Democratic Voters Nominates Carl Stokes for Cleveland Mayor
In a major upset in Cleveland, Negro attorney Carl B. Stokes won the Democratic mayoral nomination, defeating incumbent Ralph S. Locher and Frank Celeste. Stokes led with 110,354 votes to 92,029 for Locher and 8,543 for Celeste as 900 of 901 polls reported. Taft faces Stokes in November, marking a historic bid for the first elected Black mayor in a major U.S. city.
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Cleveland
Carl B. Stokes
Stokes
Seth Taft
William Howard Taft
United States
Ralph S. Locher
Frank P. Celeste
Inhaling Spray Death prompts state probe
Hartford AP reports an 11 year old girl, Lucie R White of Greenwich, died after inhaling chemical spray used to chill glasses. Her brother John, 17, filled a balloon from an aerosol container. Police say the youth fad raises concern as the state Consumer Protection Department investigates the incident.
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Hartford, Conn
State Consumer Protection Department
Lucie R. White
Greenwich
Greenwich Medical Examiner
John
Stephen M. Baran Jr
Striking truckers halted by guards and arson in Ohio and Pennsylvania
Nighttime violence disrupted truck traffic as rocks and bullets harrassed drivers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike while Governor Shafer placed the National Guard on standby and bolstered patrols. In Ohio Butler County deputies reported four trucks set ablaze with two destroyed.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike
Raymond P. Shafer
National Guard
Ohio
Butler County
Middletown
Pennsylvania
Laurel Mountain
False Teeth polish promises firmer dentures
Denture care ad urges use of FASTEETH to keep plates secure and comfortable. It claims faster eating and no pasty taste while reducing denture breath. Readers are advised to see a dentist regularly and buy FASTEETH at drug counters.
North Carolina Bond Issue Challenged In Court
Judge Henry McKinnon Jr hears arguments on the constitutionality of tax exempt bonds for industry. Sam Johnson for George C. Mitchell argues discrimination and illegality while the suit seeks to stop $37,062 in state tax funds from transfer to the Industrial Development Authority amid a 1967 defensive measure to lure industry.
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Raleigh
Henry McKinnon Jr
North Carolina
Superior Court
Sam Johnson
Johnson
George C. Mitchell
North Carolina Industrial Development Financing Authority
Ed Rankin
State Department of Administration
Andrew Jones
G. H. Brooks
General Assembly
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Celeste
Hubert H. Humphrey
GOP
Taft
Pittsburgh
Baran
Shafer
National Steel Haulers
Indiana
Michigan
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
West Virginia
Denver
Colo
Teamsters Union
Ray Travers
Fight For Survival
Teamsters
Africa
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Credarn
High Point Enterprise
N. Main St
High Point
Nelson Brumfield, Mgr
Chevrolet
Corvette
High Point, N.C
North Main Street
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