Americans Ignore 55 MPH Speed Limit Nationwide
AP survey shows drivers mostly still exceed the 55 mph limit two months after national adoption. Speeds average 65 to 70 mph on highways as tickets rise and fatalities fall, with most states enforcing the law more stringently though only one reporter saw a police pull over a speeder.
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Associated Press
Contiguous States
Wyoming
Wisconsin
Idaho
Delaware
Oklahoma
Indiana
Kansas Highway Patrol
National Safety Council
Ohio
North Dakota
John D. Vanderhoof
Colorado
Congress
Mitterrand And d Estaing In French Presidential Runoff
In Paris, Socialist Francois Mitterrand advances to a May 19 runoff against conservative Valery Giscard d Estaing after leading with 43.36 percent of the vote in the first round. Giscard d Estaing had 32.85 percent, while Gaullist Jacques Chaban-Delmas trailed with 14.64 percent, signaling a dramatic political shift and an unpredictable second ballot.
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Francois Mitterand
Socialist Party
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Independent Republican Party
Anne
Paris
Francois Mitterrand
France
Communist Party
Mitterrand
Giscard d’Estaing
Independent
Republican Party
Gaullist Party
Charles de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Gaullist
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Chaban-Delmas
Union
Candidates Make 11th Hour Appeals To Ohio Voters
U S Sen Howard Metzenbaum and rival John Glenn raced through Ohio on the eve of Tuesday's primary. Metzenbaum focused on get-out-the-vote efforts in Toledo and northern cities while Glenn campaigned from Columbus to Toledo to Cleveland. A helicopter miscue delayed Glenn landing in Cleveland and forced a taxi ride to his events.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Toledo
U.S
Howard Metzenbaum
Columbus
Cincinnati
Dayton
Akron
Cleveland
John Glenn
Glenn
Burke Lakefront
College of Steubenville
Nominations Show Three States Vying For Governorships And Senate Seats
The 1974 primary season expands as Alabama Ohio and North Carolina voters pick nominees for two governorships and three Senate seats. Wallace leads in Alabama with a runoff possible. Allen faces John Taylor. North Carolina hosts nine Democrats and four Republicans for Sam Ervin’s seat. Texas results show Dolph Briscoe winning 70 percent in a light primary.
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Associated Press
Senate
Alabama
Ohio
North Carolina
George C. Wallace
Sam J. Ervin
Senate Watergate Committee
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Frances ‘‘Sissy Farenthold
Briscoe
Nixon Innocent Claims Echoed By White House Aide
White House counsel James D. St. Clair argues Nixon may be innocent if he did not authorize or know about hush money payments connected to Watergate. Haig urges lawmakers to review taped transcripts. he denies tampering and dodges other pending probes.
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Nixon
James D. St. Clair
White House
St. Clair
Congress
Alexander M. Haig Jr
House Judiciary Committee
Peter W. Rodine Jr
D-N.j
Edward Hutchinson
Michigan
Haig
Milk Fund
ITT
Howard Hughes
Lawmakers Debate Impeachment Process After Subpoena Vote
House panel members caution against linking the party line vote on tran scripts to a partisan impeachment split. They note edited White House tran scripts were used, not tape recordings, as the committee voted 20 to 18 on Nixon's subpoena compliance. Rep. Sarbanes, Railsback, and St Clair offered varied views on legality and truth.
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White House
Nixon
Paul S. Sarbanes
Thomas Railsback
NBC
St. Clair
Haig
ABC
Sarbanes and
Railsback
CBS Television and Radio
Four Israeli Jets Reported Downed by Syrian Missiles
Damascus reports Syria fired ground to air missiles that downed four Israeli jet fighters as tanks and artillery clashed on Mt. Hermon and the Golan Heights front. Israel denies an earlier claim that a reconnaissance plane was shot down.
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Damascus
Mt. Hermon
Golan Heights
No Hearst Leads, FBI Says
FBI investigators report no new developments in the Patricia Hearst kidnapping. Citizens across the country claimed sighting her, while agents continued examining evidence from the apartment once occupied by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
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Hearst
FBI
San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
Zebra Case Goes to San Francisco Grand Jury
San Francisco moves to present evidence to the county grand jury in the Zebra murders case. District Attorney John Jay Ferdon cites a gag order from Judge Agnes O'Brien Smith and will not discuss jurors' expected testimony.
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Grand Jury
San Francisco
San Francisco County Grand Jury
Dist. Atty
John Jay Ferdon
Agnes O’brien Smith
Nixon invites Sadat to visit United States
Beir ut Lebanon report says President Nixon invited Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to Washington. The same report says Nixon plans a visit to Egypt in early June during the first week.
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Nixon
Sadat
Beirut
Lebanon
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
United States
Cairo
Rose al Youssef
Weather Outlook Cool Tonight With Mild Tuesday Forecast
Variable cloudiness and cooler tonight and Tuesday with lows in the mid to upper 30s. Highs Tuesday expected in the upper 50s to low 60s. Details on Page 2 Classified.
Watergate Tape Gap Erasure Reaffirmed
A six man panel of tape experts reaffirms that an 1842 minute gap on a Watergate tape arose from multiple erasures and re recordings. The final draft mirrors January findings that buzzing replaced parts of the conversation through five to nine segments. Ernest Ashkenasy confirmed the final report and its conclusions.
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New York
U.S
John J. Sirica
Washington
Ernest Ashkenasy
Mark Weiss
Federal Scientific Corp
Sirica
Thorities
Aschkenasy
Mother's Day Action Act boosts town love in The Messenger
On Mother's Day Sunday May 12 The Messenger publishes a special action act promotion. The coupon offers 20 words for 1.00 using the classified section order form.
Israel Keeps Firm Stance in Syria Talks in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem Israeli officials said negotiations with Syria led by Henry Kissinger remain fluid with no decisions. Israel signaled possible territorial concessions but rejected retreat from key areas around Kunetra. Kissinger met Syrian leaders and later Jordan's King Husain as Gromyko arrives in Damascus.
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Tov
Kissinger
Syria
Israel
Kuneitra
Golda Meir
Amman
Jordan
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Estaing
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J. Phil Campbell
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James E. Folsom
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