Nixon Campaign Weekend Amid New Hampshire Primary
New Hampshire voters brace for the first presidential primary as Nixon campaigns across the state with Cabinet members and rivals like Muskie and McGovern looming. Observers note Volpe and Richardson arriving to boost Nixon while debates and campaign ads shape the race. Humphrey and Ashbrook press policy proposals and calls for security pacts, as Chisholm accuses Nixon of deception over wage controls.
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John A. Volpe
New England
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California
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
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Muskie
George S. McGovern
Vance Hattke
Los Angeles
Sam Yarty
United States
China
Taiwin Straits
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Shirley T. Chisholm
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Rattlesnake Round Up Highlights Omar The Snake Man
The 12th annual rattlesnake round up in Opp Alabama featured Omar The Snake Man buried three feet underground in a wooden box with rattlesnakes. Omar, identified as Tommy Cowden of Nashville Tennessee, traded quips from his coffin while crowd members teased him about being crazy.
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Mechanics end crippling L A strike after vote
Angles residents see return of bus service as 252 of 650 AMalgamated Transit Union mechanics vote 252 to 198 to end a week long strike. They approve a 33 month contract with 5.5 percent raises, cost of living increases, and higher RTD health fund contributions. Mechanics return to work Sunday to resume four county service Monday.
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Arctic storm dampens Midwest and freezes Pittsburgh trip
A new storm dumped several inches of snow on northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan while a cold wave pushed south through the Plains. Temperatures fell to 2 below in Pittsburgh as warnings spread from Nebraska and Kansas to the Great Lakes. Packers coach Dan Divine and family were snowed in near Green Bay and required aid to depart for Hawaii. Floods and mudslides troubled California and Oregon with washed out roads along U.S. 101.
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Kansas
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California
Oregon
Pioneer 10 on course for Jupiter
Pioneer 10 sped toward Jupiter on a radar-perfect path at about 20,500 mph, 874,374 miles from Earth at noon PST. Launched from Cape Kennedy on a 620 million mile journey, the craft had five of 11 experiments active with one more to start Sunday morning.
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