Wallace rallies electrify Florida crowds in Wallace country night
In Orlando the Wallace campaign crowds exceed 3,000 as supporters chant Yes Lord and back the Alabama governor. George Mangum leads prayers and fund raising, while Billy Grammer and other acts provide stage entertainment amid a fervent, evangelical rally atmosphere.
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Orlando
Fla
Wallace Country
Alabama
United States
George C. Wallace
Wallace
George Mangum
Selma
Ala
John Book
George Wallace
Billy Grammer
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville
Tenn
Mangum
George
Florida
Bulldozer accident kills Lawrence County man at Compton Crossing
Ben C. Compton, 70, was killed when a bulldozer backed over him at a construction site near Alabama 24. His son said the machine was clearing land for a house at Compton's Crossing, a community he helped shape. Funeral arrangements were to be announced.
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Ben C. Compton
Compton
Lawrence County
Holly Pond
Trinity 1
Alabama 24
Dennis R. Davis
U.S. 278
Here
Charles
Compton’s Crossing
Moulton
Decatur
Bridges Store
Crossing
Elliott Funeral Home
Felton Easterwood
Holly Pond High School
Davis
Easterwood
Randy E. Leverett
Cullman
Tony Burchfield
Burchfield
Jerry
Department of Pensions and Security
Irving pleads guilty in fake Howard Hughes autobiography case
Author Clifford Irving and wife Edith plead guilty to conspiring to defraud a publisher with a fake Howard Hughes biography. Richard Suskind also pleads guilty to state charges. Federal mail fraud dropped. state docket narrowed. Potential sentences could reach 13 years each. Decatur ad appears after.
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New York
Clifford Irving
Edith
Howard Hughes
New York State
Richard Suskind
Irving
Irvings
Suskind
On This Date in 1887 Northeast Blizzard Killer
The item notes that in 1887 a blizzard paralyzed major Northeast cities, killed over 400 people, and caused several million dollars in damage. It also lists local ad and weather references and announces high temperatures in the upper 70s with rain chances.
Weekend Heat and Showers Forecast Across Alabama
Upper 70s return for today with a high in the upper 70s and showers possible tonight and Tuesday. Cold air from the Great Lakes moves toward Alabama bringing chances of rain and thunder in the Tennessee Valley. Hundreds of boaters and thousands of watchers enjoyed the Tennessee River under clear skies with large crowds at the boat harbor.
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Great Lakes
Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
Gadsden
Tennessee River
Point Mallard
Boat Harbor
FBI Ends Massive Media File Theft Probe Without Arrests
Justice Department filings show more than 100 agents searched 15 states for a March 8 1971 theft of over 1000 FBI documents from the Media Pennsylvania office. The probe targeted the Resistance commune in Powelton Village near the University of Pennsylvania.
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Donald Janson
New York Times
Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Media
FBI
Justice Department
Federal District Court
Philadelphia Resistance
American Friends Service Committee
Bureau
Resistance
Resistance Office
Powelton Village
University of Pennsylvania
Congress Blocks Quick Move to Raise Debt Limit
Washington AP report says the debt ceiling near 430 billion dollars was blocked by Rep. Philip Burton and allies who demand tax loophole closures before cooperation. Nixon reportedly decided on basic busing policy principles to be aired in a formal statement later in the week.
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Washington
Philip Burton
D-Calif
House
Nixon
No Rest For Candidates In Florida Primary Fight
Sens. Humphrey Muskie and Jackson crisscross Florida on the last day of campaigning while Wallace forecasts winning a majority of the 81 delegates. New York Mayor Lindsay and Sen. McGovern weigh in on potential Wallace support as the crowded Democratic field vies for votes and a path to the nomination.
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Miami
Fla
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Florida
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Muskie
Humphrey
New York
John V. Lindsay
George S. McGovern
Jerry Finds New Start At Alabama Ranch After Troubled Youth
Selma report on Jerry who at 12 broke into a truck for a soda and chips. He chose Alabama Sheriffs Boys Ranch where he has improved, earned the merit room, and now excels in school with A’s and B’s after missing weeks. He enjoys horses, basketball, and swimming as he works toward a cleaner life.
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Selma
Jerry
Alabama Sheriffs Boys’ Ranch
Here
Boys’ Ranch
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