Hatcher victory virtually assured in Gary mayoral race
Gary Indiana mayor Richard G Hatcher won a near four to one win in the inner city precincts over rival Dozier T Allen Jr ending with 30 377 votes to 22 844 He will face Republican James F Hilton in November Hilton won the GOP nomination by defeating Thaddeus Romanowski The city 175 000 residents 53 percent black has not elected a Republican mayor since 143 Hilton is white Allen 41 a former Hatcher campaign manager led early but weaker suburban turnout and Hatchers strong inner city support sealed the result The margins compare to Hatchers 1971 win over Alexander Williams The incumbent bachelor attorney Hatcher first black mayor of a major city in 1967 faces urban decay and crime claims as he seeks a third term
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Gary
Ind
Richard G. Hatcher
Dozier T. Allen Jr
Hatcher
James F. Hilton
Indiana
Hilton
Thaddeus Romanowski
Allen
Lake County
Alexander Williams
Music and legislative talk mark Kiwanis Tuesday program
A Kiwanis Club meeting at Town and Country Restaurant featured a two part program from the Friday Music Club observing National Music Week with speakers Mrs. Gerald Keith and others on music as universal communication. Arkansas legislator Larry Patterson reported on the session, noting many bills, a new Criminal Code effective 1976 and Juvenile Code changes, plus views on a Constitutional Convention and tax matters. The Kiwanis Variety Show treasurer announced a net profit of 1945.57 to fund Kiwanis Youth programs and the Golden Age Club.
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Gerald Keith
Paul Henley
Paul Morgan
A. Spraggins
Keith
Patterson
Arkansas
Kiwanis
Golden Age Club
Refugee services set up at Chaffee
At Ft Chaffee the U S Department of Housing Education and Welfare opened a public health service Social Security office and social rehabilitation service for Vietnamese refugees. About 7 000 expected by late Tuesday 90 staff process up to 2 000 daily with 25 locals hired to replace them. Five refugees hospitalized for exhaustion two children with mumps one woman in labor. The first birth in the camp expected late Tuesday. Vietnamese volunteers help cooks improve rice preparation and oversee meals.
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FT. Chaffee
Ark
U.S. Department of Housing, Education and Welfare
Ft Chaffee
Stuart Clark
Dallas
HEW
Hota Clark
South Vietnurn
Chaffee
United States
Cot James Freek
The
Fense Department
Jacqueline Wu Thu Huong
Vietnam
Philip M. Harner
Hehe Hu
Pine Bluff plant expands to triple manufacturing space
MSI, Metal Services Inc., expanding in Pine Bluff Arkansas, will triple its floor area after purchasing the former Arkansas Power & Light Co. plant. President Collins Andrews III says the extra space will meet rising demands for heat treating chrome plating and flame cutting services across eight states. Benjamin Franklin quote follows.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Ap) Metal Services, Inc
MSI
Collins Andrews III
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Club hears program on School of Hope
The May 1 Rotary luncheon featured Margie Wood of the School of Hope presenting on the Verger Junior High campus center serving 36 students. A film on UCLA Special Olympics, narrated by Frank Gifford and featuring Eunice Kennedy Shriver, illustrated athletic benefits for disabled people and all ages.
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School of Hope
Hope Rotary Club
Margie Wood
Rotarians
Sheraton Inn
Verger Junior High
UCLA
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
Frank Gifford
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
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Spraggins
Mike Murphy
Hempstead County
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Henry Haynes
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Benjamin Franklin
TV2
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James H
Jimmy) Jones
Lester Sitzes
Goodloe Stuck
Shreveport
Clarence Thornborough
Little Rock
Kivie Kaplan
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Vera Volkova
Copenhagen
Denmark
IAP
Marvol Fonteyn
Rudolph Nureyev
Erik Bruhn
Russia
Royal Ballet
KRG
Shugart
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