Black Power Leader Abdul Malik Faces Hanging in Trinidad Murder Case
Abdul Malik, leader of Britains Black Power movement, sentenced to death for the murder of barber Joe Skerritt in Port of Spain. Co defendant Stanley Abbott convicted of manslaughter and jailed 20 years. Also linked to Gail Ann Benson murder. she was stabbed ten times. Body of Skerritt buried upright in Malik home garden. Malik, 38, born in Trinidad, once allied with Malcolm X, used the name Michael X.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Abdul Malik
Michael X
Britain
Malik
Stanley Abbott
Joe Skerritt
Gail Ann Benson
Secre
Tary
Malcolm X
London
Plane crash ends era of two 1928 Tri-Motor flights
Port Clinton owner Ralph Dietrich says age did not cause the crash of one of his two 1928 Ford Tri-Motors during a Port Clinton takeoff. Passengers and pilot were treated. Dietrich defends safety record and plans to operate with one remaining aircraft as investigation continues.
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Port Clinton
Magruder Hospital
David St. Clair
Dietrich
Ror
Kelley's Island
St. Clair
Henry Ford
City Pool Attendance Trails Behind 1971 Yet Closes Gap
City pools show progress over last year with June attendance 21 110 versus 44 757 prior year and July figures near, receipts at end July stand at 20 653 against 21 287 last year. Park Board notes improvements at Old South Park PAC project and progress at W W Sebald Park picnic area and park entrance bridge.
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John Paschal
PAC
Old South Park
Robert Hill
South Prospect
Fifth Avenue
Paschal
W.W. Sebald Park
Venroe OKs Billing Contract with General Computer Services
Monroe village officials approved a contract with General Computer Services of Middletown to restore regular water billing by handling accounts receivable. The move aims to reduce manual work and fix past delays and behind schedule billing. A prior partial service came from the Computing Center of Western Kentucky. The council also accepted a $10 766 bid from C W Walker Inc for street repairs and directed a water treatment study with a consulting engineer.
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Monroe
Council
General Computer Services of
Middletown
Robert Holida
The
Computing Center of
Western Kentucky
Owensburg, Ky
C.W. Walker, Inc
Holda
Holida
Bacon ham labels to show ingredients and windowed packaging
Washington AP: starting February 19 the Agriculture Department requires bacon packages to display a window covering at least 70 percent of the strip length and cured meats to list processing ingredients including nitrates and nitrites. Consumer advocates pushed for ingredient statements citing cancer concerns.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Virginia Knaver
Theresident
Consumer Affairs
USDA
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Black Power
Cairo
U.S
Duane
House of Quality Shoes
Middletown Shopping Plaza
White
Castele
Lube and CO
Change
LABOR
Howe Motor CO
Nelbar & Verity
Venroe OK
ABC
Vannest
Manchester
McGee's
Hills
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