Meadville Tavern Owner on Trial for Race Bias
Meadville tavern owner Tony Damico faces a Crawford County court trial on discrimination charges for allegedly refusing service to four Black men and one white man on April 10 at his Mayflower cafe. Police testified Damico cited age verification cards to justify refusals. jury selection included witness segregation.
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Meadville
Crawford County
Tony Damico
Commonwealth
Paul D. Shater Jr
R. Charles Thomas
Damico
P. Richard ‘Thomas
Thomas
John Holt
Holt
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Robert Harrison
Holte
Soviet Troops Withdraw From Czech Cities
Soviet troops pull back from major Czech cities and move to countryside positions as Prague signals thinning of forces. In Prague downtown no tanks seen, while armored cars and some tanks linger near the Soviet Embassy. Regions like Bratislava Kosice and Brno report evacuations as air traffic resumes and police direct movement under pressure from Moscow.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
St Wenceslas Square
Bratislava
Kosice
Brno
Tank Park
Pravda
Communist Party
Vassily Kuznetsov
Kuznetsov
Josef Smrkovsky
Prague Radio Re
Nixon attacks Humphrey as soft on issues in campaign speech
In Washington on Tuesday Richard Nixon framed Humphrey as soft on inflation communism and law and order. Agnew and Ellsworth defended Nixon while criticizing Vietnam troop withdrawal. Nixon urged NATO reform and warned that peace hinges on talks with the Soviet Union at the American Legion convention.
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Agnew
Maryland
Humphrey
Washington
Nixon
White House
United States
Vietnam
Robert Ellsworth
Tor Nixon
American Legion National Convention
Western Alliance
Hee
America
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Czech
Soviet Union
Candy Shop Owner Shovels Up Syrup Spill in Gardner
In Gardner Massachusetts a 150 pound barrel of syrup toppled onto the street near Priscilla's candy shop. Owner Robert V Trudell used a shovel to clear the spill as firefighters worked to wash away remaining syrup. Fire crews diluted the rest.
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Gardner
Mass
Priscilla
Robert V.trudell
Nixon
Senate
Charlotte
N.C
Czechoslovakia
United States
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Testimony Opens In Karafin Blackmail Trial In Philadelphia
Ex-reporter Harry J. Karafin faces 20 blackmail and 20 solicitation indictments. A Broadway Maintenance Co. executive testified the firm paid Karafin 35850 over five years for public relations work and found no evidence of actual services beyond bills. A pharmacist testified Karafin sought 310000 then 5000 and 3000 for printing stories. The defense argued the case targets a courageous journalist rather than proven crimes.
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Philadelphia
Harry J. Karafin
Philadelphia Inquirer
William Kossin
Broadway Maintenance Co
Karafin
Broadway Maintenance
Inquirer
Alexander Hemphill
Asst. Dist. Atty
Richard A. Sprague
Kossin
Sprague
Harry Karafin
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Ate
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Congress
Edward M. Kennedy
DiMass
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Dan.y
Los Angeles
Ludvik Svoboda
Oktrich Cernik
Com
Munist
Alexander Dubcek
Moscow
Newsman
George Koffs
Koffs
Sarafin
Foster R
Herman
New Bedford
Star
Mellonbank
Corry Dodge
MOBIL
Corry -Dodge- Mobil
Gorry Dodge
Pulvex
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