McGovern Hunts California Delegates With New Mexico Stop
Sen George McGovern pressed his California delegate bid with a New Mexico stop on the eve of the primary while planning a late night Houston talk with governors. Sen Hubert Humphrey stayed in California rallying aerospace workers and courting San Francisco Chinatown voters as Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty endorsed Humphrey. Voting in New Jersey and New Mexico loomed with California winner take all, while McGovern aimed to win two thirds of New Mexico delegates.
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Los Angeles
George McGovern
California
New Mexico
Houston
Hubert H. Humphrey
Grant
McGovern
San Francisco
Humphrey
Sam Yorty
Democratic
Yorty
South Dakota
Tex
Robert W. Scott
North Carolina
New Jersey
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
UN Conference Urges Global Sharing to Curb Greed
UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm heard that mankind must curb greedy exploitation of dwindling resources and share them between rich and poor nations. Secretary-General Maurice Strong urged unity beyond divisions to protect a planetary environment and avert international conflict, noting protests that fizzled under government force.
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Stockholm
United Nations
Maurice Strong
Canada
Earth
Valley Deaths Prompt Harrisonburg and Luray Figures
Obituary notices list B. Saylor Neff 68 Harrisonburg C Cleveland Wine 87 and Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Brubaker 65 of Rt 3 Luray with details to page 18. Also a brief classified promo for DOUBLE S&H GREEN STAMPS every Tuesday featuring Mick or Macks.
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B. Saylor Neff
Harrisonburg
C. Cleveland Wine
Sarah Elizabeth Brubaker
Rt. 3
Luray
S&h
Mick
North Vietnam acknowledges toll from air strikes
AP reports North Vietnam admits serious toll from two months of U S air strikes while U S commands say the northwest rail line to China and other routes were cut by bomb raids. US pilots hit two major bridges and a highway bridge near Vinh as fighting continues in Kontum and along the central coast. Lon Nol leads in Cambodia with about 60 percent of votes amid a hot rocket attack on Phnom Penh and the Defense Ministry.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
China
Radio
Hanoi
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
Hong Kong
Air Force
Tai Hui
Dong Khai
Phantoms
Vinh
South Vietnam
Kontum
Central Highlands
Carrier America Heads To War Despite Blockade
The aircraft carrier America sailed from Norfolk to the war zone for Vietnam after demonstrators failed to block its departure. Coast Guard boats hauled protesters and canoes from the water as crew members showered eggs and water at tug crews. the ship loaded ammunition at Hampton Roads before heading to sea.
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America
Norfolk
High Seas
Vietnam
Coast Guard
Coast
America the Beautiful
Hampton Roads
Aviation Bosun
Oscar D. Love
Zelpha
James
Charles
Love
Mediterranean
Navy
Nixon Names Connally to 15 Nation World Economic Tour
President Nixon will send outgoing Treasury Secretary John B. Connally on a month long 15 nation tour beginning Tuesday to discuss international economic matters and other topics hosts wish to raise. The trip runs June 6 to 14 with Venezuela Colombia Brazil Argentina Bolivia Peru and other stops including South Vietnam Australia Singapore and New Zealand. Connally travels as a special representative meeting chiefs of state to discuss economic issues and shared concerns with various governments.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Treasury
John B. Connally
White House
Connally
North Vietnam
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
California
South America
Far East
Australasia
South Asia
Europe
Ronald L. Ziegler
Venezuela
Colombia
Brazil
Argentina
Bolivia
Peru
South Vietnam
Australia
Singapore
New Zealand
Ziegler
Rockefeller in Franklin shapes West Virginia bid for governor
Jay Rockefeller, the tall Democratic candidate for governor, greeted Pendleton County graduates in Franklin and spoke frankly about his love for West Virginia and his campaign hurdles. He outlined plans to boost the economy, reorganize state government, and improve water and sewer infrastructure to lure jobs, while acknowledging the political risks of his family name and residency.
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News-Record
Franklin
W. Va
Pendleton County
West Virginia
Jay Rockefeller
Jay
John D. Rockefeller IV
Rockefeller
Senate
Washington
Rockfeller
Environmental Control Department
Department of Health
Air Pollution Agency
Arch Moore
Ford Delays 1973 Start After Antipollution Rules
Ford Motor Co announces delayed start-up dates for 1973 model cars and trucks due to strict antipollution regulations. In Detroit Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca say 1972 production boosted by 40 000 cars and 65 000 trucks will keep workers employed while certification and dealer introduction dates are adjusted.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford II
Lee Iacocca
North America
Ford
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Virginia Ham
Cate
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Norodom Sihanouk
Sihanouk
Phnom
Penh
Defense Ministry
Phnom Penh
Associated Press
Robin Mannock
Tonkin Gulf
Ticonderoga
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Caracas
Bogota
Brazilia
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Lima
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Africa
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Pat Murphey
John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV
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