Wallace Funds Drive Questioned at Alabama Dinner
State Finance Director Tay lor Hardin denied soliciting funds for Gov. George Wallace at a Sunday dinner at the governor s mansion attended by officials and businessmen. The Alabama Journal said Hardin and Gerald Wallace urged department heads to bring 1 500 contributions and noted potential state contract pressure. Hardin called that claim false and urged reporters to help locate any witnesses or evidence. Lester Maddox was reported as a guest at the dinner.
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Ala
Taylor Hardin
George Wallace
Wallace
Lester Maddox
Hardin
David Crosland
Alabama Journal
Advertiser
State Department
Journal
the Journal
Gerald Wallace
Finance Department
Harold E. Martin
Rights Fight Rages At ECU Over Obscene Letter
U S District Judge John Larkins orders a trial in the case of East Carolina University students William Schell and Robert Thonen who allege damages after suspension over a Fountainhead letter containing an allegedly obscene word. The ruling upholds student First Amendment rights while allowing university discipline constraints if interference occurs.
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Greenville
N. C
U. S
John Larkins
East Carolina University
William Schell
Robert Thonen
ECU
Leo Jenkins
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Thonen
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Larkins
New Bern
Train Derailment Kills 32 Near Potgietersrus
A South African holiday train derailed at a bridge near Potgietersrus killing 32 people and injuring 135. Officials say the locomotive and first nine cars plunged from the rails enroute to Messina near the Rhodesia border, with 32 nonwhite passengers fatal.
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Johannesburg
Potgietersrus
Messina
Rhodesia
Nixon blocks rail strike threat for 60 days
President Nixon blocks, for 60 days, the threat of strikes in two railroad labor disputes by appointing emergency boards under the National Railway Labor Act. One case involves about 6,000 Sheet Metal Workers in repair shops and the other concerns the Penn Central system and the United Transportation Union.
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Nixon
National Railway Labor Act
Afl-Cio
Congress
Penn Central Railroad System
United Transportation Union
Penn Central
Court Ruling Expands Pay Scope for Nalle Clinic
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Nalle Clinic in Charlotte is not exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements. The court overturned a district court finding that the clinic was a retail establishment and therefore exempt. The case is remanded for further action and the clinic ordered to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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N.C
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
U.S. District Court
James B. McMillan
Nalle
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McMillan
Frederick, Md
Penn State University Stu
Vacationing Students Killed In Collision
State police spokesman Jack Marsh said the wreck left only the top and roof of the car intact. He noted two victims were Maryland residents and four were Pennsylvanians based on wreckage and pockets. Five were pronounced dead at the scene and one died later at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
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Maryland
Marsh
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Judge Travers Retires To Surprise Party At Courthouse
Salisbury Maryland AP reports Circuit Judge William W. Travers retired on his 70th birthday and was surprised by attorneys at the Dorchester County courthouse. He joked about all the nasty things he had said to county attorneys and said he takes them back.
Man Sues Ex Wife Over Sausage Business Deal
In Santa Clara County Superior Court Frank P D Ambrosio sues for 500 pounds of sausage from his ex wife claiming a 1970 divorce pact required her to deliver five pounds weekly. The suit centers on a breach of contract tied to his former sausage business.
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San Jose
Calif
Frank P. D'Ambrosio
Santa Clara County Superior Court
ITT Chile matter discussed in 1970 Chile coup claims
Former CIA Director John A. McCone confirms ITT executives discussed possible moves to block Salvador Allende from becoming Chile’s president in 1970. He says ITT offered to help if Washington had a plan while business week notes alleged meetings with CIA and government officials. Santiago orders a congressional inquiry into CIA activities in Chile.
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Business Week
CIA
John A. McCone
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Salvador Allende
Chile
McCone
ITT
U.S
Jack Anderson
Allende
Anderson
ITT Chieirman
Harold S. Geneen
Geneen
Santiago
Special ‘Commission
Jury Defendants Denounce Judge's Instructions in Berrigan Case
Federal jury resumes deliberations in the kidnapping bomb conspiracy trial of Rev. Philip Berrigan and six activists. After a controversial charge the defendants called convicting, the jury reviews testimony and exhibits while the judge denies copies of his charge and the phone chart. An additional count carries potential decades-long sentences for Berrigan and co defendants.
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Lee Linder
Associated Press
Harrisburg, Pa
Philip Berrigan
U.S. District Court
R. Dixon Herman
Herman
Gov Scott Seeks Public Letters on School Unrest Solutions
North Carolina Governor Bob Scott urged citizens to send letters with proposed solutions to public school unrest. He asked subcommittee chairs to report by April 24 and the full committee to meet May 15 to consider findings. He cited fears and intimidation faced by students and emphasized the need for concrete action.
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Rougemont
N.C
North Carolina
Bob Scott
Scott
Citizens Committee On
Witness testifies Chavis fired shots in 1971 Wilmington unrest
Allen Hall, serving a 12 year sentence for arson riot and assaulting emergency personnel, testified that Ben Chavis fired seven or eight shots from a .45 pistol during the February 6 1971 clash at Sixth and Nun streets. The hearing explored charges against Chavis and Marvin Patrick including assaulting emergency personnel and conspiracy to murder. 50 black pickets demonstrated outside the courthouse.
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Wilmington
N.C
Ben Chavis
Allen Hall
Chavis
Superior Court
Marvin Patrick
Ses
Sion
Hall
Patrick
Sixth
Nun
One-Teacher Schools Decline in New Mexico
The New Mexico Department of Education reports three remaining one teacher schools in the state. In 1961 62 there were 50 such schools and in 1951 52 there were 168, showing a steady reduction over time.
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Santa Fe, N.M
New Mexico
Department of Education
Compromise Sought On Busing Legislation
Greensboro North Carolina Congressman Richard Preyer says a compromise is being sought between his antibusing bill and President Nixon s busing moratorium. He envisions local school boards drawing their own integration plans with no federal court direction.
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Richardson Preyer
D-Nc
Nixon
Preyer
Congress
Duke University
Terry Sanford
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