Maryland Senate Tackles Redistricting and Stadium Bond Plan
In Annapolis the Maryland Senate moved to address congressional redistricting after advancing the capital budget by Mandel's $104 million construction program. A $7 million bond plan for Memorial Stadium improvements was added to keep the Baltimore Colts from relocating, with leases from both the Colts and Orioles tied to spending and bond repayment to be drawn from non-city tax funds.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Senate
Marvin Mandel
House
Baltimore
Memorial Stadium
Baltimore Colts
Judicial Proceedings Committee
Balti
Baltimore City
John J. Bishop
Mardel
Colts
National Football League
Mandel
Baseball Orioles
Oklahoma City Elects Woman Mayor
Oklahoma City will be the nation’s largest city with a woman mayor as Patience Latting wins the election over Councilman Bill Bishop. Latting, a four-year council veteran, captured 32 271 votes to 22 132 in a race defined by housing authority, building code, conflict of interest, and city contracts issues. Her victory follows support from Mayor James Norick for Bishop and marks a historic civic milestone.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Patience Latting
Latting
Bill Bishop
Bishop
Berkeley Elects 3 Radicals To City Council
Berkeley voters elected three radical council members and a moderate, deadlocking the council 4-4 and prompting a plan to appoint a ninth member to replace Warren Widner. A ballot measure to split the police into three neighborhood units was rejected 33,712 to 16,142, and a radical won one of four school board seats while a radical lost the city auditor race.
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Berkeley
Calif
Warren Widener
Wilmont Sweeney
Edward Kallgren
John K. DeBonis
City Auditor
Daley Wins By Landslide In Chicago
Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley secured a fifth term with 70 percent of the vote and 48 of 50 wards. Republican challenger Richard E. Friedman conceded after the tally showed Daley 735,787 to 318,059, carving strong support across the city despite Hyde Park and Near North Side losses.
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Chicago
Richard J.daley
Daley
Richard EF. Friedman
City Hall
Friedman
John Waner
Hyde Park
South Side
Near North Side
Drought Begins In Southwest
DALLAS AP reports a major drought showing signs across the Southwest with rain prospects dim. Dust storms persist, wheat withers, cattle await fed from trucks, and rainfall totals reach one tenth of normal in spots. San Antonio Union Stock Yards records about 4,300 cattle in one run as ranchers cull herds amid scarce grazing and water. Farmers compare to Dust Bowl era or harsh 1950s years of land abandonment and federal aid lines.
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Dallas
San Antonio
Tex
Union Stock Yards
East St. Louis Elects First Black Mayor
James Williams Sr. wins East St. Louis mayoral race, defeating Virgil Calvert 10 792 to 8 202 to become the citys first Black chief executive. Williams, 49, a political novice, vows not to bow to a machine and calls for change as he succeeds Alvin Fields after 20 years in office.
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East St. Louis
East ST. Louis, Ill
James Williams
Williams
Alvin Fields
Calvert
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Missing Boy’s Body Found in Trash Can in Baltimore
The body of four year old Dwayne K Little was found late Tuesday night stuffed in a trash can after an intensive search by up to 100 police officers. A 1-year-old juvenile is in custody in connection with the apparent slaying. The boy was last seen Monday afternoon in Herring Run Park. State medical examiner to determine cause of death. Police say no visible signs of physical or sexual assault. Residents participated in a large neighborhood canvass and the search used helicopters and K-9 units.
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Baltimore
Dwayne K. Little
Charles Little
Little
Police Department
Herring Run Park
House Caught In Education Squeeze
Washington AP reports the House faces a veto risk as it weighs a Hathaway amendment adding 728 million to a 4.7 billion education bill, over Nixon budget levels. Education groups press for funding while lawmakers warn of political battles and delayed enactment. Nixon’s revenue sharing plan adds pressure with a 3 billion consolidated fund.
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Washington
House
U.S. Office of Education
Appropriations Committee
Nixon
Robert H. Michel
R-Nl
William D. Hathaway
Maine
Congress
Daniel J. Flood
D-Pa
Flood
Hathaway
Senate
Two named CPAs pass state CPA examination in 1970
Two named CPAs B. Scott Oden and Lee Place and Robert K. Tript in Myersville were successful candidates in the November 1970 state examination for certified public accountants. Oden is with Linton Shafer and Co. and Tript works in the Frederick office of the Internal Revenue Service.
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B. Scott Oden
Lee Place
Robert K. Tript
Myersville
Certified Public Accountants
Oden
Linton Shafer and Co
Tript
Frederick
Internal Revenue Service
Appeals Court Dismisses Floods Antitrust Challenge
The US Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of Curt Floods bid challenging baseballs reserve clause. The three judge panel upheld the district court ruling that Floods antitrust claims under Sherman act and state and Canadian laws fail. The decision notes Flood could refuse to play and remains free to retire.
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New York
US Circuit Court of Appeals
Curt Flood
Irving Ben Cooper
Flood
New York State
Canada
Whisky and fertilizer crash near Perth injures drivers
A head-on collision between a 1 truck with 2,200 gallons of Scotch whisky and a fertilizer truck near Perth Scotland injures both drivers. Police report a distinctive odor from the mingled contents.
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Perth
Scotland
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H. L. Mills
Patrick Street
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E. Patrick St. Niewsraprr
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Cpas
Sterry R. Waterman
Merycarter
Chery
Mans
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Frederick, MD
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