McMillan Wins South Carolina renomination in multi candidate race
Rep. John McMillan 72 defeats three challengers in the 6th District Democratic primary with 14,676 votes across 212 of 285 precincts, avoiding a June runoff and advancing to face Republican E B Baskin in November. Craig, Stephens, and Lansbury trailed, while Morris won the lieutenant governor nomination.
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Columbia
S.C
John McMillan
South Carolina
McMillan
Bill R. Craig
Hartsville
Claud L. Stephens
Olin B. Lansbury, Jr
U.S
Indochina
6Th Congressional District
Craig
Stephens
Lansbury
E. B. Baskin
Bishopville
Earle Morris
Heywood Belser
Morris
Belser
South Carolina General Assembly
Charleston
James E. Clyburn
Hubert Fielding
George A. Payton Jr
James L. Felder
I.S. Leegy Johnson
MacMillan
House District of Columbia Committee
Congress
Kingstree
United States
Vietnam
University of South Carolina
Florence
Earle Morris Jr
Pickens
Heyward Belser
Leonard defends desegregation goals amid Mississippi clash
Civil rights leader urges rapid school desegregation while Gov. Williams rebukes Leonard for not sharing interview access with investigators. Leonard predicts 97 percent of black students in 11 southern states will attend desegregated schools next fall, contingent on districts implementing plans.
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Jackson State
Jackson
Leonard
Mississippi State Patrol
FBI
John Bell Williams
Mississippi
John N. Mitchell
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Explosion Rocks New York Police Headquarters
Assistant FBI chief John F. Malone arrived to assess federal help after an explosion at police headquarters on Centre Street. Mayor John V. Lindsay toured the damaged site calling the act the most dastardly. Second deputy commissioner John F. Walsh said the blast likely used dynamite. Windows shattered and debris filled floors as damage spread through the five story building on a busy city block.
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John F. Malone
FBI
New York
John V. Lindsay
Wiy
Lindsay
John F. Walsh
Howard Leary
Centre Street
Foley Square
High Police
Argentina junta appoints Ongania after coup
A military junta named Ongania president after ousting Arturo Illia in June 1966. The cabinet agreed to stay on briefly while a new leader is chosen, with potential rivals named including Eduardo Ortiz Basualdo and generals Guglielmelli and Villlegas. Unions face reform as the regime seeks to curb political activity and stabilize the economy. banks and exchanges closed to protect reserves as Argentina enters a new government phase.
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Onga‘hia
Arturo Illia
Ongania
Juan Martin
Jose Dagino Pastore
Eduardo Ortiz Basualdo
Supreme Court
Juan Enrique Guglielmelli
Guillermo Osiris Villegas
Luis Pan
Social Democratic Party
Imost
Congress
Lanusse
Juan D. Peron
General Confederation of Labor
Argentina
President delivers air lift for West Virginia mother
A West Virginia man urged the White House for aid after his wife suffered life threatening blood loss. The President ordered a helicopter to QuantiCo Marine Air Station then shifted to a larger air ambulance to Georgetown Hospital in Washington. She remains in serious condition with pregnancy complicating treatment.
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Urey
Grant County Memorial Hospital
Washington, D.C
Joe Urey
Elkins
White House
James D. Hughes
Hughes
Quantico Marine Air Station
West Virginia
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington
Escapees Seize Bus In Prison Break
Escape was fatally wounded by Smith. Prisoners forced officer W H Carter to sit in a designated seat while Penley held the rifle and Meeks drove the bus north on 258 then on an unpaved road. About four miles later the 15 escapees fled. 22 remained. Guards injured only by scratches. Bounds lists Cook serving 25 30 years for second degree murder. Meeks 40, serving 4 10 for indecent liberties, 8 15 for incest. Penley 22 of Glen Alpine serving 20 25 for kidnapping, 12 10 for assault with intent to rape, 10 15 for armed robbery.
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Smith
W. H. Carter
Penley
Meeks
Bounds
Cook
Mecklenburg County
Glen Alpine
Delaney clause revision eyed by HEW officials
Creed Black outlines a strategy to allow cancer risk additives at tolerance levels and to set limits for substances causing birth defects or genetic harm. He argues the plan counters criticism of weakening safeguards and cites Dr. Steinfeld and Deputy Rankin in shaping the approach as Richardson's leadership looms.
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Creed Black
HEW
Black
Associated Press
Jesse Steinfeld
Steinfeld
Winton B. Rankin
Rankin
Food and Drug Administration
Finch
Delaney
Richardson
Pusey compares campus dissent to McCarthy era tactics
He warns that extremism from within the New Left uses deceit to inflame passions and press non negotiable demands. Pusey cites SDS style methods to gain followers by slander and coercive tactics, urging graduates to stay vigilant and principled.
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New Left
McCarthy
Pusey
America
Harvard
Students For A Democratic Society
South Vietnamese push into Cambodia amid regional war moves
Cambodian troops hold Siem Reap with snipers active on the city fringe while Saigon reports airport recapture. Vice President Ky says Cambodia authorized South Vietnamese operations and training of Cambodian forces with captured enemy weapons. North Vietnamese reach Saravane in Laos, signaling expanded supply lines.
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Defense Ministry
Siem Reap
Angkor Wat
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Saravane
Laotian Panhandle
Plane Crash Fire Aboard DC-8 at Bangor Airport
A DC airliner with 218 aboard caught fire during takeoff at Bangor International Airport. Six passengers were hospitalized as flames confined to landing gear were extinguished after 15 minutes. The Trans-East jet was en route to Frankfurt from McGuire AFB, with an orderly evacuation using four inflatable chutes.
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Bangor
Maine
Bangor International
Trans-East
Frankfurt
Germany
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Middle East fighting disrupts city as hostage released
Guerrillas clash with government forces in the city as Morris Draper of the U S Embassy is held overnight and freed after 40 guerrilla prisoners are released. Attacks, shelling, and crossfire injure a French attaché while Jordan River front tanks bombard outskirts.
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Morris Draper
U.S
Intercontinental Hotel
Jordan River
Marxist Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Middle East
Popular Democratic Front
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Hussein
Brakara
Lukd
Basman Palace
Israel
Sinai
Costly Navy Destroyer Plan Faces Budget Pinch
The Navy’s 30 ship destroyer program may be delayed as budget constraints bite. Deputy Secretary David Packard said the decision on awarding the $2.55 billion contract could be postponed another week or two while defense spending comes under tighter scrutiny.
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Washington
Pentagon
David Packard
Packard
Vnicosommand
Nixon
Navy
Defense Department
Maine
Mississippi
Bath Tranworks Corp
Bath
Lilion Systems, Inc
Pascagoula
Miss
Army officers charged in My Lai case involving civilians
In March 1968, Lt Willingham and Capt Calley commanded joint platoons at My Lai during a combat sweep. Officials say the Army pursued preliminary findings. Willingham denies a massacre, claiming civilians were not killed and homes only burned after village search.
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Calley
Willingham
Son My
4Th Batallion
3Rd Infantry
1St Batallion 20Th Infantry
Thermy
Raiders face probation on two counts after trial
Judge Robson denied appeal bonds for seven defendants held without bond since their conviction. Names include Charles G. Fullenkamp and Joseph Mulligan among others from Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin. One defendant was found incompetent to stand trial while four were severed. A mistrial was declared for four others and a lawyer argued the defendants were culturally insane at the time of the raid.
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Anis
Robson
Father Riddell
Miss Quint
Muse
Cook County
Chicago
Charles G. Fullen‘kamp
Burbank
Joseph E. Mulligan
North Aurora
Ill
Frederick J. Chase
Margaret Katroscik
Detroit
William Sweeney
Edward Gargan
William Durkin
Milwaukee
Chase
Draft Board
John A. Loll
New York City
John Jacob Phillips
Roxbury
Mass
Charles T. Smit
Berkeley
Calif
John P. Pietra
Oakville
Ont
Italy
Edward Hoffmans
Iowa City
Iowa
Blackmun Sworn In to Supreme Court Seat Marked by History
The vacancy left by Abe Fortas since May 1969 set the stage for Justice Blackmun's swearing in a ceremony attended by his wife and children, Mother, Sister, and several prominent figures. Former Chief Justice Warren and Justices Reed and Clark joined the crowd as Blackmun and Burger moved to the White House for coffee with the President.
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Abe Fortas
Fortas
Louis Wolfson
Joseph — Story
Oliver Wendell Helmes
Benjamin Cardozo
Felix Frankfurter
Blackmun
Dorothy
D. Richard Funk
Vestal
N.Y
M. Earl
Green Castle
Ind
Nancy C. Blackmun
Cambridge
Mass
C. M. Blackmun
Rochester
T. R. Gilchrist
White Bear
Minn
Barl Warren
Stanley F., Reed
Tom C. Clark
Burger
White House
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Rep. McMillan
S. C
Mideast
Raiders
Canada
Kent
Exch
Kentucky
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