved into Roxbury Boston to look for work. She was set on fire by six black youths after a gas fueled confrontation on Blue Hill Avenue and Wayne Street. She walked into a liquor store asking for an ambulance before dying. Police described the attack as a targeted self immolation after being dragged behind a vacant lot and forced to douse herself with gas. The crime occurred near a welfare office and an Episcopal church, amid a shifting neighborhood once Jewish, now largely black, with crime along Blue Hill Avenue.
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Boston
Evelyn Wagler
Chicago
Roxbury
Fred Cortney
Evelyn
Oak Hall
Blue Hill Ave
State Welfare Office
Episcopal Church
Wayne Street
Blue Hill Avenue
Open Meetings Bill Return With No Final Approval
Harrisburg lawmakers debated open government rules as a bill requiring public access to meetings stalled before a final vote. The measure, pushed by Rep. James Knepper, faced opposition in the State Government Committee and was recommitted after an 87 to 82 floor vote.
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Harrisburg
House
State Government
Public Utility Commission
Robert Butera
Montgomery
Guy Kistler
Cumberland
Butera
Kenneth Lee
R-Sullivan
Senate Democrats
House Republicans
Shapp
Pennsylvania
James Knepper
Allegheny County
Stanley Kester
Delaware
Knepper
Acting Mayor Herbert Most Leads Spartansburg Mayoral Scene
The Spartansburg borough council appointed Herbert Most as acting mayor to complete the term of Roland Putnam who resigned due to illness. The mayoral ballot lists Republican Lawrence Scouten, with Raymond Morris facing a write in bid for school director. Most, whose term expires in January, favors talks with Morris to resolve dual-post concerns. Indonesia bans doctors and nurses from working abroad to curb skilled personnel drain, Health Dept. says.
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Spartansburg
Herbert Most
Roland Putnam
Putnam
Crawford County Board of Elections
Lawrence Scouten
Raymond Morris
Scouten
Morris
Sparta
Most
Jakarta
Indonesia
Health Dept
Wholesale prices fall 6 percent in September
Washington AP reports the Labor Department wholesale price index dropped 1.8 percent unadjusted and 1.5 percent seasonally adjusted in September, led by a 6 percent fall in farm products and processed foods. Despite the decline, overall prices remained 16.6 percent above a year ago while consumer finished goods dropped seven tenths of 1 percent.
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Toronto
Abitibi Paper Co
U.S
Canada
Abitibi
Washington
Labor Department
Nixon
Grand Jury Resumes Agnew Investigation
The grand jury probing Spiro Agnew resumed hearings as lawyers gain broad subpoena power to probe leaks. Judge Hoffman ordered secrecy on subpoenas and testimony while names remain sealed. Potential witnesses include newsmen, lawyers, and DOJ officials amid past kickback allegations against Agnew.
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Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
Joel Kline
Montgomery County
Agnew
Maryland
U.S. District Court
Walter E
Hoffman
United States
Justice Department
Segretti's Plan to Divide Democrats Revealed
A Miami Young Republican testified before the Senate Watergate committee that Donald Segretti's dirty tricks aimed to split Democratic presidential contenders and trigger backbiting rather than sway votes. He said Segretti acted under White House direction with Dwight Chapin, and detailed tactics including staged protests and symbolic disruptions at Muskie events.
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Washington
Miami
Donald H. Segretti
Martin Douglas Kelly
Senate Watergate Committee
Segretti
White House
Dwight L. Chapin
Kelly
CBS
Robert M. Benz
Benz
Kelley
Florida
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Nixon declines to endorse any 1976 GOP candidate
President Nixon said he would not endorse any Republican hopeful for the 1976 nomination until they have faced primaries in the field. He stressed judging candidates in early contests and noted possible contenders including governors and lawmakers, while listing a few names and confirming Kissinger will visit Asia later this year.
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Washington
Nixon
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Percy
Indianapolis
Richard Lugar
House
Spiro T. Agnew
White House
John D. Connally
Agnew
Corry High to Plan 100th Alumni Reunion Event
The Corry High School Alumni, the nation’s oldest continuous alumni group, plans its 100th reunion for next June with a nationwide spotlight. Chairman Frank Grice met Rogers Company officials to outline preplanning and production details for a May–June 1974 celebration. A preliminary meeting is set for October 11 at 7:30 PM in the high school music room to review events and production roles led by Reed and Elias.
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Corry High School
Frank Grice
Rogers Company
Corry
Grice
George Elias
Rogers
Jack Reed
Hollywood
Reed
U.S. Army Special Services
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Raymond Division
Erie
Lessinghaus and Ostergaard
St. Elizabeth
Journal
Eaton
Paper Company
Ops
Grand Jury
Henry A Kissinger
Peking
Japan
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