Control Of U. S. Senate Hangs In Balance
Voters nationwide decide control of the Senate in a midterm election framed as a choice between freedom from fear and freedom from want. Democrats seek to hold or expand their House grip while Republicans target several Senate seats in Connecticut Florida Indiana New Jersey North Dakota Ohio Tennessee Texas and Utah amid a nationwide vote.
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GM Strike Prompts United Steel Layoffs at Youngstown Plant
United Press International reports Republic Steel Corp laid off 500 workers Monday at its Youngstown plant due to the GM strike. The union walkout by UAW began Sept 15, with about 40,500 Ohio workers striking 16 GM facilities. Nationwide layoffs in related industries rose to 40,000 as production slowed.
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Judge lifts ban on critique of Kent State grand jury report
U.S. District Judge Ben C. Green in Cleveland ruled that public officials may not wield an axe when a scalpel is required and allowed criticism of the special grand jury report. The suit by the ACLU of Ohio challenges a Portage County ban that prohibited comment on the report about the Kent State disturbance and the four student deaths on May 4.
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November 3 1970 Weather and Local Births Deaths
Weather report shows mostly cloudy cool conditions with a 30 to 50 percent chance of precipitation and mild winds. Norwalk high 56 low 41. no precipitation total. Birth notices list two newborns and two deaths Elsie L Tomlinson and Elizabeth M Stevenson.
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Voters brace for heavy turnout in Norwalk area election
In 40 degree weather voters flock to Norwalk precincts amid forecast showers. Officials expect up to 80 percent county turnout with key issues including municipal electric sales and sewer bonds. Local history notes polling patterns from 1960 to 1969 and past mayoral races.
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Lukens Credits Guard For Preventing Kent State Tragedy
UPI report quotes Rep. Donald Lukens saying National Guardsmen likely saved many lives at Kent State University during spring disorders. He notes the Guard acted only after disturbances became riotous and argues their presence limited property destruction and rights infringements. Lukens aligns with state grand jury indictments and critiques the Presidential Commission on Campus Unrest.
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U S Voters Apathetic Says Tass
Moscow based Tass reports American voters show apathy and many will not vote in today’s elections. The Soviet agency criticizes the Republican and Democratic parties as influenced by monopoly capital and claims the law and order campaign targets progressive groups rather than crime.
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Tate Witness Admits Threat at Manson Trial
Los Angeles prosecutors used the threat of the gas chamber or life in prison to pressure Dianne Lake a 17 year old former Manson follower to reveal all she knew about the Tate LaBianca killings Lake testified that Leslie Van Houten told her about being present at the slayings and that she stabbed a dead victim.
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Cardinal Richard Cushing Dies A Boston Cardinal At 75
Cardinal Richard Cushing died of cancer at 75 on All Souls Day in Boston. He lay in state at Holy Cross Cathedral ahead of a Saturday Requiem Mass and burial at St. Coletta's Home for Retarded Children he founded in 1947. He retired as Boston archbishop two years earlier after 26 years of service. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis mourned him as one of the greatest men who healed rather than divided.
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Jane Fonda Arrested At Cleveland Airport
Film star Jane Fonda age 32 was arrested at Cleveland Hopkins Airport on smuggling and assault charges after reportedly kicking a customs officer. She was jailed on a warrant. authorities said pills were found in her luggage.
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