Northern Ireland vetoes demand to call in British troops
In Belfast, Catholic and Protestant clashes continue for a third night despite Premier Chichester-Clark rejecting curfews and British troop deployment. Police struggle with mobs as fires burn, 21 injured including a policeman and 12 arrested, with ongoing weekend violence.
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Belfast
James Chichester-Clark
Crumlin Road
Chichester -Clark
Bernadette Devlin
Home
James Callaghan
Bandleader Spade Cooley to be freed in February
AP reports plans for Donnell Cooley known as Spade Cooley the former western swing star to be released in February after serving eight years of a second degree murder sentence for his wife Fila Mae Cooley's 1961 killing. The California Adult Authority, which sets parole dates, denied an earlier request. The case drew testimony from Cooley’s daughter Melody.
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Spade Cooley
Cooley
Fila Mae
California Adult Authority
Donnell Cooley
Kern County
Bakersfield
California
Adult Authority
Willow Springs
Melody
Budge questions why he did not take high SEC post
In Washington AP report Budge the SEC chairman questions why he refused a 30000 year post amid a broader conflict over ethics charges. He told a Senate subcommittee I wish I knew in hindsight. The panel weighs possible criminal action while Republicans urge clean bill.
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Hamer H. Budge
Securities and Exchange Commission
Budge
Senate
Harrison A. Wlliams
D-N.j
Subcommittee On
Banking and Currency
Justice Department
Harrison
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Sen
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Department of Justice
Wallace F. Bennett
Ratah
Proxmire
Fired Librarian Seeks One Million From City Manager
Former Martinsville librarian T Ellis Hodgin sues City Manager Thomas Noland in U S District Court in Danville for 1 million dollars claiming violation of constitutional rights after his July 25 dismissal. Hodgin says he was fired for opposing religious instruction in schools and seeks reinstatement and damages.
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T. Ellis Hodgin
Thomas Noland
U.S. District Court
Danville
Hodgin
Noland
Hodg
Ins
Hodgins
Committee For the Preservation of Constitutional Rights
Martinsville School Board
Roanoke
Robert Dwoskin
American Civil Liberties Union
First Woman Chairman Elected for State Hospital Board
RICHMOND AP The State Hospital Board meets today and is likely to elect a woman as chairman for the first time. Mrs. Margaret L. Copes of Onley, senior member since 1962, would be the first woman to lead the board which oversees the Mental Hygiene and Hospitals department. The former chair R F Burke Steele was fatally injured July 3 in a highway crash. If chosen, this would be Mrs. Copes second notable first. Also attending their first meeting are Richard S. Gillis of Ashland and Dr. David B. Kruger of Norfolk after recent gubernatorial appointments. The board will also consider the 1970-72 budget and its regular August meeting is set for Wednesday.
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Richmond
State Hospital Board
Margaret L. Copes
Onley
R. F. Burke Steele
Petersburg
Copes
Del
Peter D. Copes
State Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals
Richard S. Gillis
Ashland
David B. Kruger
Norfolk
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Johannesburg children
AP reports twelve children aged two to four diagnosed with a foot and mouth like illness in Johannesburg. Doctors note no animal link and say blisters appear on feet mouths and hands with little discomfort and a week or so recovery.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Obscene Mail Defined In Detail In New Bill
Washington AP reports Rep Thaddeus Dulski leads hearings on a bill to spell out in graphic terms what constitutes obscene mail. The measure would bar materials depicting nudity sexual conduct or sado masochism to anyone under 16 and extend federal controls on smut through mail advertising and opt out provisions.
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Washington
Congress
House Post Office Committee
Thaddeus J. Dulski
Dnsy
Rail mileage noted for Virginia in 1860s era report
A historical note states that in 1860 Virginia had about 1 300 miles of railroads spanning all sections of the state.
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Virginia
Adult Church School Continues at Braddock Street Church
The adult session of the Vacation Church School at Braddock Street United Brethren Church continues its study of The Sermon on the Mount each night through Thursday from 7 to 9 o'clock. Instructor Rev. de Wright, formerly a professor at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, leads the class. Other classes for all age groups are also being held.
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Vascation Church School
Braddock Street
United Brethren Church
de Wright
Randolphi-Mcon College
Ash
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