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MARQUETTE -- The struggle within a white church over one of the biggest issues of contemporary America -- race relations-- will be the subject of dramatic documentary, "A Time for Burning," to be presented at 8 tonight on Northern Michigan University's educational television network, WNMR-TV. The program, a part of National Educational Television's series, "NET Journal," was film series, "Net Journal," was filmed as it evolved in the churches, living rooms, and barbershops of Omaha, Neb. Another outstanding program during the week has been scheduled for 8:30 p.m., Wednesday in the "In My Opinion" series. The program will focus on the "new left" movement in the United States and will include a discussion by the movement's leading spokesman Robert Scheer and Paul Niven, NET Washington correspondent, on the basic ideologies of this developing political element, its position on the critical issues confronting the nation such as the war in Viet Nam, civil rights and anti-poverty legislation.
90 years ago
MARQUETTE-- The Marquette county canvassing board will begin the recount of all ballots cast in the general election for register of deeds Tuesday morning, Probate Judge Waldo T. Potter announced yesterday. The recount for that office was demanded by Mrs. Ellen Sandell, Republican candidate for re-election, who was defeated in the November 3 ballot on the face of official returns. Attorneys for Mrs. Sandell and Axel E. Senobe, successful democrat candidate, will meet members of the canvassing board Monday morning in Judge Potter's office to agree on a method of procedure for the recount, it was explained.
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