Candidates Pledge Law And Order In 1972 Race
Democratic candidate Hubert H. Humphrey pledges to form federal state and local coordination to curb crime and civil disorder. Nixon calls drug abuse a national plague promising stronger border control rehab and trafficking crackdowns. Wallace hints at a running mate yet criticizes both parties as similar. Other leaders urge steadier discourse amid shifting polls.
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Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
George C. Wallace
Humphrey
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
U.S. Communist Party
Charlene Mitchell
Los Angeles
Dedmond Nightmare Over as Martin Pleads Guilty in Slayings
In Gaffney South Carolina Lee Roy Martin, 31, pleaded guilty to the 1967 murder of Lucille Dedmond and received a life sentence. He also admitted to the February strangulation deaths of Opal Dianne Buckson 15 and faces later trials for two more murders. Dedmond, 29, once told a Charlotte judge the murder charge was dismissed after learning of Martin’s plea. Juries urged mercy, making life sentences mandatory.
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Lee Roy Martin
Gaffney
Lucille Dedmond
Martin
Dedmond
Charlotte
N.C
Opal Dianne Buckson
Nancy Rinehart
Nancy Parrish
Demond
U.S. Supreme Court
Union
Arabs Fire Rockets at Bet She'an as Israelis Strike Irbid
Arabs shelled Bet She'an with 130mm rockets injuring eight civilians and Israel responded with artillery fire on Irbid Jordan. Reported as the first use of heavy rockets in Beisan Valley and tied to El Fatah. Violence along the Jordan cease fire line continues with casualties on both sides and exchanges near Allenby Bridge. Moshe Dayan warned of potential renewed war while noting hope Egyptians avoid a new conflict.
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Tel Aviv
Bet She’an
Irbid
Beisan
el Fatah
Jordanian
Sea of Galilee
Jordan
Allenby Bridge
Dead Sea
Moshe Dayan
United Labor Party
Suez Canal
International Red Cross
Egypt
el Quantara
Two Fathers Get Probation in Support Cases
In Butler County, Judge David Black placed Donald Dennis and Burnel Hayes on probation after finding them guilty of failing to support minor children. Earnest Whitesell, charged with supporting three children, had his case dismissed for insufficient evidence.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Butler County
David Black
Donald Dennis
Crescent Blvd
Burnel Hayes
Malvern St
Earnest Whitesell
Germantown Road
Delaware Records Lowest State Elevation in U S
A state profile notes Delaware has the lowest mean elevation of all states amid geographic contrasts, highlighting its flat terrain and coastal geography.
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Delaware
Mediators to Set In On Paper Strike in Springfield
A federal mediator will join a negotiating session between Springfield Newspapers Inc. circulation employees and management this afternoon. Seventeen circulation staffers have picketed the afternoon News and morning Sun since contracts expired at midnight Sunday. The strike is led by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 148.
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Springfield Newspapers, Inc
Afternoon News
Morning Sun
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 148
Jefferson School Staff Hold Annual Covered Dish Dinner
Jefferson School teachers and their families gathered at Principal Hermutt Williston’s home at 316 N. Marshall Road for the annual covered dish dinner last night. The event continues as a yearly staff tradition.
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Jefferson School
Hermutt Williston
N. Marshall Road
Armco Man Elected Vice President of Trade Show Group
John W. Schraffenberger of Monroe, an Armco Steel Corp. market development employee, has been elected vice president of the National Trade Show Exhibitors Association. The Chicago headquartered group represents exhibitors who use trade shows to market products.
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John W. Schraffenberger
Monroe
Armco Steel Corp
Chicago
TSEA
Leffler To Speak On Hawaii At Faith UMC
Homer D. Leffler of McCoy Leffler Funeral Home will address Faith United Methodist Church Men's Bible Class tomorrow evening. He will present movies and slides of the Hawaiian Islands from his recent trip.
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Homer D. Leffler
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Faith United Methodist Church
Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Moon Distance From Earth Reported At About 250000 Miles
A historical note states the Moon sits roughly a quarter of a million miles away from Earth. This distance reflects common astronomical estimates of lunar separation.
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Moon
Earth
Militant Sentenced For Refusing to Testify in Newton Case
Oakland, California AP report says Gene McKinney, 26, a Black Panther associate of Huey Newton, was sentenced to six months for refusing to testify at Newton's trial. McKinney admitted riding with Newton when Officer John Frey was killed and cited possible self-incrimination.
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Oakland
Calif
Superior Court
McKinney
Friedman
Board to Pick Speakers at Tonight’s Meeting
Board of Education will select commencement and baccalaureate speakers for Middletown and Lemon-Monroe high schools at tonight’s regular meeting at 7 30. Also on the agenda are a weekend nature study camp for science students and a dedication date for the George M Verity School. Meeting at the administration building board room on Girard Avenue.
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Middletown
Lemon-Monroe
Board of Education
George M. Verity
Girard Avenue
Kettering Boy Is Found Dead
The body of 13 year old James J. Hampton of Kettering was found near a cemetery in Dayton Ohio. Police reported no evidence of foul play and an autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death.
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Dayton
Ohio
James J. Hampton
Kettering
Nigerians Take Owerri Amid Biafran Resistance
Nigerian army reports Owerri captured shrinking Biafra to about 3,000 square miles with Umuahia as remaining major town. Federal troops push from north and south within 30 miles, Biafrans resist. civilians flee, including international priests and spouses.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Owerri
Biafra
Umuahia
C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
Ojukwu
I. Y. Eke
Organization of African Unity
British High Commission
3Rd Marine Division
Ogutain
Ali-Shiala
Niger River
Tion
Okpuala
Aba
Onitsha
Enugu
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Shenandoar
Mi McClure
Glenn Corbett
Patrick Wayne
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Springfield, Ohio
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Vijayalakshmi Pandit
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