Wallace Vies For Alabama Governorship
Washington AP reports 1970 campaigns enter high gear as George C. Wallace seeks Alabama governor, with black voters seen as pivotal. Ohio and Texas races also shape Senate chances, featuring John Glenn and Lloyd Bentsen in a neck-and-neck Ohio primary and Taft Rhodes in Ohio and Indiana contests.
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Washington
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Ohio
Wallace
Albert Brewer
Senate
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
Lloyd Bentsen Jr
GOP
Brewer
John Glenn
Howard Metzenbaum
Cleveland
Robert Taft Jr
James A. Rhodes
Indiana
Vance Hartke
Joe Reed
One Killed As Gas Tossed Around Home
Kane AP reports a Kane woman Naomi Barr about 30 died in a house fire after her husband allegedly siphoned gasoline from his car and spread it inside the residence. Barr lit a match igniting fumes. Two others, Dennis Kimes 19 and Faith Baughman 15, were hospitalized in serious condition along with Barr. Police described a violent explosion and ongoing firefighting efforts.
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KANE
Naomi Barr
Barr
Dennis Kimes
Faith Baughman
Kane Borough
James Ewing
Ronald Hackett
Ewing
B.D. Gardner
Gardiner
Tstate Pallos
Mershall
John Apriae
Punuutayney
Strike slows truckers shift amid nationwide walkout
The nationwide strike by truckers shows limited local impact with no early layoffs and minimal delays. In Corry Jamestown and nearby plants managers report ongoing operations on a day to day basis with shipments continuing to Cleveland and Chicago as violence remains subdued. A large motorcade by Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers plans to reach Washington via Gary Indiana and Hempfield Plaza as the six week strike for independence from the Teamsters continues.
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Corry
Franklin Area
Titusville
Zelienople
Ned Stanley
Corry Jamestown
Jack Downey
Raymond Division
William Helmintoller
Cleveland
Chicago
Melnnes Steel
Robert Kubiak
Ajax Iron Works
Ray Weber
Pittsburgh
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
Western Pennsylvania
East
Midwest
Teamsters Union
FASH
Gary
Ind
Hempfield Plaza
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Philadelphia
Washington
William Hill
Washington, D.C
Tripling Iron in Enriched Bread Proposed by FDA
Washington AP reports the government proposes tripling iron in enriched bread to fight fatigue and disease susceptibility from iron deficiency anemia. Dr. Philip L. White cites teenage girls and adult women as most affected among the poor, while a 1965 Agriculture survey shows 23 percent of boys and 38 percent of women lacking recommended iron. The plan, urged by NAS and baking industry, aims to boost bread and flour iron levels though meat remains a weak source. Extended iron shortage causes anemia and fatigue. current FDA limits on iron in bread and flour are outlined.
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Washington
Philip L. White
American Medical Association
Council On Food and Nutrition
Senate Committee On Nutrition and Human Needs
Agriculture Department
White
Food and Drug Administration
National Academy of Sciences
Food and Nutrition Board
FDA
Schweiker Urges U.S. Jet Sales to Israel
U S Sen Richard S Schweiker R Pa urged President Nixon to sell American jets to Israel to bolster its security and promote long term peace in the Middle East. He argued that past even handed policies failed and Russia moved pilots into Egyptian aircraft.
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Philadelphia
U.S
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Nixon
Israel
Middle East
Schweiker
Oborah Hospital
Ealing
Tarael
Russia
Allies Plan Still More Cambodia Offensives
American and South Vietnamese forces prepare further offensives into Cambodia to attack North Vietnamese and Viet Cong base camps along the border. Despite two major thrusts, several sanctuaries remain, with air and ground operations expanding as refugees flood toward Saigon.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Mekong Delta
U.S
Indochina
Mimet
South Vietnam
Associated Press
Charles Ryan
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Parrot's Beak
Fishhook
Boot Camp Work Kills Enlistee Who Was 4-F
Lake Worth Florida AP report on George Girot a Marine recruit who had been 4-F for rheumatic heart and a crippled hand. After a new 1-A physical he died of a heart attack at Parris Island boot camp twelve days later. His death prompts Rep Rogers to urge reforms. Girot’s mother recalls his wish to learn a trade and serve in the Marines.
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Lake Worth
Fla
George Girot
Marine Corps
Girot
Marines
Elizabeth Girot
Parris Island
S.C
Paul G. Rogers
Rogers
Ray
Georgie
M. R. Armold
City Engineer-Administrator Heads Council Agenda
City Engineer-Administrator David Johnson leads tonight's regular City Council meeting with a sole agenda item. He is expected to discuss the city's sewer and drainage program, street paving projects on York Street, and related landfill site matters. The meeting opens at 7 pm.
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David Johnson
Raming
York Street
At & Pm
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Peking
Mao
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Akron
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Hiep Duc
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