Nixon Feeds Connally Speculation On 1972 Ticket
President Nixon moves Connally on a 15 nation foreign tour as he fuels vice presidential speculation. Connally will meet world leaders including visits to South Vietnam and other nations while Agnew’s fate remains unsettled. The White House frames him as a special representative ready to discuss China and the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Nixon
John Connally
White House
Connally
Peking
Moscow
Treasury
South Vietnam
G.O.P
Agnew
Ronald L. Ziegler
Key Biscayne, Fla
China
Soviet Union
Ziegler
Africa
Mrs. Nixon
Rogers
Republican Convention
Humphrey
McGovern
U.S
Vietnam
Fear 468 Miners Feared Dead in Rhodesia Mine Disaster
A blast at the Wankie coal mine 200 miles north of Bulawayo trapped 435 Africans and 33 whites underground. Rescuers faced gas and ventilation damage. only four surface workers injured were admitted. The disaster, at Anglo American’s Wankie colliery, leaves no survivor confirmed. The mine supplies Rhodesia’s coal and coke needs, with export to South Africa and Europe declining as Zambia expands its own resources.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Wankie
Bulawayo
Manchuria
Hankeiko
U.S
Monongah
W. Va
Wankie Mine
Anglo American Group
Zambia
South Africa
Europe
Billboards Build Up Ahead Of Iowa Ban
Iowa highway officials accuse outdoor advertisers of evading a July 1 billboard ban along interstates. Estimated 50 new signs are under construction as firms rush to complete before the cutoff. The commission considers court action, while the attorney general cautions about enforceability before July 1.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa Highway Commission
Joseph Coupal
Commission
Asher Schroeder
Chuckle Science Finds Tran Quilizer For Carsickness
A playful note imagines a tranquilizer to ease car sickness tied to monthly car payments. The gag hinges on routines like due dates and the comic premise of finance stress being soothed by a pill. Copyright disclaimer follows.
Wallace Leaves ICU for Private Room at Holy Cross
Alabama Governor George Wallace was moved from intensive care to a private room at Holy Cross hospital in Silver Spring Maryland. Wallace aide Elvin Stanton said doctors are pleased and optimistic about his recovery pace as his wife Cornelia and press secretary Billy Joe Camp attend the National Governors Conference in Houston.
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Silver Spring
Alabama
George Wallace
Holy Cross Hospital
Elvin Stanton
Wallace
Cornelia
Billy Joe Camp
Houston
Bangladesh rounds up ultra left revolutionaries leaders arrested
DACCA AP reports the Bangladesh government is rounding up ultra left revolutionaries with police arresting several top Maoists as part of a broad crackdown.
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Dacca
Bangladesh
U S Jets Blast 100 Red Boats in Vietnam Action
U S fighter bombers destroyed or damaged more than 100 water craft on the Song Ca river and tributaries near Vinh as part of a sweeping Monday air assault across North Vietnam. Navy pilots from the carrier Coral Sea led the effort, with 220 strikes reported and eight bridges knocked out including key highway and railroad spans near Haiphong and Vinh. In South Vietnam, Saigon forces with U S helicopter gunships drove North Vietnamese troops from Kontum, eradicating pocket resistance and claiming a major victory.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
China
Hanoi
America
Coral Sea
Song Ca
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
Tri Dong
Haiphong
Phi Dien
Qui Vinh
Tam da
South Vietnam
Kontum
Central Highlands
California Primary Center of Democratic Fight
California's pivotal presidential primary pitted Sen. George McGovern as the strong favorite for 271 delegates, with Humphrey, Wallace and Ashbrook also active. McGovern claimed momentum across New York and California campaigns while Humphrey warned against McGovern’s policies and urged voters to halt the "juggernaut."
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Los Angeles
California
George McGovern
New Jersey
New Mexico
South Dakota
McGovern
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Sam Yorty
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Nixon
G.O.P
Governor McDonald Leads Federalist Win at Boys State
Michael McDonald 17 of Cedar Rapids elected governor of Iowa Boys State defeating Patrick Sullivan 433 to 387 at Camp Dodge. McDonald, son of James L. and the late, will be a Regis high senior. Federalist sweep shows control of five top offices while Nationalists win two. Lieutenant governor Byran Stucky of Ames defeats Cedar Rapids’ Kevin Kubik. Continued on page 2.
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Des Moines
Federalist
Michael McDonald
Cedar Rapids
Patrick Sullivan
Dubuque
Camp Dodge
McDonald
James L. McDonald
Avenue NE
Regis High School
Boys State
American Legion Auxiliary
Byran Stucky
Ames
Kevin Kubik
Kubik
Richard Kubik
Twentyninth Avenue
Jefferson High
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Richmond Court Blocks School Merger Plan
The 4th U.S. circuit court reversed a district court order to merge Richmond city schools with Henrico and Chesterfield counties to achieve racial balance. The court held a state could not be compelled to restructure its internal government to balance enrollment absent explicit invidious discrimination. The decision curtails the metropolitan district plan affecting about 104,000 students and 78,000 bused.
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Richmond
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Henrico
Chesterfield
Justice Department
Washington
District Court
Henrico County
Merhige
4Th Circuit
Circuit Court
J. Braxton Craven, Jr
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House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Vicepresident
Venezuela
Colombia
Brazil
Argentina
Bolivia
Peru
Australia
Singapore
New Zealand
India
Pakistan
Italy
Gerald L. Warren
Coupal
George Esper
By Carl P. Leubsdorf
Albuquerque
New York
San Diego
Oakland
Yorty
Democratic Party
C.R
C. R
Cedar Rapids High Schools
U.S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige, Jr
Richmond School Board
Norfolk, Va
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