Shapp partner big contributor to Muskie fund
Pennsylvania figures tied to Gov. Shapp fund for Edmund Muskie included Joseph Leece a former Shapp partner who helped raise money via Campaign '72. The record shows Leece and others donated large sums while campaign officials said funds came from gala ticket sales.
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Muskie Fund
Harrisburg
UPI
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Milton H. Shapp
Edmund Muskie
Leece
Muskie
Bureau of Elections
Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission
Seling
House
Kenneth Lee
Justice Department
Commonwealth Court
Sales Tax Review Board
Casey
California Supreme Court upholds Sirhan Sirhan murder conviction
The California Supreme Court unanimously upholds Sirhan Sirhan's murder conviction for the Robert F. Kennedy assassination. It reduces his death sentence to life in prison, rejects claims of mental incapacity and unlawful evidence, and allows possible further appeals by the defense.
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Los Angeles
UPN
California Supreme Court
Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
United States
Joseph P. Busch Jr
Luke McKissack
State Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Sirkan
Kennedy
California
Alexander youth pleads in armed robbery case
Willie M. Alexander aged 18 of 26 E Reynolds waived his case to county court on a charge of armed robbery. Police say he held up the Trading Post at 2700 Highland Ave Neshannock Township during Memorial Day weekend and forced clerk Shirley J. Sear aged 44 to hand over cash.
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Willie M. Alexander
E. Reynolds
Donald H. Kenehan
Alexander
Highland Ave
Neshanniock Township
Shirley J. Sear
Carpenter Clarence J Bane recounts hard times and union rise
Clarence J Bane born 1913 in south Alabama describes poverty, leaving school, joining the Carpenters Union in Florida, and rising from 75 cents to 2 40 an hour. He speaks of family, five children, a brick veneer home, and years of work, politics, and plans to retire near Tampa. He helped build rooms for a retarded school in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
UPI
Clarence J. Bane
South
Alabama
The
Carpenters Union
Crestview
Florida
Onion
Janice
Troy
Ala
Serena
Business College
Birmingham
Waynesville
N.C
Theresa
Joye
Dothan
Marcel
Bane
Union Hall
Stacey Smith School
Man Killed by Bullet Wound in Mahoningtown Shooting
Robert W. Rogers, 25, of 4124 Vine Street, died from a brain wound after being shot Thursday afternoon. Autopsy cited two additional wounds to his upper arm and abdomen. Donald L. Shool, 22, of Wampum, is jailed on a murder charge in the 7 Lacock Street auto shop shooting following a quarrel. Hearing not set pending attorney. Governor Shapp proclaims August 6 as Children’s Way in Pennsylvania.
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Robert W. Rogers
Vine St
Howard H. Reynolds
Rogers
Reynolds
Donald L. Shool
Wampum
Lawrence County
Lacock St
Mahoningtown
Shott
Wallace to have surgery Sunday
Doctors have decided to operate Sunday at Holy Cross Hospital to remove a bullet lodged near Governor George C. Wallace's spine since the May 15 assassination attempt. If recovery stays normal, Wallace could attend the Democratic National Convention starting July 10 in Miami, though use of his legs remains uncertain. The procedure will be done by neuro surgeons Dr Baltazar F Perez and Dr J Garber Galbraith and is expected to last no more than two hours.
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Silver Spring
Dilly Joe Camp
Miami
Camp
Baltazar F. Perez
Holy Cross
J. Garber Galbraith
University of Alabama Medical School
Birmingham
Wallace
Julie Nixon Eisenhower dedicates Whitney M Young Jr Center
SIMPSONVILLE Ky Julie Nixon Eisenhower dedicated a Job Corps center in Whitney M Young Jr memory in this rural town born for the civil rights leader. Whitner M Young Sr and the first 30 enrollees attended the dedication ceremony.
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United Press International
Simpsonville
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Whitney M. Young Jr
Whitner M. Young Sr
Urban League
Wife sues millionaire over ongoing support
MEDIA Pa UP a former Pennsylvania lottery winner George Manos faced a court hearing as his ex wife Susan sought guaranteed $200 weekly support for herself and their three children. The judge postponed decision to June 30 to allow possible attachment of future lottery winnings if Manos stays in Greece. Manos won one million dollars on June 1 and will receive 50 000 annually for 20 years. He bought two Cadillacs with his first payment and planned to take his two sons to Greece after selling the luncheonette.
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Pittsburgh
New Castle
Farm Show
Harrisburg
U.S. Comptroller General
Washington, D.C
Campaign Fund
Harvey Thiemann
Thiemann
Leece
Manos
Greece
Greeve
New York
UPI
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
Irving
Edith
H. R. Hughes
Bacn
John M. Cannella
Woman fires at group of children in Memphis
Lorene Williams, 21, allegedly fired a 12 gauge shotgun into about a dozen youngsters near her apartment. Six were wounded. three in critical condition. Williams fled after carrying two victims to John Gaston Hospital, sparking a statewide manhunt.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Lorene Williams
Belfast Blast Wounds Four After Pub Bombing
A 200 pound bomb exploded outside the Woodvale Arms on Belfast's Shankill Road, damaging shops for 100 yards and blowing out windows 400 yards away. Four people sustained minor injuries after a telephone warning prompted evacuations, with the Provisional IRA reportedly weighing a cease fire offer.
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Belfast
UPI
Woodvale Arms
Shankill Road
Irish Republican Array
Man Once Hero Ordered to Undergo Psychiatric Review
In Los Angeles a 1959 crash hero, who shielded three children, must undergo psychiatric evaluation to face robbery charges. Donald Aurelio, 27, allegedly grabbed a wallet containing $30 from a blind man last Sunday and was captured by passerby William Steete, 18, Glendora.
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Los Angeles
UPS
Donald Aurelio
Aurelio
William Steete
Cleaner free after protest ends in jail release
Saunders Hudson a 29 year old dry cleaner from Memphis walked from city jail after posting bond. He faced charges of assault to commit murder and carrying a pistol after a two hour hearing. Kidnapping charge was dismissed. Hudson protested state revenue agents by holding one hostage for eight hours as they attempted to collect 194 77 in back sales taxes.
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Mempuis
Tenn
UPI
Saaunders Hudson
Hudson
Shelby County Grand Jury
Ray Churchill
BH & E
Storm Agnes Strengthens in Caribbean Prompts Broad Effects
Tropical storm Agnes gains power in the Caribbean about 500 miles southwest of Miami as the system influences the eastern two thirds of the nation with fair to partly cloudy skies, scattered storms, and heavy rains across the Central Plains. Localized flooding is possible as the Weather Service warns. Goodland, Kari reports over two inches of rain in six hours. Additionally, federal judges tighten control over the United Mine Workers, ordering new elections by year end after voiding W. A. Boyle’s 1969 reelection. In Harrisburg, Gay Shapp signs 32 bills expanding adult rights for 18 to 21 year olds, effective Aug. 15, while drinking age stays at 21. New powers include tax payments, jury service, contracts, and property ownership, with many public sector roles opened to younger residents.
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United Press International
Agnes
Caribbean
Miami
Atlantic
Gulf
Rockies
Plains
Central Plains
National Weather Service
Goodland
Kari
Harrisburg
UPI
Millon J. Shapp
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