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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1972

Page

3

Florida Ballots Feature 10 Democratic Presidential Hopefuls

The Florida state ballot will list 10 Democratic candidates for president including George Wallace and Sam Yorty with Wallace on the ballot despite reservations and Yorty kept in the race after a 2 to 1 vote. The slate also includes Shirley Chisholm Vance Hartke Hubert Humphrey Henry Jackson John Lindsay George McGovern Edmund Muskie and Wallace. Republican names Nixon Ashbrook and McCloskey appear. Kennedy criticized Nixon while Muskie urged Vietnam troop withdrawal and McGovern pressed for ending the war.

Associated Press Florida George Wallace Alabama Sam Yorty Los Angeles Wilbur D. Mills Arkansas Jon Moyle Wallace Moyle American Independent Party Yorty New Hampshire Mills Edward M. Kennedy Massachusetts Shirley Chisholm New York Vance Hartke Indiana Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota Henry M. Jackson Washington John V. Lindsay George McGovern South Dakota Edmund S. Muskie Maine Wallace and Nixon John M. Ashbrook Ohio Paul N. McCloskey Jr California Kennedy Indochina Saigon Senate Hugh Scott Pennsylvania U.S McGovern Charles Briody The People’s Party Benjamin Spock Eugene McCarthy Humphrey Muskie Jackson Briody McCarthy House of Representatives McCloskey

Papers Gain In Smoke Ad Shift

Cigarette makers tripled spending on newspapers magazines and outdoor ads in 1971 shifting 132 million from radio and TV while total outlays fell 28 percent from 1970. The Tobacco Institute cited the law banning broadcasting ads as cause and defended print and outdoor growth amid Senate scrutiny set for Feb 1.

John D. Morris NYT Washington The Tobacco Institute Frank E. Moss Dutah American Brands, Inc Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corp Liggett and Myers,Inc Lorillard Corp Philip Morris Horace Kornegay Institute Moss Senate Senate Commerce Subcommittee On Consumer Affairs Federal Trade Commission

First woman editor appointed at The Churchman weekly

Edna Ruth Johnson becomes editor of The Churchman, an Episcopal weekly in St. Petersburg, after the all male board selected her to succeed the late Dr Guy Emery Shipler. The University of Northern Colorado reports 30 doctoral programs.

ST. Petersburg Fila

Hairy potato could trap aphids, Bristol scientist says

AP reports Dr. R W Gibson in Bristol suggests breeding a hairy potato that exudes a sticky substance to trap aphids, the potato's main enemy, as described in New Scientist. The hairs would provide protection for the potato.

London Bristol New Scientist R.W. Gibson

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