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Tennessee primary race stirs as Hooker leads GOP mix
A chaotic Tennessee political scene features heavyweights such as former senator Maxey Jarman, singer Tex Ritter, and GOP figures Claude Robertson and Winfield Dunn. Campaigns center on Ellington’s rivals and national policy issues while Johnny Cash and Roy Acuff loom as cultural counterpoints to the race. Party dynamics show old alliances shifting amid tensions with the Nixon era.
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Nashville
Tenn
UPI
White House
Niyannis Port
Hiller
Tennessee
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Efyle
Ind
Roy
Senate
Grand Ole Opry
Atomics
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Washiville Sound
Mississippi
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Jay Hooker Jr
Gore
Senate Geneseo
Maxey Jarman
Albert Gore
Rilone
Nixon
Tex Ritter
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Nuied Gore
Riter
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Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
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U.S. Supreme Court
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John S. Kennedy
GOP
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Claude Robertson
Knoxwile
William L. Jenkins
Rogersville
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