Powell funeral marks end of Harlem civil rights era
Adam Clayton Powell longtime Harlem congressman and Baptist minister is mourned by about 2,000 attendees at Abyssinian Church. Notables including Rep. Charles Rangel and Harlem mayoral names attend as Powell, who died at 63 in Miami, will be cremated and his ashes scattered near Bimini in the Bahamas.
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Oregon Man Wins Northwest Oldtime Fiddlers Contest
A fiddler from Oregon won the North West Regional Oldtime Fiddlers Contest held over the weekend in Spokane. Bill Yemeny of McMinnville took first after a three day event. Don Gish of Yakima finished second and Patsy Buckley of Moscow Idaho, the sole woman entrant in the adult division, placed third. Six competitors entered the three day contest.
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Hiss Questions Nixon Fundraising Request After Perjury Conviction
Alger Hiss, 67, a former State Department official jailed 44 months for perjury in a 1950s probe linked to Whittaker Chambers, says he will not contribute to President Nixon's re election and recalls Nixon's role in the investigation that helped his own rise. Hiss criticizes Nixon as politically motivated.
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Butte Considered for Seattle Port Warehouse Center
Butte Montana eyed as site for a Seattle Port of Seattle warehousing center to serve the port. The proposal, moved by the Butte Sal Development Corp., cites cheaper land and building costs but rail rates from Butte as a key factor. Butte lies 667 rail miles from Seattle and could attract Orient cargo previously going to the East Coast.
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Police hunt pair in Boise weekend gas station and grocery robberies
Boise police seek two gunmen after a Saturday night Bronco Gas Station hold up on Broadway Avenue and a Sunday evening robbery at Lyle's Foodland. A youthful robber with a droopy face carried out the gas station crime, while two men forced employees and customers into a food cooler during the Foodland heist. Police believe the same duo struck Lyle's Foodland on March 24, making the second incident in under a month.
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OFA Concludes Two Day Meeting In Idaho
Members of the Office Education Association of Idaho concluded a two day meeting after installing Ann Bittleston of Nampa as president Beverly Trautman of Craigmont as vice president Sandy Barker of Idaho Falls as secretary and Drucilla Mason of Caldwell as parliamentarian The group will hold its 1973 meeting in Boise.
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Idaho to pick national delegates by pledge votes
Idaho Democrats set Monday meetings in 35 legislative districts to sign pledges declaring Democrats and willing to have their names published. Delegates will be chosen by district caucuses and later at Sun Valley in June, aiming for proportional votes at the national convention in Miami July 10 to 15.
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Idaho Vandals Win Four-Way Golf Tourney
The University of Idaho easily captured a four team golf meet hosted by Whitman College in Walla Walla. Idaho finished with 771 as Central Washington State College was 23 strokes back in second place. Whitman placed third with 798 and Eastern Washington State College finished fourth at 810. Jeff Thomas of Idaho earned medalist honors with a 36 hole total of 151.
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