Westwood and Strauss vie for Democratic chairmanship
Westwood and Robert Strauss clash over the Democratic Party chairmanship after calls for resignations. McGovern backs Westwood’s plea for both to drop out, while Strauss refuses to withdraw. A Democratic National Committee fight looms next Saturday as governors push for an endorsed middle ground candidate.
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Sf. Louis
Wearood
Robert Strauss
Westwood
Strauss
George McGovern
Democratic National Committee
McGovern
Nixon
Sosharne
Nationalpa
Democratic Governors Caucus
Jean Westwood
US Planes Strike North and South Vietnam Supply Lines
American warplanes conducted heavy bombing of enemy supply routes across South and North Vietnam to curb resupply for the counteroffensive near the DMZ. More than 315 air strikes targeted Quang Tri and nearby areas, with 90 missions against routes in North Vietnam and 15 trucks destroyed. A Phantom reportedly crashed en route to Da Nang with two missing crew. Monsoon weather slowed advances in Quang Tri while Kontum sees heavy fighting and 62 enemy killed near Ngo Trang base camp. Civilian casualties include five killed and nine injured by a mine near Hau Bon City.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Quang Tri Province
U.S
Air Force
Navy
North Vietnam
Thailand
da Nang
Quang Tri
Kontum City
Central Highlands
Ngo Trang
Kontum
Earthquake rocks Japan near Hachijo Island
A 74 on the Richter scale quake struck 240 miles from Tokyo at 5 16 a m EST. Officials at the National Earthquake Information Center said no damage was reported yet. Tokyo reports tremors rattled windows and toppled vases as a tidal wave warning was issued for central and southern Honshu.
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Boulder, Colo
Tokyo
National Earthquake Information Center
Japanese Central Meteorological Agency
Hachijo Island
Pacific
Honshu
Japan
Pioneer publication and subscription details
The Pioneer publishes daily except Sundays and holidays from 423 Beltrami Avenue Bemidji Minnesota. It is a Scripps-Iift Newspapers division with AP Minnesota Newspaper Association and ABC affiliations. Subscription rates: trade zone 16 dollars yearly, outside trade zone 20 dollars yearly, carrier 2.50 dollars per month.
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the Pioneer
Scripps-Iift Newspapers, Inc
Beltrami Avenue
Bemidii
Minnesota
Associated Press
Minnesota Newspaper Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
GOP governors split on future of the party after Nixon win
In Scottsdale Arizona GOP leaders offer mixed views on rebuilding as a majority party. Robert Dole sees a hopeful path from Nixon victory while William Milliken urges focus on the poor. Iowa's Robert Ray stresses broad base and strong leadership. Agnew attends breakfast with governors.
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Phoenix
Ariz
GOP
Robert Dole
Nixon
Republican Party
William G. Milliken
Michigan
Republican Governors Association
Dole
Milliken
Scottsdale
Associated Press
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Kansas
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Barry Goldwater
Frenzel urges GOP to start over and realign in Minnesota
Representative William Frenzel called for a complete GOP reorganization along legislative district lines, scrapping county and city groups. He urged open primaries, dropping failed campaigns, and questioned running losing races to save time and money. He floated a 1974 bid against Governor Wendell Anderson or U S Senate plans, while stressing winning elections as the party’s focus.
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Minneapolis
Frenzel
GOP
Minnesota
Walter F. Mondale
Joseph Karth
DFL
Wendell Anderson
U.S. Senate
Senate
David Krogseng
Central Committee
Krogseng
Plane Crash Kills 155 Tourists in Tenerife
A Convair 390A charter jetliner operated by Spantax crashed shortly after takeoff from Tenerife, killing all 155 aboard. Most victims were German tourists. the disaster is Spain's worst aviation accident and one of the world’s deadliest. Investigators weighed sabotage as a possibility.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Spantax
AIM Skeptical of BIA Suspensions
Vernon Bellecourt of the American Indian Movement says AIM doubts the suspension of top BIA officials. He backs Louis Bruce but calls him a scapegoat, notes criticism of last month’s Trail of Broken Treaties, and hints at future revelations while avoiding specifics about documents or collusion.
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Tempe
Aziz
Vernon Bellecourt
American Indian Movement
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bellecourt
BIA
Louis Bruce
Bruce
Washington
Harrison Loesch
John Crow
AIM
OMB appointee sells Nevada ranch amid land trades
Nixon budget director Roy L. Ash disclosed he sold his share of the 200000 acre T Lazy S ranch in Elko County to Litton Industries partner Charles B. Thornton. The sale, described as unrelated to his appointment, followed years of land trades including Pt. Reyes California holdings. Local records list Thornton paying $10 plus other consideration. Ash declined to disclose price.
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Elko, Nev
Nixon
Nevada
Roy L. Ash
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Elko County
Ash
Litton Industries
Charles B. Thornton
Thornton
Pt. Reyes National
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Ash and
Thorntons
Pt. Reyes
California
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Jerry Hendershot
BLM
Elko District
Interior Department
Pt. Reyes Seashore
Congress
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Hau Bon
Saigon Command
Bien Hoa
Coe
Reed Producten
Bagley
Rogers Producing Company
Fostoria
Ohio
Ed Cease
Burdette Clifford
Gene Beltz Jr
Gil Olson
Gene Merschman
Lee Magnuson
Bob Molder
Albert Gordon
North Africa
Bavaria
Ogue
Warren Roxvold
Dixieland Music
Jefferson Travel Service
Jefferson Motorcoach Tours
Florida & Nassau
Florida
Aune
Glenwood Ave
Center Arcade
The
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