Angry mob attacks Irish peace leaders in Belfast
In Belfast a mob of Roman Catholics punched and kicked Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan as they spoke at Turf Lodge Tenants Association. The two Women’s Peace Movement leaders sought refuge in a nearby church after the meeting was disrupted by about 600 protesters following a fatal incident earlier in the day involving a British soldier and a plastic bullet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Women’s Peace Movement
Betty Williams
Mairead Corrigan
Turf Lodge Tenants Association
Williams
Judge Involved In Jury Duty In Evitt Marijuana Trial
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Harold Martin served as a juror in Floyd Lee Evitt's marijuana sale trial. Evitt represented himself and did not strike any jurors. A chaotic scene outside a church followed, with reporters recounting injuries to Mrs. Williams and her husband amid a hostile crowd. Meanwhile Jim Chase, formerly at Columbia Regional Hospital, is home recuperating from leg surgery after dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Maricopa County Superior Court
Harold Martin
Martin
Floyd Lee Evitt
Evitt
Charles Hardy
Jim Chase
E. Orange
Columbia Regional Hospital
Senior Citizens Organize Statewide Legislative Lobby
Washington seniors form a statewide lobbying effort led by Norm Schut to push the 1977 legislature for elderly aid including hot meals health care tax relief and cost of living increases. They will track votes and influence 1978 elections while building a unified voice for senior programs and housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Norm Schut
Detroit
Frances Mayhew
Schut
Carter Campaign Manual Advises Tricks for Campaign Workers
A confidential 111 page Carter campaign manual, obtained by Vera Glaser, urges advance crews to use crowd tricks, hide information from press, and stage spontaneous cheering. It also covers fictitious polling names, controlling publicity, and ensuring Carter's comfortable, non segregated venues and staff appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Jimmy Carter
Knight Newspapers
Miami Herald
Vera Glaser
Jim King
Carter
King
Columan
Resort Marketing, Inc
Four Whooping Cranes Heading To Winter Nests
Four whooping cranes, offspring from a Canada Idaho Sandhill crane foster program, are migrating to winter nests in Colorado and New Mexico. Wildlife official Charles Bryant notes two birds hatched this spring and two yearlings have arrived in Colorado, with others in New Mexico Idaho and en route. The project, led by USFWS and Canadian Wildlife Service, aims to rebuild a wild population with hopeful results in four to seven years. A single chick died after colliding with a fence during the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamosa
Colo
Charles Bryant
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
Colorado
New Mexico
Idaho
United States
Gray's Lake National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Canadian Wildlife Service
Bryant
Rod Drewien
University of Idaho
Drewien
Canada
Wood Buffalo Nations Park
Sandhill
Wood Buffalo
Kansas
Texas
Tree Lessons For Ruckelshaus
William Ruckelshaus, first EPA director and former FBI acting director, begins duties as senior vice president at Weyerhaeuser Co in Federal Way Washington. The company claims to own more trees than any other forest products firm in the nation. Ruckelshaus, formerly deputy attorney general under Elliott Richardson, was removed during the October 20 1973 "Saturday Night Massacre."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Way, Wash
William Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
FBI
U.S
Weyerhaeuser Co
Weyerhaeuser
Ruckelshaus
Elliot Richardson
Richardson
Newark Columbus Day Parade Echoes Local Pride and Big Names
In Newark's North Ward a Columbus Day parade features Bob Hope and boxing star Rocky Graziano along with Sen. Mondale and Sen. Dole. Local officials like Rodino and Byrne draw cheers and boos from residents who favor cars over candidates as crowds watch baton twirlers and bands pass along Christopher Columbus Boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Ace Alegna
Italian Tribune
North Ward
Renue
Bob Hope
Rocky Graziano
Pete Redino
Walter F. Mondale
Bob Dole
Ford
Carter
Blvd
Christopher Columbus Boulevard
Nicholas V. Caputo
Nick Amato
John Cryan
Rodino
Mondale
Brendan Byrne
Dole
East Side High School
Robert
Minnesota
Kansas
Ralph Landau
Bloomfield Avenue
Pilot Re-Enacts A Bomb Drop For Charity In Harlingen
Paul Tibbets, retired Air Force general and pilot of the Hiroshima mission, flew a B29 named Pig over Harlingen in an Enola Gay reenactment. About 40,000 spectators paid up to $5 to witness a simulated atomic drop and mushroom cloud for Confederate Air Force fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen
Tex
Hiroshima
Japan
Paul Tibbets
Rio Grande City
Enola Oan
Tibbeta
Victor Agarther
Confederate Air Force
CAF
U.S. Army
Tibbets
Air Force
Columbus
Dixie Grey Band Heads to Hannibal Festival
MHS Dixie Greys will depart at 8 a.m. tomorrow for the Hannibal Marching Festival. The parade begins downtown at 10 a.m. with a 1 p.m. rehearsal. Directed by John Willer, the group opens the mass concert at 6:30 p.m. on a salute to the flag theme. Return to the high school by 10 to 10:30 p.m. Students vote for Homecoming queen Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claas Mexico High School
Dixie Grey Band
Hannibal
John Willer
Dizie Greys
Willer
All Girls
Mary Joe Fitzpatrick
Tom Spurrier
Mitzi Forrest
Lynn Carter
Barbara James
Jerry Spehr
Candy Neal
Jim Willer
Therese Rankin
Barry Fuller
Kelly Williams
Jeff Potts
Tigers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington
Neill
Demon
Audrain County Central Democratic
West Plaza
J. Holloway Neill
Harold L. Volkmer
Fellowship Hall
The
Mexico
Oscar Hearde
State Elder Citizens Coaliion Board
State Department of Social and Health Services
American Federation of State
Federation of State
Pickering
Dan Erdel
Optimist Club
Everett Bolcourt
John Blass
Vernon Norman
Marvin McCowan
E.G. Raney
Betty Rainwater
Georgia
E. Liberty
Dairy Queen
Corp
B.Q. Corp
N.J
Logan Pharmacy
Opan
MHS News
Dixie Greys
Pizza Hut
East Liberty
Vapiros
Shead
Riza Bsc
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!