Lindsay Locked In Tough Fight In New York Mayoral Race
New York mayoral primary races tighten as John V. Lindsay and John J. Marchi contend for the Republican nomination while Democrats Wagner Procaccino Scheuer push for the party’s ballot spot. Turnout among about 2.76 million voters could decide the nominees and future November contests.
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John V. Lindsay
Robert F. Wagner
Lindsay
John J. Marchi
Marchi
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Wagner
Mario A. Procaccino
Procaccino
Bronx
Hermailer
James H. Scheuer
Girls' State In West Virginia opens with city elections
At Jackson's Mill West Virginia the 343 attending Girls' State began by electing city officials and forming two parties the Federalists and Nationalists. The week includes caucuses campaigns elections parades and oath sourcing by Judge Chauncey Browning Sr. of the State Supreme Court. The legislature and supreme court meet Friday with the program ending Saturday.
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Jackson's Mill
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West Virginia
Lewis County
Federalists
Nationalists
Chauncey Browning Sr
State Supreme Court
State Legislature
Supreme Court
Marines Learn Their Next Assignment Is Regimental Landing Nine
Col. Edward F. Danowitz announces to the 9th Marines that their unit will be the first to arrive in Vietnam. The message “RLT 9 You’re the one” is read to officers and men at the mess as Danowitz, 48, of Red Bank NJ, confirms he is proud the unit was chosen. Some Marines express doubt while noting they have long served overseas.
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9Th Marines
RLT 9
Regimental Landing Team Nine
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Red Bank
Vietnam
Hunger March Moves Planned in Mississippi Rally
SCLC strategists met in Lexington to plan a week long hunger march dramatizing poor peoples rights to food and medical aid. Hosea Williams spoke to about 250 with a possible Mississippi Capitol protest against Gov. John Bell Williams. The Jackson rally was delayed. No incidents were reported in Holmes County demonstrations.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Hosea Williams
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Martin Luther King
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Holmes County
Former Virginia Senator Armistead Boothe in Critical Condition
Former Virginia state figure Armistead L. Boothe of Alexandria remained on the critical list at Georgetown University Hospital Sunday night more than 48 hours after open heart surgery. Hospital officials noted initial 72 hour critical period for such patients and gave no new update before Monday morning.
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Armistead L. Boothe
Alexandria
Georgetown University Hospital
Boothe
U.S
France votes loom as Pompidou seen as de Gaulle choice
France faces a political shift as Pompidou, 57, perceived to be the likely premier after de Gaulle dismissed Pompidou last July. Pompidou, a former teacher and Rothschild banker, is expected to form a government and name Jacques Chaban-Delmas as minister with potential foreign minister Giscard dEstaing from the Independent Left.
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de Gaulle
Pompidou
Rothschild Bank
Jacques Chaban - Delmas
V Giscard D’estaing
Independent
Lcan Party
Puzzles Rise as Popular American Pastime
Crossword puzzles, a popular American pastime since 1920, trace their origins to England where they began as a children's game before expanding into adult leisure activity.
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England
George Stovall Found Dead in Bluefield Apartment
George Peter Stovall, 83, a Bluefield property owner, was found dead Sunday night in his Lewis Street apartment from natural causes. Police and fire crews responded after an unknown caller reported at about 9 p.m. and gained entry through a third story window. Investigating officers were Sgt. R. E. Lee and patrolmen Kenneth Roberts and K. L. Young. The body was taken to Mercer Funeral Home where arrangements were incomplete.
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Bluefield
Lewis Street
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R. E. Lee
Kenneth Roberts
K. L. Young
Mercer Funeral Home
Dirksen Sees No Challenge to Nixon in 1972
Senate GOP leader Everett Dirksen said Sen Edward Kennedy could become a challenger but cautioned it may not be for 1972. He noted Kennedy is young and growth depends on national mood and political conditions.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Illinois
Edward M. Kennedy
Jdhn Nixon
Massachusetts
Richard Nixon
Dirksen
Teddy
Toledo Council Meeting Broadcast On Air To Pay Phone
WMHE FM aired part of a Toledo City Council meeting to an exclusive audience via a pay telephone link rather than the station transmitter. The broadcast was described as being sent directly to an unknown group.
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Toledo, Ohio
Wmhe-Fm
Two Vehicle Accidents Reported in Mercer County
State Police logged two crashes in Mercer County on Sunday. A 1960 auto driven by Clare Larry Clark, 17, of Bluefield, struck Winnie Lee Bailey, 70, also of Bluefield, on State Route 25 near Monte Vista Cemetery. Clark was charged with failure to keep his vehicle under control. A second rear-end collision occurred on U S 460 at Roselawn Cemetery where J C Farquharson, 43, of Bluefield Virginia, hit Judie Deane Meadows, 22, of Bluefield Virginia, as Meadows waited for a left turn. Farquharson was charged with failure to keep his vehicle under control.
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Monte Vista Cemetery
Clare Larry Clark
Bluefield
Winnie Lee Bailey
Clark
Bailey
J. L. Fitzwater
U. S. 460
Roselawn Cemetery
J. C. Farquharson
Judie Deane Meadows
Meadows
Force To Fight Drugs To Begin
A new Narcotics Enforcement Task Force will be formed in New York City by federal state and city partners. It will monitor large scale narcotics traffic and provide data on supply sources entry points and distribution channels. The project aims to serve as a model for intergovernmental cooperation in crime reduction. NYC is described as the nation’s key wholesale center for heroin with over two tons used annually.
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New York
New York City
U.S
Nixon
United States
Vance Endorses Peace Plan for Vietnam
Cyrus Vance former U S negotiator at the Vietnam talks endorsed a standstill cease fire peace proposal from Negotiation Now The plan calls for an international peacekeeping force to oversee sweeping land reform and UN supervised economic development Vance spoke by phone with Clark Kerr national chairman of Negotiation Now Kerr is a former chancellor at the University of California Berkeley
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Vietnam
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National Committee For
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Army
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Meir attacks Soviet actions amid Middle East tensions
Israel denounces Soviet Union as Egypt's tool and rejects big power mediation while clashes flare at the Suez and near the Dead Sea. Meir cites U.S. Soviet and British efforts as failing to force direct talks with Arab states.
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Nixon’s televised challenge reshapes party lines on foreign policy
The article notes Nixon’s sharp televised charges of isolationism and unilateral disarmament, linking them to his prior campaign positions. It highlights Fulbright’s concern over Nixon’s worldwide military role and cites speeches at USS Saratoga and General Beadle State College that frame the president as a steadfast advocate for American strength and leadership in global peace efforts.
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Fulbright
United States
Saratoga
Colorado Springs
U. S
General Beadle State College
Madison
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Deaths and Funerals in Grundy and Surrounding Areas
Mrs. Bart Belcher 75 of Grundy Va died at home after a long illness. She was formerly Sara Jane Potter and is survived by her husband five daughters and five sons among other relatives. Funeral services Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the home with Rev Johnnie Lane officiating. Burial in the family cemetery. The body moved from Grundy Funeral Home to the residence for calling hours.
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Grundy
Sara Jane Potter
Butler
Victoria Stiltner Potter
Alice Matney
Elkton, Md
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Ocie Owens
Vansant
Eunice Bowman
Grand Rapids
Mich
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Mobile
Ala
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Hurley
Dorrie Potter
Columbus
Bill
Woodrow
Dewey Potter
Jessie Potter
Marion
Johnnie Lane
Grundy Funeral Home
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Bramwell
Bluefield
Bluestone
Okie Lee Byrd
Henry Byrd
Ethel Allen
Ruby Leisenring
Clyde
N. Y
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Yards
Cravens - Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Tony Spinella
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
Gene Lavender
Roy Cook, Jr
Bennie Meadows
Howard Goins
Henry Miller
Bobby Turner
Obituaries list multiple local deaths with services
Fred Moles 43 of Old Pisgah Road Princeton died today with service at Johnsons Chapel Church at 2 30 p m burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens pallbearers listed and flowerbearers named Lula M Cooper 77 of Portsmouth Va died today service at Memorial Funeral Directory Princeton burial Resthaven Cemetery pallbearers listed flowerbearers noted Herbert Boyer Barbor 93 of Pisgah died today service at Pisgah Methodist Church graveside Concord Masonic Lodge No 44 will conduct rites burial Pisgah Cemetery
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Herbert Boyer
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Pisgah Methodist Church
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Pisgah Cemetery
Plan Dropped To Fine Strikers In Britain
London AP Harold Wilson's Labour government drops plans to fine wildcat strikers and prepares a new tough control proposal for talks with union leaders. The plan aimed at 95 percent of last year's work stoppages would pause work for 28 days and punish workers who quit.
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London
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Britain
UMW Heads Accused of Using Retirement Dues
Rep. Ken Hechler attacked the United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund as he spoke to Mercer County miners in Princeton. Hechler cited an $850,000 dues transfer to a special elite retirement fund at the National Bank of Washington with pensions of 40 000 to 50 000 for life for top officers. He urged a new mine safety measure allowing miners or families to sue operators for damages and criticized current laws as too permissive. Coal health advocate Dr. I E Buff urged wider support for reforms and announced a John L Lewis Memorial Library plan with free occupational help for miners children and a July 4 rally plan in Washington.
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D-W.va
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
Mercer County
Princeton
Hechler
National Bank of Washington
Washington
I. E. Buff
Charleston
Buff
Jefferson Memorial
Committee For Miners Health and Safety
John L. Lewis
Churches Offer Back WV Service Corps Projects
The West Virginia Council of Churches and the Service Corps announce a nonpartisan sponsorship plan for the summer project now in its second week of delay. Gov Moore’s office discusses approval and a $64,000 federal grant under Office of Economic Opportunity, while the United Methodist Church conference offers $5,000 and urges reconsideration of the conditional veto.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Council of Churches
Service Corps
Moore
Office of Economic Opportunity
Office of Federal State Relations
United Methodist Church Conference
Milwaukee beer workers reject new contract offer
Milwaukee union members of Local 9 International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers of America vote 2 212 against a contract that would end their strike against Schlitz Pabst Blatz Miller. The walkout began last Monday with several major Milwaukee breweries affected. Anheuser Busch facilities remain closed nationwide due to strikes.
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Wis
Teal
Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co
Pabst Brewing Co
Blatz
Miller Brewing Co
Gettelman
Collision Details Emerge In Evans Melbourne Case Proceedings
Testimony shows the Evans altered course to 260 degrees as part of a zig zag anti submarine maneuver. The Melbourne lights were shown as a warning before a collision occurred. Ramsey, 24, coordinated Evans directions and is set to appear before the board Monday.
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Hopson
Melbourne
Ramsey
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