Meriden Klan rally broken up by counter protests
About 30 Ku Klux Klan members faced counter demonstrations in Meriden Connecticut as bottles rocks and cans were thrown. Police backed by state troopers and dogs scattered the crowd. Four arrests and three minor injuries were reported. Three charged with inciting to riot and one with breach of peace.
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Conn
Ku Klux Klan
Connecticut
John Donovan
Bill Wilkinson
Invisible Empire
The
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Miami rioters clash after fatal police shooting in Culmer
In Miami's Culmer district, blacks hurled rocks and bottles at cars and abused police after a white officer killed a black man. Two white men were beaten by blacks involved in the shooting, then hospitalized. The area carries memories of May 1980 riots that left 18 dead and broad damage.
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Miami
Culmer
Robert Hill
Thaddis Johnson
Johnson
John Speisman
Speisman
Herbert Breslow
Michael Stip
George Grayfeather
Crash Kills Iowa Cropduster Pilot in Illinois Field
An Iowa pilot, Carl W. Fredrickson 33 of Wilton, died when his cropdusting plane crashed in a rural Jas County Illinois field around 7 20 a m He worked for M W ae Inc of Wheeler spending the spraying season in Noble Illinois The FAA is investigating but initial reports say the plane hit a tree before crashing.
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Saint Marie
Iowa
Jasse
Illinois
Effingham
Carl W. Fredrickson
Wilton
Fredrickson
Noble
Ill
M&w Ae Inc
Wheeler
Federal Aviation Administration
Protest Rally Sees Police Pledge Tougher Stance
Nation officials promise state police will be aggressive to prevent a recurrence of March events. Wilkinson attended the March 21 rally but skipped Saturday's gathering. Tobias Schwartz of a militant anti racism group said members would protect themselves during the KKK rally. Eugene Hale, the Meriden police officer who drew the Klan's interest, has resigned effective Monday.
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Wilkinson
S. Tobias Schwartz
International Committee Against Racism
KKK
Eugene Hale
Meriden
Western economic summit aims for harmony among six nations
President Reagan joins leaders of six top democracies gathering at the Chateau Montebello near Ottawa for a two day meeting to align policies amid stalled economies in Europe Japan and the United States. Trudeau Schmidt Thatcher host a first time multilateral session with newcomers Mitterrand Suzuki Spadolini and Thorn.
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Canadian Woods
Ottawa
Europe
Japan
United States
America
U.S
Canada
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Trudeau
Helmut Schmidt
Margaret Thatcher
Venice
Italy
Francois Mitterrand
France
Zenko Suzuki
Giovanni Spadolini
European Common Market
Gaston Thorn
Luxembourg
Chateau Montebello
Ottawa River
Officials prepare aerial spray to combat medfly outbreak
Governors order malathion spraying in a 97 square mile area near Stanford to halt a Mediterranean fruit fly infestation. Officials warn residents to stay indoors at 2 to 6 am, with shelters for those needing them while courts weigh injunctions amid potential quarantines and price pressures.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
California
Stanford University
U.S. Agriculture
John Block
Santa Clara
Zoe Lofgren
Sunnyvale
Larry Stone
Red Cross
Pete Ashen
Red Cross Disaster Services
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