UMW Vote Split Tees Up Tuesday in West Virginia
In Charleston West Virginia United Mine Workers members face a Tuesday vote to purge leader Arnold R Miller or keep him as president Miller a former West Virginia miner earns about 40000 annually and faces a call for change amid low anticipated turnout and widespread apathy in coal country.
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West Virginia
Escape from Brushy Mountain marks first over-the-wall break
One inmate surrendered after 18 hours on the run while James Earl Ray remained at large. Powell, the only black escapee, was captured eight miles from the prison after a state helicopter spotted him. Officials study if outside help aided the break and vow action for any negligence. Ray Blanton urged restraint as authorities widen the hunt for the remaining fugitives.
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Martin Luther King Jr
David Lee Powell
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Powell
Herman C. Davis
Davis
Jerry Ward
Ray Blanton
Tennessee
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Congressional Assassinations Committee
Congressional
East Tennessee
Charles Bass
Black leaders fear King murder unsolved after Ray escape
United Press International reports prominent civil rights figures including Jesse Jackson Coretta King and Ralph Abernathy question the James Earl Ray jail escape as a possible conspiracy. They express doubt the Memphis assassination inquiry will be resolved.
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James Earl Ray
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Jesse Jackson
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Memphis
Coretta
Martin Luther King Sr
Atlanta
Ralph Abernathy
TI Am
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Carter urges public pressure on energy plan shift
President Carter calls for an aroused public to press Congress over his energy package amid setbacks to standby taxes and car rebates. He says U N Ambassador Young overplayed Africa and will broaden focus to the Caribbean and Asia.
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