Maddox embarrassed by Klan endorsement
Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox faced an unsettling publicity issue as the Ku Klux Klan endorsed him and J. B. Stoner for lieutenant governor in Georgia. Maddox denied knowledge of the Klan and suggested opponents might have engineered the endorsement, while Klan leaders defended its authenticity. The episode adds tension to the Democratic primary in a crowded field.
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Lester Maddox
Georgia
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J. B. Stoner
James Lumpkin
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James Venable
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GOP governors aim to flip more states in post Nixon era
Tennessee Governor Winfield Dunn, head of the Republican Governors Association, says GOP governors hope to erode Democratic advantage. He notes that in 1967 there were 32 GOP and 18 Democratic governors, a ratio now reversed as Nixon leaves the White House.
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UPI
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Sirica Deliberates On Watergate Tapes In Sealed Room
UPI reports Judge John J. Sirica spent the weekend in a locked windowless jury room listening to the Watergate tapes Nixon yielded under a Supreme Court order. He planned to rule on executive privilege claims today and forward several tapes to Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski for possible use at the cover-up trial set to begin next month.
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Ford seen as GOP nominee in 1976 amid pressure
Senate leaders Scott and Griffin say party pressure could force Ford to run for president in 1976 with a likely vice president's berth. Scott favors Nelson Rockefeller or Anne Armstrong. Griffin mentions no specific pick. The story also notes continuing Watergate fallout and a Boston weather outlook with 80s highs and scattered showers.
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CBS
Face the Nation
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Spain approves women as full matadors in bullfights
Spain's government issued a decree allowing women to perform in taurine spectacles ending three-year campaign led by Angela Hernandez to secure equality. Hernandez, 27, plans training with El Cordobes mentor and may debut this month. Top matadors backed the move saying it benefits the fiesta and modernizes the sport.
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Madrid
UPI
Spain
Angela Hernandez
Miss Hernandez
Manuel ““el Cordobes
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Rains offer relief yet threaten drought harmed crops
Heavy thunderstorms flood the drought parched midlands with more rain, easing some crop stress but risking further soil erosion and lost corn. Farmers report $10 billion in losses, with hay stockpiles depleted as cattlemen sell cattle to cope. Ranchers warn of continued price spikes and scarce feed as pastures burn and corn remains scarce in the belt.
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Kansas
Kansas-Missouri
Bill House
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Jerry Barth
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Americans in Vietnam: about six thousand remain
Saigon reports about 6,500 Americans still in Vietnam with most working for or paid by the U.S. mission.
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Saigon
Congress eyes national health insurance this year
Three members of Congress and HEW officials expect some form of national medical insurance to pass Congress in 1974. AMA's Dr Roth contested the speed, while Weinberger and Mills push for a compulsory plan financed by taxes and private coverage. Proposals include income-based scales and caps on catastrophic costs, with phased implementation debated.
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Meet the Press
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Caspar Weinberger
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Senate
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