Fatal campus shooting after dance dispute at Alabama State University
An Alabama State University student, Michael Casher of Mobile, was fatally shot in a campus gunfight between guards and nonstudents during a dispute preceding a scheduled dance. About 30 shots were fired. five guards used .38 caliber guns and Casher was struck by a .22 caliber bullet.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama State University
Michael Casher
Mobile
Cap Rayms
Moody
Shay Sill
Casher
Army drug fatalities in Saigon rise in 10 months
The Army in Saigon reported 89 American soldiers may have died from drug overdoses in South Vietnam over the past 10 months. Of these, 25 deaths were confirmed by autopsy, with 64 suspected overdoses. Through September, 746 troops were admitted for drug-related issues, up from 527 in all of 1969.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Milwaukee abortion trial set despite constitutional ruling
Milwaukee prosecutors press ahead with the November 30 trial of Dr. Sidney Babbitt, arguing the constitutionality of Wisconsin's abortion statute remains unsettled. A three judge panel ruled Wisconsin cannot bar abortion in early pregnancy, and the state appeals to the Seventh Circuit as the Supreme Court declined review. Judge Kerner noted officials questioned federal rulings and implied resistance to obeying federal decisions they oppose.
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Milwaukee
Michael McCann
McCann
Sidney Babbitt
Milwaukeee
Hallandale
Fla
U.S. District Court
Wisconsin
U.S. Supreme Court
7Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Otto Kerner
Wis. Att
Robert Warren
Kerner
Warren
Nixon escapes fire at San Clemente villa
President Nixon evacuated his oceanside San Clemente home after a small fire sent smoke through the residence. Press Secretary Ronald Z. Reagan read a note today that damage was very minor but smoke was extensive inside the White House villa.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Oceanside
Ronald 2
Thermometer Signals United Fund Drive Progress in Monroe
A white feather thermometer at the Square tracks the United Fund Campaign effort in Monroe. Dewey Dwyer installs and colors the indicator as the drive advances. The 36 750 goal marks a 13 percent increase from last year with Len Haney as fund president and leaders named for Corporate Gifts Pacesetters and business solicitations. Residential canvassing begins Monday November 2 under Mrs. Sanford Wahi.
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United Fund
Dewey Dwyer
Dwyer
Times
Gary Buikema
Monroe
Len Haney
Gerald Clark
Robert Collins
Roger Schwaiger
Serious Talks Seen Between Union GM
The United Auto Workers and General Motors began bargaining amid a 46 day old strike with a news blackout. UAW President Leonard Woodcock leads a special sub committee to probe major issues while GM negotiator Earl Bramblett heads the company delegation.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers and
General Motors Corp
UAW
General Motors
United States
Canada
Leonard Woodcock
Earl R. Bramblett
Bramblett
Woodsock
Nixon Attacked by Unruly Mob in California
President Nixon faced rocks bricks and other missiles hurled by antiwar demonstrators in San Jose California as he rode with Governor Reagan and Senator Murphy amid shouting crowds. A fire at the Western White House in San Clemente caused smoke damage and forced Nixon to evacuate his oceanfront home.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
America
White House
Oceanside
Ronald L. Ziegler
San Jose
John F. Kennedy
Monroe Tot on Tricycle Narrowly Escapes Trucker
A Monroe three year old, Masood M Qureshi, barely avoids serious injury when his tricycle edges under a semi trailer at the 6th St and 18th Ave intersection. He suffers only minor abrasions. Other incidents include a backing truck collision near 22nd Ave, an egg throwing spree with many cars hit, and an albino deer sighting.
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Monroe
Masood M Qureshi
Qureshi
18Th Ave
6Th St
Monroe Clinic
John W.thompson
Minneapolis
Minn
Monticello
Green County Sheriff's Dept
22Nd Avenue
Dwain B. Helleckson
Paynette
St. Clare Hospital
Helleckson
Edith D. Zuercher
17Th Ave
Zuercher
22Nd Ave
Juvenile Authority
11Th Ave
Eagle Food Store
Franklin G. Curran
15Th Ave
30Th Street
11Th Avenue
Wisconsin Power
Curran
Judith L. Durgin
Browntown
Janet K. Zimmerman
Kroger
Our Policy on Political Letters
The Monroe Evening Times states it will not publish Mail Bag letters for or against individual candidates before primary or general elections. The policy appears aimed at preventing influence on voters and maintaining newsroom neutrality.
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Monroe Evening Times
U S Seeks Immediate Release of 2 Generals
The United States demands the immediate release of two American generals aboard a U S reconnaissance plane after Moscow refused access for five days to the passengers, citing consular convention violations and ongoing investigations. The clash follows Soviet assertions that the plane’s landing near Turkey signals espionage activity.
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United States
Moscow
State Department
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Soviet Union
Russia
Tass
Socialist Countries
U.S
Dobrynin
John N. Irwin
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