McGovern wins in South Dakota and Abourezk Senate nod
In Sioux Falls South Dakota Sen George McGovern swept the state s 17 Democratic convention delegates while James Abourezk claimed the Democratic U S Senate nomination in a landslide Abourezk the first Democrat from the 2nd District since 1936 faces a June 26 opponent if no candidate earns 35 percent in the primary Republican races for governor and Senate are also noted with primary results and upcoming convention matchups
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Sioux Falls
George McGovern
South Dakota
James Abourezk
U.S. Senate
McGovern
Nixon
Abourezk
Richard Kneip
Carveth Thompson
Off-Duty Chief Exchanges Shots With Suspects in La Crescent
In La Crescent Minnesota police say the off duty police chief Dennis Swedberg encountered two unidentified men in downtown early Tuesday. He pursued their car after they fled and fired upon him. Swedberg fired back and estimated about ten shots were exchanged.
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LA Crescent
Minn
Dennis Swedberg
Swedberg
CNIB opens first on street restaurant in Hamilton
Hamilton AP reports Cater Plan Services the catering division of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind opened its first on street restaurant in a Hamilton office lobby. CNIB runs 530 outlets employing 627 blind people and 1,602 sighted workers across its catering program.
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Hamilton
Cater Plan Services
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
CNIB
Castro slows pace of Africa Europe tour amid heart trouble
Fidel Castro showed signs of heart trouble slowing a five week tour of Africa and Eastern Europe. Polish officials said he was "very tired" and near a heart infarct while cuts were made in planned visits to Gdansk Krakow and Katowice. A white ambulance trailed his motorcade as he attended a state banquet at the Radziwill Palace. The trip includes six days in Poland and a two week stay in the Soviet Union.
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Warsaw
Fidel Castro
Africa
Europe
Hungary
Castro
Council of Ministers
Radziwill Palace
Gdansk
Krakow
Katowice
Budapest
Edward Gierek
Communist Party
Piotr Jaroszewicz
Poland
Soviet Union
Submarine Rescue Duty Mentioned In Historical Account
A historical note describes a mission to rescue 24 sailors at a time from submarines in distress far below the ocean surface, highlighting perilous deep sea rescue operations and the bravery involved.
Sunken Sidney E. Smith Jr. shuts St. Clair River traffic
A sunken 489-foot freighter, the Sidney E. Smith Jr., sank after a collision near Port Huron and split hulls, isolating 42 ships in the Great Lakes corridor. The Coast Guard ordered upper Great Lakes traffic to anchor below Detroit while tanks and oil booms contained diesel fuel releases. No lives lost and oil containment efforts underway as ships wait to move.
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Port Huron
Mich
St. Clair River
Sidney E. Smith Jr
Coast Guard
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Upper Great Lakes
Detroit
Detroit River
St. Clair
On This Day in History June 7, 1972
The page lists events on June 7 across years including the Battle of Midway victory in 1942, Daniel Boone’s Kentucky exploration in 1769, Lee’s independence resolution in 1776, a 1862 slave trade treaty, Lincoln’s 1864 renomination, and 1940 Norway resistance. It also notes Khrushchev in 1962 urging Italy to exit the EEC, Suez tensions in 1970, and a 1969 U.N. cease-fire call, plus a 1971 traffic jam impact.
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Associated Press
Midway
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Richard Henry Lee
United States
Britain
Abraham Lincoln
Baltismore
Norway
Nikita Khrushchev
Moses
Italy
Soviet Union
Egypt
Suez Canal
U.N. Security Council
Perc
New York
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Senate
Simon Chance
Scotland
James Abdnor
Congress
Mike Demersseman
Rapid City
Robert Hirsch
Yankton
Gordon Mydland
Hirsch
Ever
Mydland
Charles Levi
Ken Stofferahn
Humboldt
Thomas Reardon
Huron
George Blue
Austin (Minn
Herald
ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Indiana
Camp Riley
Little Falls
Minnesota Department of Military Affairs
Department
Tempo
N. Main St
Bankamericard
Gene Davis
Buckeye
Gamble Skogmo Inc
Cormheate Pedeemabie
Navy
San Diego Bay
Calif
Ae Evans
Norge Appliances
NORGE
Norigie
Fedders
LDE
W.T
Norge Dishwasher
Quality Appliance CO
2Nd St
Austin
Idlan
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