MacGregor seen Senate favorite in Minnesota race
Rep. Clark MacGregor of Minnesota declares himself the grassroots favorite for the 1970 Senate endorsement. He warns party leaders to heed rank and file views, not mirror 1968 Miami Beach choices, and says Nixon endorsement is not sought but may come after Minnesota nominates its candidate.
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Minneapolis
Clark MacGregor
R-Minn
Republican Party
U.S. Senate
MacGregor
Richard Nixon
Minnesota
Nelson Rockefeller
GOP
Rockefeller
Nixon
Miami Beach
Atty
Record farm output soars in 1969 USDA reports
In 1969 the United States posted the highest farm output on record with all crops index at 121 percent of the 1957–60 average and final yields at 132 percent of the 1957–59 average for 28 major crops. The report cites bumper production despite fewer harvested acres and forecasts farm income near 16 billion dollars.
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Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
USDA
Crop Reporting Board
Pipestone Boat Co. Destroyed by Fire
PIPESTONE Minn AP Fire Friday destroyed the Pipestone Mariner Corp., 20 partially completed boats and the firm's molds, a spokesman said. The blaze started when heat bulbs used to dry fiberglass fittings exploded. Employees were evacuated and no injuries occurred. Damage estimates unavailable.
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Pipestone, Minn
Pipestone Mariner Corp
Infiltration signals potential early 1970 Vietnam offensive
A White House briefing cited continued Communist infiltration into South Vietnam over seven weeks as possibly signaling an early 1970 offensive. If rates persist, the Nixon administration may view this as augmenting forces rather than replacing losses, with limited escalation possible but not reaching 1968 Tet levels.
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Washington
White House
South Vietnam
Ing
North Vietnam
Nixon
Saigon
Hue
U.S
Spannaus enters race for Minnesota governor seat
Warren R. Spannaus, 39, the sixth DFL candidate for governor, criticized Republican Governor Harold LeVander’s administration for a lack of urgency. Spannaus, an attorney and former Mondale aide, resigned as DFL chairman on December 6 and was expected to seek the party’s endorsement.
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ST. Paul
Warren R. Spannaus
DFL Party
Harold LeVander
Spannaus
DFL
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Mondale
Air Training Command to train 4200 Vietnamese in 1970
San Antonio New bases in the United States will host about 4200 Vietnamese enlisted men and officers for fiscal 1970 training at 16 ATC bases. About 4000 will take technical courses in electronics and related fields, ATC headquarters said. The figure marks a sharp rise from 465 last year.
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San Antonio
Tex
U.S. Air Force Air Training Command
ATC
New Santa Barbara oil leak described as small
A fresh oil slick in the Santa Barbara Channel near the January blowout well is small and not a serious problem, Coast Guard says. The leak erupted Thursday and is dissipating at sea with crews noting it is fairly well cleaned up and not contaminating beaches much.
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Calif
Santa Barbara Channel
Coast Guard
Conferees cut Nixon requests from Labor Health bill
Conferees slashed about 1.5 billion from the Labor and Health Education and Welfare appropriations bill, prompting Nixon to threaten a veto. The compromise totals just under 20 billion, with major cuts chiefly from Nixon’s requested advance school funding and various health and education boosts. Senate leaders may delay action until January to avoid a pocket veto as Congress adjourns for Christmas. Local temperatures show varied readings with a chilly pattern continuing.
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Senate House
Nixon
Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
White House
Senate
Congress
Sen
Warren G. Magnuson
Dash
House
Senate Democrats
Magnuson
Panthers Evicted After Shootout Damage at LA Headquarters
Los Angeles AP report notes the Black Panther party was evicted from its local two story headquarters after a four hour shootout with police. County marshals posted a 30 day vacate notice and demanded due rent as inspectors later deemed the building unsafe following the December 8 clash that wounded six Panthers and three officers.
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Los Angeles
Black Panther Party
Fire destroys Wheatland Farmers Union Grain Co
A Wheatland North Dakota grain elevator blaze caused extensive damage and was labeled arson by Deputy Fire Marshal Richard Radspinner. The main elevator and two annexes burned, destroying an estimated 50 000 to 80 000 bushels of grain, with records possibly saved. Firefighters from Buffalo and Casselton battled the flames after 9 p m.
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Wheatland, N.D
Wheatland Farmers Union Grain Co
North Dakota
Richard Radspinner
Minnesota
Wheatland
Ager
Stan McDougall
McDougall
Radspinner
Alton
Hillsboro
Grandin
Buffalow
Casselton
Police use civilian intermediaries with Black Panthers
In Berkeley and San Francisco police agree to use five leading black citizens as intermediaries to prevent confrontations with the Black Panthers. Charles Garry, Panthers attorney, calls the pact potentially contagious but warns he does not trust cops. Panthers HQ will name intermediaries. officers emphasize orderly cooperation and honoring warrants.
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Black Panthers
Berkeley
Charles Garry
Black Panther
Garry
Panther
Santa in Miami Flies Hydrofoil at 30 mph
Santa Claus cruises into Miami on a hydrofoil with sunglasses and a bearded grin. He speeds along Biscayne Bay toward a risky landing atop a 97 roof, facing a sudden gust of wind and the crowd's cheering uncertainty.
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Miami
Biscayne Bay
North Pole
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