Florida primary tests Dems as Wallace leads in votes
More than two million Floridians vote in a free for all presidential Democratic primary with Wallace leading the field and Nixon set to win all Republican delegates. Muskie Humphrey and Jackson push to claim second spot while Askew looms in potential vice presidential talks. Local polls run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST across 67 counties.
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George C. Wallace
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Muskie
Florida
New Hampshire
New England
Humphrey
Jackson
George McGovern
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John V. Lindsay
New York
Nixon
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Paul N. McCloskey
California
Wallace
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Miami
Window Blast Hits Meigs Schoolite Injures Student
A road construction blast on Route 733 near Rock Springs shattered a classroom window at Salisbury School damaging a window and sending flying dirt and glass across the room. One second grader Brent Sisson suffered deep cuts to lip and arm while 11 classmates had minor injuries.
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Pomeroy
Salisbury
Rock Springs
George Sisson
Irving to Write Book on Hughes Hoax Role
Sources say Clifford Irving is drafting a new book about his publicized role in the Howard Hughes autobiography hoax. Proceeds would repay McGraw-Hill the $900,000 sought in restitution. He hopes to finish by June 15, before sentencing of Irving Edith and Richard Suskind.
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Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
McGraw- Hill, Inc
Irving
Edith
Richard Suskind
Suskind
McGraw-Hill
Hughes
Switzerland
United States
New York Daily News
Mitchell Deny Role in ITT Case in Eight Day Hearings
Senate hearings enter their eighth day as former Atty. Gen. Mitchell testifies he had no role in ITT settlement or convention funding. ITT president Harold Geneen expected to testify. Mitchell details May encounter with ITT lobbyist Dita Beard amid related allegations from Jack Anderson.
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Mitchell
ITT
Washington
John N. Mitchell
Senate
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Nixon
Senate Judiciary Committee
Vention
Richard G. Kleindienst
Jack Anderson
Justice Department
Harold Geneen
Anderson
Dita D. Beard
Mrs. Beard
Kentucky
Louie B. Nunn
Beard
Hussein says peace accord with Israel outlined by Baghdad Radio
Baghdad Radio reports King Hussein has reached a full peace agreement with Israel. The plan envisions an autonomous Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza federated with Jordan under the Hashimite throne with Jerusalem as its capital. Israel rejects division of Jerusalem.
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Hussein
Israel
Baghdad Radio
Amman
Jordan
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Egypt
Jerusalem
Ohio approves retroactive pay raises for state workers
Ohio state employees receive final approval for pay raises delayed by the federal Pay Board. Retroactive to the March 5 pay period, raises become effective and will appear on checks starting March 31, according to State Personnel Director Paul Corey.
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Columbus
Ohio
Paul Corey
Corey
Compromise Strip Mine Rules Heads To Ohio Senate Panel
Columbus Ohio AP reports a tentative strip mine control measure shifts to the full Senate Urban and Highway Affairs Committee on Wednesday. The plan, born in a subcommittee, outlines reclamation guidelines addressing high walls left by mining and how to restore stripped land.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate Urban and Highway Affairs Committee
Nixon to urge quick action on busing in new message
White House said President Nixon will propose steps to resolve the busing controversy and send a special message to Congress urging action now. Press secretary Ronald Ziegler said the document could reach Congress by week’s end or within about 10 days.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Congress
Ronald L. Ziegler
Newton Falls Board invokes Ferguson Act over teacher strike
Newton Falls Ohio board votes 3 2 to invoke the Ferguson Act against about 80 striking teachers in a pay dispute. Public classes for 2100 pupils in three schools are canceled as the action may lead to dismissal or a one year pay freeze after the strike.
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Newton Falls
Ohio
GM Lordsown strike talks stall after marathon session
In Lordstown Ohio the 11 day GM assembly plant strike faced little movement after a lengthy Saturday negotiation marathon. Monday’s talks ran from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with no public sign of progress from either side.
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Lordstown
Ohio
General Motors Corp
Pioneer 10 Faces Star Sensor Difficulties En Route to Jupiter
NASA officials report Pioneer 10 has star sensor problems delaying data as Ames Research Center analyzes the stellar reference assembly. The spacecraft, en route to Jupiter, experiences confusing readings that hinder navigation and science operations.
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Mountain View
Calif
Jupiter
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Ames Research Center
Buried Alive Woman Survives Avalanche Rescue
Margaret Laidlaw, 35, was found alive up to her neck in snow on Mount Rosa after an avalanche. She endured 48 hours without food or water and was hospitalized in Domodossola with exposure and shock. her parents were reported to live in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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Domodossola
Italy
Margaret Laidlaw
Mount Rosa
Not B tuberculosis Spread Found At Cincinnati Hospital
Pulmonary tuberculosis has not spread from a General Hospital nurse's aide to any babies or employees possibly exposed. Tests on 160 of 500 babies born between Dec 14 1971 and Feb 23 1972, the peak exposure period, have been reported. About 185 hospital employees and family members of the aide were tested.
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Cincinnati
General Hospital
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