Gunman Goes Berserk At Raleigh Campaign Event Kills Two
A gunman opened fire at a Raleigh shopping center where Senator B Everett Jordan campaigned killing two and wounding eight before killing himself. Wes Hayden Jordan's press secretary and deputy attorney general's wife were among the injured along with a six year old girl and her father. The shooting occurred during a runoff campaign event.
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Raleigh
N.C
B. Everett Jordan
Jordan
North Carolina
Wes Hayden
Ralph Moody
Tarry Sue Henry
Jackie Wharton
North Hills
C.B. Barrett
Wilson
Raleigh, N. C
Nixon ends Moscow summit with Brezhnev in joint declaration
President Nixon wraps up the Moscow summit signing a long range principles declaration with Brezhnev and agreeing to hold a joint European security conference. Engine trouble delayed departure and the party switched planes en route to Kiev with a 45 minute delay.
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Moscow
Nixon
Kiev
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
Soviet Union
White House
U.S
Kremlin
Communist Party
Europe
East
West Germany
Three Offices Up In Runoff In Morgan County
Democratic nominations are at stake in Tuesday runoff for Morgan County offices. Edith Sandlin and Charles Howard vie in the tax collector race, Alvis Briscoe and Jean Whitley for place one on the Board of Education, Steve Shirley and H G Hunter for constable. The outcome hinges on cross backing from primary voters as a property tax amendment on the ballot could drive turnout.
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Bill Cornwell
Morgan County
Edith A. Sandlin
Charles Howard
Alvis G. Briscoe
Jean F. Whitley
Morgan County Board of Education
Steve Shirley
H. G. Hunter
Constable
Sandlin
Howard
Price M. Bryant
Bryant
Memorial Day Honor in Decatur City Observes Slain Soldiers
Nine year old Bob Rankin pauses before a flag on a Decatur street as the city observes Memorial Day honoring Americans slain in battle. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Rex Rankin of 1837 Brookmeade Rd SE.
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Bob Rankin
Decatur
Bob
Rex Rankin
Brookmeade Rd. SE
North Vietnamese ambush harms relief column near An Loc
North Vietnamese forces ambushed a South Vietnamese relief column south of An Loc, killing or wounding about 100 soldiers as rockets and artillery battered Highway 13. The fight occurred 30 miles south of An Loc, where the city has endured an April siege and relief efforts have stalled for 10 days. Additional air strikes targeted Kontum to prevent North Vietnamese reinforcements.
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Saigon
An Loc
Highway 13
South Vietnam
Teddy Visits Gov. Wallace on Memorial Day
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy met Alabama Governor George C. Wallace at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring Maryland to offer reassurance he may walk again after a 1964 crash left him with severe injuries. Wallace’s condition showed gradual improvement with resumed physiotherapy and solid foods. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, who previously called Wallace a demagogue, also praised his courage.
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Silver Spring
Edward M. Kennedy
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Massachusetts
Senate
Kennedy
Holy Cross Hospital
Joan
Wallace
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Teddy
Page
On This Date 1453 Constantinople Falls to Turks End of Era
In 1453 Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, was captured by the Turks marking a significant historical turning point. Some historians cite it as the end of the Middle Ages.
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Constantinople
Byzantine Empire
Memorial Day Observances Across the Nation
Citizens observe Memorial Day as offices close and ceremonies unfold from Arlington to Coweta Oklahoma and San Francisco. Wreaths are placed at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier while local groups honor fallen servicemen including a new war dead memorial in Coweta and gravesite services in Frankfort.
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Arlington National Cemetery
William Scott
R-Va
Nixon
Moscow
Coweta
Okla
Frankfort
The
Marine League
Presley N. O'Bannon
Sea Experiments Yield Secrets From Ocean Floor Drilling
Glomar Challenger drill ship after four years has produced vast new data on earth history from 350 plus holes in sea floor sediments. Findings challenge views of sea floor movement and mountain formation. project cost $35 million to date with $33 million more planned. administered by Scripps Institution under NSF contract.
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Walter Sullivan
New York Times News Service
New York
Glomar
Earth
Scripps Institution of Oceanography of
la Jolla Calif
National Science Foundation
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U. S
Mrs. Sandlin
Kontum
Gov. Wallace
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Athens
Tennessee Valley
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Golden Gate
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