Ohio migrant strike sparks field visit and rally
Leipsic reports a migrant labor protest as Velasquez of FLOC addresses workers near Belmore, urging unity and pay demands. Caravans travel county to county, prompting field meetings and calls to join the strike. In Washington, unemployment fell to 5.9 percent in August with 946.6 million employed. notable drops for women, teens, and black workers.
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Rt. 65
Belmore
Velasquez
Putnam
Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Carter
Downtown band bash sponsored by local groups
A big band bash is sponsored by the Downtown Merchant Association, Western Reserve Mortgage Corporation, and the Chronicle-Telegram. C-T Photo by Tom Mahl.
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Downtown Merchant Association
Western Reserve Mortgage Corporation
Chronicle-Telegram
C-T
Tom Mahl
Amin eyes Charles as Lion of Africa snubbed at Kenyatta funeral
Ugandan President Idi Amin angrily struck back after being snubbed by Prince Charles at Jomo Kenyatta’s funeral. Radio Uganda quoted Amin mobbed by cheering crowds, with locals asking who the “white man” was using the same route as the Lion of Africa. The scene followed Amin walking from the service and shaking hands with Julius Nyerere and Kenneth Kaunda as Charles mingled with other dignitaries.
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Kenya
UPI
Uganda
Idi Amin
Prince Charles
Jomo Kenyatta
Amin
Charles
Kampala
Big Daddy
Kenyatta
Radio
Africa
Amun
Mwanga
Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Kenneth Kaunda
Zambia
Gund exec defends Betterway farm purchase in Cleveland
About 50 Huntington Growth Betterment Association members met George Gund Foundation official James Lipscomb to oppose Betterway Inc. purchasing a 247 acre farm in Elyria for a community use. Lipscomb defended Peters and said a $40,000 grant would fund a farmhouse conference room, though no decision on funding was made before Oct. 12.
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Huntington Two
Betterway Inc
Elyria
George Gund Foundation
Here
Huntington Growth Betterment Association
James Lipscomb
Foundation
Huntington
Lipscomb
Tom Peters
Betterway
Peters
Gund Foundation
Huntington Group
Pat Bluso
John Glenn
D-Otto
Nicaragua teen war rages as guard presses Matagalpa
In Nicaragua youths armed with pistols and rifles held sandbag fortifications as national guard troops tried to regain Matagalpa, the country’s third largest city. Fighting and bombing were reported in Esteli Imotep Diriamba and Leon as the push against Somoza continued on the 11th day with businesses joining the strike in Managua.
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Nicaragua
Contol
Matagalpa
Esteli
Imotepe
Diriamba
Leon
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Leipsic
Vengan Ustedes Y Escudhernos
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Farm Labor Organizing Committee
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United States
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Ciip
Ely Park
Big Grove Orchestra
Idi
Radio Uganda
Gund Exec
Norma Jones
Cleveland Area
Tom
Anastasio Somoza
U.S
National Guard
Somoza
Vermilion
Leon Cleaver
Henrietta
John Kenney
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