Guilty Plea Keeps Yablonski Probe Alive
The 1969 Yablonski murders probe remains active after Claude Vealey pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and provided a long statement implicating an unknown financier. Investigators seek Tony's full identity and motive while four others face trial. Vealey faces possible death or life in prison.
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Washington, Pa
United Mine Workers
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Vealey
Tony
Yabionski
Washington
UMW
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Yablonski
Henderson
Special
Richard Sprague
Sprague
FBI
Tonys
Appalachia
Charleston
W. Va
E. Buff
Kenneth
Elmer Brown
Boyle
Yablonski murder discussed by Clarksville miners
In a Clarksville taproom miners recall friend Jock Yablonski killed Dec 31 1969 after his UMWA election loss. Claude Vealey confessed to involvement as a killer, with peers questioning union ties and possible inside involvement while praising Yablonski’s Miners for Democracy group.
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Joseph
Vealey
FBI
Washington County
Yablonski
Clarksville
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
United Mine Workers Union
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Claude E. Vealey
Yablonskis
Emile Lepp
Nick Savage
Miners For Democracy
Pratt Man Charged with First-Degree Murder
Pratt, Kansas Roger Dean Pendegrass, 24, is charged with first-degree murder and assault after a Lake Pratt County party shooting that left Sonny Dean Nossaman, 20, dead and Mrs. John Jones, 20, wounded. Jones operated on to remove a bullet and was later released.
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Pratt, Kan
Roger Dean Pendegrass
Pratt
Pratt County Lake
Pendegrass
Pratt County
Alva Jenkins
Sonny Dean Nossaman
John Jones
Lake
Jenkins
Jaycees Plan 14th Annual Kansas City Rodeo Opener
Kansas City Jaycees finalize preparations for Friday night opening of the 14th annual Kansas City Rodeo at Benjamin Stables in south Kansas City. The 10 night event runs through July 4.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Jaycees
Benjamin Stables
South
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William C. Hart
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Buddy” Martin
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Huddleston
LaFollette
Tenn
Cleveland
Ohio
Tere
Jock
Joseph A. Yablonski
William Freeman Sr
George Millward
Jock Yablonski
George Smoggie
Pratt Man
Jaycees
Fedders
C. Weers CO
Dan
John Haddock Ford
Alabama
Lawrence Glass and Mirror CO
N.H
OF Business
Mary Baker
Phg
Rusty
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