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Bomb linked to rugby tour hits Evansville club
An explosion and fire destroyed the Evansville Rugby Club building and damaged two other structures amid controversy over a Springboks tour. ATF investigators arrived to find the blast likely caused by high explosive as authorities probe who planted the device. The All-Whites club, which includes three Black members, had voted to seek a Springboks match, provoking protests from local activists. The adjacent home was also destroyed by the blaze.
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Evansville
Ind
South Africa
Springboks
Jim Canter
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATF
All-Whites
Black Coalition
Coalition
Bobby Ogburn
Michael Vandeveer
Indianapolis
State Association of Cities and Towns
Doug Bartholome
New York
Albany
N.Y
Eastern Rugby Union
Schenectady
ERU
Hugh Carey
Bernie Bartholome