Today in History May 1 1970 Highlights and Events
May 1 1970 marks the 121st day of the year. Notable events include the 1898 Dewey naval victory at Manila Bay, the 1873 penny postcard launch, and Haile Selassie fleeing Addis Ababa in 1935. Further items cover Hill 609 in Tunisia, Hitler’s death announced in 1945, Castro's May Day stance, Mississippi flood devastation, and Moscow's subdued May Day in recent years.
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Associated. Press
Biantion
Alfred E. Smith
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Hill
Tunisia
Adolf Hitler
Fidel Castro
Havana
Plaza Civica
St. Paul- Minneapolis
St. Louis
Moscow
East Germany
Speed Raises Death Odds
At 75 mph a driver faces a one in eight chance of death in a crash, while 65 mph lowers to one in 20 and 55 mph reduces to one in 50, according to a New York AP report.
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New York
University of California
Berkeley
Presketers
Mae Cpeicee Au Meum Pelea
Era Ends as Father Groppi Departs Milwaukee Church
Rev James Groppi and his white associates leave St Boniface in Milwaukee's black area on June 1 ending a pivotal era of civil rights activism. Since 1963 the church has been a hub for tutoring Head Start programs protests and community organizing shaping race relations in the city.
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Milwaukee
St. Boniface Roman Catholic
James Groppi
St. Boniface
Father Groppi
Vit
Straub
Michael Neuberger
Klink
Father Straub
Father Klink
St. Agnes
Father Neuberger
Patrick Flood
Father Flood
Father Riddell
Father Becker
Council On Urban Life
State Capitol
Father Mahaney
New York
St.Boniface
William Cousins
Dear Abby and Milwaukee Protest Ties Raise Tension
The column presents readers seeking advice on dieting etiquette and marital finances while a separate Milwaukee Church controversy over Father Groppi and St. Boniface activism unfolds. Archbishop Cousins comments stress lawful conduct amid protests and church community ties.
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Speed
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Synd., Inc
Abby
Los Angeles
Cal
Milwaukee Naacp Youth Council
Youth Council
Schewel
Auisign
Schewel Furniture CO
W. Cork St
Winchester
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