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Seven Unionists Granted Clemency in North Carolina
Governor Terry Sanford reduced the prison terms of seven textile unionists jailed for conspiring to dynamite a Henderson cotton mill during a strike. Each sentence was cut by three years making them eligible for parole immediately or before Labor Day. The group included Boyd E. Payton and two others. the remaining four received five to seven year terms and can seek parole.
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Raleigh, N.C
Sanford
Boyd E. Payton
Charlotte
N.C
International
Carolinas
Textile Workers Union of America
Cio-Afl
Payton
Lawrence Gore
Charles Auslander