NAACP races to raise 1.6 million to cover court award
After a desperate weekend drive the NAACP seeks 1.6 million by October 2 to appeal a 1.2 million Mississippi verdict for 12 white merchants. The campaign includes radio and telethons and appeals by Mayor Maynard Jackson to churches.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mississippi
NAACP
Oakland
Calif
Detroit
Symposium on Cancer Therapy and Local NAACP Actions
A cancer control symposium titled on the prevention of cancer will be held tonight at 7:30 at the Imperial House South Dayton. It will discuss metabolic therapy Laetrile Vitamin B17 and non toxic controls and ends at 10:30 pm with tickets five dollars at the door Sponsored by the Committee for Freedom of Choice in Cancer Therapy. NAACP leaders note their work enabled current office holders and praise the organization as a salvation of their cause. Across cities NAACP collections raise funds with Boston and Chicago reports of sizable efforts and a Mississippi Chancery Court ruling on a civil conspiracy case involving merchants in Port Gibson.
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A.L. Davis
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New Orleans
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Chicago
Kansas City
Edward Redd
Boston
Port Gibson
Miss Merchants Chancery Court
George Haynes
Mississippi
Pantel's Vineyard Offers Finest Selection at Central Ave store
Pantel's Vineyard advertises a premium selection at 1406 Central Ave. The storefront highlights quality wines and related specialties for local customers seeking refined tasting options.
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Pope Paul VI Celebrates 79th Birthday at St. Peter's
Pope Paul VI marked his 79th birthday with a noontime blessing and address to about 15,000 in St. Peter's Square. He thanked well wishers and spoke of being in the "evening of our earthly day" while noting he is in the 13th year of his papacy.
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St. Peter's Square
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Government reports show 10.7 percent poverty rise in 1975
Washington AP reports 1975 poverty up 10.7 percent to 25.9 million as inflation and recession shrink buying power. Census notes median family income rose $818 to $13,720, while 68.7 percent of the poor were white and 95 percent lived in nonfarm areas. Democrats and Republicans on the Joint Economic Committee discuss next year tax cuts with differing views on federal spending.
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Joint Economic Committee of Congress
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Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Ford
GOP
Chinese family dies in Queens fall during burning cash ritual
Police investigate a Sunnyside tragedy after a Chinese couple and their daughter fell from a fourth floor window as $74 000 burned in a bucket. The daughter survived with brain injury. $24 000 more cash was found unburned. Authorities weigh religious rite versus accidental escape from smoke.
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Ark
Leo
Yuk Lin Leo
Fe Hong Leo
Elmhurst Hospital
Sunnyside
Queens
Leos
Chilean quake claims 40000 lives on January 24 1939
An estimated forty thousand people died in the Chile earthquake of January 24 1939 with widespread destruction across southern regions. The disaster prompted relief appeals and international aid efforts.
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