Choice Of Century Election Set For Tuesday
Nixon leads in final campaign push as voters head to polls Tuesday for 1972 contests. Republicans seek Senate gains to tip control and blunt Democratic years in a high stakes vote across 33 Senate seats and all House seats. McGovern counters with voter registration drives and a nationwide mobilization effort ahead of Election Day.
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1972 Campaign Flags Polls and Key Senate Races
Campaigning across states in the final days, Nixon, McGovern and third candidates frame the election landscape. Senate battles in Rhode Island, Montana and New Hampshire loom, while the South shapes party momentum as Nixon seeks a fourth year in the White House and McGovern mobilizes urban and antiwar support amid debates over peace terms and past statements.
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By pass surgery saves man with near fatal heart attack
Surgeon Hufnagel describes a six hour open heart operation in which an 18 inch vein graft rerouted blood around blocked coronary arteries. The patient Tyler had suffered repeated ventricular fibrillation episodes and nearly died before the procedure. Tyler now shows signs of recovery and optimism about returning to normal life.
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Secret Third-Party Talks Pressure Paris Peace Accord
Paris AP moves report that South Vietnamese delay talks are being pressed through third parties. A source says the draft peace accord is unworkable in its present form and demands clarity on North Vietnam’s intentions including presence in South Vietnam, the National Council’s role, elections timing, cease-fire supervision, and control of military equipment. Optimism remains that solutions can be found if Hanoi’s intentions are disclosed.
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Indians Occupy BIA Building In Trail of Broken Treaties
About 1,000 Indians gathered at the Blackfeet agency to press for improved conditions as a three judge panel heard a religious ceremony challenge to a Army ban. The building was damaged with shattered glass and emptied drawers amid a Friday night stand-off. a teenaged girl was dragged from the site and a guard restrained a berserk attacker.
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Nixon rally sparks Indian protest clash in Frog City
President Nixon attended a rally where Helms was introduced and shook hands with onlookers as hundreds crossed a rope line near Air Force One. Native leaders criticized urban protesters, urged tribal negotiations for self determination, while Buffalo Tiger urged broader government consultation.
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