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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1977

Page

2

Dayton Fire Strike Leaves Widow, Tenants Homeless

Grace Grether, a 6 year old widow in South Dayton, watched as her four unit building burned while firemen picketed. Across a brick alley, the fire destroyed the block three blocks from a firehouse, leaving about 20 people homeless as 60 hours of strike drama followed failed bargaining. The city offered a smaller raise, around 18 cents, and some officers expected no new walkouts before Sunday.

Grace Grether Daytat Ohio Coster Mrs. Grether South Dayton Ruby Red Cross Jaméa Alloway James H

World Today brief highlights in Miami and beyond

Felix Ramon Cardenas, Miami’s most wanted man, surrendered to police and confessed to the tollgate killing of Florida Trooper Bradley Glas. The Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing case was presented to a Jefferson County grand jury in Birmingham almost 14 years after the 1963 slayings. Secretary Kreps denied any proposal to raise the retirement age to 68 and supported legislation against mandatory retirement for those under 70.

Miami Florida Felix Ramon Cardenas Bradley Birmingham Ala Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Jefferson County Washington — Commerce Juanita M. Kreps Rg. Kreps Aetter Claude Pepper D.la House Committee On Aging Pepper Kreps House

ABC to air controversial series Soap despite Catholic protest

ABC defends its plan to broadcast Soap a half hour series touching on sexuality and adultery calling it not an all family vehicle and noting it is not aired during family viewing time. The U S Catholic Conference urged public opposition and removal from family entertainment television while praising its concerns.

ABC U.S Conference National Action Agency For the Catholic Church United States

Queen Elizabeth II Calls for Peace Amid Bomb Threats

Queen Elizabeth II sought peace in Northern Ireland during a two day Silver Jubilee tour. A small bomb exploded near the New University of Ulster five hours after she left the campus in Coleraine while authorities hunted for another device. Security said the blast caused no damage or casualties and IRA Provisional Wing earlier claimed it breached security. The queen and family later traveled to Balmoral Castle for vacation.

University of Ulater Northern Ireland Coleraine Elizabeth Balmoral Castle Aberdeen Scotland IRA Gght Penc Okesman

Dummar Trial Delays In Mormon Will Case In Utah

Melvin Dummar, heir claimant to a Hughes will, faces trial over alleged shoplifting and the so called Mormon will. He allegedly took screws from a store and admitted placing Hughes documents in the Salt Lake Church archives.

Dummar Rial Melvin Dummar Howard Hughes Sepher Radon Utah Tadge ER Ziegler Dammar Ms Sutra Mar Danmar Ogden Hughes Salt Lake Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormon

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