Block sale of LaSalle Hotel furnishings in Chicago
About 800 rooms of furnishings and 12 miles of carpeting from the LaSalle Hotel on LaSalle Street go on the block as demolition nears. Organizers expect about 3.5 million dollars from items including 85 tons of marble and $500,000 worth of kitchen equipment. Thousands queued for the sale, buying items from elevator operators to bath tubs, with prized pieces linked to notable figures and events at the historic 22 story building.
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Chicago
LaSalle
LaSalle Street
Klan May Back Maddox at Dixie Rally
In Birmingham, Ku Klux Klan leader signals probable support for Lester Duke and the American Independent Party in the coming election while noting a September New Orleans convention will decide final backing. He describes the Klan as politically oriented and disciplined, though clearly racist.
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Birmingham
Ala
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
American Independent Party
AIP
Lester Maddox
David Duke
New Orleans
Maddox
Georgia
Chicago
Duke
Knights
Robert Shelton
United Klans of America
Down and Out Hopes Contrast With Gloomy Experiences
The phrase reflects a mood of financial or social setback, noting how bright aspirations often collide with harsh realities, leaving many to endure disappointing outcomes and difficult times. The text frames hardship as a common consequence in shifting fortunes.
Fire forces evacuation of 300 families in Charlotte
A three alarm chemical fire in a two story brick building at Central Avenue and Hawthorne Lane caused the evacuation of about 300 families within a three block radius. Fire Chief Dowdy reported 7 firefighters treated for eye irritation and 5 returned to duty. Spectators left Memorial Stadium after halftime of Harding versus West Mecklenburg high schools. The building housed Cessco Inc and Southern Pest Control Co, owned by Grady Query, with 100 gallons of kerosene chlorine and methyl chloride. Estimated value of the building 260000 and contents 150000. Cause not immediately known. Residents were allowed to return home after about three hours.
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Memorial Stadium
Harding
West Mecklenburg
W.C. Dowdy
Cessco Inc
Southern Pest Control Co
Grady Query
Central Avenue
Hawthorne Lane
Pet Dairy Co
Five Men Accused Jury Gets Pot Smuggling Case
Miami AP jurors begin deliberations in a drug smuggling trial charging five men with conspir ing to fly tons of marijuana into the United States. Prosecutor Karen Atkinson defended undercover work while defense counsel called it totalitarian. Defendants include William Bell of Raleigh, Gerald Cunningham of Deerfield Beach, John Nardi of Cleveland, and Morton Franklin of Cleveland, with arms dealer Mitchel WerBell II named in the case.
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Miami
United States
Karen Atkinson
Peter Fray
Edwin Marger
Mitchel WerBell II
Atlanta
Richard Nixon
WerBell
William Bell
Raleigh, C
Gerald Cunningham
Deerfield Beach
Fla
John Nardi
Cleveland Union
Morton Franklin
Cleveland
Old Belt Leaf Prices Hold Steady
RALEIGH AP Flue cured tobacco prices steadier on Eastern Belt markets Thursday while other Carolina belts showed little change. Eastern Belt grades rose $1 to $2 with top grades at about $125 per hundred. season totals reach 203.8 million pounds. Old and Middle Belt prices held, with 6.9 million pounds sold and a season average of $100.14. South Carolina Border North Carolina Belt notices show prices steady as some higher grades reached $122 per hundred. Thursday sales 4.5 million pounds and an average of $119.41.
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Raleigh
Carolinas
Federal State Market News Service
Old
Middle Belt
South Carolina
North Carolina
Kissinger to Discuss Namibia and Rhodesia With Vorster in Zurich
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger heads to Zurich for weekend talks with South African Prime Minister John Vorster, aiming to push Namibia toward independence and ease black restrictions, while Rhodesia policy also looms. The pair have barely spoken in years and debate over progress clouds expectations.
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Kenneth J. Freed
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Henry A. Kissinger
Africa
John Vorster
U.S
Kissinger
Vorster
Zurich
London
Namibia
South- West Africa
Yarster
South Africa
Rhodesia
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Joseph Simon
Grace of
Monaco
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard J. Daley
Cook County
Democratic Organization
Grand Ballroom
Pat Porretta
Tony Perez
Perez
LA Salle Hotel
Klan
Charlotte
Marger
Marth Caced
Dave Thirazer
Dius
Direct Furniture Sales
Syria
van Impe
Jcpenney
Savage
Jcpenney’s
Sporting Goods Dept
Glenfield
High Point
Westchester Mall
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