Newark Mayor Gibson Re-Elected In 1974 Contest
Newark Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson, the first black mayor of a major northeastern city, wins re election over a white opposition leader. The Associated Press reports incumbent wins redefine local politics as West Virginia incumbents also fare in Tuesday elections.
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Newark
Kenneth A. Gibson
New Jersey City
West Virginia
U.S
Nebraska
J. James Exon
Gibson
Anthony Imperiale
Imperiale
John M. Slack Jr
Robert H. Motlohan
Harley O. Staggers
House Commerce Committee
Ken Hechler
Mollohan
Duke Denies Mine Union Charges Across Nation News
Duke Power Co denies UMW charges of conspiring with a rival union to break a 10 month strike at a Duke owned coal mine. UMW filed 11 charges with the NLRB naming Duke, SLU and Eastover Mining Co. Officials say the accusation is a smear.
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Charlotte
N. C
Duke Power Co
UMW
United Mine Workers
Duke
National Labor Relations Board
Cincinnati
Ohio
Southern Labor Union
Oneida Tenn
Eastover Mining Co
Brookside
SLU
Carl Horn Jr
Duke Power
NLRB
Norman Yarborough
Glass Bottle Blowers End 2-Week Strike
Toledo AP report: 1,600 members of the Glass Bottle Blowers Association at 10 Owens-Illinois plants ended a two week strike after ratifying a three year contract. Wages and fringe benefits rise with a cost of living escalator in years two and three. workers return to Plastic Products Division facilities today. Plants affected included Atlanta Baltimore Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Dallas Edison Kansas City Newburyport and St. Louis. Brown plastic containers and injection molded products were produced at these sites.
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Toledo, Ohio
Glass Bottle Blowers Association
Owens-Illinois, Inc
Plastic Products Division
Atlanta
North Carolina Pushes for Priority Primary Highway System
Federal officials may designate 1700 miles of North Carolina highways as Priority Primary routes. State Transportation Secretary Bruce Lentz outlined 402 miles of top priority, a $1.2 billion cost, and a crucial link from mountains to coasts. He planned to press NC’s delegation in Washington as part of a broader plan to upgrade congested interstates by 1980. The list includes Beaucatcher Freeway, US 321 NC 16, I-40 bypass, US 52, US 311, Industrial Boulevard, Outer Belt, Independence Boulevard, Aycock Freeman Mill, East-West Freeway, Dawson McDowell extension, Beltline US 1, Owen Drive CBD, US 70 bypass, US 64 bypass, and US 701-421 corridor.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Bruce Lentz
Washington
Asheville
U. S
N. C
Boone
Charlotte
Winston- Salem
Winston-Salem
Lexington
U.S
Dawson-McDowell Street
Owen Drive
Fayetteville
U. S&s
Smithfield
Rocky Mount
Willington
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High Point Enterprise
Calvin Coolidge
U.S. Treasury Department
Wheeling
Joseph Laurita
Alfred Clark
Slack
William L. Larcamp
Staggers
William H. Loy
Arch A. Moore Jr
Hechler
GOP
Gerald Whelan
Douglas County
Dan Lynch
Omaha
John Hlavacek
John Y. McCollister
Dave Martin
Wayne Ziebarth
Ralph Miller
Charles Thone
Hess Dyas
Cloniger DR. Thomasville
Squibb
CO Shop
White Star Discount Centers
Kotex
Lux
Eze
Squibb Theragranm
LUX Liquid
Colgate
Strenggly
Schick
Val. Pooo
Gelusil
Vicks Oracin
Liquid
ULTRA
Maybelline
Prell
Ientrade
Aska-Seltzer
Fia
Faeis Seltzer
Health & Beauty Aids
South Main Street
High Point
Southgate
Thomasville
Eis
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