Gun lobby eyes Tydings in Maryland primary fights
United Press International reports that six states hold Tuesday primaries including Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Rhode Island and Washington with a Oklahoma Democratic gubernatorial runoff. Key contests feature Senator Joseph D. Tydings defending his seat against George P. Mahoney while the gun lobby backs a coalition opposing him. Humphrey seeks a Minnesota Senate win as Earl Craig Jr. tests his support. other primaries include Norman and Sargent in Massachusetts and Licht in Rhode Island with various incumbents facing light opposition.
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Joseph D. Tydings
Hubert H. Humphrey
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Rhode Island
Washington
Oklahoma
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Henry M. Jackson
John O. Pastore
Tulsa
David Hall
Bryce Baggett
Dewey Bartlett
Tydings
George P. Mahoney
Gun Lobby
Citizens Against
Death toll mounts in L A hotel fire
Los Angeles authorities battled a blaze at the Ponet Square Hotel as flames raced up a central stairwell trapping occupants. At least 11 died and officials feared more deaths as search efforts continued, with 68 of 80 to 120 residents accounted for and 25 hospitalized.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Bill Burmester
Ponet Square
St. George
Burmester
Diane Parker
Unruh Sparks Dramatic Campaign Against Reagan in California
California campaign headlines a Hollywood style duel as Jess Unruh, longtime state assembly veteran, clashes with incumbent Ronald Reagan. Unruh stages bold moves including a Beverly Hills challenge to Henry Salvatori, escalating tension and drawing public attention as polls show Reagan ahead by double digits.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
California
Hollywood
Ronald Reagan
Texas
Jess Unruh
Reagan
Unruh
Harry Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
State Assembly
Big Daddy
Beverly Hills
Henry Salvatori
Salvatori
San Jose
Washington Window U S economy is winner in international trade
UPI reports that the United States again runs a trade surplus, with exports exceeding imports by over 2 billion dollars in seven months and more than 3 billion in the year ending July. The piece notes potential risks from trade barriers, the impact on textiles, shoes, and steel, and contrasting policy aims of the Nixon administration on free trade versus limited restrictions.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
U.S
Japan
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Korea
South
Nixon
Labor joins opposition to tax on lead in gasoline
Labor federation chief lobbyist told Congress President Nixon’s proposed tax on lead in gasoline would license pollution if you pay the price. He warned oil firms would raise prices on all grades and reap windfall profits, while opposing the tax as ineffective for cutting air pollution. He urged passage of pending air pollution control legislation to ban lead additives and push Detroit toward a cleaner car by 1975. The Tax Council echoed fairness concerns about the proposal.
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Labor
Washington
UPI
Organized Labor
Congress
Nixon
Andrew J. Biemiller
House
Labor Federation
Biemiller
Detroit
Tax Council
John C. Davidson
Proxmire blasts Pentagon over budget split personality
Senator William Proxmire charges the Pentagon with a split budget personality. He accuses the Defense Department of using misleading figures and specious arguments to defend indefensible requests, calling for reform in spending and budgeting practices.
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Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Pentagon
Senate
Proxmire
Defense Department
The Out of Towners at College Cinema in Williamstown
At the Movies reviews note The Out of Towners with Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis delivering laughs in a Neil Simon comedy. Beyond the Valley of the Dolls continues at Harte Theatre, a low quality remake unconnected to the original film. Treated as a digest of film listings and local notices.
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Williamstown
Jack Lemmon
Sandy Dennis
Neil Simon
Communists repulse Cambodian offensive near Tang Kauk
Reports from Phnom Penh say Communist forces stalled Cambodia's largest army offensive, hitting government troops with rockets and mortars in Tang Kauk, 52 miles north of Phnom Penh. Casualties exceeded 100 as fighting stretched from Sunday night to dawn, while a blown Highway 6 bridge cut a vital supply line behind the Cambodian task force en route toward Kompong Thom.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Tang Kauk
Neak Sam
Kompong Thom
South Vietnam
O’reilly
Nguyen van Diem
U S economists predict upturn for coming year
UPI reports from Newton Massachusetts that NABE economists foresee a modest forward movement in 1971 with GNP at about 1.42 trillion. The survey notes concerns on unemployment inflation and slower price rises while defense spending declines and housing starts rise.
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Newton
Mass
UPI
National Association of Business Economists
NABE
Donald R. Burris
Association
Burrus
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