Gandhi Victory Shapes India State Elections
New Delhi reports Indira Gandhi's Congress victory in state assemblies, with massive margins and a personal triumph for the prime minister. Early results show the ruling party winning 23 of the first 30 seats, while the Communist Party of India gains five and the opposition suffers, signaling strengthened central power.
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Gunman Targets Ulster Police Post Amid Truce Tensions
In Ulster, a gunman fired at Dungiven police post in County Londonderry as a 12 hour old IRA truce pressed. It marked the 20th shooting since the ceasefire began. Earlier, a gun attack in Falls Road, Belfast, killed Bernadette Hyndman, a 22 year old housewife. Security forces ongoing searches for IRA hideouts.
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Ford Accuses Anderson of Hearsay Gimmickry in ITT Case
House GOP Leader Gerald Ford denounces columnist Anderson for using multiple hearsay and gimmicks to allege that ITT won antitrust concessions. The judiciary committee prepares to question former AG Mitchell amid a broader ITT probe.
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Florida Primaries The Campaigner Stakes Narrow in Florida
Florida voters head to the polls as Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie race Wallace in a tight Democratic contest. Jackson and Lindsay press for second or better while Nixon allies focus on Florida GOP delegates. Muskie agrees to staged public fund disclosures. Humphrey and Lindsay plan releases. UK segment notes Kensington and Chelsea opens a dog toilet with gravel area and lamp post.
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Britain China Agree to Ties Bolster Diplomatic Ties
Hong Kong sources report China and Britain raised their diplomatic relations to a higher level. The New China News Agency said improved Sino American relations aided the move. The Beijing signed agreement listed Chiao Koan-tiua and John Addis as signatories.
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Amtrak funding faces fresh political battle in Congress
Washington AP reports Amtrak seeks 170 million more federal aid to reach mid-1973 amid calls to end federal support. House rules committee may review an Amtrak reform and funding bill with amendments while backers urge approval. Critics cite bad contracts, service, on time performance, and high president pay.
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Black Convention Condemns School Busing in Gary Ind
Delegates at a three day meeting of a national Black political convention in Gary Indiana adopted a militant agenda condemning school busing and calling for up to 90 days delay in votes, amid a walkout by a mayor and a bomb scare that forced evacuation. The resolution frames integration as a bankrupt personal crisis and signals opposition to white presidential nominees.
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Convention declines to endorse presidential candidate
The convention voted not to endorse any presidential candidate, avoiding a clash over supporting black congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. Percy Sutton had urged endorsement, while the 12 page platform demanded black representation, local police control, and residency rules for neighborhood forces, and featured the Gary declaration.
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Not To Reinstate Iowa City Police Chief McCarney
Acting City Manager Ralph Speer recommended that Patrick J. McCarney not be reinstated as Iowa City police chief. The panel cited poor judgment handling prisoners, strained relations with media, and weak citizen policing links, while noting the chief’s notable department changes.
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Irving couple plead guilty in Hughes autobiography scam
Clifford and Edith Irving pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge tied to a forged Howard Hughes autobiography. The bid to defraud McGraw-Hill totaled over 700000, with possible penalties up to five years and ten thousand dollars fine. Sentencing set for June 16. co‑conspirator Richard Suskind was indicted locally.
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Suskind
Federal Grand
Red Sniper Attacks Increase Near Saigon
In South Vietnam and eastern Cambodia, clashes surged as Communist forces mounted their largest weekend assault in three weeks. The Saigon command logged 33 enemy attacks, many by rockets and mortars, with several ground engagements and reported Vietnamese casualties. The DMZ saw rockets strike Alpha 3 and an armored unit. one soldier died. A four hour battle northwest of Gio Linh left seven enemy and three Vietnamese wounded. In Cambodia, a government drive north of Saigon yielded 11 enemy and 4 Vietnamese killed, with 16 Vietnamese wounded.
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Chuckle on men who fear women or go solo
A humorous rib at two types of men who react to women. Some allow women to outsmart them, while others take a hands on, do it yourself approach to prove their wit. Comyrignt SH Nas
Hearing Seton Wage and Price Control Debated
Washington reports Rep. Odgen Reid urges Congress to probe wage and price controls, alleging a double standard favoring powerful interests. He notes planned hearings by Sen. William Proxmire on the price commission, with price/rent increases kept to 2.5 to 3 percent and wage gains at 5.5 percent.
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