Gardner Confident in 1970 N C gubernatorial bid
Rocky Mount businessman Jim Gardner, campaigning for the Republican nomination, asserts a strong comeback after 1968. He outlines an intensified 35 day schedule, rebuilt county networks, and a broader state-wide campaign led by a larger, computer-assisted organization. Gardner emphasizes education and living standards in North Carolina and vows to win both the primary and general election.
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Melvin Lang
Associated Press
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
Jim Gardner
B Scott
Gardner
North Carolina
Scott
Kerr Scott
Bob Scott
Singing Baroness Debuts In New York Honoring Hughes
Danish baroness Nina van Pallandt makes her New York nightclub debut at the St Regis Maisonette in a three week engagement to honor Howard Hughes. About 200 guests pay 25 dollars each as she dedicates a song to Hughes and recalls a Mexico trip with author Clifford Irving connected to a contested autobiography.
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Dee Wedemeyer
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Nina van Pallandt
New York
Howard R. Hughes
Maisonette
St. Regis Hotel
Hughes
Mexico
Clifford Irving
America
Irving
McGraw-Hill
Edith
Nina
Europe
Congress Eyes Boost in Vietnam GI Benefits This Year
Congress moves toward raising Vietnam era GI benefits with House actions on an 48 percent increase for apprenticeship and training, more counseling funds, and broader eligibility. Senate plan proposes up to 40 percent rises to align with World War II levels, including higher monthly stipends and education support for veterans.
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Washington
Congress
House
Nixon
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Vance Hartke
Hartke
Threats Against Newsmen Reported in Saigon Press Controls
Saigon officials warned of "appropriate action" against foreign and Vietnamese reporters publishing groundless Vietnam war reports. The government barred nonofficial sources, confiscated 14 Vietnamese papers, and cut Camp Carroll surrender details from the Saigon Post. An interview confirmed some troops at Camp Carroll surrendered. the base commander reportedly killed himself. US sources noted uncertainty over the colonel’s fate.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Information Ministry
Vietnam
Carroll
Demilitarized Zone
Hoang Xuan Lam
Camp Carroll
Augusta Tops U S Homicide Rate Among Large Cities
Augusta Georgia leads the nation in criminal homicides per 100 000 residents among cities with 25 000 plus population with a rate of 69 per 100 000 The report from New York Upbeat cites FBI and census data for 1970 Atlanta ranks second and Charlotte North Carolina is listed as first per the FBI figures Augusta Police Chief J G Beck questions the report’s accuracy noting a different first place.
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Augusta
Atlanta
U.S
FBI
New York Upbeat
New York City
Georgia
Rome
Macon
Savannah
Columbus
Marietta
Athens
J.G. Beck
Charlotte
N.C
Good News Paper folds after 16 months in publication
Sacramento AP report details The Good News Paper folding due to creditors and lack of national advertising. Publisher Bill Bailey launched the biweekly with $100, aiming for optimism. 10 000 circulation across 50 states and nine foreign countries could not secure needed funds. Bailey plans to settle debts with future earnings.
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Sacramento
Calif
Bill Bailey
Bailey
Hobby attacks Bowles on taxes at Brevard rally
Wilbur Hobby, AFL-CIO president and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, decries Bowles tax pledge as phony and misleading. He argues state needs higher revenue for schools, hospitals, prisons, environment, and public health, and urges new leadership for community services while predicting four years of substantial tax increases.
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Associated Press
Wilbur Hobby
Skipper Bowles
Hobby
Afl-Cio
Brevard Junior College
North Carolina
Bowles
Supreme Court voids North Carolina voter residency rule
The U S Supreme Court struck down North Carolina's one year residency requirement for voters. The state had already reduced it to 30 days. The ruling aligned with similar decisions in Tennessee and other states, affecting registration laws nationwide.
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Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
North Carolina
State Board of Elections
High Court
Alex Brock
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Brock
State Attorney General's Office
Massachusetts
Vermont
Minnesota
Indiana
Alabama
Virginia
Graham Aims Sermon At Youth In Charlotte Crusade
Billy Graham plans to direct much of his Charlotte crusade preaching to the young. After arriving from Florida, he told reporters at the airport that youths respond more to his gospel and that younger people are eager to hear guidance to salvation.
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Gardner
Hardee Food System
Carolando Corp
Florida
Carolina Cougars
American Basketball Association
Roy Soot Jr
North Carolina
Elizabeth City
Charlotte
Billy Graham
Graham
Singer Sires Baby Boy Amid London Birth News
American singer Lovelace Watkins became a father when his English wife Anne Marie gave birth to a 70 pound boy at Hillington Hospital near London. The newborn will be named Marie Alan Lovelace. Watkins, performing in London, already has four sons from a previous marriage.
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London
Lovelace Watkins
Watkins
Anne-Marie
Liverpool
Hillington Hospital
Marie Alan Lovelace
Demands to Free Soledad Brothers Highlight Davis Trial
In Marin County Court, witnesses testified to shouted demands to free the Soledad Brothers during the 1970 courthouse hostage crisis. Four people died, including Judge Harold Haley, as Angela Davis faces charges tied to the violence and weapons. Witnesses recalled phrases about freeing the Soledad Brothers as hostages were moved.
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San Jose
Calif
Angela Davis
Marin County Civic Center
Soledad Brothers
Harold J. Haley
Miss Davis
George Jackson
Jackson
Fleeta Drumgo
John Cluchette
Soledad Prison
James Kean
Sanfuel Independent Journal
William Christ‘mas
Teague
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Ney
Fellowship Hall
P.O. Box
Greensboro
China and Crystal
Good News
United States
Williams Flowers & Gifts
Quality Flowers
Guilford Optical CO
North Main ST
Jack Southerland
Aubrey Bowman
Ians
Hoyt Wilson Gerland Pugh
Hobby Blasts
Pat Taylor
Singer Sires Baby Boy
Edith M. Lederer
Drumgo
Cluchette
Corte Madero
Clifford G. Niederer
Soledad
Sid’s
N. Main ST
Lid’s
Pawn Shop
Ragu
Russell Stover
Calhoun Drug Store
Monthey Ave
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Mnory
English Rd
Anderson Drug
Fairfield Plaza
Varsity Drive
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