Agnew Emerges As Major Fundraiser In 1969 Political Scene
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew has become a top political draw with high turnout expected at fundraisers. Republicans report 50 daily invitation requests and anticipate about 1.5 million dollars from dinners in St. Paul and Atlanta, while Democrats trail in fundraising strength. Agnew’s appeal centers on Nixon’s performance and broad appeal across Northern liberal, Southern, and labor groups.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
St. Paul, Minn
Atlanta
Nebraska
Lincoln
E. J. Faulkner
Nixon
Gilmore Steps Down In Eighth District Contest
In North Carolina’s Eighth District race former State Sen. Vait Gilmore of Southern Pines withdrew, leaving Clifton Blue to run against Republican Earl Ruth. Blue filed Thursday with the Elections Board while other candidates sought filings in various districts including Charles Rose III in the Seventh and Basil Whitener in the Tenth.
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Raleigh
Moore County
Congress
North Carolina
Vait Gilmore
Southern Pines
Gilmore
Clifton Blue
Earl Ruth
U. S
Blue
Aberdeen
Board of Elections
Charles Rose III
Fayetteville
Young Democratic Clubs
Alton A. Lennon
Basil Whitener
Gastonia
James T. Broyhill
James G. White
Winston Salem
Wilmer
Vinegar Bend
Young Rose
Terry Sanford
Lennon
Washington
Clarence N. Gilbert
Asheville
28Th Judicial
Frank Freeman
Dobson
U S Loses Two More Helicopters In Vietnam War
Allied forces report additional helicopter losses as fighting rages across Vietnam. US and South Vietnamese units battle Viet Cong in the Mekong Delta with heavy air support from B52 bombers and helicopter gunships. Seventy-seven enemy troops killed in Phu Vinh area. one American soldier killed in Da Nang crash. another crash near the Laotian border leaves 11 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
Vinh Binh
Phu Vinh
da Nang
A Shau
Gore says Phoenix program is tool of Thieu
Senator Albert Gore charges the Phoenix effort to neutralize Viet Cong leaders serves South Vietnamese president Thieu. He questions U.S. involvement in South Vietnam internal affairs while Colby testifies the program is not yet highly effective but shows some bite and may be misused locally against Thieu foes.
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Washington
Albert Gore
Nguyen van Thieu
Tennessee Democrat
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
South Vietnam
Gore
Thieu
U.S
Saigon
William E. Colby
Phoenix
United States
Vietnam
Duke Power
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GOP
Des Moines
Miami Beach
Fila
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Missouri
Elmer E. Smith
Labor
Smith
St. Louis
Chicago
Victor L. Smith
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ato Z Rental Center
W. Main ST
Land
Charges Gore
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Fulbright
Colby
Per Mo
Transco Inc
N. Main St
Ants
Block
America
E. Green
Thomasville
E. Main ST
Artteridge
Rey Ela
Perma Press
Dy Catt
Aetteridue Suit Market
Old
Thomasville RD
Ketteridge
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