UMW Candidates Trade Barbs Ahead of Union Vote
Incumbent W A Boyle and challenger Joseph A Yablonski heatedly clashed at rallies in West Virginia and Pennsylvania as the United Mine Workers race neared its close. Yablonski cited John L Lewis’s regret over Boyle’s succession, while Boyle accused Yablonski of strikebreaking at Vesta No 4 mine in 1927.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
UPI
United Mine Workers Union
W.A
Tony) Boyle
Joseph A. Yablonski
Man
Yablonski
UMW
John L. Lewis
Boyle
Lewis
Vesta No. 4
Pennsylvania
Maria
Union
Half Of Town Burns To Ground In Maine Fire
Strong fire devastated half of STRONG Maine's business district in a Saturday blaze that destroyed five wooden stores serving the town of 969. Firefighters battled the inferno as hoses froze to the ground and an official vowed the losses were total and longtime establishments were gone.
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Strong
Maine
UPI
Farmington
Minister Says American Christianity For Whites
Westerville Ohio UPI black United Methodist minister Rev James M Lawson of Centenary Church Memphis charged Christianity in America is a white oriented religion marked by racism and greed He urged more church action to stop cruelty systems and to organize for justice and radical change Lawson chairs BMCR and warned of a potential awakening or darkness Asian churchmen may help foster East West understanding at the missionary conference
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Westerville, Ohio
UPI
America
Jesus
United Methodist
James M
Lawson
Centenary United Methodist Church
Memphis
Tenn
New York
Black Methodists For Church Renewal
BMCR
Methodist
Frederick P. Brandauer
Escondido Village
Calif
Brandauer
Gasoline Blast Injures Five At Canton Station
UPI reports five people were burned in a gasoline explosion at an American Oil station in northeast Canton Sunday. Attendant Tom Jester, 22, suffered burns over 80 percent of his body. Barbara Hodous, 25, burned over half of hers. Ida Davis 42 Greg Moore 11 and Mary Poorman 39 were in fair condition.
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Canton
UPI
Tom Jester
Barbara Hodous
Ida Davis
Greg Moore
Mary Poorman
Slaying of Black Panther Leaders Sparks Indictment Push
In Chicago area Maywood officials call for murder indictments of city police over the pre-dawn raid that killed Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. An independent autopsy alleges Hampton was shot at close range while asleep, contradicting Cook County coroner findings. NAACP to hold a press conference.
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Chicago
UPS
Afro-American Patrolmen’s League
Maywood
Fred Hampton
Illinois
Peoria Panther
Mark Clark
Hampton
Cook County
Hampton and Clark
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Francis Andrew
Panther Party
Andrew Toman
Leonard Chabala
William Scott
Edward Hanrahan
Rhodes OKs TV debates with Taft Jr in Ohio
Gov. James A. Rhodes endorsed Avco Broadcasting Co. plan for two one hour debates with U S Senatorial candidate Robert Taft Jr. The talks call for videotaped openings, rebuttals, and closings at WLW TV Cincinnati to air in March on the parent station and be syndicated.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Avco Broadcasting Co
U.S
Robert Taft, Jr
US S. Senate
Rhodes
Wcpo-Tv
Cincinnati
Wews-Tv
Cleveland
Taft
Avco
Wlw-Tv
John T. Murphy
Ohio
Indiana Gal Wins Moon Trip
Melanie Leight Vince of Indianapolis, Miss Outer Space, won $1,000 in the first annual pageant and could become the first girl on the moon if permitted during her one year reign. Miss Ohio Marie Stevens of Mayfield Heights was runner-up, with $500 for best space costume. all entrants jogged a mile to prove fitness.
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Cleveland
UPI
Melanie Leight Vince
Indianapolis
Ind
Vince
Ohio
Marie Stevens
Mayfield Heights
New London Car Wrecks On Route 60 And 20
In separate incidents on Route 60 near New London a 52 year old man, George E. Grilley, was hurt and cited for failing to drive on the right side after his vehicle left the road and hit a fence. Gary E. Mack, 22, was injured and treated after his car struck a telephone pole off U.S. 20 near Wakeman. Police also reported a Willard man treated after a junction crash at Routes 103 and 99. Steven D. Kuhl, 16, lost control on Seminary Road near the Huron County line, rolling his car into an embankment.
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London
Route 60
George E. Grilley
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Gary E. Mack
Rosedale Blvd
U.S. 20
Wakeman
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Willard
Willard Hospital
William Armatrout
Paul Danhoff
Danhoff
Seminary Road
Milan
Huron County Line
Steven D. Kuhl
Rolling Stones concert at Altamont ends in chaos
A massive Altamont free concert drew 300000 fans with The Rolling Stones and acts like Jefferson Airplane Grateful Dead and Santana. Debris filled the hills and a fatal stabbing a drowning and two traffic deaths prompted sheriff and highway patrol investigations. Meredith Hunter 18 of Berkeley was stabbed during a scuffle near the stage as the band played.
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Livermore
Calif
UPI
Dick Carter
Carter
Altamont Speedway
San Francisco
Jefferson Airplane
Grateful Dead
Santana
John Haymes
Young American Enterprises
The
Stones
Bill Foster
Sheriff’s Office
Meredith Hunter
Berkeley
Rolling Stones
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By P.Y. Chen
Tony Boyle
Clarksville
Washington
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Paris
Tom
Massachusetts
Pohl
Marathon
BankAmericaid
Benedict Ave
Member
Federal
Deposi Dees En Mamt Ae
Fanny Farmer
Kiwanis
Penneys
Black Panther
Indiana Gal
Indiana
Maryland
New London
Hell
Hunter
Hell’s Angels
Foster
Richard Salov
Mark Feiger
Dupont
E. Perkins Ave
Jim Smith
Kubach-Smith Funeral Home
North Fairfield
Sandusky
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