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Five former POWs seek political office in June primaries
Five former Vietnam prisoners vied for office in June primaries. Leo Thorsness won South Dakota Republican nomination to face George McGovern in November, while David Rehmann won the California 38th District GOP nomination. Mark Gartley sought Cohen in Maine's 2nd District, James Hughes ran in New Mexico for governor, and Clodeon Adkins lost in Southern California's 36th District Democratic race. Rehmann and Thorsness emphasized patriotism and grassroots action amid Watergate era upheavals.
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Richard Saltus
Associated Press
Air Force
Leo Thorsness
North Vietnam
George McGovern
Thorsness
South Dakota
McGovern
America
David Rehmann
California
Mark L. Gartley
Maine
William Cohen
Tors
Steward Smith
Cohen
James L. Hughes
New Mexico
Clodeon Adkins
Vietnam
George Brown Jr
Adkins
Hughes
Washington