Natchez Rights Leader Bomb Kill Prompts Manhunt
Federal and state officers pressed for links in the Natchez bombing that killed Charlest Jackson, a civil rights leader. Roy K. Moore led Mississippi FBI investigators awaiting crime lab findings as Jackson, 36, father of five and Armstrong Rubber Co. worker, died when a bomb struck his pickup Monday night. Funeral set for Sunday at Zion Chapel AME Church with Roy Wilkins leading the procession. Evers called for a downtown boycott and courthouse protest. rewards total 35,000 for information.
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30 Released on Bond in Miss Killings
Thirty people including three law enforcement officers and Ku Klux Klan leader Sam Bowers were freed on bond in Mississippi civil rights slayings cases. Nine others in the Philadelphia slayings and nine in Dahmer case had earlier posted bonds. several suspects faced federal indictments and contract charges.
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Sheri
Lawrence Rainey
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Cecil Price
Richard A. Willis
Estimates 25 Million In U S Have TB Infected
Public Health Service physician estimates about 25 million people in the United States are infected with tuberculosis, though not all cases are active. The figure reflects broader TB exposure nationwide and underscores ongoing public health concerns.
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Los Angeles
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Public Health Service
Yellowstone elk cull faces Senate scrutiny and protest
Yellowstone National Park rangers killed 28 more surplus elk as critics in Congress denounce the culling. The tally since last Monday reaches 71, with officials defending the herd reduction to 3,000 to protect grazing and wildlife. A Senate Appropriations subcommittee will hear testimony in late March.
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Wyoming
Stan Hatha- Hartzog
Montana
Blind and Sighted Workers to Strike at Lighthouse Plant
About 100 blind and sighted employees at the Lighthouse for the Blind plant planned a sitdown strike today. A spokesman cited grievances including alleged bias in hiring favoring normally sighted applicants. the plant manager denied the charge.
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Strike Voted by Catholic Teachers in Philadelphia Archdiocese
Catholic teachers in the Philadelphia archdiocese vote 172 to 117 to strike March 8 at five county high schools if no recognition as bargaining agent and pay raises are granted. The union represents about 400 of 640 lay teachers, first strike by lay teachers in a Catholic system. The archdiocese says it cannot recognize the association as exclusive bargaining agent and estimates wage costs between 3.0 and 3.7 million annually. salary offers include starting at 4,800 rising to 7,000 after 20 years, while the association seeks 5,000 to 6,500.
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UPI
Association of Catholic Teachers
Philadelphia
Edward T. Hughes
Msgr. Hughes
Metal Fatigue Blamed in DC6 Blast
Cracks around a door in a Northeast Airlines DC6 led to a door failure and an explosion blamed on metal fatigue. FAA had restricted pressurized flight depths. directive allowed resume only if planes met specifications. No injuries among 14 aboard.
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