Wallace Rules Out Vice Presidency After Tennessee Victory
Wallace, favored to win delegates in Florida and Tennessee, rejects any VP bid. An aide says the Alabama governor would not accept the nomination now, though speculation swirls about his influence on the Democratic platform and possible third party run if slighted at Miami Beach.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Deep South
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Florida
Tennessee
Wallace
Gates
Democratic Party
Miami Beach
Highway 14 Battle Heights Kontum Area Struggle
Heavy fighting raged for control of Highway 14 in the central highlands near Kontum. North Vietnamese losses reached 75 killed with one South Vietnamese reported dead. By dusk combat eased to light contact as thousands of refugees were turned back.
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Saigon
Highlands
Kontum
Chu Pao
Highway 14
Pleiku
Pheiku
Central Highlands
Laos
Hue
Reopened Highway Under Siege South Vietnam
Paratroopers swept down the Kontum highway aided by U S bombers using top secret weapons to push North Vietnamese troops from caves. South Vietnamese reinforcements seized high ground but came under afternoon attack as the vital route to Kontum faces two enemy divisions.
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Kontum
U.S
Quang Tri
Most Options Gone In Vietnam War Stalemate
Washington officials say diplomacy has failed to move a settlement, with no decisive options left besides intensified air raids and pressure on North Vietnamese supply lines. They warn the outcome may hinge on South Vietnamese forces, amid doubtful prospects for Soviet intervention or renewed negotiations.
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Washington
Vietnam
United States
U.S
South
North Vietnam
Nixon
West Decatur Principal Dies After Long Illness
Floyd William Briscoe 65 longtime educator and principal of West Decatur Elementary died at Decatur General Hospital after a prolonged illness. Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. at Gunthorp Funeral Home with Rev. Wallace Lovett officiating. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery. City officials voiced sorrow and hailed his 46 years in teaching and coaching across Huntsville Decatur Riverside Lakeview and West Decatur posts.
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Floyd William Briscoe
West Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Gunthorp Funeral Home
Wallace Lovett
Roselawn
Gunthorp
Briscoe
Curtis Sellers
Riverside
Lakeview
Huntsville
Decatur
Birmingham Southern College
Florence State University
George
Wallace Wins In Tennessee
Wallace captures 68 percent in the Tennessee Democratic primary securing 49 delegates as turnout sinks to about 25 percent amid white apathy and black indifference. Humphrey second with 16 percent, McGovern 7 percent, Chisholm 4 percent. Nixon dominates the Republican primary with low overall participation.
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Nashville, Tenn
George C. Wallace
Tennessee
Alabama
Deep South
Border State
Aisc
Wallace
Nashville
Washington
Michigan
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
George McGovern
South Dakota
Nixon
Sparkman Secures Renomination in Alabama Primary
Official returns from 67 counties show Senator John Sparkman winning a slim majority in Alabama's Democratic primary, enough for renomination without a runoff. The AP reports the GOP moved its 1972 national convention from San Diego to Miami Beach and notes a significant drop in wholesale food prices in April driven by a sharp meat price fall.
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Birmingham
Ala
John Sparkman
Washington
Republican Party
San Diego
Miami Beach
Message to Mom Mother's Day Greeting Ad
Decatur Daily offers classified Message To Mom for Mother's Day on May 14. Place a personal greeting in print for 2 dollars for three lines. Call a Want AdVisor to submit your message today.
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The
Decatur Daily
Classified
Mom
Athens
Bloodmobile seeks donors for three heart surgery patients
Red Cross seeks donors of 0 positive, A positive or AB positive blood early Monday at the riverfront industrial area. A Birmingham unit arrives at 10 a.m. to transfer blood to University Hospital. 10 pints 9 positive for a 70 year old, five units A positive for a 36 year old, and four pints for a 3 year old. Bloodmobile at old Army Reserve Building 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Fruehauf Tuesday. See THREE on Page A-5.
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Red Cross
Riverfront
Red Cross Regional Blood Center
Birmingham
University Hospital
Morgan County
Army Reserve
Alabama 20
Courtland Rd
Fruehauf
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