Shadow Returns as Forties Radio Marathon Hits Boston
WBZ Radio in Hyannis will broadcast 54 hours of back to back classic radio plays and soap operas to benefit the Eastern Massachusetts Muscular Dystrophy program. Brett Morrison and Grace Matthews revive Shadow and Margo Lane with Allen and Benny show alumni like Kenny Delmar and Mel Blanc taking part. Taped favorites include Fibber McGee and Molly Dragnet and Gangbusters.
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Minerva Pious
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Parker Fennelly
Fred Allen
NAACP Leaders Fear Labor Conflict Over Seniority Rule
NAACP officials warn the civil rights group risks a clash with organized labor after Friday’s vote to oppose the union seniority system. Herbert Hill argues last hired, first fired harms Black workers amid an economic crisis, while Anne Martin expects a collision with unions over seniority. The resolution urges federal and state agencies and the courts to protect minorities from seniority based discrimination.
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Jackson shifts focus to evangelistic crusade for moral values
Rev. Jesse Jackson, head of Operation PUSH, announces a shift from political and economic aims to an evangelistic program stressing spiritual values. He envisions cross-church efforts, involving students and business leaders, to promote ethics and character, with fall plans outlined at the PUSH convention in Philadelphia.
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Thunderstorms devastate Florida and North Carolina Fourth of July
A storm system drenched Florida with three inches of rain and caused three serious traffic accidents while a tornado near Elizabeth City, North Carolina, destroyed two mobile homes and damaged twelve others with no injuries. Lightning struck a room at the Sea Shore Hotel in Miami Beach causing minor injuries to guests. Utilities reported widespread power outages as downed wires cut lights across the area.
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Pasquotank County
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FBI helicopter crash near Pine Ridge raises gunfire speculation
An FBI helicopter crashed into a hillside near Pine Ridge South Dakota injuring none of the four aboard. A Justice Department source suggested a shooting down, but FBI spokesman Clay Brady denied it. The crash occurred 15 miles south of Oglala where FBI agents were killed June 28 during a confrontation at a farmhouse.
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Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Mass Slayer's Lawyer Plans Appeal After Conviction
Hamilton Ohio UPI Hugh Holbgock chief defense counsel in the James Reppert mass murder trial studies transcripts to identify appeal grounds after Reppert, 41, was found guilty on 11 counts of aggravated murder for the Easter Sunday family shooting. Three judges deliberated over three and a half hours before delivering the verdict as spectators observed. A capital punishment hearing date has not been set.
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HUD Aide Blair to Sign Clark County Housing Plan
James H. Blair newly appointed assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity at HUD will visit Las Vegas July 11 to sign HUD as a signatory to the Clark County Fair Housing Plan. Dudley A. Smith notes the signing occurs Friday at noon in the Showboat Hotel Shiloh Room. Blair was nominated by President Ford and confirmed by the Senate June 6.
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Suspects questioned in Jerusalem bombing death toll climbs
Israeli police questioned 17 suspects after a time bomb hidden in an old refrigerator exploded in Zion Square, killing 13 and wounding 78. The PLO claimed responsibility as security cordoned the Old City amid protests and clashes between Jews and Arabs.
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